Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 27-05-2020 12:00am

FixitFelix wrote: »

Seems the jersey posted online is legit and already in some shops.
Bruised strawberry anyone?

https://mobile.twitter.com/cdavison_afc/status/1265260514852159488/photo/1

Jesus. We’ve only worn the current one a handful of times and that’s a far nicer jersey.

Arghus · 27-05-2020 3:48am

If the price was right Coutinho would be a great signing. He was excellent at Liverpool for a number of years, not just before he left. I'd be a bit surprised to see him arrive all the same.

DvB · 27-05-2020 9:08am

Have seen that leaked kit a few times on social media, usually alongside the supposed all white away one, which given the poor reaction to us having an all white shirt (ala spurs) previously was surprised to see white even being proposed.

Underground · 27-05-2020 4:10pm

So David Luiz only signed a 1 year deal when we signed him, with us having the option to extend it by a year.

Would seem mad to let him go for nothing 1 year after spending £8m on him. He's not that bad. By all accounts he's a great influence in the dressing room.

djan · 27-05-2020 4:33pm

Underground wrote: »

So David Luiz only signed a 1 year deal when we signed him, with us having the option to extend it by a year.

Would seem mad to let him go for nothing 1 year after spending £8m on him. He's not that bad. By all accounts he's a great influence in the dressing room.

He's been pretty good for 8mil. I'd keep him around for player morale alone.

The jersey looks pretty cool but I wish it would be possible to get it without the sponsors, at the very least the tragic visit Rwanda sleeve one..

brianregan09 · 27-05-2020 6:46pm

There's an option for a 2nd year i'd say he'll definitely be kept

Bobby Baccala · 27-05-2020 6:58pm

Luiz is a headtheball in all senses of the word, we need one or two of them around the club

correction · 28-05-2020 12:31pm

Luiz has been fantastic since Arteta took over. He's a great player to have around when he doesn't want the manager gone and you could tell from his interviews that he knew Arteta was the real deal from day one so that won't be a problem anymore. We'd be mad not to keep him next season. He'd be a good mentor for Saliba and keep the pressure off of him as well. We should be binning Sokratis and Mustafi assuming Mari is a done deal imo. That would leave us Luiz, Mari, Saliba, Holding and Chambers coming back from an ACL. Let the two English lads battle it out to stay at the club.

DanC90 · 28-05-2020 1:37pm

correction wrote:

Luiz has been fantastic since Arteta took over. He's a great player to have around when he doesn't want the manager gone and you could tell from his interviews that he knew Arteta was the real deal from day one so that won't be a problem anymore. We'd be mad not to keep him next season. He'd be a good mentor for Saliba and keep the pressure off of him as well. We should be binning Sokratis and Mustafi assuming Mari is a done deal imo. That would leave us Luiz, Mari, Saliba, Holding and Chambers coming back from an ACL. Let the two English lads battle it out to stay at the club.

I would sell Holding, Chambers & Sokratis and weirdly enough keep Mustafi over all of them, reason being that we won't get anywhere near the money paid for him back so try extract full value from him and I think on his day is a better all round player and more reliable fitness wise than each of the ones mentioned above. Partner him and Mari in the less important games and have Luiz and Saliba as the main partnership.

In an ideal world I'd be asking the club to buy another top centre half to pair with Saliba but highly doubt that'll happen now.

Bobby Baccala · 28-05-2020 2:12pm

DanC90 wrote: »

I would sell Holding, Chambers & Sokratis and weirdly enough keep Mustafi over all of them, reason being that we won't get anywhere near the money paid for him back so try extract full value from him and I think on his day is a better all round player and more reliable fitness wise than each of the ones mentioned above. Partner him and Mari in the less important games and have Luiz and Saliba as the main partnership.

In an ideal world I'd be asking the club to buy another top centre half to pair with Saliba but highly doubt that'll happen now.

Are we to just assume Saliba is gonna be a worldy because of his price tag?

FixitFelix · 28-05-2020 2:27pm

Bobby Baccala wrote: »

Are we to just assume Saliba is gonna be a worldy because of his price tag?

No but going on how highly his coaches and team mates talk of him, I'm expecting him to be decent plus his pricetag isn't that high

gscully · 28-05-2020 3:21pm

Man City vs Arsenal on Wed June 17th apparently. There's another game also that evening to bring all clubs to 30 games each.

A full fixture list is scheduled for the following weekend.

Interesting to see if it happens.

