first for the best player in the world right now
2nd for Anime IN
I read an interesting old interview a while ago where Szczęsny said that Alex Hleb was maybe the most technically talented player he's ever played with but that he had a severe problem with the bottle and seemed to heavily imply that it was a major reason why he tanked at Barca.
>>128675670why doesnt he just join his childhood team? why stick with the spurs, it's not like they pay that good
Still seething at that draw to shitethampton. I hope they get relegated
>>128676521Pretty sure arsenal released him during youth.
>rice>Onana>Zubimendi>Caicedo>MckennieAvoid all of em
>>128676546Yes and get no one instead.
>>128676523Same, shame if they get relegated, point thieves Burnley will probably come up again
Arsenal reached an agreement with Real Sociedad this month to pay Martin Zubimendi’s £52.5m release clause, but the player does not want to leave his hometown club in the middle of the season & the deal is more likely to happen at the end of the campaign. [Mail] #afcLiterally who?
>>128676786casulIf I'm actually being cynical it's because he's from the same hometown as Arteta
>>128676786Ødegaard's former teammate.
All these midfield targets is just trying to put Boehly off the scent of our favored one.
The Zubimendi stuff sounds like a load of bollocks.
>>128677098He's an Arteta regen
>>128676786i heard he was good before i heard about arsenal links. never really took a good look at him though. seems like a lot of money
>>128676786>>128677394He was one of Spain's better players at the Olympics a couple years back
>>128677394didn't we pay for partey's fee near that number as well?i recall 45mil
>>128676546Burger here, McKennie just an American Soucek desu. Decent, but not title challenger level
>>128677515he's going to leeds to make leeds united states lad
>>128677125Early career more attacking Arteta, or Wenger era sideways passer?Also news >we are apparently in for Caicedo and Onana. Seems Arsenal really wants to cloud the picture of the main transfer target.
Did this guy choose BVB over >us?
>>128677659>choosing bundesshitga over EPLweakmind, i never rated him desu
>>128677659Is there any new news? Last I heard Tap-im Romano and (((Ornstein))) both saying we agreed personal terms but Dortmund have actually tried to bid €15m and we're stalling because of Cedric not leaving to Fulham yet
>>128676546Rice and Onana are genuinely good. Do I really need to explain why Rice is good?Also Onana has potential to be as good as Partey if not better. He's a future elite 6. Either Onana or Danilo should be our future 6's
>>128677542>>128677515McKennie would be good for Leeds lol, they're just a chaos team that need players great on the transition
>>128677630Wenger sideways passer non big nig DM
I'm telling you now if we don't sign a good midfielder this window we're going to end up seriously regretting it. It's sunshine and rainbows now with the team playing well and xhaka and partey at full fitness but the moment one of them gets a knock we'll see the performances drop hard and we'll look back at this like we do every season and end up regretting the golden opportunity we could have had to strengthen in an obviously weak position and then we'll all hate edu again. Rinse and repeat.
>>128675670Shit team
shartinelli is not good enough
https://youtu.be/o2XhewypzKASeeing united fans triggered fuels me. Worst fanbase in all of football
Arsenal are now leading the race over Newcastle and Dortmund to sign Fresneda and trying to convince Everton to sell Andre Onana for less than £50m. #afc
Arsenal brah’s. What do you think about Anthony Gordon? I think we should go after him
What an ironic situation, many top quality players want to move to Arsenal, but only after this season ends. But to finish this season with premier league title Arsenal needs good players right now.
>>128679032He's fucking shite
So Onana as the 6 and Zubimendi as the 8? Isn't Zubimendi supposed to be the next Biscuits for Spain? Might be cool having him in midfield with odegaard and onana with Zinchenko pivoting in to form a diamond on the attack. Seems like an Arteta type of starting XI. And arguably it might be possible to get both players for what Rice would cost.
>>128679032Just put in a cheeky bid to increase his value so other people have to overpay. Isn't really the right player for Arsenal and Arteta though
>>128678866Those watch centers out in the trenches of Africa look like fun ngl
>>128679169Probably. If Arsenal goes back to buy cheap player, they should buy Hakim Sahabo
We're finally gonna win the champions league, feels surreal
>>128679247Why he's a 17 yo attacking midfielder and doesn't offer a long term replacement for Xhaka or Partey. Do you really see him being able to replace Odegaard? So it would be buying a prospect and likely loaning him out when they need depth for the CL next year.
>>128679169Zubimendi as 6, Rice as 8. I think Arteta wants his central midfielders as interchangeable as possible.
>>128679296that's like between 150-170m depending on how much Chelsea bid up Rice. Feels like you need to have a second option in case Rice's price gets into stupid range. I wouldn't be surprised if the eventual price for Rice is higher than what Grealish went for and is he really worth that?
>>128678493We should just blow some money on Tielemans and Onana
>>128679342Seems like Chelsea have cooled off on Rice ever since Tuchel left? They have been pushing hard for Enzo Fernandes and appear to want Caicedo as well. I don't think he's a top priority for them anymore, but that won't stop them from trying to drive up the price for us I guess
>>128679032He must be part of some money laundering scheme or something. I have no idea why there is so much interest in him
>>128679382it just seems like chelsea are going to get into a bidding war on any player that they think might significantly assist a top 6 side but assuming he won't leave the EPL who's going to pay what West Ham will ask? United have Casemiro who is getting older so does need a replacement but they are looking for a buyer and they have more significant needs in other positions. Liverpool? yes fabinho is getting older but they also have more significant needs in other positions. Spurs since Dier's contract expires in 2024?Realistically it feels like 2 likely places for Rice to go and let's be honest Chelsea are likely to offer more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFjfGehBVAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XhewypzKAThis is great.
>>128679488Posted already >>128678866
>>128679382Thanks to Trossard Money, They put 100 Million on Caicedo. And arsenal also try bid him for the lulz
morning lads, any updates on the midfielder signing ??
>>128679543so desperate to a) take advantage of the ffp exploit and b) secure CL football for next year that they are going full retard.
Who is this Onana nigger I'm hearing about? We need Rice not more deadwood like this. Zubimendi would be good too.
Should Wenger have brought back Fabregas when he left Barca and scrapped Ozil? He wanted back in and Arsenal had right of first refusal in his transfer contract
>>128679675kick it out lad
@FabrizioRomano: “Arsenal will have to decide how to proceed on the Ivan Fresneda deal. He’s yet to decide his future, with Borussia Dortmund also in the race and Real Valladolid keen to keep him on loan until the summer.” #afc
Low-stake away game with Man City is a proper storytelling. Hero needs a short showdown with a villain before a proper final fight.
>>128679829Apparently either cash was tight because of the stadium or Kroenke wasn't willing to spend unless he had a complete ownership stake so I doubt even if Wenger had wanted him back he would've had the choice.
>>128679829It's a tough one. Fabregas had a better season than Ozil in 14/15 but the rest of the time they were both in the same league together Ozil performed better than him. He was younger and had a better physical profile so I don't blame Wenger for sticking with him rather than bringing the prodigal son home.
>>128678696Fat cunt.
Kroenke is richer boehly by several billion dollars but insists on this dortmund approach to running a club. He could at least give us a 100m signing every season. We'll get overrun in every transfer window if he doesn't because its not like boehly will stop, or the Newcastle Saudis will go easy, or city will be any less aggressive in their spending, or potential new united and Liverpool owners spending less than their current owners (who already spend 100m on shit players like Anthony and 80m on nunez). Big stan needs to step the fuck up.
>>128680136Richer than*Antony*
https://streamable.com/h6rfkwGoosebumps
>>128680136Kroenke has like 5 teams across multiple sports and is paying off SoFi which was like 4billion so I can totally understand why they aren't stockpiling every random shitter people are memeing up.
>>128680217That's how you end up missing out on quality players. If you aren't willing you pay you won't succeed.
>>128680299Who are these good players? Buendia, Aouar, Memepiss?
>>128676521>why doesnt he just join his childhood team?
