04 Nov 2024 19:04:20
Just seen the news that Edu is off. oh well it's not the end of the world is it. I like Edu seems like a decent enough chap. was a good player for us. way back when. so good luck to him. my first thought was hopefully we will get someone decent who knows how to get transfers over the line a bit quicker. ( I mean come on, how long did it take us to get rice and califiori done) ?? and someone that might see the obvious that we all do, & go get us an elite striker. because we have been crying out for one for a while now. onwards and upwards. ARSENAL TILL I DIE. ?⚪️❤️.
04 Nov 2024 20:52:02
Players Managers and backroom staff come and go Gabi mate but the club lives on after they go just as it lived on before they arrived.
Berti Mee and Charlie George George Graham and Tony Adams Arsene Wenger and Dennis Bergkamp to name but a few of the hundreds who have been a part of The Arsenal but never bigger than The Arsenal. I wish good luck to Edu, but in reality it is as always a case of, next please!
04 Nov 2024 21:06:53
He was only the Sporting Director. I swear 10 years ago no one had a clue who the person in that position was at any club.
I guess he can take some credit with our improvement but remember he was also part of the Emery era and some of the worst signings we’ve ever made using that agent who was his mate.
The 2 people who have rejuvenated our club are Arteta who has completely overhauled the playing, coaching and mentality of the club, and also Josh Kreonke who became more hands on following the super league fiasco.
A change of a Sporting Director won’t make a difference to anything.
05 Nov 2024 00:22:16
After Sterlings arrival I can't say that I'm disappointed.
05 Nov 2024 06:51:42
Past the kneejerk reaction stage and given some time to think about the players he's actually brought in, not to mention the money spent on players . he should have actually been sacked.
Sure he's a decent guy, but we've spent some crazy money on his watch and we don't really have the players to show for it. The 105 million for Rice still irritates me for some reason, as does the 60+ on Havertz. Then there's the real gems, like Pepe, David Luiz, Willian, Soares, and obviously Sterling.
He's made some good buys too, I won't deny that. However, after spending close to a billion quid, we still have nowhere close to the quality or depth of City.
We've been through some keepers too. I didn't realize it was as many. Leno, Ramsdale, Ryan, Turner, Runarsson, Martinez.
Hopefully we get someone in that is going to take the job seriously.
{Ed001's Note - I was discussing it with Ed77 yesterday and we both said exactly the same thing about him - sells low but buys high. It looks to me like a potentially very positive moment for Arsenal.}
05 Nov 2024 09:25:44
Not mention Tavares and Lokonga as well, still got high hopes of Viera though.
05 Nov 2024 16:32:04
I really don't know for sure about how we do our transfers. But i guess that since Arteta is now a 'manager' his job is to identify the players and Edu then takes care of the financial side. And if that really is the case then Edu hasn't done a particularly great job, apart from perhaps last summer's sales at least.
The impression i have is that Arteta is gradually gaining more and more control at the expense of Edu. While i'm not suggesting that has created problems between the two, i think it's not good for the club. The sporting director should have his own say when it comes to recruitment and i'm wondering whether Arteta has become too powerful for Edu.
Again i don't know anything really but that's the view i have looking from the outside.
{Ed002's Note - The scouting system identifies players and Arteta and Edu have an input. Perhaps rather two much input from Edu.}
05 Nov 2024 18:04:07
Thanks for clearing that up Ed.
05 Nov 2024 21:08:11
Between him and Arteta they have signed some real duds, bought a few stars and purchased expensive players we don’t need while not getting payers we do need. We will move on.
Not sure our contract situation or selling well has changed much.
Deals still took forever
Nothing against him - wish him Well and thanks for Rice.