Mikel Arteta | Lego Pep watch

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Pep defending cone boy.

Can we leave him in Manchester please.
 

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There's quite an exciting team in there somewhere if everyone was fit.

Leno
White Gabriel Tierney
Saka Partay Lokonga Navares
Odegaard ESR
Aubameyang

That's an exciting team? Good lord.

For the opposition, absolutely.
 

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There's quite an exciting team in there somewhere if everyone was fit.

Leno
White Gabriel Tierney
Saka Partay Lokonga Navares
Odegaard ESR
Aubameyang

An absolutely atrocious team if you want to compete for top 4.
 

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Must be galling to see Pep gush about how fantastic Arteta is after every game where City have battered you.

It's like he's taking the piss
Aye, he knows what he's doing.

He said today that it was difficult for Mikel as he had 7/8 players injured. He proceeded to name Partey and White then realised we don't have that many injuries and just mumbled.
 

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It is not only the losses, but the manner that will be worrying, the players look lost and seem to have no fight, and that is pathetic.
 

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Maybe his tactics are so advanced that no footballer today can comprehend them fully.

Like in 100 years time someone will dig up his training sessions and say wow Arteta was misunderstood, no wonder he was deemed as failure.

Or he's really shitty manager.
 

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That's an exciting team? Good lord.

For the opposition, absolutely.
An absolutely atrocious team if you want to compete for top 4.
:lol: Good lord
Mate , that team looks shite.

No need to be so angry about it, they just lost 5-0 and I'm trying to be nice. :lol:

It is an exciting team compared to the dross Arteta keeps selecting. Not that Partay or Gabriel will ever be fit again anyway.
 

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Shit manager shit squad. For all the ‘work’ that Edu has put in as director of football this isnt even a Lampard situation where the next manager has a mint squad. They have 4or5 players who are worth a shit
 

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The question now is which international break will he survive to? September? October? November? I think there's a run of games he can grind out til October but he might not even survive this one coming up yet.
 

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The players he had were garbage though. So it's the case of shit manager + shit players. Thats why he played with 5 at the back and 4 in the middle. He knew he would never get anything out of these lot. Time to go.
 

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People can say they've had a tough start but they haven't even scored a goal nor have they even looked like scoring a goal.

9 goals conceded and it could have been more. People saying they've got an easier run over the 5-7 games but I'd surprised if they get more than 9 points.

I even think Spurs will win the NLD.
 

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Mini me version of Pep with 5% of the managerial ability trying to replicate tiki-taka with players that couldn't keep possession even if their life depends on it. So in the end he turns into Moyes but he is no Moyes. Shit at passing and shit at parking the bus. A new generation of manager. That's why other managers look at him and think he's the real deal.
 

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The question now is which international break will he survive to? September? October? November? I think there's a run of games he can grind out til October but he might not even survive this one coming up yet.
The issue is the longer he stays the more damage he is doing long term. He may get some results here and there but he should have been sacked long back. No alternative table from Christmas or game week 4 should save him.
 

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So many of my Arsenal supporting mates were insanely annoying, having won feck all of significance for so long. I was genuinely enjoying this clubs downfall, but do feel for them now. Most of them have zero hope of finishing top 6.
 

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The players he had were garbage though. So it's the case of shit manager + shit players. Thats why he played with 5 at the back and 4 in the middle. He knew he would never get anything out of these lot. Time to go.
He had enough time and budget to make sure that he has better players. He is now at the point in time where shit players are also his fault.
 

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Cnutish.

He was one of their best players of the last decade (says a lot about Arsenal...) and now he's taking the piss out of them.

Imagine Rooney or Ronaldo tweeting "Ole's at the wheel" after the Europa League final.
Didn't arteta force him out, at least partly for tactical reasons?

The man has no eye for football. Deserves this.
 

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Arteta out of his depth and not helping himself by being the biggest spenders in the league, while not improving at all.

How can a summer of Ben White, Lokonga, Ramsdale and Tavares, plus Odegaard be more expensive than Sancho, Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo for exampel.... its outrageous tbh and piss poor recruitment
 

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The hipster journalist's favorite keeps delivering. Trust the process because Pep once said he is ok.
 

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That was a complete walkover by City. Wtf was that? Again, just zero clue and zero fight.

He must be putting out Legos instead of cones during training sessions. Can totally see him using Legos while they study opponents on film.

Complete fraud
 

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Arteta out of his depth and not helping himself by being the biggest spenders in the league, while not improving at all.

How can a summer of Ben White, Lokonga, Ramsdale and Tavares, plus Odegaard be more expensive than Sancho, Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo for exampel.... its outrageous tbh and piss poor recruitment
Is Ramsdale supposed to start for them or did they pay that much for a backup goalkeeper?

fecking hilarious
 

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I expect all of them to finish ahead of them. 8th is the best I could see them doing. Everton, Villa, could also finish ahead higher than them
 

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Why would people blaming him? Gives his all for years. He was offered a nice contract. He has feeling, too. Blame the Club.