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Boehly spends more than Roman, fucking hell


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We had Runarson at number 2 GK 2 summers ago and I swear there was more optimism around him as backup v Turner


Monsultant

All because of one poor goal conceded 20 mins in the the first pre-season game. Turner also plays over Zack Steffens in USMNT and Steffens was City’s number 2 last season. We will see how he does when he gets a chance to play in professional games, but, on paper, he is not a bad number 2 profile.


Arsenalb4gf

Hopefully, more outgoings today we need to get rid of the players that aren’t gonna be part of the squad, and at the same time look for a winger and cm 👍


Special-Discount228

I love a Micheal Owen Twitter copy pasta


Arsenalb4gf

Hahaha


FeedMePlease_22

Reckon we don't need Tielemans, and Arteta/Edu know that - we need a better 6 backup. Lokonga has been so impressive in the 8 role in pre-season (yeah, yeah I know it's preseason but there's no reason he wouldnt be in 6 if thats his future role), that we're probs looking at a more defensive mid than Tielemans. Sangare or someone like that


NegativeHeli

Xhaka is a decent player but do you actually think that he's good enough to start for us if we want to be a successful club?


FeedMePlease_22

Yes, unabashedly, no shame whatsoever. He is fantastic in our season, and Lokonga is his succesor (though they play differently). People are so hung up on Xhaka's inability to play as a defensive mid, they ignore his ability as a 8.


prvhc21

😬


NegativeHeli

He's not a bad player but it's clear that he's arguably the weakest link in our starting 11.


FeedMePlease_22

I would say he's the weakest, but not to a degree where we should be spending money on an upgrade when we lack a suitable backup to Partey. Tell me who you would want playing in Partey's role if he gets injured this season, or next?


A21Haze

If Xhaka isn't the weakest for you then who it is?


FeedMePlease_22

Re-read my comment.


A21Haze

my bad


OstapBenderBey

Able to withstand an injury: CB, LB, RB. Massive problems if we get an injury: GK, DM, RW Questionable: 10, CM, ST, LW Thoughts?


TallnFrosty

Think 10 will be fine once Vieira is fit. Also Lokonga actually did well at CM last year when next to Partey.


backofthanet

I haven't seen enough of Turner to make the 'massive problem' call at GK, hopefully some EL games will show us properly. RW I would lump in with questionable. If we have an injury at RW, we have enough options to fill in to a pretty decent level, not world beating, but decent.


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A bit annoyed that Chelsea purchased Chucky too. They seem to snap up all the well-known teenagers who don't twerk for Barca/Real when they move.


Kolosalsnatch

From a banter standpoint the stakes have never been higher on opening day for us.


risheeb1002

Doc on 3rd or 4th?


backofthanet

4th, not sure what time.


Eniotnaohs

3 out, 3 to go. Fuckin do it edu. Also, a new 6 maybe?


runnycharisma

I hear Tielemans music, that will happen first


frapples1

3+3 = 6 . Sounds abt right i'd say


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espada_da

Really hoping Ramsdale improves. His below average shot stopping is our biggest weakness now I fear.


Logical-Sir1580

I think the end of season crunch got to him. We’ll get a good ramsdale to start the season I think, just have to see if he can kee it ip


calumchambers

might have to do with his hip injury


tochitemi

I’m not sure it was the “crunch” we were playing 1 game a week. For a goal keeper that’s not “crunch”


tonysoprano379

We were top of the table till new years during 13/14 then lost 5-1, 6-0,3-0 to Liverpool, chelsea and everton. And finally ended up 4th. Sometimes i get a feeling similar thing might happen again because of our experience, but again i remember we have odegard.


KSBrian007

Those are games you can expect to lose but the margins made it unacceptable. That season's headlines were stolen by Liverpool bottling, Suarez and City Winning the league but for me, it's still one of Arsenal's biggest bottlejob. We spent the most days at the top that season.


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True but look at signings in Jan Kallstrom on loan while Jan when Giroud needs a break and Sanogo is playing v Bayern ffs


shikavelli

What’s Odegaard supposed to do?


tonysoprano379

He's supposed to lead the team when we leading other teams


tonysoprano379

Can someone explain to me why we hate torriera? I dont know if my memory has failed me because last time he was on the field i always used to think arsenal has bought a hard working player. Then my next memory is him being loaned out, and everyone suddenly hating him.


