Onana just for the fact you could’ve had a great song with the Rihana one!
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comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't think Palace would sell for 40 million
I don't think Brighton would sell for 40 million
You tried to get Buendia
Apart from that, good article.
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The reality is we let Buendia go because we were focused on Odegaard, which I think is fundamentally wrong for a number of reasons. Valid point on Zaha - £40m is his current market value but he may well have been more expensive, especially after Viera signed.
Brighton were apparently willing to sell Yves Bissouma for £40m.
Odegaard
Bissouma
Maddison
Patrick Bamford.
Ivan Toney
The only player we've bought in that I'm a bit puzzled with is Ben White. A lot of money for a decent player with just a single season in the PL. And especially since we've already spent £28m on another young raw CB in Saliba.
Apart from that, fairly happy with the buys. Don't care about the cost. You can't whinge about the club not spending then complain that they have.
The only other business I would quickly sort out is a top class CM. Bissouma is the most obvious example. That Monaco CDM Tchouameni is another.
Having your doubts about a player is absolutely fine, but sending them abuse on social media is not.
Any new signing which comes through the door before the window closes should have our full support.
Ramsdale didn't choose his price tag, I also think he's a good keeper.
comment by Oldie@Ride🪑or Die (U21751)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Having your doubts about a player is absolutely fine, but sending them abuse on social media is not.
Any new signing which comes through the door before the window closes should have our full support.
Ramsdale didn't choose his price tag, I also think he's a good keeper.
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Agreed, but this article isn't about Ramsdale. He hasn't been mentioned anywhere.
The process should be first getting the right manager and establishing a style. Then signing players who suit that style. What we have done is bought a lot of young players used to different ways of playing without a very good manager or coaches to help them adapt to a style no one can fathom.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 8 minutes ago
The process should be first getting the right manager and establishing a style. Then signing players who suit that style. What we have done is bought a lot of young players used to different ways of playing without a very good manager or coaches to help them adapt to a style no one can fathom.
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Unfortunately this is true. Hence why this club is in such dire straits.
I think Onana would have been a wiser bet. I would have signed Odegaard, as we have. I probably would have kept Saliba rather than bring in Ben White. I quite like both the Tavares and Lokonga signings, so I guess it'd be about getting in a right back and a striker. I would only have signed a centre mid on top if we could ship out Xhaka.
I think we need one more player like Coutinho who can do it without any coaching. Basically allow him to form a partnership/friendship with Aubameyang to get us scoring again. Judging by the last 18 months the manager certainly doesn't have a clue how to get us playing attractive football.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 3 minutes ago
I think we need one more player like Coutinho who can do it without any coaching. Basically allow him to form a partnership/friendship with Aubameyang to get us scoring again. Judging by the last 18 months the manager certainly doesn't have a clue how to get us playing attractive football.
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That's a lot of money to make one area of the pitch click.
I would rather pay up Arteta's contract and appoint a manager who can coach and improve every aspect of the squad. Like Conte.
comment by Serial WUManiser™© 🇵🇸🇦🇫 (U1410)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 3 minutes ago
I think we need one more player like Coutinho who can do it without any coaching. Basically allow him to form a partnership/friendship with Aubameyang to get us scoring again. Judging by the last 18 months the manager certainly doesn't have a clue how to get us playing attractive football.
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That's a lot of money to make one area of the pitch click.
I would rather pay up Arteta's contract and appoint a manager who can coach and improve every aspect of the squad. Like Conte.
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Coutinho is earning €170k a week? Thats less than Lacazette, similar ages. I don't think it would be a huge problem because Lacazette only has a season left and I think Coutinho has two? Barca players just want a guarantee that they are going to get paid so I don't think he will demand a payrise. Maybe a pay cut in exchange for an extension.
I would whole heartily hold on to the next man if there was going to be one.
Keep Saliba & don't sign White
Onana as GK
Guimarães for CDM
Someone like Aarons for RB
Buendia for AM
Would still do Tavares & Lokonga
Then if we can shift Laca, Eddie and a few others I'd go all out for a top young CF like Martinez or Vlahovic
Sad to say, but after only one week, Arsenal is already a train wreck! Management(?) failed to strengthen the squad and thus meets a definition of INSANITY:
"INSANITY is repeating the same failures over and over again and expecting a different result".
