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BlueRayDick:
What comparison do u want me to do ?

How many goals did Leno mistakenly let in last season ? .... How many games did we lose last season and we all come here to moan it was Leno’s fault ?

U see most arsenal fans are just emotional when it comes to Martinez and I understand it perfectly well. It hits real good when u see a player u sold doing perfectly well in his new club , but my point is ; did Leno prove to be a bad choice ? Obviously No!

U guys are making it seem like we kept kepa and sold Becker Allison of some sort . We all know that’s not true, I’ve said it times without numbers that both Martinez and Leno are good keepers, obviously we couldn’t afford to keep both happy in the same team and a decision was made. That’s the kind of decision one has to make when u get to top management level .

I agree with you. Most of the errors made by Leno were induced by the managers insistence that he should almost always play out from the back, some thing Martinez is not subjected to at Villa. Take that away, we have a very good goal keeper. Arteta knows this and will never question Leno's ability.

*Here is why selling Willock is a bad idea.*

This is our present squad which is bloated.

Gk-
Leno, Okonkwo (2)

Def-
Bellerin, Chambers, Cedric, Tierney, Taveres, Kolasinac, Holding, White, Gabriel, Mari (10)

Mid-
Xhaka, Partey, Lokonga, Elneny, AMN, Torriera, Willock, Azeez, ESR (9)

Att-
Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah, Balogun, Saka, Pepe, Martinelli, Nelson (

A balance squad should have 3goalies, 8defenders, 7midfielders and 7attackers.

To make our squad balance we need a goalie and an AM. We also need to offload two defenders (a RB and a LB), three midfielders (all CMs), and an attacker.

But we must be keeping our younger players as squad players to improve their value so that it's the older ones that should be leaving.

They are, Bellerin or Cedric, Kolasinac, Elneny, Torriera, and AMN. Nelson who is the lowest in pecking order of attackers could be sent on loan after a contract extension otherwise he should be sold.

We have no reason to sell Willock as there are many uselessness that could be offloaded. This is not a time to make profit but to balance the team. This balance will go a long way in preparing the squad for Europe next season (if we qualify and we should) and also improve the value of our younger players before finally offloading those that do not meet the objective whenever they turn 24 (eg AMN)

ObaIgwe1:
I don't know why I am not excited with this. I hope we don't regret this sale like that of Martinez. Willock might just explode next season with value worth more than even Maddison.

For now, I rate Madison more than Willock definitely... but for the records.. both scored the same amount of goals last season, but Willock started in much fewer games than Maddison. We have no idea what we will get next season.

Anyway, it's Arteta's call. He will get the biggest stick if things go wrong.

Don't worry, just relax. Even if Willock blow, no problem. Fact is, he wouldn't blow if he stays with us. I think he should move to where he is more appreciated and where he can get game time.

kokaneprodigy:
I miss the good old Arsenal, that’s the Arsenal I want to see, not this drab that can’t string passes.

Someone will soon justify the additions at the back with “defence wins you league”

But jokes apart. If you want to achieve anything in life, the first place to start building is your fence (defense).

That's why good teams attack from the back and defend from the front.

That's why Liverpool paid millions for a goalkeeper and a defender to win the league and CL. Same did Man City and Chelsea.

That's what Ferguson and Mohammed Ali believed.

I know some people will misconstrue this and start arguing blindly.
It's not saying only defense will win you league, or don't build attack.

It is saying the best method is to start with strengthening defense first before attack.

BlueRayDick:
I hope this is true, it's high time we start selling before the season begins Jàre

If we do this deal, them be sure that Maddison will come. Na money hold am.

Jodera:
I won't say luxury if he can bring quality
If we can get rid of Willian, the asensio will be a good squad depth(with possible fight for first team).

And let ESR stick to AM abeg, this one we're always attaching him to wingers

AM can easily play as inverted wingers. With limited game time, he should master it because it's him Vs Maddison if the latter arrives.

BlueRayDick:
U don't get. I'm not questioning Ben white's footballing abilities, I'm concerned about 2 things if the rumor is true:

1. Arteta relying on a fellow player to make his final judgement instead of scouts shows none of our scouts deserve whatever they are earning. It also shows Arteta has never been a man for the job and is still not that man

2. Signing a player the coach hasn't really assessed for as much as 50m is just money laundering. Na so people dey launder money,like say dem wan clean the 50m at any cost

It's just a recommendation

Jodera:
We need to sell first from that front before thinking of any attacker.
Lacazzette, Pepe, Auba, Saka, Martinelli, Balogun, Willian, Nketiah. All jostling for 2/3 positions.
Any rumor concerning front, without first selling, I just take it with a pinch of salt.
Asensio presently sef, I no know how I wan grade am even

He is a good player. But then we have Saka, ESR and Pepe. Asensio will just be a big luxury.

