Kai Havertz has picked up an injury in Dubai. We had a front 3 of Martinelli, Saka and Havertz – all of those are injured. We are left with Nwaneri (an 18 year old), Trossard and Sterling (who is on loan). It was clear 2 seasons ago that we needed enforcement in attack and we ignored it completely. I don’t care if it’s the manager or the technical director or the club stopping such a move, I know the money was there and we spent it all on defenders. We have this approach of making sure to cover all ifs and buts in the defense while praying for the god if something happens in attack. And the pryaer didn’t work, so we are going to pay the price!
Kai Havertz is out for the season. Not that he was a prolific striker but we lack even the half decent options in attack and him missing at this season puts our season in jeopardy. Ultimately, Sterling will play on one side, Nwaneri on the other and Trossard in the middle. It doesn’t give me confidence at all.
I’m not sure if anyone had given attention to the attack, at all! Gabriel Jesus is an injury prone player, everyone knew that when he was at City. Havertz was brought as a midfielder who is covering the CF position, but it’s not like he is a TH14 incarnation whom we have moved from the wings to the middle. We needed a striker and we didn’t have one since Aubameyang left. It’s such a pathetic condition that if the twitter ITKs spread the rumours that we are in the market for Eddie Nketiah, I will feel happy!
All this crap of ‘titles are won in the defence’ makes sense when you have Mustafi in your line-up. Not when you have a 17 year keeping the likes of Zinchenko (45m), Calafiori (35m) away from the starting line up. You, at this level, should have identified that talent, stopped yourself from spending 40 odd millions in the defence and used that money to get a CF. We were ready to pay 40m for Ollie Watkins, Villa were asking for 60. 60million GBP for a decent striker at 29 years of age is YES any day when you have Jesus and Havertz to pick from. If you were out of money, you should have sold Zinchenko, or shouldn’t have bought Calafiori and used some of that money to fix the main problem.
I’m frustrated. Havertz is injured for the season and we have no one to fix this problem. We did nothing in the transfer window.
You know what Mikel will do? He will try to fix it by playing Merino or Trossard in that position. Be brave enough, accept your mistake and develop someone in that role from the academy. You got MLS, Saka, Nwaneri who is saving your arse, go and develop someone for a change rather than crying in every press conference. If you can’t do that and the only thing you know is spending 100m to fix a problem, you are just Pep without trophies.
Right, a short rant today. Hope you are doing well.
” Without the injury to Saka and consequently the injury to martinelli, we would not be witnessing the rise of Nwaneri to potentially a first team starter with performances of incredible maturity. ”
Talk of falling upstairs.
If all smart moves are accidental , can we say ElB™ is an accident that is going to happen ?
No, definitely no.
ElB™ is a disaster that happened. Do not count the upturn , because with the money spent that kind of a team could drive itself.
Arsenal financial results are out for year end May, 2024 – The club have announced a loss of £17.7m, down from £52.1m (2023).
– Revenue was a record £616.6m, up from £466.7m
– Matchday revenue up to £131.7m from £102.6m
– Broadcast revenues up to £262.3m from £191.2m
– Commercial revenues up to £218.3m from £169.3m
– Player trading profit up t0 £52.4m from £12.2m
– Wages jumped massively to £327.8m from £234.8m
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We have been doing pretty well financially. That champions league money is flowing in, and finishing 2nd has helped in premier league.
Wages causing us some troubles because we have some very expensive bums in Zinchenko, Jesus, Havertz.
Marc—big-ups to you for your rather succinct and apt take on our “new” little trolling fuckwit…Cheers
TRVL/Marc
There are none that are so blind than those who will not see.
At least he adds humour to LIR. Can’t make out whether his pissed or stoned all the time he’s posting, why I thought it was little old wine drinker Bob or whatever his tipple was that made him snipe at people at night.
Looking forward to RM playing City. We are only 4k from the Bernabeu and seats are available for Euros 245 a ticket for that game. If only it was us playing there tonight.
Pool v Villa and RM v City makes for a fun football night …..
Reports on the net saying MA is after Isak again for the summer.
From your published accounts, Ambarish, we have there money but will Isak want to play for our serial loser manager.
Whiskey before you gob off again MA has won nothing in 5 years of note only breaking negative records more than any other Arsenal manager.
You can crow about that if you want.
Pool up for this and Villa shitting the bed.
Can Rashford score a winner for Culla?
Villa*
Villa getting their game together now
Emery is playing a dangerous high line squeezing the space but Pool look weak at the back.
Pool one up bad Garcia mistake giving the ball to unmarked Jota in the box to Salah who had an empty net
1:1 poor defending by pool
Pool looking pool all half now 2:1 up. No one is picking Villa players up in the box. Villa could win this.
Real Madrid walking through City with consummate ease with Mabappe ripping City apart for 2:1 expect more RM goals to embarrass City.
Fcuking loving it !!!
Sorry 2:0 – 5:2 aggregate
Tony—City look lost up top with no Haaland and Gundo in for KDB…just a lot of useless possession with no end product…the only thing that makes me hesitate from calling this one done and dusted is the unusual nature of their particular fixtures against one another, but I very much doubt City have the horses to overturn this one
as for the Pool match, it’s 2-2 now and Pool appear to be in the ascendancy…it really should be 3-2 for the away side if Jota hadn’t butchered a grade A chance in the first half when he opened up his body to shoot and sent the ball miles wide
Nunez just went full-Havertz and missed a wide open net
I question Slot’s choice to withdraw TAA, as I think he’s played decently today, but I’m sure he’s worried about Villa’s countering prowess now that they’re dominating possession…plus I think there’s a bit of a disconnect between manager and player following all the chatter surrounding his potential move to Real…that said, I’m sure Slot wants him fully fit for their weekend fixture away to City, especially in light of City’s defensive woes as of late
what a challenge by our old buddy Emi
TRVL
I thought that TAA should have stayed on. Szoboszlai had a mere so was surprised he wasn’t hooked off. Poor decision making all game by him. Just a bad day at the office. He’s been good all season.
Could have gone either way but Villa looked stronger in the 2nd half.
Emery is putting together a good squad with an owner who wants to win not just make money like KSE.
Emi was his commanding self. Still say we would have probably won the PL if we’d kept Emi.
TRVL
RM with Mbappe had City contained and without Haaland they were toothless up top.
Need City to do us a favour next against Pool and need 3 points from the WH game to really up the ante against Slot’s Pool.
Hopefully, City will want bragging rights against Pool.
Consolation goal for City from a set piece MA style.
Mbappe is unplayable and with his devastating quick feet.