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P.s.

Guendouzi should go on loan. The boy plays like a secondary school midfielder. Zero positional sense. I pity him if he doesn't improve, fast.

kokaneprodigy:
This match dey make eye pepper me.

Bro, only people who does not know Leeds (90% of EPL watchers) will be surprised with this performance. I expected nothing less. Their coach is renowned for knowing the weakness of any team he plays. Unlike us, this is their second year playing this kind of football. That we are an EPL doesn't mean much.

When (if) Leeds get into EPL, they would shock a lot of teams.

Joezinho:
Record Alert---

It took Lingard only one game this year to equal his EPL goal tally of 2019 .
#GOAT for a reason ..

Roland17:
You are absolutely right. I am desperately hoping we got it right with Arteta. It look like he learned from his mistakes against Chelsea.

kokaneprodigy:
the idiot would have left Ozil at home then play Willock at 10, partner Xhaka with Guen. By now Leno would have faced 15 shots.

kodded:
where are all those people that wanted an experienced coach over Mikel arteta

Lol. It's too early. Everybody wants what's best for the club. Let's forget about that yeye debate and hope Mikel will lead us to new heights.

Mehn. Raul, Edu, Vinai, Stan and Josh. Abeg, give Arteta money to buy players. This guy could be our very own Pep. I have not see an Arsenal team like this for a very long time.

Nickshrapnel:
I can only picture Tom Hardy as Logan in my head

He doesn't have the wolverine look, but Tom is another great actor. To be honest, I don't care who plays him, as long as it's a perfect casting.

Sometimes, the person you expect to fit a role might have been me up flopping. Whereas, the person you expected nothing from would end up surprising you.

One thing for sure, though. Whoever is cast as wolverine, that's going to be the main man for the next couple of years (That's if Marvel/Disney doesn't want to push for a female RDJ).

nani667:

Lol. I can't see it too. Danny is a fantastic actor, but I don't think he has that wolverine rough edge...

Spy360:
I am confused about what you really want. Do you want us to get back to being a top club or you want us to remain this way?
For your information, the route to being a top club begins with keeping our top players, they include Lacazette and Aubameyang.

The season is long enough and there are possibilities of injuries.

You don't seem to get what I'm saying.

-Laca and Auba makes our squad unbalanced.
-Sell one of them and reinvent in the team (to obviously make it more balanced).
-Having both of them on the pitch or dropping one of them on the bench is counterintuitive in the long run. In fact, I believe it's a recipe for disaster.
-Finally, I want us to be among the world's best clubs. But we have to be smarter with the players we buy.

Look at Liverpool for example, they have a balanced squad. The only fault is that there's no serious competition for places like City's team.

Look at our squad. To use a clichéd analogy, it's like putting a Lamborghini's engine in a Prius/Honda/Toyota.

It just doesn't work.

Spy360:
He mustn't replicate Pep's style of play. He only needs to get this team back to winning ways, however that is possible.

I support this. But, I wouldn't be disappointed if he used a better version of Pep's tactics.

Fkhalifa:
That Auba/Laca upfront stuff dey always annoy me, yes they may combined and score some goodies, but the entire forward play looks dull until Iwobi or Mhicy comes on..

None is great with the ball, Auba wants the ball in space or his feet, he doesn't like duels or hustling( though he tries) just like Ozil, ( doesn't love contacts)

Kudos to Freddie for getting it right with PAM.

Our forwards are too static, you those Debrunye's movt on the pitch?.

Exactly. They're good players, but they can't cause harm unless they receive good service.

Omo, don't make me remember KDB. Our players are like amateurs when compared to him.

Spy360:
Good day brother.

I am totally in support of your point in not starting both Lacazette and Auba same time, but that was not the idea you gave in your initial post. You actually said one of them should be SOLD. Mind you all the teams you mentioned showed they have two top strikers in their ranks, why not Arsenal?

Unfortunately, we can't compare ourselves with the elites right now. They can afford to bench 50m+ players, but we can't. Because, it will cause trouble within our dressing room.

Imagine a scenario where Auba/Laca sits on the bench for an extended period of time... For us, it's a big waste. That's why I believe selling one of them to reinvent is out best bet.