Has tstv moved?

BlueRayDick:
I hear say we Don carry 51.5m go bid for Maddison.....the thing come dey give me that infamous Luiz Suarez bid of 40m + 1 pound

It's a good bid. They should accept if they really want to sell. I heard that Maddison and Rodgers get serious beefing, and Rodgers doesn't want him any where near his team. So it's good news in a way.

SporaD8:
Exactly my man! Anyone that know this will understand why 99.9% of prayers are never answered.
However, in rare situation like that of Joshua we discussed earlier, he could harness those law to their undiscovered extreme to suit his purpose.

Its still within the thought. I believe this as well. Besides there are many possibilities that science hasn't discovered yet. Like disappearance or astral travel. What do you think.

Jodera:
By the way, I was impressed with Martinelli showing at Brazil's last game. Still had that ginger, drive and hunger in him.
I just wish we use him more unlike last season, but then....

There's a bit of rumour Arsenal will go for Asensio. Real Madrid wants to sell. If that happens, more work for Martinelli.

Auba seems to prefer operating from the right, for Asensio to come, one of our forwards must leave. But that is just imagination. It won't happen.

iamoyindamola:
He has built up going by the recent picture

Exactly. I saw him and was like wow, with his new hair cut.

KnowledgeVault:
Interesting.

Time loop.

SporaD8:
As the saying goes, "The earth is suspended on nothing!" Meaning there is enough room for the tilting. I get the point now.
However, this -

is your strongest point that make me give you the brilliant remark.
There are laws that governs the universe. The knowledge and timely application of these laws to align with our plan is what I termed Miracle!

Exactly. For example I don't believe in tales like, someone doesn't have a leg (amputated) and then in a split second, two legs appear.

If God created the natural laws, He cannot go against them just to satisfy a man. Even Jesus had to be born through pregnancy.

This Maddison rumour is gaining momentum. I don't want to be hopeful, but I don't see why this club will not fork out 60m for an AM after paying what they did for a defender. If money matters makes us miss out on Maddison, fans will take it hard on Edu.

Roland17:
I don’t care about experience, there is no way Elneny is better than Azeez! I have not heard or read anything about him going on loan this season, I hope that means he gets first team looks.

I heard the coach asked him to muscle up more. Ones he builds up, he will definitely get playing time. He's very comfortable with the ball, tackles well, and has that sprint. He may be one reason Arteta is dragging foot signing a CM.

Roland17:
Happy to hear Kido Taylor Hart has signed a professional contract with Arsenal. This kid is legit!

There should be a way to integrate these guys into the first team. Boys like Azeez should be backup to the backups. But men like Elneny is just chopping space.

iamoyindamola:
Make una calm down i like th14 but that 06 ucl final still they vex me cos he was the sole culprit

That 06 final almost damaged everything he did for us. His luck was that he came back and scored that winner in FA cup. In that game we were begging for goals but he came from the bench and scored the only goal of the game.

#Legend

SporaD8:
The tilting theory is not just it. Israel is not located on the north or south pole.
As for the moonlight/twilight, You are brilliant! That's just the type of explanation am looking for.
Thanks.

Thanks.

For the tilting hypothesis, offcourse I can't prove it. But it is possible. The movement of the earth about its axis is dependent on the gravitational pull of the sun, this pull is dependent of the distance between them according to Newton. If this distance vary over years (say 2000) then a minor tilt is possible which can lead to that phenomenon. It's a miracle remember.

SporaD8:
Don't keep me in suspense. Just shoot!

An example is the one that was just explained. Sometimes the earth tilts in its rotation so that the sun doesn't go below the horizon.

Also the moonlight appearing so bright is another possibility, though not stated exactly by the Bible story teller.

Twilights and so are also possibilities.

Monogamy:
Kyari disgrace is temporary.. Infact,the suspension is for media to keep circulating him..We all know out institution are mostly not independent

That won't stop Kyari from working physically or behind operation even upon being suspended.

As for Kanu, how much disgrace would one experience in life.. Upon all Kanu's bragado behind his online radio, twitter still he was picked like UGU without firing a banger.

Kanu should STFU

Being jailed as a freedom fighter is no disgrace at all. In fact it is part of the process. Think Mandela.

A senior police officer being suspended or prosecuted for fraud is a disgrace.

Chidorx60:
Good evening Nairalanders..
I grew discovering that I had a variety of gifts but one particular one is in the area of arts,
Being a young university student k do the regular art as side hustle, the normal painting and pencil drawing to keep body and so together in this s harsh economy...

But apart from that I have a perculiar ability that I believe is not very common...
I can drew from my memory and imagination without needing any photo reference whatsoever, I don't know how it happens...but it seems I can make my brain to work with my hands to produce the things in my mind...