>>128680488The Bellinghams of the world. Potentially mudryk. Had we not completely lucked out on saka coming through the academy, odegaard falling out of favour with madrid, city giving us an amazing deal for zinchenko and jesus, saliba hitting world class form after we bought him and loaned him, we would have to pay at least 80m for these players in their current form if they were playing elsewhere. You don't always get the stars aligning like they have for us with this group of players. At some point you'll have to spend the money on the next saka, odegaard or saliba.
Weston McKennie has accepted Leeds United contract proposal, personal terms are not an issue - it's on Leeds and Juventus now :rotating_light: :white_circle: :us: #LUFC The two clubs are discussing on conditions of the deal to understand how to proceed in new round of talks.[FabrizioRomano]Dodged a bullet here
>>128680771/american talent/ bros...another one is wasted on that shit club...
>>128679829What a low IQ comment. Ozil wasn't the one blocking Fabregas from coming. He's a CM. He wasn't even playing as a 10 for Chelsea either. At the time the midfield wasn't even an issue(probably needed a serious DM though) as we made chances for fun.
>>128680771After months of his agent linking him to every club under the sun, he goes to USMNT UK FC.
Reminder that Arsenal would need to win 7 (SEVEN) Champions League trophies in order to become the biggest club in England. How close are you guys to achieving this?
>>128680743Yes I agree 100% but they must BE the next Saka and anons are quick to jump on every single meme out there. I must say that our business has been looking good and yes there is luck but Edu so far has gained a lot of trust. At the beginning of the window anons were saying we won’t get anyone and we already have two and one is PL quality. We have had a lot of falseflaggers who just jump on any meme to try and spread negativity.
Remider that Liverpool would need to rise 5 (FIVE) places in the Premier League to even be in the Champions League. They WON'T achieve this.
>>128680930as close as your mom is from being the cleanest and purest woman in the british islands
>>128680136Because Boehly’s approach seems to be working out well…
>ninth (9th)
>>128680962I just don’t see Potter lasting there, what then spend 500 million on two managers and then what? Let’s say they get Ancelotti or someone of that calibre what do you think they would do to the likes of Auba and Mount?
need some signings
Reminder that Shitizen would need to fuck 7 (SEVEN) more toilets in order to become the most disgusting poster on spee. How close is he to achieving this?
>>128681046-3
>>128680136Dortmund would be an elite club if they had any semblance of player retention.
>>128680939But that's my point. I'm not talking about hype jobs. I'm talking about the real deal like bellingam or haaland. We have to at the very least be in contention for these players, not falling short like with mudryk. Granted mudryk is a bad example because he's unproven but say the next haaland comes along and we aren't willing to meet the valuation, that's just pathetic for an owner worth billions. If we win the premier league this season all of us will be expecting us to sustain this success and continue competing for the league and then also champions league, but if we aren't bothered to sign the best players and happily let them go to rivals what's the fucking point.
>>128680743But “lucking out” and getting good players on the cheap and through the academy is precisely the strategy that works. Go for great players the selling club doesn’t want, take advantage of your academy. It’s how most great teams are built.
>>128681006They just need to find a manager who has a system which gets the best out of all the random players Boehly is sticking on 10-year contracts. Simple.
>>128680962Boehly doesn't have a talent or quality problem. All his problems are managerial. Tuchel won a CL with a worse team than what they have now.
>>128681076Bellingham is all hype, retard. We can probably get a player as good for half of his inflated price.
>>128681077That doesn't work for sustained success. We've been doing that for a while now and it's finally coming to fruition but we can't keep relying on that model of waiting years for players to develop. Sometimes you need the highest quality player in the here and now. And judging by how the market has been moving many of those players will command extremely high fees.
>>128681128He's statistically one of the best young players in world football. Him and saka were the standout players for England at the world cup.
>>128681064All the young talented players they get go there specifically because they are the worlds biggest stepping stone. There was no chance of them permanently keeping Haaland or Sancho and they won’t be keeping Bellingham either.
>>128681216I don't trust that league.
>>128681216True, plus as a team which will be getting Champions League we can talk seriously about signing him - unlike a certain other fanbase who seem to think they've already signed him.
>>128681227Yeah if we could have Dortmund's scouting and not be a stepping stone, we'd be unstoppable.
>>128681229Sancho is also a good player. He just has a crap team and manager. He really should have gone to man city.
>>128681241Well what Dortmund also have is the luxury of a weaker league so they can afford to give worthwhile game time to developing players rather than just cup matches or throwing them on for 5 minutes at the end.
>>128681229very wise, you need to take a long hard look at Dirtmund’s ‘prospects’ and consider very carefully if they are able to recreate their form in the premiership.Or just go to their cheaper knockoffs in RB Salzburg and snatch up whatever talent they are sellin’ to Leipzig or the German Bundesliga in general.
>Fulham set to sign Cedric on loan without permanent option this week. The negotiations have accelerated in recent days and the clubs have now agreed in principle. James Olley
>>128681279>He just has a crap team and managerSaka would still be good in that team. Sanshit is just mentally weak and was overhyped.
https://twitter.com/GoonerTaIk/status/1618188166028230657?t=osA41K7u4bS_CC0fPK_rZQ&s=19
>>128681334He wouldn't because they don't create enough chances. The few wonder moments sancho has had since joining them have been through his own making. Same for rashford. United are not a good team. But I'd agree with sancho being weakmind.
>>128681340
>>128681321James Olley@JamesOlleyExclusive: Fulham are set to complete the signing of Arsenal defender Cedric Soares on a six-month loan. No option or obligation to buy. Fulham will cover wages, which total close to £100k-a-week. Silva views Cedric as a key signing. Story:
This image is floating around on twitter
From our history, who is the one Arsenal signing you couldn’t believe we managed to secure?
>>128681569Ozil
>>128681569Getting prime Ozil from Madrid was pretty crazy at the time.
>>128681586Peak /arse/ imo, my browser fucking crashed during all the spam.
>>128681541Isnt he more of a RW?
It was a tough decision for Cedric to leave this month. He’s been desperate to play, but leaving Arsenal now is a difficult call for any player, given the opportunity they have. Ultimately, his desire to play & Marco Silva’s determination to sign him made his mind up.https://twitter.com/charles_watts/status/1618194633779183618?t=DiSB61J0v_AiAisQB288Ng&s=19
>>128681541who tf is that and why's he bald
>>128681541Looks better here. He should shave the afro.
>>128681569Alexis,he was super good and somewhat consistentOzil had some good games but hes moody and extremely incosistent+cancerous fanbase+virtue signaling every possible moment.
>>128681598I hope he, Willian, and Leno manage to do the impossible and finish above Sp*ds. They won't but I hope.
>>128681569Bergkamp.
>>128681569Definitely ozil. He was considered one of the best players in world football at the time and when he was announced that we were buying him all football fans not just arsenal fans flipped their shit in disbelief.
>>128681596RM, RW. Same shit desu. Nobody is fixed to their position.
Jesus told Khabib he expects to play again in 4-5 weeks.
>>128675834Haaland
>>128681791>play againOn the bench.
>>128681902there are so many games coming up, enough minutes for everyone, just hope the injuries of Jesus and Nelson didn’t fuck them up too much.
>>128681791We've known since he got the injury he'd be back by March
Arsenal have made a LATE move for Weston Mckennie. First contacts have been made and Arsenal will pursue a deal depending on the reaction they get. Juventus want €25m-€30m if a permanent sale comes into play. LEEDS currently the favourites to sign the player. #afcGod please no
>>128682217aaaaaah no pls
>>128682217/american talent/ bros we are BACK
>>128682217he stood out to me at the WC, but maybe that has more to do with his hair 2bh
>>128682217not this shitter please yank footballers are awful
>>128682217Source? If it’s not from Fab or Ornstein I don’t believe it
>>128682217pulisic vs mckennie would be kino
>>128682476Not very good fakes. 4th has the worst one but the badges are bad on all of them.
