Arsenal Banter Archive May 18 2018

 

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18 May 2018 22:20:42
6m buyout clause - shouldn't we consider Benitez?

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18 May 2018 23:18:48
We have considered him. Well we have.

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18 May 2018 23:49:40
The Sven men are in charge of buying so this would stop Rafa trading players like pokemon cards so it might work.
Benetez is a good tactician especially for big one off games but for me he is the ultimate tinker man with 99 consecutive Liverpool games without playing the same side twice.
I think he's more suitable for international football with no transfer market and all games being one offs, better for England than Arsenal in my opinion.

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19 May 2018 02:08:57
No room at the Arsenal Inn for Rafa.

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18 May 2018 14:48:18
hi ed25 if you're around i was wondering your take on arteta and if you would take him at everton? i found it quite odd that with everton also looking for a manager he hasn't really been linked to you. if he's an inspired choice for us, i would think he also would be for you. but i expect your board is just maybe not as mental! XD.

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{Ed025's Note - i think as a future manager he may fit the bill eden but at this time its a massive gamble, for me he needs to cut his teeth in maybe the championship or even maybe abroad before he can be expected to mount a serious challenge with a massive club like arsenal, would he get the respect from senior players who to be honest could ask him "and whatever have you won?", if he is appointed i can see it going tits up pretty quickly although i hope not as i really like arsenal and loved him as a player...but that does not make him a good manager mate..

18 May 2018 18:42:34
Good reply Ed025,
Spot on.

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{Ed025's Note - cheers dags..

18 May 2018 18:44:21
i was thinking the same thing, it seems like an odd choice give what seems to of forced thier hand was lack of attendance and the wrong choice could exacerbate that, so it seems taking a risk on a manager a large portion of fans are already convinced will fail seems like an odd step to take to steady the ship! are everton interested in him or anyone else for that matter?

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{Ed025's Note - certainly not arteta eden, marco silva looks nailed on mate..

18 May 2018 18:58:09
Hello ed025 do you know if arteta is certainly going to be happening or if arsenal might still change their structure?

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{Ed025's Note - i dont think its set in stone dags but he is very much of interest to arsenal mate, i think there is more than a good chance he will become the next arsenal manager but i really hope not..

18 May 2018 18:59:54
he does, what do you think of him? he seems quite flakey to me.

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{Ed025's Note - i happen to like him eden, im not saying he is a world beater but at this stage it would be hard for us to entice the really top coaches and i see him as one of the best of the rest mate..

18 May 2018 19:30:01
Personally I wouldn't chose Artetta but no proven manager is going to come in and have such little control in which players he gets to work with.
if Artetta had 5 years experience in Spain champions league football aa a coach and a Europa league trophy under his belt already I doubt very much he'd be keen either.
So our first appointment under our new way of doing things is probably going to have to be a gamble as Allgeri and Nanglesman are currently in to good a position to have to risk their own reputation 100% on the Sven mens choices.
Only someone looking for a chance would be prepared to accept our job under our current system.

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18 May 2018 22:37:23
What experience has nagelsmann got in champions league? Went out in qualifies and knocked out of europa. I'm not endorsing arteta but if allegri, ancelotti etc don't want to leave their current job or work under the structure we have then the next level of manager would be big Sam or moyes. Would we be happy with that, no way! If arteta gets the job I hope he brings in experienced back room staff and the fans and players give him a chance otherwise we have set ourselves up for a doomed season.

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18 May 2018 23:42:49
He could be another Paul Clement : (.

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19 May 2018 08:39:30
If only he'd been a translater as Jose was at Barcelona before getting his chance.

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18 May 2018 18:03:04
Dags,

Don't let it get to you mate, it's only one t and I'm sure if Arttetta does come he'll be great in the role. I love the fact Cazzorla may come with him tooo.

I think a combination of Artttettta and Cazzzorla would be incredible.

What with Mertessssacker and Lundbbburg on board it will be a fairly young group of coaches.

I don't think the Svvvven men will let us down mate. πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚

(Just Joshing 622) x.

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18 May 2018 18:17:18
Stoner,
G62 did crack me up though.

His reply was, "Ok Dags, I will just call him Mikell" 🀣🀣.

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18 May 2018 18:28:13
Best post I've ever read Stoner mate, every word made perfect sense to me, it's almost as if I wrote it myself mate :-)

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18 May 2018 19:06:35
How about the bos or the gafa Dags? I'm Steve would like that :-)

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18 May 2018 19:18:25
Bos or Gafa? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚.

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18 May 2018 19:22:36
Stoner, you're a terrible person for poking fun at the elderly. Shame on you!

