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Spy360:
Just saying maka those who didn't accept then...


"I believe in a rule: the scorers win the matches, the defences win the titles", the former Bayern boss told L'Equipe. "I saw that Monaco conceded 44 goals last season, not in 38 matches but in 28 matches. Reims [who finished sixth] allowed only 21. This is a key point that depends on all the players.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/defences-win-titles-kovac-monaco/hqt4dp4x78291nxp3gbcblis8

New Monaco boss Niko Kovac

We/I no doubt that one since na.
What we're saying is that our priority now is midfield and attack for top 4. Once it's settled, we face the defence in order to carry league. I no no weda you dey misunderstand us since. We just say we need to win matches with good midfield and attack, yes we'll definitely lose some matches cos of our defence but it'll surely get us top 4(Chelsea a case in point). Once we've done that, we can now sort our defence and we know the system is complete to compete for league.

Jodera:
We/I no doubt that one since na.
What we're saying is that our priority now is midfield and attack for top 4. Once it's settled, we face the defence in order to carry league. I no no weda you dey misunderstand us since. We just say we need to win matches with good midfield and attack, yes we'll definitely lose some matches cos of our defence but it'll surely get us top 4(Chelsea a case in point). Once we've done that, we can now sort our defence and we know the system is complete to compete for league.

I have an understanding with you. It's for the doubters

Spy360:
I have an understanding with you. It's for the doubters

OK bro.
One love.
Coyg

Spy360:
I have the feeling that Auba deliberately dropped the cup...

How? it was not deliberate baba

How will you guys rate our players this season?

Leno 7/10... Saved us a lot of times this season, one of the reason we didn't flirt with relegation. Incredible saves made per match basis. Made some errors in some matches tho and seems to me he wasn't a commanding keeper. Overall, one of our consistent performers.

Martinez 7/10... Cool calm and collected. Never really had us scratching our head that we missed Leno. Took the opportunity been presented and took it with aplomb while crowning it up with an Fa cup win. Serious headache for Arteta in the goalkeeping department come next season

DEFENCE

Luiz... 5/10. Mr inconsistent, shine a match and flop or do something disastrous the next. Why his rating increased was cos of his two outstanding display in the semi finals and final of fa cup.

Mustafi. 4/10. .... Not much error shown this season compared to other seasons and was really gaining some momentum before injury cut short his adventure

Tierney 5/10... Came in strong, tho it took a while to show his worth due to injury he had. Hopefully will be a class act next season

Holding. 5/10... Wasn't influential tho but hardly gave a wrong foot in matches he was been played in. Hoping to be a great defender as he matures.

Sokratis.. 3/10.... Epitomises how bad arsenal defence is this season. Churned more bad games than good ones and mostly jittery on the ball.

Mari... 4/10. Showing signs of good things to come before injury halted him. We might get to see more of good things from him next season. Low rating is due to his limited game time he had with us instead of actual performance.

Chambers. 4.5/10... Was good when he was fit. Nothing influential or exceptional.

Kolasinac 2/10... I will regard him as our worst defender this season. Can't mark, can attack, can't cross and easily bypassed aside been jittery on the ball sometimes. Hope for improvement next season.

Saka 8/10... (I'll put him as a defender here cos he played more defensively than attack for us.).
Our sole creator. Really made the lb his own creating chances after chances and putting in impressive display. Definitely a contender for arsenal player of the season.

Niles... 4/10. Didn't put much of a wrong foot but wasn't exceptional except against man city, liv and Chelsea. Was really inconsistent in the beginning but improved later on with Arteta in charge.

Bellerin... 4/10... Was inconsistent also. Sometimes outpaced and he's recovery rate is decline compared to before. Still haven't improved on his crossing abilities.

Soares... 3.5/10... Hardly played due to him coming injured but the few times he did he was inconsistent.

MIDFIELD

Xhaka .. 5.5/10... Was disastrous in the beginning during Emery's charge but turned the corner when Arteta came on board. One of the consistent performers with Arteta in charge.