I do think we need a striker as both Aubameyang and Lacazette appear to be finished
Bisouma 45m
Buendia. 37m
Tovares. 8m
Lokonga 17m
Aouar. 20m
That is around 130m give or take.
Keep Saliba.
Keep Matt Ryan as he was free and looked good in all appearances I saw.
Ship out Xhaka even for 13m. Sell Bellerin. Willock for 25 is good. Sell Kolasinac for a packet of crisps. It would be a bonus to get rid of Willian as well but that ain't happening. If we could get 55-60m for this list, I'd be happy. Net spend would be 70-75m (incredibly low) and we'd have players who would slot right into the team and give us something different.
Next summer, would go all out for a young striker.
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 4 hours, 20 minutes ago
Bisouma 45m
Buendia. 37m
Tovares. 8m
Lokonga 17m
Aouar. 20m
That is around 130m give or take.
Keep Saliba.
Keep Matt Ryan as he was free and looked good in all appearances I saw.
Ship out Xhaka even for 13m. Sell Bellerin. Willock for 25 is good. Sell Kolasinac for a packet of crisps. It would be a bonus to get rid of Willian as well but that ain't happening. If we could get 55-60m for this list, I'd be happy. Net spend would be 70-75m (incredibly low) and we'd have players who would slot right into the team and give us something different.
Next summer, would go all out for a young striker.
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All of this should have been taken care off during the Summer. Next season? Looks like you also have low expectations for this seasom?
comment by Globaled (U7198)
posted 10 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 4 hours, 20 minutes ago
Bisouma 45m
Buendia. 37m
Tovares. 8m
Lokonga 17m
Aouar. 20m
That is around 130m give or take.
Keep Saliba.
Keep Matt Ryan as he was free and looked good in all appearances I saw.
Ship out Xhaka even for 13m. Sell Bellerin. Willock for 25 is good. Sell Kolasinac for a packet of crisps. It would be a bonus to get rid of Willian as well but that ain't happening. If we could get 55-60m for this list, I'd be happy. Net spend would be 70-75m (incredibly low) and we'd have players who would slot right into the team and give us something different.
Next summer, would go all out for a young striker.
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All of this should have been taken care off during the Summer. Next season? Looks like you also have low expectations for this seasom?
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I have VERY low expectations for this season based on the poor actions I have seen so far. We blew our transfer budget on a CB who plays pretty but may take some time to develop into a player who can handle the Lukaku/Chris Wood type of player. And there are a lot of physical strikers in the PL.
We also have not solved our MF problems. Xhaka is a MAJOR issue...because he is not what we need based on how we play. I feel like the lack of mobility and dynamism in Xhaka has forced us to play deeper and more cautiously...yes we had the 3rd best defense but at a massive detriment to our attacking play.
Anyways, all the things I mentioned earlier with the ins and outs, should have happened this summer. As it stands, I honestly cannot see where our next win will come from in the league (maybe Norwich??)
MY first signing this summer would have been Zidane and feck Arteta off. Then give ZZ the 125 mil the arrogant management inept moron has just been given to spend.
In the ideal world that he takes the job and fat cheque with it, he then goes and gets who he wants. Unlike Arteta has the pedigree to attract FAR better players than Arteta. Some players would opt for us over a CL club simply because it means they get to work with a football God for 3-4 years. Our only hope this window was Arteta being sacked and a manager of that status being brought in. Because without CL footy, that's the ONLY way we could have gotten any top player still worth. As opposed to the "Relative nobody's turning us down," Arteta run sh !t show we have seen.
comment by WB2 {Tackle Like Tierney} (U8276)
posted 6 minutes ago
MY first signing this summer would have been Zidane and feck Arteta off. Then give ZZ the 125 mil the arrogant management inept moron has just been given to spend.
In the ideal world that he takes the job and fat cheque with it, he then goes and gets who he wants. Unlike Arteta has the pedigree to attract FAR better players than Arteta. Some players would opt for us over a CL club simply because it means they get to work with a football God for 3-4 years. Our only hope this window was Arteta being sacked and a manager of that status being brought in. Because without CL footy, that's the ONLY way we could have gotten any top player still worth. As opposed to the "Relative nobody's turning us down," Arteta run sh !t show we have seen.