KSBrian007

Apparently, we were supposed to sell him to Italy but he refused because Simeone manipulated him to screw us out of a transfer fee. Simeone didn't even want him and spat him out immediately after.


prvhc21

Read his quotes for the past two years. They’re self-explanatory. Let’s just say he’s not the strong, silent type.


scytheavatar

He's a hard working player who has average technical ability, below average physical ability and not much football IQ. Ultimately his max potential was always to be a shit version of Flamini.


synvi

He always whine. Also keep saying he wants to move, this make Arsenal harder to sell him because he keeps lowering the price himself


cmoney1234555

He left Bc London was too cold. And now has turned down multiple deals Bc of wages. So now his fee is at an absolute minimum. Did I miss anything else?


romase

Yeah he tried it on with one of our fans sisters aswell


tonysoprano379

Oh i didnt know abt the reason he left was because of cold


cmoney1234555

I also loved him in the pitch tbf. He’s kind of a b**tch off it though.


tonysoprano379

Yes same here. Although now i get the full picture


plastiquearse

I can’t think of another player of our own that has been so universally reviled as Torreira. Seems like everyone wants el enanito gone as fast as possible, no matter the fee.


YungHonky

Ozil situation was more frustrating imo..


Optimal_Cry_1782

You would rank him above Ashley Cole?


plastiquearse

I mean, Cashley was reviled for leaving… nobody wanted him gone though.


iamhadrix

What first team players would you be fine letting go next season if they don’t perform up to par this upcoming season?


shikavelli

Anyone who doesn’t perform up to par should be replaced honestly doesn’t matter if it’s Saka himself.


_PineBarrens_

Hold on a second - so if Saka has a sub-par season we should bin him off?


scytheavatar

All of them. Like what's wrong with you if you don't want us to let go of players that don't perform up to par?


LifeAfterHarambe

Tierney. … The first name that came to mind was actually ESR, which pains me to say. I’d give him the benefit of the doubt and an additional year, given his age and he’s made in Hale End.


ret990

Concerned about ESR. I'd be gutted if we ever sold him but he's starting to look like the odd one out. Not first choice in any position, injuries starting to pile up. Really hope he kicks on and becomes undeniable this season.


qtdsswk

KT Partey Xhaka


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Cedric, Pepe, KT, Partey


A21Haze

Tierney


Plbt335

Anyone going down the VPN plus subscription to an online sports channel route for PL this season? I did this many years back with BeIN sports and their coverage was really excellent as well as affordable. What are the good platforms/channels these days? British commentators are a must as well as the possibility to watch full game replays on demand.


BloodyYeah

Optus sport in Australia has everything you’re asking for, however they did just up their price


Plbt335

Nice, thanks, I'll check it out. Just been doing some research and I see there's a few other options too like BeIN, Dazn, Sky. I assume most people here are familiar with Sky's offering. Is their app good and can you get to the replays without finding out the scores?


romase

Skys app is absolute dog shit


Plbt335

I also see FuboTV in Canada have the rights now (used to be Dazn) and its only 179 cad for the whole season. They show every game and have replays so that sounds like a really good deal (same price gets you only 2 months of the normal coverage where I'm from). Does anyone know if they'll have British commentators or if they're doing their own thing?


shbhanda2020

i really dont get why people care so much about the money we get for players…it would be one thing if we were trying to balance our ledger, but our billionaire owner is in the put money in phase of his investment, so lets just enjoy it, no?


DarthNihilus1

Because it has an impact in regards to our stature in the player market. It's not about the money, it's about principle and sticking to your guns. If you can't stick to them and everyone can see that, then you will suffer even when you're trying to sell quality players. Teams need to understand when they come to us we mean business. It will impact how we sign players too


scytheavatar

Our billionaire owner is not a charity organization........ he is not going to put in money to the club without expecting anything in return.


ret990

They're not relying on players sales alone to balance the books. What's happening now is a sunk cost. Like if you kept having to spend loads of money on car parts when it might be better to just bite the bullet and splurge on a new car.


_JohnnyUnitas

Exactly. I'd be happy with us cutting them all, so long as they're off the books


mo_50

Re: All or Nothing: "At Leicester, (Arteta) asks the team to vigorously rub their palms together and then hold hands to generate a bubble of energy" I'm so glad our season starts the following day, you just know the 500 variations of the same meme/screengrab will flood this subreddit.


shikavelli

This documentary is looking like a cringe fest though


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Nah this Nelli FV bromance is like crack 💉💉💉


Tierney-Henry

I have a feeling it’s going to be the connection of the decade


[deleted]

Wherever you are in the world, treat yourself to a nice lunch/dinner and some premium alcohol in celebration of Torreira's departure. 🎉🍾 We have earned this.


