26 Dec 2019 10:12:17
Looking forward to today's game and not really shocked by Arteta words about Xhaka, he's obviously trying to buy the player sometime with the fans and the pundits
Everyone gets a fresh start under Mikel including Xhaka and despite my personal opinion that he just doesn't have it in him to be a premier league player I still hope he will prove everyone wrong.
Mikel says Xhaka was one of the players on his and Peps lists of players when they first arrived at city, I can only assume that list contained every player on fifa 2016 :-) .
Ateta is still taking about energy and aggression being part of every training session and at the heart of every minute the players spend together which is extremely encouraging and let's hope it's in display in bucket fulls today :-)
UP the Arsenal.
26 Dec 2019 10:32:39
It makes sense to get all the players onboard, including Xhaka. However, Xhaka is an enigma as, despite his faults, he is highly regarded by those that have managed him.
I am looking forward to today’s match, to see the effect Arteta has on the team, the formation he uses and who he selects.
Despite not being my choice of manager I have a good feeling about Arteta. He is clearly an intelligent man and has learnt under the best manager in the business, Guardiola.
26 Dec 2019 12:52:48
One of my main hopes about Artetta is he will be straight with us and about us because I'm sure I'm not alone in being sick to the back teeth of Arsenal managers putting positive spin on sewerage in order to convince us it's really champagne.
He is saying all the right things at the moment which has created a real buzz I Just hope he retains that honesty and credibility with his post match interviews and tells it like really was be it brilliant average or awful, honesty builds trust patience and understanding while denial of what everyone knows is the obvious truth simply raises questions and doubts about someone's grasp on thr reality of things.
26 Dec 2019 11:10:27
Agree with you 911 🤞
Hope you had a great Christmas and you 62.
26 Dec 2019 14:04:16
3 points today will make us all happy SY and a good performance would make the Chelsea game very exciting prospect aposed to a scary one it was looking by our performances so far this season.
Good solid win and performance today and sooooo much becomes possible again.