>>128682438he will be sacked within two years, this run isn't sustainable. kind of like conte last season it's counter attacking football + individuals in purple patches (rashford vs kane and son)
>>128681541Looks good bald.
>>128682499They’ve genuinely got better but against weak opposition. The title race stuff was the media and ETH losing perspective.
>>128681569David Platt :)
>>128682217lmao no
>>128682438He's almost as shameless as their fans. You'll never find a fanbase who complains more about the refs being against them - this is with me even acknowledging Arsenal's fans also do it a lot. I see similarities between ten Hag at Utd and Jose at Chelsea in how he's harnessing a Us vs. Them mentality.
free kick goal against citeh>>128682639>You'll never find a fanbase who complains moreYou now remember Liverpool, and Herr Klopp complaining about West Brom's pitch.
Cedric moving has nothing to do with Fresneda, it's about freeing non-homegrown spot in the squad.
>Ramsdale on a New Podcast Saying he Broke his Knuckle at the World Cup and has been Playing Every Game Since with his Middle & Ring Stitched Togethergreat now every club will know this retard can't punch the ball
>>128682837As opposed to it being a super secret that everyone in english wc squad knew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iAcsrI22v4
Arteta on the possibility of making more signings: "If anything else is available that can make us better, we will look at it."
>>128683426I know you (you personally) hate this but I prefer this approach. Don't tell them anything.
>>128683503I don't Arteta admits there are 'concerns' over Elneny's injury and that ideally he would like to bring in midfield cover this month, but he adds that it might not be easy.
>>128683601>tfw the rumors are true
>>128682639I still hate how the FA sucked their dicks by saying Rashford "guarding the ball" and doesn't count as a play
>>128675670It would be funny if he did a Sol Campbell, but I doubt that would happen.
Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomano·1mCedric Soares to Fulham, on the verge of being completed as Arsenal are now checking final details then here we go #Fulham #AFC▫ Loan until the end of the season;▫ No buy option clause in June;▫ Full salary covered by Fulham.Marco Silva, key to complete the deal.
What a redemption arc for Partey this season. From being falsely accused of rape by some stupid lying slut to getting his hands on the PL trophy. Should become an emblem for BLM in my view.
>>128683778>falsely accused of rape
>>128683778I’ve noticed him slowly being brought back into Arsenals social media posts too, hopefully they will sum up the courage to make him their Twitter banner image to commemorate his effort at the end of the season.
>>128681684I remember that wenger post match interview like yesterday
>>128683778>falselyLet's not get ahead of ourselves, anon.
Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace which was due to take place on Saturday 18th March has been moved to Sunday 19th March due to their participation in the UEFA Europa League.
I think we’re all ignoring something monumental. Ben White finally had a bad game this season.
Funny how >we signed the highest scorer of a team tremendously overperforming this season and it went completely under the radar. 5 months ago it would've been a saga involving chelshit and probably manure
>>128681569Everyone else already said ozil so I'll say Jesus.
>>128683933manure are broke
>>128681569I'll go with the reverse. I had just bought my Clichy shirt and wore it proudly for two weeks and then out of nowhere he just left for City without any rumours or anything. It felt pretty grim. Nowadays I am happy I have the shirt but back then it felt like I was robbed.My coach for the local football team bought a shirt with Senderos on the back when he was first signed. He said that it never left the wardrobe because he was so disappointed.
>Declan Rice has progressed the ball 109 metres per 90 minutes with his ball carries this season in the Premier League, the most of any central midfielder. Not even saying Arsenal should definitely sign him but adding some balance - he does have some great stats even despite West Ham massively underperforming.
>>128683913wasnt he injured or something
Arsenal are interested in Juventus winger Federico Chiesa. The forward is one of many players strongly linked with a move away from Turin following a probe into the club's previous transfer dealings. Chiesa could be available for as little as €20million.
>>128684233>20mI know he did his ACL but zaniolo did both of his and he's going for 30m
>>128682499I agree that deep block + counter tactics aren't sustainable in the long-term but unlike Conte ETH aspires to a higher standard of play. It remains to be seen whether he can pull off the transition to something better once his current tactical model gets found out. Arteta ended up losing half a season getting that transition off the ground.
What does /arse/ think of Ashley Cole being on here?
>>128684397disgusting and cringe imagewomen should build their own stadium and leech off of the men's stadium. It looks like they hired a 10 year old to paint it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcwBSpJFX80I was so sure Odegaard would force his way into the Real Madrid team after this season, I'm glad he didn't.
>>128684397He deserves to be there. He played a massive part in that team and the club fucked up royally by trying to lowball him the way they did.
>>128684486Agree with all this, also he was the only player who didn't take part in Amy Lawrence's semi-official* Invincible book because he felt like the fans hated him too much though she had plenty of old interviews at her disposal to cite. *foreword by Wenger and was later bundled in the membership packs
>Elneny out for the foreseeable futureEdu thanks for the twerk champion but sign a DM
>>128684585Here's your DM bro.
>>128675670Put the word out. The price of the brick goin up.-Eddie Nketiah
Torn by thefact I dislike Arsenal but also enjoy seeing underdog teams play good, well prepared football with a unity.
>>128684698Whatever your thoughts on the fans, there isn't much to dislike about the football club itself.
>>128675834Not even the best Norwegian in the world
>Talks continue between Arsenal and Fulham. Once fully agreed, Fulham must comply with loan quota rules. Maximum of 2 loans from English clubs allowed - Fulham have Duffy from Brighton & James from Leeds. Either send one back or sign Cedric permanently. This is why it's taking so long
Nott gonna kick yanited today outta the efl arent they
>>128681321>>128681516>a KEY 6-months long loanffs
>>128682438Bald AND fraudulent!
>>128684186so the heat map of an 8, how does his heat map compare to xhaka's or partay's? It's interesting how much he drifts to the left hand side which is where zinchenko/martinelli/trossard would normally be. Would that allow them to shift into the center more (Zinchenko already does this alot)?On paper Rice looks like a good pickup but I wonder if he's really worth the premium you'd be paying over some of the other available young CDMs. The problem of course being that none of them will be available until the summer when Arsenal could really use cover now. Is there any solid but relatively cheap options that could come in now and then be content to be rotation next season? Experienced would also be nice. Basically a DM equivalent of the Trossard signing?Technically it sounds like Kiwior could fill in as a sub but not sure about if he'd be a good fit as a starter in Partey's role.
Arsenal have rejected Monaco offer to take Lokonga on loan.(Simon Jones- Mailsport)
Need a midfielder signing lads, Elmemey is out for the season.
>>128682438I remember Tuchel similarly once saying after a loss that it was a close match despite Arsenal completely dominating it by every metric
>>128684955What's he going to say? that his tactics vs arsenal were garbage because he was trying to do a high press with rashford/antony/weghorst and was leaving acres of space for zinchenko to advance the ball which was also leaving space for xhaka?Rashford's goal was individual effort and White not being enough 1v1 to stop him which we all realized would be a key tactical matchup. That and a Ramsdale miscue on a corner were the only really legit threats. Arsenal were completely dominating possession and even when they were dispossessed in United's half United struggled to generate any sort of counter because Weghorst is insanely slow and Antony has terrible quality. Rashford is a good player having a great run of form but he's basically all they have right now.
I’m glad you stuck around, Eddie
>>128685114Yeah the score line is misleading. We dominated the 2nd half, and Ramsdale single-handedly gifted them a goal. If the match had ended 2-2, it would’ve extremely unfair to Arsenal.
Farmer's league and all but how is Sangare from PSV? He's young and still has a contract through 2027. Would PSV be willing to sell now when they are relatively close to Feyenoord at the top of the table?Most of the good long term options for Partey/Xhaka replacement won't be available until summer which might be why Chelsea are willing to offer ridiculous numbers for Caicedo but with Elneny out the lack of depth to cover for Xhaka and Partey could be seen as a key weakness that could foil Arsenal's run for the league.
