He and Ozil were both head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch yesterday. It was something to see. Lacazette and Bellerin had very good days as well.that goal was preposterous
i wish ramsey was always as good as he was today.
This is well done.Did something happen at Arsenal today? I did not see the incident.
Tuchel I’d also like, although he seems bound for PSG.
Sven Mislintat is now the Gunners' head of recruitment and he was infamously forced out of Borussia Dortmund after disagreements with Tuchel over the Bundesliga side's transfer policy, which resulted in the scout being banned from BVB's training ground.
Low has a pretty cushy job with Die Mannschaft. I’m having a hard time understanding why he’d take a job with more downside than upside.The two rumored candidates I really don’t want are Low and Ancelotti. We need a younger manager with a progressive tactical vision.
Maybe he wants to prove himself at club level, feels he's done pretty much everything he can at the international level, and/or would rather work with players on a day-to-day basis rather than infrequently as he does with Germany?Low has a pretty cushy job with Die Mannschaft. I’m having a hard time understanding why he’d take a job with more downside than upside.
A senile Wenger would still run circles around most international teams. You joke, but with the lower stress and lower expectations, it wouldn't shock me if the USSF started targeting near-to-retirement elite club managers. Maybe if France fails to make it out of their group, they give Wenger a cycle. Dude's 68 but he's a younger 68 than Heynckes is at 72 or (say) Jorge Jesus is at 63.Yesterday Cordeiro says the new GM spot will be filled soon. Today Wenger steps down at Arsenal...
I think Wenger as England manager after England inevitably flame out in the quarterfinals again is the most intriguing landing spot.A senile Wenger would still run circles around most international teams. You joke, but with the lower stress and lower expectations, it wouldn't shock me if the USSF started targeting near-to-retirement elite club managers. Maybe if France fails to make it out of their group, they give Wenger a cycle. Dude's 68 but he's a younger 68 than Heynckes is at 72 or (say) Jorge Jesus is at 63.
England making it to the quarterfinals...heh.I think Wenger as England manager after England inevitably flame out in the quarterfinals again is the most intriguing landing spot.
Or France if they disappoint.I think Wenger as England manager after England inevitably flame out in the quarterfinals again is the most intriguing landing spot.
Agreed, I don't think Low is interested in the job. He is frequently rumored to be a main contender but I think that's just football journos making shit up and throwing it against the wall.Low has a pretty cushy job with Die Mannschaft. I’m having a hard time understanding why he’d take a job with more downside than upside.
Ozil was re-signed during the January window.Yesterday Cordeiro says the new USMNT GM spot will be filled soon. Today Wenger steps down at Arsenal...
Edit: a Mislintat-Jardim pairing would be really exciting. Given a season or two, I’d bet they could refashion Arsenal into a young, fun, swashbuckling side. The resources are there and, I’d hope, some patience from the fan base for a transition from the Wenger Era to what comes next. Allowing Ozil and Wilshere to leave on frees could open up the salary and playing time for 3 high quality young players to come in and develop quickly.
My mistake. Maybe they can still convince him to walk.Ozil was re-signed during the January window.
England would be more fun, if only because Wenger can continue his relationship with the English press and keep picking Jack Wilshere over better players for another four years. Plus England are much more likely to flame out in Russia than France, France are both loaded and have a much easier draw. I'll be shocked if France don't cruise into the semis given their draw.Or France if they disappoint.
I think a lot of players could look different in a new scheme. Xhaka and some of our defensive players certainly could look better if the system didn't stretch them out and them leave them exposed.Or maybe a new manager can get more out of Ozil, and many other players in the squad, than Wenger has been able to of late.
The last manager to win the league at White Hart Lane announced his retirement.Did something happen at Arsenal today? I did not see the incident.
Yes, of course I'm kidding.Maybe he wants to prove himself at club level, feels he's done pretty much everything he can at the international level, and/or would rather work with players on a day-to-day basis rather than infrequently as he does with Germany?
Speaking of which, I wonder if this is definitely the end of Wenger in football management, or if there will be another act in his career - possibly at international level. (I assume OCST was entirely joking about Everton, although it'd be delicious if Wenger were to replace Allardyce...)
You should see how spectacularly I’m failing at Football Manager. You’d be begging for Big Sam back. I really am doing a fine impression of Frank de Boer’s start to the season.Yes, of course I'm kidding.
Everton management are adrift so it's entirely possible that they'd sign him and trumpet it like it's a big deal, like clueless grandparents arriving at Christmas with last year's hot toy wrapped up.
I don't rate him as low as Arsenal fans have come to do, but he's no sane person's idea of building a PL team for the future.
I'd take him over Sam. I would take any of you lot over Sam.
As well he should have. I don't see what choice he had.Marcotti has the inside scoop that Wenger jumped just before he was pushed...do we believe him?
http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/arsenal/359/blog/post/3464097/why-arsene-wenger-really-decided-to-leave-arsenal
Cant change thread titles anymore.Finally. Can we update the thread to Au Revoir, Arsene.
Well, us PLEBS can't change thread titles anymore.You were saying?
It's still there, it's just hidden under the "thread tools" button nowWell, us PLEBS can't change thread titles anymore.
Well would ya look at thatIt's still there, it's just hidden under the "thread tools" button now
Liverpool seemed to manage this just fine under Klopp, no? Arsenal is still a really, really big club in the richest league in the world, and therefore an attractive destination even without Champions League football; with the right manager in place, I'm not worried about this.It's hard to sign great players if you're not in the Champions League, and hard to get back into the CL without great players.