Arteta’s Transfer Targets: Summer 2024

[db10_therza]

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[outlawz]

It benefits him indirectly by dragging one of the defenders with him and freeing up an avenue to go 1v1. We used to see this play out all the time when Xhaka used to overlap him.

Martinelli’s problems are bigger than this though, he’s just died inside or sth idk but I don’t see a future for him anymore.

Marti has provided no hope this season. Form has truly fallen through the floor, and there's been no glimmer of hope. He also had key chances he's no longer converting.

 

[jaystewart]

I hate that inverting the left side has to he a thing now.

White doing it should be enough. We don't need more people coming infield and leaving whoever the poor soul at left wing is feeling like Tom hanks in Castaway.

Just give Martinelli a proper overlap ffs.

Why would you overlap for someone who's best characteristics mean they should be 1) beating the fullback and running to the the byline themselves 2) cutting inside to create a shooting angle 3) running onto the ball from deep.

 

[El Duderino]

Why would you overlap for someone who's best characteristics mean they should be 1) beating the fullback and running to the the byline themselves 2) cutting inside to create a shooting angle 3) running onto the ball from deep.

It creates space for him. @db10_therza mentioned in his post, but Xhaka (and Jesus) both combined very well with him, giving him the space to use his speed and his ability to knick a shot from very little space (somthing he has unfortunately toned down).

We meme about the head down stuff, but more often than not, he's pretty much all alone on that left hand side.

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

It creates space for him. @db10_therza mentioned in his post, but Xhaka (and Jesus) both combined very well with him, giving him the space to use his speed and his ability to knick a shot from very little space (somthing he has unfortunately toned down).

We meme about the head down stuff, but more often than not, he's pretty much all alone on that left hand side.

I don’t buy it. He’s just not the same player. At Bayern for example, he was isolated against Kimmich a few times and just didn’t take him on. When he was in form, he was always direct and driving to the byline. He just doesn’t seem to do it anymore.

 

[MutableEarth]

I don’t buy it. He’s just not the same player. At Bayern for example, he was isolated against Kimmich a few times and just didn’t take him on. When he was in form, he was always direct and driving to the byline. He just doesn’t seem to do it anymore.

Bigger issue is he's not getting enough shots IMO. His 1v1s have always been a bit of a crapshoot. His biggest strength in the beginning was his goalscoring, that's the main thing that's suffering.

 

[MutableEarth]

It’s because nothing this club does is good enough. Sometimes it comes across as being negative for the sake of it. Tbf to Rasmi, he does know ball, but just chooses to be overly negative about Arsenal. Also, he doesn’t put his neck out there, he goes for everyone else’ suggestion without saying which players we should sign.

He's a contrarian, I've figured him out

 

[Rasmi]

Wouldn't be my wishlist either but don't see the need to have a go at him like that. Some real noncey posts in this thread and elsewhere go unnoticed yet @Rasmi puts his neck out there and people ridicule him, not on imo.

Tbh I just ignore those type of posts. People are too sensitive in here. And take it personally when you don’t agree with them.

 

[Rasmi]

We need to differentiate between what you would do, and what you think Arteta will do.

Because we all see last night, in his comeback game, he could have played anywhere across that back line, not shoe horned into a team because of injuries to others like some have claimed, but yet again he played in that inverted left back role.

So we understand you wouldn't play him there, but do you think that's where Arteta see's him currently?

Fair enough. Do you remember in the summer when several of us were saying Havertz can’t play in midfield at this level and what was the response? You think you know better than the manager and coaches?

I think playing him there would be mistake and it would just delay the obvious. But more importantly when a player comes back from 8 months ACL injury his next season tend to be stop start and it takes a while to fully come back. One thing is clear Arteta don’t fully trust any of his current left backs and sub them every game while the other 3 end games. So it’s clear it’s a position he believes need strengthening.

 

[Sebastes]

Guardiola doesn't seem to sign them, either. Fell out with Eto'o and Yaya, and bought Mendy who turned out to be a suspected rapist. Not sure if he already had Keita and Abidal.

TBF, French league is fully tapped up by Real. The diamonds are all in Portugal. Need to find the next Vieira.

Not happy with the one we have?

 

[Rasmi]

Guardiola doesn't seem to sign them, either. Fell out with Eto'o and Yaya, and bought Mendy who turned out to be a suspected rapist. Not sure if he already had Keita and Abidal.

TBF, French league is fully tapped up by Real. The diamonds are all in Portugal. Need to find the next Vieira.

Ligue 1 has far more young talents than Portuguese league. Both pep and Arteta put a lot of value people they share same culture with like the Spanish/Portuguese do. 40 million pound gets you almost any player in Ligue 1. While in Portugal you get a Fabio Vieira

 

[Sebastes]

Also is this a good time to say that Martinelli is performing very very similarly to last season when it comes to xG, xA and shots per 90? And that he’s more or less on par with Saka for non-penalty goals?

His problem is that he vastly outperformed his underlying stats last season, so expectations was always going to be unrealistic, and as both @db10_therza and @El Duderino has pointed out is suffering from Xhaka not being there

 

[RunTheTrap]

He's a contrarian, I've figured him out

If you're going to do the contrarian gimmick, at least be funny. @GDeep™ needs to teach @Rasmi a few pointers on how to be a grumpy contrarian.

 

[RunTheTrap]

It’s because nothing this club does is good enough. Sometimes it comes across as being negative for the sake of it. Tbf to Rasmi, he does know ball, but just chooses to be overly negative about Arsenal. Also, he doesn’t put his neck out there, he goes for everyone else’ suggestion without saying which players we should sign.

I have an idea for a football thread but it will cause heads to spin. Let's rank peoples’ ball knowledge and let's hope people can put their egos to one side.

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

I have an idea for a football thread but it will cause heads to spin. Let's rank peoples’ ball knowledge and let's hope people can put their egos to one side.

 

[CannonBals]

For most part today during buildup Rice played the furthest forward in midfield.
We need a 6. Rice doesn't work well there. He is the LCM.
Really happy we are looking at that profile in Bruno/Zubimendi

 

[ASAP Berg]

I'd be happy for us to blow the budget on B.Guimares, then try to sell Nelson, Nketiah, Ramsdale, and re invest in a young winger like N.Williams and call it a day.

Any two of Rice, Partey, B.Guimares would be a top midfield duo for the 60 plus games we play a season.

 

[North5]

I'd be happy for us to blow the budget on B.Guimares, then try to sell Nelson, Nketiah, Ramsdale, and re invest in a young winger like N.Williams and call it a day.

Any two of Rice, Partey, B.Guimares would be a top midfield duo for the 60 plus games we play a season.

Pretty much this, a top CM is needed. If we can sneak a Sesko type over the line too I'd be happy with that business.

 

[ASAP Berg]

I think B.Guimares has a lot of the same skill set of Enzo but he has more physicality and toughness for this league. With the legs of Rice next to him he can really control a game from deep just like Jorginho.

 

[LookingForEric]

I’d be very happy if we went and got Rashford who seems to be available and wouldn’t cost over £70M.

Grab Bruno as well and that’s two excellent additions.