Arteta said he doesn't have another fullback. Yet 18-year old Ayden Heaven has been waiting to come through. Now other clubs are desperate to snatch him away while Arteta makes it appear he doesn't deserve chances.
My biggest fear for Arsenal is that academy players will see a manager with too much sentiments and many will lose faith and not renew contracts.
Foolishly, Arsenal will end up paying millions for same quality of talent they once had many of but were driven away by lack of opportunities.
I pray we don't run out of finances in the long-term by spending money on what we once had freely in our backyard.
It's the champions league I have a bit of faith weirdly enough we can go far in, would take a lot of luck but that's maybe the one I really really want
Good result that, looked a bit disjointed at times and we do need like always much better options up front but that looks about better performance wise
Performance a bit iffy at times and again struggled to convert possession but very happy with a 3-0 win. Looks like automatic qualification is now done although not
mathematically done. Fantastic outcome when you look at the big clubs struggling and likely at best to be in the play offs.
We’re still struggling with fluency and not playing the football we want but we’re still in a great position to compete. Hope we can. sign a great addition but not entirely
confident that will happen. Add Sesko, Cunha, Nypan and Zubimendi to this squad and we will be cooking
Btw I heard our final standings in top 8 impact our seeding for the knockout phases. That might not help much with some big teams low in the qualifying positions, but on paper it pays in this format to finish in the top 2 or 3 vs finishing 5-8.
Glad that realistically the hard work is done for now tho
Arteta on what a warm weather camp would mean for players:
If we earn the right to do that, it would be great because it's been a super busy schedule with a lot of demands and with things that happened, even more demands, especially on the players. So if we can achieve that, it would be great.
Arteta on Lewis-Skelly: "He jarred his knee in the game against Villa and thought he was OK. But yesterday he wasn’t feeling right. He will have more tests tomorrow."
I've read a few times this season that Dowman is doing quite well in training with senior squad and that the players are shocked about how composed he is, he holds his own and doesn't embarrass himself.
Nwaneri demonstrated in the short time that he was playing that he needs to be playing in preference to Sterling whose performance was once again woeful.
Hopefully we bring in another forward in the transfer window and don't need to play Sterling again.
Maybe the better place to put this:
Hilarious take on our transfer spending and policy.
Eddie Nketiah on loan in January with an option to buy.
Arteta said he doesn't have another fullback. Yet 18-year old Ayden Heaven has been waiting to come through. Now other clubs are desperate to snatch him away while Arteta makes it appear he doesn't deserve chances.
My biggest fear for Arsenal is that academy players will see a manager with too much sentiments and many will lose faith and not renew contracts.
Foolishly, Arsenal will end up paying millions for same quality of talent they once had many of but were driven away by lack of opportunities.
I pray we don't run out of finances in the long-term by spending money on what we once had freely in our backyard.
It's the champions league I have a bit of faith weirdly enough we can go far in, would take a lot of luck but that's maybe the one I really really want
Good result that, looked a bit disjointed at times and we do need like always much better options up front but that looks about better performance wise
Only 3-0 at home. Too much rotation. No goals scored from corners. Arteta out.
Saw the game on tape delay.
Satisfied with the result.
Very happy for the people that were involved with the goals to get in on the scoring and assisting.
Raptora, are you bummed out?
Anyway, glad we are out of cups, basically, as it will mean less games, and if we get higher seeded in CL less games too, and all the better.
Cherry on top was Mikel rotating, will take another serving thank you.
MLS, heal up soon youngster!
Onwards and upward!
Go AFC.
Performance a bit iffy at times and again struggled to convert possession but very happy with a 3-0 win. Looks like automatic qualification is now done although not
mathematically done. Fantastic outcome when you look at the big clubs struggling and likely at best to be in the play offs.
We’re still struggling with fluency and not playing the football we want but we’re still in a great position to compete. Hope we can. sign a great addition but not entirely
confident that will happen. Add Sesko, Cunha, Nypan and Zubimendi to this squad and we will be cooking
Excellent result just what we needed
Btw I heard our final standings in top 8 impact our seeding for the knockout phases. That might not help much with some big teams low in the qualifying positions, but on paper it pays in this format to finish in the top 2 or 3 vs finishing 5-8.
Glad that realistically the hard work is done for now tho
Arteta on what a warm weather camp would mean for players:
If we earn the right to do that, it would be great because it's been a super busy schedule with a lot of demands and with things that happened, even more demands, especially on the players. So if we can achieve that, it would be great.
do make sure you focus on a negative, won’t you?
Arteta on Lewis-Skelly: "He jarred his knee in the game against Villa and thought he was OK. But yesterday he wasn’t feeling right. He will have more tests tomorrow."
Love seeing Nwaneri and MLS get minutes this season. Hopefully Max Dowman breaks through next season. Kid also looks spicy mustard.
I've read a few times this season that Dowman is doing quite well in training with senior squad and that the players are shocked about how composed he is, he holds his own and doesn't embarrass himself.
As soon as Nwaneri touched the ball I shouted he's done more than sterling already.
Got a few laughs from that
Sterling is terrible
This was an easy game throughout just the kind of game we needed
same thoughts too
We badly need another attacker. That much is clear. Sterling was useless. Can't rely on him to change games for us.
Nwaneri demonstrated in the short time that he was playing that he needs to be playing in preference to Sterling whose performance was once again woeful.
Hopefully we bring in another forward in the transfer window and don't need to play Sterling again.
Raheem is completely finished as a player.
I was part of those happy to see him being dragged over the line when we bought him.
He's literally is a waste of space now.
A shame really as there used to be something in him.
we haven’t bought him though - he is a loan with no obligation
Good result and confirms a top 8
For someone who isn't a CF and doesn't move like a CF, Havertz did well tonight.
thought he was pretty poor tbh when it
really mattered
against low blocks he doesnt tho
We've got Marko saying he only scores against shit teams.
Which one is it.