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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 10:28pm On Dec 05, 2019
Funny comments sha
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 9:18pm On Dec 05, 2019
Fkhalifa:
Spy360 what's my prize, I gorit right cheesy
You try, but you left out Willock.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 9:04pm On Dec 05, 2019
Roland17:
Nwanne, you make a good case if the team played cohesively and with a purpose that was sustainable. During the period we were 4th and 1 point behind City, we played atrocious football that lacked any identity, it was quite glaring that we could not even muster any offense and that has brought us to where we are now. If we were 4th and showed some promise on the field, that would make your argument agreeable but we were the opposite. We could barely string 3 offensive passes, we were blunt in the final 3rd with confused players and don’t get me started on then back 4. These issues were glaring last season and I was done with Emery by the end of last season because these issues did not just show up this season.
Nwanne I totally agree with you. But when we come to judgement/evaluation its the Key Performance Index that matters. His KPI was first to be/finish 4th place.

His team was playing badly no doubt, I called it grinding out results with hope things will improve. I guess those were the same thoughts the board had until recently.

If a student KPI is to finish first in his class, his actual score though while important cannot be used as a measurement for evaluation as long as he took first position.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:19pm On Dec 05, 2019
Roland17:
It does not negate the fact that the log standing at that time was not a true reflection of our team performances.
True.
But then we were 4th. You can't sack your manager if you are fourth and the season is just starting.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:17pm On Dec 05, 2019
Fkhalifa:
Ozil, Xhaka and Torreira.

You sure say the prize go fabulous? cheesy
I forget Ozil.
I change mine to Ozil, Xhaka, Guen
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 7:46pm On Dec 05, 2019
Predict Ljunbergs midfield and win fabulous prizes...

Mine:

Xhaka, Guen, Torriera.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 7:39pm On Dec 05, 2019
Roland17:
The fruits of Emery’s disaster have ripened. Remember, at one point, the argument was we were 1 point behind City and still maintaining top 4? Well, the chickens have come home to roost!
At that point he couldn't be sacked.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 12:13pm On Dec 05, 2019
BlueRayDick:
I'm all in for that, provided he teaches them to shoot along with the passes.
Me too really. We want to see beautiful football and get back to winning.

Reintroduce zonal marking which I think is better, and allow players to shoot from a reseanable distance.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 11:45am On Dec 05, 2019
BlueRayDick:
I've always had the opinion that the useless Emery-ball nonesense must be flushed out of the boys' system for them to be great. I think Freddie is moving in the right direction. Even if that will be the only job he does before a permanent manager takes over, I'm okay with it.
Ljunberg is reintroducing Wengerball no doubt. Quick two touch exchange heavily dependent on movement on and off the ball, with players forming little triangles.

If Ramsey was still available he would have been captain/leader because he so much understands the tactics. Also expect the best from Ozil and Auba.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 11:39am On Dec 05, 2019
Oasis007:
I think the best Formation based on personnel available at the Club presently is 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Formation. If I am the Manager of this unfortunate, hopeless Club, I will definitely try out the below Lineup;

_________________ Leno ________________

Chamber _______ Papa ___________ Luiz

Bellerin ___ Xhaka ___ Torreira ___ Tianey

_________________ Ozil ________________

_______ Pepe ____________ Auba __________

I will instruct Xhaka to sit deep, while Torreira will have the freedom to operate as a B2B Midfielder.

Defensively, Xhaka will be joining the back three and the WBs to making it 5 Defenders, while both Auba and Pepe will be ready for Counter at any given Opportunity.
Asking Papa to man your centre defence is like asking Mia Khalifa to be your wife.

#Akunakuna
RomanceRe: I Like Her But I'm Shy To Woo Her by Spy360(m): 10:40am On Dec 04, 2019
mrpoul:
There is dis girl, that I meet in lecture theater, we sat down together, we chatted but it was concerning the lecture. After the lecture, I disappear because im this kind of very shy person, I didn't know what to talk to her aside the lecture. So I saw her on FB I added her and chatted her, up. It happen that evening I wanted to go eat in a restaurant, I told her she can join me jokingly. Surprisingly, she came, we talked but it was mostly about me and herself. After, we finish eating, I told her to come and know my place, but when she came I was nervous and she did not stay up to 5mins. I told her we need to go, dat her roomie maybe worried about her. The next day when she saw me in school, she was excited to see me. After then our communication sucks, I will call her and be asking all this boring questions, before I know it, sometimes she will see my chat and will not reply. Now I'm confuse, I don't know what to do again. I don't wanna lose her. what do u suggest I do from here? pardon my grammatical blunder.
Send her this write up, you will be amazed.

Again, be yourself. That's the key. Girls hate pretenders.

