Arsenal fans complaining about poor recruitment?

Hahaha

While I agree that the football purist revisionism about the club tends to grate, for me the side is a worse watch now than a couple of seasons ago. We have some better individuals who are match winners but the team isn't fluid and a lot of the execution is poor. Several of the statistic categories...

Unfortunately, no matter the subject matter, you're always going to get vitriol on Twitter/X, because people are just allowed to shout into the void without repercussions.

Croydon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:00 pm All signs to point to things improving regardless of the muppets at the helm.

Can't argue with that.

It's taking years to get rid of the dross that Pellegrini lumbered DM with. Eh? Aside from Fornals and Fabianksi, everyone else is long gone. Haller, Anderson, Diop, Yarmolenko, Ajeti, Perez, Balbuena, Fredericks, Wilshere, Sanchez, Nasri and Martin. Can't exactly say they've been preventative in a...

Croydon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:48 pm I'm not enamoured with our football, but I think Moyes is the best opportunity we have currently to establish some stability and then transition to a more "expansive" style of play later.

It's been four years!

After entering every ballot this season I think i've actually won one for the Chelsea game. How long until it shows on my account? as until its in there I won't believe it! The money comes out immediately, that should let you know if you got one :thup: The ticket itself might not show up, but in yo...

While it wasn't an issue having away fans in the home end last Thursday in Leverkusen. :oops: Quite so, massive double standards I know, but whilst we all find it hilarious and brilliant when West Ham appear in home ends (see Freiburg when a pocket of about 40 stood up with 15 minutes to go and sta...

Sarfas wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:22 pm They've also said away fans in the home end will be slung out.

They won't need stewards for that...

Steidten wasn't the Sporting Director at Leverkusen. X You got that one wrong, unfortunately. He also wasn't responsible for the decision to pick the manager at Leverkusen, nor had he the authority. The decision went via Head of Sport Simon Rolfes and the club boss, who's a Spaniard as well, Fernan...

Estuary wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:15 pm No I don't, and they are both in breach of FFP so lets see what the coming seasons bring. I also think your wrong re our squad, 7th would be if all our stars aligned.

Fair enough.

Did he do this job at Leverkusen? I believe he was responsible for transfers, Head of Scouting I think they called it before Sporting Director. Same job titles he had at for Bremen before them. But he may have got a "promotion" when he joined West Ham. Worth noting that it was Steidten wh...

I get the idea but thats some job he's got. All the power and none of the responsibility. The in/out threads on here could set new records of tedious finger pointing lol. True! But that's where football has been going for some time. Emery has Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (Monchi) Eddie Howe has Dan Ashw...

mattyD wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:40 pm Don't want to split hairs but that's choosing a manager to fit the style rather than telling a coach how to play.

You won't need to tell the coach how to play when you hire the coach who chooses to play the way the club (or Steidten) wants. But I get your point.

By improvements what exactly do you mean? Personally I don't believe there is any realistic prospect of us improving on where we are currently without an implosion of two or more of the current top four You don't think we could do what Newcastle or Villa have done, or are doing, and qualify for the...

Not disputing the knowledge but how can a coach not be in charge of playing philosophy? Who's gonna dictate that? Bizarre. Steidten, he would bring in the players, and find a coach who can bring the best out of them. If that coach left, he'd find another that utilised the players in the same way. I...

sendô wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:25 pm Note also further down that article how they compare Fonseca to the England cricket team playing "Bazball", which has received a fair amount of criticism for being suicidally attacking at times.

Embrace the chaos

Not the first time, that you've got caught doctoring or shortening quotes from other users, that either fit better to your narrative or you delete their arguments, that would follow. And it's not the first time that you got reminded to stop that. Doctoring quotes? Seriously dude, who do you think y...

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-paulo-fonseca-bazball-3001402 Fonseca said: “The essence of this team is to control the game, to keep the pressure, and to win the ball back high up the pitch, but above all, it’s about controlling the game by dominating possession. We strive to be a team ...

SammyLeeWasOffside wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:22 am Is this the one hammerman2004?

Nah, it was specifically about adjusting away from taking risks.