I think we need 1 CB but you can't replace a whole back line with new defenders.
As things stand we are going into the new season even weaker than last season. I said often last season that this was one of the worst squads ever at arsenal.
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
I hope you all saw for yourselves why I compared Martinelli to Anelka yesterday against Fiorentina.
https://twitter.com/90sGunner/status/1152747060237676544
https://twitter.com/i/status/1152734757475749888
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
-----------------------------
Ramsey had a few cameos last season but to suggest that these players will be missed is ridiculous. They hardly played! And Cech was pretty much a non factor.
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
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Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 5 minutes ago
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
-----------------------------
Ramsey had a few cameos last season but to suggest that these players will be missed is ridiculous. They hardly played! And Cech was pretty much a non factor.
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Ramsey didn't have just a few cameos. Before his injury he was the main starter in the team. Welbeck gave us that option from the bench. Your not going to find a better striker to call of the bench in the league (bar Giroud)
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
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Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
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Well thr talk from Emery suggest Nach will be deployed as a CB this season and we are likely to be playing with a back 4
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 5 minutes ago
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
-----------------------------
Ramsey had a few cameos last season but to suggest that these players will be missed is ridiculous. They hardly played! And Cech was pretty much a non factor.
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Ramsey didn't have just a few cameos. Before his injury he was the main starter in the team. Welbeck gave us that option from the bench. Your not going to find a better striker to call of the bench in the league (bar Giroud)
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Welbeck was injured on 9th November. To call him the best striker off the bench? How about the fact that most of the first half of the season when Welbeck wasn't injured, Emery actually played one striker of Lacazette or Aubameyang.
And at no point was Ramsey the main man! He played for 90 minutes only 4 times in the premier league and only 8 times for more than 60 minutes! A total of 12 of times!
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Well thr talk from Emery suggest Nach will be deployed as a CB this season and we are likely to be playing with a back 4
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Actually Emery said that Monreal will only be played as a centre back in a back 3!
And if/when we sign Tierney I doubt we see him again at left back in back 4!
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 50 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi was bad yesterday on a few occasions, lucky for us we didn't get punished for it.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
I hope you all saw for yourselves why I compared Martinelli to Anelka yesterday against Fiorentina.
https://twitter.com/90sGunner/status/1152747060237676544
https://twitter.com/i/status/1152734757475749888
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More like Walcott there, no way would Anelka have missed
For all the good Willock, Nketiah, Saka and Burton are doing, Nelson has been disappointing so far.
Also a bit of a worry Mavropanos is unavailable again. Doesn't look to be in contention this season.
ESR another who looks to go down the perma injured route
After his performance at Old Trafford the season before last, I really thought Mavrapanos looked like a real top prospect. He was brilliant.
Since then, he just hasn't kicked on for various reasons, injury or otherwise, and I am starting to think maybe it just isn't going to happen for him.
Smith-Rowe's injuries are a real frustration too, as he is a serious talent.
Emery just doesn't rate him, if we get a CB injury crisis and he plays Elneny or Nacho there ahead of him then he'll have to move on or hope the manager leaves
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
I hope you all saw for yourselves why I compared Martinelli to Anelka yesterday against Fiorentina.
https://twitter.com/90sGunner/status/1152747060237676544
https://twitter.com/i/status/1152734757475749888
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More like Walcott there, no way would Anelka have missed
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tbf Anelka missed a fair few before he settled. His running style allows him to stay upright so I hope those misses will be rare. Lets be honest Theo was a sprinter first, footballer second.
comment by Samir - Bottlers FC (U2630)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
After his performance at Old Trafford the season before last, I really thought Mavrapanos looked like a real top prospect. He was brilliant.
Since then, he just hasn't kicked on for various reasons, injury or otherwise, and I am starting to think maybe it just isn't going to happen for him.
Smith-Rowe's injuries are a real frustration too, as he is a serious talent.
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I just don't understand the fascination with Mav. I have never been convinced. And the way he gave away the goal, I think it may have been in Wenger's last game; I can't see him developing.
A 19 year old makes a mistake and you cant see him developing past 21 years of age?
