janpawel

Yeah they were absolutely quality, and both bulletproof that season too unlike now Kind of sad we will likely never see it again, understandably since we have Barnes and Gordon there

Unreal seeing that, especially after having 2 away games

Left CM for sure. Could probably do a job as a number 10 but we don't play a formation that enables that It's between him and Joelinton for that left CM slot. It's been a while since Willock has had a run of games, but I do think he is better than Joelinton at most things going forward, especially when we are in possession Joelinton is better defensively and is also a good target man for going long from goal kicks or when we want to beat the press etc. Nice to have both of them imo

Do worry about his defensive ability, of course he's young and will still improve, but those who are very good defensively tend to show more ability for it at a young age, e.g it was one of Tino's strong points when he was at Southampton etc

Missed the last 15 mins, but surely we won't get an easier away game this season? Need to turn this around

Tonali would be absolutely perfect for this game, we are having a lot of the ball and not receiving much pressure. And we also haven't played many adventurous passes forward

Clubs should be able to spend the same amount as each other imo, would resolve so many issues

Brentford away points to this, we were great in the second half with the 4-4-2

Good luck living up to that eh

Isn't Son very good as a 9 these days?

Agreed, as big of a no-brainer as it gets.

Not sure what you mean mate? I just mean Madrid / Barca /PSG / Dortmund / Arsenal / Inter / Bayern / Liverpool already have plenty games against each other, shall be an interesting watch Also, Villa have a pretty easy draw all things considered

So many big champions league games drawn immediately in this new layout Not gonna lie, jealous we aren't in the mix

His 1 touch passing is incredible, it stands out on our team

Interesting we have took the approach to go big on 1 player We could have attempted Lacroix & Chiesa for around £28M Or Huijsen & Gruda for around £38M Etc etc There was definitely cheaper alternatives out there, and although I'd love Guehi, over the next couple years, we are likely going to need 2 RW and CB, as Miggy/Murphy and Schar/Burn are all old or fairly old So having a young, talented, cheaper player would have worked well as even if they didn't turn into a Bruno or Isak, they would hopefully be a good second choice, or even be a decent FFP flip I'm sure the club have thought of this though and know better than me 😂

Chiesa to Liverpool for £11m, wow Suprised way more clubs didn't take a chance on him for that cheap, unless wages are crazy, but Liverpool are normally pretty strict aren't they?

Agreed, not certain as the window is still open, but we could have really cemented ourselves as the main threat behind Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal Would always be hard as Chelsea, Man U and Tottenham have deeper squads, but with a quality RW, CB and decent back up keeper. I reckon we'd be right up there Now, we are relying on Howe getting every ounce out of each player again, many who aren't at the required level

He rightly got a lot of praise last week, but that was as good as a game he would have, that isn't his usual level every game.

That Isak meg...

I always thought we were cash rich, FFP poor, is there more to it than this? I'd have agreed with you

Yeah, especially after Fergusons hatrick against us, perfect time to kick on

I don't think Tino can be 'got at', think he is excellent 1v1, has great recovery pace, tall etc

Fair point, Emery has won loads of Europa stuff I probably jumped the gun but (unfortunately) I think Arteta will be a top tier manager, got Arsenal playing quality football, can see them becoming a 90+ point level for the foreseeable future Plus, he had 0 management experience before taking on Arsenal. Imagine he will only get better

Pep is the goat for me. But Pep and Arteta are in a tier of their own

Did I read he wanted a Saudi move but it broke down? Surely of all teams, we are the team a move shouldn't breakdown with? 😂 Really hope we can get a fee for him, does us no well losing one of our better players on free /loan