Soon
KANE
Arteta ;_;
You now remember Kieran Gibbs.
You now remember Joel Campbell.
>>67554481
D12.jpg
Tears in my eyes lads
>>67555266
Daily reminder that we need Poch in instead of Wenger
>>67555266
He'll miss him in the injury room
>>67555475
lmao omg that's so funny fucking kill yourself m8
>>67555557
>Feeling the need to defend two overpaid wasters
>Posting like a retard
Ironic shitposting is still shitposting you nerd
>>67554481
Gibbs is the only straight lad at the club not named Gabriel Paulista
>>67555266
This can't be happening. No more Thomas while the likes of fucking Giroud and El Meme pick up wages every week. Just fuck it all, our team is becoming full of unlikeable twats.
Sky Sports News HQ @SkySportsNewsHQ
BREAKING: Sky sources: Jose Mourinho has no agreement in place to take over at Manchester United
next season!!!
>2017
>Wenger retires after another 3rd/4th place finish and no trophies
>Jose Mourinho becomes Arsenal manager and wins the treble in his first season for Arsenal
How would you feel?
>>67555969
>Diaby-lite should collect wages because MUH LIKEABLE PLAYER
>>67556880
disgust
>Arsenal will have a £54.1m summer transfer budget and manager Arsene Wenger will need to sell first if he wants to spend more than that figure. (Evening Standard)
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-have-only-54m-to-spend-in-the-summer-unless-they-sell-players-says-report-into-gunners-a3247791.html
>Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta, 34, is close to becoming part of coach Pep Guardiola's backroom staff at Manchester City next season. (Manchester Evening News)
Wonder why Wenger doesn't want him.
>>67557430
>>67557460
dont like any of these shitty stories
>>67557460
who knows, maybe he's sending him to learn Poop's ways so he can become a hipster too
Lads r8 me bbq
>>67560544
Where are the girls? Why is there a nakes nigga in yo pic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLh6KRwWTM
http://soccersouls.com/2016/05/09/bad-news-for-wobs-arsene-wenger-is-ready-to-sign-a-contract-extension-with-arsenal/
Hey /arse/, I've got a little game for you.
The 3 strikers on the pic are
>Olivier "Worst Striker in the World According to /arse/" Giroud
>Christian "Transfer Flop of the Year" Benteke
>Romelu "Hottest Young Striker on the Market" Lukaku
Guess which is which :^)
>>67563509
Giroud B
Lukaku A
Benteke C
>>67563509
Bentekkers, Giroud, Lukapoo
>>67563699
Actually:
Giroud, Bentekkers, Lukapoo
Bentecrap stat padding with low minutes.
>>67563729
Actually:
Lukapoo, Bentecrap, Shitroud
In that order
>>67563614
>>67563699
>>67563729
Lukaku, Benteke, Giroud
They played 3000, 1500 and 2300 minutes respectively if anyone's interested
>>67560573
but the qt girl is right there, anon
Can Newcastle still do it?
>>67553240
but why
>>67565816
Yes, they can still enjoy the championship
>>67556778
jose is holding out for us, his dream job
it will be glorious
>>67565816
Nope, but they should wanna give their home fans are good send off.
kek. remember this bird?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPXI0aR39R4
>>67566745
Yes King WOB Memz flew all the way to mexico or florida or something just to hug her
>>67566774
He's not a WOB anymore mate, he quit the movement.
>>67566959
>twitter bio: Counting down the days until July 2017
>quit WOB
>tfw Wenger really only has 50 million to spend this summer
>>67567034
https://twitter.com/Memz_Dogi/status/731015541134110720
>Benzema is reportedly feeling disillusioned at Zidane's project. He is expected to force a move in the summer
IT'S FUCKING HAPPENING
>>67567100
>every year
jej yourself 2bh
>>67567119
It's 'every year' because we are the only other team he would join, cuck.
