GWT: 2021-22 PL Matchweek 1

[bluesfan94]

The players on the pitch I want to keep over the next two years: ESR, Martinelli, Balogun, Lokonga, White, Tierney. Everyone else can go, assuming we replace them well. It's not like the bench is that much better. I'll keep Saka, Tavares, Holding, Nelson, Hein. And then injured players I'll keep Partey and Gabriel. Bring back Saliba and Guendouzi. Gets you a two deep going into next season of

Balogun
John-Jules
Saka - ESR - Martinelli
Nelson - Signing - Signing
Signing - Partey
Lokonga - Signing
Tierney - Gabriel - White - Signing
Tavares - Saliba - Holding - Signing
Signing
Hein
​

As for the signings, nab Locatelli, Aouar, and a right back (Dumfries? Mukiele? Not sure who would be available) this summer. Next summer sign a winger (Doku?), a young right back , and a starting goalkeeper (Dragowski?). That's a decent squad. Sigh

 

[booyakasha]

Arsenal will be fighting relegation.

 

[phisherman]

Remember the conversation about hot takes being dished out after the first matchweek?

 

[Chimaera]

They just don’t have the money, nor pay the salaries to get that many players.

even if they did, they blew most of their budget on Ben White.

 

[booyakasha]

The players on the pitch I want to keep over the next two years: ESR, Martinelli, Balogun, Lokonga, White, Tierney. Everyone else can go, assuming we replace them well. It's not like the bench is that much better. I'll keep Saka, Tavares, Holding, Nelson, Hein. And then injured players I'll keep Partey and Gabriel. Bring back Saliba and Guendouzi. Gets you a two deep going into next season of

Balogun
John-Jules
Saka - ESR - Martinlli
Nelson - Signing - Signing
Signing - Partey
Lokonga - Signing
Tierney - Gabriel - White - Signing
Tavares - Saliba - Holding - Signing
Signing
Hein
​

As for the signings, nab Locatelli, Aouar, and a right back (Dumfries? Mukiele? Not sure who would be available) this summer. Next summer sign a winger (Doku?), a young right back , and a starting goalkeeper (Dragowski?). That's a decent squad. Sigh

Balogun is not very good, and Lakonga is not really good, Martinelli is not as good as Arsenal fans make him.
ESR should've left for Villa, he'll regret not having higher ambitions by staying with Arsenal.

 

[ecemleafs]

Arteta is in the wrong here but gets mad. Hojbjerg wants to shake hands and be done with it but Arteta refuses and keeps berating him. Also seems to shout something towards Spurs technical area.

what was arteta even upset about? that hoijberg tried to keep a ball in play?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Remember the conversation about hot takes being dished out after the first matchweek?

Arsenal performing like this is not a surprise though.

 

[bluesfan94]

Balogun is not very good, and Lakonga is not really good, Martinelli is not as good as Arsenal fans make him.
ESR should've left for Villa, he'll regret not having higher ambitions by staying with Arsenal.

Glad you’ve determined how good balogun and Lokonga are based on their 45 minutes of premier league football. Amazing you’re not a professional scout with those abilities.

 

[phisherman]

Arsenal performing like this is not a surprise though.

You're assuming this is the lineup that will start for the entire season.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

what was arteta even upset about? that hoijberg tried to keep a ball in play?

He was mad that he could get hit when he was outside his technical area.

 

[ecemleafs]

He was mad that he could get hit when he was outside his technical area.

makes me wish other sports had the same mentality as hockey sometimes. arteta gets pissy over some bullshit so hoibjerg drops the mitts and starts raining fists into legomans head.

 

[booyakasha]

Glad you’ve determined how good balogun and Lokonga are based on their 45 minutes of premier league football. Amazing you’re not a professional scout with those abilities.

I can tell you they're not Premier league quality.
Maybe they can help us back, when we're in the Championship, but beyond that?

 

[bluesfan94]

They just don’t have the money, nor pay the salaries to get that many players.

even if they did, they blew most of their budget on Ben White.

Locatelli is available for 40M€. Aouar is available for less than that. This would also involve selling/losing the salaries of: Kolasinac, Torreira, Lacazette, AMN, Chambers, Bellerin, Leno, El Neny, Xhaka, Pepe, Auba, Lacazette, Mari, willian, Cedric, and Nketiah

 

[bluesfan94]

I can tell you they're not Premier league quality.
Maybe they can help us back, when we're in the Championship, but beyond that?

Again, impressive you’ve sussed that out in 45 minutes. Laughable.

 

[HoseEmDown]

The players on the pitch I want to keep over the next two years: ESR, Martinelli, Balogun, Lokonga, White, Tierney. Everyone else can go, assuming we replace them well. It's not like the bench is that much better. I'll keep Saka, Tavares, Holding, Nelson, Hein. And then injured players I'll keep Partey and Gabriel. Bring back Saliba and Guendouzi. Gets you a two deep going into next season of

Balogun
John-Jules
Saka - ESR - Martinelli
Nelson - Signing - Signing
Signing - Partey
Lokonga - Signing
Tierney - Gabriel - White - Signing
Tavares - Saliba - Holding - Signing
Signing
Hein
​

As for the signings, nab Locatelli, Aouar, and a right back (Dumfries? Mukiele? Not sure who would be available) this summer. Next summer sign a winger (Doku?), a young right back , and a starting goalkeeper (Dragowski?). That's a decent squad. Sigh

This is a middle table team. Are they even better than an Everton?

 

[Buck Dancer]

There is absolutely no direction with Arsenal, none.

 

[Havre]

I don't blame Arteta for that one. Seeing a player making an effort is probably new to him.

 

[bluesfan94]

This is a middle table team. Are they even better than an Everton?

Yes.

 

[booyakasha]

Again, impressive you’ve sussed that out in 45 minutes. Laughable.

God love you mate,
it's nice to have optimism.

I'm hoping for the best, but fully expecting the worst.

 

[Buck Dancer]

Locatelli is available for 40M€. Aouar is available for less than that. This would also involve selling/losing the salaries of: Kolasinac, Torreira, Lacazette, AMN, Chambers, Bellerin, Leno, El Neny, Xhaka, Pepe, Auba, Lacazette, Mari, willian, Cedric, and Nketiah

We could’ve gotten Locatelli and Aouar for the price of White and played Saliba.

Just those moves alone would’ve made us a better team and frankly, how no one at Arsenal could see this is alarming.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I don't think it's a lack of quality. It's a lack of cohesion.

 

[phisherman]

Locatelli isn't coming.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I will say, it's game 1 here. Know it's Arsenal and they're always good for a LOL, but people thought Norwich would be a hard out after the first match day too.

Though to be clear, we need to make sure we're all working off the same benchmark: I'd never put this Arsenal side above the bottom half.

 

[Blender]

At least for Arsenal ESR still looks like the real deal.

 

[bluesfan94]

Starting to look a little better which means we’ll be giving up a goal shortly.