And a round of applause for Arteta and his mini big balls. For successfully running one of the few positives we had for the future, out of the club
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1301501/Arsenal-transfer-news-Matteo-Guendouzi-Manchester-United-price
You only need to look at the list of teams already saying they'll be more than happy to take him off our hands, to know we really should be keeping this kid at Arsenal. The manager has made him want to leave whilst simultaneously decreasing his transfer value, by doing so publicly, labelling him trouble. All solely to play "Billy Big Balls" and prove he's in charge, after everyone saw he really isn't.
Undermined immediately by his failure to make the big call, he just had to pick Guendouzi as the youngster he was going to redeem his neutered manhood with. Yet again we are going to end up losing top talent for bottom money. His value will be worth at least double that in less than 3 years and is potentially worth triple and more in 3-5 years. 36 million is a joke. AMN will be next, again for chump change compared to what he goes for later down the line. Some others could well follow suit after seeing how far the manager is willing to go, to stand by and yet again build around Ozil. Every player at the club already knows it's a pointless task. They've been there, done that, got the T-shirt. As have all the Arsenal fans. The second in a no doubt string of huge mistakes (rest to follow shortly) from our new and damned sure not fearless leader.
Feckin 36 million They say fortune favours the bold Gooners. So at this rate, we'll be lucky if we are still a PL team come Aug 2021. If you think the last two seasons were bad, you've seen nothing yet.
36 Million?
posted on 28/6/20
We all know a number of things are wrong but in terms of he players on the pitch and whom is more to blame it is Ozil. Not because I hate his guts but because unlike every other issue we have/had. It was Ozil's position more than any other, responsible for our near total loss of ability to run a high press.
We had weak defenders before he came, CDM was shocking for years. We were able to stay around the top for so long, with all those problems defensively, because we were so damned good at winning the ball back in the opposition half. Also as Kronke pointed out, Ozil is the killer pass man. So much so he won't run the ball through players, INFURIATING despite the facts he CAN do it.
I said this about Ozil by midway through his second season. That between refusing to take players on with the ball AND being a lazy who won't defend, he was bad news for AFC. It is the specific combination of what he doesn't do and HOW it hurts the team on both fronts. Defensively we can't press and offensively, we're too easy to counter. We stopped flat track bullying the weaker sides because one of them figured out "Ya just have to block the passes off, cos that bottle job WON'T take anyone on with the ball." That's what all the lower sides did and even the top sides jumped on the band wagon. Everyone knows, if Ozil's on, block the passes and ya get a cake walk. And if you're near him with the ball, just run at him, HE'LL MOVE!
Problem isn't I hate him too much, it's that the rest of you aren't/haven't been hating him enough. If you had done, we'd have been rid of his expensive stank ass YEARS ago.
posted on 28/6/20
comment by Imran The King Khan (U10026)
posted 26 minutes ago
It’s neither, except it’s the style of football and failing to replace Santi is the problem. Sounds like you’re saying Xhaka is the problem, which is pretty reductive given the multitude of issues that have plagued Arsenal for the last decade.
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Especially when DM is the longest standing issue of all. Stayed in the CL all those years with WORSE DMs than Xhaka. The list of poor CBs is the same. We could manage whilst we had the CAM who would lead the press. And tbf it didn't matter which of our MFs you put in the spot, they ALL did that job.
posted on 28/6/20
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 2 minutes ago
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Especially when DM is the longest standing issue of all. Stayed in the CL all those years with WORSE DMs than Xhaka. The list of poor CBs is the same. We could manage whilst we had the CAM who would lead the press. And tbf it didn't matter which of our MFs you put in the spot, they ALL did that job.
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Xhaka is not a DM. And even if he as he is too slow, his positioning is too poor and he cant read the game well. he has improved on these i his time with us but still nowhere near a DM.
posted on 28/6/20
comment by Imran The King Khan (U10026)
posted 6 hours, 16 minutes ago
It’s neither, except it’s the style of football and failing to replace Santi is the problem. Sounds like you’re saying Xhaka is the problem, which is pretty reductive given the multitude of issues that have plagued Arsenal for the last decade.
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i see it as the style of football is the problem, but that style is ebing implemented to suit Xhaka. So while Xhaka himself is not directly the problem, he is indirectly imo.That is why i want him sold and an upgrade on him, better suited to teh PL, is brought in.
posted on 28/6/20
I've never liked Xhaka as a DM. Actually reminds me alot of Arteta when he was there. Both look SO uncomfortable all the time. Even when Xhaka is playing well, he never looks like he's sure what he's doing. Always like he's just giving his all and it's working for him.
He plays alot better in the CM role, with a more mobile player behind him. DM is too much for him to think about and stay good at what he's naturally good at. His passing has suffered playing at DM I think.
posted on 28/6/20
What style of football is being implemented to suit Xhaka? Arsenal don’t have a defined style of play, and haven’t for very many years. Just sounds like a cheap cop out to blame a player you dislike, much like the crap about Ozil. One player is not capable of having all these detrimental effects on a club. You’ve got to be mental to actually believe that.
posted on 28/6/20
comment by Imran The King Khan (U10026)
posted 3 hours, 1 minute ago
What style of football is being implemented to suit Xhaka? Arsenal don’t have a defined style of play, and haven’t for very many years. Just sounds like a cheap cop out to blame a player you dislike, much like the crap about Ozil. One player is not capable of having all these detrimental effects on a club. You’ve got to be mental to actually believe that.
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The slow build up and possession game. If you watch Xhaka he needs a second or two to see the pass and then is only particularly good at passing if he can see a player who is static or the player only starts a run after he plays it in front of him.
We now see players not making runs or only making runs to open up space for a pass to someone else far too often. I've lost count of the number of times Ive seen Auba to start a run only to stop because the ball isnt played to him. The more it has happened the less runs he makes and less happy he has looked. My example of Bellerin not passing to Pepe earlier on this thread is just one of dozens of times players havent released a player on a counter and have held it or just played it sideways.
The style I think is being implemented to suit Xhaka is slow possession based football retaining possession over creating chances or counter attacking.
posted on 29/6/20
comment by Tu Meke - He'sGotRedHair! (U3732)
posted 19 hours, 42 minutes ago
If we can get decent money and reinvest in a better player I'd be ok with it.
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Isnt that the case for very player in every team in the world though? No one is indispensable if you get a better player. So you get top marks for stating the bloody obvious.
posted on 29/6/20
Tu biitch slapped
posted on 29/6/20
But there’s no consistent theme to Arsenal’s style of football, saying it’s all being set up to suit Xhaka when it’s obviously not the case makes no sense. You can believe that’s the main cause of your woes all you like, but it shows a lack of understanding of football.