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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58640 on: July 30, 2021, 10:49:39 pm »
Ouch....you hurt me Dave!  :'(

The truth hurts baby!  Not mine, or yours, fault that two clubs basically cheated their way to the head of the table.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58641 on: July 30, 2021, 11:02:34 pm »
The truth hurts baby!  Not mine, or yours, fault that two clubs basically cheated their way to the head of the table.

True. To be honest, wallowing in 6th is a slight improvement on wallowing in 8th!  8)

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58642 on: July 31, 2021, 08:56:21 am »
Think we ll have a good season to be honest. Slight issue with creativity but our best players are the youngsters who are all a year older. And we got the best batch of youngsters coming through, including the likes of willock , azizi  and Balogun..
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58643 on: July 31, 2021, 09:15:56 am »
What’s the deal with Martinelli?. I know he was injured for quite some time. He looked a beast before the injury. Is he likely to get some game time this coming season?.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58644 on: July 31, 2021, 09:28:24 am »
Its like Maguire signing. Decent player but Arsenal have overpaid.

I don't see how this signing propels Arsenal into top 6 especially with Arteta out of his depth.

I think Ben White is better value for money than Maguire. Fee seems a bit expensive given the current market, but it's easily forgotten that they paid 30 million for a centre half from france (Saliba) and have loaned him out 3 seasons in a row. White is a good player and his only shortcoming as a centre half is his aerial ability which is still not poor but not great either. Arteta has been crying out for a ball playing centre half and White is definitely amongst the better ones in the league. Good Signing.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58645 on: July 31, 2021, 09:42:00 am »
These are after Lautaro Martinez according to Ornstein. Where have they suddenly got all this money from?
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58646 on: July 31, 2021, 10:07:47 am »
These are after Lautaro Martinez according to Ornstein. Where have they suddenly got all this money from?
Suddenly? At the risk of incurring North Bank’s ire yet again….
Since 2016/17 you’ve spent £540m (£315m net). That’s the fourth most, after the two oil clubs and Utd.

I’m sorry - I just don’t understand how Arsenal fans say their owners haven’t spent enough money. How much more are you expecting them to spend?!
This isn’t new or sudden. They’ve spent absolute shedloads.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58647 on: July 31, 2021, 10:13:24 am »
Burgundy and white scarves must have been out
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58648 on: July 31, 2021, 10:21:38 am »
Didn't they make their players take a pay cut last year?

If you're them and seeing the club then go and spend £50m on White etc you'd be asking questions, surely?
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58649 on: July 31, 2021, 10:47:10 am »
Didn't they make their players take a pay cut last year?

If you're them and seeing the club then go and spend £50m on White etc you'd be asking questions, surely?

I dont know why you keep fishing for reasons why a big club spends money. Its like people questioning how Man Utd can spend just over £100m.

Big clubs having money. Shocker.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58650 on: July 31, 2021, 10:48:40 am »
Didn't the just take out a £120 Million loan?

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58651 on: July 31, 2021, 11:24:06 am »
What’s the deal with Martinelli?. I know he was injured for quite some time. He looked a beast before the injury. Is he likely to get some game time this coming season?.

With Brazil at the Olympics, another very talented young player but seems very injury prone.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58652 on: July 31, 2021, 12:05:17 pm »
I dont know why you keep fishing for reasons why a big club spends money. Its like people questioning how Man Utd can spend just over £100m.

Big clubs having money. Shocker.

Is that a knock on us?

You only have to go on Swiss Rambles Arsenal finance thread to show they really don't have that much.
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58653 on: July 31, 2021, 01:11:57 pm »
Suddenly? At the risk of incurring North Bank’s ire yet again….This isn’t new or sudden. They’ve spent absolute shedloads.

quite!

Although I almost admire the fact that so many still fall for the ‘poor Arsenal’ image.


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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58654 on: July 31, 2021, 04:01:33 pm »
Think we ll have a good season to be honest. Slight issue with creativity but our best players are the youngsters who are all a year older. And we got the best batch of youngsters coming through, including the likes of willock , azizi  and Balogun..

A good season means what?

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58655 on: July 31, 2021, 06:12:01 pm »
A good season means what?

Win a few games, score a few goals, upset a few odds , ruffle a few feathers. A bit of this, bit of that.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58656 on: July 31, 2021, 07:42:20 pm »
Suddenly? At the risk of incurring North Bank’s ire yet again….This isn’t new or sudden. They’ve spent absolute shedloads.
Yet they let Gunnersaurus go...
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58657 on: July 31, 2021, 07:48:38 pm »
Win a few games, score a few goals, upset a few odds , ruffle a few feathers. A bit of this, bit of that.

You think he could've been a bit more specific there, Andy?

Not for me, Clive. If anything, he was TOO specific.
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58658 on: July 31, 2021, 08:06:25 pm »
You think he could've been a bit more specific there, Andy?

Not for me, Clive. If anything, he was TOO specific.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58659 on: August 1, 2021, 11:03:54 am »
Yet they let Gunnersaurus go...

Think Özil offered to pay for Gunnersaurus's wages as long as he's there,he's gone now though.

Auba could chip in now i guess,a days wages should do it.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58660 on: August 1, 2021, 11:28:28 am »
Playing Chelsea today? I assume it's some sort of cup friendly?

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58661 on: August 1, 2021, 11:47:43 am »
Playing Chelsea today? I assume it's some sort of cup friendly?