>>67567044
Not surprising, analysis of finances suggest that over the past few years before transfers there has been a profit of ~30m. Having spent so little last year there is probably about a 50m of worry free cash. That with the old man trio freeing up wages is plenty of money.
Of course if the 'right player' becomes available then we can quite easily dip into the reserves, especially with the new TV deal bringing in some more money.
Spending 150m on the latest meme players is not going to fix this team
>>67560544
>you will never have a barbie round ozil's
>>67567151
>we are the only other team he would join
>>67567207
>meme meat because muh haram
No thanks
Wonga out
Ramshit out
Oxshit out
Jiroo out
Walnut out
Mertshit out
Artetshit out
Flamshit out
Bould out
>>67557430
>£54.1m
>not £54.00000001m
>tfw Welbeck will never kick a ball again
I think Wenger will spend big this transfer window.
Add up that Wenger has proven himself to be one of the best coaches in the PL ( you don't stay that long at Arsenal if you're not) we might actually challange for the title.
Might be a little optimistic but I think he might do it in what could be his last year
>>67568314
wew
>>67568314
Wonga hasng won the league in 10 years
It will never happen
>>67568314
top haha
>>67568128
Please no.
>>67568380
If the squad can stay injury free there is no way we won't challange till at least the final match day
>>67568415
Ironic shitposting is still shitposting
![[Merchant] Sansha Sanyou - 04 [720p]_May 3, 2016, 23.14.03.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/IWz1O5E.jpg "[Merchant] Sansha Sanyou - 04 [720p]_May 3, 2016, 23.14.03.jpg")
>>67568397
>HonKon is a Welbeck fan
>>67568491
Not a fan but why would you hate him this much?
>>67568521
He is shit. And has been shit his whole career. A striker who can't even score 10 league goals a season but gets away with it because >muh workrate and "he brings something different to the team."
We needed a proper striker but instead a joke of a striker like Welbeck was signed and the majority of fans accepted it. There were even people saying that Wenger will turn him good and his best is yet to come. They had the nerve to compare Welbeck to Henry.
He played for a rival team but we still signed him and accepted him like nothing was wrong with that. Also he has never worked as hard for Arsenal as he did for Man Utd.
Why would you sign your rival's worse striker in the first place? We sold them our best striker since Henry in RVP then bought their worst striker for years. It's ridiculous.
He's not even PL standard but his injury has reports saying we need a "replacement" for him. Like he's that important and we wouldn't need a striker if he wasn't injured.
I could probably go on a bit more but I feel like that's enough.
>>67568637
But he scored that fairytale goal vs Leicester...
>>67568637
welbeck is prem standard if he can sort out his injuries - you're being far too harsh on him
absolutely agree we need a much better starting striker though, welbeck is a useful backup (he is tactically useful against strong treams due to his workrate for instance) and so is giroud, but neither are good enough to start
desu i think part of the reason he doesnt work as hard as he did for united is simply the manager, ferguson was a master of getting players to give absolutely everything...whereas wenger...not so much
>Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City want Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, but the 24-year-old attacking midfielder will not be allowed to leave the Spanish club. (AS, via International Business Times)
>Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, 23, wants his transfer to Arsenal resolved before Euro 2016. (Daily Star)
>Arsenal will have a £54.1m summer transfer budget and manager Arsene Wenger will need to sell first if he wants to spend more than that figure. (Evening Standard)
>Jack Wilshere shared an emotional goodbye with team-mate Tomas Rosicky, whose Arsenal contract expires this summer. Wilshere said: "This guy has been with me since the start of my career, through thick and thin and always showed me the way when things have been tough."
I can't see iwobi and Ozil staying this summer, realistically I think we should let them go to a bigger club because they deserve that and we could use that money wisely elsewhere
Please just ignore him from now on guys don't give him the attention.
>>67569840
I keep wondering whether he's a new poster or just someone Wenger broke
>>67569881
He doesn't read any different to half the thread
>>67557460
Because he's awful.