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This ain't fantasy football mate. Why would a superstar like Zidane come to struggling 8th placed Arsenal? Arteta is our level at the moment. Much like Nuno is Tottenham's
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Still trying to blame Wenger 8bit? We're so far beyond "Arsene's fault " now it's unreal.
The problem is Stan ke, it's always been him and it's going to keep being him right up until that Godforesaken family sell up and clear the feck out. HOW we spend money is all about him hamstringing EVERY transfer regime since he had a controlling share. He doesn't understand football and he understand s even less about how football business is conducted. That's why no matter how much we spend he ALWAYS wants too much footballer for the cash he's spending.
Example, we've just spent over 100 mil, yeah. But Arteta's had to buy FIVE feckin players for that. Meanwhile City, Chelsea, Man U and Pools Managers are free to stomp 60, 80, 100 mil on ONE player. Almost every season THEY are buying someone 60 mil plus, sometimes more than one. Meanwhile our managers have to buy 2 or 3 players for that. Unless they can find some mad long payment deal like Pepe.
So where they will accumulate 4-5 top players over as many years by default. Our managers are largely forced back to the drawing board each season to rinse and repeat after more than half what they bought is dire and the rest is average at best. They've accumulated top talent where we've accumulated dross. THAT'S what ultimately stuffed Wenger, despite what our spend appeared to be. No manager actually gets to spend the money HOW he wants on WHOMEVER he wants. ke's demented idea of transfer spending has been in the way for years and it's the underlying cause of the decline over the last 8-10 years. He is a slow cancer Wenger stemmed off for years then fell on his sword for by keeping quiet about just how much that dumb yank interferes in all things money. You keep hating on/blaming the wrong bloke mate.
Don't agree with WB2. I don't think you can fault KSE for not putting money when they have been doing for a while. Its pretty much a fact. You can fault with people who demand the spending and then actually spend the money. Thats the managers.
Do accumulate deadwood you have to buy it first.
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posted on 19/8/21
Onana just for the fact you could’ve had a great song with the Rihana one!
posted on 19/8/21
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posted on 19/8/21
comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't think Palace would sell for 40 million
I don't think Brighton would sell for 40 million
You tried to get Buendia
Apart from that, good article.
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The reality is we let Buendia go because we were focused on Odegaard, which I think is fundamentally wrong for a number of reasons. Valid point on Zaha - £40m is his current market value but he may well have been more expensive, especially after Viera signed.
Brighton were apparently willing to sell Yves Bissouma for £40m.
posted on 19/8/21
Odegaard
Bissouma
Maddison
Patrick Bamford.
Ivan Toney
posted on 19/8/21
The only player we've bought in that I'm a bit puzzled with is Ben White. A lot of money for a decent player with just a single season in the PL. And especially since we've already spent £28m on another young raw CB in Saliba.
Apart from that, fairly happy with the buys. Don't care about the cost. You can't whinge about the club not spending then complain that they have.
The only other business I would quickly sort out is a top class CM. Bissouma is the most obvious example. That Monaco CDM Tchouameni is another.
posted on 19/8/21
Having your doubts about a player is absolutely fine, but sending them abuse on social media is not.
Any new signing which comes through the door before the window closes should have our full support.
Ramsdale didn't choose his price tag, I also think he's a good keeper.
posted on 19/8/21
comment by Oldie@Ride🪑or Die (U21751)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Having your doubts about a player is absolutely fine, but sending them abuse on social media is not.
Any new signing which comes through the door before the window closes should have our full support.
Ramsdale didn't choose his price tag, I also think he's a good keeper.
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Agreed, but this article isn't about Ramsdale. He hasn't been mentioned anywhere.
posted on 19/8/21
The process should be first getting the right manager and establishing a style. Then signing players who suit that style. What we have done is bought a lot of young players used to different ways of playing without a very good manager or coaches to help them adapt to a style no one can fathom.
posted on 19/8/21
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 8 minutes ago
The process should be first getting the right manager and establishing a style. Then signing players who suit that style. What we have done is bought a lot of young players used to different ways of playing without a very good manager or coaches to help them adapt to a style no one can fathom.
