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raumdeuter:
Which was why I used debruyne as an examples how many EPL teams can afford to buy Debruyne for 80M or diMaria for 80M

Do you think Arsenal can afford Debruyne for 80M

Going back to your example if Neymar is to go to EPL or say Lewandoski or Muller is to go to EPL they would cost at least 100M. How many clubs can afford them in EPL? Can Arsenal afford to pay 120M or Liverpool?

Players go to clubs that are succesful in recent times where they can win trophies or go to clubs that can pay them stupid money

Does Arsenal or Liverpool fit into this? Can any of them pay Neymar, Muller or Lewy 100M?

In Arsenal history they only have 2 players Sanchez and Ozil over 30M, Atletico Madrid Griezman, Jackson and Falcao all over 30M

So for all your knowledge of English football this is what you can come up with just to win an argument. #Smh

If this is how you think then its a pity, I will never accept any of your opinions even if they sound right.

You were just told that about 8 EPL clubs are in the top bracket of rich clubs and you talk of who can sign Neymar? So in your head among all clubs in England only Man City can sign Neymar?

Or are you hiding facts just to confuse the situation?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool, and Man City can all afford to sign players worth £100m if those players become available.

KdB only moved to Man City because they wanted him not because others couldn't afford him.

Give Pocchentino kids and he will finish 5th, take them to Europa and sell them to United.

Give LvG kids and he will promise you the title and UCL but end up finishing 10th then blame it on Woodward.

Give Klopp kids and he will beat Man City 4-0, draw 3-3 with Arsenal, lose 0-3 to Watford and leave you with a letter of apology.

Give Mourinho kids and he will resign, then begs Abram for a job at Chelsea because he sees Terry is still there but Emenalo won't let him.

Give Guardiola kids and he will complain of brain gay, go on sabatical and return when the kids are grown.

Give Wenger kids and he will finish 4th, then sell the players to Barcelona for £25m each and ask for more kids.

Give Fergie kids and he will give you a title after 2 seasons.

#UpFergie

kokaneprodigy:
it won't even still guarantee them, one thing about Epl team is the fact majority of them clubs can compete in the transfer market.
So it ain't lopsided like la liga and Bundesliga and the French league.
I recently checked the top 20 richest clubs in Europe and found 8 epl teams there, leaving the remaining 12 spots for the other leagues in Europe to share.
It'll interest u that westham made the list and Tottenham the 7th epl team to make the list is richer than Athletico madrid the third riches in Spain.
Reason You'll always find one or two quality players in every team in Epl.
My point is, he won't be the only active manager in the transfer market in England unlike Spain and Bundesliga where Barca, Real Madrid and Bayern respectively take the best players the league gat to offer and leave the crumbs for others.

That's a point. Especially now that big money is coming next season, middle level clubs like Everton, Crystal Palace, Stoke, West Ham etc would have enough resources to attract top players.

It would be interesting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, TOP 4 DON BLAST...

1. Arsenal 2. Leicester 3. Manchester City 4. Tottenham
I don't see any other team joining this set. We are now into the title run in.

kokaneprodigy:
pep will pull a Mourinho, u heard it first.
Man city were unfair to Pellegrini watch them drop more points after that announcement.

I mentioned it first. Lol!!

Unless he gets Pogba and Neymar to join Aguero and Silva.

That has always been their trick. They rush to a new club, sign super stars, win two titles and by the time the clubs begin to get them settled for development work, they jet out.

BarcaBlood:
Luis Enrique is d best manager, and that's not only because he's coaching barca that has MSN. His tactics has given barca a direct approach 2 games and removed that predictable style barca is known 4.
Managing superstars is even harder; that's 1 thing pple don't get. D league he won went down 2 d last 2 games so its not a walk in d park like ure making it seem. Or can u give ronaldo, benzema, bale and all d array of stars @ madrid ice cream and win dem their 2nd league title in 8 years?


A manager can only manage what's given 2 him, so its unfair using his bad experience @ roma 2 judge him, its like judging mourinho with dis season where he almost got relegated

Diego Simeone didn't need an MSN to win the league.

For me a good manager must not win a league, I am rather interested in how he is able to make something out of nothing.

If Enrique had led Roma or Celta to a top 4 position, he would have earned my respect.