>>12868529826 this year...he's old
>>128685114>that his tactics vs arsenal were garbage because he was trying to do a high press with rashford/antony/weghorst and was leaving acres of space for zinchenko to advance the ball which was also leaving space for xhaka?Precisely. Could add the eternal "we will use this result to draw much needed conclusions and thus improve for the next game" like we do here in Poland.Not trying to sell people on the absolutely transparent BS kool aid like a bratty child scared of responsibility.
>>128685258xG was 2.7 to 0.4 which definitely confirms that they were very lucky to have it look as close as it was. I was afraid they'd be able to actually hold off for the draw after Ramsdale conceded that goal but that final 20 minutes was brutal.What's weird is that EtH didn't even use all of his subs. In the past I would've expected a lot of time wasting and united players faking an injury to burn time but they didn't even do that effectively.
Guardian sport@guardian_sport·57sTottenham are closing in on their top January target, Pedro Porro, the Sporting right-back, after confirming the signing of Arnaut Danjuma on loan from Villarreal.By @DaveHytnerMUST BE NICE
>>128685349>I would've expected a lot of time wasting and united players faking an injury to burn time but they didn't even do that effectively.They probably got second hand embarrassment from this and decided not to bother.
Oh shit, it's the 25th already.Things are about to heat up I'd guess
>>128685308Partey and Xhaka are older. Trossard isn't planning on coming in and replacing Martinelli as the first option.With CL football next year and a title race this year having people that can take pressure off of an older midfield seems like a smart move and you know the guy probably won't be expecting to come in and start every match.Gives security now and then allows Arsenal to go all in on Rice or Zubimendi in the summer as the long term replacement. Not saying that he's the right player for Arsenal but that profile of good but not great but also likely to be humble enough to be comfortable sitting on the bench could be a viable strategic addition.
>>128685404700IQ by Eddie here.Injuring de Gay's left hand only to later score from de Gay's left side. 5D chess, simple as.
>>128685404DeGea upholding the noble tradition of United fuckery and slurping. Do their new signings not get indocrinated in the United way?
>>128685426Arsenal are interested in Amadou Onana from Everton, and could look at Weston McKennie as another option. Reports, @JacobSteinberg.
>>128685114>What's he going to say?I think Arsenal fans are still fundamentally insecure about the stature of this young team within the game so they get unduly defensive/upset when they don't feel other fans/pundits/coaches are giving the team enough in the way of recognition and respect. They see the talent and quality inherent to the team and want others to recognise it too. Because this team hasn't achieved anything yet, that outside validation has an outsized value in Arsenal fans' heads.But of course, it's not ETH's job to make Arsenal fans feel good about themselves. He's trying to protect the confidence of his players and maintain a positive atmosphere around his club. I think it will take winning something for Arsenal fans to lose this complex.
Fabrizio Romano: "On Caicedo, they (Arsenal) just have had some conversations with his new agents. Chelsea are really interested. Brighton want to keep the player at least until the summer." [House of Champions]
>>128685741my sources tell me this is very unlikely
James Benge: "There is growing expectation at Arsenal that Kieran Tierney could move in the summer. If the right offer came in, all the parties are thinking this is something that might happen." [House of Champions]
>>128685793No reason to go for him if we're getting based Rice
>>128685793Twitter group chats aren't a source.
>>128681179worked for Liverpool when they bought from Southampton, worked for man city when they bought from Arsenal.
we should just sign some ngubu DM from ligue 1 to wrap up the window, onana and caicedo will cost too much
>>128685896We should just hire away their scouting team they're turning £3m players into millions upon millions
>>128681300Wouldn't Leipzig get first dibs anyway? so we would have to pay Leipzig
We should sign Fausto Vera.
>>128685896That was ages years ago when you could buy players like salah, mane and alexis sanchez for 30m quid. Nowadays that doesn't apply. The market is inflated.
>>128681569Ozil first but Partey, I was surprised at how cheap and how nobody else wanted him.
>>128686041yeah or brighton's.
>>128686109We literally bought Odegaard for €35m, We bought Trossard for £21-27mk, Zinchenko for €35.00m, so what the fuck are you on about?
>>128686109>The market is inflated.and you want to inflate it even more
>>128686325>>128680743
>>128686345The problem with the Bellinghams is that if Real Madrid comes knocking they will always go there.We can try, but if a richer team or a team with more clout comes along, we will probably lose out unless they are an Arsenal fan or they like the manager.
need a midfielder soon
Academy + picking out selected targets that can advance your squad or cover for areas where your prospects don't pan out is the way to go. Even Real can't spend blindly anymore since their transfers don't want to give up image rights and image rights were a big part of how Fiorentino paid for the Galacticos and most of the big signings since.At the end of the day no club is going to be able to operate at a deficit every year and there is a limit to how much matchday + tv + cl + kit + naming rights money that a club can bring in and spend against. Yes FFP is still sort of a joke but Chelsea are signing long term prospect now at inflated fees mainly because they won't be able to do similar finance mechanisms starting in the summer. With how bloated contracts are these days who is willing to take on 30+ year old aging superstars on 250k+ a week anymore? Saudis? no one wants to fry in the desert. You give Salah a fat contract and he loses form? You don't have a way to offload him to someone else anymore. That's the risk of buying mercenaries every year to chase for CL football. You can only stay ahead of the pack for so long before age and shitters pull you back down like they've done to Liverpool, United and now Chelsea.
>>128686471Real failing to get Mbappe is an example where Real's buying power isn't always able to grab the best possible player at any position. Mbappe wanted to keep more of his image rights than what Real was willing to go (since Real makes a shit ton of money off of those). Players with intense commercial interest because they are a generational talent or they have incredibly charisma might increasingly shy away from Real as a result. Does Bellingham have the same sort of commercial revenue generation ability that Messi/Cronaldo/Mbappe/Nerman/etc had/have?
>The agent of Ibrahima Bamba, defensive midfielder of Vitoria Guimarães, linked with Arsenal recently, is in London right now.Edu should buy him just so Emirates can sing him a chant based on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIA3hSfIrao
>>128686615>Liga Portugaland not even from benfica, porto or sporting, this sounds super promising...
>>128685810I wonder why Arteta rates him so low
We should buy McKennie and sell shirts to all the American blacks
>>128686676He probably wants more playing time and he's unlikely to displace zinchenko now. Plenty of PL teams could use a LB of his quality so if Arsenal aren't going to use him they could make a handy profit and use that in a hunt for players that they do want.
>>128686692We should just buy all the American blacks instead sell them back to Africa >>128676570Exactly
>>128686615>Ibrahima BambaBamba is Gothenburgian for cantine
Arsenal are considering a move for Moises Caicedo and could once again go H2H with Chelsea in the transfer market for him.Brighton are thought to want a fee of more than £75 million for Caicedo. [Telegraph]
>>128686676He's not very technically gifted or defensively solid. He's good at overlapping runs and the odd cross but zinchenko offers 10x more in his reading of the game and dictating the play. Tierneys play style would suit a team like Liverpool more than arsenal.
Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomano·1mThree clubs are exploring Caicedo deal after new agents statement: Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are informed on the situation, as revealed on Monday #transfersBrighton, not intentioned to sell unless they receive really huge proposal.
>>128686676He feels like a better Kolasinac. Which is good compared to what >we had before but not really good compared to what >we have now.
friendship with Rice ended, now Caicedo is my best friend
>>128686914Just bid up the price so Chelsea have to overpay and are out of the running in the summer for Arteta's real target.Seriously though Brighton could actually finish pretty high in the table if they really push for it, why are they willing to sell so much right now?
>>128686989That and also his knees are made of glass
>>128687015>West Ham United’s Declan Rice is understood to be their top summer target but Arsenal’s interest in the England international is not expected to prevent them from trying to recruit another midfielder this month.dream big
>>128687070Tearknee is truly the best nickname we've come up with. That and Death-Rowe.
