Ceballinhos
Cheating on Santi
So defence has sured up and our two class strikers are now sh*t.
The back 3 with nacho + kos + sokratis has been outstanding tbf.
Too bad we couldn't have those 3 fit altogether sooner.
So defence has sured up and our two class strikers are now sh*t.
He's doing an amazing job with what he's got. Getting results without playing great is one of the hardest things to do.Imagine if stan actually backed him in the market properly. I have noticed Emery's english is getter better and faster, which is probably helping.
Imagine if stan actually backed him in the market properly. I have noticed Emery's english is getter better and faster, which is probably helping.
Specially with this squadBeing in top 4 and win EL would be some achievement.
Specially with this squad
Hopefully the club come up trumps with the cash needed.We do need investment but we should be able to raise some cash by selling on some players this summer.
Its then about investing it wisely rather than making another Mustafi (35 f**king) million) mistake.
We need to use our scouting network and be picking up players like Son/Firmino.
Agreed about the first half of that. Our unambitious owner should be kicked all the way back to whatever ****hole he came from.If he finish top 4 and win the europa league he deserve new contract and a big support from our unambitious owner
He's earned his corn in the last month or so. It's not necessarily pretty but with a squad like ours currently, I guess it's not really supposed to be. I'm eager to see how the team takes shape once he has another Summer under his belt and pre-season is upon us. We make much of his conservative nature as a manager, but so far I've seen evidence that he's willing not only to adapt but to be brave when the time calls for it.
I'm not entirely convinced still, but I'm content with Emery in the short term and I'm eager to see what he does next with this team, whatever happens in the coming weeks.
Pretty much my thoughts as well. He's done very well in terms of results all year really, apart from that two-month dip (which looks stranger and stranger as time goes on). Very interested in who he tries to get in and who we are actually able to land.He's earned his corn in the last month or so. It's not necessarily pretty but with a squad like ours currently, I guess it's not really supposed to be. I'm eager to see how the team takes shape once he has another Summer under his belt and pre-season is upon us. We make much of his conservative nature as a manager, but so far I've seen evidence that he's willing not only to adapt but to be brave when the time calls for it.
I'm not entirely convinced still, but I'm content with Emery in the short term and I'm eager to see what he does next with this team, whatever happens in the coming weeks.
I initially believed that having a more structured manager would be a better bet to replace Wenger for the time being. My choice originally would have been Valencia's manager Marcelino (and for f*ckery purposes, I was not against Arteta being given the surprise nod ), but Emery made sense and ticked a lot of boxes.Actually think that the ‘short term’ argument hasn’t been made strongly enough for Unai.
I’ve been nothing but impressed so far but even if you’re seeing negatives / don’t think he’s good enough for us long term- there’s still so much to be said for having a capable, modern, sensible and pragmatic manager running the club at the moment.
Even if he only lasts three years - he’ll have taken the sting out of replacing club-legend Wenger for the next manager. He’ll have re-balanced our squad. He’ll have provided the club with some stability while it implements it’s new technical structure. And he’ll (hopefully) have got us back into the Champions League and competing for the best talent.
Unless he’s truly hopeless (and he’s clearly not) then we’ve no reason not to stick with him for the time being. If he’s not capable of taking us to the next level (once we’ve stabilised the ship) then that’s another matter for another day. Until then, I’m just delighted that our board managed to learn from the disastrous attempts to replace Fergie at Old Trafford.
Me too - it could be an indication of the direction of the team for the next couple of seasons. I would argue we need more pace and technique added to the team. Emery's managed to up the intensity of our game but our athletic potential with regards to intensity is hampered by some of the slower, less agile players we still have in the team. I'm also wary of the growing lack of highly technical players in the squad - not many capable dribblers and even our strongest passers are sloppy with it. My preferred method would be a mix of promotion from within and a few recruitments - one big one at CB and 2 creative ones for LB and CM/RW/LW.Pretty much my thoughts as well. He's done very well in terms of results all year really, apart from that two-month dip (which looks stranger and stranger as time goes on). Very interested in who he tries to get in and who we are actually able to land.