>>67570166
>le giroud pose
>>67568314
>>67568314
>wenger
>spending
almost got me there
>>67568314
Have a (you)
Xhaka will be playing in 20 minutes
>>67571314
Why bother when he won't be playing for arsenal next season?
>>67571425
It's good to see pep's new toys though
>>67571425
sorry I forgot there's nothing but mind-numbingly boring negativity allowed
Feel sorry for the lads that have decided to support Wenger because they're convinced next season will be his last. They're going to hurt the most when Wenger signs a new contract.
>>67571523
There's just no way
Welbz's sister just scored
>>67571474
True
>>67571523
Do you know where you are? I am trying to temper expectations so that people don't get too hyped
>>67571314
watching it now m8
>>67571737
Just get hype m8. Let it happen
When did AFTV add waifus?
>>67572218
And the back.
Xhaka assist
At least a Xhaka-Ramsey midfield would be world class in looks.
>>67572572
getting fed up with Ramsey after this season desu
WE WON THE FA CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>14th (fourteenth) FA Cup
https://twitter.com/ArsenalTerje/status/731475416196743169
sign her up wonga
>>67573185
>>67573195
Domination. Chelsea and Man City have had to pour money into their teams to get toe their level.
Xhaka is now off with 7 minutes to go. It was not a very interesting match.
postin'
>mfw /arse/ is finally collectively for signing qt goats
>>67574944
Fucking kys, I can't stand another summer of your fucking autism
>>67575349
there's always outside
why do you guys talk about xhaka so much, this is the only place i have heard about him being linked to arsenal, and he isn't even the kind of player you need
>>67575457
because kicker and gladbach's local said it
because signings are fun
>>67575457
>3 midfielders leaving
>Wilshere permaded
>Ramsey shit
>Santi getting old
Xhaka would be a great signing
Wenger is the man for this club, the grass isn't always greener
Wonder what having a world class striker feel like
>>67572218
>>67572303
They really must be desperate for clicks.
>That photo of Granit hugging his coach
I dont want him guys. I dont wanna break that coach's heart ;_;
Benz is in the bag lads
>>67575568
all his relevant stats for this season are BTFO by kante. I am yet to hear any reasonable explanation for his price tag.
>>67577417
he's a midget
can't defend those corners innit
sigh
heavy sigh
>scoring less than 25 goals as a striker in a meme league when gareth and ronaldo play either side of you
>>67577739
I would literally give up half of our starting XI to sign him.
>>67555348
Dat file name!
>>67578483
Why? He'd just end up leaving after a couple years.
Better off signing a lesser known player who will still score goals and will be satisfied playing at our level.
>>67557460
>not wanting poop lite to succeed him
WONGA
>>67569938
I reckon he'd be a top coach desu.
The Arteta slander from Arsenal fans is too damn high and it irritates me.
Yes. For the past 2 years he has been an absolutely pointless liability and he's clearly declined massively as a footballer due to age and injury. BUT he's our captain for a reason, he gets a lot of respect from our players.
Not only that, but he was a great player in his first couple seasons with us before age destroyed him. Niggas are ALREADY forgetting the god-tier Arteta-Wilshere-Cazorla midfield triangle?
I swear to god if he doesn't get a big ovation when he leaves the club tomorrow I will not be happy. That's our captain.
Lads I'm having a dilemma.
I was talking to a mate about the Euros, and I ended up bringing up how I thought Jack was always brilliant when he plays for England and how if he's fit he should go for the Euros.
He laughed, which I predicted as everyone hates Wilshere, but then he said that Wilshere is literally never good for England and that he's a passenger in the midfield for them and doesn't try.
How do I prove that this isn't true.
I don't get it. Woy literally centres the team around the man.
36 - Gonzalo #Higuain has scored 36 goals in this league, a new RECORD in a single Serie A campaign. Mythology.
