Well, iirc, both Saka and ESR were not fully fit around those two legs with Villareal, and in my opinion Arteta contributed to that, particularly with playing Saka every match prior to some niggles/knocks, being short sighted and not building in rests here and there. The squad management was poor, with underplaying of Martinelli. This season is going to be different of course, not being in any European competition.
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Problem with potential is it has no bearing on how we look on the pitch right now. Saka has of plenty of potential but his base level isnât high enough without it hurting. Likewise ESR.
Thats why I say putting too much responsibility on them is part of the problem. They arenât ready to shoulder that kind of task. Thereâs going to be a lot of growing pains.
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If true, and that is a big assumption, it shows interesting bypassing of Edu by Arteta. It would fit with the leaks put out that Arteta was big on Ramsdale while Edu was not, etc. Not a fan of Edu, but I donât want Arteta diminishing the Technical Director role over time with politics. He does not deserve having the centralised power Arsene had at his peak, it would be wrong.
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Is he that good though? Or is he Chamakh v2.0?
Heâs a good player, different profile to Chamakh and is getting better year on year.
Iâm not sure that heâs a âbig clubâ striker though which is what youâd want to replace Aubameyang with ultimately.
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If we could get him plus one other Iâd be happy. I donât really rate Lacazette at the moment but we need to be thinking about replacing both strikers sooner than later.
Itâs a shame we couldnât find anyone to buy Lacazette in the last window and heâs going to run down his contract.
Considering he and Aubameyang cost 110m between them, it looks as if we wonât be getting anything back for either of them, when we sell them.
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Yes please
Whatâs his profile as a player? Position, style of play and shit like that?
He played like a wide left forward against PSG. We need a striker to replace Auba / Laca over the next 12 months.
Unless he is also a natural CF, he doesnât appear to be what we need. Did display a high technical level in that reel and certainly doesnât lack in confidence. On the other hand, his shooting looked really weak.
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Ball movement like Neymar in that clip.
Right-footed, left winger. Heâs 22 and currently plays for Club Brugge. Called the ânew Neymarâ. Very confident dribbler of the ball as the tag would suggest, and moves with speed. Able to go past his man on the outside.
Raphinha of Leeds is who Iâd compare him to, but dribbles a lot more and has cuter touches.
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Its a Lang shot we get him in January but you never know
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All hype, he will be Languishing in Eredivisie for a long time
Noa chance we will buy him.
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I donât like his face