Premier League 2019-2020 we’re off

[USER1999]

Arsenal are in a trough, don't get me wrong, but they are still a huge draw. London, history, massive wages, great stadium, great training facilities, medical facilities, easy to do better than the current / previous manager in recent times. Why would anyone not want this.

Me? I don't want Ancelotti. It is short term, he is expensive, brings his own team, and in two years time we will be looking for another manager.

Now is a chance to make a choice for the future. Get this one right, and we are back in a couple of years.

Look at Liverpool appointing Klopp, Spurs Poch, it can be done. Look at United, Moyes, Dutch bloke (memory gone blank), Mourinho, OGS. Not a right decision amongst them. Get the right bloke in.

 

[fundy]

Arsenal are in a trough, don't get me wrong, but they are still a huge draw. London, history, massive wages, great stadium, great training facilities, medical facilities, easy to do better than the current / previous manager in recent times. Why would anyone not want this.

Me? I don't want Ancelotti. It is short term, he is expensive, brings his own team, and in two years time we will be looking for another manager.

Now is a chance to make a choice for the future. Get this one right, and we are back in a couple of years.

Look at Liverpool appointing Klopp, Spurs Poch, it can be done. Look at United, Moyes, Dutch bloke (memory gone blank), Mourinho, OGS. Not a right decision amongst them. Get the right bloke in.

who you want Murph? any ideas?

for me it needs to be a long term decision with someone they are prepared to invest in rebuilding, giving the young players we have a chance with some sensible additions whilst trying hard to hold onto the assets we do have (its too late for Aubam clearly)

 

[USER1999]

who you want Murph? any ideas?

for me it needs to be a long term decision with someone they are prepared to invest in rebuilding, giving the young players we have a chance with some sensible additions whilst trying hard to hold onto the assets we do have (its too late for Aubam clearly)

Posted them earlier!
Was joking about Klopp and Pep, clearly, as they are not now available. Truly believe that when Wenger was given his last two year deal both of these would have come, but that is water under the bridge. What might have been, with a more ambitious board.

In short, Nagelsmann.

 

[fundy]

who you want Murph? any ideas?

for me it needs to be a long term decision with someone they are prepared to invest in rebuilding, giving the young players we have a chance with some sensible additions whilst trying hard to hold onto the assets we do have (its too late for Aubam clearly)

maybe:

leno
bellerin saliba ch tierney
ceballos torreira lm
rw laca pepe

martinez, martinelli, saka, willock, smith rowe, reiss nelson, holding all worth keeping, maybe doozi, nketiah likely to return too but need plenty of strengthening especially in defense and centre mid (ideally with a few hard men/leaders amongst them)

need to let go: luiz, kolasinac, mustafi, sokratis, chambers, mavropanos, ozil, xhaka and sadly cash in what they can on Aubameyang

at least that would give you a base to build on but whoever comes in needs to impart their style and format onto the side as well as significantly strengthening

 

[USER1999]

maybe:

leno
bellerin saliba ch tierney
ceballos torreira lm
rw laca pepe

martinez, martinelli, saka, willock, smith rowe, reiss nelson, holding all worth keeping, maybe doozi, nketiah likely to return too but need plenty of strengthening especially in defense and centre mid (ideally with a few hard men/leaders amongst them)

need to let go: luiz, kolasinac, mustafi, sokratis, chambers, mavropanos, ozil, xhaka and sadly cash in what they can on Aubameyang

Can't say no to any of this apart from Bellerin and sadly, Tierney. Players can be brilliant, but if permanently injured, worse than useless. Sell, and buy guys made from steel, not chocolate.

 

[USER1999]

Oh, and Ceballos is on loan, and will probably go home at the end of the season, I would.

 

[fundy]

Oh, and Ceballos is on loan, and will probably go home at the end of the season, I would.

yeah hard to argue that, clearly very talented, again may not be the most resilient

bit early to be writing tierney off surely, bellerin i understand moreso

 

[USER1999]

Van Gaal, dutch bloke. Not senile afterall. Just took a while.

No google here, honest.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Please Mr Moshiri, keep Dunc in the job for another week. Him in charge, Goodison bouncing, Arsenal the softest of soft visitors right now. Why give Arsenal a chance by bringing in a new man?

 

[Pin-seeker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1206169090936717313

quality.

 

[Liverbirdie]

No. We need cynical fouls in the game, it’s a vital part i feel but I think referees have got to police it properly.

I think that it should be a bit like the rugby where they can give anyone a yellow "for the next foul" when they are obviously systematically doing it as a tactic. Obviously the one who does the foul gets the booking.

Similar to when Herrera was sent off at Cheslea a few years ago because the Man U players were fouling Hazard every time he got in dangerous positions.

Most players get away with 2/3/4 fouls before they get booked, but this can shorten it if they are doing it willfully, as they normally take it in turns.

Pep is seen as a football purist, but he only loves beautiful football when his team play it, and stops others playing it at source.

 

[clubchamp98]

No. We need cynical fouls in the game, it’s a vital part i feel but I think referees have got to police it properly.

I wonder if Gomez is sending Son a Christmas card.

 

[Liverbirdie]

I've only watched 1 minute of MOTD2, and seen 3 fouls (and bookings) on Traore from Spurs.

Jose opening his box of dirty tricks early doors.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Interesting stats regards VAR, seems Yernited are still getting more favourable decisions?

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/eng...e-club?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true

 

[Slime]

From the link above, United weren't mentioned.
There was a guy being interviewed by a stupid woman who can't read, am I missing something?

 

[Deleted member 18121]

Lacazette is on the bench, because regardless how much he and Auba have a love in, it is next to impossible to play both of them, as they both want to play through the middle.

Pepe, Auba, Martinelli makes sense, but there is zip behind them til you get to Leno.

For me that's more of an issue with the arsenal formation.... They're trying to play the fashionable 4-3-3 but don't have the people to do it. For me I'd set them up 4-4-2.... You have to play to their assets.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

From the link above, United weren't mentioned.
There was a guy being interviewed by a stupid woman who can't read, am I missing something?

Yes. Scroll down a little bit and you'll see ?

 

[Wolf]

For me that's more of an issue with the arsenal formation.... They're trying to play the fashionable 4-3-3 but don't have the people to do it. For me I'd set them up 4-4-2.... You have to play to their assets.

Sam Allardyce just said that exact thing on talksport and highlighted every area tha needs addressing and how it should be done.. Its a depressing day as an arsenal fan when you know Big Sam knows more than anyone currently at the club ?

 

[Bazz]

Would sin bins be the answer, 10 mins for professional/cynical fouls rather than taking a yellow for the team.

Spurs took taking one for the team to the next level yesterday. Took turns kicking Traore up in the air yesterday. Stuart Attwell was too spineless to crack down on it early.

25 different players have been booked this season trying to stop him. Just cynical fouls, he'll be seriously injured one day.

 

[Bazz]

I've only watched 1 minute of MOTD2, and seen 3 fouls (and bookings) on Traore from Spurs.

Jose opening his box of dirty tricks early doors.

They kicked the absolute shite out of him.