after winning his biggest game of the season so far - what a sad ****
after winning his biggest game of the season so far - what a sad ****
Agree on both points. He's been getting praise for his tactics in extra time - or desperation as it is normally known.
I still believe they have the yellow for taking the shirt off because sponsors complained that they aren't seen at the most critical time (although in this instance they probably got better publicity as he held it up). On the other hand I don't really understand why taking the shirt off is seen as showing "passion" - disrespectful imo
Also, what's all this press nonsense about it being the greatest FA Cup tie in living memory? I'd argue that Coventry vs Wolves earlier in the day was actually a better game.
United were pretty awful, no midfield, Rashford spurning chances my nan could have scored. Liverpool should have cruised that tie.
But when Torreira took his off after scoring in the NLD, I loved him.
What happened to him, btw? He's no Dec, or even fit and on form Partey. But he was the DM we'd been missing since the days of Coq - imagine him with Santi and Ozil in that team. But Good Ebening played him as a no.10.
Ten Haag sounds like a knock off watch.
Not sure he signed up to Arteta's 'values'.... I usually despise that term as it is often meaningless bull**** but Arteta seems to use it in the right way- he isn't going to tolerate tossers, troublemakers and lazy sods.
I like it. Obviously I wouldn't work for him if he is going to be like that but it definitely seems to work :-)
I can be. Under the right circumstances :-)
I don't think Arteta's regime is much of a laugh. Or, much of my idea of what constitutes a laugh which is basically mucking about and being stupid instead of getting on with what you are supposed to be doing.
Also, drinking :-)
I think the first half of Wenger's tenure he probably didn't need to enforce too much. That squad was full of serious professionals who didn't **** around. I remember hearing there were fights every day in training. But when you start filling the squad with kids you have to take a more stern approach.
I never bought into the idea that Wenger was a soft touch. Obsessives like him rarely are.
Yup. Spot on. Auba was an amazing player. But we're so much better without that sort of ego. I like all these young players who buy into his programme. It's just replacing Jorgy that worries me. Top quality player with bags of experience who'll often be on the bench except for the hardest games. Where do we get someone happy with that role?
I don't think Aubamayang really suited the way Arteta wanted to play. He isn't really a centre forward but was never going to be suited to the left side role he favours. Players like him and Ozil are not really suited to the high press Arteta wants, particularly at their respective ages.
No doubt Arteta was making a point in the way he dealt with him but part of me thinks he wasn't too worried about moving him on.
..building up at the convention
As the hustlers began to arrive.
Must've been nine-thousand or more that came through the door.
The time was 11:55.
There were pick-pockets and dope peddlers, murderers and thieves.
Card shark gamblers with aces up their sleeves.
Bank robbers, burglers, boosters and pimps.
Prostitutes, call girls, all kinds of nymphs!
Loan sharks, swindlers, counterfeiters, and fences,
Crooked politicians spending campaign expenses.
Highjackers, arsonists, bookies in the mob,
And anybody else who'd ever killed, cheated or robbed.
Yep. Sounds like our training ground alright.