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Unfortunately this is true. Hence why this club is in such dire straits.
posted on 19/8/21
I think Onana would have been a wiser bet. I would have signed Odegaard, as we have. I probably would have kept Saliba rather than bring in Ben White. I quite like both the Tavares and Lokonga signings, so I guess it'd be about getting in a right back and a striker. I would only have signed a centre mid on top if we could ship out Xhaka.
posted on 19/8/21
I think we need one more player like Coutinho who can do it without any coaching. Basically allow him to form a partnership/friendship with Aubameyang to get us scoring again. Judging by the last 18 months the manager certainly doesn't have a clue how to get us playing attractive football.
posted on 19/8/21
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 3 minutes ago
I think we need one more player like Coutinho who can do it without any coaching. Basically allow him to form a partnership/friendship with Aubameyang to get us scoring again. Judging by the last 18 months the manager certainly doesn't have a clue how to get us playing attractive football.
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That's a lot of money to make one area of the pitch click.
I would rather pay up Arteta's contract and appoint a manager who can coach and improve every aspect of the squad. Like Conte.
posted on 19/8/21
comment by Serial WUManiser™© 🇵🇸🇦🇫 (U1410)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 3 minutes ago
I think we need one more player like Coutinho who can do it without any coaching. Basically allow him to form a partnership/friendship with Aubameyang to get us scoring again. Judging by the last 18 months the manager certainly doesn't have a clue how to get us playing attractive football.
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That's a lot of money to make one area of the pitch click.
I would rather pay up Arteta's contract and appoint a manager who can coach and improve every aspect of the squad. Like Conte.
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Coutinho is earning €170k a week? Thats less than Lacazette, similar ages. I don't think it would be a huge problem because Lacazette only has a season left and I think Coutinho has two? Barca players just want a guarantee that they are going to get paid so I don't think he will demand a payrise. Maybe a pay cut in exchange for an extension.
I would whole heartily hold on to the next man if there was going to be one.
posted on 19/8/21
Keep Saliba & don't sign White
Onana as GK
Guimarães for CDM
Someone like Aarons for RB
Buendia for AM
Would still do Tavares & Lokonga
Then if we can shift Laca, Eddie and a few others I'd go all out for a top young CF like Martinez or Vlahovic
posted on 19/8/21
Sad to say, but after only one week, Arsenal is already a train wreck! Management(?) failed to strengthen the squad and thus meets a definition of INSANITY:
"INSANITY is repeating the same failures over and over again and expecting a different result".
posted on 19/8/21
Thomas Müller.
posted on 19/8/21
I do think we need a striker as both Aubameyang and Lacazette appear to be finished
posted on 19/8/21
Bisouma 45m
Buendia. 37m
Tovares. 8m
Lokonga 17m
Aouar. 20m
That is around 130m give or take.
Keep Saliba.
Keep Matt Ryan as he was free and looked good in all appearances I saw.
Ship out Xhaka even for 13m. Sell Bellerin. Willock for 25 is good. Sell Kolasinac for a packet of crisps. It would be a bonus to get rid of Willian as well but that ain't happening. If we could get 55-60m for this list, I'd be happy. Net spend would be 70-75m (incredibly low) and we'd have players who would slot right into the team and give us something different.
Next summer, would go all out for a young striker.
posted on 20/8/21
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 4 hours, 20 minutes ago
Bisouma 45m
Buendia. 37m
Tovares. 8m
Lokonga 17m
Aouar. 20m
That is around 130m give or take.
Keep Saliba.
Keep Matt Ryan as he was free and looked good in all appearances I saw.
Ship out Xhaka even for 13m. Sell Bellerin. Willock for 25 is good. Sell Kolasinac for a packet of crisps. It would be a bonus to get rid of Willian as well but that ain't happening. If we could get 55-60m for this list, I'd be happy. Net spend would be 70-75m (incredibly low) and we'd have players who would slot right into the team and give us something different.
Next summer, would go all out for a young striker.
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All of this should have been taken care off during the Summer. Next season? Looks like you also have low expectations for this seasom?
posted on 20/8/21
comment by Globaled (U7198)
posted 10 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 4 hours, 20 minutes ago
Bisouma 45m
Buendia. 37m
Tovares. 8m
Lokonga 17m
Aouar. 20m
That is around 130m give or take.
Keep Saliba.
Keep Matt Ryan as he was free and looked good in all appearances I saw.
Ship out Xhaka even for 13m. Sell Bellerin. Willock for 25 is good. Sell Kolasinac for a packet of crisps. It would be a bonus to get rid of Willian as well but that ain't happening. If we could get 55-60m for this list, I'd be happy. Net spend would be 70-75m (incredibly low) and we'd have players who would slot right into the team and give us something different.
