Reno Gooner wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:28 pmAt least the fans are raging online about Merino......already stating Get Rid. Normally it would take another 2 seasons before there would be any murmerings of discontent. Problem is it is not just Merino, there are half a dozen others that need to go.......
He was clearly less than bang average from day one. As I said back then, a nothing player. Failed at Newcastle, failed at Dortmund, but El Basque thought he’d be a success at our place. Just as he was arrogant/stupid enough to believe that he could make a success of Havertz after 3 years of dross at Chelsea.
One of the fan boys on here (who shall remain nameless) was hailing Merino as a top quality player when we bought him….based on his handful of minutes off the bench for Spain in the Euros. It’s that blind faith mindset that sums up our fanbase. Mindless optimism and delusional wishful thinking, triumphing over hard evidence. I’m hoping against hope that enough of them learned their lesson over the lost years under the Old Fraud and won’t adopt the same “next season will be different” mindset with Arteta. I’m not confident.