People get so carried away with signings
Premier League Gameweek 2 fixtures (18th - 20th August 2018)
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Serves West Ham right for that pathetic effort at Anfield. Hope they go down.
Signing 6/7 players all at once rarely works, far too many players to adapt at once. Both us and Liverpool suffered from it after signing a bunch of players to replace a star. Weird that Wolves decided to bring in the likes of Moutinho but didn't bother going for a striker though.
Emery easing in his new men, it seems. Frustrating for Arsenal fans I'm sure but probably the right way to go about it. You need to get the balance right with signings, I think signing nobody (like we did) is a bad idea because it's always good to freshen up the squad with a couple of new names, but it can be far more damaging to try and sign half a team worth of new players all at once. West Ham, Fulham and Wolves all went on splurges and all have struggled at the start.
Two former investment bankers will meet against each other in a tactical battle, I fancy Sarri to come out victorious.
How the feck does Sarri not start Hazard? Aside from being basically the best player in the league, his cameo last week proved he's ready to go...
Yeah 6/7 is an overkill imo - you don't need that many signings. Those teams just needed a good system with clear tactics.
Just look at Burnley when they came back, they didn't sign that many players and they're doing fine.
It's a strange feeling, but I hope Farcenal can fluke a win today.
Not fit. Easing him back in.
Thought Kane was unlucky when he hit the woodwork, but got his goal with some neat play in the box anyway. Should of had two tbh, and had some passages of play where he looked like the Kane of old, bulldozed his way by 2 or 3 defenders in the middle, some hold up play and nice passes. Still looks like he could have used another week or two off tho.
Fulham were good for about 70mins, came out and asked questions at the start of the second half, put Spurs under some pressure and got a goal. Then once Dembele came on and Spurs switched formation they lost control of the midfield. They will need some time for all the players to work better as a cohesive unit, but definitely take away some postive passages of play from the game.
Fulham were good for about 70mins, came out and asked questions at the start of the second half, put Spurs under some pressure and got a goal. Then once Dembele came on and Spurs switched formation they lost control of the midfield. They will need some time for all the players to work better as a cohesive unit, but definitely take away some postive passages of play from the game.
That West Ham defending 
Two sides adjusting to new managers. No result today would really shock me.
He's not the best player in the league.
I didn’t know Emery was a former investment banker. Though he definitely looks more like one than Sarri, who looks like he’d be running a fish tavern in Sardinia if he wasn’t a footie manager
Only one Englishman on the field for Arsenal v Chelsea, and it's Ross Barkley.
Who do you think is the best?
Tottenham had 51 touches in the Fulham penalty area with 25 shots, 10 on target. They can't allow a team to have that much possession in their own penalty area and expect to get points. Naive.
Yeah I agree. Your boys slight favourites, but it isn't nailed on, despite how shambles Arsenal have looked.
You’re being sarcastic about proving he’s ready right? You must be
Surprised Aubameyang and Lacazette aren't playing together with Aubameyang coming in from the left.
Same every year. It was Everton last year, Wolves now.
A number of players. He'd be in my top 10, but I think he's vastly overrated. He's not scored more than 20 goals in a PL season for Chelsea (his highest is 16 goals), given he's at one of the best clubs in England he should have hit that by now.
When spurs signed all those crap players to replace Bale, Mourinho proclaimed that they are "winners of the window".
Think you can make a solid argument for any of Kane, Silva, De Bruyne, De Gea, or even Salah if he has another season like last. Hazard is fantastic, but his end product isn't really good enough for a player with his ability on the ball.
Nah, he wasn’t just fecking around but his appearance definitely reminds me of one too.Smaller clubs have adopted this new trend of spending big money for fancy midfielders and neglecting the most important thing of all, a reliable goalscorer, smdh
Or in Fulham's case, they just....spent £30m on Mitrovic, which is somehow even worse
Or in Fulham's case, they just....spent £30m on Mitrovic, which is somehow even worse
Mitrovic was really good for them last season, and both scored and played pretty well against us. Hit the post with a lovely strike. 30 mill probably is too much, but the price was obviously increased because he had an excellent season in the championship. They really wanted him because he was already adapted to the team and got on with the manager, I imagine he'll get a decent amount of goals for them this season.
Got a feeling Chelsea are going to win this. Not a fan of Emery's line up.
Mitrovic won't score 10 goals in PL this season. Championship is his level. The goal today was a total fluke
Nah he did well after that
Disagree. Think he enjoys a good relationship with the manager which is key, and will get decent service. Perhaps the goal was a fluke, but he held the ball up well at times against us, and he was unfortunate with the shot that hit the post. I genuinely don't think he's a bad player and would be very surprised if he got less than 10, guess we'll see who was right at the end of the season.
Arsenal playing a weird line up
Chelsea felt sorry and played morata
Chelsea felt sorry and played morata
Arsenal look a bit shambolic at the back.
What is Emery thinking? Xhaka and David Luiz Mk2 again in a midfield 2? Where is Torreira?
Too easy.
What a break from Chelsea from Alonso, to Pedro - Goal.
Jorginho looks class.
Very easy
1-0 Chelsea
Arsenal look bloody awful