Thank you for the memories
Once in a lifetime player. Genuis.
Karma will be served to Arteta for sure.
We had ozil.....its just that we couldnt understand.
by immsun » Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:30 pm
by gamechannel » Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:23 pm
immsun wrote:Thank you for the memories
Once in a lifetime player. Genuis.
Karma will be served to Arteta for sure.
We had ozil.....its just that we couldnt understand.
by swipe right » Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:38 pm
by EliteKiller » Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:43 am
swipe right wrote:This is what happens when you don’t have footballing people running the club at the boardroom level and a weak manager and director. Wenger was the last big football personality at the club. Once they got rid of him they filled all the top jobs with amateurs and the board with lackeys. Shameful.
by swipe right » Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:58 am
EliteKiller wrote:swipe right wrote:This is what happens when you don’t have footballing people running the club at the boardroom level and a weak manager and director. Wenger was the last big football personality at the club. Once they got rid of him they filled all the top jobs with amateurs and the board with lackeys. Shameful.
That would be the same Wenger who agreed a contract guaranteeing a 32 year old 18m a year? ... who in his final years as boss took a top four squad and made it top six, who in partnership with Gazidis created a socialist wages structure we're still trying to correct ...
Wenger came to Arsenal and for well over a decade was a legendary manager, once he became to powerful the wheels came off, was that on him or the people who employed him? there's enough blame to share around. One thing is for certain Ozil is a symptom of everything that went wrong, managers and players however good have a finite life span DO NOT keep them around once they are past their best. We must learn or we will remain a retirement home rather than an academy.
by Gordon Bennit » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:09 am
swipe right wrote:EliteKiller wrote:swipe right wrote:This is what happens when you don’t have footballing people running the club at the boardroom level and a weak manager and director. Wenger was the last big football personality at the club. Once they got rid of him they filled all the top jobs with amateurs and the board with lackeys. Shameful.
Your criticism of Wenger is fair but there is no denying his vast knowledge of the game. I’d also rather remember 20 of his 22 years of champions league football than focus on the 2 years he missed out. A 90 percent average in a competitive sport is pretty damn good.
Good luck if you think the current lot are plotting a path back to CL or building from the back or any other fantasy fairytales you have in mind.
by VCC » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:18 am
by swipe right » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:49 am
Gordon Bennit wrote:swipe right wrote:EliteKiller wrote:swipe right wrote:This is what happens when you don’t have footballing people running the club at the boardroom level and a weak manager and director. Wenger was the last big football personality at the club. Once they got rid of him they filled all the top jobs with amateurs and the board with lackeys. Shameful.
Your criticism of Wenger is fair but there is no denying his vast knowledge of the game. I’d also rather remember 20 of his 22 years of champions league football than focus on the 2 years he missed out. A 90 percent average in a competitive sport is pretty damn good.
Good luck if you think the current lot are plotting a path back to CL or building from the back or any other fantasy fairytales you have in mind.
Alternatively and off topic you could remember 22 years of European football with a 0% trophy average or out of 22 seasons, only 8 resulted in a trophy or trophies which is a 36% average of silverware. Or you could remember facing Bayern Munich with Yaya Sanogo up front etc.
Right now, an ageing player who doesn't shoot or want to track back isn't what we need. It is very sad though.
by VCC » Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:51 am
swipe right wrote:Gordon Bennit wrote:swipe right wrote:EliteKiller wrote:swipe right wrote:This is what happens when you don’t have footballing people running the club at the boardroom level and a weak manager and director. Wenger was the last big football personality at the club. Once they got rid of him they filled all the top jobs with amateurs and the board with lackeys. Shameful.
Your criticism of Wenger is fair but there is no denying his vast knowledge of the game. I’d also rather remember 20 of his 22 years of champions league football than focus on the 2 years he missed out. A 90 percent average in a competitive sport is pretty damn good.
Good luck if you think the current lot are plotting a path back to CL or building from the back or any other fantasy fairytales you have in mind.
Alternatively and off topic you could remember 22 years of European football with a 0% trophy average or out of 22 seasons, only 8 resulted in a trophy or trophies which is a 36% average of silverware. Or you could remember facing Bayern Munich with Yaya Sanogo up front etc.
Right now, an ageing player who doesn't shoot or want to track back isn't what we need. It is very sad though.
Again, my point is about the club being run by amateurs. Do you dispute that?
by VCC » Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:58 am
by swipe right » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:05 am
VCC wrote:Biggest hamstring Arsenal has currently is not being able to shift unwanted personnel.
Now IMO not playing these guys is a situation I agree with, prior to Arteta the players held the club to ransom with the player power held.
If refusal to pick said players shifts that player power to a more even win win for player and club I am all for it.
Ozil is collateral damage as will others be.
by VCC » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:41 am
swipe right wrote:VCC wrote:Biggest hamstring Arsenal has currently is not being able to shift unwanted personnel.
Now IMO not playing these guys is a situation I agree with, prior to Arteta the players held the club to ransom with the player power held.
If refusal to pick said players shifts that player power to a more even win win for player and club I am all for it.
Ozil is collateral damage as will others be.
But players we are looking to shift have been bought in the last two years during our glorious rebuild. Nobody wants to buy Torreira or Guendozi. We spiked 100 mil on Pepe and Saliba and neither are ready. We had to bring in pensioners like Willian and Luiz to cover them. What in the lords name is going on at Arsenal?
by theHotHead » Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:04 am
Power n Glory wrote:theHotHead wrote:Power n Glory wrote:The Henry example isn't just loaded it's silly because you don't play Cup finals two or three times a year! He's also not a player that's underperforming and being out performed by rookies and new additions in terms of goals and assists.
Outperformed by which rookies ? Saka ? Who else ?
On the topic of Saka, most of the team are beng outperformed by him, so sshould we drop all of them then ?
Saka is one. Pepe is the new addition. Can't stand Willock but he scored 5 goals and 1 assist last year. Nelson...3 goals and 3 assist last season.
Ozil last year 1 goal and 3 assists. He played a similar amount of minutes as Willock and Nelson played less.
That doesn't mean they're better players either. It just means we're managing to get more out of them despite their limitations and limited game time.
by theHotHead » Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:08 am
Gunpowder wrote:I don't even rate him anymore but he has started every league match under Arteta before the break and now isn't good enough to make the 17 men list. I think it says one of those decisions was a huge mistake.
by theHotHead » Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:13 am
aniym wrote:swipe right wrote:Name a better creative midfielder at Arsenal than Ozil. Go on.
Mhikytaryan. Outscored and out-assisted Ozil for the one season they played together, despite his terrible fitness.
Of course, he prioritized first team football over his bank account, so he's no longer here. Currently killing it for Roma.