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Martinelli has been out for 8 or 9 months. It really isn’t a surprise that he’s not instantly playing every single game mate.
Also, the alternative to Ceballos is Elneny, so I don’t really get the anger. Both are slow and ponderous.
I’d have preferred Martinelli started of course but calling Arteta a fucking *word censored* for making 2 fairly obvious changes seems way OTT
Perhaps focus on the positive for a change. Smith Rowe starting is pleasing to see!
I was referring to Ceballos as the useless c.unt for the record - a man who creates nothing, never scores, plays in slippers and falls over giving away gormless free kicks.
Yes its nice to see Smith Rowe out there but I'm afraid Ceballos is in that same category for me as Xhaka, Elneny, Mustafi and Bellerin. Every appearance is a wasted one
Ah fair enough, sorry I misunderstood
With Partey injured, I can’t say I’m all that bothered which duo he picks out of Xhaka, Elneny & Ceballos. All slow, ponderous and basically shite.
AMN or Azeez?
Why bother with all 3 of those useless tools - shameful waste of youth talent IMO
No room for Balogun on the bench either?
Sorry mate but not even your beloved Emery played AMN central midfield
I agree though, I’m all for trying him there as Elneny and Ceballos have no future here (hopefully). Sadly xhaka is going nowhere!
Azeez looked class in the 1 game I’ve seen him play.
As for Balagun, yeah that’s a bloody shame as he looks good although if it’s true he’s leaving in the summer on a free then I wouldn’t bother playing him tbh. It’ll only benefit Liverpool.
Surprised he’s not played more over the last 12 months though to convince him to stay. Nketiah will never be good enough.
His preferred position is midfield, he was never a full back but looks better than Bellerin....
Partey will be back for the cup game....he looks decent
I'm interested to see how Mari plays tonight as he looks decent to me , if he holds his own against a SA side we may have a proper defender.
Bashing Arteta fir not playing azeez is ridiculous, now ESR is playing it seems what youngster he isn't playing can we bash him with next. If azeez and amn were playing would we be looking at the next right back in the youth squad to have a go next . I don't like our midfielders either but azeez is very raw and a game like this he would get hammered by the walrus
I've just seen a picture of it snowing there. I fucking love football in the snow and I'm well fucking up for us thrashing that fat cűnt's lot tonight. Fucking come on you Gunners.
I'm interested to see how Mari plays tonight as he looks decent to me , if he holds his own against a SA side we may have a proper defender.
Bashing Arteta fir not playing azeez is ridiculous, now ESR is playing it seems what youngster he isn't playing can we bash him with next. If azeez and amn were playing would we be looking at the next right back in the youth squad to have a go next . I don't like our midfielders either but azeez is very raw and a game like this he would get hammered by the walrus
Its not about playing every youngster - its about playing someone who just might offer more than the shit served up by Ceballos, Xhaka and Elneny in the dozens of games we've seen them play
He was forced to eventually play ESR through suspensions, COVID and injury and look where it has taken us
Also if he harboured any ambition of keeping Balogun, then he would have picked him ahead of Nketiah weeks ago
By your logic GG would never have taken the chances he did on youth which ended up winning us the league. You can't play 11 kids but you can play a handful that are better than the overpaid primadonnas I mentioned above. They've had dozens of chances and failed
Martinelli on the fucking bench.......Ceballos starts
Coincidence coming in the week that Real Madrid are threatening to recall him????
FFS - useless fucking c.unt.
Prepare for 45 minutes of slow and slower in midfield. The Ballerina starts again of course. FFS
Martinelli has been out for 8 or 9 months. It really isn’t a surprise that he’s not instantly playing every single game mate.
Also, the alternative to Ceballos is Elneny, so I don’t really get the anger. Both are slow and ponderous.
I’d have preferred Martinelli started of course but calling Arteta a fucking *word censored* for making 2 fairly obvious changes seems way OTT
Perhaps focus on the positive for a change. Smith Rowe starting is pleasing to see!
I was referring to Ceballos as the useless c.unt for the record - a man who creates nothing, never scores, plays in slippers and falls over giving away gormless free kicks.
Yes its nice to see Smith Rowe out there but I'm afraid Ceballos is in that same category for me as Xhaka, Elneny, Mustafi and Bellerin. Every appearance is a wasted one
Funnily enough, and I say that as one of the biggest smith-rowe supporters on here, tonight I would have started martinelli ahead of him - both quality young players but horses for courses I think martinelli should start and smith-rowe on as a sub. Still at least both will be involved and that is a major upgrade on where we were a month ago