wondering if there is a stat showing the number of back passes?
If there is, probably we are on top of that list.
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Ughhh, this would infuriate me if I were ESR.
As a fan, I am just numb after seeing this happen from our midfield again and again.
This is all on Arteta. He is instructing the midfielder instincts out of them.
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Elneny: āOn my motherās life these Madrid guys are playing against us.ā
Good seeing a midfielder in that position on his goal. Donāt see it enough with our midfielders.
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Must be a pretty popular guy in the locker room considering the goal celebrations.
Heās super frustrating to watch but itās not his fault we keep asking him to do things he just isnāt good enough to do.
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If his entire job was popping up a few times a season in matches like this so others could have a rest heād be perfectly adequate as a squad member.
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I think heās played enough games this season to have increased his value. I think itās perfectly plausible to command around Ā£15m for him and I hope we can get rid of him this year.
For me, realistic outgoings this summer;
Elneny, Torreira, Kolasinac, Luiz, Lacazette, Nelson, Willock, AMN, Bellerin
I can see all of the above being sold (or released in Luiz case.
Would also like to see Xhaka and Holding binned too but that wonāt happen.
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He does seem like a genuinely nice guy. I do like him. And to be fair to him, I donāt think he has ever had a proper shocker for us. Heās a consistent 5 or 6 out of 10 player. And thatās the problem.
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Tbh heās only ever been a squad player and heās slightly improved in that role.
Iād have no issue keeping him as heās not an issue. What you see is what you get with him. Far more deadwood too move on.
Take him over the pretenses of the Hale End midfielders of AMN,Willock and Nelson. Thereās more fantasy and potential based arguments on these which will ultimately let us down. Mo as stop gap is more honest and accommodating.
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I think Elneny is a very good squad player, I would keep him, so long as he is happy, only playing now and againā¦He actually looks like one of the few players who enjoys playing for us, he isnāt the worlds best player, obviously, but in fairness, heās never really let us downā¦
I like him, and, personally, Iād keep him.
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That is a problem because Xhaka is a 3 or 7 player. If Xhaka was just good consistently having Elneny as a back up wouldnt be a problem. Now we need him to perform because our starting player offers nothing.
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Elneny is a the perfect player to have in your squad as long as he doesnāt have to feature too often. Itās a bit of a paradox and a slippery slope, I just donāt see his value if you want to be truely competitive.
Guendouzi in his place is the more logical approach, younger and more potential to sell on. Overall a better player too.
At a club like Arsenal that prides itself on itās midfield I feel like we should have 3 to 4 really good options in the heart of the pitch competing for their starting roles. We havenāt had that in a long time.
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Starting to like Elneny. Criminally underrated. Heās a shithouser too.
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Certainly keeps shit housing his way into the team the cunt
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12302316/willians-free-kick-from-all-angles
The way Elneny āfallsā in the wall creating a huge gap 
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So good today. People in the match day thread were quick to shit on him though. 
A performance one of the Daviesās in the 2005 Bolton would be proud of
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Because he is NOT Arsenal quality, thatās allā¦
I like him, and have said before, heās a good squad player, doesnāt make a fuss if he doesnāt play, never moans, and always does a decent job when he playsā¦BUT, he should only be thatā¦a good squad player.
Yes. And I will not stop. No chance he was man of the match.
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