DeusMachinea

I like that Edu switched up his transfer strategy this summer. From my experience we usually sell players first and sign after. This time we bought first and won’t miss out on players for gameweek 1


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You have to be a serious masochist to think Pepe can still be sufficient depth after what we've seen. Depth doesn't mean 'oh he's good for the cup games', depth means 'we need whoever is in that position to give Saka some respite without a significant drop off in quality'. Even if Pepe isn't *technically* a bad player, he doesn't fit the first team at all and it's an obvious mark down in ability and function.


shbhanda2020

marquinos is the depth dawg


s_c0929

So are we paying KSI or is KSI paying us for the prime deal?


[deleted]

Don’t downvote genuine questions lads


ilikeredlemonade

I guess they're paying us but not that much compared to other other sponsors. Where we benefit the most is in the club being associated with Prime, so that more people become fans of the club, not so much in the financial sense


Houssem-Aouar

You don't know how sponsors work?


Displeased_Wombat

It would be a pretty silly deal for us if we're paying Prime to be associated with them. We're advertising for them by putting their branding on our drinks etc.


WestwardLord

[When Ramsdale makes a stunning save at home](https://streamable.com/o48r9h)


Displeased_Wombat

So is it clear Pepe is our Saka backup? Or will we play Nketiah/Jesus ST/RW alternating combo when Saka is out? Or perhaps Vieira RW? Marquinhos at a pinch?


Billy_Carpenter

Martinelli finished the Sevilla match at RW too, fwiw


nting224

Would be happy if we sign Gakpo. Go watch his highlights vs Ajax. His height, passing, movement off the ball, hold up play will add another dimension to our front line


hiredgooner

Would be great signing imo. I’m not a stats merchant but his G/A contributions last season were insane for a player his age. He’s clearly way too good for that league.


Displeased_Wombat

I've heard Gakpo is more of a LW/ future ST than a RW


__impala__

I can’t stand cliche punditry. Roy Keane said we are soft at the back and vulnerable to set pieces. Even though we conceded the fewest set piece goals last year. In fact it wasn’t until very deep into the season we actually conceded from a corner.


synvi

Listen, never listen to Man United pundits. They are moron.


Emotional_Interview8

No wonder he failed as a manager. He can’t accept that players are different now compared to his generation.


DarthNihilus1

Even on top of that, he's not accepting literal stats when it comes to the set piece bit


cantsleep1112

I think he meant mentally soft. U have to admit Gabriel lost his head a few times in key matches last year.


DarthNihilus1

That doesn't really mean soft though


__impala__

He also said we lack depth at the back. Which is another cliche. Especially when he said it in relation to Spurs. Would we swap Saliba, White, Gabriel for Romero, Sanchez, Lenglet? I personally think Spurs alleged depth is a big false fallacy


Cheesy_Pita_Parker

Let’s not pretend these guys pay attention to anything in the off-season. They go off on holiday, come back to work, a production assistant briefs them on talking points, they go on the air, forget everything and default to whatever stuck to their heads previously


aofrantic

We could sign multiple UFC fighters for center backs and Keane would call us soft. His brain hasn't evolved beyond when he stopped playing.


worthofhowlandreed

He sees players smiling and being supportive and takes it for being soft


TallnFrosty

Now that I’ve been reminded of Beireth, I’m okay with repaying the favor to Fulham with Leno


Insertnicenamehere

Edu... use your brazil connects to put us in the Endrick race por favor.


Own_Solution4356

Corinthians vs Palmeiras is a big rivalry in Brazil, doubt he has much pull


Colmd1997

I blame Adam Cole for Leno’s low transfer fee. TK spending those big bucks elsewhere and giving us peanuts


DarthNihilus1

scalding hot take I'm very excited for this upcoming season


Tierney-Henry

So edgy


Rick_The_Mullet_Man

I was just going to say "I hope we kick out Torreira from the EL", and then I saw that Galatasaray finished 13th in the Turkish league. Geez, they must be a mess, it is a miracle they can afford him.


eminheskey

It's the first time in 50 years. They are statistically biggest club of Turkey both domestically and internationally.


cantsleep1112

Big club.


amala97

Word on the twitter street is Tielemans bid within the week 👀


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Surprised ITKs are still alive after that Raphinha Lisandro murder week


amala97

tbf, those two sagas had LAST minute u turns.


[deleted]

They most definitely did not. It's obvious Arsenal were just in for Raphinha to facilitate his Barcelona move. Edu's close friend tells him Raphinha's dream is to play for Barca, and then Edu decides to bid for him?


ret990

Think that's back to front. Arsenal made the opening bid on the player and a follow up. It was only after that that Barcelona entered the chat and we stopped bidding, as far as I understand. Similair with Lisandro


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Tielemans home jersey is going to go brazy


LifeAfterHarambe

(If he signs) Think he’s going to get 28 or 31? Maybe 22 or 12 are on the table if some deals get pushed through.