Below are some of the latest imaginative sketches I made...if you know how I can further this ..pls help I dont want this gift to waste away

The first is a depiction of a army general of the world war era..probably Joseph Stalin..

The second is a depiction of an African princess,

The third is a depiction of the biblical behimoth,

Make a story book for children, it could even be a popular story, just use your talents for the illustration. Publish it. Sell in nursery and primary schools, churches etc. When you hammer,just send me 10%.

BlueRayDick:
How did u get into my head to post this ?

Henry is the best foreign striker that has graced the EPL, defenders don't like playing him. Even he returned to the emirates at old age he showed he still had it.

Henry creates, assists and scores his own goals. He does it alone. Aguero himself deserves a lot of praise for his achievements, but Igwe is Igwe.

iamoyindamola:
Aguero with more goals and trophies

Henry four golden boots
Aguero one, says it all.

SporaD8:
Wow! I love this. Nature is awesome!
Somebody please, is their any scientific explanation why the Sun stood still for Joshua in the Bible?
Apparently, the earth stop rotating on it's axis! This is clearly different from eclipse of the Sun.

According to the Bible story, the Sun stood still for about 24hours. If that story is true as stated, then there are many scientific explanations.

Miracles are not magic, they are nature working in line with God's purpose.

iamoyindamola:
And the rest is history
I feel aguero is the best foreign striker in EPL sha

Aguero knows he's not.

Roland17:
Chelsea Na dirty! Who tackles like this in a friendly game? This injury is not his fault, RLC was overzealous with that tackle.

What if it was predetermined just to weaken a potential rival? Partey was our best player on the pitch and a major cog in the engine. They might have just taken the season from us.

ObaIgwe1:
Wetin we for do na

We can't divorce our love for Arsenal na. Before Aston Villa and Everton displace us, Kroenke and Arteta will go.

I saw your post above and that's the kind of mentality they know me for. I am always optimistic and believe in giving people the benefit of doubt- the chance to fail first before devaluation.

One fact is that Arteta will manage the team in the coming season. This is something we cannot change, neither should we wish him to fail, but rather pray and support him.

The decisions to spend a whopping 50m for a defender instead of an AM is surprising, but they are the professionals and would be held accountable by those who bankroll the club. I also believe that keeping the likes of Willock can go either way of a breakout season or a disaster, but then we should let them decide and judge after.

That said, Arteta has been disappointing so far; and I believe the board should sack him if by October we are not within competitive level for the top four.

Jodera:
Thanks for the explanations..
But if we don't get an AM, we're entering the season with One leg, which is very very bad

You are absolutely correct. I suspect the coach is hoping to use ESR as the main AM with Willian and Willock as backup. If Willock leaves (mostly on loan) then a deal is close. The club is preventing this as a make up for missing an AM.

TSHIRT2:
Thanks my brother, I have not heard from him yet, but I am only bothered about this community, the kind of people who are now members and using the platform to scam people.
I have been making transactions both here and the solar thread running into million without being scammed and have only met just one of them in person while others, we only chat and call each other.
When he his done spending the money, his problems will still continue, because that money will never change his life.

Always take note of how consistent some mobikers appear here. Also take note of whether they just come to advertise or actually do make reasonable contributions. Finall, there should be referrals. We have reliable people on this forum, always go through them as referrals.

I sympathize with you and hope the thief is caught and your money recovered.

Jodera:
To be sincere, our aim suppose to be selling players more then buying few strategic positions players, but we're not selling sef

We still have kolasinac, torreira, xhaka, elneny, and all the CFs available. Even if na loan sef, dem no want take dem out. I wonder how we'll get to bring in our desired signings if to sell some of our players to make way dey hard.

Reason why after White, I don close shop for TW. If dem surprise me with important signing(s), I'll be happy

Xhaka and Elneny are staying that's for sure. Elneny is just a training material, while Xhaka will make up for not getting Locatelli. The Xhaka deal was to fund the Locatelli deal, but since Roma aren't interested, and with Locatelli favouring Juventus, the plan has stalled. Xhaka is willing to stay and a new contract is already on the table.

Bellerin is interesting Inter, and I think they have reached a personal agreement, so Arsenal wants to use the deal to attract Lautaro Martinez. Inter will be willing as they need money dearly, the problem is reaching a personal agreement with Martinez and Inter accepting what Arsenal will add on top of Bellerin.

Cedric is attracting attention from Fenerbache. Even if that happens, I don't see a new RB, that's why we signed White.

As at this point we need to sell in order to buy any more players. Except, giving a last minute change of mind, we could still land an AM. Odegaard or Aouar, but that's very slim.