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 22 seconds ago
A 19 year old makes a mistake and you cant see him developing past 21 years of age?
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Nah that was just an anecdotal example of a wider issue. I have never seen him really that commanding. And I think that is the first quality needed for a top centre back followed by staying calm under pressure.
We won to nil in Wengers last game btw.
ok. Thats why I said it may have been. The game that left that lasting impression on me was when he was robbed near the half way line and the forward went on to score.
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
Was it Leicester? When he was sent off?
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
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Not writing him off. I am not god. If he goes on to be the next Tony Adams I'll be first one to hold my hands up. Just not convinced.
Have you given up on your obsession of sending Nketiah on loan?
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
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Not writing him off. I am not god. If he goes on to be the next Tony Adams I'll be first one to hold my hands up. Just not convinced.
Have you given up on your obsession of sending Nketiah on loan?
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Obsession?
It will be best for him. He wont get much game time at Arsenal barring an injury crisis. He needs regular game time.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 10 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
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Not writing him off. I am not god. If he goes on to be the next Tony Adams I'll be first one to hold my hands up. Just not convinced.
Have you given up on your obsession of sending Nketiah on loan?
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Obsession?
It will be best for him. He wont get much game time at Arsenal barring an injury crisis. He needs regular game time.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why do you think he won't get enough game time with only two strikers at the club, with both of them starting in a lot of games. The next one on the ladder is Martinelli who has no experience of the premier league and is even younger.
Well the obvious is to look at last season when we had the same options for most of the season.
Didnt start in EFL, only made 2 Europa appearances, only played 65 minutes of PL football, with an hour in the FA Cup.
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posted on 21/7/19
I think we need 1 CB but you can't replace a whole back line with new defenders.
As things stand we are going into the new season even weaker than last season. I said often last season that this was one of the worst squads ever at arsenal.
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
posted on 21/7/19
I hope you all saw for yourselves why I compared Martinelli to Anelka yesterday against Fiorentina.
https://twitter.com/90sGunner/status/1152747060237676544
https://twitter.com/i/status/1152734757475749888
posted on 21/7/19
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
-----------------------------
Ramsey had a few cameos last season but to suggest that these players will be missed is ridiculous. They hardly played! And Cech was pretty much a non factor.
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 5 minutes ago
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
-----------------------------
Ramsey had a few cameos last season but to suggest that these players will be missed is ridiculous. They hardly played! And Cech was pretty much a non factor.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ramsey didn't have just a few cameos. Before his injury he was the main starter in the team. Welbeck gave us that option from the bench. Your not going to find a better striker to call of the bench in the league (bar Giroud)
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Well thr talk from Emery suggest Nach will be deployed as a CB this season and we are likely to be playing with a back 4
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 5 minutes ago
With Cech, Ramsey and Welbeck now gone, this seasons squad could be even worse
-----------------------------
Ramsey had a few cameos last season but to suggest that these players will be missed is ridiculous. They hardly played! And Cech was pretty much a non factor.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ramsey didn't have just a few cameos. Before his injury he was the main starter in the team. Welbeck gave us that option from the bench. Your not going to find a better striker to call of the bench in the league (bar Giroud)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Welbeck was injured on 9th November. To call him the best striker off the bench? How about the fact that most of the first half of the season when Welbeck wasn't injured, Emery actually played one striker of Lacazette or Aubameyang.
And at no point was Ramsey the main man! He played for 90 minutes only 4 times in the premier league and only 8 times for more than 60 minutes! A total of 12 of times!
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Well thr talk from Emery suggest Nach will be deployed as a CB this season and we are likely to be playing with a back 4
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Actually Emery said that Monreal will only be played as a centre back in a back 3!
And if/when we sign Tierney I doubt we see him again at left back in back 4!
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 50 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sounds like another good showing from some of the academy lads last night. Burton seems to be catching the eye.
Only concern is how much playing time Mustafi is getting out there. Worse still how every game is riddled with potentially costly mistakes by him.
We have to be buying a new CB, surely?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi wasn't all that bad.
But the left side in the first half, just terrible. Kolsaniac and Monreal are past it. We need a left back and to go to a back 4!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mustafi was bad yesterday on a few occasions, lucky for us we didn't get punished for it.