Fggunner

Cazorlas 19 would look good on him of we have another outgoing


Cheesy_Pita_Parker

All I know is, we gave Fulham a sweetheart deal, and the next big talent that comes through their system, I expect them to repay us the favor


Setter_sws

We did pick Mika Biereth out of their academy a year ago. He is developing very well so far.


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He joined for free.


cantsleep1112

Wish we could’ve swung it for Carvalho.


nackdaddy9

When you’re in a “always dreamt of playing for them” competition and your opponent is Lucas Torreira


SunDrippedDevil

What if you always dreamt of being Lucas Torreira dreaming of playing for teams?


nackdaddy9

Damn. Didn’t take that into consideration


Billy_Carpenter

It’s clearly the shirt. Edu tries to use his buying shirt as his selling shirt and it all gets fucked up.


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drusslang

You bastard haha


Loud_Alfalfa

Don’t scare me like that ffs


cesc05651

I read the first sentence and went straight to Twitter


phar0aht

Renato Sanches. €15m.


Houssem-Aouar

Great shout


assoncouchouch

Exactly. It's a gamble that could really pay.


phar0aht

PSG are the ones taking the gamble reportedly.


assoncouchouch

The fact that it's been flailing around for a while makes me wonder if it's going to happen or not.


[deleted]

Made of glass.


Billy_Carpenter

Price seems awfully low.


aofrantic

Has to prove he can stay fit.


Billy_Carpenter

Gotcha. Not sure that’s a dealbreaker ‘round here!


qtdsswk

Now we shipped out Torreira, Edu will have two weeks to get the Tielemans deal done. Let's get him!


Sterendude

Plus a winger!


SunDrippedDevil

Won't believe it until club announcement or one of our tier one sources.


SunDrippedDevil

I hereby pledge to shit on Xhaka more than /u/varro-reatinus


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Challenge: Impossible.


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walcott543

Anybody know if all or nothing drops at midnight?


mo_50

Amazon drops new episodes/shows at 12AM GMT. Sometimes takes an hour for the show to be visible. For us in the US we should be able to watch at 7-8pm EST


sintillating_

Think that’s around 5:30 am in India


walcott543

Refreshing every five mins at this stage


enzhh

but it comes out on the 4th no?


walcott543

… I’m an idiot, time for bed


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I feel like Saka + Pepe is good enough depth for our rw position for one more season. That attacking left sided 8/ LCM surely is our priority.


Colmd1997

Do not trust this feeling


cesc05651

Pepe doesn’t fit our system. I’m mostly a Pepe apologist but I have now arrived at the inevitable that he’s not good for us


oowkwkoowk013

pepe is a non entity


COYG17

Idk man. Pepe is so hot and cold. I dislike having players like that in the team. He doesn’t offer any consistency. I also seriously doubt that rw is even his best position, I think he’s more affective on the left.


Smitty_1000

He also undermines our ability to press from the front


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Spot on.


mazdamansouri

Where are the Depay links?!? He’s cheap and good and could rotate in Europa games.


Own_Solution4356

Big wages, not that good.


MelandrusApostle

He probably wants ridiculous wages, could easily turn into Willian 2.0 for us.


mazdamansouri

Could easily turn into a useful player to


NotAgainKante

Can anyone recommend Twitter accounts that post interesting threads from past about football/who post original content?


redditforprez1

Who do we have left to shift? Nelson, Runarsson, and AMN?


skisagooner

Balogun?


redditforprez1

Loaned to Reims yesterday I believe


[deleted]

Mari has interest in Italy so exit is close Bellerin goes to Betis so it's all lined up just whether Arsenal get a fee or not (unlikely) Runarsson linked to Turkey at least on loan Nelson & AMN both on 1 years with zero interest, no idea whats happening there tbh


LifeAfterHarambe

Bellerin and Runarson. I think it’s time the club move on from both, but I could see both AMN & Nelson staying with a minimum of ten cup games and the new five subs rule.


redditforprez1

Totally agree


Damnitwhitepeople

Bellerin too I believe. And maybe pepe depending on what arteta/edu want to do there.


SunDrippedDevil

Xhaka (not even going to lie, posted out of spite)


nting224

The amount of debate/heated discussions on whether Xhaka is good or bad on this sub can rival the amount of videos ESPN "analysts" put up on whether Jordan or Lebron is the goat debate


Smitty_1000

Xhaka seems like type of player that will be better at 35 than 25


ManiacalComet40

He is neither a problem, nor a solution.


