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Started ok.

But ended terrible.
We haven't learnt from past mistakes once again.

Has more or less blown any chance if we had a chance of top 4.

Our squad is to thin.
We can't manage Premier and European football.

Our top players will be burnt out soon.

2/10

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

You might be right Boston, but I assume most first team regulars wont play all the group games. It will take some juggling.

"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.

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You might be right Boston, but I assume most first team regulars wont play all the group games. It will take some juggling.

With what we have left they will be very weak European teams.
Slip up early in group game and where in trouble if we have to field strong teams in remaining games.

We had AMN, Pepe, Elneny etc for them sort of games.
Dare we risk Nketiah 🤔

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."



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The 2022 World Cup is the shortest ever and will run from November 21, 2022, to December 18, 2022.
The first EPL game after WC2022 is on 26 Dec 2022.

After Round #8 on 17 Oct, there is an international break, with EPL resumes on 1 Oct.
Round #17 is played on 12 Nov before WC2022 break.

After playing this weekend 4-Sep Round #6, there are only 11 EPL weekend games within 2 months from 11 Sep to 12 Nov.

Mid-week games are reserved for European Football and League Cup games.

5 substitutes are a godsend to rotate our senior players and we got a decent UEL draw which means our Reserves will play substantially in UEL, allowing more rest for senior players.

We read too much into Partey being a key player that will derail our season if he is not available.

In fact, a successful is very much dependable on the tactical acumen and team formation by Mikel Arteta to vary against different opponents.

This is the squad assembled by Mikel Arteta and so far, had not led him down.

Michael Jordan: "Individuals win games but team wins championship".

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You might be right Boston, but I assume most first team regulars wont play all the group games. It will take some juggling.

With what we have left they will be very weak European teams.
Slip up early in group game and where in trouble if we have to field strong teams in remaining games.

We had AMN, Pepe, Elneny etc for them sort of games.
Dare we risk Nketiah 🤔

Have faith, oh Doubting Thomas.

@#$%& window. A team that needed 6 players got 3 but only 2 have played and got lucky having a player come back that has been registered with the club for 3 seasons.
There's no need to brag about 10 players gone if you're only getting around 10mil back, as usual Arsenal are 2 players short.
Our last signing was Zinchenko on the 23rd of July there was a whole month to work on at least one more player.

Theodore roosevelt - In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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@#$%& window. A team that needed 6 players got 3 but only 2 have played and got lucky having a player come back that has been registered with the club for 3 seasons.
There's no need to brag about 10 players gone if you're only getting around 10mil back, as usual Arsenal are 2 players short.
Our last signing was Zinchenko on the 23rd of July there was a whole month to work on at least one more player.

Nketiah is the 4th after agreeing to stay.

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@#$%& window. A team that needed 6 players got 3 but only 2 have played and got lucky having a player come back that has been registered with the club for 3 seasons.
There's no need to brag about 10 players gone if you're only getting around 10mil back, as usual Arsenal are 2 players short.
Our last signing was Zinchenko on the 23rd of July there was a whole month to work on at least one more player.

Nketiah is the 4th after agreeing to stay.

Arsenal 21/22 Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nkeitiah, Balogun
Arsenal 22/23 G.Jesus, Nketiah

Theodore roosevelt - In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Arsenal 22/23 G.Jesus, Nketiah, Martinelli, Saka, ESR and Vieira.

22/23 - 4-3-3 Formation with 3 selected out of 6 designated forward players.

ESR is better as an inside forward rather than no.10.

If both Jesus and Nketiah are out, Arteta can always emulate Spain 2012 Euro team using 4-6-0 with Odegaard or Vieira as the deep lying forward like Fabregas.

We will know what Vieira is made of during this weekend or against FC Zurich.

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Padre Pio
You might be right Boston, but I assume most first team regulars wont play all the group games. It will take some juggling.

With what we have left they will be very weak European teams.
Slip up early in group game and where in trouble if we have to field strong teams in remaining games.

We had AMN, Pepe, Elneny etc for them sort of games.
Dare we risk Nketiah 🤔

Have faith, oh Doubting Thomas.