We should sign him desu
>>67581292
Would hinder Akpom's development, Championship = Serie A
>>67581292
My favourite striker target.
I don't even care if he chokes every single big game. I'd be more than happy to get him for 40-45m if he bangs in those 25 EPL goals.
How do you all feel about the prospect of Arteta becoming a coach at Spurs?
>>67580595
Wilsh will be GOAT at Euros like he has been for us. He's quality and when he's played he's been amazing
>>67581355
Signed him on FM la, massive flop
>>67581915
>mfw sp*rs only become relevant when other top teams fall out of top 4
>>67581915
Don't really care desu
>>67581964
>mfw Arsenal are incapable of taking advantage of other top teams falling out of the top 4
>>67582046
Pls no bully it's all Wenger's fault
>>67582108
I didn't come here to take the piss but you brought it to me.
>>67582169
True. Tbh I think next season will be the real test. If spurs can stay in top 4 then Poch will probably be their GOAT manager.
who eurovision here?
>tfw no /sp/ thread
so theres a youth team tournament in my hometown and the arsenal players are all black except for the goalie
whats up with that? care to explain?
liverpool players are white btw
>>67582314
Was gonna but then I got drunk with my dad and his friends
>>67568314
>>67582386
I got drunk with cousins but have work in the morning, decent sobering entertainment
>>67582331
london is not a very white city whereas liverpool is(if you count irish as white)
>>67580595
>Unbelievably, Wilshere won his sixth man of the match in seven games for his country with a goal-scoring performance against Slovenia on Saturday
Tell your friend that that was only a year ago.
>>67582331
Arsenal's youth scouts seem to predominantly target black, inner city kids for some reason. This has been going on for some time now.
>>67582331
I think it has something to do with black players developing physically earlier and English clubs favouring physical attributes than technical ones
>>67582568
>>67580595
While Jack was absolutely outstanding in those games. Probably better than he ever has been for Arsenal (why doesn't Arsene play Jack as deep playmaker?). I don't think he should just walk straight back in to the Euros squad after a couple of okay games for Arsenal.
Especially as Drinkwater has been playing that role to a similarly high level all season and offers more defensively.
>>67582691
I'd prefer Dier there to Drinkwater tbhwy. I wouldn't even take Drinky to the Euros.
>>67582331
A lot of blacks in London who love playing football.
>>67582739
Both.
-----------------Hart---------------
Walker-Smalling-Cahill-Rose
------------------Dier---------------
-----Drinkwater--------Alli--------
--Sturridge---Kane---Sterling--
Wilshere and Walcott make decent squad options and I'd have gone for Welbeck over Sterling but for the injury.
>>67582785
>Sturridge on the wing
>>67582810
'on the wing' probably isn't quite accurate.
In my imagining he'd play like a second striker but off to the right a bit. He'd also play central as Kane moves deep at times.
>>67582785
>Sterling
>Sturridge on the wing
>Walker and Rose not being completely exposed when outside poch's system
That would be horrible as per usual
>>67582785
I would never take Walcott on current form. It's like playing with 10 men when he's on the pitch at the moment. The boy has absolutely 0 confidence in himself right now.
As for the team, I'd play a diamond with Alli in behind the strikers, Wilshere alongside Henderson and Dier sitting in front of the defence. I'd go for a combination of Kane/Sturridge/Vardy up top.
>>67582907
>Walker and Rose not being completely exposed when outside poch's system
Yeah that's the worry but I think the most important element is covered with Dier playing in front of and occasionally in the defence.
>>67567207
he would only serve halal kebabs m8
Incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is planning a double raid on Arsenal for England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 24, and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 27. Tottenham's England left-back Danny Rose, 25, is also wanted. (Sunday Mirror)
Why aren't we in for Gueye, he's 2nd in tackles + interceptions only to Kante in the PL and up there in Europe
Would be cheap as fuck aswell
>>67583830
This probably won't be popular but if a good offer comes for Wilshere then I'd be more than open to selling him.
