The Official Arsenal - 14 x FA Cup winners thread - Vol 4
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To me worst starting 11 I’ve seen in 20+ yrs, however teamwork and actual leadership Is starting to creep in.. And it works, Mustafi a proper general at the back.
Credit where credit is due, and our keeper wow!
We’ve got a lot of talent but it needs to be applied, it seems Arteta is doing just that.
Credit where credit is due, and our keeper wow!
We’ve got a lot of talent but it needs to be applied, it seems Arteta is doing just that.
Glassman said:
A great win away from home against a strong team. Was explaining to my son that you always have to back your team no matter what as he was saying he'd be happy to come away with a point. I went with a 1-2 win.
Still a long way to go before turning the corner yet.
Yup a long way to go and the one thing that needs sorting out above all else is the midfield. Sounds like Guendouzi is going and hopefully they just pay up Ozil’s contract and wave him goodbye if they can’t get rid in any other way, Ceballos is on loan which leaves absolutely fStill a long way to go before turning the corner yet.
k all in terms of depth...ESR to come back from loan I suppose. Defence is dodgy but Saliba coming in and hopefully the game yesterday is an indication of wha the existing defenders can achieve regularly. 
Leicester Loyal said:
aeropilot said:
Wow....just seen the stat, that this was our first away win against a team above us in the table since 2015.....
It's a shame our game against you is at the Emirates, I'd be a lot more confident!Should be a good game, I think if you attack us it'll suit us a lot more.
But we kept it tight and didn't allow many balls over top and limited the space behind, then took our chances.
It's the same way Leicester like to play so if we can play a similar game against you guys we can hopefully minimise your threat and maybe come away with a result.
Cheib said:
Yup a long way to go and the one thing that needs sorting out above all else is the midfield. Sounds like Guendouzi is going and hopefully they just pay up Ozil’s contract and wave him goodbye if they can’t get rid in any other way, Ceballos is on loan which leaves absolutely fk all in terms of depth...ESR to come back from loan I suppose. Defence is dodgy but Saliba coming in and hopefully the game yesterday is an indication of wha the existing defenders can achieve regularly.
Thomas Partey rumours in the press...k all in terms of depth...ESR to come back from loan I suppose. Defence is dodgy but Saliba coming in and hopefully the game yesterday is an indication of wha the existing defenders can achieve regularly. I personally think the defence is looking promising if we have a fit Mari, Holding, Saliba, Chambers and I hope I don't jinx his recent good form, Mustafi. Also think Torriera is worth keeping.
anonymous said:
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Don’t think he’s mobile enough for a modern day DM. The other Central Defender that could possibly be-repurposed is Calum Chambers. When Saliba joins and Mavrapanos comes back from loan we have 8 CB’s ! Sokratis will I am guessing be shown the door and maybe Mavarpanos too. Chambers covers DM leaving 5 CB’s. You have to imagine Mari, Luiz, Saliba are the three first choice players. THe bizarre thing is Mustafi might get himself a new contract....his expires next summer and since he’s been told by Arteta not to go to ground he’s looked a much better player. scrubchub said:
And is it me, or has Mustafi actually been playing quite well?! How did that happen?
Lack of mental pressure. Many of our defensive players simply implode at critical moments, Luiz, Mustafi, Xhaka, Pap because of poor decision making under pressure.
There is no bar set atm for this seasons finish, the virus has seen to that, empty stadiums, no fans.
Apart from injury, physically all our players are footballing athletes with a decent set of skill about them, the problem is what is going on inside their brain at critical junctions in the season (knock-out rounds) and 90 minutes away at places like West Ham where the home fans run you through the grinder.
Carl_Manchester said:
scrubchub said:
And is it me, or has Mustafi actually been playing quite well?! How did that happen?
Lack of mental pressure. Many of our defensive players simply implode at critical moments, Luiz, Mustafi, Xhaka, Pap because of poor decision making under pressure.
There is no bar set atm for this seasons finish, the virus has seen to that, empty stadiums, no fans.
Apart from injury, physically all our players are footballing athletes with a decent set of skill about them, the problem is what is going on inside their brain at critical junctions in the season (knock-out rounds) and 90 minutes away at places like West Ham where the home fans run you through the grinder.
Looks like Gwen maybe off been training alone for sometime now due to his attitude.
https://mobile.twitter.com/theconv3rsation/status/...
Not sure what I think about it seems hit and miss.
Could turn out to be amazing and then other times he's just ok.
At least we will get a decent fee if he does go.
https://mobile.twitter.com/theconv3rsation/status/...
Not sure what I think about it seems hit and miss.
Could turn out to be amazing and then other times he's just ok.
At least we will get a decent fee if he does go.
Shame as he is clearly very talented. But obviously some issues there and possibly more trouble than he's worth. It does leave us very light in midfield once ceballos goes though. We all like torreira but how many times has he started under arteta? Lots of young talent, but clearly needs reinforcements. If Torreira stays and we sign sometime like Partey (there does appear to be something in that story) then we look relatively well stocked there (with Willock, Smith Rowe and possibly AMN as the youngsters providing depth).
Defense is interesting. Papa is clearly bottom of the pile and looks to be off. Luiz is staying. Mustafi looks to have played himself back into the team, credit where it's due. Mari is staying obviously, Chambers well be injured the whole window so is staying most likely. So does that make Holding most likely to go with Papa? I hope not as I really like him. Even then, that leaves Luiz, Mustafi, Mari, Saliba, Chambers, Dinos and Kola if we play a back 3. That's still a lot of defenders.
And of course, there's the Auba situation so who knows what the front line will look like.
Defense is interesting. Papa is clearly bottom of the pile and looks to be off. Luiz is staying. Mustafi looks to have played himself back into the team, credit where it's due. Mari is staying obviously, Chambers well be injured the whole window so is staying most likely. So does that make Holding most likely to go with Papa? I hope not as I really like him. Even then, that leaves Luiz, Mustafi, Mari, Saliba, Chambers, Dinos and Kola if we play a back 3. That's still a lot of defenders.
And of course, there's the Auba situation so who knows what the front line will look like.
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