Unai Emery

[Ach]

Win tomorrow and we are up to third.

It's looking good

[UFGN]

CRISIS

[Jedi]

CRISIS

But there is one. The two good matches from the youngsters have lifted spirits but our first team hasn't delivered a single convincing league performance. I'm hoping the introduction of Bellerin/Holding/Tierney changes that but if it doesn't things are definitely not looking good.

Emery has benefitted from the United/Tottenham meltdowns but Chelsea are playing good football and even Leicester is flirting with Top 4 and they have better GD.

[Ach]

Results are more important wouldn't you say?

We're getting them despite not playing that well. third is within our grasp. Would've taken this.

[swipe right]

We’re celebrating smashing Standard Liege in the EL group stages
We’re now pinning for Bellerins return

How the expectations have changed since Wenger left.

[Angelito]

CRISIS

But there is one. The two good matches from the youngsters have lifted spirits but our first team hasn't delivered a single convincing league performance. I'm hoping the introduction of Bellerin/Holding/Tierney changes that but if it doesn't things are definitely not looking good.

Emery has benefitted from the United/Tottenham meltdowns but Chelsea are playing good football and even Leicester is flirting with Top 4 and they have better GD.

This top-4 race was going to be the easiest in years. We all knew that beforehand. The expectation was that Chelsea and United would collapse. It's Spurs instead of Chelsea.

As you've rightfully noted, the lift in spirits is consequence of the two good games in the EL. That, in addition to the likes of Saka, Martinelli, and Tierney putting on a show, has really lifted the morale of the team and the fanbase.

If anything, the first team is underperforming. If we're going to get excited over the 12 (potentially 15, today), then we should also look at Palace and Leicester's 14 points.

To put it into perspective, we'd be 9 points behind Liverpool if we win today. We'd also be 9 points clear off relegation if Newcastle drop points today.

We need a big performance against Bournemouth today.

[swipe right]

Emery will survive. Only because he’s going to increase the value of players like Guendozi, Saka, Martinelli etc. The miser that is Kroenke is hurting from the fact that clubs like Spurs and Pool have bought low and sold high and we have been unable to do it. I see Emery’s job as taking these young players and inflating their value 5x and selling them on in 3-4 seasons. Won’t win anything as we saw in the 2006-16 era but will make Kroenke a ton of money.

[VCC]

Hope we play willock and Martinelli in this and inject that enthusiasm and Teirny starting will make a huge difference, also once bellerin gets some time with Pepe I hope we see a combination that will offer pepe some assistance

[VCC]

We’re celebrating smashing Standard Liege in the EL group stages
We’re now pinning for Bellerins return

How the expectations have changed since Wenger left.

True that under AW we would still be waiting for Diaby

[theHotHead]

I told you to not think you could EVER argue with me on a level, you are NOT my peer. There are people on this forum that I respect when it comes to intense debate, they make me bring my "A" game, but you are NOT one of them. My comments are in red.

Regarding Torreira, no, YOU think you addressed it and I told you that you are chatting rubbish. You proclaimed Torreria was given license to be the most offensive of the 3 CMs, presumably by Emery. I said thats rubbish because he is not the best offensively out of the 3 CM so why would Emery make that decision unless he was a complete jackass, which I presume he is not. So if you are sticking to your argument then I have to laugh.

This is so easy. IS IT REALLY ???? Take your beating !

Out of the three. Guendouzi, Xhaka and Torreria

- Who is the fastest? Torreria
Ummmm .... not according to leaked speed results of the Arsenal First Team.
https://talksport.com/football/414831/arsenals-first-team-players-ranked-pace-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-official-speed-test-results/
Torreira is the SLOWEST of the 3. Not only that his Vmax is achieved while running at 100% capacity while the other 2 reached their faster than Torreira's Vmax running at less than 100% full speed. That alone is a can of ass whooping for you. But I will humiliate you further.
- Who has scored the most goals recently or even going on last season? Torreria
Torreira - 3 goals, 5 assists (since season 18/19)
Xhaka - 4 goals, 5 assists (since season 18/19)
Guendouzi - 1 goal, 2 assists (since season 18/19) Source of stats transfermkt.com

Oh look, Elkanofan is WRONG AGAIN !!!