I'd really hate to lose Alexis though.
>>67583830
>English Pep League
surprised he isn't going for Bellerin as well
anyways he is your problem now
Teams that failed to make the CL this season so will need to sell players to compensate for the shortfall in money:
Nice, Schalke, Wolfsburg, Bilbao, Sevilla (pls Liverpool), Valencia, Inter, Fiorentina, AC Milan
Realistically need a DM, CB, Winger and Forward.
Any appealing players from those teams
>>67583830
>and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 27
I have serious doubts poop would want alexis in any of his future teams
>>67584173
why so Iñaki?
>>67584141
>will need to sell players to compensate for the shortfall in money
But almost none of these teams are CL regulars. They don't operate under the assumption that they'll get CL cash, that money is a bonus to them rather than something that is required to keep the finances healthy.
>>67583870
complete opposite for me
sanchez can fuck off
>>67584202
he can't dribble, needs too much space, very vertical oriented, fucks up whenever he has too much time to think, average finisher, etc
>>67584141
what'd I'd give for Arsenal to snap up Milan's teen keeper
>>67584141
Schalke signed a new (lucrative) deal with Gazprom
they are on oil money for the next few years
>>67584141
>Teams that failed to make the CL this season so will need to sell players to compensate for the shortfall in money
lmao
>>67584141
>Le too fat for Pards Frenchman
>Le German wunderkid in the Nissan adverts
>Le other German wunderkid whose been linked to Arsenal since before time
>Le 17.5 million Brazilian who was supposed to be our big money buy before Ozil
>Le random Basque striker with a funny name who will never leave because muh heritage
>Le fat Ukranian DM
>Le stoke reject
>Le Man City reject
>Le Man City reject who we were supposed to buy but didn't and he got injured all the time so bullet dodged desu
>Le Argentine John Terry
>Le Barcelona reject who I bought on FM and was still shit
>Le teenaged GK with big ears
Take your pick
So, who will you bandwagon after Arsenal becomes a mid-table team?
Or will you become like liverpoop fans and live of past glories and the occasional cup run?
>>67584202
Pep used to verbally abuse him every other week when they were at Barca together. As much as Alexis plays his heart out, he's not technically perfect enough to soothe Pep's autism.
>>67584216
>The player who actually contributes to the season should fuck off while the one who's knicking a living should stay
Weew
>>67584700
>knicking
>>67584755
*Nicking
Either way wheelchair being on the bench does fuck all for the team
>>67584545
Kek, why in the world would Arsenal have any bandwagon fans? There hasn't been a bandwagon to climb onto for over a decade. While the league fluctuates wildly in terms of competitiveness and teams at the top, Arsenal remain constant... in 3rd/4th place with no creditable run in the CL. That kind of perennial non-achievement hardly draws the /lifelong/ crowd.
>>67584802
>why in the world would Arsenal have any bandwagon fans?
The same reason Liverpoop still has them. Look at this thread, half the posters aren't even English. They're bandwagoners from a better era that still have some hope.
You hardly ever find a foreign fan of, lets say, Southampton or Crystal palace. Its because those clubs had jack shit in the past. Its always Arsenal, Manutd, Chelsea, Liverpool and lately Man shitty or whichever club is/was a powerhouse at one point.
IF ONE MORE WENGER TRY TO CON ME YOU GON SEE SOME STRAIGHT RED TACKLES ON THEY BODIES
>>67585039
>tfw didn't start being an Arse AL fan during the clubs greatest era
>tfw became a fan during the banter era
enough about transfers, where are the new kit leaks m9s?
>>67553240
cool were getting another sideways passing merchant
>>67585289
why bother, a new kit on this group of shite is like putting slapping a new coat of paint on a ford fiesta
>>67584216
How can you prefer someone who gets paid to get injured over one of our best players?
