TornadoTed
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I would agree with that assessment, the defence still looks shaky, we really could do with a top class central defender at the very least.
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Squad Analysis 2017/18
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I would agree with that assessment, the defence still looks shaky, we really could do with a top class central defender at the very least.
carter777
Thinks Poch Is The GOAT
Country: England
Player:Saka
They predict that we'll be 5th
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berric
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Player:Trossard
Song Billong
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Yep, not reading that article
Country: England
Player:Saliba
Should have said he’s not bald like Guardiola, manic like Klopp or narcissistic like Mourinho.
He’s what we need, calm, thoughtful and respectful . . but more importantly he’s ours now and that means backing him.
He’s what we need, calm, thoughtful and respectful . . but more importantly he’s ours now and that means backing him.
Rouski
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Reckon that 1 and 2 will be between Man City and Liverpool. The rest is up for grabs.
Country: Australia
Yup exactly right , if we win our first few games watch these tossers change their tune without missing a beat .
Song Billong
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Emery to MASTERMIND amazing title RUN
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Nothing Wrong With Me
Lets start by putting the PL Champions to the sword, that will turn a few heads and put an end to City going unbeaten before its even mentioned.
Country: Wales
It’s Jacob Steinberg, I rate the guardian but he’s one of the most negative c*nts under the sun.
Amy Lawrence should have written it, really knows the club inside out.
Amy Lawrence should have written it, really knows the club inside out.
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sammy89
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I'm absolutely loving Emery's commitment to learning English. With every press conference he gets better. Any linguist will tell you that grinding it out the way he's doing is the best way to learn.
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Nothing Wrong With Me
Yeah he's smart enough to know that English is the common language throughout the squad, if you want to succeed as a manager or a player in the PL, English is vital, its also the language of the ref.
BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
Predicting Arsenal to finish 5th is fair enough tbh. I still think we have the 6th best team in the league, maybe 5th looking at Chelsea and Man United aren't that much better either.
yybecause
Formerly known as ArsenaLover
best final third in the league is enough itself to make us top4 team at least
- Leno, Cech, Martinez
- Monreal, Kolasinac, Sokratis, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Holding, Chambers, Bellerin, Lichtsteiner
- Ramsey, Torreira, Xhaka, Elneny, Guendouzi, AMN
- Özil, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Nelson
- Aubameyang, Lacazette, Welbeck
That's a 26 man first team squad, 25 if you sort of discount Koscielny for the time being. If we went into the season with that I wouldn't be upset. It could be better of course but I'd be happy to see how it does.
We have a lot of CBs though and we're still none the wiser as to who will play next to whom. Will one of the young ones go out on loan? Will they all get minutes? Are any of them good enough? The talk at the moment is about the winger position, but the centre-back position is the biggest question mark for me.
- Monreal, Kolasinac, Sokratis, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Holding, Chambers, Bellerin, Lichtsteiner
- Ramsey, Torreira, Xhaka, Elneny, Guendouzi, AMN
- Özil, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Nelson
- Aubameyang, Lacazette, Welbeck
That's a 26 man first team squad, 25 if you sort of discount Koscielny for the time being. If we went into the season with that I wouldn't be upset. It could be better of course but I'd be happy to see how it does.
We have a lot of CBs though and we're still none the wiser as to who will play next to whom. Will one of the young ones go out on loan? Will they all get minutes? Are any of them good enough? The talk at the moment is about the winger position, but the centre-back position is the biggest question mark for me.
Xanth
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Mkhitaryan not there?
Xanth
Active Member
I suppose his data is insufficient. Auba played all the league games.
Rouski
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List of teams Arsenal could field with current players available.
1 Leno
2 Bellerin
3 Koscielny
4 Sokratis
5 Monreal
6 Torreira
7 Xhaka
8 Ramsey
9 Lacazette
10 Özil
11 Aubameyang
12 Cech
13 Lichtsteiner
14 Mustafi
15 Chambers
16 Kolasinac
17 Elneny
18 Maitland-Niles
19 Guendouzi
20 Mkhitaryan
21 Iwobi
22 Welbeck
23 Martinez
24 Osei-Tutu
25 Mavropanos
26 Holding
27 DaSilva
28 Bielik
29 Sheaf
30 Wilcock
31 Nelson
32 Smith-Rowe
33 Nketiah
Left out Ospina, Jenkinson, Campbell and Perez due to speculation.
1 Leno
2 Bellerin
3 Koscielny
4 Sokratis
5 Monreal
6 Torreira
7 Xhaka
8 Ramsey
9 Lacazette
10 Özil
11 Aubameyang
12 Cech
13 Lichtsteiner
14 Mustafi
15 Chambers
16 Kolasinac
17 Elneny
18 Maitland-Niles
19 Guendouzi
20 Mkhitaryan
21 Iwobi
22 Welbeck
23 Martinez
24 Osei-Tutu
25 Mavropanos
26 Holding
27 DaSilva
28 Bielik
29 Sheaf
30 Wilcock
31 Nelson
32 Smith-Rowe
33 Nketiah
Left out Ospina, Jenkinson, Campbell and Perez due to speculation.
Assuming we do no further business in this position, would it not be productive to send Holding out on loan? He'd really benefit from the sort of thing Chambers had at Boro i.e. regular playing time.
We'll have six CBs after Christmas when Kos presumably returns to action. Assuming Sokratis and Mustafi are the first-choice pairing, that would leave Chambers and Mavro to play the cup games. That sounds reasonable. Mavro still could do with a season to settle in at the club, then maybe next year he could have a loan.
Holding will be 23 soon, but he's not had enough minutes the last two seasons. Young defenders *need* minutes on the pitch, they won't just improve overnight.
We'll have six CBs after Christmas when Kos presumably returns to action. Assuming Sokratis and Mustafi are the first-choice pairing, that would leave Chambers and Mavro to play the cup games. That sounds reasonable. Mavro still could do with a season to settle in at the club, then maybe next year he could have a loan.
Holding will be 23 soon, but he's not had enough minutes the last two seasons. Young defenders *need* minutes on the pitch, they won't just improve overnight.