What's happened to old dumbfcuk?

"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.

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What's happened to old dumbfcuk?

We are one defeat away from Merl reverting to his old self ie calling Arteta old dumbfcuk.........

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@#$%& window. A team that needed 6 players got 3 but only 2 have played and got lucky having a player come back that has been registered with the club for 3 seasons.
There's no need to brag about 10 players gone if you're only getting around 10mil back, as usual Arsenal are 2 players short.
Our last signing was Zinchenko on the 23rd of July there was a whole month to work on at least one more player.

Lucky we bought a player who went out on loan?

Guendouzi went, that was £10m. The Torreira deal should’ve been £12m but Fiorentina tried to low ball us. Guess what, we grew a pair and told them to do one.

We should’ve got one more but we didn’t. That doesn’t mean our season is about to fall apart

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@#$%& window. A team that needed 6 players got 3 but only 2 have played and got lucky having a player come back that has been registered with the club for 3 seasons.
There's no need to brag about 10 players gone if you're only getting around 10mil back, as usual Arsenal are 2 players short.
Our last signing was Zinchenko on the 23rd of July there was a whole month to work on at least one more player.

Lucky we bought a player who went out on loan?

Saliba will be classed as an incoming player of the 6 we needed

Theodore roosevelt - In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Arteta,
We still have to get players out.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

Could be 5 players missing for United game this weekend.
4 first teamers plus Elneny.

That is certainly limiting our Europa team midweek 😀😃

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

I'm confused about praising this club for getting rid of players. We've paid off players, cancelled contracts, let players run down their contracts, not registered ozil/sokratis in our Premier League squad before and new level unlocked 0 fee.

Impress us by getting 40 mil for Pepe, 20mil for AMN, 20 mil for R Nelson, 10 mil for Elneny, 20m for Cedric. These lot will all go and we'll be lucky to get 35mil and it'll be seen as a great achievement to get rid of deadwood.

Theodore roosevelt - In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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I'm confused about praising this club for getting rid of players. We've paid off players, cancelled contracts, let players run down their contracts, not registered ozil/sokratis in our Premier League squad before and new level unlocked 0 fee.
Impress us by getting 40 mil for Pepe, 20mil for AMN, 20 mil for R Nelson, 10 mil for Elneny, 20m for Cedric. These lot will all go and we'll be lucky to get 35mil and it'll be seen as a great achievement to get rid of deadwood.

You can’t get big sums of money for sh.it players on high wages

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I'm confused about praising this club for getting rid of players. We've paid off players, cancelled contracts, let players run down their contracts, not registered ozil/sokratis in our Premier League squad before and new level unlocked 0 fee.
Impress us by getting 40 mil for Pepe, 20mil for AMN, 20 mil for R Nelson, 10 mil for Elneny, 20m for Cedric. These lot will all go and we'll be lucky to get 35mil and it'll be seen as a great achievement to get rid of deadwood.

You can’t get big sums of money for sh.it players on high wages

You actually saying Pepe is shite 😲

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

I compare where we were last year to where we are now. Last year bottom of the league after 3 straight defeats and the squad still full of under-performing overpaid players that Arteta / Edu inherited. This year top of the league after 5 straight wins and virtually all the deadwood got rid of. We all said it would take 2 / 3 years to sort the squad out and it has now been done. It's an incredible turn-round. And a vital and time-consuming job. We now have a good squad and the youngest in the league full of eager committed young talent.

I am as disappointed as everyone else about us not getting a midfielder or a winger yesterday. But first we weren't able to get much income from the players leaving (not our fault, no one really wanted them) and we were, as reported up against the FFP rules. We got Jesus and Zinchenko for £70m which is a bargain. And we got most of our business done early but needed to get rid of players first before filling the other gaps. In the end we only had cash for one more player and had to switch from targeting a winger to a holding midfielder after Elneny's injury was identified. That left us just two days to find the right person at the right price. In the old days we would have panicked and bought the wrong person at the wrong price. I'm glad we didn't cough up £40m for Luiz. £25m was probably too much given he only had a year left on his contract.