Torreira.. 4/10.. Not commanding in arsenal midfield compared to last season and really looked like he lost some of his form. Maybe due to formation change or tactics (who knows).
Hoping to see more of good things from him next season.

Guendouzi...4/10... Was a regular in the first half of the season. Nothing spectacular in his play and nothing to really hold him against in his play due to his position, but there's a sense of feeling that he should have offered more. Really a shame that his attitude cost him his place in the squad.

Ceballos 5.5/10... Arsenal main man in midfield aside Xhaka. Really consistent in performance but there's a feeling he could do more in terms of goals and assists.

Willock...3.5/10... A player of immaturity in his play. I don't know what he really brings to the team to be honest. Nor strong enough. He's neither dictating play nor creating play in the middle neither is he also a runner. Don't really know his strength tho.

Ozil... 3.8/10... Didn't really exert influence on the team this season. In an out of the team across the 3 managers. Great performance are few and far in between.

ATTACK

Aubameyang... 9.5/10. Really influential both during the good and bad times.. Scored wen we needed him most and rescued points for us from losing positions. Easily player of the season.

Lacazette 4.5/10.. Couldnt replicate last season form. Was wholly inconsistent as goals also dried up. Hoping next season will be great for him.

Pepe... 5.5/10. Disappointing and annoying most times as he tends to over do with the ball. Average season for him at best but he still came out with some assists to his name as goals were hard to come by as we expected of him. We really need him to improve drastically next season. Hoping the fa cup final is a hint for that

Martinelli.. 6.5/10. Was really a shining light at the tunnel in the dark days of Emery. A hard worker and a good goal scorer. Sad that injury cut him short.
Hoping for more action next season

Nketiah.. 5/10... Really tried replacing laca wen laca was off form. Scored some goals as a striker should. Hoping for more maturity and improvement in his play next season

Nelson... 4.5/10... Nothing spectacular about his play this season. Hoping he improves next season esp in his end product and decision making.

Arteta 7.5/10.... Not easy changing the mentally of this guys, and improving the organization of our team play is no mean feat. Hoping to see more of that and improvement in our team play. Hopefully, he'll be backed in the market

Have I missed anyone..??.
Contribution, opinion and constructive criticism is welcomed


COYG

Roland17, iamoyindamola, kokaneprodigy, fkhalifa, spy, Blueraydick, mostob, kbs468, Kodded

Jodera:
How will you guys rate our players this season?

Leno 7/10... Saved us a lot of times this season, one of the reason we didn't flirt with relegation. Incredible saves made per match basis. Made some errors in some matches tho and seems to me he wasn't a commanding keeper. Overall, one of our consistent performers.

Martinez 7/10... Cool calm and collected. Never really had us scratching our head that we missed Leno. Took the opportunity been presented and took it with

At what point do we rate our Nairaland fans

kokaneprodigy:
At what point do we rate our Nairaland fans

. After rating our players first

Spy360:
I have the feeling that Auba deliberately dropped the cup...

I actually thought he was trolling Ivanovic, but when I saw a close video on IG now it seems it was because he took the base with it instead of detaching it first

Jodera:
. After rating our players first

Bros mustafi was arsenal best defender this season, if Tierney played full season he can be considered.
I will ask you again how did you come around the rating since it's your opinion

Jodera:
. After rating our players first

I have obtained exclusive rights to rate Khalifa

iamoyindamola:
Bros mustafi was arsenal best defender this season, if Tierney played full season he can be considered.
I will ask you again how did you come around the rating since it's your opinion

Lol.. Mustafi been our best defender is debatable tho.

How I came about my rating is just reviewing the consistencies of each player per match, their inclusion in line up, how they fared, least mistake or errors and their play influence (tho sentimental) in the team.
Tho it's just my opinion and it's not in anyway perfect in the assessment of the team.

Just wanna see how you guys rate them too

kokaneprodigy:
I have obtained exclusive rights to rate Khalifa

Lol..
I don grant you dat wan tey tey even before you even obtain am sef

Jodera:
Lol.. Mustafi been our best defender is debatable tho.