- Who has the best stamina and agility to motor up and down the pitch? Very easy answer. Torreria.
This one is subjective but I am pretty sure that no other person would agree with you that Torreiria has more stamina than Guendouzi who clearly is a box to box midfielder, than Torreira that is a defensive midfielder. I can't find anything conclusive to back my argument - if someone else can find distance covered stats that might help. I found one stat for Uruguay that showed Torreira had run 10.2km and a stat for Guendouzi where he had run 11.2km vs Chelsea. Having played footie too a decent standard (semi-pro) and having played both roles, I know for a fact a box to box midfielder runs further than a DM, thats just common sense. Only wing backs fun further than B2B mids.

Hence why Emery gave him that role. Why, because he is a bloody idiot or perhaps - he was not given any such role at all and its just a figment of your imagination.

None of the three are attack minded, that's exactly why all three where picked to keep things tight, not play naively and leave easy spaces to be exploited like vs Watford. Guendouzi is the most attack minded of the 3. It is he that looks to play the ball forward as his first intention and it is he that supports the strikers more on attack than either Xhaka or Torreira. Here is analysis on Guendouzi:
https://footballbh.net/2019/09/13/matteo-guendouzi-2019-20-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics/

Its funny because if you knew tactics and if your knew or players strengths a little more you would know Torreria has everything to be a top center mid and play box to box just with a primary defensive mindset and an engine to support the attack. He did this really well next to Ramsey last year when we played 343, then Ramsey got injured vs Napoli which was one injury too far and the team died. LOOOOOL. Please see above comment. While Torreira does not get a nose bleed when he goes forward it is not a part of his natural game. Do not make exceptions the norm. More analysis on Torreira's game:
https://statsbomb.com/2018/11/alvaro-morata-lucas-torreira-and-evaluating-imperfection/

Regarding Ceballos not starting vs Man U, your argument is he is defensively shit and not fit enough to last 90 mins. But he is good enough offensively to run the show - offensively, so why not let him start, even if you get 60 mins he will have run the Man U midfielders ragged and we can bring on someone to take his place, thats the entire point of having substitutes. Not starting him and asking a specialist DM to supplement the creativity in the team is lunacy.

Simple. Because his defensive deficiencies are a bigger issue to the balance of the team than what he could do on the ball in attack. This showed in the second half when he can on. He was great on the ball but i was shitting myself with how weak we were defensively when he came on. United would have scored at least 2-3 goals if he started. All United's good chances came in the second half and many where created down the side Ceballos was stationed in midfield. Man U have scored 9 goals all season !! Only 7 teams in the league have scored less than them. They top the charts of big chances missed. I think, therefore, it is safe to say that Man U would NOT have scored 2-3 goals if Ceballos had started !

Ceballos was wonderful today vs Liege, but its Liege, a good Championship level team, not Man United at Old Trafford!

Regarding Ceballos tackling back, you play players like Ozil and Ceballos and do not focus on their defensive game. They are offensive players and a manager with half a brain cell will ensure the team around them are able to cover the defensive duties. but when the manager makes stupid decisions as Emery has been you see the team struggle so badly defensively. We are worse now than we have EVER been defensively, since I have watched Arsenal. Emery is a defensive clown. He can't get the team to defend and he can't get the best out of his offensive players. This is a failure of epic proportions.

This one is simple. Emery gave Ozil a very suitable 442 diamond formation and gave him his favourite position and provided Ceballos behind him si we could keep possession and dominate the ball vs watford. Just like he did at his peak period with Arsenal with Santi behind him.

Ozil failed miserably and was by far the worst player in the pitch. He's a shit player now and your naive defence of him is why you have no point whatsoever here, your just shouting, you need to get real and watch the Watford game again and see the truth to how poor a player Ozil is now. Ozil is still a better creative/offensive midfielder than Torreira could EVER be. I suggest you stop taking the drugs if you believe otherwise.

We don't know for sure what's happening behind the scenes but I'm happy Ozil will soon leave in January. We need his wages taken off our books so we can buy a real attacking midfielder to work and dual with Ceballos.