Lets imagine that MSN is taken away from him, can he still win the league? I doubt, STRONGLY.

raumdeuter:
WHen you were telling us Wenger was better than Mourinho, did you take into consideration previous seasons that you are using to discredit Ranieiri?

Before this season How many times has Wenger ever done better than Mourinho. You used this season to say Wenger is better but now dancing azonto to use the same reasoning to boldly tell us Pocchetino and Ranieiri are better than wenger

I respect the following coaches...

Wenger, Pocchentino, Ranieri, Flores, Howe, Martinez, even Garde , others are Allegri, Conte, Tuchel, Simeone, Sarri etc

I do not respect Mourinho, Enrique, Mancini, Guardiola, etc. My lack of respect is because they are not judged on the same scale as others. They are hyped.

Take for example Mourinho, just one challenge he faced at Chelsea, the team comes crashing.

I think LvG is underated recently, mainly due to his pride. He comes accross as too arrogant. Besides which I respect him as a good manager.

My sentiment with Wenger apart, he is good because he plays good football and maintains his club at a top level position consistently even with average players. Give him kids, he will still give you good soccer and finish in the top 4. That is without doubt.

Pocchentino has consistently been remarkable bringing up young players. His work with Southampton and now with Tottenham earns him my respect.

Ranieri, may be he has stopped tinkering. He needs to show consistency too.

Guardiola they say is the best tactically but can he do it without breaking bank? I will respect him after I see him when he joins Man City next season. But he should manage what he has got, not that he will rush to sign Neymar and Pogba. If given the same squad Pelligrini has got, I doubt if he will do better. On that basis I think he may be overrated.

LogoDWhiz:
Lol!

I get your angle though. Consistency.


But then, when you were arguing with me the other time, you didn't take into cognizance the fact that consistency is key. You were all about the present form and the position they are on the table!

My point is that those we call 'big coaches' because they win titles in most cases succeed because of the MATERIALS available to them.

Take for example Luis Enrique, he just won best manager after leading Barca to six titles or so last season. But many forget that his first coaching job was at Roma and he almost got them relegated before he was sacked. His second job was at Celta Vigo, the same thing happened. Suddenly he joins Barca and he has become best manager.

Where is Frank Rijkaard today?

If tomorrow Gary Neuville joins Madrid and wins Copa they tell us he is top manager.

For me a true test of a manager's acumen is how effective he manages within his limited resources. You use Messi, Neymar and Suarez to win a league and think you are a classical manager. Nonsense.

Give me Barca, all I need to do is give the boys ice cream, and they will win me six trophies.

Solidly behind the blues.
SINCE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO PLAY FOR
Snuff the lights out of Man Utd, LET THEM JOIN YOU IN OBLIVION.
KKTBFFL

Solidly behind the blues.
SINCE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO PLAY FOR
Snuff the lights out of Man Utd, LET THEM JOIN YOU IN OBLIVION.
KKTBFFL

LogoDWhiz:
Lol!

You're changing mouth gradually!


The bolded is all I need!

This is not Ranieri's first job, he had been at Chelsea and Juventus and won nothing.

This Leicester momentum didn't actually start with him, it started last season under a different manager. This team was built by someone else.

Lets assume he improved them, he has to show it on a consistent basis. That is why I said he has to prove me right.

Wenger has proven himself on a consistent basis.

LogoDWhiz:
Spy360, can you now say Ranieri is better than Wenger?

From your own theory!

Ranieri has shown that he can be world class even at the twilight of his career.

Nevertheless he has enjoyed certain fortunes this season; little or no injuries, very few games etc.

I could easily say from what he has been able to achieve so far this season that he is better, but he needs to prove me right.

dmcdad:
I hope you would recover on time to talk more before the second leg.

I mentioned just MSN and you went haywire. I guess I should regale you with more names to dry up the infinitesimally small hope you have left as regards the tie.

The Don will be playing for us. That alone is cheating in itself. Na big ojoro. Need I remind you that we would be playing with the best DM, a very intelligent footballer. One who studies the game like a physician studying human anatomy, solves team problems just the way a mathematician solves word problems leading to linear equations, brings up concept (in order to bring about dynamism in the team) just like a Computer Scientist would add new concepts to existing programs, and adapts to the team's changing needs just the way you and I adapt to changes in Nigeria's pump price every now and then.

