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If what Ornstein says is true, it shows we’ve got a deranged fucking maniac as coach. Selling players to fund transfers is absolutely fine….but you’ve sold attacking players to finance a surplus defender.
Last edited by HCZ_Reborn; 30-08-2024 at 08:29 AM.
He is also saying we have no money, zero, zilch, nada.Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
That is quite clearly bullshit even with PSR, we definitely have some kind of transfer fund.
But yeh, if we finish today with no attacking players added then this window is dogshit and our title charge is going to stutter before it starts.
In fairness he didn’t say that, he is saying Arsenal is operating in a model of we have to finance our transfers through player sales….we aren’t sailing close to the wind like some clubs, but it’s clear that we’ve spent far more than we’ve been bringing in. It’s maybe being over cautious, maybe that is a directive from KSE.
But again it’s not that I have a problem with. When you’ve spent 650 million over the past four years you can hardly accuse us of lacking ambition.
For me as always it’s about the positions we prioritise. Another inverted left back (especially one at 45 million) was not a top order priority
He didn't specifically say that no, but it's exactly what he has inferred.
I have no problem with us being astute and doing good, sensible business - that is to be aplauded.
But, decimating the attacking squad with player sales, buying another defender and effectively sorting out business for 2 goal keepers in the same window, not then adding better quality to the attacking squad (which should have been the main priority) - is absolutely mind boggling and should be slandered, chastised, shamed!!
I know we still have the day to go yet, but there doesn't seem to be any real plan or intent to fill the void that has been left.
We cannot go into a season trying to finally lift the PL trophy with 5 players in attack, one of which is a crock at best and contributes 0 to the score sheet, and hope that they all stay fit and available.
There'e even more games to play this season as well with the new CL format.
How can they think anything is achievable with a smaller squad than last season?!?
For what it’s worth I don’t think we will win the title anyway. What is vexing for me is that even in a transfer window where a striker and wide attacking player were the absolute priority to the exclusion of anything else, Arteta once again has prioritised a defender because he collects them like a retired housewife collects Hummel figurines. We’ve signed ten defenders since he’s been here, three forward players (and technically two given Havertz was never signed as a forward player) and not one of them an out and out striker.
So my concern is not even for this season, it’s about a coach who is pathologically adverse to signing attacking players. So even when Guardiola goes, we won’t be in a position to win the title. And we can’t turn round and use the poverty card because we’ve spent plenty just loads wasted in unnecessary areas.
If this was the 1930s, Arteta would be treated like my alcoholic insomniac great grandfather and committed to an institition for the rest of his life. He certainly wouldn’t be given hundreds of millions to spend trying to get a Goldilocks players for one of the least relevant areas on the pitch
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I think you seem to be making largely the same argument as me.
Yes you are correct, I was venting but in agreement with you
I guess you are so used to arguing the toss with Maccy I took you by surprise!
X rumours currently suggest we are waiting to see if Chelsea will terminate Sterlings contract and take him on a free & there could be late 'drama' regarding us & Osimhen (he still hasn't given word to the saudi club but Chelsea are trying to sign him anyway.
Fuck me, Raheem Sterling
All this drama wasn't needed.X rumours currently suggest we are waiting to see if Chelsea will terminate Sterlings contract and take him on a free & there could be late 'drama' regarding us & Osimhen (he still hasn't given word to the saudi club but Chelsea are trying to sign him anyway.
Fuck me, Raheem Sterling
But that's been our lot ever since we got this Iberian (yeah I am looking at your fake Portuguese passport Edu) double act together.
Sooner or later this behaviour will backfire royally, but for the sake of us longsuffering fans, hopefully it won't be this season.
I don’t really have too much animosity towards Edu (ha the whole fake passport thing takes me back) I think he’s little more than a club functionary. And actually I think in the end the deals he’s got for Nketiah, Smith Rowe and Ramsdale are decent. Plus what is the really big player we’ve targeted and missed out under him? Mudryk….well blessing in disguise really (and I really wouldn’t put it past us either to go back in for him at some point anyhow).
Edu doesn’t decide the tactical strategy for the squad, therefore I doubt he’s determining what position we need to strengthen in, at most he’s having input on who the player is after the position has been identified.
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