>>67584141
Sane from Schalke
>>67584540
max meyer
>>67584540
Genuinely had a fun time deciphering this merci
We should go in for Sule
>tfw people think the transfer window is like playing FUT
>tfw people actually complaining about Arsenal getting a constant influx of money (CL) to sort their shit
>tfw people don't understand what "long term" means
>tfw Arsenal's next manager will inherit a financially stable club with no debts allowing them to finally spend big and dominate the league
>tfw Wenger will get no credit for it
You people disgust me.
>>67587326
are you talking long term like cosmically? i only have so much time on earth and its already been 20 years
>>67587530
well thats your fault you should have been born later faget
>>67588419
or arsenal could stop sucking shit so i can see a title again in my life time
>>67588571
>top 4 20 years in a row
>sucking shit
>literal glory hunter
Kek do yourself a favour and support Bayern, that much sodium is bad for your health. <3
>>67589338
i want my team to do well
>heh fucking glory hunter
*tips fedora
>>67589373
>implying Arsenal aren't doing well
lolol fucking hell I wish I could complain about my team being one of the best in my country year after year
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/14/ray-parlour-autobiography-arsene-wenger-thierry-henry-steve-bould
>We had an eating competition once on the way back from Newcastle. It was a six-hour journey so we were like: “What should we do today? Let’s have an eating contest.” No reason, really, it was just something to do. We must have had about eight dinners. Bouldy won by a mile: he had nine. In the end we had to stop, a few of the players were being sick outside the coach.
>>67583830
>Wilshit
P L E A S E
>Alexis
don't know why everyone assumes we'd even consider selling. must be the forced negativity thing
Why does no one talk about chelsea in terms of potential buys? They're in midtable and many of their players will probably be wanting to leave at the end of the season. It could be possible to nab one or two on the cheap. There are rumors of Matic potentially going to city so if this is true then wenger should also consider signing him if he's available. I'd take Matic over this Xhaka bum anyday, and he'll be cheaper. There's always a chance of Zouma wanting to join another BPL club, he's a good prospect. I'd have Costa over Jiroo a million times over even if Costa is a dickhead and he'll be cheaper than Benzema.
>>67593261
>This delusion
Chelsea would sell to literally any other club than us mate.
>>67593345
You mean like they did with Cech?
These players will want to leave and the club won't have a choice but to sell them to prevent a rift in the dressing room as a result of the shit season they just had. Anyone can go anywhere as long as you get them interested in your club before anyone else does for their club. Gazidis should be working his ass off trying to get these players at all cost. We can satisfy their monetary needs so getting them to buy into the clubs philosophy is the only thing left.
>>67593481
Cech wanted to stay in London and had strong relationship with Abramovich so he was allowed to choose his club.
Can't see that happening with Costa, Hazard, Zouma or Matic getting that same treatment.
Though I'd prefer Xhaka than Matic personally.
>>67584540
>not including le big black cm who got bored mancini hates despite doing nothing wrong
>>67594130
Inter fan here, Kondogbia literally did nothing wrong. Mancini is just a huge piece of rancid shit who can't manage a team.
>>67594176
What has he been up to this season and why hasn't arsene tapped him up yet?
>>67594187
Because he already has Diaby 2.0 in Adelaide
how many assists is ozil away from beating henry's record? can he pull it off today?
>>67594243
2 from equaling, 3 from beating. Would be so disappointing if he doesn't at least equal it and get his name in the records.
>>67594258
he should easily break that record against an abortion team like villa.
>>67594294
its absurd how long he's been on 18
I don't think its happening
>>67594187
If wonga wanted kondogbia he would have signed him years ago
>>67568314
>I think Wenger will spend big this transfer window.
>reportedly £54m available for transfers at all
>Wonga himself already stated that it'll be a "quiet" transfer window
Shrek yourself in.
