What a roller coaster of a season! After an exhilirating first half of the season and a good start of the year and after more than 200 days at top of the league, our form dipped and Man City wins the league with a 5 points cushion…So how do we see the season? As a success? As a failure? As something in between?
- Positives
- We led the EPL for a good part of the season
- We played some good football and finished in the Top 2 and with one of our highest points’ tally ever
- The atmosphere around the team and the club generally was very positive
- Our recruits made a positive difference both summer and winter recruits
- Arteta-Edu seems to be a working duo
- Some of our players grew tremendously: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli especially
- Less positives
- Finished the season without a trophy
- Wobbled in the last 8 games…no matter what the reason is (mental, injuries…)
- Some key players lost their ways in the finishing line: Ramsdale, Gabriel, Holding, Partey especially
- Squad seemed too thin to match up against the might squad of Man City and will stuggle next year against teams expected to strengthen, especially Man Utd (Kane, Mount…)
So how do you see the season? Did we miss an opportunity to win the League? Does the “no trophy season” means that it was not a good season? Do the positives outweigh the negative?
Who are your:
- Defender of the year: Saliba?
- Midfielder of the year: Ode?
- Forward of the year: Saka ?
- Player of the year: Ode ?
- Most improved player: Xhaka (and then White)
Where do you think we need to strenghten?
- We need a better back-up GK – Lafont from Nantes or Islier from Leeds for me
- We need another CB – Kim Min?
- If Tomy leaves, we need another RB too
- We need another DM/CM for sure – Rice?
- We need another MF/FW as well to cover for Saka – Musiala? Gnabry?
Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Kim Min, Zinchenko – Rice, Xhaka – Saka, Ode, Martinelli – G. Jesus
Lafont – Tomy, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney – Partey, Kiwior – Gnabry, ESR, Trossard – Nketiah
Anyways, what are your thoughts and COYG! What a season to follow 🙂
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Little PSG update…
– Asensio most likely to join on a free. He would play as a right winger.
– L. Hernandez wants to join. He would come as a LCB but also seen as a back-up to Nuno Mendes.
– Odegaard abandoned. Silva still monitored. Tielemans considered.
– Ugarte considered. K. Thuram and Rabiot also considered.
– Kolo Muani, Vlahovic, and M. Thuram monitored.
– Sporting Director L. Campos keen to play as a 3-4-3 with:
Donna – Marqui, Ramos, L. Hernandez – Hakimi, Ugarte, Thuram, N. Mendes – Asensio, K. Muani, Mbappe OR
Donna – Hakimi, Marquinhos, L. Hernandez, N. Mendes – Verratti, Ugarte, Rabiot – Neymar – M. Thuram, Mbappe
In any case, Messi to leave.
Kim to Man Utd
Rice to Man Utd
Mount to Man Utd
Vlahovic or K. Muani to Man Utd
Disaster for the rest of the EPL
If that is true, then f ffP and just go out and spend $1 bill and get us Beefy squad!
When I read in the media that Arsenal were top of the league for whatever amount of days it was, with the added comment that we finished 2nd just to stick the knife in, I wonder if they take into consideration the World Cup?
Anyway 10 more days to go before the transfer window opens on the 14th, plenty of time for the click-baiters to invent more groundless rumours.
Indeed Allezkev…10 more days…Fresh off the press:
– Ibra retires
– Benzema leaves Madrid for Saudi Arabia
– Hazard released from Madrid
– Milik to leave Marseille
– Ramos and Messi will leave PSG
Arsenal monitoring:
– A RB
– A CB
– A DM/CM (2 if Xhaka leaves)
– A FWL
– A CF (not a priority)
Arsenal to make a decision on loaned out players, especially Balogun and also looking at Holding, Tierney and Nketiah as potential departing players…
Skriniar, Ugarte, Asensio to launch PSG summer rebuild…As sacking of Galtier looms…Nagelsmann looking likely to join PSG as Headcoach but Qatar still favours Zidane and considers L. Enrique, Gallardo, Conte and even Motta and Gasperini…
Can’t see Eddie leaving right since he just signed new contract
Heard new contract on the cards for Nelson very nice
Eddie and R. Nelson stay.
What about Okonkwo, Tavares, Trusty, Marquinhos, Balogun?
Seems it will be the end of the road for Runaarsson, Cedric, Mari, AMN, Samba and Pepe.
Ramsdale + Turner (I hope no Turner)
White, Tomy (?)
Saliba, Holding (?)
Gabriel, Kiwior (?)
Zinchenko, Tierney (?)
Partey, El Neny (?)
Xhaka (?), F. Viera, Recruit?
Odegaard, ESR (?)
Saka, Recruit (?), R.N (?)
G. Jesus, Nketiah, Balogun (?)
Martinelli, Trossard
A lot of question marks but if we want to move to the next level, our starting line up and our bench need to also be improved…
I feel like we could get rid of
(o) Turner to bring in a better back-up GK
(a) Tomy to bring in a new RB
(b) Holding to bring in a new CB
(c) Tierney (only if he wants to leave) to bring in a new LB
(d) Xhaka (only if he wants to leave) to bring in a new DM/CM
Tavares stays since am hearing Tierney leaving, marquinos still for the future so he should stay
Think balogun is the big one really hope he stays
Would love pepe to stay but very much doubt talks are that if no one buys day would just released him
AS Monaco pencilled in for the Emirates Cup 4 days before the Charity Shield.
AS Monaco – just sacked their coach and apparently, a massive clear out is foreseen. Some players like Ben Yedder will be available but the interesting player there is Fofana although this year he did not hit the same heights as the previous season.