>>128687092you're welcome
According to @TeleFootball, Arsenal are in the race with Chelsea to sign Caicedo from Brighton. West Ham’s Declan Rice is understood to be their top summer target but Arsenal’s interest in Rice is not expected to prevent them from trying to recruit another midfielder this month.
>>12868707780m+ now and 90m+ in the summer for 2 players seems wildly optimistic in terms of what Arsenal are likely to spend.Do you want Caicedo now? or do you want Rice in the summer? Does adding Caicedo actually get Arsenal to finish ahead of City? Does he actually have the quality to stop KdB in the City matches?
>>128679829>>128679829Yes
>>128686676He’s pretty one dimensional. It says a lot about where we were a couple of years ago when people thought he was our best player.
>>128687092i like Rob Balding myself
unironically thinking about booking a trip to that turkish hair clinic gabriel went to
>>128681586>prime OzilUh???
>>128687241Fraudegaard is another fantastic one.
>>128687272he was top assist in the premier league for like 1 or 2 season
>>128687235>thought he was our best playerHe was Arsenal's best player you ungrateful git.
>>128681569Still have no idea how Arsenal managed to poach him.
>>128687316That doesn't mean he was in his prime. His best years are still his Madrid years.
>>128687403>tf>tp
>>128687266if you have the money why not? no reason to have hair on the back and sides and lose it arbitrarily on the top cause of shitty luck
>>128687403nah he was still good arsenal just didnt have a team anywhere near madrid then....getting ozil was a coup for us i couldnt believe it at the time no one was saying that ozil was past his prime
Knob Holding for me
>>128687322Wasn't he already getting a rep of being soft by 2012-2013 which is why Real wanted to bring in Isco? Plus selling Ozil to Arsenal was probably how they could afford to bring in Bale.
>>128687415>This zoomer forgets that this meme only became a reality after his move to Arsenal>Some morons here actually believe he was in his prime at ArsenalDamn I feel old. Probably time to get off the internet and stop arguing with teenagers.>>128687461I never said he wasn't good for Arsenal. He just wasn't in his prime when he transferred. Good transfer but far from his prime. This it'd be like claiming Casemiro is in his prime cause he's doing so well for Manure now. His best years are still behind him.
>>128687266you can have some of mine, I could unironically get a haircut every three weeks.
>>128687484he played 3 seasons in real and was la liga assist leader every season....i just think they realized kroos/modric was the future
>>128681569Obviously Ozil. Until that point, Arsenal's record transfer was still Reyes from 10 years earlier (or might have been Arshavin 5 years earlier, depending on sources) for half the price of Ozil. Everyone knew Arsenal had their massive reserves of cash and Ozil was seen as the first piece towards Arsenal finally becoming competitive again. Ozil was a household name playing for Madrid, and I don't believe there were any rumours surrounding it. It just came out around deadline day that Ozil was going to Arsenal. Shame Ozil was a total shitter, but no other transfer was even close to being that shocking or impactful.
>>128687548he wasnt all bad under wenger but he definitely became the mooslem poison that ruined the club until arteta's righteous fury
>>128687511>tf>tp
>>128687548>Shame Ozil was a total shitterThere are morons ITT RIGHT NOW who think he was in his prime at Arsenal.
I thirst to see Rafael Leao rescued from the sinking ship of AC Milan. He'd be so good in Arteta's system.
>>128687461he was very good when he was good but it also seemed like he'd disappear for stretches. Still that 2013-2014 season when he came into the side was a lot of fun. FA Cup, 4th in the league, coming in first alongside BVB in the CL group. Losing to Buyern was disappointing but that was a stong Buyern team.Overall that was a fun Arsenal year.
>>1286874382bh it actually seems awful cheap compared to local prices
>>1286875747-1
>>128687650I cheered for that, just like how I loved when they got dabbed by croatia>tf>tp
>>128687622i genuinely thought we were back, ozil for 42m GBP at the time wow......i swear in a different timeline we won the league with wenger and ozil the year Leicester won
>>128687664Giroud forgot how to score and we didn't sign a striker in January haha
>>128687610how bad of shape is Milan in financially? they will want some ridiculous sum of money for him. They aren't catching Napoli this season obviously but since there is a ton of teams all around their point totals in Serie A they clearly wouldn't sell until the summer right?
>>128687569>he wasnt all bad under wengerNo, the team was just better. I don't think his skills dropped off during his decline, I think he was the same player he always was. He just couldn't get carried by the team around him anymore.
>>128687639my italian buddy went to doctor Cinik in instanbul for 2000 grafts and he is a new man, got a gf and everything and is just way more confident....look at the man in the mirror and make the changes you want its not invasive surgery
>>128687715>>128687744yeah poor guy went from passing a ball to CR7 and getting a free assist to literally having to feed the human lamp post at the time....still remember seeing him while hiding in the leicester home side seats
>>128687723They are in debt (about 100m €) even after a record revenue, and it might get worse since they got a loan to pay for Casa Milan
>>128687715wasn't there a lot of talk about trying to get Aubameyang around that time frame but of course he went to BVB before coming to Arsenal. Might've been interesting seeing what he could've done had he come earlier.
>>128687771I actually like giroud and i thought he worked well vs some teams but yeah that team needed someone in addition or in place of giroud. Expecting Walcott, AOC and Ramsey to somehow make up for the lack of finishing under Giroud seemed optimistic at best.
>>128687782>wasn't there a lot of talk about trying to get Aubameyang around that time frameThere was talk of every player in European football going to Arsenal at that time. I'm still waiting for the Higuain deal to happen.
>>128687782lmao fuck we were looking at highlights of jackson martinez, higuain etc back then...liverpool still owes us 1 suarez too imagine if we had ozil and suarez and sanchez omfg
>>128687833'member Di Maria?
>>128687833stupid PSG buying Cavani from Napoli fucked any shot at Napoli selling Higuain. Thanks Qatar!
I put $10 on United to win. So, expect a loss.
>>128687841Wenger being a miser. Imagine a striker like Suarez being available today for less than 100 million.
>>128687846Considering how awful he was for United I'm kinda glad that one never materialized
OI VENGA BUY HIGWAYNE
>>128687771Ronaldo went on scoring without him. Real Madrid immediately went on to win 4 CLs without him. Giroud went on to win a world cup and be France's all-time top scorer without him. Arsenal have reached heights they haven't done for 20 years immediately after he was dumped. This was a player that added no value. His greatest impact can be measured in how much everyone and every team improved after his departure.
I wonder if Arteta has noticed Martinelli’s dip in form and what he plans to do about it
>>128687942>45
>>128687964play trosschad
>>128687746fucking hell lad i mite just pull the triggerhope my scalp doesn't fall off
>rice>Height: 1.85 myeah i think i am RICE IN
>>128688013I went to Turkey and got it done 5 months ago. It’s been a good decision. The only thing I don’t like is taking finasteride, but I’ve found that doing a lot of cardio at the gym counteracts the decrease in libido.
>>128687964Martinelli misses Jesus, he used to drift out to the left and link up well with Martinelli and Xhaka. Saka's main attacking partner was always Odegaard so he hasn't really dropped off as much with Jesus's absence.
>>128688013its great also if you dont have to take the tranny drugs (finasteride and minox) and its just to fix something like a hair line defect....i personally have a thick head of hair still but dont like my widows peak (had it since kid days), feels good to know i can just top up when i need to and ride it for liek 5 years before either getting another tp or just acceptingthat being said my moms side is nice and hairy so praying that sticks to me too
>>128688025Is that tall in europoor?
>>128687942Giroud gets carried by that France team, hes mediocre at best but hes competent enough once he gets into his rhythm also dont forget he was shagging tarts while at arsenal and missing games due to personal issues with his missus...ronaldo wnet on to win but he was being fed by kroos and modric lmao ozil just fell off when he started hanging with erdogan and huffing industrial gasses for fun
>>128688080it's above average.tall is 190+
>>128688135Based above average Declan
>>128688080average height for men is around 1,75 (~5.9 for the archaic amerifriend) if I remember correctly so yeah it’s tallish.