DanC90 · 28-05-2020 3:51pm

Bobby Baccala wrote:

Are we to just assume Saliba is gonna be a worldy because of his price tag?

No, as FixitFelix just mentioned he's highly regarded by his coach & team mates and it seems the staff at Arsenal are excited to get him in the squad, then there's the games he's had this season, he looks a level above everyone in Ligue 1 and that doesn't mean he's going to adapt to the Premier League immediately but I don't think he'll take long to get to the required level.
Either way I think he's already better than the defenders we have at the club which is exactly what we need and he has the potential to be a really top centre half.

gscully · 28-05-2020 4:35pm

Bobby Baccala wrote: »

Are we to just assume Saliba is gonna be a worldy because of his price tag?

No, we're going to assume that because he gave Spurs the impression they had a sniff of signing him and then quickly pulled the rug from under them.

beer enigma · 28-05-2020 6:58pm

Goodbye Mr Chips

He's retired this afternoon

FixitFelix · 28-05-2020 7:48pm

beer enigma wrote: »

Goodbye Mr Chips

He's retired this afternoon

Catchphrase will never be the same

emmetlego · 28-05-2020 7:51pm

beer enigma wrote: »

Goodbye Mr Chips

He's retired this afternoon

Sir Chips?

tayto lover · 28-05-2020 7:54pm

gscully wrote: »

Man City vs Arsenal on Wed June 17th apparently. There's another game also that evening to bring all clubs to 30 games each.

A full fixture list is scheduled for the following weekend.

Interesting to see if it happens.

I watched a couple of those German games played without a crowd.
It’s like watching paint drying. No atmosphere. Like training matches.
I think they should end the league until fans can attend.
Football is a spectator sport for sure.
The golf without the fans there was rubbish too.

adaminho · 28-05-2020 7:56pm

Wasn't Saliba linked with a big money move in January to PSG whilst he was on loan?

beer enigma · 28-05-2020 8:17pm

emmetlego wrote: »

Sir Chips?

Yeh but I've ruined it for FixitFelix now

he will never unsee that.....

al87987 · 28-05-2020 8:25pm

Can we play Saliba straight away?

French league is over i think.

Ol' Donie · 28-05-2020 10:38pm

FixitFelix wrote: »

Catchphrase will never be the same

David Squires cartoons will never be the same.

(Well, they will. But Sir Chips is one of his crowning glories)

Quazzie · 29-05-2020 2:41pm

al87987 wrote: »

Can we play Saliba straight away?

French league is over i think.

He is an Arsenal player now, but he cannot be registered with the EPL until the current season is complete

~Rebel~ · 29-05-2020 3:23pm

al87987 wrote: »

Can we play Saliba straight away?

French league is over i think.

Only if a registration transfer window is opened to be able to register him to play in the PL for this season, which it doesn't look like will happen. Same as how Ziyech can't play for Chelsea till next season, despite the Eredivisie being finished for the season.

DenMan · 01-06-2020 1:35pm

Contract extension supposedly on the table for Aubameyang.

We had slipped to page two here on the forum. :pac::pac::pac:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8375973/Arsenal-offer-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang-contract-extension.html

Bobby Baccala · 01-06-2020 3:00pm

Any word on them tying Saka down to a new deal? It’s crucial we keep younglads like him at the club especially with big teams sniffing around him

emmetlego · 01-06-2020 10:48pm

Just watched the Arsenal training session from today. Saw all the players, but couldn't see Ozil. Another strop incoming? https://player.arsenal.com/video/contact-sessions-restart-and-torreira-returns-inside-training

brianregan09 · 02-06-2020 1:53pm

Ahhh moaning about Ozil ......it really is coming back

beer enigma · 02-06-2020 6:36pm

Lads, just to let you know Kenny Sansom is back in hospital and pretty sick. Nasty heart attack over the weekend and was released but looks like he's deteriorated.

Family asking for privacy, thoughts with them all at this time.

emmetlego · 03-06-2020 11:12am

brianregan09 wrote: »

Ahhh moaning about Ozil ......it really is coming back

Who’s moaning?

gscully · 03-06-2020 1:41pm

emmetlego wrote: »

Just watched the Arsenal training session from today. Saw all the players, but couldn't see Ozil. Another strop incoming? https://player.arsenal.com/video/contact-sessions-restart-and-torreira-returns-inside-training

I saw pictures on Twitter of him training

DenMan · 03-06-2020 2:02pm

Adidas won't be renewing their contract with Ozil when it expires over the summer. Concerns over his public image have been given by the company as the reason.

