god no, definitely do not want.
Mikel Arteta | Lego Pep watch
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Obsessed in old washed up players, ends up falling out with the club, coaches boring football.
What's not to like?
Arsenal are definitely sticking with him at least for this whole season when they are still buying all these players for him whether they are good enough or not, they aren't exactly cheap. 150M for the lot they bought!
What's the Maitland-Niles stuff about? He wanted to be loaned to Everton but Arsenal said no and now he's banished to training with the youths? What's the thinking behind that?
Something sinister going on in that club.
How are these stats skewed when he played a fair chunk of his games as a centre back?
Im seeing stats like these, but I'm not sure if they impress or not?
Unless we have an unbelievable reaction and go on a winning streak, there is no chance he lasts the season. Every signing are "manager sacked" proof. All very young with potential that any coach could use.
I’m convinced that he’s actively trying to sabotage Arsenal now.
Of the 92 professional clubs in England, Arsenal are one of only two clubs yet to score a league goal this season. Granted 2 of their first 3 games were tough but that's damning.
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The thing with Maitland-Niles who's one of the few players who can give decent performance. More than few Arsenal supporters say he's the most underrated one from the squad, not to mention a workhorse in critical situations.
Arteta should just forgive him and start working together to save the club from absolute shower fest this season. It's gonna most likely end like with Ozil. Arteta will be blocked on social media by few players.
Arteta should just forgive him and start working together to save the club from absolute shower fest this season. It's gonna most likely end like with Ozil. Arteta will be blocked on social media by few players.
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Wolves?
He can give a decent performance and be a solid option covering RB and CM. But workhorse is maybe a step too far. He suffers from persistent lapses of focus be it against Brighton or City. He just seems incapable of staying in the game the whole time. Combine that with the fact that he likes to takes tricky/risky passes and you have 1 or 2 bad mistakes a game.
Ahh yes. Thanks for the correction. I'll edit my post.
Sure, he'll make mistakes as everyone else, but at least he doesn't seem the type to capitulate easily. That makes him very likeable and sometimes as positive aspect as Tierney.
His performance vs Chelsea on loan at West Brom was enough sign to make him important player and from looks of it, he just want to play regular football.
The thing is from the first 3 games I am not surprised they are bottom. Two games were tough and the first game away to a newly relegated side is never easy. It's the shambolic work in the transfer window that gets me. Absolutely no quality bought yet they have spent so much money. They could have easily bought a spine with £170m. A club based in London, off a COVID season where most European clubs need money. Their GK, CB and CM needed upgrading and they have bought worse players in whilst keeping Xhaka, who's already been sent off this season. It's terrible management by the club.
"Might".
At any point in time a mess can be made of an appointment, but the structure has changed several times so the decision makers have changed with it.
But what we do know is that a mess has been made.
Got his revenge!
Arteta successfully pulled Arsenal out of relegation zone today. Story of the day belongs to him.
Surely deserves a new contract?
Another win and his job is secured until Christmas, if not longer.
Great result.
Keeps the fraud at the club.
Can see them dropping points in their next 2 league games however.
Keeps the fraud at the club.
Can see them dropping points in their next 2 league games however.
Best week in his career apparently.
They've actually spent a fair bit the last few years, the problem is that they've mostly spent that on rubbish. Pretty far away from the Wenger days when they constantly would buy talented youngsters and turn them into world class players
Can't be a good sign when they barely scraped a win against a side that have been the whipping boys by other clubs already this season
Wenger actually signed a fair few flops even in his prime, it's why the 'invincibles' had poor squad depth.
That one win should keep him safe until Christmas
Two weeks while they were on an international break and then beat the second to last team in the league 1-0 to move up from last themselves
Arteta honestly seems like a parody. It’s difficult for me to believe that he is real, and is really saying these things.
Everyone does.
Still cant deny the fact that consistently getting top 4 while having a positive net spend for so long was pretty impressive
They’ve bought players nobody else wanted. 10 to 15 years ago, they’d have the pull to get a player like Grealish instead they’ve overpaid for players like Pepe and White.
When did Arsenal ever make a Grealish type signing? Our best players were players discarded by other clubs no-one really wanted.
What did he do during those 10-15 days? Did he bring the players who weren't on international duty to a rigorous training camp in the mountains or something? I can't wait for the Hollywood movie.
Disturbing at multiple levels.
Imagine you are in a flight and the pilot does mid-air announcement similar to what Arteta said.
My point is that there used to be a pull with Arsenal that’s no longer there. You were able to sign Sanchez and Ozil in their prime. Granted Barca and Madrid got rid, but they were clubs in the prime of their domination, so taking one of their outcasts was better than let say for example, signing Fellaini.
Nasri was well sought after, no? Was hyped up a lot before you guys got him. But maybe doesn’t fit in the one of your best players criteria.