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Dreamswayne:
I honestly think we should look to sell Torreira or play him in his familiar role, which kind box to box the guy dey play?!



Emery is a clown, one win at frankfurt won't stop me from clamouring his sack after the season even if we still end up in top 4 but the performance remain abysmal...


Just like parading 11 strangers to play with each other, no structure... Confusion everywhere...

Jencejyde:
Emilio for me was the standout player. Now, this is not for the brilliance in saves but for TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. These are my thoughts and i may be wrong, but i do not think Emilio played to the managers instructions cos i still don't think Emery has suddenly stopped his playing out from the back philosophy. What i do think is that Emilio simply just said, "Bleep all this pass from the back, if you are wide open on the wings upfront , i will just send you the ball".

If that's the case then shame on the "we were scared idiots called senior players" How can players not understand that there are times when what you planed in training is not working out during the game and you take it upon yourselves if indeed there are leadership qualities to change the plan, how hard is that? Not saying Emilio is now the next best thing but damn he simply just ignored everything in the managers book and played to his own strengths.

Still worried about our midfield compactness cos we were just way to easy to get by in that midfield . The manager has to take responsibility for this continuous occurrence

kokaneprodigy:
nobody said we shouldn’t give young players time. What we said was giving a young player that hasn’t done anything so special to own a position 90mins week in week out when we can try other options is at the detriment of the club.

Swissh:
Is this the saka I wanted us to use as Left back

Roland17:
He knows how to find himself into dangerous attacking positions, he just needs to keep it simple.

Roland17:
Na Smith Rowe go kukuma kill us. Why is he dribbling in that area of the field? Just keep it simple with a pass and move on kid.

Swissh:
He has played left back for the under17 many times.
That's his old position .He Was far more comfortable further forward - not that he was bad at LB so he was converted to a winger.

Swissh:
Thank God....holding is back and why is Emery resting Ozil? My eleven will be

Martinez

Chambers Holding Luiz Saka

Xhaka Torreira

Willock

Smith-Rowe Pépé Nelson​


With Xhaka due to be on paternity leave in October, we should play him. No need for rest.

Roland17:
My only concern is the fact that our full backs may end up playing 3 games in the space of 7 days and that may be too much for both junior clowns. I would not mind seeing Mustafi in a back 3 situation with Chambers and one of senior clown Luiz/ Holding. I expect Holding to play some minutes but I don’t know if he would play 90 and from the team news sent Ozil and senior clown Sok did not travel.
For whatever it is worth, I want to see Martinelli even if it means dropping Pepe for a sub appearance. As for the middle, I think Emery will play Xhaka and we may see Ceballos somewhere around the midfield or higher up. Auba is our only remaining striker since Laca is out until October and while he has a wonderful injury record and great conditioning, playing him tonight and again on Sunday may be setting him up for an injury.
We need all 3 points tonight but this is a game where a draw will not spell doom for our chances to get to the next round.
#COYG!!!!

Fkhalifa:
The Frankfurt i saw against Chelsea last season were hard, pacy and energetic, Our midfield will be brushed aside, Saka is good but looks a bit frail.
Why are our players so lightweight and smallish sef
Chelsea's look strong and sharp...
I miss the days of Gilberto, Viera,Song ,Baptists and even Diaby

solomonbrown64:
... You do realize that in all their UEL games last season, no team defeated Frankfurt in their home. If Emery puts out this line up then I will reconsider if he actually wants his job anymore. We will be beaten without Mercy with that line up. First competitive match for Holding and Smith and even Saka for the season and you want them to start in an away match? Lol... Spy, are you sure you like the coach at all?

Oasis007:



Congratulations Gayners!

Spy360:
Please house, my 4955b strong decoder has power pack problem. A technician told me it is a special type, that is the spider type. Are there spares available for it in the country, and especially SE?
Thanks.

Please, I hope to fix it instead of buying another new one.

solomonbrown64:
... Fans are complaining about our boring play so they will likely go full throttle if Emery goes for the back three now. Besides it doesn't matter where Niles is placed, if he keeps forgetting himself on the field of play, he is a liability.