I mess the Ozil/Sanchez era
>Arsenal are interested in Juventus winger Federico Chiesa. The forward is one of many players strongly linked with a move away from Turin following a probe into the club's previous transfer dealings. Chiesa could be available for as little as €20M. [@CmdotCom_En]
>>128688080mate, europoors are on average taller than ameritards.
>>128688528Italians flop in the PL so I don't think this signing would be good. The only Italian player to win the PL is Balotelli.
>>128688528the absolute state of -15
>>128688441i remember not even caring about arsenal during the unai years it was fucked....i remember watching arsenal palace 97 and afc absolutely shitting on them as a 5 year old and thinking how cool of a team it was....now were back and its just so good bros do i just move to camden and live the dream? i cant take this anymore
>>128688580Our national average is dragged down by Mexican manlets
>>128688013comrade hair transplant is good and all but its not always as good as you expect it to be,sometimes the transplanted hair stand out from ur natural hair and it makes it look too forced/unnatural,if ur like stage2/3 consider starting topical minox 5% twice a day and see how are the results after 3months.
>>128688706I hope you have a good job, cause you're gonna live in a shithole shared apartment if you wanna move to Camden otherwise.
>>128688618>you now remember Alberto Aquellini>you now remember Frederico Machedo
>>128688782im a corporate fnance manager making 150k cad all in, been looking at director level roles in london for an insurance co but no idea what a good salary there is because its almost comical...you have like 28k pound a year as being considered good by normies....55k being considered a lot but from what I can tell you need at least 100k GBP a year to live a decently comfy life in london and keep the same standard of living canada offers....is that true? whats a good salary in london? the uk at large?
>>128688618i'll be curious to see if anyone tries to swoop in and steal Zaniolo from moving to Milan
>>128688853>from what I can tell you need at least 100k GBP a year to live a decently comfy life in londonTrue, kinda. London's extremely expensive in comparison to the majority of England. If you want to live in a flat in Zone 1/2 (red = 1, blue = 2) comfortably you could probs can get away with 70-80k. I know people living in zone 2 earning ~50k and they still share flats.It's much cheaper if you go to Zone 3/4 but it's obviously gonna be uglier and feel less like the London you have in mind (AVOID CROYDON), but if you don't mind having to travel around an hour to get to Central it's not too bad.a more in tune london fag could prob correct me more.
>>128689848yeah somewhere in the blue would be comfy, going to start europe job hopping in 2025
>you now remember Nicolas Pepe
>>128690180I remember the sweet goals he scored.
>>128685230Based Marlo
>>128689848My nan lives in Fulham and her neighbour put their house up for sale, the cost? Over a million squid, for a three-bedroom housemadGlad I'll never have to buy a house
>>128690210how is nan m8?
>>128690231not bad for a woman in her 80s, had surgery on her hip...doing alright now
>>128675670MY NAME IS MY NAME
>>128687639I went to Turkey last year and my hotel had some deal with the hair transplant doctors as there were a tonne of patients in the hotel, surprisingly the majority were black Americans. My hair is starting to thin but I’m almost 36 so I’m sort of indifferent. But I can understand a 20 something wanting it done.
>>128690446>surprisingly the majority were black Americansblacks are super autistic over their hairlines. makes sense as they can't grow fringes or do pathetic combovers to hide their balding.
>>128690664thats cause they have to do mostly short hairstyles and then the hairline is key in those situations, very rare to see balding blacks tho they typically dont have bald genes
>>128690664projection
>>128690297good I'm glad :)
>>128690801<3
>>128689848My brother lives quite close to the Arsenal stadium and I think he pays about £1k a month rent for a flatshare, it's a pretty small room but he has his own bathroom. I have another cousin in Canary Wharf who pays about £2.5k a month for a much nicer place.Of course, if you want to buy a place in central London then you need to be a multi-millionaire.
>>128687047>>128686914This.Pump it to, like, 120 million and simply back out. If some literally who from some (nearly) defunct league can cost 100, there's literally no reason to not pay EVEN MORE for a PL proven player.
>>128682217He's technically shit. No first touch, no creative passing IQ
>>128687092>>128687241Forgetting about the profound Jack Wheelchair already?
>>128691090Cope he posseses #BlackExcellence
>>128690996It's also worth mentioning that tickets are extremely difficult to get these days, even you live right next to the stadium. Red member tickets get sold out almost immediately and the waiting list for silver/gold membership is probably about 10-15 years atm. Your best options would be cup matches, but since most of those are on weeknights they may be difficult to attend if you have a job.
>>128687092>>128687241>>128691114For me, it's Flappyhandski
zubimendi is the highest rated sociedad player on my app. he's been kind of quiet i thought. maybe that's a good thing for a DM. and they are playing barca who are are levels above.
>>128691232he's in their starting xi and plays most of the minutes so it seems to suggest that he'll be durable. He does have a number of yellow cards but he is in la liga and there are teams with better CF/AM options so he might have to be aggressive there
>>128687846Only a Mata of time.>>128691187Actually, the best one for me was whenever someone just left an empty space when talking about Oezil.
>>128691187>>128691114What about Bellendo?
Zubimendi? Lol the fuck. Someone tell me who this literal who is and how he compares to someone like Partey
>>128691572i'm watching and I don't see itthey are playing with ten men though
>>128691572he's the new biscuits, apparently
Arsenal Plan to sign a central midfielder before the window closes amid fear El Neny could be out for the rest of the season (@garyjacob)
Zubimendi IN, it's a shame trossard took the 19.Spanish midfielders do well in the EPL, Mikel wants him, he plays for a good team, and he's handsome with a good basque name. I always rated their left footed midfielder higher though.Also, RIP Elneny, a trooper for this team.
>>128691702The Times is always the last with football news but if they're reporting it then it does mean they've also individually verified it with club sources. The only player named is Zubimendi but that seems unlikely before the summer.
>>128691572Biscuits 2.0 so presumably highly technical with good passing ability. Seems like that might not be a bad addition since he'll like be a good fit for Arteta-ball
>>128691114Eh, I never really cared much for that one. It's good but it doesn't really tickle me.
>>128691776I don't know anon a basque CDM in the PL seems like a risky move
>>128687092I like Dani Cebollas
>>128687092If we're talking about affectionate ones then Benny Blanco is a recent favourite of mine.
>>128689848You can rent a nice studio flat with a downstairs gym membership included, plus pool (in gym) in zone 1 for 750-800 a week bill included. At least you could a few weeks ago when I checked.
Outright best nicknames for players, can't decide which I like more out of Non-Flying Dutchman or Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Conservative).
>>128687281Doesn't even make sense and nobody uses it.
For me it's Fartinsmelly
>>128690721Bro I understand you don’t see a lot of blacks but they are often bald. Why do you think Samuel L Jackson is clean shaven? The thing is blacks can pull off the skin head look so you don’t really think they are bald by necessity but by choice.
Burnt Lelno
>>128692454>Doesn't even make sensewat>and nobody uses itI know for a fact that at least a couple of people uses it.
I am of Odeshart myself
You now remember the Gabriel who must not be named
>>128691461Bellend is just a generic insult, it's not really an observation on his characteristics (like his injury record or his error-prone nature).
>>128691776i wasn't impressed with him in today's match
More on Pedro Porro. Understand new round of talks between Tottenham and Sporting on Thursday to get the deal sealed — it’s now ‘really close’, at key stages #THFCAll parties feel it could be done in the next 24/48 hours. Payment terms are the final point of discussion.EDU DO SOMETHING
>>128692974Went down to 10 men, not sure you can judge any player on that
>>1286930238 man team considering their strikers are worse than useless. The Sorloth miss is the worst miss I've seen this season.
>Man Utd's doctor leaving for PGMOL>Gary Neville has just wandered over for a chat with Manchester United's long-serving doctor Steve McNally.>McNally was doctor at Old Trafford when Neville was a player but he is leaving next week after 16 years in the job to take up a role as performance support director at PGMOL, the body that looks after match officials within the English game, now led by World Cup final referee Howard Webb.kek
@LUFC have made a €28m bid to @juventusfc for Weston #McKennie: #Juventus ask €35m.