And if we want to be really critical, the strikers of those teams I lister are in pairs of- old (peak) and young (potential superstar). Unlike us who have both strikers at their peak. Auba is going to 31 and Laca is going to 28 (?).

At this point in their careers, neither of them would want to sit on the bench.

I hope you get why I'm advocating for one of them to be sold?

Fkhalifa:
The bolded is one the reason we have no exceptional or generational talent from the academies, I know a young player who is beginning to look uninterested, after bagging a pOTM performance earlier in the season, Willock was fine and preseason but now nko, Macro looked poor in his last time, Saka looks average and weak atimes...

some of this young players are scared on the ball, oga captain Xhaka admitted it..

Martinelli when he turns 23 and sees no work ethic here, will either ditch us for Liverpool, city or Madrid like Sanchez, Fabregas,Nasri et Al, or adopts the lazy pass me I pass you style.

You're right. Most youngsters will copy the attitudes of the senior players. That's why I hope we get rid of all of them.

Fkhalifa:
I love everything here, spiritual hug for you.

Lol.

Spy360:
Those saying we should sell either Auba or Lacazette, if we have both na sin? After you will complain about our mediocrity, how many top clubs have one striker? As long as both are willing to stay, wetin concern anybody if we have two top strikers? Arsenal fans self...

Our team is unbalanced. What has having both brought for us? Our attack has been disjointed with both of them playing.

How many top teams (as we are aspiring to be) play with two strikers in attack? Watch our previous matches, anytime Auba starts on the wings, the opposition attacks through that wing. Always.

Ask yourself. Why don't Man City play Kun and Gabby together. How come Madrid does not play Jovic and Benzema together? Why didn't Bayern buy another world class ST to partner Lewy? Why is Liverpool not going for another world class striker to play alongside Bobby? I can go on, but I'll stop there. I believe you get my point.

If not, let's see agree to disagree. It will shock me if Arteta plays the two together without reverting to 4-4-2.

That I'm saying either one of them should be sold does not mean I don't like them, let me point that out.

Good day.

iamoyindamola:
kdb said they watched videos of arsenal before the match that once opponents get the ball away from our attackers,the midfielders doesn't do anything to help the poor defenders.
I complained about this during our game at anfield people here say LFC are hard to beat I'm hating guendouzi. Well moving forward, auba is leading some senior players out of Emirates I pray and hope it's true we need to take our time to rebuild

To be honest, gone are the days I have any emotional attachment to the players. They can all f@_k off. In fact, I don't want most of them to be here when we sign new players. Because, their rotten mentality will corrupt the new lads and possibly the young players.

That's why I'm scared for Gabby. I don't want the 'I don't care attitude' of this team to rub off on him.

Again, selling the players is one thing, but we must ensure we get the right players to replace them. We don't have to look for superstar signings... There are a lot of good players out there waiting to take the next step.

And, I hope Arteta will ensure we have a balanced squad. I know it's not a popular opinion here, but I've always said we should sell either Laca or Auba (it's likely both will leave soon though).

Roland17:
I absolutely agree with you and that is why I have been preaching that this is not a Europa League squad if managed properly and the more reason why I don’t want anyone experimenting with losses with this team. It is not a perfect squad but a good coach can get something out of this season with this squad, again, nobody should makes any excuse for Arteta because I will not buy it.

Bro, if we were talking about another club, I would have supported you. But not with this Arsenal team. Let Pep and Klopp be announced today, they won't do anything with this squad.

Our players are overpaid, average, and lack desire to achieve anything on th pitch. Some of them are even uncoachable.

After Emery's sack, that was the perfect time for these players to have a clean slate. However, they continued playing like a tram worthy of relegation.

Let's not even begin to talk about the mentality of most of our players, I have never seen such a mentally fragile team in all my life. And they never take responsibility for anything.

No coach, I repeat, no coach will suddenly change the mentality of these players midseason. It's highly unlikely.

This week alone, several news outlets have reported our players just don't care. Yes, those reports maybe wrong, but from what we have seen on the pitch, I personally don't think they're wrong.

If you haven't noticed yet, most teams raise their games when they play Arsenal, because they can easily smell blood.

I don't see the miracle that will happen that will suddenly make us win Europa league, especially when some good teams dropped out from the UCL. Let's not even talk too much, do you see Arsenal beating Wolves or United over two legs? And these two aren't even the toughest opposition in the tournament.

