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06 Jul 2025 21:03:50
Gyokores giving up £2m to make the deal happen. Can't fault the commitment to join us.
1.) 06 Jul 2025 22:52:32
You seen the body on that guy! He should be able to hold off defenders and not get pushed about….
26 Jun 2025 17:00:03
cristhian mosquera looks like he might be on the way. Nice to see us adding to the depth as we've lacked that last season. Not heard of him up until 3pm but no doubt he's brilliant ?.
25 Jun 2025 21:43:59
Sesko followed arsenal on Instagram today after his barber has posted saying enjoy london or to come back in the winter something like that
Surely it's progressed.
1.) 26 Jun 2025 10:35:32
It must be true if his hair dresser has confirmed it pmsl and you had the cheek to say my rumour was the worst one you’ve heard and you come out with a hairdresser one hahahahhaha brilliant.
2.) 26 Jun 2025 11:59:54
Geez someone holds a grudge on here
Might want to research first as alexis sanchez's barber accidentally confirmed him going to arsenal before the media ?. Besides the main point was him following arsenal.
3.) 26 Jun 2025 12:03:28
Just to add their was pictures of sesko with said barber. However no fist bumps so might be unreliable haha.
{Ed001's Note - no fist bump, no move....
4.) 26 Jun 2025 13:17:45
I don’t hold grudges just thought it was funny lol there was a photo of the one that I said also, I’ve just been to the butchers and he said benzema is close.
5.) 26 Jun 2025 15:40:22
My dentist just told me we are looking at John Radford.
Didn't fist bump him as he was pulling my tooth out at the same time.
6.) 26 Jun 2025 16:00:18
Only joking when I said the grudge Part!
They should make it a new rule instead of signing your name it's sealed with a fist bump.
7.) 26 Jun 2025 16:25:13
My urologist told me we've broken the British transfer record for Alex Iwobi. I'm not sure exactly whether what I was feeling was his fist.
8.) 26 Jun 2025 18:18:32
No worries d16 fist bump to seal the deal sounds the way to go lol.
21 Apr 2024 10:10:32
Hope we are all well! I keep seeing today Ed002 say if saka were to leave and so on. Surely there's no interest in selling him? Or does the player want to leave?
1.) 22 Apr 2024 01:34:12
I wouldn't read into it anymore than - Olise needs to be first choice RW and Saka has basically locked down that position for the next 5-10 years.
20 Jan 2022 18:04:42
Hearing we've bit for matt Turner. A 27 year old keeper playing in America. Same people are saying Leno might be going to Newcastle on loan with an obligation to buy depending on keeping them up.
1.) 21 Jan 2022 13:19:42
Seems a sensible move, and provided an opportunity to move out Leno and probably that Icelandic fella too.
2.) 21 Jan 2022 17:25:02
Which bit of Matt we after D16 mate ???.
3.) 22 Jan 2022 11:59:11
Haha hope we don't bite his hands off. Might need them.
4.) 22 Jan 2022 18:47:59
For me, an excellent older keeper, who might be available at the end of the season, is Tim Krull. He has been a consistently excellent keeper in the premiership from his time at Newcastle, and continues to be an excellent keeper at Norwich. Don’t be fooled by being against keepers in relegated teams. They can’t stop relegation single handed, but they keep sharp, way more than keepers who touch the ball about twitch each half. Yes his best years are probably behind, but as a number 2, he would be excellent, especially if there was a chance to move into a coaching role attached.
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01 Sep 2025 12:14:35
Would love to know what people think of a player I keep seeing pop up over social media discussions and on here.
Martenelli
Honestly someone I really would like is to just move on. I really did love the player a few seasons back but I cannot take his constant looking at the floor for a second longer. He is awful at 1 on 1's and just as said before misses so many passes due to looking on the floor. We really need to upgrade on him.
1.) 01 Sep 2025 13:06:36
Absolutely D16,3 seasons ago thought we had a world class player in the making.
It's he final ball that is woefully inadequate, I would sell him today if I could if not in January before his transfer value diminishes.
2.) 02 Sep 2025 02:01:15
Great work rate and pressing, but reluctantly I do start to share Bill's opinion.
01 Sep 2025 08:58:37
Didn't want to post last night in fear of knee jerk things being said. However after sleeping on it sod it I've got to ask. Are we ever going to win the league under arteta. I'm by no means an arteta out person however he is starting to make me doubt him.