Next summer, would go all out for a young striker.
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All of this should have been taken care off during the Summer. Next season? Looks like you also have low expectations for this seasom?
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I have VERY low expectations for this season based on the poor actions I have seen so far. We blew our transfer budget on a CB who plays pretty but may take some time to develop into a player who can handle the Lukaku/Chris Wood type of player. And there are a lot of physical strikers in the PL.
We also have not solved our MF problems. Xhaka is a MAJOR issue...because he is not what we need based on how we play. I feel like the lack of mobility and dynamism in Xhaka has forced us to play deeper and more cautiously...yes we had the 3rd best defense but at a massive detriment to our attacking play.
Anyways, all the things I mentioned earlier with the ins and outs, should have happened this summer. As it stands, I honestly cannot see where our next win will come from in the league (maybe Norwich??)
posted on 20/8/21
MY first signing this summer would have been Zidane and feck Arteta off. Then give ZZ the 125 mil the arrogant management inept moron has just been given to spend.
In the ideal world that he takes the job and fat cheque with it, he then goes and gets who he wants. Unlike Arteta has the pedigree to attract FAR better players than Arteta. Some players would opt for us over a CL club simply because it means they get to work with a football God for 3-4 years. Our only hope this window was Arteta being sacked and a manager of that status being brought in. Because without CL footy, that's the ONLY way we could have gotten any top player still worth. As opposed to the "Relative nobody's turning us down," Arteta run sh !t show we have seen.
posted on 20/8/21
comment by WB2 {Tackle Like Tierney} (U8276)
posted 6 minutes ago
MY first signing this summer would have been Zidane and feck Arteta off. Then give ZZ the 125 mil the arrogant management inept moron has just been given to spend.
In the ideal world that he takes the job and fat cheque with it, he then goes and gets who he wants. Unlike Arteta has the pedigree to attract FAR better players than Arteta. Some players would opt for us over a CL club simply because it means they get to work with a football God for 3-4 years. Our only hope this window was Arteta being sacked and a manager of that status being brought in. Because without CL footy, that's the ONLY way we could have gotten any top player still worth. As opposed to the "Relative nobody's turning us down," Arteta run sh !t show we have seen.
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This ain't fantasy football mate. Why would a superstar like Zidane come to struggling 8th placed Arsenal? Arteta is our level at the moment. Much like Nuno is Tottenham's
posted on 20/8/21
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posted on 20/8/21
Still trying to blame Wenger 8bit? We're so far beyond "Arsene's fault " now it's unreal.
The problem is Stan ke, it's always been him and it's going to keep being him right up until that Godforesaken family sell up and clear the feck out. HOW we spend money is all about him hamstringing EVERY transfer regime since he had a controlling share. He doesn't understand football and he understand s even less about how football business is conducted. That's why no matter how much we spend he ALWAYS wants too much footballer for the cash he's spending.
Example, we've just spent over 100 mil, yeah. But Arteta's had to buy FIVE feckin players for that. Meanwhile City, Chelsea, Man U and Pools Managers are free to stomp 60, 80, 100 mil on ONE player. Almost every season THEY are buying someone 60 mil plus, sometimes more than one. Meanwhile our managers have to buy 2 or 3 players for that. Unless they can find some mad long payment deal like Pepe.
So where they will accumulate 4-5 top players over as many years by default. Our managers are largely forced back to the drawing board each season to rinse and repeat after more than half what they bought is dire and the rest is average at best. They've accumulated top talent where we've accumulated dross. THAT'S what ultimately stuffed Wenger, despite what our spend appeared to be. No manager actually gets to spend the money HOW he wants on WHOMEVER he wants. ke's demented idea of transfer spending has been in the way for years and it's the underlying cause of the decline over the last 8-10 years. He is a slow cancer Wenger stemmed off for years then fell on his sword for by keeping quiet about just how much that dumb yank interferes in all things money. You keep hating on/blaming the wrong bloke mate.
posted on 20/8/21
Don't agree with WB2. I don't think you can fault KSE for not putting money when they have been doing for a while. Its pretty much a fact. You can fault with people who demand the spending and then actually spend the money. Thats the managers.
Do accumulate deadwood you have to buy it first.
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