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Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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Had a quick look at Grand Old Team, some are turning on Silva already, it's pretty funny.
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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Had a quick look at Grand Old Team, some are turning on Silva already, it's pretty funny.
In 15 months he has not shown at any point that he has any idea how to organise a defence, so I can see where they're coming from.
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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In 15 months he has not shown at any point that he has any idea how to organise a defence, so I can see where they're coming from.
At times they can look really good, but then they go and lose games they should really be winning, like this one.

Best comment on Grand Old Team:
'Beaten by a bunch of deckchair sellers'
:ROFLMAO:
 

Hakkz

Svensk hetsporre
Jul 6, 2012
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In 15 months he has not shown at any point that he has any idea how to organise a defence, so I can see where they're coming from.

He's been consistently like that since he came to England. I think his teams always top goals conceded from set-pieces for example.
 

tobi

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose
Jun 10, 2003
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I think he needs someone to tell him what to do during the game, someone like Cahill or older centre back to keep him awake, communication between him and Mina looks non existent.

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.
 

Gbspurs

Gatekeeper for debates, King of the plonkers
Jan 27, 2011
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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.

That makes no sense to me. Surely if the club want them to speak better English then the club could easily hire a very good tutor and set aside lesson time for them? Doesn't seem fair to put the emphasis on the players.
 

danielneeds

Kick-Ass
May 5, 2004
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He's doing a good job, but I would hope that if Poch were to leave, we'd be aiming much higher than the Farke/Howe band of managers.
We're very close to being an elite club, and should recruit accordingly.
The only question would be whether a truly elite manager would agree to work under Levy.
It's really not about a manager's previous CV, it's about how they fit a club. I'd be far more comfortable with someone like Farke than Allegri for instance. Allegri played passive football at Juve when he had access to the best players. I couldn't see him being right for us.
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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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.
Some people are just seriously shit at languages tbf, and not that I know either's backgrounds but learning English will be especially hard for them if they haven't had any foreign language education as kids.
That makes no sense to me. Surely if the club want them to speak better English then the club could easily hire a very good tutor and set aside lesson time for them? Doesn't seem fair to put the emphasis on the players.
But yes, agree with this.
 

tobi

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose
Jun 10, 2003
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That makes no sense to me. Surely if the club want them to speak better English then the club could easily hire a very good tutor and set aside lesson time for them? Doesn't seem fair to put the emphasis on the players.

It doesn't matter how good the tutor is if the student isn't fully committed or motivated.
 

King of Otters

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Jun 11, 2012
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Looks like more of the same for Arsenal this season. They’ll score plenty, but the balance in their team is way off.
 
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