Unai Emery: Adios

[Maybe]

In what kind of world do you live? Isco, Verratti, Casemiro, Saul to Arsenal?

Weigl has dropped off seriously and has been mostly used by Favre as a CB this season.

Locatelli and Tonali will stay put or end up at one of the big Italian clubs.

Luis Alberto is the only reasonable name here.

We live in a world where you throw money at them and they will come without a doubt.
If we didn't sign that stupid contract extension with Özil we would be able to pay salaries for 2 players on that list.

 

[Maybe]

Joe Willock is not on the same level as Aaron Ramsey. I shouldn't have to explain that to a football fan.
Please remind me how many premier league games Joe Willock has played.... Sounds like a bloody fantastic idea.... Replace last year's player of the season with a kid who has like ten minutes league experience. WTF!

Unfortunately, his idea has more value than your expectation to replace him like for like.
I'm sure you are aware that we can't buy 3 top players, it will be one or two and they will probably replace some of our defence deadwood or maybe a winger.
Everything else should be and probably will be tactical compensations like moving Mkhi to Ramsey's position and maybe adding some youth squad players like Willock and ESR.

 

[Garrincha]

That's how it should go, but if we are 2-0 up at home vs Cardiff, Emery gives those last 10 minutes to Elneny or Lich making it impossible for youngsters to impress.

2-0 with this Arsenal probably not the best time to give them minutes... Even vs Cardiff at home finished 2-1.

Over the last two seasons not many of them have really impressed or showed a true reflection of their game in the first team. Youngsters have to earn trust & be an asset like Guendouzi + Iwobi 17/18. The likes of AMN & Nelson last season have had a fair chunk of minutes.

 

[Toby]

We live in a world where you throw money at them and they will come without a doubt.
If we didn't sign that stupid contract extension with Özil we would be able to pay salaries for 2 players on that list.

Salaries, maybe, but transfer fees? Stop dreaming.

 

[Maybe]

2-0 with this Arsenal probably not the best time to give them minutes... Even vs Cardiff at home finished 2-1.

Over the last two seasons not many of them have really impressed or showed a true reflection of their game in the first team. Youngsters have to earn trust & be an asset like Guendouzi + Iwobi 17/18. The likes of AMN & Nelson last season have had a fair chunk of minutes.

Sorry, I haven't seen any youngster given meaningful playing time over the last 2 years to decide if they've failed or not and I'm not counting AMN & Nelson playing out of position in a trash setup like last year. You could only count Iwobi in there and in the end he didn't do badly, even if we decide to sell him he will have to go for at least 30-40m which is still good for us (I guess AMN would be 15-20). Iwobi wasn't even the brightest talent of u23 team and it's still very good return value.
That's only 2 players that are worth 50-60m combined, if you add ESR, Saka and Nelson to that group and only one of them fulfils his potential, and others ends up meh, we are talking about 100+m.
Compare that to value of Elneny, Lich, Mustafi, Welbeck and Monreal, we would be more than happy to get 20m for them or at least get rid of their contracts.
People here often act like we are Manchester City with Mahrez, Sane and De Bruyne on the bench, in reality it's either Elneny, Lich or some youngster.

 

[arsenefc]

Lich ... never again....most crap signing ever

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Equaled last seasons points tally with 7 games still to go. So much for those no improvement cries from a couple of months ago.

 

[Aevi]

Equaled last seasons points tally with 7 games still to go. So much for those no improvement cries from a couple of months ago.

Fools, the lot of them.

 

[Notorious Big]

Great ebenings over and over.

 

[tap-in]

Well done boss. Matched last seasons tally with 7 games to go. Take note, I said we'd finish 3rd, believer from the start!

 

[Jury]

Be careful what you wish for...

 

[Vinci]

Logically it took him a while to figure out the squad, formations and implement his style, but he knows what he is doing now.

Most impressed with the work rate from everyone and the structure of the team. Barely conceded counters tonight, because there were always players close by to win it back quickly.

 

[Notorious Big]

Damn,we only have two games at home until the end.Palace who are good away from home and Brighton who fights for staying in league.

Our away games are all tricky.Still long way to go.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Brilliant turn-around from his Dec-Jan shenanigans. Which to be fair was only a dip after a strong start, but still one that he made worse than needed.

Really can see how he's learned the squad and what should be done. Good job boss.

 

[Sanchez11]

If he secures cl its been a great season.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Come on mister let's hold on the 3rd would be amazing achievement for his first season

 

[GoonerJay24]

Coach of the season

 

[boonthegoon]

Finally found a good formation. His 3412/3421 working perfectly.

 

[Tosker]

Is it me, or has his accent become more impenetrable as his fluency in English has improved?

 

[Vinci]

Is it me, or has his accent become more impenetrable as his fluency in English has improved?

Don't know, but I he is more fluent than Harry Kane now.