Mohamed Elneny: Pyramid Pirlo

[Manberg]

As always if Arteta wants to keep him, we keep. If he doesn’t bin. Arteta, for me, has earned that trust with me to make the right decisions.

That said I have the feeling he’ll keep. This season at least.

It's not that simple. Arteta will want to upgrade on many of our current players but his hands are tied. The club has a lot of mediocre players on huge wages and they are proving near impossible to offload. This is the predicament we find ourselves in. Arteta is inheriting problems that came as a result of poor decision making of previous management.

 

[Jury]

Spot on.

People have short memories, did they forget that Emery started this bum during the last few games of the season and he looked trash against the likes of Palace which ultimately cost us our CL spot.

He’s very similar to Denilson, he can do all the meaningless sideways passing but he sh*ts himself when he tries to pass it forward.

Shocking footballer.

Should copy and paste this straight into the Xhaka thread, but with him costing us a CL place against Brighton instead of Palace

 

[2Smokeyy]

Should copy and paste this straight into the Xhaka thread, but with him costing us a CL place against Brighton instead of Palace

Xhaka Elneny
Torreira
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That partnership to start the season with Torreira behind them. Should be a good watch imo.

 

[Taneruit]

It's not that simple. Arteta will want to upgrade on many of our current players but his hands are tied. The club has a lot of mediocre players on huge wages and they are proving near impossible to offload. This is the predicament we find ourselves in. Arteta is inheriting problems that came as a result of poor decision making of previous management.

Did I say anything different?

Again, I fully trust Arteta's judgement to make the best of our situation. If Arteta can work with him and comes to the conclusion to keep him for depth in the midfield, so be it. If it isn't bin him. I also don't think Elneny's among the impossible to offload list. He's one of the lower earners in the club and is quite sellable, if not for a huge fee, but you're not getting one anyway.

 

[Jury]

Xhaka Elneny
Torreira
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That partnership to start the season with Torreira behind them. Should be a good watch imo.

We go again!

 

[Manberg]

Did that Turkish club pay his unfulfilled wages or was it bought on Arsenal to pay it?

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

He's a decent squad option, but could be upgraded with a youngster with potential. He's not shown that he is anything special. I hope people are joking to judge him on his awesome goal vs Dons. That will never happen vs quality opposition.

 

[Jury]

He’s no worse than Xhaka imo. He’s got bigger balls and better technique receiving it under pressure and his passing is just as boring and safe. He only lacks in the bigmouth and delusional department compared to him.

 

[Macho]

if you squint really hard, he jogs the same way as Paddy this lad.

Think he walks into this midfield as it stands tbh - assuming Ceballos doesn't return.

 

[Pop Tart]

He’s no worse than Xhaka imo. He’s got bigger balls and better technique receiving it under pressure and his passing is just as boring and safe. He only lacks in the bigmouth and delusional department compared to him.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

The Basel Elneny was actually decent in forward runs and attacking the box with confidence. Wonder if Arteta will work on that for our beloved Egyptian.

Not for sale at any price, i am hearing.

 

[GoonerJay24]

If Elneny was European and cost £20m he'd be more respected imo

 

[Macho]

Build the team around him tbh.

His physical attributes and freakishly high pass completion percentage warrants it.

 

[kash2]

Build the team around him tbh.

His physical attributes and freakishly high pass completion percentage warrants it.

very similar to arteta. High pass completion and a rocket of a shot from time to time.

 

[rich 1990]

If Elneny was European and cost £20m he'd be more respected imo

What bollocks.

 

[dka1]

Meh, I think the last time he got a run I wasn't too impressed. Just kept thinking Guendouzi does pretty much all he does but in addition Guen actually looked to pass forward under Emery.

But well we literally have so little midfielders that he might need to cover for a while till we get that sorted.

 

[AbouCuéllar]

The Basel Elneny was actually decent in forward runs and attacking the box with confidence. Wonder if Arteta will work on that for our beloved Egyptian.

Not for sale at any price, i am hearing.

As I'm new to the forum, just curious (genuinely asking):

Are these ITK takes tongue in cheek or for real?

As for Elneny, well, whatever, if he's a squad player whatever, Torreira needs selling and Willock isn't good and probably won't ever be (for the record I like the idea of using him as a utility player, as a right or left wing back, was happy to see that experiment against MK Dons), but Elneny is the type of player that would be a mediocre option for even a Watford.

 

[DanDare]

As I'm new to the forum, just curious (genuinely asking):

Are these ITK takes tongue in cheek or for real?

As for Elneny, well, whatever, if he's a squad player whatever, Torreira needs selling and Willock isn't good and probably won't ever be (for the record I like the idea of using him as a utility player, as a right or left wing back, was happy to see that experiment against MK Dons), but Elneny is the type of player that would be a mediocre option for even a Watford.

There's no one ITK on this forum especially any of the usual suspects or bum squad

 

[Plutarch]

There is something to be said for a midfielder who doesn't give the ball away. It's not a small attribute, it's an important one. Arsenal have lost many goals in recent seasons due to carelessly giving the ball away in midfield. Maybe Elneny, working with Arteta, can develop into a useful player for us, I don't mind if he stays.

 

[OnlyOne]

There is something to be said for a midfielder who doesn't give the ball away. It's not a small attribute, it's an important one. Arsenal have lost many goals in recent seasons due to carelessly giving the ball away in midfield. Maybe Elneny, working with Arteta, can develop into a useful player for us, I don't mind if he stays.