06 Jun 2025 18:09:27
Rodrygo, Leao, or Williams? Not sure if we're in for any of them but who would be your preferred choice?
06 Jun 2025 18:46:21
Nico - like his directness and turn of pace and dribbling skills. Exciting player.
{Ed014's Note - does he work hard defensively, needed the way we play or does he stand around watching?
06 Jun 2025 19:08:20
What about Barcola?
06 Jun 2025 19:06:04
Surely with 2 defensive midfielders, inverted fullbacks which one being a CD - we can afford a luxury. I get tired of us wanting a defender of an attacker. I want someone who makes me stand up when they get the ball.
Does he press in the opponents half?
06 Jun 2025 19:12:52
I wasn’t having a pop there - I know that’s what Arteta likes. More defence than bloody attack….
Surely the boy can press and get back occasionally.
{Ed014's Note - SY our boys did it all but you’re basing all your concerns on last seasons poor showing.
The team are capable of doing it all, Sane fell out with team mates because he’s lazy.
We don’t have lazy players, no matter how good.
You buy into the squad, you do the exciting stuff but you work too.
06 Jun 2025 20:15:37
Sharpie I have done the work so you don`t have to :) I have compared the games played goals scored and assists. There are many imponderables including age, injuries, strength of the teams in the league each player plays against week in week out and potential etc
These are the bare stats
2024/ 25 assists goals league matches played
Rodrygo 6 6 30
Laeo 10 8 34
Williams 5 5 29
Martinelli 4 8 33
2023/ 2024
Rodrygo 5 10 34
laeo 10 9 34
Williams 13 5 31
Martinelli 4 6 35
2022/ 2023
Rodrygo 9 9 34
Laeo 10 15 35
Williams 4 6 36
Martinelli 6 15 36
Worryingly the only players to hit the expected 15 goals are Laeo and Gabi two seasons ago! . Gakpo scored 10 in a title winning season in 35 games. On assists Laeo consistently gets 10 assists for past three seasons. My question is are these stellar left wingers any better than Martinelli ( certainly they`re not Prem ready) and are we unrealistic in expecting a left winger to score 15 goals?
As an aside there is a website called one-versus-one.com where you can compare any two players. There are tons and tons of different stats and they eventually compare the two players.
Rodrygo and Williams score 69, Martinelli 71 and Leao 72.
Bare facts say nothing between them all. So I`m going with Leao and Martinelli to battle it out. But heart says Williams or Rodrygo who knew COYG
(No animals hurt in compiling these stats) .
06 Jun 2025 20:20:12
Xavi Simons for me. A reputed CAM, but played a lot of LW this past season at Leipzig. Plus, he's experienced with RBL's high pressing system which Arteta will love. Can push Martinelli at LW and relieve Odegaard from time to time at the right 8.
06 Jun 2025 20:41:06
Mitoma? If nothing else it aggravates the locals COYG.
06 Jun 2025 20:42:25
Ed014 - so you saying Williams doesn’t cut it for you? Who you going for and why…. ?
I like opinions not fence huggers… ?
I could care if Martinelli tracks back. He gets off side stupidly and does attack smartly.
{Ed014's Note - SY I honestly have no idea who we’ll buy or who would suit us best, hence why I asked about the style of the player you want.
You get yourself in a right state mate. Chill and wait and see. ?
06 Jun 2025 20:52:03
Thanks for the legwork Sus. How you doing lad? Everything ok?
06 Jun 2025 21:18:25
All good mate - didn`t post for a while due to the constant flouncing and negativity but mainly because I really would get banned ten times over if I posted what I felt. Toxic bollox but as always people can express their opinions so best to just leave it don`t need that in my life. Trust Scotland treating you well and I`ve a smashing range of Rollecks - all genuine honest COYG I`m still none the wiser for winger and striker - chanelling me as a kid on Christmas morning awaiting the surprise as I can`t influence it oh feck that Watkins and Williams :) #WAWi`dexpectnothingelseed14.
{Ed014's Note - ok I won’t ?
06 Jun 2025 21:44:56
Ed014, it was more who you rate best out of those 3.
I’m not trying to guess what the club will do - if I was I’d say a fullback or another position we don’t need ?
I just want to watch nice football and be happy the club put their best foot forward, want to win as much as I do and the boss grows some ? and plays more progressive football. I loved watching first 10 years or so of Wengerball. It’s entertainment so it needs to entertain.
{Ed014's Note - SY we had two years of great football chasing City, this last season just didn’t come off.
Don’t get bent out of shape about that and assume that’s us and that’s all we can do, you’ve seen with your own eyes how good we can be but all you see is last seasons poor showing and treat that as some kind of norm now.
06 Jun 2025 21:47:33
I’m intense Ed- know that ? but I’m still happy as I have a great family and homelife. Some of that is thru working exceedingly hard to be the best I can and have the best team. Which is intense. ?
Hope you are well and family good - glad we put everything behind us. ?.
{Ed014's Note - we all are to a degree mate and yes me too!
06 Jun 2025 21:51:39
Great work Sussex - you’d go Laeo based on goal and assist combined… he looks great also. All 3 would be a step up but some of Martinelli problem is probably Ode only looking right.
Interesting seeing Saka switch to left a bit in last few games. Nice to see the shifting of wings and it giving us more width.
06 Jun 2025 21:56:54
How about Eze? Has better stats than all of them last season.
{Ed014's Note - yeah I like him too mate.
06 Jun 2025 22:08:38
Wondered where you'd gotten lost sus. Good you're well, mate.
I've had my fill of Rolicks. I can't afford them anymore. Have you heard about the cost of living crisis?
Sparks, Barcola is a good shout too.
06 Jun 2025 22:30:34
True - we played some nice football the year before. Let’s hope that’s the std and where we build upon. Add a striker to that, a winger and get CM sorted then we could be Champs. That’s a better view. ?
Šeško, Eze and Zubi added to that with an additional CF plus youth promoted should see us in a great spot.
Ok - good therapy session ??.
07 Jun 2025 08:14:57
Helder Glenn, I'm with you - Eze would be a treat. Mitoma or Williams (exciting to watch! ) are a great should too, but hey. it's any man, woman, them, they, giraffe, camel's gamble!