How I came about my rating is just reviewing the consistencies of each player per match, their inclusion in line up, how they fared, least mistake or errors and their play influence (tho sentimental) in the team.
Tho it's just my opinion and it's not in anyway perfect in the assessment of the team.

Just wanna see how you guys rate them too

Apart from Chelsea which other error led to goal from mustafi, you gave luiz that conceded 5 pk highest in the league 5/10 lol

iamoyindamola:
Apart from Chelsea which other error led to goal from mustafi, you gave luiz that conceded 5 pk highest in the league 5/10 lol

Aside Chelsea first leg and 2nd leg ba? Not just 2nd leg

During Emery, I can remember vividly that mustafi was inconsistent. I will give it to Arteta for improving him cos he improved under Arteta.

Jodera:
Aside Chelsea first leg and 2nd leg ba? Not just 2nd leg

During Emery, I can remember vividly that mustafi was inconsistent. I will give it to Arteta for improving him cos he improved under Arteta.

Error that led to goal, he didn't track Abraham properly that wasn't an error it was lack of awareness or intelligence.
Btw mustafi hardly play in Emery's game only in Europe, it was papa and luiz that played

Coral Barry
Monday 3 Aug 2020
12:36 pm

Mikel Arteta is prepared to sell nine Arsenal players in a bid to raise transfer funds, reports say.

The Arsenal boss had planned a major rebuild of his squad this summer but the club’s finances have taken a serious hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

Arteta must sell to go after his top targets and the Daily Mail claim the head coach has earmarked nine players he would be willing to let go this summer.

Hector Bellerin and Alexandre Lacazette headline the long list of potential departures with Sokratis, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sead Kolasinac, Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding also in the shop window.


Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/mikel-arteta-arsenal-transfers-bellerin-lacazette-torreira-sokratis-mustafi-hector-bellerin-13076071/?ito=newsnow-feed?ito=cbshare

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/

iamoyindamola:
Error that led to goal, he didn't track Abraham properly that wasn't an error it was lack of awareness or intelligence.
Btw mustafi hardly play in Emery's game only in Europe, it was papa and luiz that played

Lol... OK. The times I watched him this season, I wasn't always impressed with his play till Arteta took over

Kbs468:
Coral Barry
Monday 3 Aug 2020
12:36 pm

Mikel Arteta is prepared to sell nine Arsenal players in a bid to raise transfer funds, reports say.

The Arsenal boss had planned a major rebuild of his squad this summer but the club’s finances have taken a serious hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

Arteta must sell to go after his top targets and the Daily Mail claim the head coach has earmarked nine players he would be willing to let go this summer.

Hector Bellerin and Alexandre Lacazette headline the long list of potential departures with Sokratis, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sead Kolasinac, Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding also in the shop window.


Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/mikel-arteta-arsenal-transfers-bellerin-lacazette-torreira-sokratis-mustafi-hector-bellerin-13076071/?ito=newsnow-feed?ito=cbshare

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/

after selling all these players na 32 year old washed up Willian them wan bring on a free transfer




bloody cheap bastards

kodded:
after selling all these players na 32 year old washed up Willian them wan bring on a free transfer




bloody cheap bastards

dem don confirm this one?

kodded:
after selling all these players na 32 year old washed up Willian them wan bring on a free transfer




bloody cheap bastards

Add rakitic to it
Awon werey

Jodera:
Lol... OK. The times I watched him this season, I wasn't always impressed with his play till Arteta took over

Lol
Make I drag you small
When he played in Emery's game was in Europe in group stages and he kept some cs if you can remember I mentioned it here that Martinez, holding and mustafi are having more clean sheets than the regular starter in EPL

iamoyindamola:
Add rakitic to it
Awon werey

it's a shame the club is not ready to back arteta even tho he has given them a trophy already


....mehn as it stands, if pep decides to leave man city, I see man city taking arteta with immediate effect



...and I go follow am go man city

awon werey Deadwood FC
retirement FC

iamoyindamola:
Lol
Make I drag you small
When he played in Emery's game was in Europe in group stages and he kept some cs if you can remember I mentioned it here that Martinez, [b]holding and mustafi are having more clean sheets than the regular starter in EP[/b]L

Lol.
I remember this vividly no doubt.
Sha like I said, I wasn't so impressed sha cos he was (to me) always a touch from mistake. He didn't really look solid.
But he looked solid wen Arteta took over and I remember hailing him then

Congratulations on winning the FA cup guys. If that foolish London dry gin club had won it, their fans for no let us hear word.