... Kieran should be available after the United match and should be ready to start after the international break. Bellerin is really rusty so I don't expect to see him until the end of October at least. I feel with our full backs back and a stabilized defence, the Midfield will be better as they won't be trying to protect the wings because of our current full backs and Emery will be free to go full attacking mode. The horrible defense has been holding him back hence his cautious approach. At least, that's what I want to believe.

solomonbrown64:
.... Oh yes. Definitely. Not sure about Chambers and Holding pairing but certain of those full backs. I have run out of patience with Kola and his brother in crime. I really don't who is worse between Santos and Niles.

Roland17:
Baba,
Chambers did not put a foot wrong against Newcastle and after watching 4 games of those 2 senior clowns, Emery has to be pragmatic and ring up some changes at the back. Listen, teams are in the EPL for a reason and that is why when folks undermine other teams by calling them smaller teams I laugh because it exposes their lack of knowledge of what it means to be in a competition. This is why I take the season game by game, instead of looking forward to playing the "bigger teams'" as if you get 6 points for winning the bigger teams.

Every team in the EPL has earned its right to be there and have a lot to prove to themselves, their fans and owners consequently, no one is going to lay down for you to walk over. These guys are professionals, they train just as hard, if not harder, so if Chambers plays well against Newcastle, it should never be about the opponent being a smaller team but about Chambers's performance on that day. A good coach will build from that foundation especially if you consider the kid had a terrific season last year.

I am not saying Chambers is the 2nd coming of F. Baresi but he can not be worse than those 2 senior clowns, can he? There is so much anticipation for the return of R. Holding and this is not because Holding's return will solve all our defensive problems but it gives us another option to look at, something different with hopes it works out. I have maintained my stance about Niles, the kid's biggest problem is his lack of concentration. It almost feels like he is reminiscing an event that occurred in his life while he is playing. But make I ask, what do we expect Niles to learn from our defenders? He has not had any worthy senior player to learn from since he made the first 11. He played alongside Mustafi, Kos, Sok and now Luiz. Abeg wetin those guys wan teach Niles if not to become a worse clown in the making?

solomonbrown64:
..... Chambers impressed but I felt it was against a lower opposition who didn't really come out to play compared to Burnley and Liverpool. Luiz on his day is a better defender and let's be honest Liverpool's penalty is a very debatable. I am not defending Luiz but he did really well against a rampaging Watford and blocked a few inbound shots on goal, that penalty just messed up his game. If there's a defender we should drop now, it has to be Sokratis. He hasn't been his best lately. Between Luis and Sokratis, I will drop the latter.

.... Very importantly, Chambers was Fulham's player of the season as a midfielder and not a centre back. But Luiz and Papa have been very poor especially the latter so it won't hurt to try Chambers on Thursday. If he does well, I trust Emery to do his job but Chambers won't solve all our defensive issues, our full backs and porous midfield need some serious work. Nothing we can do presently about the first problem but plenty about the second.

Roland17:
Does Emery realize he is not only fighting to keep his job at Arsenal but his future and marketability as a head coach in any of Europe's top teams? The projections for his future if his contract at Arsenal is not renewed is bleak, especially if we argue from narratives created after his success at Sevilla. At this point, it is fair to argue that his teams' post Sevilla choke, can not defend and he lacks the managerial skills to manage players with big personalities. These issues were his undoing at PSG and they are rearing their ugly heads with us.

I would like to give the #EmeryOut gang, spearheaded by iPopAlomo, Kokaneprodigy and now Sod09 a lot of credit because they were vehemently against Emery's signing because of some of the issues I highlighted above but I did the opposite by arguing for his signature as against the appointment of M. Arteta. I made it clear that I will give him a benefit of a doubt until this season but the man is not helping with some of his stupid decisions. We have not played anything exciting since the end of last season and this season has been worse and difficult to watch from a fan standpoint. This lack of identity is a product constant tinkering of formation, player selection, bad tactics, bad substitutions which ironically used to be his biggest strength and weapon. Don't get it twisted, we may not have the perfect squad but we sure have the squad to win the last 2 games. This is not a Europa League squad anymore and it all boils down to the coach.