Mainly the very very negative approaches he keeps taking. It's like all of our creative players have had it coached out of them. Ironically madueke I thought was Positive as was eze but is that because he hasn't set his marker on them yet. Feel like if we was braver and took the game to Liverpool we really couldn't have made a statement.
Easily said after the game but I feel nwaneri should've started number 10 ( does he not like nwaneri? ) and eze should've started over the very very impact less martenelli. And lastly bringing dowman on into that game seemed a stupid move. Way too big of an ask for a 15 year old.
To end on a positive note. Mosquera looked amazing I thought.
Rant over.
1.) 01 Sep 2025 09:13:09
Nothing wrong in that rant D16 but it was the game that we should have made a statement but Arteta chose not to. Mosquera look a great buy and Timber was excellent.
Like you I am not a Arteta out person but as I and several other posters on here have said his tactics and his substitutions leave a lot to be desired at times.
It is early days but we could have made a big statement but choose not to and to say I was effing frustrated would be a understatement.
2.) 01 Sep 2025 09:39:56
Like yourself I too did not want to post yesterday. Not happy with the result. Looking back on it would have been better to go all out. However its our 3rd game in the season away to the champions. This was a massive game and both teams would have been happy with a draw. Liverpool away is never an easy done deal. Remember a few years what happened with tottenham when we went all out when all we really needed was a draw.
Swings and round abouts hopefully we can put forest away and Mancity and newcastle not looking strong enough. Before the game everyone was talking about how liverpool are weak as they have to bed their players in, has someone forgotten we need time to bed our players too. We are using a complete new system which the regular players are not used to.
Ontop of that all our players are getting injuered are they all carrying injuries from last season and not fully fit what is happening to the team. We have a strong team now and as long as we stick behind the team I am sure we will be bringing home the silver.
Speedy recovery to the injured and stay strong the rest.
3.) 01 Sep 2025 10:36:58
Losing Saliba so early was a blow I reckon. And Saka and Havertz and White and Odegaard not fully fit as well. I know we have brought in good players to cover the injuries so hopefully we will push on now. I didn't see the game but all the pundits are saying it was a boring game from both sides. Both nervous to lose it seemed.
4.) 01 Sep 2025 10:51:56
Nothing to do with those injured as we have replacements for all, his starting line up has left everyone head scratching.
5.) 01 Sep 2025 11:26:07
Agree with all the points above. I just think arteta has a lot to answer for he makes very very safe decisions if you ask me and that doesn't win you the league. Liverpool have looked weak at the back and we didn't really test that back line enough. By no means am I saying get arteta out but he must do better in my opinion. Especially with the team we now have.
6.) 01 Sep 2025 18:11:42
Mikel has absolutely nothing to lose by throwing caution to the wind and going for it in every game from now on. There are no more excuses given the squad he and the club have now put together, if he fails to win anymore games playing the style of football he played yesterday the pressure on him will will become unsustainable and he'll have to go any way.
The only thing he will regret more than getting sacked is getting sacked without having had a go.
7.) 01 Sep 2025 23:58:15
He’s a wet lettuce who has and will cost us trophies due to his stubbornness, ridged style of play and phobia of losing rather than obsession with winning.
I’m not jumping on the bandwagon - been saying this for ages.
Who on the coaching staff is an attack minded support for him? Who can challenge him?
Eze was fit
Ode was fit enough to be on bench
Merino is slow and never really going to create or inject pace into the side
Zubi is way off the epl pace
Arteta has murdered the real Martinelli and replaced him with a person who is scared to attack
Viktor looked like an awkward statue upfront offering as much service as he got - zero. How can you feed a striker when the midfield pass more to the goalie than him? Pathetic.
Transfers amazing but TOO SLOW for start of season and lack of EPL experience plus require complete change in tactics from a manager with limited tactics except to pass backwards - always going to be a challenge
Wake up Arteta - we are the mighty Arsenal and play to win wherever we go.
Have you read the story of the Emperors new clothes.
Hope he turns it around but this “Don” crap and “trust the process” or “Arteta knows best” or “at least I’m not watching from behind a cushion any more” or “they tried hard our boys”: it is just rose tinted glasses or such an embarrassing low bar for a big side that’s spent 1Bn to support the new manager. What return would you expect?