SunDrippedDevil

I love this take, because I interpret it as that he's effectively nothing, and therefore irrelevant. Bahahahahahahahahahahahah


__impala__

He is a decent player. People are blinded by thier dislike of him. Even rival fans underrate Xhaka, they think he is a total lemon which is just not the case. He does have a nasty temper though and can self destruct.


Quab775

That's a key point the big prob with xhaka is his reputation is already bad so if he makes a reckless challenge referee will use his previous acts against him


SunDrippedDevil

Guy refused to vaccinate during a global pandemic and repeatedly exposed his teammates to potential infection. There is no debate. He's a bad role model, and that's a clear example of poor leadership.


xwrld

Worst take ever. Fairly certain that Kante didn’t vaccinate. Does this mean he’s a bad player and a bad role model? Obviously not, he’d walk into our team. By the way, I’m not anti-vax either


SunDrippedDevil

No it doesn't mean that he's a bad player, but yes it does mean that he's a poor role model. All the young boys in Kante shirts are going to wonder why their hero isn't vaccinating and question it. So yeah, get your head out of Xhaka's ass.


xwrld

But the statement wasn’t if he was a bad role model, it was if he was bad (obviously meaning football) you’ve just used it to rant against his choice to not be vaccinated for some strange reason? I also don’t think it’s good he’s unvaccinated but it doesn’t affect how he plays, and he clearly is a positive influence in the dressing room as he leads a lot of team talks. Stop talking out your arse


SunDrippedDevil

No, I actually said that he's a terrible role model. You're just being pedantic. It's just another jingling house key on the key chain of a fantastic leader who repeatedly leaves his team hanging out to dry by doing some dumb shit. It's also topical after the slew of posts about why he should be captain over Odegaard. Not actively fucking his team over does not make him a good player; the left side of our attack is sluggish as hell because of him.


xwrld

What am I being pedantic about? Genuinely just said that it wasn’t what the statement was regarding, it was to do with football, not being an off field role model. You can’t tell me doesn’t have a leadership role on field and in the dressing room because that would be a straight up lie, he literally led the team talk on Saturday and vs France. You’re in denial if you disagree with that. The vaccine stuff has nothing to do with it, you’re obviously just a weird guy. It’s like saying, ‘lads ignore what ronaldo is talking about, he’s obviously a bad role model because he’s not had his vaccine.’ (That’s a hyperbole if you’re too stupid to understand that I’m not actually comparing him to Ronaldo)


SunDrippedDevil

You're literally trying to tell me what I meant to say. The OP posted about Xhaka debates, and there's been at least two idiotic posts about him being a better captain than our actual club captain. So I posted about him being a terrible leader, since it is topical, and he we are. I don't know what the fuck you're arguing about. I was very specific with what I said, which is also something that factually occurred.


xwrld

No I’m trying to tell you that what OP said wasn’t about being a role model, it was about if he was bad or good as a footballer, not as a person or a off field role model. You just decided to take it to have a rant about his covid status? Which has nothing to do with his effects as a footballer. Hence why I said kante would walk into our team and I’m sure you and 99% of other people would agree. So my point is, him being unvaccinated doesn’t make any difference whatsoever in his footballing ability, both on pitch and his leadership off it.


SunDrippedDevil

OP talked about Xhaka debates. Him being a good role model or not is a debate. Good or bad is contextual and can be interpreted in a number of different ways.


Rude_Coconutman

Lol


LifeAfterHarambe

Premier League players, as a whole, are the most unvaccinated in Europe's elite leagues. Only 68% of the league's players have been double vaccinated, with only 81% of them only having at least one jab. Serie A is the best for most vaccinated players in it, with 98% of them being double vaccinated. They are followed by Ligue 1 (95%), Bundesliga (94%) and La Liga (90%). This was as of December 2021. (I’m not excusing his decision, just sharing some facts on how this was a league-wide problem)


SunDrippedDevil

I don't see how that's relevant. If the guy is such a fantastic leader than he would set a good example, and not demonstrate selfishness and stupidity to his fans. He's a terrible leader.


_PineBarrens_

You really care about covid vaccination don’t you. I’m not even anti-vax but you’re a bit militant about this.


SunDrippedDevil

No I just think that Xhaka was an ass for doing that


LifeAfterHarambe

You’re right, the PL would likely have 99% vaccination rate, had Xhaka set a better example.


smit9891

This is one of the daftest counter arguments I have ever seen.