>>67594669
Wenger saying and doing are two different things. When he says "We will add qualitee" he gets hardly anyone or literally who's and average players.
we've got mesut ozil
>>67594235
Jeff is lazy, weak, and overrated shit
Kongdogbia literally dominated our midfield by himself
>>67594658
Wenger is soft like charmin nowadays in the transfer market. He literally said he couldve signed sterling from liverpool but "he didn't want to break up their project"
>>67594754
It doesn't work like that.
It's "Wonga saying shit about transfers and signing jack shit".
>>67573209
Don't brake them up, The women's team actually win the league
>>67594949
no they don't
Why is he both hotheaded and sexy?
Hey lads, David Ospina's younger bro here. Just got exclusive access to next year's away kit. I think it looks great, what do you guys think?
COYG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsuh_1In2eM
>>67582691
>Probably better than he ever has been for Arsenal (why doesn't Arsene play Jack as deep playmaker?)
Because Wenger has said that Jack is a #10 and nothing but a #10 and even said that England is using him wrong during those performances and Wenger is the type to not admit that someone else might have a good idea.
>>67582785
Isn't that midfield a bit too static?
Personally I'd put Wilshere next to Dier and Vardy instead of Sterling, but I also expect Hodgson to somehow force Henderson, Milner and maybe even Lallana and Rooney in.
so...........
We all want Theo to leave this summer?
>>67585289
Have you not seen them?
>>67585289
>>67595603
>>67585039
Well yeah, that's what exposure does. I do know Southampton, Sunderland and Swansea has a fair number of Dutch fans.
inb4 we choke this too
>>67595751
All that money that won't be spent
Also apparently rejected our offer for that defender
Arsène was a one-off manager for me. Such a clever man with such a knack at understanding people. But he could also be a walking disaster. He would do something accidentally every day. A typical example was when we were all doing a stretching exercise. One of the relaxation methods we used was to lie on our backs and raise our legs up against the wall, leaning them like that for a couple of minutes or so. Completely silent. Arsène used to do everything with us. On one occasion we were in this large room in a hotel and he put his legs up against a partition wall rather than a solid one. He went straight through it. He just rolled over and went into the other part of the room. We were supposed to be being serious and calm but it was impossible not to laugh. Arsène came back in and we had to try to be quiet but out of the corner of your eye you could see people sniggering.
-Ray Parlour, washed up storyteller
Arsène was so clever at identifying great players to come in. But there were one or two gambles that didn’t quite come off. In the summer of 2000 a player turned up on trial at our pre-season tour. He was a tall centre-half. Now, Martin Keown was always worried about people coming in to steal his position. If we had a centre-half on trial, Martin would say he was useless. This big guy from Latvia, Igors Stepanovs, turned up. He was a unit, but seriously, he was not up to standard.
A few of us were on the bench watching as he played in this trial game. Stepanovs is out there and every single pass he made, the boys started applauding, just because we knew Martin would be getting a bit steamed up by it. Dennis Bergkamp was sitting behind Arsène and kept doling out these compliments about this defender. “Great header! Unbelievable tackle!” Igors kicked this one ball 20 yards away from where it was meant to go but it still went to one of our players so we all stood up clapping. Martin’s muttering: “He’s not that good.” He started to point out where he missed a tackle or a header.
When we got back to the training ground at London Colney a week later we had a surprise though. Igors was sitting there. I said: “What are you doing here?” “They signed me. Four-year contract.”
Incredible. Arsène didn’t know we were just trying to tease Martin. He just kept listening to us heaping praise on this player. And if Dennis Bergkamp stands up and says: “What a player,” Arsène would be entitled to take a bit of notice. I suppose it looked like a bargain at around £1m. No disrespect to anyone from the lower leagues but Igors was a yard behind us on the pitch, it was like taking my brother to training.
>wenger in charge of understanding sarcasm
>>67595598
Wonga has also said before that he sees jack's best position as a deep lying playmaker
In reality he hasn't a clue.