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18 May 2018 19:31:52
What's so funny now? :-)

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18 May 2018 20:36:12
Sharpy I remember the days before the common market and 244 pence to the pound, I even remember Arssenal challenging for titles :-)

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18 May 2018 21:52:13
most people remember when arsenal challenged lol.

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18 May 2018 22:12:40
Ah but Stephen do you remember ABBA?

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18 May 2018 22:43:24
Dags I did see that, brilliant as usual by 62 and I was πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ and Sharpie I’m one of the oldest on here!

So stop bullying me. πŸ€ͺ.

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19 May 2018 09:08:53
I'm 33 but yes I remember abba.

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19 May 2018 10:39:11
But do you remember them winning eurovision with Waterloo?
I remember it well I was eating a marathon bar and drinking a can of vimto at the time :-)

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19 May 2018 14:25:16
Opal fruits πŸ˜‚.

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18 May 2018 17:44:27
Sharpy.

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ U. S. A U. S. A πŸ˜‚.

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18 May 2018 18:18:49
Donald Trump Donald Trump. πŸ˜‰.

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18 May 2018 19:35:35
Steve you could have saved a few bytes of data being transmitted by simply saying "Wotsit Wotsit"

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18 May 2018 19:38:52
Steve you remind me of the chief of police in the pink panther films :-)

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18 May 2018 20:07:48
But wasnt he french gunner.

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18 May 2018 22:13:55
Yes mate that's why you remind me of him so much :-)

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18 May 2018 15:30:05
We can't trust the board to make the right decision. Last season when Wenger's contract was up and Tuchel wanted to come in the board gave Wenger a two year contract and this time they want to appoint a novice with no experience at all even in the lower leagues and we should trust that appointment i call that bs. Anyone that renews their season ticket will be kicking themsselves about in January mark my words.

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18 May 2018 16:07:21
But IF it works you'll be loving it right? Just like all the other Arsenal fans. Jeez cut the guy some slack for having the balls to take the job. He will need fans to get behind him instead of calling him a failure before he's even started!

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18 May 2018 17:03:53
I haven't trusted the owner and the board for a long time. i'm not a fan of american owners and british business, i have one myself. They are all we we we but they only mean me me me.

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{Ed002's Note - You do realise I am an American Steve?}

18 May 2018 17:18:10
Quick Steve, tell a Canadian joke so people can overlook your foot in mouth moment.

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18 May 2018 17:23:59
Ha ha Ed02 i love americans. Just not ones owning british businesses, their ethos and record especially the area i live is appalling. Their record for ruining, running down and moving companies is not good. Three companies my family and me worked at were run down and shut, so i'm not a fan.

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18 May 2018 18:03:32
Ah now it makes sense as to why the European page is called soccer ed πŸ˜‚ steve I thought you would have more in common with Americans they are just like us apart from not been able to say most English words correctly and just make up new words πŸ˜‚ my favourite is rout instead of route.

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18 May 2018 18:10:17
Sounds like a bad company Steve but there are some terrible heartless British companies and some very good British companies and I'm sure the same is true of American French German companies too.
The trick is not to let one dodgy Greg's Cornish pastie put you off ever holidaying in Cornwall and all Cornish people.

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18 May 2018 18:11:39
Sano, my favourite american word is the one they use for buttocks. Lol.

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18 May 2018 18:19:00
No Sanago,
The best is "Goal-tender" instead of Goalkeeper πŸ˜‚.

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18 May 2018 18:40:06
To be fair their favourite sport is rugby for girls and then they also love boys netball (basketball) and boys rounders (baseball) they should in all fairness stop playing soccer and try playing football. Meg nuts lol.

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18 May 2018 19:41:20
Im like a magnet gunner, also my present company got bought out 6 years ago by another american company.

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18 May 2018 20:09:03
It's you they are after Steve mate, your job your team your life, they want it alllllll.

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18 May 2018 20:44:40
Im thinking of changing my name to Hank or Bubba gunner, to try and put them off the scent.

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18 May 2018 22:16:43
Try using Kevin mate, they were always leaving him home alone.

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18 May 2018 11:04:59
I think it's easy to forget we are looking for more of a coach than a manager who builds the team/ squad himself.
From what I've gathered the Sven men are going to be doing the spotting and chosing of players who to buy then give them to the coach to get the best out of, a bit like an England squad that's been picked for you and your job is simply have to get the best out of what your given.
Obviously this will be a big factor in who wants the job as any established manager might well be put off coming in and taking responsibility and flack for players they themselves didn't want to bring in.
Having said that it's something that has been done successfully abroad for years so it's just a case of seeing how it works for us but it obviously isn't something an established manager elsewhere would be in hurry to quit his current job where he has more of a say for in a hurry.