As for the names you mentioned; Giroud will be taken care of by Pique. Ask around and you will be told hiw Pique defends arial balls with aplomb. Giroud too small for am to handle. As for Ozil, who doesn't know he hides in big games? Imagine whence the Don would be busy doing his magic, you wouldn't even have time to remember that Ozil was in the starting lineup. Sanchez? Well, his dribbling will be a cause for concern no doubt, but it doesn't get more than that. He ain't a goal threat to me. Walcott? The same pensioner Wallcott or is there any other one in your team apart from Theo?

Like I said earlier on, talk is cheap. Make we wait for Feb 23rd. Nigeria go be you like Chad when e go happen.

Stop ejaculating aimlessly before you have a dysfunctional 'pipi'.

If Barca beat Arsenal it would be no news because they have better players. But...

Every team, tactic, technique, method, game plan, etc has its own weaknesses and short falls; so that at the end it boils down to what one is able to do on the day.

Who would have imagined that a Leicester could trash Man City on their own ground on a title chase?

You have mentioned your best players, I have mine too. I advice you not to ejaculate prematurely, even the babes hate it.

#Feb23BloodAndSand

pickabeau1:
My point is clear

You need to use a system that maximizes your players

So we don't need to buy?

pickabeau1:
Playing a slow defender like per in a high line formation is not about buying
Allowing a lazy player like Walcott play top 9 is not about buying
Not covering players in a zonal marking system is not about buying
Before buying..there are still other issues

Whats your point really? Are you saying we did not need to buy?

dmcdad:
The problem about your myopic post is that, you took cognizance of Barça's lapses, and never did with Arsenal. Or you wanna tell me you don't have weaknesses too? Defensive weakness?

Like you rightly said, we do have a high defensive line, and also play with our fullbacks in order to bring about width in attack. Playing with a defensive highline has its merits and demerits. Unfortunately for you, you pointed out just the demerit without taking into account its wonderful merits.

Have you ever wondered how easy it is for us to initiate attacks? Infact, we play with 11 outfield players (including the keeper).

Now let's get to the nitty-gritty. If what you posted above was that easy, how come teams like Madrid and Atletico don't take advantage of that? Or you wanna claim the accolade for the greatest tactician and console yourself with the fact that they don't have a knowledge about it? Of course they do! But why don't they bypass it easily as highlighted in your post? That's because some things are easier said than done.

It seems you need me to take you down memory lane, that's if you are suffering from amnesia. In last season's UCL alone, we defeated Man City, PSG, Bayern Munchen and Juventus en route to the trophy. You wanna tell me the aforementioned teams don't know about what you pointed out? Really?
You remember someone called Pep?

It seems you are also forgetting that your defense is no better than mine. Plus the fact that, you would be playing against the scariest attack/forward line the game has ever seen, and you don't think that should be your major concern?

Let me assure you of one thing; the best result you would get outta the Emirate is a draw, mark my word! We don't need to go over what the outcome would be like at the Camp Nuo.

I'm delighted with the fact that all your injured players are back. At least the major ones such as the likes of Coquelin, Sanchez et al. I know Sanchez will worry my men a lot, there is no denying that. But imagine what Messi would do to Monreal. Imagine what would become of Bellerin after Neymar must have sodomised him. And take into cognizance the frustrations Suarez would cause the likes of Kolscieny and Mertersaker.

Bruv, talk is cheap. Becareful of what you ask for.

You dey mart. Who you dey yan all hose trash for?

Or are you getting scared already? With our front four of Giroud (arial), Ozil (creativity), Sanchez (doggedness and stamina) and Walcott (speed), I doubt if your wishywashy defence can cope.

Forge it man, we go convert your MSN to yahoo messengers.

AdeLaNa1:
It wont even be funny. Suarez vs Mertesacker!!

It would be Gabriel/Koschielny vs Suarez. Don't be ridiculous.

You wan kill Per?

Don't be a suckass you scum wits.

It's easier for Arsenal to beat Barca than Stoke City.

Barcelona play free flowing attacking football with a very high defensive line. Usually they leave their two centre defenders isolated because they attack and defend from the front even with their full backs.

A typical Arsenal side can easily bypass the midfield with quick, sleek passing. With a big CF as Giroud we have a target man for long balls, Giroud's ability to hold up play will keep Barca's defenders busy, not just jittery.

