Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Thomas, Lokonga, Odegaard. That's 8/11 of their starting lineup. The other 3 are two academy players and Auba, the guy Arteta decided they HAD to PAY
....then what the hell did they spend that money for???
WHAT
They should learn from us. How many students of SAF ever went and achieved anything without him? Can't think of one. There are few assistant managers in football history that ever went on to be successful.
Well they needed to replace most of their squad, they had an incredibly poor squad and after spending around 200M they ended up with an average one.
5th and 6th to 8th. Like I said, they got an average squad with average results. I dont think you can ask Arteta to get top 4 with that squad. He'll need to overachieve with it, Im not saying Artera is a good coach, not even an average one all Im saying is Arsenal results are on par with the quality of their squad.
Yep he's failing, but where do you think the average manager would have Arsenal placed? What do you think it's a fair requirement?
Average manager? 6th to 8th. But it's arsenal. Their manager should not be average
Totally agree, but it is what it is. Arsenal have an average squad with an average manager.
Vlahovic (unlikely due to the price and early signs that he doesn't want to join us at all
)For a club that once took a punt on players like Henry, Pries, Ljundberg and Bergkamp, you've dismissed a couple of very good players there who have proven they can do it in a good league. It doesn't matter who you sign if you haven't got the right structure upstairs, United have shown that over the last 8 years.Vlahovic (unlikely due to the price and early signs that he doesn't want to join us at all
DCL: massive meh especially for the inflated price we'd have to pay Everton.
Isak: possible, doubts he can be a right fit in the PL though.
David (Lille): strong "one season wonder" vibes from him. And he's not exactly having an insane season either. Similar frame to Lacazette is not ideal if we keep making so many crosses in the box.
Watkins: would be an okay complementary signing to whoever the main man is but Villa will also ask for a big fee. Probably one that could happen in a year or two.
That's not a great list to choose from... There will probably be one or two names that nobody is talking about for now (Richarlisson, En Nesyri...)
We have 5 months to find 400M€ and get CL football so we can reunite Odegaard and Haaland.
Different times and the PL itself is a different league. There is no chance we get anyone bar David on this list under 50/60M so we're far away from a punt. Especially on the striker role that brings its own sort of pressure. Would you take any of them to lead the line for a club aspiring to top 4 ? I'm not discounting them completely, i just have my doubts. This summer window was very scary and turned out ok in the end so i trust them to find the right player.
Isak is the only one I would consider as I've followed him since he played for AIK and has been in the Swedish national team, but United are shopping in a different market from Arsenal. We're still able to slap £80 - £100m on the table for players like Sancho, Pogba, Lukaku etc who you would consider to be 'proven' more than the likes of a £50m Isak, which is the only thing that has kept United relevant in the last 8 years (along with some minor trophy wins). Arsenal unfortunately aren't that relevant anymore and can't guarantee anything other than 'maybe' some form of European football or a minor trophy if the wind blows the right way.
Did he celebrate a banter goal again?
What do you expect from a team that scores into an empty net with an injured keeper?
Hes a shite classless manager who's underperforming considering the money he's spent.
They haven’t really had the best of squad then and despite that they still won the fa cup. The youth movement and the intensity Arteta has put in Arsenal has been a positive shift from what they had before.