BlueRayDick:
I actually thought he was trolling Ivanovic, but when I saw a close video on IG now it seems it was because he took the base with it instead of detaching it first

mostob:
How? it was not deliberate baba

He wanted to make a scene... something funny.

Here we go again! Why are we even trying to sign Willian?

This is just another contract that will dig us even deeper afterwards! I don't support this one at all at all. We have to stop making this club a nursing home for aging players especially when they are overpayed!

Jodera:
How will you guys rate our players this season?

Leno 7/10... Saved us a lot of times this season, one of the reason we didn't flirt with relegation. Incredible saves made per match basis. Made some errors in some matches tho and seems to me he wasn't a commanding keeper. Overall, one of our consistent performers.

Martinez 7/10... Cool calm and collected. Never really had us scratching our head that we missed Leno. Took the opportunity been presented and took it with aplomb while crowning it up with an Fa cup win. Serious headache for Arteta in the goalkeeping department come next season

DEFENCE

Luiz... 5/10. Mr inconsistent, shine a match and flop or do something disastrous the next. Why his rating increased was cos of his two outstanding display in the semi finals and final of fa cup.

Mustafi. 4/10. .... Not much error shown this season compared to other seasons and was really gaining some momentum before injury cut short his adventure

Tierney 5/10... Came in strong, tho it took a while to show his worth due to injury he had. Hopefully will be a class act next season

Holding. 5/10... Wasn't influential tho but hardly gave a wrong foot in matches he was been played in. Hoping to be a great defender as he matures.

Sokratis.. 3/10.... Epitomises how bad arsenal defence is this season. Churned more bad games than good ones and mostly jittery on the ball.

Mari... 4/10. Showing signs of good things to come before injury halted him. We might get to see more of good things from him next season. Low rating is due to his limited game time he had with us instead of actual performance.

Chambers. 4.5/10... Was good when he was fit. Nothing influential or exceptional.

Kolasinac 2/10... I will regard him as our worst defender this season. Can't mark, can attack, can't cross and easily bypassed aside been jittery on the ball sometimes. Hope for improvement next season.

Saka 8/10... (I'll put him as a defender here cos he played more defensively than attack for us.).
Our sole creator. Really made the lb his own creating chances after chances and putting in impressive display. Definitely a contender for arsenal player of the season.

Niles... 4/10. Didn't put much of a wrong foot but wasn't exceptional except against man city, liv and Chelsea. Was really inconsistent in the beginning but improved later on with Arteta in charge.

Bellerin... 4/10... Was inconsistent also. Sometimes outpaced and he's recovery rate is decline compared to before. Still haven't improved on his crossing abilities.

Soares... 3.5/10... Hardly played due to him coming injured but the few times he did he was inconsistent.

MIDFIELD

Xhaka .. 5.5/10... Was disastrous in the beginning during Emery's charge but turned the corner when Arteta came on board. One of the consistent performers with Arteta in charge.

Torreira.. 4/10.. Not commanding in arsenal midfield compared to last season and really looked like he lost some of his form. Maybe due to formation change or tactics (who knows).
Hoping to see more of good things from him next season.

Guendouzi...4/10... Was a regular in the first half of the season. Nothing spectacular in his play and nothing to really hold him against in his play due to his position, but there's a sense of feeling that he should have offered more. Really a shame that his attitude cost him his place in the squad.

Ceballos 5.5/10... Arsenal main man in midfield aside Xhaka. Really consistent in performance but there's a feeling he could do more in terms of goals and assists.