Keep you standards high and let’s hope we have or we get a manager to meet them. Don’t lower them so he does meet them.
Still plenty time to go but lots to change.
07 Aug 2025 10:34:42
Of course friendlies aren't always the best thing to go by but having watched some of the game yesterday on and off few things really do concern me which are lingering from last season.
We really don't look sharp on possession. Very slow movement and passing around until we pass to saka. Just look predictable.
Left wing is a concern for me. Martenelli just isn't cutting it. Constantly missing good runs by looking at the floor all the time it's frustrating
Of course we could kick straight into gear against united but those two points stick out for me because I felt last season they was obvious concerns.
1.) 07 Aug 2025 12:14:31
I read that Viktor looked sharp and made a lot of runs into the box although no one found the final pass for him. How did he look?
I guess you’ve answered my other questions - slow pass pass pass attack and predictably all down the rhs. Is that a fair summary?
Can’t believe people are saying he’s fat….
2.) 07 Aug 2025 14:20:14
I appreciate it's hard to judge players in friendlies which is why I highlighted issues still there that I saw last season.
With regards to gyokores he got into the game as it went on. It's almost like he doesn't fit our system yet. He's certainly not fat but people need to keep in mind he didn't train with sporting as he was forcing through a move to us. So fitness might not be where it should be. He did make some good runs but no one seemed to spot them.
3.) 07 Aug 2025 17:24:53
I watched the game on a Spanish feed, so without the benefit or curse of a commentary, I had trouble identifying some players. I really didn't notice Gyökeres much. I thought Villarreal, really pressured us well and we didn't settle into any rythym. Need to see more of the new guys to form an opinion. But Max Dowman, wow.
4.) 07 Aug 2025 17:46:34
Thanks D16 - great to hear that he is making intelligent runs. If he keeps doing that I am sure the quality of Ode, Sake etc will find him. Like you say we need to adapt to get the best out of him and I think we need to adapt to be less pedestrian and predictable going forward.
Thanks again ?.
5.) 07 Aug 2025 18:06:09
You can’t judge on friendlies. We were playing at 50%.
Judge after the Man U game.
6.) 07 Aug 2025 22:42:03
Agree to some extent helder. There was other concerns however as you say 50% is about right. That being said the highlighted issues we saw last season which is a huge problem. Especially that left wing.
And for the record dowman came on and looked amazing. Best player on the pitch.
7.) 08 Aug 2025 01:49:41
I have been on the fence about the importance of friendlies but as time goes on with Mikel I think they really do show the level we are at. Hence I'd be a little concerned that our play still looks predictable. Can't rely on Dowman to bail us out every week, but the fact that he's making waves because he plays directly is both a sign of his talent AND a sign that we need to change our tactics and go for the throat a bit better.
8.) 08 Aug 2025 08:56:01
We played Villareal with half our starting first eleven. In my experience when playing even a couple of first teamers out made a big difference. The first team is looking strong and much better bench this year. I`m still trusting Sammy on Eze coming (Probably we`re allowing him to play in Community Shield and he`ll be fit) plus a LW of note. Thinking Martinelli is lacking confidence and the twatter nonsense isn`t helping. There is a player there but Eze and Madueke should be enough cover if he stays. Let`s hope Berta is behind the scenes working on the Eze/ LW and MA the style of play. Again excited for the season to start. Really excited to see Max get game time on for Saka giving Saka a rest too - he will / is a gamechanger COYG.
9.) 08 Aug 2025 11:03:16
I like Mart but it might be nearly time for him to move on, and I think he will if he doesn’t step up this season.
I actually think he’d flourish in the Italian or Spanish league.
10.) 08 Aug 2025 11:28:41
Partly agree Sussex - no doubt that we are in a better position than last season. My worry is more that there was a lot to fix in our attacking play last season in terms of how stale we were, and I had hoped that this summer we would see a bit of a refresh in that department.
It's only preseason - we still probably might - but losing at OT would be a kick in the goolies.
06 Jul 2025 07:57:54
Whilst I think nwaneri will stay as we had this scare last time he signed a new contract and it was said he only ever wanted arsenal I am a a bit frustrated with arteta here.
So ornstein who is very reliable has said arsenal see him more of a number 8 or number 10 position. Okay fine if that is the case why on earth did we not play him there when odegaard was injured and then out of form last season. Or when we was incredibly short at lcm if that's where you want to play him.
