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Dutch

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  1. So… does this mean Ange In?
  2. Yup. Havartz is our top scorer with nine, and he hasn’t played since January. That’s just, well, Not. Great. Bob. We drew five last season, nine fewer than this year (so far). Let’s say we had a forward/striker who could have found nine more goals, turning nine draws into wins. We’d be on 89 points heading into the matchday. Yeah I know “If ‘ifs’ and ‘but’s’ were candy and nuts and all that, but then again a lethal striker would go so long way make sure we’d have had a very merry season.
  3. €80m… Two players. Gabriel Jesus and Trossard. And that is it. Even adding in Havartz (who arrived as a MF) we’re still behind Wolves Borderline miracle that we came so close in ‘22-23 and ‘23-24 with this (lack of) spending. Chelsea @ £800m? Lulz. Maybe KSE needs to sell something back to themselves.
  4. Crazy thing is Timber can play CB in a pinch. I heard (IIRC James on a recent Arsecast) say he spoke to some Italian media friends who think Calafiori’s best position is likely CB. Immense talents; now if they can only stay healthy. IIRC Gabriel Jesus’ ETR is ~ Jan 26; like a winter window signing. Tomi… wish him well but not expecting anything. Trossard is damn good in our system, stays healthy, and can play all three forward positions. A damn bargain at only £20m. Someone in addition to Zinny (besides Reiss Nelson and Tavares) might have to be sold to fund upgrades, someone we’d rather not sell. Big decisions this summer.
  5. No international tournament (and that neither we nor Sporting are in the CWC) should make it easier to get business done early and, as you said, get new signings integrated. Oh, and that’s an awesome pic. First… it’s been too damn long since I’ve had Top Notch. Too. Damn. Long. Second…that your mom is a diehard Gunner and even got a Saliba kit. COYG.
  6. Good breakdown on Zubamendi. Lengthy but worth the read. I think he’ll really fit in well and just as importantly give us options. https://billycarpenter.substack.com/p/scouting-martin-zubimendi
  7. AFTV makes texags look intellectual, rational, and well-reasoned. It has long been known.
  8. Will be an interesting offseason. Every point above 80 is more costly and the margins in improvement finer. We need to get the striker, whomever Berta & Arteta think is best, in soon. Get it done and settled. Another creative MF to take some load off Ødegaard would be nice. Martinelli… love the kid but his numbers aren’t the same without Xhaka behind him. Is LW a position we can upgrade? Big questions. Not easy answers. Arteta has some improvements to get us to that final step, too. * Start trusting the squad. Kiwior has shown he can play CB at a really good level; maybe Gabi XL and Saliba don’t need to play every match. Ethan… kid has skills. Maybe Saka doesn’t need to play every single minute of every single match. MLS grew up a midfielder; maybe between him and Ethan, we don’t need to play Ødegaard every single match. * Everyone’s dog even knows a mid/low block gives us problems. Figure out a Plan B. * What is going on, either in training, with the medical/treatmeat/recovery staff, nutrition, etc that is causing everyone hamstrings to explode. So many injuries of the same type isn’t coincidence, and it needs to be solved. Oh… and the new 25-26 home kit is WAAAAAAAAAY better than this past one. Watching the Newcastle match I thought to myself, “this is a proper kit. We look like Arsenal again.” COYG
  9. Dutch

    The Wire

    And Lost.
  10. Myles is damn special; What a talent.
  11. Absolutely. Fuck those sport-washing hoes.
  12. Did he piss in Arteta’s Cheerios? Bang his wife? Hopefully he’s carrying an undisclosed injury, because it’s not smart if Arteta to just totally dump him after what he showed while Saka was recovering. 💯
  13. I LOVE this kid.
  14. Oh, and lol city. Fuck all the way off. Fuck off Pep, you whining bitch. Haaland stay humble you cunt.
  15. She has to say that. Birth of her son I get, but I’d bet deep down today is #2. How do I know this? 01/04/2006.
  16. Put me down for “more grass and gravel.” Doubt we hear about track limits tomorrow. And ditto RE Gasly & Albon. More evidence Piastri is a future WDC. Dude is damn quick and seems so steady emotionally; win or lose he’s exactly the same. And has there been a better driver decision than dumping Alpine for McLaren?
  17. And left back isn’t even his position; he played MF all through the youth ranks. What a talent.
  18. Careers are short; wouldn’t fault him for wanting regular football, an established Italy international. Still… dude is only 22, can play all four defensive positions, and will improve. Would be very nice to have him in our rotation.
  19. Not when your finta lose 5- nil
  20. Silky me. I thought a CLEAR AND OBVIOUS INABILITY TO SCORE GOALS was the problem. Silly me. See, what is really holding is back is goalkeeping. Need a ~£30m GK to elevate Raya’s level. Strikers and attacking MFs? Nah. We good. Oh and we need a few more left backs.
  21. Yup. Mbappe leaves and they become a much better side. Truly a “team”, balanced in every aspect. And has there been a better bit of January business recently than Kvaratskhelia?
  22. 💯 Four absolutely brilliant saves.
  23. Maybe we should, I don’t know, SIGN. A FUCKING. STRIKER. Hard to win the Champions League when you’re playing an 8 up top.
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