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
I hope you all saw for yourselves why I compared Martinelli to Anelka yesterday against Fiorentina.
https://twitter.com/90sGunner/status/1152747060237676544
https://twitter.com/i/status/1152734757475749888
----------------------------------------------------------------------
More like Walcott there, no way would Anelka have missed
posted on 21/7/19
For all the good Willock, Nketiah, Saka and Burton are doing, Nelson has been disappointing so far.
Also a bit of a worry Mavropanos is unavailable again. Doesn't look to be in contention this season.
ESR another who looks to go down the perma injured route
posted on 21/7/19
After his performance at Old Trafford the season before last, I really thought Mavrapanos looked like a real top prospect. He was brilliant.
Since then, he just hasn't kicked on for various reasons, injury or otherwise, and I am starting to think maybe it just isn't going to happen for him.
Smith-Rowe's injuries are a real frustration too, as he is a serious talent.
posted on 21/7/19
Emery just doesn't rate him, if we get a CB injury crisis and he plays Elneny or Nacho there ahead of him then he'll have to move on or hope the manager leaves
posted on 21/7/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
I hope you all saw for yourselves why I compared Martinelli to Anelka yesterday against Fiorentina.
https://twitter.com/90sGunner/status/1152747060237676544
https://twitter.com/i/status/1152734757475749888
----------------------------------------------------------------------
More like Walcott there, no way would Anelka have missed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
tbf Anelka missed a fair few before he settled. His running style allows him to stay upright so I hope those misses will be rare. Lets be honest Theo was a sprinter first, footballer second.
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Samir - Bottlers FC (U2630)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
After his performance at Old Trafford the season before last, I really thought Mavrapanos looked like a real top prospect. He was brilliant.
Since then, he just hasn't kicked on for various reasons, injury or otherwise, and I am starting to think maybe it just isn't going to happen for him.
Smith-Rowe's injuries are a real frustration too, as he is a serious talent.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I just don't understand the fascination with Mav. I have never been convinced. And the way he gave away the goal, I think it may have been in Wenger's last game; I can't see him developing.
posted on 21/7/19
A 19 year old makes a mistake and you cant see him developing past 21 years of age?
posted on 21/7/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 22 seconds ago
A 19 year old makes a mistake and you cant see him developing past 21 years of age?
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Nah that was just an anecdotal example of a wider issue. I have never seen him really that commanding. And I think that is the first quality needed for a top centre back followed by staying calm under pressure.
posted on 21/7/19
We won to nil in Wengers last game btw.
posted on 21/7/19
ok. Thats why I said it may have been. The game that left that lasting impression on me was when he was robbed near the half way line and the forward went on to score.
posted on 21/7/19
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
posted on 21/7/19
Was it Leicester? When he was sent off?
posted on 21/7/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not writing him off. I am not god. If he goes on to be the next Tony Adams I'll be first one to hold my hands up. Just not convinced.
Have you given up on your obsession of sending Nketiah on loan?
posted on 21/7/19
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not writing him off. I am not god. If he goes on to be the next Tony Adams I'll be first one to hold my hands up. Just not convinced.
Have you given up on your obsession of sending Nketiah on loan?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Obsession?
It will be best for him. He wont get much game time at Arsenal barring an injury crisis. He needs regular game time.
posted on 21/7/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 10 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
19 year old makes a mistake on the halfway line
Write him off.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not writing him off. I am not god. If he goes on to be the next Tony Adams I'll be first one to hold my hands up. Just not convinced.
Have you given up on your obsession of sending Nketiah on loan?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Obsession?
It will be best for him. He wont get much game time at Arsenal barring an injury crisis. He needs regular game time.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why do you think he won't get enough game time with only two strikers at the club, with both of them starting in a lot of games. The next one on the ladder is Martinelli who has no experience of the premier league and is even younger.
posted on 21/7/19
Well the obvious is to look at last season when we had the same options for most of the season.
Didnt start in EFL, only made 2 Europa appearances, only played 65 minutes of PL football, with an hour in the FA Cup.
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