Our quick flow of attack will easily leave us on several one on one situations.

Barca will score for sure BUT ARSENAL WILL SCORE TOO.

It will eventually boil down to whose defence is better. And I think Arsenal's is- we've go Cech too you dumb heads. COYG.

#WeWillBeat'Em

Ibime:
Please all these Chinese clubs should come and look at Cuadrado and co.

I heard Juve are unwilling to pay even £13m for him. We should be able to sell him to a China club for £30m. Emenalo and Marina should get to work and phone all the China clubs

See ya small zika mosquito infested head.

Cuadrado is on a title chase at Juventus. He wouldn't be worth my pants he was still at Chelsea.

Shekpe club.

Tval:
Na spy360 be that

FBI and CIA dey monitor you 24.7.

fredoooooo:
I no envy una life at all , better a championship side with the Champions League than your useless team

E be like say the mosquito wey bite you carry zika. No wonder your brain come less.

#Commot4HereNowOr

The Blues have actually made progress after Mou left. They have moved to the 13th position from a previous 14th.

#KTBFFL

Chestar5:
One hour to entertaining football ...

GO GO BLUES, #KTBFFH #ANOTHERWININVIEW

A Consolation kiss awaits you babey! But I will save it for the next game.

sleekdot:
English analyst and coach Gary Neville

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaUruEqWAAI5A7e.jpg

Hahaha, whenever he returns to the studios as a pundit he would speak with respect. Its easier being a pundit really.

chidexxy007:
Wilshere?
u mean he should come and play wit wheelchair?
na so d season don bad reach?

Without Cazorla, the team lacks someone who can build attack from the back. Wilshere can do that and he is close to returning from injury.

proudlysports:
I don't think fans are necessarily downcast because of the fact that we are now 4th on the table. Most fans are downcast because history seems to be repeating itself. This is something that people have been saying since summer that come February, Arsenal will return to her usual spot.

Personally, even if we were still top of the table today, I'm not sure I would be excited. Anyone who has supported the club for at least 10 year should know not to get too excited even if we had a 5 point lead.
Leicester have surprised me to be honest. I didn't think they would last this long in top 2. At this point, I wouldn't bet against them winning the league. ManCity seem to be reaching their peak at the right time especially with Aguero back. Ponchetinno has done a good job at Spurs and they are winning games now. Sadly, Arsenal has chosen this period to lose form. We are definitely missing Cazorla and Wilshere.

We have the players to win the league but seem we lack the mental sharpness/will.

Tough games coming up.

I think we will be back into the race, but we really need Cazorla/Wilshere back.

Taking a second look at those games we failed to win, I think we played well but couldn't convert our chances. You could blame mediocrity, you could also blame bad luck. While that is not good enough it is encouraging because when the team begins to score, the momentum would sustain the chase.

Wenger should also build the team to cope with physical opponents. We don't lose unless our opponents play dirty. The referees too seems to target our frailty.

ollah1:
Don't mind them. Where were they when soton defeated utd at old Trafford. Soton are a physical side hence the dropping of points. All the four straight teams arsenal have played are all physical side, if not we would have had 12 points and be the run away league leaders.

The league is wide open and we gonna win it
Comments like these are usually posted in the midnight which shows one is Joseph the dreamer.

You dey crweaze...



I got your sarcasm you scum wits.

By the way, Neymar is going to jail. Messi to follow.

#ThiefFc

chidexxy007:
ah ah...assnal.. kilode?
this is just February 2nd oo.
Where is the elf and spy, can u beat ur chest and shout it loud that assnal will win the league this season?..

It's still open. Those Sotton guys were too physical because the ref allowed it.

Generally we were hugely unlucky + Forster was magnificient.

We can move on from this.

AdeLaNa1:
Hey Arsenal, wat position are u on d table??
https://i.imgur.com/oFYpDUI.jpg

Above Man Utd.

Simple.

AdeLaNa1:
Where is dat Spy360 dat was having orgasms bcoz Arsenal was topping d table few weeks ago??

Have you ever had a heartbreak? If you have then you should just leave me alone cos I am having one now.

Hi blip scums, the last time we met I was in a jinx.

An0nimus:
Rosicsky injured again

He should just hang his boots. Its over, his body can't do it any more.