Since his appointment, Emery has been stubborn about playing from the back even though it is evident that we not only lack the players to execute that strategy but more importantly, the current players lack the confidence to carry it out. You would think a smart coach will rethink that strategy after consecutive mistakes before the goal was scored, no, he continued to force the play and we were punished. The 2 senior clowns at the back need some benching and serious competition, I am an advocate of Chambers getting a start next week against Aston Villa because the kid played very well against Newcastle and he can not be worse than those aged clowns.

Emery does not have time, he was not hired by Edu and I know Edu is definitely keeping close tabs and already has options should Emery be fired.

solomonbrown64:
..... Baba, Nelson is all hype jare. He is not ready for anything, even Saka would have fared better. I prefer Gabriel on that wing until we find a better option. Chelsea's academy products are far better than ours and need no hyping. We just hype our own to match theirs.

.... We are playing Frankfurt away so I don't think we will see much changes except in defense. One of Luiz or Papa should sit this out and Emery should use the opportunity to put out a Midfield that will work well in order to build familiarity. Constant Changing won't help him. Use a midfield on Thursday that he will use on Sunday. Emery was uncharacteristically not himself yesterday so Il will just put yesterday as an off day at the office.

Lana1:
Using a meme where Arsenal is losing to troll another Arsenal fan.

Fuji house of comedy

kokaneprodigy:
why the fuk u wailing.

solomonbrown64:
....... I honestly don't know what's happening to Emery right now, I feel he is lacking options in so many places and not enough cards to change something that's not working. He also tried too hard to fix things yesterday albeit with the wrong tools. He would never have brought in Nelson or started that nonsense formation I couldn't even place yesterday in the first place if Iwobi was still in the team. I said the other day that selling that dude with no proper replacement especially for a team like ours was stupidity but I was tagged a hypocrite by all knowing people here.

... There's no balance on the wings at all and our few Midfielders are tasked to support the full backs leaving massive holes in the Midfield. It doesn't also help that we don't have a proper destroyer there with ball playing skills. We need a Rodri or Fabinho or Partey or whatever his name is as quickly as possible. Pepe barely tracked back yesterday despite the fact that Niles was being given torture that would last him for life. Teams now know that all they have to do is attack our right side, as Niles is not a defender and no one will help him. The other wing too was just as bad, no cover so the midfielders were all over the place forming activity.

.... Pepe has to be spoken to and we have to field in Gabriel or Saka if need be on the left wing, and they must be instructed to track back. Nelson has been awful, completely awful. There has to be balance and a coordination among everyone to press and cover each other. This coordination is not there yet because of egos and a lack of balance currently. Ozil pressed in the first half and couldn't even bother in the second. Nelson will lose the ball and would be seen jogging back like he is Messi or something. I couldn't believe what I saw yesterday; our players just falling down and pushed here and there. I said the other day, this is the worst midfield I have seen at Arsenal since I started following the team. Absolute garbage and the Coach isn't helping matters with that either..

.... The playing from the back is not properly done in my opinion. Passing in the box is too dangerous especially with the new rule; I believe Leno is good enough to distribute to the full backs from his position since sending it over will just give the ball to the opposition as we lack a tall holdup player. I perfectly understand why Emery does it but he is not doing it right especially with how the players are spaced out. I complained about it the other day in one of the training videos.

.... Let's see what he does on Thursday since the man clearly favours Europa League over Premier League, something that might be his undoing. I want to see Chambers and Papa or Luiz, Both Chambers and Luiz can actually use the ball well and Gabriel on the wings with a proper midfield of two 8s and one 6. I will still wait until both our fullbacks are back and till Mid season before passing judgement.

kodded:
you forgot that he can't offer anything in attack


that guy is one of the greatest scam in arsenal history

kokaneprodigy:
whatever you say, no Emery out form for you.
Form don close.

Swissh:
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Don't tell me you want Luiz,mustafi and papa in a back 3

We need bellerin back. I still believe with bellerin, Tierney and holding coming back our defensive issues will be solved.

nihilistjnr:
This is still the appetizer

I can't wait for the main course of Luiz + Mustafi

We dey here

Swissh:
Not actually sure what my opinion is on AMN, sometimes he looks good then others he looks a liability however he is still young and not in his natural position.

kokaneprodigy:
Sod09 whatever u do, do not sell Emery out form to Solo and Spy.

nihilistjnr:
Which chamber be that?

36 chamber?

Shaolin chamber?

Or chambers dictionary?