Lastly avoid sex. Thank me later.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Spy360(m): 8:32am On Dec 04, 2019
Oasis007:
Solskjær: “I believe in these players and that we can win any game on any given day, but we need to get more consistency. For me, when we get players back fit, if we've got the full squad fit, I'm sure we can challenge and move up the table.”
In the theatre of DREAMS....

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 3:51am On Dec 04, 2019
Fkhalifa:
All this 442 no go work, we don't have an Henri,Bergkamp
Viera Gilberto
Lauren,Campbell

Those were men, this present lad are too soft,sexy,jerrycurlish and chicken hearted
We know. We are just tinkering. Good ebening.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:22pm On Dec 03, 2019
Jodera:
In as much as 4-4-2 is sweet on paper, in reality, it really demands all round hard workers across the pitch and transition from defence to attack suppose to be fast. From the squad above, most of them just didn't fit in the formation. Firstly, the 2 forwards ought to be different but complementary. While auba and laca are different, they're not in any way complementary to each other. No one can beat defence with dribbling or pace, nor good with ball at the feet. So it'll be difficult to implement.
Going to the midfield, like I opined, they need to be hard workers. Pepe hardly help in defence (tho he can be taught), and saka is just too young and raw to be thinking of first team. Also that midfield base is dead on arrival with Xhaka there. No destructive 4, which a 442 really needs. Guen also will need to be fast in his play, like I said, we need quick transition. Back 4 sorts itself out.
But if he wanna insist on using it(like you suggested), I'll go for
Leno
Bellerin Luiz holding Tierney

Pepe Toreira ceballos (guen) martinelli

Auba laca

I believe with proper discipline, Toreira and ceballos can hold their own and both have long and short pass accuracy to launch and attack. Pepe can be worked on and given instructions to help defence, and martinelli I feel is an upgrade to saka sha.
As for the front two, heaven help us. Lol.

In all honesty tho, I think we don't really have the personnel for such formation

Or we can use

Leno
Bellerin. Luiz holding Tierney

Ceballos. Toreira guen. Martinelli

Pepe Auba
In the first formation, Pepe as an inside right will not fit in to handle his defensive duties as he is left footed.

I will take him paired with Auba as a support striker since he has the pace and skill to split a defence. That's in your second formation. Your point about Auba and Laca as not complementary is absolutely spot on. Ceballos cannot play the winger role.

Where does Ozil fit in?

................. Auba ..... Ozil ................
Pepe . Ceballos/ . Torriera . Nelson
Guen
Tierney .... Luis .... Cham .. Bellerin
........................ Leno .......................
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 3:16pm On Dec 03, 2019
BlueRayDick:
Xhaka cannot play the defensive midfield role (the viera kind) in the EPL.
Maybe he plays well for his country, but he doesn't have that instinct to play it well for arsenal in the EPL.

Just look at Ndidi, Kante, McTonmay, Fabinho, Fernadinho(when he plays in the middle) and see how they play that role. (I don't know how to explain it). Now tell me in all honesty if u think Xhaka can learn how to move like those guys do, if he can shield the back 4 like they do and can he do all these without committing unnecessary fouls?
I chose Xhaka just because he is available not the desirable. In a middle two, Xhaka should be the anchor not the destroyer. His primary duty would be to spread the ball and release runners. This I believe he can handle, he does same for country. What is important is the formation. Personnel can be acquired on needs basis.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 9:19am On Dec 03, 2019
BlueRayDick:
This is a good formation sincerely. If only Xhaka would just be a defensive midfielder who will tackle to win the ball and not just be committing unnecessary fouls in delicate areas.
He can be trained. I have seen Xhaka perform for country. He can be made to look good. Same goes to Guen. Others like Torriera, Willock, even AMN can then begin to fight to displace any of them. But the key thing is that there is an established pattern the club has decided to follow and every player should seek to adapt to it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:52am On Dec 03, 2019
Please Freddie, let's get back to basics. Let's go back to 4-4-2. I believe you have gathered the tricks and experience required to play the formation.

............ Auba ....... Laca .............
Pepe ... Xhaka ... Guen ... Saka
Tierney . Luiz .... Cham . Bellerin
..................... Leno .....................
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:43am On Dec 03, 2019
Saw this somewhere and its so hilarious...
grin grin grin

If you rely on Sokratis, you will be changing managers every six months
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:13am On Dec 03, 2019
Roland17:
A home coming for Nketiah.
I expect we should follow our traditions by allowing him to play against us.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 7:10pm On Dec 02, 2019
iamoyindamola:
Watford are not playing well at the moment, they may likely relegate... Dacoúre is one player arsenal should be looking at, just pair the big man with torreira and Jerry curl stays on bench forever
You are displaying the highest levels of stupidity.

