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Still think it's too early to judge, but would be hilarious if he's a dud. Given the state of their squad they really need to get big signings like that right.
Said it in the summer and will continue to repeat it.
Arsenal fans are being tricked by the window they had and are too blind to see it. The owners played it brilliantly.
They spent the first half of the summer being linked to any half decent player, who they realistically could not afford to give the impression that they were being ambitious. In reality they were not prepared to go all out, so they had to compromise with loans, buying players cheap or buying young players either within their spending limits or on the selling clubs terms.
When they signed Luiz, it was "We know what he's like but he's a winner and a proven prem defender". When in reality it should have been "Are we really replacing Mustafi with another clown?"
When they signed Pepe it was "Wow, we've signed a player who is going to rip up this league!". Again, reality it should have been "He's exciting but very raw, it could be a gamble.". But Arsenal fans do what Arsenal fans do and go balistic over a yt video.
After one game from Ceballos it was "He's the best thing and we're gonna be unstoppable". A week later and Ceballos was hardly noticeable at Anfield.
I'm not all these players won't work out but I wouldn't have been so cocksure about the summer they had.
Cast your mind back to the Europa Cup final, their fans were demanding they get rid of all of them bar Lacazette and Auba. Two months later everything's rosy cause they brought in potential, a loanee, an injured left back and a 32 year old error probe cb. Yet Xhaka is still their midfield enforcer, Maitland Niles is still expected to play RB, Sokratis is still a lumbering oaf, Leno is still average, Ozil still goes missing and they still have Mustafi (plus Luiz).
They've had the wool pulled over their eyes once again.
I disagreed when it was suggested they had a better window then us. We brought in two massive talents, proven in big competitions and Europe plus a highly talented English player who has a very high ceiling and is prem ready.
That was hilarious, they could hardly find the first man in the second half!
If Watford had someone who could put the ball in the net they’d have had at least five!
I watched it with my next door goon neighbour after a bbq and I’ve never seen him so miserable, without Pea and Lacazette they are bottom half of the table!
Said it in the summer and will continue to repeat it.
Arsenal fans are being tricked by the window they had and are too blind to see it. The owners played it brilliantly.
They spent the first half of the summer being linked to any half decent player, who they realistically could not afford to give the impression that they were being ambitious. In reality they were not prepared to go all out, so they had to compromise with loans, buying players cheap or buying young players either within their spending limits or on the selling clubs terms.
When they signed Luiz, it was "We know what he's like but he's a winner and a proven prem defender". When in reality it should have been "Are we really replacing Mustafi with another clown?"
When they signed Pepe it was "Wow, we've signed a player who is going to rip up this league!". Again, reality it should have been "He's exciting but very raw, it could be a gamble.". But Arsenal fans do what Arsenal fans do and go balistic over a yt video.
After one game from Ceballos it was "He's the best thing and we're gonna be unstoppable". A week later and Ceballos was hardly noticeable at Anfield.
I'm not all these players won't work out but I wouldn't have been so cocksure about the summer they had.
Cast your mind back to the Europa Cup final, their fans were demanding they get rid of all of them bar Lacazette and Auba. Two months later everything's rosy cause they brought in potential, a loanee, an injured left back and a 32 year old error probe cb. Yet Xhaka is still their midfield enforcer, Maitland Niles is still expected to play RB, Sokratis is still a lumbering oaf, Leno is still average, Ozil still goes missing and they still have Mustafi (plus Luiz).
They've had the wool pulled over their eyes once again.
I disagreed when it was suggested they had a better window then us. We brought in two massive talents, proven in big competitions and Europe plus a highly talented English player who has a very high ceiling and is prem ready.
To be fair, with Bellerin, Holding and Tierney back, their defence will improve significantly.
They’re the new Demba Ba and CisseYep a couple of really clinical too class strikers of the highest order to be fair but around that id just a whole bunch of average.
Fucking weird purchase when you see their glaring weaknesses in defence...it wasn’t like they were struggling to create and score goals last season.Still think it's too early to judge, but would be hilarious if he's a dud. Given the state of their squad they really need to get big signings like that right.
At 26, you'd think Xhaka would have accidentally learned how to tackle by now.Even if they sort the defence, if you play Xhaka as your CDM and Captain, you are going to suffer A LOT
Bellerin looked very promising when he first broke through but he changed agents and they drilled it into him that he needed to be more popular and marketable so that Barca would come in.Even if they sort the defence, if you play Xhaka as your CDM and Captain, you are going to suffer A LOT.
Lets not forget Tierney isn’t proven in the prem either so might take time to settle and pretty sure Bellerin was being blasted by Arsenal fans before he got injured as he was very inconsistent. Having pace isnt enough anymore to be a good full back.
Fucking weird purchase when you see their glaring weaknesses in defence...it wasn’t like they were struggling to create and score goals last season.
£80m for the French Theo Walcott.
Mental.
Even if they sort the defence, if you play Xhaka as your CDM and Captain, you are going to suffer A LOT.
Lets not forget Tierney isn’t proven in the prem either so might take time to settle and pretty sure Bellerin was being blasted by Arsenal fans before he got injured as he was very inconsistent. Having pace isnt enough anymore to be a good full back.
Mina doesn't speak good enough English yet, that's definitely an issue.
There was a report recently that Silva demanded that Mina and Richarlison improve their English.
Moise Kean has only been there for a few weeks and already has a better understanding of the language.