1.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 03:00:46
Ed, i’m Sure you said there is movement upstairs and if I’m right in thinking so, with the poor performance and result today as well as our league position, the board must be seriously considering changing managers for next season. Like I know you listed potential targets but they have to start seriously thinking of reaching out. Also what’s the chances of Henry getting considered?

{Ed002's Note - I have no way of measuring "chances" I am afraid.}

2.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 07:57:20
I really hope Henry is not considered. Last thing we need is a manager with no experience regardless of how exceptional he was.

3.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 09:07:35
He wasn't. He was though told he would earn up to 100 000 € more a week and he was not sought after by any other top club due to reasons ed002 has said many times before. So it was between Arsenal or China. Anyone who goes to China is instantly forgotten so it was Arsenal.

4.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 11:21:17
I cannot see Wenger remaining manager after this season. Indeed, the atmosphere will be horrendous on Thursday and I can't see us getting anything from the match.
Ancelotti has made it clear he loves London and Henry clearly fancies taking over.
In an interview Alan Smith said that Bould isn't permitted to coach the defence and Wenger does the coaching. That has been shown clearly yesterday as the first goal can only be down to Wenger, his tactics of a high defensive line and zonal marking are a joke. I recall Adams saying that they ignored Wenger and defended as they wished to.

5.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 12:22:55
RG61 i am not sure Henry would be a good fit. If we are to go for a future player, i think arteta would make a good choice. both pochettino and guardiola wanted him to join their coaching staff. That tells you how highly rated he is and he is learning his trade under probably the greatest coach of this generation, guardiola.

But the coach who is tailor made for Arsenal, who would get rid of the mediocrity at the club, who will get us playing great attacking football is Tuchel. BUt even if Arsenal go with Allegri or sarri one thing you can bet on is that you will see players doing better. They won't tolerate mediocrity especially Allegri.

6.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 12:56:11
Could anyone help me with the list if potential targets for manager? Maybe a clue to search in the search engine will be ok.

Thanks.

7.) 26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018 21:55:42
Agreed on Arteta as an option if it had to be an ex player, but I'm sick of seeing Tuchel's name mentioned for the job, there is absolutely zero chance of it happening now that we have Sven Mislintat and the fact he has a pretty bad reputation for being hugely disruptive.

8.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 02:00:42
Id be pretty upset if we ended up with arteta, personally if you are talking about ex players as managers, he would be way down my list.

9.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 08:44:41
Who would your ex player list be Steve? Been interesting to see if viera would be up for it or capable. Sure he'd put the team into order.

10.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 08:47:45
Steve I only mean if it absolutely had to be an ex player.
My choice would be Alegri personally if not then Simione.

11.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 15:24:45
Its a personal thing, i just don't see the passion for winning or arsenal in arteta. he's passive and unassuming in his demeanour, which doesn't make him a bad candidate or potential manager. He is to dry for me. He was never my favourite arsenal player either. I don't see him as an answer at all.

12.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 18:08:25
JPSA gooner the reason i say Tuchel is because he is the closest thing to guardiola. He plays a beautiful version of positional play and can adapt to the opposition. At mainz he was more direct because that is the kind of team he had. People forget that Tuchel got most of his praise at mainz when he won consecutive wins while playing different formations in all those games. Despite his issues he is technically the best coach available.

13.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 21:24:10
D i would have Vierra before arteta, i would have henry before arteta, i would have adams before arteta, i just don't see arteta as an arsenal manager. I would have plenty of people before the ones mentioned, i think we need a man with a past at least.

14.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 20:04:53
Punani are you Tuchel? I’ve never heard someone enthuse about him as much as you do.

15.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 22:58:40
Steve i have to disagree with you on Arteta. Pochettino seems to disagree with you. I think i read it somewhere that he said Arteta would make an exceptional coach. It is no secret that both pochettino and guardiola wanted him to join his backroom staff though he eventually chose guardiola which i think was the best decision. If pochettino thinks he would make an exceptional coach, why not take a gamble on him?

Notice how pochettino and guardiola are inspired by the same coach (marcelo bielsa) . When pochettino's tottenham went and dominated juventus on their own turf, i think it was a vindication of marcelos's bielsa's positonal play. I think any coach who propagates the philosophy of possession based positional play would make a team hard to beat and i think we need to go for a coach with the same philosophy. At least arteta has that philosophy but my pick would be tuchel despite his madness. His attention to detail is insane.

16.) 27 Feb 2018
27 Feb 2018 23:20:13
lol Magpie13 i wish i was, at least i would be a few million euros richer. Nope i am just a keen student of the game. My obsession with tactics began with guardiola's reign at Barca. I remember during guardiola's first season in-charge at barca, they went to bernabau and thrashed real 6-2 with messi playing as a false 9 ( I later learn that that tactic was first tried by spalleti with totti and not guardiola) . I always wondered how one can beat a guardiola team and trust me it is hard! His teams starve you of the ball and relentlessly attack you. He is the most exceptional coach i have ever seen in my years of watching football and i vouch for tuchel because i think we can't get guardiola and he is the next best thing to guardiola despite the issues that surround him. Infact Tuchel is so highly rated that guardiola himself wanted him to be his replacement at bayern. gundogan described tuchel as the best coach he has worked with (let's not forget gundogan has played under guardiola) .

Of course there are other good coaches available too. Sarri and allegri being a few of them. What i like most about sarri's napoli team is how they quickly transition from defence to attack, how they prevent counter attacks during turn overs and how they can keep possession even against teams that press high and a lot. He is another exceptional coach.

17.) 28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018 00:54:30
Punani, you can disagree all you like, i don't want arteta. I really don't care what poch thinks, i don't want him. He is way down my list. The last thing we need is a gamble on an untried coach. Let him try somewhere else first.

18.) 28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018 16:46:44
Steve i agree with you on the experience thing with Arteta but most of our ex-players haven't proven themselves. For me there is no much difference between Arteta and Henry in terms of experience. Has Henry even coached a youth team and led them to a title? I think Henry as a coach would be a disaster. His reading of the game to me as a pundit seems to be poor.

I don't want to pick an ex-player to be our coach. My picks are the likes of sarri, tuchel, allegri and even simeone. I wouldn't mind any of those coaches as i am sure they would improve us. I just have a preference when it comes to style because i really get bored if i watched a team that plays a defensive game. I watched the united-sevilla game i was so bored i switched off the tv before the match was over. I have zero appetite for teams that play defensive football especially ones like the attacking talent like manchester united!

19.) 28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018 18:14:39
Punani, i will repeat for you, it is a personal thing with me, i don't want arteta, i don't like his demeanour and i don't see what he has done or is doing to even be considered. It a personal thing, i don't care about who has more or less experience than him, it doesn't matter to me. That doesn't mean one day he might not be a top coach at all.

20.) 28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018 23:45:05
Respect your opinion mate. Who is your pick to replace Wenger and why?

{Ed033's Note - How about Mourinho because he can zip up his jacket properly.

21.) 02 Mar 2018
02 Mar 2018 12:03:32
arteta will be roberto martinez mark2.