Honestly I do love arteta but he does baffle me at times with his nonsense and inability to take risks.
1.) 06 Jul 2025 09:54:43
Totallynagree with the frustration D16. There were other examples too. I'm really hoping we try a change in formation to 4231 against some opposition to try Ode, Kai and Ethan as a 10. Also with inverting would give us 3 in midfield.
2.) 06 Jul 2025 10:25:10
Jim, hope you are well. I really hope any change we do means Kai is on the bench and limited time on pitch. We need to upgrade our attack in terms of options, impact, speed going forward and effectiveness. The floor should be Ode and not lowered. If anything we should be improving on Ode. May be a more advance role, expectation setting, better attacking options on both wings and faster play gets us there but surely Kai puts us backwards and means playing with back to goal, poor creativity and touch. On the bench as an extremely expensive plan B or sold. Kai works hard, good late runs but he hides and doesn’t attack the goal enough. What am I missing mate? Why would we not look to upgrade that Ode role. We are way too easy to defend against due to slow sideways obvious attacks.
If we get the two midfielders sorted - surely we gain by having a faster attack minded attack.
3.) 06 Jul 2025 10:53:41
Not sure I agree with upgrading the ode role. Of course obviously I'm up for upgrading any position but I think there's more important positions we lack quality in. If odegaard as another season like last then yes we need to upgrade there however we can't forget how good he was the two seasons before.
4.) 06 Jul 2025 11:43:46
Sy, D16 answered for me in the most part. Ode had 1 off season but was brilliant for us before, plus we will need to be playing Ethan centrally too. With Zub, Dec, Merino, Norgard and maybe MLS, I don't want any more midfielders!
And I think Kai has done what's asked of him. At first played out of position/ used badly to try and plug gaps and forced to receive the ball in midfield with back to goal (by team mates passing) , he did struggle, but mainly trying to turn and play forward - as I'd expect with his size. But I actually think he's got a good touch and reads the game well and did well in lots of games. Loved his attitude too - got stuck in. I'd like him to get a fair crack with decent players around him - especially alongside a striker - not as one. No arguments upgrading though.
5.) 06 Jul 2025 12:49:07
I’m truly hoping moving Ode more forward with our CM sorted that that plus a better LW and striker will raise Ode up to old standards BUT he still needs to have a bigger impact in big tight games. He’s not done that for me over the 3 years or so. If he’s to get into that KDB level of player. that's what a title winning side needs from him.
I’m not saying Kai hasn’t done what asked or doesn’t put in a shift BUT. We need more than what he offers in starting 11 to win the league.
I think we need more from Ode and be prepared to drop him more if he fails to deliver. Agree we may not need to spend 150m on him when we have more pressing issues. Hopefully the boss grows a set - takes armband off him, plays attacking football and drops him if off the boil.
Just my option and get your opinion - mainly struggle with Kai and imagining any title winning side with him as a starter. Bench - yes. Starter - no way.
6.) 06 Jul 2025 14:02:54
I can't really argue with that Sy and on balance, probably agree with you.
My weakness is that I default to seeing the players as people - so get behind those I think seem like decent people - and also try and look at how much is their fault vs team/ tactics etc. And want them to have a chance to show what they can do, support them (within reason) to get the best out of them, but also drop when necessary. Xhaki is the prime example, but I feel Martinelli is getting flack last 18months or so when he's got so much more to offer.
I was really happy with Ode before last season so never questioned if he could've been better, so you might be right. Replacing him is obviously a luxury right now though - and couldn't happen until next season at the earliest (as we're not going to bed-in tons of new players) , but more than happy to drop him based on form.
For Kai, he played every forward and midfield position for Chelsea and was then said to have been rubbish - for me, wasn't a fair assessment. Wasn't dissimilar for us. But when used right I thought he was great. I think he's on too much money to just be a sub, but get your point on what's he's done so far, so a sub is he right thing for him. Tbh, he isn't likely to ever be a first 11 player in our steongest team - but really do think he can do a great job as a false 9, second striker or a 10 off the bench or when rotating players. This season he has to make a difference when he plays, if he wants to stay at the club.
7.) 06 Jul 2025 19:44:15
True Jim. Putting him on that wage was criminal / negligent.
I’m not questioning him as a man, human or person. Just does he do what we need for the team and quality to help us win. Same for Arteta - seems like a nice guy but nice guys don’t always ( often ) win.