Even though over 20 matches remain, this season is gone. It's time to be realistic. We need to take a step back and plan for the future. It's time for us to stop the rot in the club.

Yes, I'm very much pro-Arteta, and I believe (Hope) he'll succeed with us. Yes, his appointment is a massive gamble, but I'd take him instead of a finished Carlo or another manager on the decline.

Hopefully, his tenure as our head coach will bring back the old Arsenal. However, if he fails, we move on in our search.


Edit: Grammer....

typicalgamer:
what happens when you run out of 180° angles to name
newer console..... would you change the name to math's formula then

Lol.

They have only used 1 and 360 so far, 2 - 259 is still there waiting for them

Or, they can be unique by using names of animals. The stupider, the better.

They don't need to advertise, meme culture would do all that for them

hakinze00:
Microsoft at The Game Awards 2019 announce it today its next
generation console, codenamed Xbox Scarlett, will officially
be called Xbox Series X. The Xbox Series X will launch in Holiday 2020.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tUqIHwHDEc

I love the design. It's like a miniature rig. I'm disappointed with the name though. I was hoping for something stupid like Xbox 180 or something

hakinze00:
Top 10 Uk sales for last week

1. FIFA 20

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

4. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

5. Pokémon Sword

6. Just Dance 2020

7. Luigi’s Mansion 3

8. Sea of Thieves

9. Minecraft: Xbox Edition

10. Pokémon Shield

With the way people talk trash about FIFA, you'd assume no one is buying the game. Na wa ooo.

iamoyindamola:
so who are your candidates
I prefer
arteta
Ajax coach
Leipzig coach
Eddie Howe
Nuno espirito


We should never contact kovac

I want Arteta (yes, I know it's a massive gamble).

I like your list. I don't want Arsenal to appoint an old guard like Carlo. We need fresh blood to revitalize this team.

Id Carlo gets the job, I'll be extremely disappointed. However, I'll support him nonetheless.

Our next manager is of significant importance to the future of the club. If we don't get it right, Arsenal will be in a lot of trouble.


P.s. there's a reason most top clubs are looking at younger and 'modern' managers. The era of managers like Jose, Carlo, Rafa etc is gone (IMO).

Spy360:
So Ancelotti is now available. But I don't want him. I don't want a modern coach who will be hungry for success.

Lol. I'm with you on this. Ancelotti has a CV that most coaches would envy, but I don't feel he is a good fit for us. He's not a known tactician, neither is he known for handling rebuilds not developing young players. He has good man management though, I'll give him that. But, how team needs more than a good man manager.

If you want to compare is other teams to us, his appointment, if it happens, won't fill me with joy. In fact, I believe we'll end up wasting another 18-24 months.

One thing I can't get over is the way, Arsenal handled Napoli home and Away last season.

I hope we go for a manager with a lot of potential to develop into the next Ancelotti/Pep/Klopp etc...


Another scenario I hope will not happen, is if Arsenal pass up the opportunity to appoint Arteta and he ends up being a pep regen in another club. I'm not going to lie, it will pain me gan.

I just saw the teaser trailer for Black Widow. I'm hyped.

Good luck Unai.

Finally, I can start giving a damn about Arsenal again.

iamoyindamola:
To troll this useless club they hungry me

Sultan5:
From YouTube tho, but it's like we heard the same thing really. Its possible there may be two teams one to deal with the comic threat which is Galactus and another to deal with Dr. Doom. I honestly can't wait to see what Marvel does with Dr Doom.

Dr. Doom is one of the most iconic marvel villains. He may not be as powerful as Thanos, but he's an amazing character on his one.

It will be a shame if the mcu does not use him, or they relegate him to a typical mcu villain.

Na wa ooo.

Everywhere just silent. Watin dey happen na?

Na Emery do this one?

iPopAlomo:
We scored two goals and we stopped attacking...

Look at our midfield... No link up...

I'm tired...

I couldn't believe my eyes. At 12mims we started defending. 12 minutes!!! We might be ahead, but we are not playing well to me.

My body is ready for another grinding match. This game and the next two will determine Unai's fate. Using last season as an example, we only got 1 point.

The next few weeks should be fun.

iPopAlomo:
Xhaka starts...

Lol. This should not surprise anyone.