Jerry curl kee you
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:52pm On Dec 02, 2019
BlueRayDick:
Mitland-Niles play 4 ? grin grin grin grin grin

Una no just like this team. Mitland-Niles is just not a typical EPL player. I've watched him for two years now and anybody who spots talent/potential when he sees one will know he's just not one. Any team that wants to qualify for top finish and possibly win a domestic cup will not field a player in the mould of Niles in its first 11 be it on the wings, in the middle or at the back.

Niles despite being young and seemingly pacy lacks awareness on and off the ball, he gets easily railroaded and lacks the intelligence that would've replaced his other deficiencies. His crosses are Abysmal and most times he just seem like he's occupying space not being used.

I'm sure any Arsenal coach(both the current interim and the future permanent manager) would not gamble and use him in the middle, it will end in tears.
How can you finish somebody's career like this. You are not bornagain at all. Even if it is true, can't you lie?
huh
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:44pm On Dec 02, 2019
Roland17:
Una 2 kukuma need una own thread at this point.
Na my man. Honestly I enjoy him.. .
grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:43pm On Dec 02, 2019
iamoyindamola:
since I can't view my opinion na everybody go like Jerry curl
Who dash idiot opinion?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:42pm On Dec 02, 2019
iamoyindamola:
mumu
Bleeped you
Bleep bleeped you.
Fvck fvcked you.
Stupidity bleep you.
grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 12:48pm On Dec 02, 2019
iamoyindamola:
You can fvck off too
You know you have been bleeped already. So remain bleeped.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 12:46pm On Dec 02, 2019
kokaneprodigy:
Dude I didn’t see yesterday’s game and I can’t assess him under Ljungberg. But something happened differently yesterday Ljungberg had to pull him out at some point this conforms with what I’ve said that he doesn’t have the stamina to play for 90mins. That’s something Emery wouldn’t do.

Meanwhile this is a new manager with different approach everyone starts on a clean sheet and I usually give at least 3 matches before drawing assessments.
But any body could get pulled out and for varied reasons ranging from fatigue, knock, tactics, and so on. For stamina I may agree because he is quite young to bear the responsibilities of our midfield. But that shouldnt diminish his performance at all. It is the managers call to spot a player that has lost stamina. So using his being subed as a point won't hold for me. Besides yesterday's game was one of his best outings of which Jodera testified.

Until we get a decent midfielder and/or our senior players upgrade themselves, Guen remains our best midfielder so far this season.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 10:20am On Dec 02, 2019
iamoyindamola:
Guy if don't understand my point you can always ignore, this boy failed in his primary duty the same with xhaka. Why playing the 2 together, torreira came in and saved us twice.
He's slow, can mark get tired easily all these xhaka have too so why will I praise some one that's not going his primary duty well or blame others for his misfortune.
The main point is that you don't have a say. So keep quiet.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:49am On Dec 02, 2019
Roland17:
You too like wahala.. grin
It is pitiable that despite consistent performances, people like sod and kokane refuse the give the lad a break. Ljungberg is here and still picked him. Lets wait till next match to see if he still gets pick ahead of others, cause sod and kokane cannot tell me they know more than the coach.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:38am On Dec 02, 2019
mostob:
I think we do concede simply because our midfield offers no protection to the back four. This is because our MFs are ball playing and not destroyer type of DM.
How about we try AMN in the DM position.
1. He has the physique, pace and height. Though he sometimes lose concentration.

2. He will concentrate mainly on defending thereby freeing other MFs to enable them carress the ball wella ...Lolz

The other alternative is David Luiz . His long passes will also come handy but I don't know why I don't trust the guy.
Lack of protection, yes.
But personnel is not our problem here.

The problem is the team organisation. Our players lack the techniques in manning the midfield, and it is the fault of the manager.

You don't necessarily need a destroy every time you play, you only need players who understand the roles and keep to it.

Have you seen Ajax play? This is a team that is built on techniques and team understanding.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 9:39pm On Dec 01, 2019
patrickmuf:
As in erh! When Xhaka and Willock plays rubbish he won't call them out but when it's Geun he is quick to call him out. As bad as Guen, Xhaka and Willock have been worse...Wetin concern me sef?
This case don't tire.

The boy no good, the boy this that. Yet he keeps getting picked by his managers. Obviously they see things we don't. Yet some people choose to castigate.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 4:12pm On Dec 01, 2019
iamoyindamola:
it's not about the problem, we need a new face in that midfield abeg.
Na only that boy they arsenal
Stop hating the boy guy.

Emery picked him, now Ljunberg has also picked him. Make all of una dey there dey mumu una self.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:46pm On Nov 30, 2019
Jodera:
Seriously, I hope he succeeds too. At least, Zidane and the almighty guardiola come to mind as managers who followed same path
Waiting for his first line up.

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