Kai definitely can offer us something but not sure many quality centre backs will be concerned about him, They double up on Saka and we need to use the free person better.
If we get the players linked with - we will be fine.
Thanks for the replies and enjoy your Sunday.
If we get Viktor, Rod and Eze! ?
We will need Kai etc to change things up and rest players and plan B.
Martinelli looks lost and no confidence. Like Arteta has destroyed him with over management, criticism for giving ball away and boring forward play plus Ode only looks right. To be fair, the boy looks a bit brain dead with offsides and decision making BUT may be a run down the middle or less structure could help him. Sell him or Trossard - Trossard scores more so it’s a tough one. As an impact sub Trossard is good but cannot start ever. He’s not good enough. What would you do.
05 Jul 2025 14:31:26
Seen our interest in madueke has stepped up.
So disappointed at this. Quoted at around 50m they want for a saka back up. It's absurd. We really need to get in a cf and a game changing lw. Not a very average rw who won't get near the starting 11 for that kind of money.
Honestly baffles me this does.
{Ed014's Note - ed01 isn’t a fan, said he has attitude to go with his talent.
Need to steer well clear for me,
1.) 05 Jul 2025 16:58:26
Doesn't really strike me as talented tbh.
{Ed014's Note - I’d never even heard of him until the links a few weeks ago.
Either way I really hope we don’t go near him.
2.) 05 Jul 2025 17:33:12
We can’t swap Nwaneri for Madueke - please no.
{Ed014's Note - of course not mate. That would be ridiculously stupid.
Besides I’ve still not forgiven the club for selling RVP to that Manc shite!
3.) 05 Jul 2025 20:20:45
Omg the news of nwaneri potentially leaving is worse. That kid I'm sure will be a superstar. I did see the club see him in the number 8 role. Him there. Dowman at the number 10 role with saka sesko and rodrygo the front line we'd be set for many years.
But we all know we'll head into the season with Watkins up top I can just see it.
21 Aug 2025 10:46:08
I think you're right that the cover will be trossard/ merino and maybe martenelli if desperate. It makes sense as if we got another cf in then we'd have gyokores and the new cf with havertz and jesus to return. Seems too stacked for one position.
21 Aug 2025 07:00:37
Thankfully, you're wrong no3. In my opinion he's going to be a great signing. Another player who is desperate to put the shirt on! Think he offers us something very different which is being more direct and much as I love odegaard that's something that isn't really in his game. That ability to run and dribble around players.
14 Jul 2025 15:50:51
Agree with sy4 here. Next season we surely have to play attacking football. Some of our football last season was shocking.
06 Jul 2025 14:53:11
Wonder if there will still be another twist here. Leipzig apparently need to sell sesko. (if rumours are true) wonder if they'll suddenly want to talk now.
{Ed014's Note - I think quite a few before the end of the window, it’s like 7 weeks or more left.
06 Jul 2025 10:51:45
Didn't say you did Ed. I was more answering your question of why can't you sign both. Would love to but with a cf needed and all these links with eze I just can't see it.
01 Sep 2025 12:12:22
Odegaard wasn't fully fit however I do believe nwaneri should've started there over merino. Left wing I genuinely believe eze who as you say wire trained with the squad for a week would've still made more of an input that martenelli.
01 Sep 2025 11:26:07
Agree with all the points above. I just think arteta has a lot to answer for he makes very very safe decisions if you ask me and that doesn't win you the league. Liverpool have looked weak at the back and we didn't really test that back line enough. By no means am I saying get arteta out but he must do better in my opinion. Especially with the team we now have.
21 Aug 2025 07:01:30
It doesn't help our unwanted players are on such high wages. That's why we always let them go so cheap.
07 Aug 2025 22:42:03
Agree to some extent helder. There was other concerns however as you say 50% is about right. That being said the highlighted issues we saw last season which is a huge problem. Especially that left wing.
And for the record dowman came on and looked amazing. Best player on the pitch.
07 Aug 2025 14:20:14
I appreciate it's hard to judge players in friendlies which is why I highlighted issues still there that I saw last season.
With regards to gyokores he got into the game as it went on. It's almost like he doesn't fit our system yet. He's certainly not fat but people need to keep in mind he didn't train with sporting as he was forcing through a move to us. So fitness might not be where it should be. He did make some good runs but no one seemed to spot them.