Overall I think the last few windows have been really good. Most pundits say the same. We shouldn't let yesterday's disappointment disguise that.

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Overall I think the last few windows have been really good. Most pundits say the same. We shouldn't let yesterday's disappointment disguise that.

All the disappointments with the transfer window will be quickly forgotten after we get all 3 points on Sunday.

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The 2022 World Cup is the shortest ever and will run from November 21, 2022, to December 18, 2022.
The first EPL game after WC2022 is on 26 Dec 2022.

After playing this weekend 4-Sep Round #6, there are only 11 EPL weekend games within 2 months from 11 Sep to 12 Nov.

5 substitutes are a godsend to rotate our senior players and we got a decent UEL draw which means our Reserves will play substantially in UEL, allowing more rest for senior players.

Surely we can handle 11 PL games. Then sign someone in Jan..

I'll give the window 7/10. I worry more injuries to key players.

Compare us at the end of the season not where we are now.
I've a feeling we'll finish lower than last season.

And I really couldn't give a damn about the last few windows.
It's the one just finished that will be talked about again for not making signings and leaving us short upfront and midfield.
More games , smaller squad and less experienced.

Terrible by Arteta and Edu.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

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Compare us at the end of the season not where we are now.
I've a feeling we'll finish lower than last season.

And I really couldn't give a damn about the last few windows.
It's the one just finished that will be talked about again for not making signings and leaving us short upfront and midfield.
More games , smaller squad and less experienced.

Terrible by Arteta and Edu.

Horrorshow!
Not good enough.
No excuses!

They both gambled and lost last January.
Unbelievably, they just gambled on trying to win with a thin, fragile squad.
That is NOT bad luck.
That is NEGLIGENT squad management and planning!

Just so depressing …

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Boston Gooner
Compare us at the end of the season not where we are now.
I've a feeling we'll finish lower than last season.

And I really couldn't give a damn about the last few windows.
It's the one just finished that will be talked about again for not making signings and leaving us short upfront and midfield.
More games , smaller squad and less experienced.

Terrible by Arteta and Edu.

Horrorshow!
Not good enough.
No excuses!

They both gambled and lost last January.
Unbelievably, they just gambled on trying to win with a thin, fragile squad.
That is NOT bad luck.
That is NEGLIGENT squad management and planning!

Just so depressing …

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

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Boston Gooner
Compare us at the end of the season not where we are now.
I've a feeling we'll finish lower than last season.

And I really couldn't give a damn about the last few windows.
It's the one just finished that will be talked about again for not making signings and leaving us short upfront and midfield.
More games , smaller squad and less experienced.

Terrible by Arteta and Edu.

Horrorshow!
Not good enough.
No excuses!

They both gambled and lost last January.
Unbelievably, they just gambled on trying to win with a thin, fragile squad.
That is NOT bad luck.
That is NEGLIGENT squad management and planning!

Just so depressing …

If we win our next 3 (united, Everton home, brentford away) it wont feel so bad. I'd say very risky but manageable. Horrorshow would have been signing someone like Scamaca instead of Jesus.

Partey and Zinchenko better be back after these three, because then it gets really though.

And we are all hoping and praying that Sambi can hold the middle and not fall victim to his youthful inexperience or injury.

AND … we had better be cross-training Sambi’s back-up, whomever it is.
Hope it is not Xhaka.
Hope that White gets a look at CDM.



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And we are all hoping and praying that Sambi can hold the middle and not fall victim to his youthful inexperience or injury.
AND … we had better be cross-training Sambi’s back-up, whomever it is.
Hope it is not Xhaka.
Hope that White gets a look at CDM.

Problem is, no player offers what Partey does. His composure, passing, awareness etc. Watching Tielemans against Utd, his game is so limited.

I hoped Zinchenko could fill in for Partey, but he's out too.

I expect Lokonga to go the way of Alex Song. When he comes good he'll be really good. But we have to wait.

If Lokonga plays well tomorrow, it would do a lot for his confidence.

Mine too!
Hoping and praying …

Why are people obsessed with converting centre backs to central midfielders?