Willock...3.5/10... A player of immaturity in his play. I don't know what he really brings to the team to be honest. Nor strong enough. He's neither dictating play nor creating play in the middle neither is he also a runner. Don't really know his strength tho.

Ozil... 3.8/10... Didn't really exert influence on the team this season. In an out of the team across the 3 managers. Great performance are few and far in between.

ATTACK

Aubameyang... 9.5/10. Really influential both during the good and bad times.. Scored wen we needed him most and rescued points for us from losing positions. Easily player of the season.

Lacazette 4.5/10.. Couldnt replicate last season form. Was wholly inconsistent as goals also dried up. Hoping next season will be great for him.

Pepe... 5.5/10. Disappointing and annoying most times as he tends to over do with the ball. Average season for him at best but he still came out with some assists to his name as goals were hard to come by as we expected of him. We really need him to improve drastically next season. Hoping the fa cup final is a hint for that

Martinelli.. 6.5/10. Was really a shining light at the tunnel in the dark days of Emery. A hard worker and a good goal scorer. Sad that injury cut him short.
Hoping for more action next season

Nketiah.. 5/10... Really tried replacing laca wen laca was off form. Scored some goals as a striker should. Hoping for more maturity and improvement in his play next season

Nelson... 4.5/10... Nothing spectacular about his play this season. Hoping he improves next season esp in his end product and decision making.

Arteta 7.5/10.... Not easy changing the mentally of this guys, and improving the organization of our team play is no mean feat. Hoping to see more of that and improvement in our team play. Hopefully, he'll be backed in the market

Have I missed anyone..??.
Contribution, opinion and constructive criticism is welcomed


COYG

Roland17, iamoyindamola, kokaneprodigy, fkhalifa, spy, Blueraydick, mostob, kbs468, Kodded

When you gave Martinez 7 despite his limited game time, I think the likes of Holding, Mari, Tierney Martinelli and Chambers deserve at least 6 as they did well when fit, if not Martinez shouldn't score up to 7.

Again Arteta for winning a trophy in his first 6months as a manager beating City and Chelsea through it with superior tactics deserve more than the score you awarded. He took a dying, disjointed, and largely undisciplined team and made winners of them. Changing the whole mentality of the club. He deserves 9.

Aside these your rating is very balanced.

Spy360:
He wanted to make a scene... something funny.

Ok o. I thought he dropped it unknowingly

Spy360:
When you gave Martinez 7 despite his limited game time, I think the likes of Holding, Mari, Tierney Martinelli and Chambers deserve at least 6 as they did well when fit, if not Martinez shouldn't score up to 7.

Again Arteta for winning a trophy in his first 6months as a manager beating City and Chelsea through it with superior tactics deserve more than the score you awarded. He took a dying, disjointed, and largely undisciplined team and made winners of them. Changing the whole mentality of the club. He deserves 9.

Aside these your rating is very balanced.

while I gave Martinez the 7 rating over the others was that he was really really instrumental in the run ends of the season. Coupled with his fantastic showing in the semi final and final of fa cup. He really stood out right from beginning and it was evident. Aside martinelli (whom I gave 6.5) and Tierney, the rest didn't evidently stand out like that.

Also, I would have given Arteta a 9 if we're still in Europa but unfortunately we're not. I acknowledge the work he did on the team and also winning the fa cup.
Thanks for your honest opinion

Jodera:
How will you guys rate our players this season?

Leno 7/10... Saved us a lot of times this season, one of the reason we didn't flirt with relegation. Incredible saves made per match basis. Made some errors in some matches tho and seems to me he wasn't a commanding keeper. Overall, one of our consistent performers.

Martinez 7/10... Cool calm and collected. Never really had us scratching our head that we missed Leno. Took the opportunity been presented and took it with aplomb while crowning it up with an Fa cup win. Serious headache for Arteta in the goalkeeping department come next season

DEFENCE

Luiz... 5/10. Mr inconsistent, shine a match and flop or do something disastrous the next. Why his rating increased was cos of his two outstanding display in the semi finals and final of fa cup.

