Victims of a Campaign- The Other Footy Teams Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by GunneRy, Mar 25, 2015.

  1. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    Why they’re really not very good right now. Their starting midfield today was a mess, Lokonga and AMN are probably a better pairing at the base of the midfield than Matic and McTominay, and Bruno is going through a scoring drought at the moment. The service to the front three improved dramatically when van de Beek came on at the beginning of the second half, but Solskjaer has placed little faith in him this season. Defensively Maguire can do some good things, but he isn’t very quick and every once in a while he seems to have a little bit of Mustafi in him. I believe both his yellows today came when pressed.
     
  2. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    Absolutely, his head is as big as a Moai’s head in proportion to his body and he moves like a Moai too.
     
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  3. daedalus

    daedalus Member+

    Apr 24, 2004
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    so shitty when bad news combine. we lost *and* now solskjaer gets fired? can't we catch a break?!?
     
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  4. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    And apparently United going for Ten Hag.

    Yesterday was a really bad sports day.
     
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  5. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    The Ole show lacked the pure comedy of the Eddard Moyes show
     
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  6. nicephoras

    nicephoras A very stable genius

    Fucklechester Rangers
    Jul 22, 2001
    Eastern Seaboard of Yo! Semite
    They’re going to play an aggressive pressing system with *checks notes* Pogba, Bruno, Rashrord, Greenwood and Ronaldo(!!!)? Let’s goooo, we’re doing tactics!
     
  7. gunner7

    gunner7 Member+

    Jul 27, 2008
    Sunshine California
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can’t believe they sacked Ole. Didn’t they want to be like us and follow in our footstep?
     
  8. DutchCane

    DutchCane Member+

    Apr 6, 2004
    New York, New York
    I'm not convinced of any Dutch manager but I guess we'll find out sooner rather than later. That United squad is more hype than substance but what else is new in "THE GREATEST MOST COMPETITIVE LEAGUE ON THE PLANET"
     
  9. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    Having named Carrick as the interim manager maybe they get frustrated trying to recruit Ten Hag or Rodgers in the middle of the season and make the move permanent, just like they did with Ole.
     
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  10. daedalus

    daedalus Member+

    Apr 24, 2004
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    damn it.
     
  11. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    With the Ole fiasco turning the spotlight back onto the Ed Woodward fiasco, I am really reminded of a quality Athletic article that said the Super League was seen as the off ramp for the American owners.

    You can see why. Liverpool revenue peaked out on the back of results that are unlikely to be repeatable, and now an old squad needs renewing.

    Despite Utd's huge EBITDA advantage, just as for Real/Barca, success is too expensive against the toy teams and nation state teams, even allowing for bad management.

    You can also see why Bayern is about the only team outside of Chelsea, City and PSG which is happy with the status quo, yet nervous about what comes next.

    Utd's rev is pretty topped out but costs are on the rise.

    Especially, in financial terms, all the inward cashflow makes the EPL internally less competitive. By this I mean that as an industry, internal costs are rising faster than elsewhere, and also faster than revenue is growing.

    So within the EPL at least, Utd are once more faced with huge new costs, even to try to secure CL football.
     
  12. Jamooky

    Jamooky Member+

    Mar 24, 2006
    Cleveland, OH USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Saw Ole's record. No real commentary - just shocked he had so many matches in charge. The older I get the faster time moves. Felt to me like he just got there. o_O
     
  13. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is the main travesty in life IMHO
     
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  14. DutchCane

    DutchCane Member+

    Apr 6, 2004
    New York, New York
    I spoke to a few PE guys here in the US, the only way forward would have been to have Amazon/Facebook pony up mad dough to facilitate the Super League's goal of guaranteed income for the 1% of the Football world. Now that's not happening. IMO the EPL is unsustainable but since there are "approved" foruhnahs in charge at these clubs, who of course spend loads of money hiring the Mayfair set, all is welll. Gary Neville and Carra can go back to being jingoistic carnival barkers.
     
  15. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    The Athletic claiming that Steve Bruce is lobbying hard for the interim United role.

    Universe, tell me what I must do
     
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  16. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good question~! They could've had Conte after Liverpool blew them out of the water but no, have to keep OGS~! He keeps the players happy~! :rolleyes:

    Could've gotten Conte after losing to Citeh but no... the players like OGS~! :rolleyes:

    Now they're f****d; Zizou wants the France job after Deschamps leaves. He's not going to move from that position unless France says different. Conte's gone to TONLC...and I don't see him lasting through 2022, honestly. Poch wants to be more hands on and PSG isn't giving him that but it won't be until the summer than they'll get him.

    Koeman is available in a pinch. :laugh:
     
  17. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Quite ironic ain't it? Moyes and West Ham are fighting for CL football while United are playing for scraps.
     
  18. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As an aside, can we talk about how Sebastian Haller is lighting up the Eredivisie/CL yet West Ham dropped him for...reasons?o_O
     
  19. Jamooky

    Jamooky Member+

    Mar 24, 2006
    Cleveland, OH USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zizou ain't going to Manchester. He doesn't speak English and his wife doesn't want to live in the north of England. I say this . . . because . . . I saw it on Twitter. Seemed legit to me though.
     
  20. DaPrince84

    DaPrince84 Member+

    Aug 22, 2001
    MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Poch to United
    Zidane to PSG
     
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  21. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Wasn't the reason he left Madrid because it was dysfunctional? Why would he want to go work with Leonardo and that clowncar?
     
  22. daedalus

    daedalus Member+

    Apr 24, 2004
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    we've been lucky and he's managed to pull out a big win every time he's about to be canned.
     
  23. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Yeah - he has already done it all and has little to prove. e.g, winning the CL doesn't seem like it would be a big draw as it is for Poch
     
  24. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yup. And it's been widely reported for many months that Zidane has his eye on France job once it becomes free.
     
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  25. DaPrince84

    DaPrince84 Member+

    Aug 22, 2001
    MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    The 25th anniversary of the most famous Premier League substitution of all time.



     
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