Deadline Day: January 2023

[GoonerJeeves]

Tielemans will avail us little. The upheaval to our midfield with moving Xhaka to 6 and introducing an underperforming Tielemans does not bode well for any title ambitions. If that becomes our plan B, then Edu really has **** the bed. We'd actually be better off with Jorginho then, ideally on a loan till the summer...

 

[Paperino]

Tielemans will avail us little. The upheaval to our midfield with moving Xhaka to 6 and introducing an underperforming Tielemans does not bode well for any title ambitions. If that becomes our plan B, then Edu really has **** the bed. We'd actually be better off with Jorginho then, ideally on a loan till the summer...

Any news about the Toffes, mate?

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

 

[field442]

If lokonga is leaving, it means we are going to sign another CM after Jorginho

I don't know about that, but it's a weird one. I mean he needs a loan but we're just leaving ourselves short which is what we're supposedly trying to avoid. Basically we hoping ESR or Vieira can fill in for Xhaka but that leaves our midfield very lightweight.

 

[TH14shahriar]

They signed Jorginho because of Elneny's injury.

So if Elneny is out til the end of the season, and Lokonga goes out on loan, that leaves us short?

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Player so dusted people can’t bother to spell his name right

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Again if elneny fit I'd won't mind loan out Lokonga for crystal palace it's great loan but we'll be left with 3 midfielders again

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Player so dusted people can’t bother to spell his name right

Lokongo una

 

[lamby22]

I think Jorginho is cover for Sambi not Elneny’s injury.

It looks like Arteta doesn’t trust Sambi. We’re short even if he stays as he’s a liability. Let Paddy do a favour for his mate Edu and take him on loan

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

what is kind of stategy of us ?

 

[Iwobeast]

Still hoping for a Caicedo transfer bomba

 

[Rasmi]

What's the point of keeping Lokonga if the manager doesn't trust him? I understand the loan if Jorginho (ugh) comes in.

Yeah it’s best for him. He never plays him on unless he has to and he never comes in for a healthy player if Arteta can avoid it. Both him and Marquinhos were there just to fill the bench

 

[Paperino]

I think Jorginho is cover for Sambi not Elneny’s injury.

It looks like Arteta doesn’t trust Sambi. We’re short even if he stays as he’s a liability. Let Paddy do a favour for his mate Edu and take him on loan

Even Ornstein said that Elneny's injury forced them to go for a CM.

 

[TH14shahriar]

what is kind of stategy of us ?

I don't understand, yeah, Lokonga stinks and should be prevented from playing. But we only have Jorginho as backup. What kind of move is this?

 

[A_G]

I don't know about that, but it's a weird one. I mean he needs a loan but we're just leaving ourselves short which is what we're supposedly trying to avoid. Basically we hoping ESR or Vieira can fill in for Xhaka but that leaves our midfield very lightweight.

Isn’t there a url we can only register 3 new players for the next stage of the EL? If so, it wouldn’t make sense to sign someone else unless they’re going to rest players in the league for guys who can’t play in Europe.

 

[Game Over]

If lokonga is leaving, it means we are going to sign another CM after Jorginho

Don’t hold your breath.

 

[MikeVinna]

Surely Lokonga doesn’t start for Palace.

 

[SA Gunner]

Lokonga on loan and us only having 2 options in the middle leaves us short again.

Question is, who comes in?

 

[OnlyOne]

Lokonga stuff tells Partey isn't injured, or we have another player coming in.

Partey, Jorginho and Xhaka is risky.

 

[A_G]

Partey/Jorginho
Ødegaard/Vieira
Xhaka/Smith Rowe

There’s no other midfielder coming in