Robbie Boy
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Said at the start of the season they would struggle to get top four and despite some getting giddy early on, I stuck by that assertion. This team is a-bit of a mess really.
Correct.He's exceeded expectations so far. Arsenal were a dark horse for the top four and they are in it still. And make no mistake, wenger left behind a shambles of a squad.
This season was always about rebuilding and for emery to learn about the Premiership.
Im not really convinced by Emery tbh in the context of im assuming Arsenal have the intention of hitting pre Emirates heights again. He over complicates things and is very poor (and im talking Brendan Rodgers esque poor) at coaching defensive strategys, he's a good Europa level manager but no more.Said at the start of the season they would struggle to get top four and despite some getting giddy early on, I stuck by that assertion. This team is a-bit of a mess really.
It's almost an insultDon't know much about Emery but was he ever that good? He did manage to lose the league to Monaco at PSG.
He's a good manager. But there were lots of ignorant posters marking him as some progressive manager when he isnt.Don't know much about Emery but was he ever that good? He did manage to lose the league to Monaco at PSG.
What do you mean by progressive?He's a good manager. But there were lots of ignorant posters marking him as some progressive manager when he isnt.
Someone that focuses on playing high up the pitch and dominating possession. Emery has a good amount of tools in his managerial belt, likes himself a physical midfield that can play in multiple phases so he can utilise his tactical insight.What do you mean by progressive?
What we need is a professor's calm influenceLet's calm down. Judge in a year. Caf is full of posts jumping the gun. Salah thread. Klopp thread. Etc etc
I wouldn't say mediocre. But the hallmark of his teams is organization and Arsenal defence has been neglected for years. It'll take longer than 6 months to sort it out.Always been a mediocre coach. Arsenal letting Wenger go to get him in was ridiculous from when it happened.
A mediocre DM at that. He's not even a great pragmatic coach ala Simeone. I really don't get the logic around this appointment. Can't remember ever watching his team's and thinking he could hang with the likes of Klopp, Allegri, Simeone and Pep.I wouldn't say mediocre. But the hallmark of his teams is organization and Arsenal defence has been neglected for years. It'll take longer than 6 months to sort it out.
Wenger was never interested in solving those issues. It's only this summer they finally got a DM.
It was a Liverpool supporter I remember..I remember a post here calling him the best tactical astute manager in the league after that Spurs game.
Exactly. People hail klopp as some messiah but the reason liverpool are at the top is because they have spent the most this summer. That arsenal defense is shocking.What was the manager supposed to do with 50 million though. They need to be spending 50 million on one defender.
Agreed. To be honest they are lacking in quality all over the pitch. A midfield of Terreira, Xaka, Ramsey isn’t going to create much. Iwobi is pretty poor. Defence is awful; the keeper is okay.Exactly. People hail klopp as some messiah but the reason liverpool are at the top is because they have spent the most this summer. That arsenal defense is shocking.
Weird phrasing. Wenger simply had to go. Should have gone in 2015. Emery could finish 10th and that wouldn't change that Wenger should have been gone 2015 at the absolute latest.Am I right on thinking the majority on here thought it would be easy improving on Wenger? Doesn't seem to be working out that way. Looks like the best explanation for their continued lack of success was simply limited resources for a sustains period of time.
No. Ozil has been shite before Emery, he isn't physically what he was a few seasons ago and whilst the technical ability is there you can afford few PL games with a passenger in midfield. He's useful against teams who sit deep but that's about it. Ramsey? Since when has Ramsey ever been that good. He's an alright midfielder, nothing more or less. He's been no better or worse this season than he has in previous ones. Lacazette is a decent striker but not as good as Aubameyang and Emery obviously feels the side lacks balance with them both in the team. I don't think it's a bad choice to have Laca as someone to bring on late. If Ramsey is being counted as a 'big name' player then I think that encapsulates Arsenal's real issues. Elneny is shite.Is Emery doing to Ozil, Ramsey and Lacazette what Mourinho did to so many of our players?? I can see things going pear-shaped (again) at the Emirates. Elneny not even getting a sniff either. The players won't put up with it forever. We know Kroenke is never going to invest big time whilst he's building his shiny new stadium in the States. So I don't understand why Emery's alienating his big name players?
Ozil, I get but why is he not playing Lacazette?? Bringing him on when they were 5-1 down today is just plain stupid. He's not doing himself any favours with his tactical decisions.
Long may it continue though.
Spot on. Have to agree with you mate. Sadly, it's time to face the truth. We are a club with history, but can't be considered a big one anymore and overall.One day, many Arsenal fans will look back and say...
I can't believe we were complaining when we were in the top 4 every season, won trophies on a regular basis, reached the Champions League final, and so on.
I think I am right in saying that Wenger won 10 major trophies in 20 years at Arsenal. This just isn't going to happen again. When they were finishing in the top 3, winning the FA Cup, and losing in the CL knockout stages to Barcelona, they were overachieving, not underachieving.
All that happened was that Wenger raised the bar of expectations due to what he achieved during the first 10 years of his tenure. But the goalposts have shifted big time since then. And, equally importantly, the owners of Arsenal couldn't care less about results. The only reason they sacked Wenger was that there were empty seats in the stadium, and it looked bad.
If Kronke had a choice between Arsenal winning 5 straight PL titles, and the major clubs of Europe banding together, creating a European Super League, and including Arsenal, he would pick the latter all day long. Because it's money in the bank for him.
Nothing will change for Arsenal until the regime changes, and even then it might not be enough. I find it hard to imagine a scenario in which they can compete with the oil clubs and Man United. Liverpool are doing it now because they've invested very heavily, in a way that Arsenal never have, and probably never will.
They may enjoy the odd period of overachievement, as Spurs are now, until it all inevitably falls apart. But Arsenal fans will just have to accept that they're not in the top tier of clubs any more, and might not be ever again.
Nothing new, it already happened to other clubs, such as Everton, Leeds, Newcastle, etc.
Look on the bright side, mate, I grew up supporting Grimsby! Arsenal can still make the top four sometimes, they will still win the odd cup. I can't see how they can possibly compete for the biggest trophies, though. Even if the owners were 100% committed to winning it would be tough, but as it stands I wouldn't give them a snowball in hell's chance.Spot on. Have to agree with you mate. Sadly, it's time to face the truth. We are a club with history, but can't be considered a big one anymore and overall.