Mate, you keep harping on about having knowledge of the game and everyone bar YOU can see that you have no knowledge at all, telling everyone you have knowledge doesn't mean it is so. As for shouting loud, what the f**k are you talking about dweeb !!!

Lol this is funny. Here is a translation to what you said

"I AM LOUDER THAN YOU THEREFORE YOU ARE WROOOONG SAYYYZZ MEEE!!!!!" You are boring ass f**k and you can't argue. I just destroyed you. I will wait with baited breath for your increasingly lengthy - but with no substance response.

[theHotHead]

Hope we play willock and Martinelli in this and inject that enthusiasm and Teirny starting will make a huge difference, also once bellerin gets some time with Pepe I hope we see a combination that will offer pepe some assistance

I'm really looking forward to seeing Martinelli play more regularly, I think he will be a viaible option for Laca if Laca doesn't perform, he seems to have the game.

And Willock just seems too have that natural ability to be in the right place at the right time to score goals from midfield. I really hope he keeps improving, he looks like he could become a phenom.

[Power n Glory]

Hold up, Sokratis is quicker than Lacazette? Learn something new everyday. Quite surprised by the quickest player stats.

[VCC]

Hold up, Sokratis is quicker than Lacazette? Learn something new everyday. Quite surprised by the quickest player stats.

Not looking at the stats but what distance is it over ? Laca has good power on the turn he may have explosive speed over a shorter distance ? But I would have thought lacka was quicker than sokratis as well

[Power n Glory]

Hold up, Sokratis is quicker than Lacazette? Learn something new everyday. Quite surprised by the quickest player stats.

Not looking at the stats but what distance is it over ? Laca has good power on the turn he may have explosive speed over a shorter distance ? But I would have thought lacka was quicker than sokratis as well

No idea but it looks like the test everyone is measured by because Auba and Bellerin are the quickest. Auba posted the stats to boast that he's officially the quickest at Arsenal.

1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 10.01 (97%)

2. Hector Bellerin: 9.63 (98%)

3. Sokratis: 9.59 (96%)

4. Alex Iwobi: 9.56 (94%)

5. Shkodran Mustafi: 9.48 (100%)

6. Rob Holding: 9.41 (97%)

7. Danny Welbeck: 9.37 (92%)

8. Mesut Ozil: 9.35 (98%)

9. Alexander Lacazette: 9.30 (96%)

10. Aaron Ramsey: 9.18 (98%)

11. Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 9.14 (97%)

=12. Stephan Lichtsteiner: 9.00 (100%)

=12. Nacho Monreal: 9.00 (96%)

=12. Granit Xhaka: 9.00 (98%)

15. Matteo Guendouzi: 8.97 (93%)

16. Mohamed Elneny: 8.76 (96%)

17. Lucas Torreira: 8.73 (100%)

[VCC]

Hold up, Sokratis is quicker than Lacazette? Learn something new everyday. Quite surprised by the quickest player stats.

Not looking at the stats but what distance is it over ? Laca has good power on the turn he may have explosive speed over a shorter distance ? But I would have thought lacka was quicker than sokratis as well

No idea but it looks like the test everyone is measured by because Auba and Bellerin are the quickest. Auba posted the stats to boast that he's officially the quickest at Arsenal.

1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 10.01 (97%)

2. Hector Bellerin: 9.63 (98%)

3. Sokratis: 9.59 (96%)

4. Alex Iwobi: 9.56 (94%)

5. Shkodran Mustafi: 9.48 (100%)

6. Rob Holding: 9.41 (97%)

7. Danny Welbeck: 9.37 (92%)

8. Mesut Ozil: 9.35 (98%)

9. Alexander Lacazette: 9.30 (96%)

10. Aaron Ramsey: 9.18 (98%)

11. Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 9.14 (97%)

=12. Stephan Lichtsteiner: 9.00 (100%)

=12. Nacho Monreal: 9.00 (96%)

=12. Granit Xhaka: 9.00 (98%)

15. Matteo Guendouzi: 8.97 (93%)

16. Mohamed Elneny: 8.76 (96%)

17. Lucas Torreira: 8.73 (100%)

Wonder how Pepe sits in there now