The only thing I find a little disappointing is we were clearly in for Martinez and Raphinha for. about £50m each. We signed Zinchenko so there could be £65m left depending on how those deals were structured.

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The only thing I find a little disappointing is we were clearly in for Martinez and Raphinha for. about £50m each. We signed Zinchenko so there could be £65m left depending on how those deals were structured.

You've just made thing's worse now 😂😊

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

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You might be right Boston, but I assume most first team regulars wont play all the group games. It will take some juggling.

With what we have left they will be very weak European teams.
Slip up early in group game and where in trouble if we have to field strong teams in remaining games.

We had AMN, Pepe, Elneny etc for them sort of games.
Dare we risk Nketiah 🤔

Have faith, oh Doubting Thomas.

What's happened to old dumbfcuk?

Still a dumbfcuk if he failed to beat ManU this weekend.

Seriously, he has to atone himself this season for letting Top-4 position slipping thru' his fingers due to his naivety and inexperience last season.

ManU is still in transition, with Ronaldo (Like Auba last season) still a divisive figure to teamwork and is for the taking against a high-flying Arsenal now.
Only a 2021/22 dumbfcuk of a coach will lose to ManU tomorrow.

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Why are people obsessed with converting centre backs to central midfielders?

In case of emergency, like:

#1 - Partey out
#2 - Elneny out
#3 - Lokonga out
#4 - Xhaka replaces Odegaard who is out injured.
#5 - White as emergency DCM

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The only thing I find a little disappointing is we were clearly in for Martinez and Raphinha for. about £50m each. We signed Zinchenko so there could be £65m left depending on how those deals were structured.

You've just made thing's worse now 😂😊

Yeah, sorry about that 😀

Absolute scenes when Xhaka gets a red and out midfield is Ødegaard, ESR and Vieira

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Flava
The only thing I find a little disappointing is we were clearly in for Martinez and Raphinha for. about £50m each. We signed Zinchenko so there could be £65m left depending on how those deals were structured.

You've just made thing's worse now 😂😊

Yeah, sorry about that 😀

Absolute scenes when Xhaka gets a red and out midfield is Ødegaard, ESR and Vieira

And ESR gets his injury 😉

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

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Flava
The only thing I find a little disappointing is we were clearly in for Martinez and Raphinha for. about £50m each. We signed Zinchenko so there could be £65m left depending on how those deals were structured.

You've just made thing's worse now 😂😊

Yeah, sorry about that 😀

Absolute scenes when Xhaka gets a red and out midfield is Ødegaard, ESR and Vieira

And ESR gets his injury 😉

And its windy and Vieira gets blown away

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Flava
The only thing I find a little disappointing is we were clearly in for Martinez and Raphinha for. about £50m each. We signed Zinchenko so there could be £65m left depending on how those deals were structured.

You've just made thing's worse now 😂😊

Yeah, sorry about that 😀

Absolute scenes when Xhaka gets a red and out midfield is Ødegaard, ESR and Vieira

And ESR gets his injury 😉

And its windy and Vieira gets blown away

😀😁😄

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

In terms of planning, identifying and securing players compatible with what the manager wants I'd give us a 7/10. We were shopping in a different talent bracket this summer, as opposed to last, the more finished talented product, so we facing competition for the players we wanted, Martinez and Raphinha for instance. We were also doing so without the lure of CL football.

We also had a backup plan for Martinez in Zinchenko so that has to be commended as well. Where we loose marks here is the wait and see approach to RW, waiting to see what might go our way price wise as the window ticked closer to shutting, only for that approach to be shelved once DM became an issue.

In terms of reacting to an evolving situation I'd probably give us a 3/10. Only reason for a score here is not getting done for crazy money by Villa for Luiz, but we should have had a plan b here too, even at that late hour a loan of some description could have sufficed even if he only ever played in the cups.

Iam sure Liverpool weren't overly enthused about signing Arthur, given their approach to business, and the hefty enough loan fee and his high wages ,but they did it all the same based on their experiences in the past of being exposed in certain positions.

We need players quickly.
Roll on January for another farce.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."