Because those yank ****s won’t sack him, will they?
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Because those yank ****s won’t sack him, will they?
Yeah. Wenger took virtually the same team to 6th place, 37 points back and a EL semi final and had to be sacked.
Emery in one year got to 5th and a EL final but he should resign.
You lot really do want us to become Chelsea :hehe:
His job this season was always going to be crushing the weak pathetic creche culture Wenger's Arsenal had become. Until Ozil is booted out this task can't be completed. He sums up everything wrong with the late Wenger era. The problem is with his wages his transfer value is zero. I keep seeing retards saying things like "all Emery has to do is sell Ozil for £50m and start rebuilding the squad." What, WHAT THE ****! With his £350k a week wages he's worth less than a free transfer. No sane club would pay anything over 10m, plus £350k a week for a lightweight reserve aging player who doesn't do it in big games or any away from home.
No manager managing Arsenal is going to make an aging Ozil into a top level player nevermind an elite one. Let's hope for our sake a naive Chink team comes in and offers to match his wages.
Yes, and when we have Abramovich’s billions to spend we’ll be in with a shout as well.
The point was actually that changing managers on an annual basis comes at a cost and there would be those that would argue that doing so makes your club a bit of a joke. I’d prefer that not to happen to Arsenal, thanks.
We’ll be lucky to finish Top10 next season.
Transfer budget will be £25m max so we’re stuck with the likes of Mustafi, Xhaka and Ozil. Might as keep Micky...not going to do better.
Everton and Wolves will improve, expect a big show from Norwich and Newcastle will spend big under the guidance of Rafa. In fact expect every other club even Derby in the Championship to outspend us.
Apart from Lichtsteiner Emery's transfers have been decent so far and even then that was just a cheap squad filler signing. (he did prove to be well **** though) And we probably would have got away with how awful he was but for Bellerin's career threatening injury.
If Emery manages to boot out and replace Ozil, Mustafi and Xhaka with decent hungry players i'd say he's had a great summer. Those 3 sum up the end of the Wenger era. Huge transfers for ordinary players. Xhaka was Wengers choice ahead of Kante, shocking stuff.
Well Xhaka wasn’t a huge transfer money wise but I agree he’s a fundamental problem. Ozil just doesn’t fit and he was never that good under Wenger either. Mustafi we shouldn’t speak about.
I’d happily ship all three out if we could get a central defender, a LB and a midfielder to play with Lucas. Maybe a wide attacking player as well. But the important thing is not so much that buy players in certain positions but that we buy players we can afford who will improve. Spurs funded themselves with the sale of Bale and others, Liverpool with Coutinho and Suarez. We just need to get better in the transfer market. Wenger had lost his touch and we are now paying the price.
Best we can hope for is Holding replacing Mustafi, Chambers for Xhaka and maybe ESR for Ozil.
Hopefully Holding will be back...welbeck is back, Bellerin training again so maybe he’ll heal quicker too.
Problem is I don’t think Ozil wants to leave so only way is to hound him out now.
I’ve got no idea how in today’s market of severely inflated prices you make £25m work.
Might consider listening to offers for Aboomerang and keeping Welbeck to be honest with you. That should get some money in.
Xhaka at 35m was a huge deal at the time. Aboomerang, a genuine World class player and forward in his prime didn't cost much more a couple of years later.
Yeah I'd happily ship all of Xhaka, Ozil and Mustafi off the wage bill and bring in one CB. Then just hope the big young Greek (terrible and big injuries this season)steps up next year as well as Emile Smith Rowe. Both of those look to have serious talent and worth gambling on if they can be fit for pre season
Sack him, get a Eddie Howe in, sell everyone and rebuild with the kids and a couple of signings.
Let’s make 10th place count for something so we have a something to build upon for 2020-21 and beyond imo
Team for next season
Leno
Maitland
Chambers
Holding
Sessengon
Torreira
Willock
Nelson
ESR
Fraser
Welbeck
Maybe we entice Troy Deeney over.
Anyone I didn’t name can leave even Aboomerang and Lacazette
Eddie and Tyreece John Jules can step up imo
Very true re the fullbacks, which is of course why he rarely plays 4 at the back. Why would you when AMN and Kolasinac are your options (maybe Monreal but he needs him in the back 3)? It also means that if you play 3 up front as is his want, your 2 midfielders need to be disciplined and, ideally, athletic. Xhaka is neither of those and Lucas is still young and learning.
A CB, LB, midfielder and attacking player will do for next year - along with the return to full health of Holding and Hector.