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18 May 2018 13:24:49
Gunner, i have no faith in this clubs owner at all. My company is american owned and all arsenal will think of is the business model. This owner is not bothered who manages the club as far as sporting ambition is concerned. It would not surprise me if he hasn't discussed, when he has drained all he can out of the premier league money pit and it has run its time, he puts us in the mls in the future. It not about success in sport, it is about success in business.

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18 May 2018 13:26:02
I tell you what g62 your back in to the full blown optimist. Your even trying to sell Arteta ta ta tttaπŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸ».

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18 May 2018 14:02:23
I'm getting more and more open to Artetta mate should it happen of course:-)
I'm not sure what say Allgeri Nanglesman and others have at there current clubs but it's a big gamble to swap what works for you currently and take a step into the unknown where your reputation is suddenly put in the hands of strangers so for that reason I can see why out field of choice is narrowed.
Maybe this first post Arsene appointment will have to take a chance on an unproven coach in order for the Sven men and the club to sell themselves to the wider football established football management world.
So far the Sven men have delivered Pea Miki and the young Greek CB which ain't to shabby at all so we've every reason to think we might see more like these 3 and less of Xhaka Mustafi and Iwobi type signings in future.
No guarantees in football but in truth we have very little to lose in trying something other than what hasn't gone so well for so long now.

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18 May 2018 14:33:34
Well if it happens it happens. Would’ve nice to start a campaign with out the sharks circling.

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18 May 2018 15:19:47
Everyone, whoever the boss is has to start with Clean sheet. Its how long the sheet is allowed on the bed that is the thing.

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18 May 2018 15:41:18
Always expect a rookie to rubbish it first though steve. Again I’d get behind whoever but everyone will be waiting for it to go wrong.

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18 May 2018 16:48:51
Yes sano, people will be waiting for it to go wrong, that's why it will be so hard for a rookie. We are on a slide down so people will not have 100% confidence in the unknown.

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18 May 2018 17:20:28
Steve we have been on the slide for years but so were Liverpool and Spurs until Poch and Klopp came along and turned them around, " Artetta isn't a Klopp or Poch " I hear you cry, well neither were Klopp and Poch before someone gave them a chance to prove themselves.
I'm not saying Artetta should or shouldn't be the man we go but just for a moment imagine if the club listen to the fans and say " ok we won't have Artetta to keep you happy " but instead Everton or West ham give him a chance and he gets them into next season champions league, what would those same fans who now criticise the board for even considering him now say?
My guess is " the board has no vision to spot a good coach in the making and shouldn't be bullied by the fans ":-)
For some people the club simply can't do right for doing wrong no matter what they do.
The Sven men brought in 3 players who we all rate, who approved bringing in the Sven men? :-) .

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18 May 2018 17:48:29
for me g62 its interesting that he hasn't even been linked to either of those clubs. especially everton, if he's such a catch for us everton, who have a similar connection as us to him should be fighting us for his signature and if he's good enough to take on the expectation here he should also be able to take on thier expectation, but i haven't seen him linked to either. i asked the same thing to ed25, as to what his opinion on everton getting him would be, but expect he's not been around to answer.

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18 May 2018 18:02:11
Gunner we are in a bit of a slump, appointing Arteta won't inspire confidence for the fans. So straight away he will be at a disadvantage. His bank is nearer the overdraft than a person with an already good track record. This isn't me saying this, it just a fact. Trust in him will be brittle.

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18 May 2018 18:14:25
Im wondering the same eden. Plus i would imagine his house is closer to liverpool than london.

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18 May 2018 19:18:14
True lads but no one was keen on thier club employing Claudio Ranieri 3 summers back but I'm sure many United fans who were very excited about Jose taking over from LVG are now thinking what was the point.
Most manager appointments don't work out well which is why there are so many appointments and dismissals each and every season.
12 months ago were all city fans 100% happy with Pep? I'd say more than 50% had real doubts about him after his first season but now he's the best thing since sliced corn beef.

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18 May 2018 20:12:37
But gunner, if pep had been pep pre Barcelona and bayern and at citeh, he may have not been given the extra season. He had a bit of form to back him up.

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18 May 2018 22:23:25
Your right Steve that's why as long as the thrashings at Anfield the bridge city united stop then the new man needs 2 seasons to be judged fairly, i'd say top 4 or extremely close within two seasons dwarves a third season.