>>128693590Leeds?
>>128693626Si
>>128693669We should hijack that shit
>>128693752t. Weston's dad
>>128693752mckennie, do you think you'd make tavares' cannon hand signs if you score since you're probably used to do gang signs?
>you now remember Bellendo
At least Elneny's injury came during the transfer window and not after it, gives the board a push to sign a midfielder now. Onana seems like the most realistic option at the moment
>>128694450 (me)Nevermind
>>128679829we would have to get rid of sanit for fag
>>128688039>>128688078>>128688768wow you guys know a lot about hair transplants, wasn't really expecting to see that here
>>128692715Only because of that one time he got riled up by Diego Cuntsa and costed >us the game.
>>128679829Hindsight is 20/20, and both these players ended up being permacrocked, but at the time he would have ruined Santi and Wilshere's development.
>>128693014do something what? he's never been a target.
>>128694823signings I want signings
Why doesnt anyone want Tielemans anymore? He'd be perfect for Xhaka's role. Literally the same player but Tielemans is right footed
>>128694655arsenal fans are legendary copers, why are you surprised?
Thanks for the memories Edu but it's time to say goodbye
>>128695468this
Will take two "shock" defeats for Arsenal to spiral into bad form and bottlw the title. They are already performing wildly over statistical expectations. Obviously this could continue for the rest of the season but it is very possible if not probable that they will drop form. Arteta will then have a mental breakdown and rope himself as Haaland leads City to the title.
>>128695877>They are already performing wildly over statistical expectations. That’s Man United. Arsenal actually have the stats to back up the results.
>>128695877Our form has been so good this season that we've successfully managed to trick other teams into thinking we're good. Now we just have to watch them roll over for us like they have done for Liverpool and City in past seasons. We're not going to have shock defeats because teams now fear Arsenal again.
Will take two "shock" anal probes for 190 to spiral into feral mode and bottl"w" his STD test. He is already wildly over statistical life expectations. Obviously this could continue for the rest of his short life but it is very possible if not probable that he will drop dead. 190 will then have a mental breakdown and rope himself as his doctor doesn't prescribe female hormones to his transition.
>>128696089Unironically this.You can see the opposite happening to Liverpool this season, nobody fears them anymore so defenders like TAA get preyed upon and the opposition defenders don't give the space and respect their attackers used to have in the past.A good run of form can snowball quite nicely when the other team starts to fear and respect us, thus giving us more opportunity to keep said run going.Prime example of this, for a particular player now, was Saka's goal against Tottenham. You could see how Sessegnon was scared of Saka and that caused him not to commit, leaving him to go to the byline.
>>128696214To be honest Sessengon is shit defensively and Spuds would have been better off to play a flat 4 at the back and use Davies as their LB
>>128685230Hopefully his words have a good influence on Lokonga at some point in his career. They're always pictured together and he was the first one who ran onto the field to celebrate with Eddie at the final whistle
>>128696089Teams do respect Arsenal far more now. Newcastle gave up trying to attack after 10 minutes. If you play like the it doesn't matter is Zinchenko leaves a massive hole at LB to crowd to midfield because teams can't even attack it. Compare that to some of the home games at the start of the season.
>>128685230Didn't watch the documentary closely ...what is the rundown on this scene? Basically Lokonga is whining about not getting minutes and Eddie tells him to nut up or shut up?
>>128696484https://youtu.be/Bp8lYhZCyE0
>>128688727and elderly asian people
>>128696618all non whites basically except for bbc
>>128696618>>128696740Even if us Asians drag the national height average down, at leas we are the only fucking collection of ethnic groups in the USA that aren't fat as shit. Whites, blacks, latinos — all obese fucking ogre people
>>128696786no idea what youre talking about bro i just got home from the ski hills and it was pure beautiful white tall healthy people paradise...life is incredible
>>128696804Okay sure Kyle, you definitely went to the "ski hills" and not the local Cinnabon with your obese white cousins
>>128696038no, youre overperforming like crazy.
haaland injured in the warm up on friday lads
>>128696786>>128696946you get lost on your way to r/asianmasculinity?
>>128675834Truthfully, Ode carried Arse this season. How cheap we buy him at Madrid
>>128686676Too much injury merchant, we don't need another wheelchair
>>128686830Imo KT is actually underrated technically. I've been impressed with his passing technique this season. He knows how to cleanly hit a ball to spray out accurate passes. Obviously he's not a positional bigbrain like Zinny and sticks to simple overlaps, but I really like KT's passing technique
>>128685230>could have left Arsenal to be a regular at a mid-table club>backed himself to succeed here, even picked the 14 shirt>could have pledged allegiance to Ghana and play in the World Cup>backed himself to play for England instead, good chance he'll get picked in Gareth's next squad based on his current formI'm glad for him
Cheeky djed spence bid?
>>128697594Tierney can't pass, he's shit.
>>128697650Nah, Tierney passes well. He isn't that great at driving the ball and he doesn't offload the ball at the right times like Zinchenko does, but I am MORE than happy with KT as our 2nd string LB. I rate him, and if Zinchenko gets injured I feel confident KT would be able to cover for him while still helping Arsenal play 10/10 high quality elite football.Tierney was asked to invert a few times this season while playing LB and he actually did that fine. Obv Arteta doesn't trust KT to invert nearly as much as Zinchenko, but KT has demonstrated he still has the positional IQ to invert when needed.I really think the only reason Arteta would want KT to leave is because of injuries, attitude, or a mutual understanding that Tierney is too good to be playing 2nd string
>>128697608Take him, please.
Arsenal players' current run of consecutive starts in the Premier League:Saka - Started the last 56 PL games (last time was Brentford away last season)Gabriel - 54Xhaka - 36Ramsdale - 29Martinelli - 20White - 19Saliba - 19Partey - 13Odegaard - 12Nketiah - 5Zinchenko - 4
Predict the starting line up against Man City. I’m thinking>Turner>Tomiyasu>Gabriel>Holding>Tierney>Partey>Xhaka>Fabio>Bossard>Death Rowe>NketiahI feel like Lokonga has used up all his chances.
>>128697720I don’t want KT to leave because as we can see here >>128697733 , Zinchenko can’t stay fit for an entire season.
>>128697720Tierney is 3rd choice LB behind Tomiyasu.
>>128697864--------Trossard------Nketiah-------Saka---------------------Xhaka--------Partey------Ødegaard----------Zinchenko---Gabriel---Saliba---Tomiyasu------------------------------Turner---------------------------Next game is in 8 days so I think there will be minimal rotation. I also think Mikel will want to win this game more than the people /here/ to make the squad overcome the mental hurdle of going against Shity and instill some fear into them
>>128698030You're sort of right but not really. Depends on who we play. Tomiyasu is good at preventing counterattacks in the left fullback spaces, but not good at progression in that role.Tomiyasu is a really awesome player to have though, a swiss army knife to play anwhere along a back 4 or 3
>>128697864If City win this game then they are winning the league because it will make them go into a winning run.
>>128698083I think Mikel would rather instill some confidence in the 2nd string by giving them a challenge
>>128698142Yes, the two "shock" losses will come after arsenal get humbled 6 - 1 vs. City.
>>128698214Now you're just overdoing it.
>>128698229Not impossible. 6-1 has happened before. Nonetheless it will be a big scoreline.
>>128698284To Arsenal? Yes it's not impossible.
>>128698327NOT impossible but very unlikely.
What did Eddie mean by this?https://youtu.be/oKSjKaPzSew
>>128699366We doublin' the bounty for that Pierre traitor
>>128699366>a room full of blaqpipo sitting calmly and listening to Eddie nketiah order them aroundWow HBO was doing fantasy even before GoT?! I did not know thathttps://youtu.be/m58fuYyNlCs
>Bernardo Silva, João Cancelo, Ilkay Gündoğan, Aymeric Laporte and Kyle Walker are all reportedly unhappy under Pep Guardiola at the momentThoughts on >our summer signings lads?