It's a wee mini tournament with Spurs as part of the Mind Series charity. Arsenal vs Chelsea today, Chelsea vs Spurs Wed, Spurs vs Arsenal next weekend.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58662 on: August 1, 2021, 05:35:07 pm »
Offering Xhaka a 4 year extension just blows my mind…
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58663 on: August 1, 2021, 10:43:27 pm »
Offering Xhaka a 4 year extension just blows my mind…
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58664 on: August 2, 2021, 09:18:26 am »
My new season optimism is being eroded already after yesterday's injury to Partey added on to Gabriel's injury. If you add on the fact that we are struggling to get players out the door, all means that any season that will result in players like Mari, Bellerin & Elneny getting significant game time won't result in the improvements that we need.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58665 on: August 2, 2021, 01:44:38 pm »
It's a wee mini tournament with Spurs as part of the Mind Series charity. Arsenal vs Chelsea today, Chelsea vs Spurs Wed, Spurs vs Arsenal next weekend.
You seem to have that most years. Is it usually the same teams? Seem to recall an Italian club last year?
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58666 on: August 2, 2021, 01:52:27 pm »
You seem to have that most years. Is it usually the same teams? Seem to recall an Italian club last year?

Your thinking of the Emirates Cup. We usually host that over a weekend, 4 teams, 2 games Saturday & 2 games Sunday. All different teams have been involved, most of the top non English teams in Europe have been involved.

This is a new wee pre season tournament, probably due to Covid & a way to get games done locally. Main difference is its just the 3 teams, with 1 game Sun, 1 game Wed, and another game Sun, & each of the 3 teams get 1 game at home & 1 game away rather than Arsenal just hosting it.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58667 on: August 3, 2021, 05:16:07 pm »
Offering Xhaka a 4 year extension just blows my mind…

He's been pretty much all but on his way to Rome and now has managed to get a new 4 year deal. Incredible

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58668 on: August 3, 2021, 06:04:03 pm »
He's been pretty much all but on his way to Rome and now has managed to get a new 4 year deal. Incredible

I think I must be about the only person here who actually likes Xhaka  ;D  But even I think that is mad and unexpected.  Good for him for turning things around like, considering it looked very much all over when he had had enough of their twattish fans.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58669 on: August 3, 2021, 10:42:22 pm »
I think I must be about the only person here who actually likes Xhaka  ;D  But even I think that is mad and unexpected.  Good for him for turning things around like, considering it looked very much all over when he had had enough of their twattish fans.

What has he done to turn it around though? Handle Pogba well at the Euros? Because he certainly hasn’t done enough in an Arsenal shirt to get that new deal!

I’m with you though Dim, I remember what Xhaka was at BMG and think he never quite lived up to that at Arsenal. He was great those last two seasons in the Bundesliga.
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58670 on: August 3, 2021, 10:48:00 pm »

What has he done to turn it around though? Handle Pogba well at the Euros? Because he certainly hasn’t done enough in an Arsenal shirt to get that new deal!

I’m with you though Dim, I remember what Xhaka was at BMG and think he never quite lived up to that at Arsenal. He was great those last two seasons in the Bundesliga.

I meant more turn it around on a more personal level at the club, cos when he stormed off, I didn’t see any way back from that!   

He’s one of these players who can have absolute stormers, I’ve seen it a few times for Arsenal too, but those games get forgotten, so unfortunately, it’s the rest of it that’s in the forefront of peoples minds! He of course has brought on a lot of that himself, his lack of discipline to this day must be infuriating.

I do to this day kinda like that edge though! He’s a tough player, who hasn’t taken it to the level he looked like doing. Still, not a bad career to this point!

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58671 on: August 4, 2021, 02:53:09 am »

What has he done to turn it around though? Handle Pogba well at the Euros? Because he certainly hasn’t done enough in an Arsenal shirt to get that new deal!

I’m with you though Dim, I remember what Xhaka was at BMG and think he never quite lived up to that at Arsenal. He was great those last two seasons in the Bundesliga.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58672 on: August 4, 2021, 06:22:47 am »
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58673 on: August 4, 2021, 06:35:48 am »
Maddison and White would be a top window. Especially having missed out on Europe altogether.
Need that number 10 that can unlock Aubameyangs speed ,Maddison  did it for fun with Vardy.

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58674 on: August 4, 2021, 08:19:21 am »
Why would maddison want to go to Arsenal though? it's a step down

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58675 on: August 4, 2021, 08:20:17 am »
Why would maddison want to go to Arsenal though? it's a step down
Lots of money would be my guess

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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58676 on: August 4, 2021, 08:29:48 am »
Maddison and White would be a top window. Especially having missed out on Europe altogether.
Need that number 10 that can unlock Aubameyangs speed ,Maddison  did it for fun with Vardy.

Does Aubameyang still have speed?

Why would maddison want to go to Arsenal though? it's a step down

He isn't a guaranteed starter at Leicester.
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58677 on: August 4, 2021, 09:34:05 am »
Why would maddison want to go to Arsenal though? it's a step down

Yeah definitely is, but I don't think he's particularly first choice at Leicester now and they're probably well up for him being a huge sale rather than someone much, much better like Tielemans or Ndidi. Plus think he's very good mates with Chilwell so probably wouldnt mind moving down to London.
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58678 on: August 4, 2021, 09:36:05 am »
Maybe they'll sell us Martinelli if we ask them nicely. :D
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Re: General Arsenal Thread - Artettacking Front Four?
« Reply #58679 on: August 4, 2021, 10:57:46 am »
Didnt realise Maddison is only 24, thought hes a few years older, could get even better at that age. If we get this one across the line I think it would really excite Arsenal fans