Mustafi. 4/10. .... Not much error shown this season compared to other seasons and was really gaining some momentum before injury cut short his adventure

Tierney 5/10... Came in strong, tho it took a while to show his worth due to injury he had. Hopefully will be a class act next season

Holding. 5/10... Wasn't influential tho but hardly gave a wrong foot in matches he was been played in. Hoping to be a great defender as he matures.

Sokratis.. 3/10.... Epitomises how bad arsenal defence is this season. Churned more bad games than good ones and mostly jittery on the ball.

Mari... 4/10. Showing signs of good things to come before injury halted him. We might get to see more of good things from him next season. Low rating is due to his limited game time he had with us instead of actual performance.

Chambers. 4.5/10... Was good when he was fit. Nothing influential or exceptional.

Kolasinac 2/10... I will regard him as our worst defender this season. Can't mark, can attack, can't cross and easily bypassed aside been jittery on the ball sometimes. Hope for improvement next season.

Saka 8/10... (I'll put him as a defender here cos he played more defensively than attack for us.).
Our sole creator. Really made the lb his own creating chances after chances and putting in impressive display. Definitely a contender for arsenal player of the season.

Niles... 4/10. Didn't put much of a wrong foot but wasn't exceptional except against man city, liv and Chelsea. Was really inconsistent in the beginning but improved later on with Arteta in charge.

Bellerin... 4/10... Was inconsistent also. Sometimes outpaced and he's recovery rate is decline compared to before. Still haven't improved on his crossing abilities.

Soares... 3.5/10... Hardly played due to him coming injured but the few times he did he was inconsistent.

MIDFIELD

Xhaka .. 5.5/10... Was disastrous in the beginning during Emery's charge but turned the corner when Arteta came on board. One of the consistent performers with Arteta in charge.

Torreira.. 4/10.. Not commanding in arsenal midfield compared to last season and really looked like he lost some of his form. Maybe due to formation change or tactics (who knows).
Hoping to see more of good things from him next season.

Guendouzi...4/10... Was a regular in the first half of the season. Nothing spectacular in his play and nothing to really hold him against in his play due to his position, but there's a sense of feeling that he should have offered more. Really a shame that his attitude cost him his place in the squad.

Ceballos 5.5/10... Arsenal main man in midfield aside Xhaka. Really consistent in performance but there's a feeling he could do more in terms of goals and assists.

Willock...3.5/10... A player of immaturity in his play. I don't know what he really brings to the team to be honest. Nor strong enough. He's neither dictating play nor creating play in the middle neither is he also a runner. Don't really know his strength tho.

Ozil... 3.8/10... Didn't really exert influence on the team this season. In an out of the team across the 3 managers. Great performance are few and far in between.

ATTACK

Aubameyang... 9.5/10. Really influential both during the good and bad times.. Scored wen we needed him most and rescued points for us from losing positions. Easily player of the season.

Lacazette 4.5/10.. Couldnt replicate last season form. Was wholly inconsistent as goals also dried up. Hoping next season will be great for him.

Pepe... 5.5/10. Disappointing and annoying most times as he tends to over do with the ball. Average season for him at best but he still came out with some assists to his name as goals were hard to come by as we expected of him. We really need him to improve drastically next season. Hoping the fa cup final is a hint for that

Martinelli.. 6.5/10. Was really a shining light at the tunnel in the dark days of Emery. A hard worker and a good goal scorer. Sad that injury cut him short.
Hoping for more action next season

Nketiah.. 5/10... Really tried replacing laca wen laca was off form. Scored some goals as a striker should. Hoping for more maturity and improvement in his play next season

Nelson... 4.5/10... Nothing spectacular about his play this season. Hoping he improves next season esp in his end product and decision making.