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18 May 2018 23:46:14
Gunner pep basically ripped the squad up and started again. Younger faster players. If we hand arteta 500million it's a good start.

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18 May 2018 09:16:53
Arteta as Head Coach and Thierry Henry as his assistant? Long shot but i wouldn't mind that at all! In all honesty i'm intrigued to see what Arteta can bring out of our current players. They have been coached wrong and and with a new dynamic i think we will be alright! COYG!

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18 May 2018 09:59:46
Alex Ferguson is regarded as a great manager, have any of his coaches turned into top managers, any of his ex players even.

Not saying that will always be the case but this club is big enough not to gamble.

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18 May 2018 10:07:44
Allgeri would get 18 months of indifferent results because of his cv before the out campaign got in full swing against him.
Henry would probably get a season due to the fans love for him regardless of things not improving
Artetta would be under pressure from day one because of the resistance towards him already from many fans and a poor August/ September could see the first banners appear and planes flying over the stadium.
Ideally you want the fans on board because it makes for a better atmosphere and improves the chances of success but it would be a huge mistake to make this popularity competition because if the board try to please the fans by doing what's popular now the fans will soon exonerate themselves from any responsibility and blame the board for all that goes wrong even if it was what they wanted at the time.
The club have to do what they think is right rather than what's popular as it's their only chance of coming out of it well.
Artetta is a high risk punt but Henry would be even higher because he has even less experience and the two together wouldn't work in my opinion as Henry is a main man no a supporting cast member, he has a very good job now and it's a lot to give up to be someone else's assistant.

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18 May 2018 11:30:58
People like a big name and that's all it really bows down too. You see a big name and think 'We'll be alright, we have Allegri. it will be fine! '. However, that's not always the case. In Arteta you have a man who demands respect and always did as a player. He was a big influence in the dressing room and led the team well in my opinion. You can't say that about any player that we currently have in the squad. He always openly stated that he wanted to be a manager and then when the time was right Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino both wanted him. A man with no experience wanted by two of the best coaches in the game? That already says something about his knowledge and attitude! In 2014 Arteta was questioned about what he would bring as a manager. His response:

"I will have everyone 120 per cent committed, that's the first thing. If not, you don't play for me. When it's time to work it's time to work, and when it's time to have fun then I'm the first one to do it, but that commitment is vital. "
"Then I want the football to be expressive, entertaining. I cannot have a concept of football where everything is based on the opposition. We have to dictate the game, we have to be the ones taking the initiative, and we have to entertain the people coming to watch us. I'm 100 per cent convinced of those things, and I think I could do it. "

Arteta may not be the big name that everyone wants to see and label as 'ambition' but you know what, I am excited by the prospect of seeing what he can do with the players we have plus a few new additions. It may all go pear shaped but if you want to talk about a perfect candidate based on management style and commitment, then Arteta's not really a bad fit! IF he gets appointed, then let's get behind him, no?

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18 May 2018 12:48:21
I doubt henry would accept to play second fiddle to Arteta. It says a lot about Henry that despite being one of the best players in the history of the club that the club won't consider him for the top job.

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18 May 2018 13:26:37
Glenn i see you are buying into the american dream. Lol.

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18 May 2018 14:40:55
I'm not buying to anything Steve mate. I'm merely saying why would you not back Arteta when he's man enough to step into the job? If the fans are concerned about his morals and what he wants to bring then they shouldn't because he's and ideal fit (albeit on paper) .

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18 May 2018 16:28:06
Its not about backing, he will be backed at the start of the season. The rest is down to how much and how long they/ we trust him. With him being new, i think the trust time will be less. I know i'm looking on the negative. If he comes in and flies then there will be no problem. The hard bit for him learning is hitting the the right notes straight away with the 5 teams above him now all having battle hardened coaches.

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18 May 2018 17:36:52
Give him a chance but still get kronke out lol.

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18 May 2018 08:42:08
If you could pick any 3 players from teams that finished below us to improve not necessary the starting 11 but the squad who would you choose? I'm struggling but thinking maybe Coleman, Evans and gana.

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18 May 2018 09:10:41
Maguire mahrez pope.

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18 May 2018 09:52:41
Mahrez, Lascelles, Butland.

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18 May 2018 10:33:03
Forgot about Leicester players lol. Ndidi could be a good shout as well.

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18 May 2018 12:49:12
Mahrez, Zaha and doucore.

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18 May 2018 15:56:57
Butland
Tarkowski
Mahrez

Mee, Doucore and Zaha are good shouts too.

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Review Of The Day 18th May 2018

18 May 2018 06:22:49
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 18th May 2018

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