>>67585039
A bandwagon fan is someone who jumps on and off the bandwagon depending on the team's success. It's an American sporting term for the sudden surges in fanbase that seems to come and go for every team that experiences success.
I wouldn't describe our foreign fans as bandwagoners. They've stuck through too much mediocrity to be described as such at this point. They may not have the same connection to the club as I do but they're not a bunch of fleeting bandwagoners either.
>>67580326
The fact that Arteta is our captain should speak volumes about the leadership crisis at Arsenal.
Adams, Vieira, Henry. They were leaders.
>Heavily linked with Benzema, Higuain and Morata
We Madrid now?
>>67585039
My buddy became a southampton fan because his sister was dating cody cropper
>>67595926
Strong autism
>>67587326
Arsenal generate substantial profits every season and have cash reserves of £220,000,000-£250,000,000.
We are not some crisis-ridden side forced into austerity because of a horrible financial situation. We're one of the most profitable, most valuable, most cash-rich teams in all of Europe.
Wenger deserves credit for stabilising the club between 2006-2013 - our rude financial health is testament to that - but he's had major resources at his disposal since then.
To argue that he somehow didn't have the resources to bring in a major outfield player in 2015/16 is ludicrous. It makes a mockery of the financial planning that has taken place over the last 10 years to suggest that Arsenal went into 2015/16 with less money to spend than 75% of the league.
What is this holy grail of long-term stability that you're chasing? Cash reserves of £400,000,000? Yearly profits of £70,000,000? At what point will Arsenal finally be ready to invest its resources in the team rather than the bank?
>>67596081
Look err, arteta iz what we call a technical leader on the pitch
He is good at passing sideways to set the tone for other plauers
>The quality of his (Walcott's) movement around the box, when you play against deep-lying defenders or go on the counter-attack is completely top.
>completely top
>>67596132
>tfw you'd only want Higuain if you had to choose between those three
5 - 2014-15 champions Chelsea have won just five Premier League games at home this season; against the bottom four and Arsenal. Deposed.
>>67593261
Matic has been shit this season
Only player i'd take is Willian but Chelsea don't need to sell to us nor would they
Ozil won't beat the record
Except a nervy 1-0 win in the 70th minute, deflection off Giroud's thigh or something
>Rosicky not getting a send off
feels bad man
>>67553240
I can't believe you guys think you have a chance of getting Higuain lol
>>67595926
Jesus christ
>>67596223
at the point where no one supports us as they all knows the moneys just goes into Kroenke's account to earn int
>Caz on the wing
>CoqueJack midfield
>no Rosicky
>not even on the bench
fuck off Wenger, just fuck off
>>67598885
What? Why do you think Santi won't be playing in the pivot with Coq like he did when he was fit for about a year?
Is Rosicky still injured or something? What the fuck Wenger you scum.
No one cares about Arteta or Flamini.
>Ramsey finally benched
>For a meaningless game v Villa on the final day
Shame Campbell wont get a good send off either
ozil confirmed left wing
>No feo
dare i say he's gone?
>no rozza
>no flam last minute yellow for the road
Wonga 10000000% OUT
>>67598990
10 years too late desu
https://mobile.twitter.com/mattspiro/status/731802361807708161
> German media linking us heavily with Xhaka
> French media linking us heavily with Kante
Who do you prefer?
Wish we would get heavily linked with a striker tb h.
>>67598973
how new are you?
it's definitely coq-cazorla and wilsh at RW
Bag is getting heavier
https://twitter.com/mattspiro/status/731802361807708161
>>67599227
But i want Xhaha or whatever his name is
>>67599185
I'd be very disappointed if Kante wants to join us now, why would he want to take step down
At least continue the dream with Leicester in the CL and come after that
I loved Arteta, he helped us alot after the 8-2, probably my favourite player in after Henry left the club and Cesc became evil.