Arteta 7.5/10.... Not easy changing the mentally of this guys, and improving the organization of our team play is no mean feat. Hoping to see more of that and improvement in our team play. Hopefully, he'll be backed in the market

Have I missed anyone..??.
Contribution, opinion and constructive criticism is welcomed


COYG

Roland17, iamoyindamola, kokaneprodigy, fkhalifa, spy, Blueraydick, mostob, kbs468, Kodded

Firstly, thank you for taking the time to review our players, we need to do this more often after the season. You have set a precedence and a standard.

Goalkeeping-I agree with your assessment, I think this was our strongest department this season. Leno and Martinez kept us in many games and salvaged draws for us especially the former. I don't know if I would score them 7, maybe a 6 but I have no issues with your assessment.

Defense: What more is there to say? I would love to think you already know how I feel about those clowns. This department was the worst this season. A combination of individual errors, poor tactics and player selection by the coaches made this department the show of shame. Luiz finished the season better than he started but a 5 is too glowing and almost makes his performance average which in truth wasn't. He had spectacular games but he also had more games that cost us points. With Luiz, it is a world of 2 extremes, there is no middle ground. He is between a 3.5-4.5 if you ask me.
Mustafi! This one just needs to go! He had few, very few i must emphasize where he looked steady but the man has error buttons all over his jersey. A 4 is not bad but I will go for a 3 or 3.5 at most. You are spot on with the other, except Chambers because I thought before his injury Chambers was our best defender at one point during the season and that tells you all you need to know about that department. I thought he improved and was more intelleigent in reading the game.
Saka's rating is accurate. He dropped towards the final games of the season and I blame it on fatigue. He has made it clear he want to play as a forward player and I hope we do that.

Midfield: The proverb "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" is a perfect description of our midfield. They were poor but not as poor as our defense, however, they were shouldered with the burden of blame. Xhaka had a good comeback especially after the captain band was taken from him. A 5.5 is okay but quite generous. I would stay at a 5 or a 4.5. He did his best considering his skill level. A 3.5 is an embarrassment of riches for Willock and I say it with every seriousness. You no see 2 give am? i would have rated him a 2 with no questions asked because this is not a case of stagnation but solid decline. Arteta pumped this kid up so much with hopes he can be that temporal/ emergency replacement for Ozil but he failed and it was woeful. I agree with the others. Guendouzi should be 3 especially when you consider the ridiculous amount of playing time he enjoyed throughout the season.

Attack: A 4.5 seems too harsh for Lacazette but for some reason it feels right the more I look at it. He had a dry spell for too long, struggled to adapt with changes. Nelson should be a 3.5-4 if you ask me. He had chances with the 1st team to be more impactful. I think he is one that can be better next season. 6.5 is too high for Martinelli. He struggled when he played outside of the CF/RW position but was quite impactful when he was needed. He has a very bright future and I will like to see Arteta transition him into the CF position faster than Nketiah in my opinion because he offer more. I will do a 5.5-6 if you ask me.

A 7.7 for Arteta is too kind. I will do a 5.5-6 at most. He has shown he can do well but he still struggles with his player selection and he tries to be random sometimes with head scratching formations which make me question him sometimes. I hope to see him adapt faster to changes and learn from his mistakes faster than he did this season. He is definitely on the right path and as a young coach you are bound to make mistakes but you also don't have too much time to keep making the same mistakes. He does have a good knowledge of tactics, hopefully he can keep the discipline going and get financial support from the board.

The FA Cup is almost masking our disastrous season!

Kbs468:
Coral Barry
Monday 3 Aug 2020
12:36 pm

Mikel Arteta is prepared to sell nine Arsenal players in a bid to raise transfer funds, reports say.

The Arsenal boss had planned a major rebuild of his squad this summer but the club’s finances have taken a serious hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

Arteta must sell to go after his top targets and the Daily Mail claim the head coach has earmarked nine players he would be willing to let go this summer.

Hector Bellerin and Alexandre Lacazette headline the long list of potential departures with Sokratis, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sead Kolasinac, Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding also in the shop window.


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Wait o... some can still be a good backup . Due to Covid19, it might be difficult to get decent additions. Clearing out 9 players at once will weaken our team.They should do it in batches.