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/5500285/mesut-ozil-adidas-sponsorship-arsenal/

emmetlego · 04-06-2020 1:21pm

Spurs have a Covid positive test on their squad? Is Harry Kane claiming it?

FLOOPER · 04-06-2020 1:28pm

Do we know yet if the City game is going to be free to air on Sky yet.

DenMan · 04-06-2020 1:35pm

Arsenal are in talks with Crystal Palace and West Ham about playing friendlies with them before the season continues.

gscully · 04-06-2020 1:54pm

It will be interesting to see what effect the pandemic has had on teams when they do resume. Will teams retain the form they had before? Ditto for players. Spurs looked likely to fall backwards with Kane and Son out for the rest of the season and no other option up front, but they're back now. I guess we can say the same of Torreira, but he was a little out of favour anyway. Lacazette might have found his shooting boots. Arteta has had a lot of time to prepare the team.

04-06-2020 2:06pm

5 subs instead of 3 being allowed for the rest of the season.

tayto lover · 04-06-2020 3:03pm

gscully wrote: »

It will be interesting to see what effect the pandemic has had on teams when they do resume. Will teams retain the form they had before? Ditto for players. Spurs looked likely to fall backwards with Kane and Son out for the rest of the season and no other option up front, but they're back now. I guess we can say the same of Torreira, but he was a little out of favour anyway. Lacazette might have found his shooting boots. Arteta has had a lot of time to prepare the team.

I hope Arteta soon realises what his strongest 11 is and sticks to it for the remainder of the season. Only change it when necessary.

gscully · 04-06-2020 4:05pm

tayto lover wrote: »

I hope Arteta soon realises what his strongest 11 is and sticks to it for the remainder of the season. Only change it when necessary.

He may not have a choice as the fixtures will come thick and fast and that intensity allied with the lengthy break may mean injuries to players.

greendom · 06-06-2020 12:30pm

Arsenal have a friendly this afternoon against Charlton

WoollyRedHat · 06-06-2020 12:38pm

greendom wrote: »

Arsenal have a friendly this afternoon against Charlton

Time?

greendom · 06-06-2020 4:07pm

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Time?

Was played at half one apparently . 4 - 1 win if Twitter is to be believed. 2 from Nkieitah and 1 apiece for Auba and Pepe

EDIT: Actually won 6 - 0. Serves me right for believing some twat on Twitter!

3 for Nkiteah, 1 each for Laca, Auba and Willock

Roddy23 · 06-06-2020 8:11pm

It’s up on Arsenal TVs YouTube channel

https://youtu.be/h1g_e77bPAI

tayto lover · 07-06-2020 11:21am

Roddy23 wrote: »

It’s up on Arsenal TVs YouTube channel

https://youtu.be/h1g_e77bPAI

I know it’s just a friendly but there’s no atmosphere at all.
Same with the German League.
Not really looking forward to this type of league match. No passion when there’s no fans there.

salmocab · 07-06-2020 4:44pm

tayto lover wrote: »

I know it’s just a friendly but there’s no atmosphere at all.
Same with the German League.
Not really looking forward to this type of league match. No passion when there’s no fans there.

I’ve wondered about this, would players push themselves that extra little but without the crowd and noise. Now obviously everyone is in the same boat and better to have this kind of sport than none but I do think it will affect the actual play.

djan · 07-06-2020 5:06pm

I think team togetherness and the players ability to motivate each other will be extremely important. I expect Luiz, Sokratis and Xhaka to be vital for this.

FixitFelix · 07-06-2020 5:55pm

salmocab wrote: »

I’ve wondered about this, would players push themselves that extra little but without the crowd and noise. Now obviously everyone is in the same boat and better to have this kind of sport than none but I do think it will affect the actual play.

The last few games in the German league that played crowd noise over the speakers made a big difference( for watching it anyway).

DM_7 · 09-06-2020 9:23am

https://twitter.com/planetfutebol/status/1270267874607759361?s=19

emmetlego · 10-06-2020 8:19pm

Arsenal beaten today by Brentford 3-2. Their 3 goals came from Arsenal sloppy in our own half, giving up possession.

Here's the highlights reel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y4QXMPH7wY

tayto lover · 10-06-2020 9:31pm

emmetlego wrote: »

Arsenal beaten today by Brentford 3-2. Their 3 goals came from Arsenal sloppy in our own half, giving up possession.

Here's the highlights reel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y4QXMPH7wY

Same old defensive frailties.

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