Clear the air talks reaction (Burnley, home)

[Niall_Quinn]

But don't you think Letters, that if we had gone for the best of the best, the Alegris and Simones we were all talking about then; maybe the dream of a fan like NQ would have had a better chance of coming true?

The mentality of this club is the problem, when faced with world class choices we always want to shock everyone by going for the person no one really rates or is untested. Emery was never among the best 10 managers in the world, he was an underdog for the job in the beginning but yet our small time entitilement mentality makes sure we go for the less risky choice... A yes man.

The lazy know-nothing execs were just trying to repeat the Wenger miracle Dein achieved ages ago....that fascination with all things Wenger is still what is killing this club.

It's not a shock though, is it, when Arsenal rolls up with a second rate option? It's entirely predictable. When was the last time we went up against the big clubs for a signing? In terms of head to head you might go back to Charlie Nicholas. In terms of youth advantage, Theo or Aaron. Every other major signing was backdoor, and credit to Wenger in his early years for knowing which doors to knock on - but that didn't last as long as people might think. Cole came through the ranks largely unnoticed. A player of the sort we've had in later years but nobody could progress. Speaking of Cole, that was the turning point in my mind, when we sold him to the chavs. The club was never the same after that. Didn't have the same feel about it. Big clubs going places would never sell their core talent to a rival. It was a sign something deeply rotten had taken hold of the club. So rotten later managers simply couldn't cope with it. When you let a loser mentality (or second best if you want to be kind) into a competitive environment you are doomed. Fucked.

[12gaugepump]

Arteta out.

[Marc Overmars]

Sounds like he’s had a falling out with David Luiz too. There’s just too much nonsense going on behind the scenes now, his man-management has been a disaster.

[Letters]

Sounds like he’s had a falling out with David Luiz too. There’s just too much nonsense going on behind the scenes now, his man-management has been a disaster.

Am wondering if the Özil thing is behind some of this.
He’s still around, he must still talk to the others.
Arteta has got that all wrong IMO, Özil wasn’t pulling up trees before the Covid break, but every bad result adds to the pressure on that decision.
Which doesn’t mean he is “the answer” but when you’ve left your highest paid player and one who is famed for creativity then results had better be decent while he’s not in the squad or every bad result is going to put scrutiny on that decision.

[Letters]

By the way, the Xhaka thing.
In the “modern game” that’s a sending off but it really wasn’t much.
Back in the day that would have been “handbags” and no one would have even been booked.
And if that’s a sending off then why did Elneny stay on the pitch?

[Marc Overmars]

It was handbags but with VAR now you have to be a dumb fuck to put your hands on an opponent like that. It was such a nothing incident that Xhaka turned into something and let everyone down. He’s had enough chances, I never want to see him again.

Not sure why Ceballos isn’t starting. We fought hard to get him back in the summer and now he can’t get a look in.

[WGC Goon]

I said when Kroenke took over the club that we would be in trouble, it will take strong leadership and big financial investment in the team to turn things around now but unfortunately we currently have neither. Let's hope whoever takes over from Arteta can the get the best out of the current squad and steer us away from the very real threat of relegation.

[Munchies]

"Granit Xhaka is albanian for dogshit footballer"

[Munchies]

The board need to sack him right now, not after Chelsea.

No good letting the next 2-3 games pass by and start the rolling process again

[Letters]

It was handbags but with VAR now you have to be a dumb fuck to put your hands on an opponent like that. It was such a nothing incident that Xhaka turned into something and let everyone down.

Elneny's was worse
Xhaka's was at least in the heat of the moment, Elneny's was just petulant, no idea why he stayed on the pitch.