>>128700283what makes city good. constant turnover of players. hence they dont fall into these declines... not yet anyway... probably wont unless the money stops flowing
>>128700283Bernardo and cancelo are the only 2 I'd take, the rest are pensioners
Man shitty fear us
morning lads, any updates on those sweet midfield signings? Or do >we have to restart project Mecha Diaby ?
ARTETA OUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Unironically had a dream where we beat city 4-0.>>128700283Pretty sure citizens wont sell us anymore players in the foreseeable future after zinny and jesus incident.
>>128697266proof?
>>128697720Tierney is good in defence and in the final third but lack quality when trying to get the ball from the back up to the final third. Zinchenko is the opposite of all those. Extremely good at getting the ball forward and keeping possession, lacks defensive quality and can't really beat his man in the final third or make good runs for other players to use. Although he is good at moving the ball creating openings for other players.Just like you I think that if Tierney would be sold it would be because he is too good to not play or that his playing style is just not what Arteta wants.
>>128703182McKenny soon
>>128697864>Turner>Tomiyasu>Saliba>Gabriel>Zinchenko>Partey>Xhaka>Saka >Odegaard>Trossard>MarloArteta always goes strong in cup games against decent opposition
just sign some random ngubu ffs anything is an upgrade on lomonga
>>128700283Bernardo and Cancelo but they won't be released.
50% Arsenal representation
>>128704401Still can't get over the fact that Kepa is the most expensive keeper of all time.
Gabriel Jesus' partner confirms they've split on her instagram. She's removed all the pictures with him from her page.They've recently had a baby.
>>128704401The amount of Arsenal goalkeepers that came out of the banter error looking decent is pretty crazy
>>128704420his family hated her exclusively because of money
>Arsenal have made an offer close to 30m euros for Weston Mckennie. Agent is in the UK to negotiate with Arsenal and Leeds. @repubblica
>>128704420>recently had a baby>leaves immediatelycannot trust the hoes
>>128704490what does it mean, she's only in for his money?
>>128704420Poor guy can barely walk and she probably wasn't helping him
>Dyche to Evertonfucking hate brexit football
>>128704506his family does think so
>>128704420She should be congratulated on securing an 18-year-contract with Child Support FC. Incredible deal.
Saka nominated for PL player of the month.
>>128704730Rashy will win obviously.
>>128704267>>128704495
>>128704936need midfielder bro
>>128704401>All of them against Leeds or Palace except RamsgoatLmao
>>128704952yeah but not fucking Mckennie.
>>128704482It's because we could find talented goalkeepers but couldn't nuture them because of an incompetent GK coachI forgot who the GK coach under Wenger was it was like Gary Peyton or something like thay but Fabianski and Szczesny both said he was incompetent in a joint Polish interview.Some examples include: Showing a reel of conceded goals with the message "You aren't perfect." With no real lesson on how to improve. When discussing saving penalties l "Watch out for Hazard, he likes to shoot the opposite corner of where you're thinking." He basically fumbled every GK prospect we had aside from Martinez
'Tetters nominated for PL Manager of the Month.
>>128705255Ten Fag bros...
>>128705203Opinion on current GK coach, Iñaki Caña Pavón? David Raya, Neto, André Onana, Ramsdale, Runarsson, Matt Turner, Matt Ryan were our targets, if that's related.
https://twitter.com/_SpursTrophies/status/1618505047670935552kek
>>128705095Caceido is decent
>>128705410His work as a coach can only be judged after many years because our goalkeepers are young and we have to see how they develophttps://youtu.be/ZqZkTt-OOZETraining is about what you would expect as well.As long as there's no 2014 FA Cup Final charge that Fabianski did I'd say he's alright.
Pep (Arteta) “He’s a supporter of Arsenal. Always he jumped and celebrated (when he was with City) except one team. I’d jump and when I turned around he was sitting there. That team was Arsenal”
I have an inkling suspicion that we're gonna trigger Zubimendi's release clause on deadline day just like we did Partey's.
>>128705255Where's the Dutch farmer?
>>128705255Emery's deffo winning it.
>>128705666I posted it a few years ago but there was an Athletic article talking about the one time when Pep put Arteta in complete charge of City and that was against Arsenal. https://athleticarticles.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/when-guardiola-put-arteta-in-charge-against-arsenal/
>>128704420There goes the rest of his season
https://twitter.com/afcxman_/status/1618294487083790336?s=20>>128705779wonder if i should pay for the athletic, is there even any point
>>128705779This was a fun read. Nice that Mertesacker and Arteta lived at the same hotel and decided to sort the team as players and now they are doing it as manager/coach.Nice that Arteta acted as the policeman in the squad making sure people weren't late and all that. He has been doing the same since becoming manager.Also, "At this stage, Sterling wasn’t yet the clinical goalscorer we know now, although he nevertheless got himself into dangerous goalscoring positions". Lol
>>128705666How long do you lot think he'll stay at Arsenal? Reminder that he could stick around another 15 years and still be young enough for another job abroad.
>>128706016he can fuck off when he wins the CL
>>128706027Why?
>>128705255Good ebening.
>>128706036he'll retire, content with life
>>128706059>retiring with just one CLGrim, I'm glad you're not writing the script.
>>128705934>is there even any pointNo - use the Bypass Paywalls Clean extension. You can browse the website fully, for free. Also The Telegraph and a fair few other sites.>>128705949Yeah I did enjoy that article but the outright best one for info on Arteta's mindset is https://athleticarticles.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/mikel-arteta-behind-the-eyes-of-arsenals-new-manager/ >Friends would visit Arteta’s apartment in Manchester and be taken aback, alarmed even, by the way he was living, with notes and tactical diagrams stuck on the walls.
>>128705255Gud ebening should win this
>>128706068Thanks. I enjoyed that one too.
Play death row and trossard against shitty. Rest Saka and Martinelli
>>128705640I still have nightmares about that FA Cup Final charge.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRTnXaDRjU
>>128706068is it autism? feel like you have to be autistic to obsess over things like he is
>>128698142City are still heavy favourites to win the league and you would have to be literally delusional to think otherwise. Arsenal's squad depth is crap. We have no depth in midfield bar Vieira who is still adjusting to the league. No cover for Partey or Xhaka & Elneny is injured for the rest of the season. We're an injury to either of them from falling into a top 4 race. Kiwior just got here & doesn't even speak english. He mostly played as a CB. We can't expect him to adequately cover for Partey or Xhaka so soon. An injury to Partey last season and we went off the rails. We still haven't addressed the issue. Lokonga isn't even good enough to play against Oxford let alone PL sides during crunch time.
>>128706902There's a disconnect or an aloofness to him which even that article mentions and that's a trait I've seen in autistic people as well. But then he could just be very driven. It's certainly a fine line.
>>128707066>City are still heavy favourites to win the leagueIt’s not November anymore. Arsenal are the favorites now by every metric. Maybe City will end up winning the league, but they are definitely not the favorites and nor should they be. Arsenal have decidedly been better than them.
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>>128703482tifo football said youre overperforming your xG by like 20
>>128707249>data nonces
>>128707249Arsenal are overperforming their XG by 5 goals. Man City are overperforming their XG by 8 goals. https://understat.com/league/EPL
>Bambi and sambi double pivot
>>128707249proof?
>>128707285Cambi any good
>>128707285>bambiwho are they buying from são paulo?
>>128704420That’s so sad I know nothing about him but I imagined him being a wholesome family man and I was really happy when he had his baby
https://www.arsenalvisionpodcast.com/episodes/episode-654
>y-you're playing better than you should... and that's bad!!!
>>128707569>>128707569>>128707569I couldn't resist
>>128707367no one. Edu's had enough of brazilfrauds
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arsenal
>>128697480>on loan: Odefraud>on perm: OdeaGOATThink Arteta told him to underperform in order to secure a better deal?
