Arsene is getting pissed.
What happened to ImperialOrange
I miss his posts and he had one after NSD on the FB board.
I know he has kids so maybe they are taking up more time than posting on this board which makes a lot of sense. He was in my top 5 must read posters.
It was a great comp.Bump... this thread is aging pretty well, sadly. Just like all the JB defenders are saying wait until next year all the Wenger defenders will be saying the same thing with the Auba signing. If only Arsene had a son who was about to play for him.
It seems apparent to me that both coaches have probably moved past their sell by dates... hopefully they both have a year of magic left. Well not Arsene.. I’m Liverpool fan so I’ll take one less competitor for top 4.
It was a great comp.
Arsenal had a great day today but there are behind these teams IMO.
Man City- Kentucky
Man U- Duke
Chelsea- North Carolina
Liverpool- Villanova
Tottenham- Virginia
I’ll play...I'll give this a go.
City are decidedly not Kentucky. 10 years ago they were mid table nobodies who have transformed into a juggernaut of late. There's your Nova.
Tottenham cannot be UVA since they are decidedly a finesse team vs the rock fight wahoos. I actually want to say Gonzaga here. Small fanbase, high preseason accolades, but never quite get over on the big money boys.
The Arsenal/Cuse comparo, sadly, still holds true. Big name, big draw, but holding a level less to what they'd long been a custom. That said, still utterly entertaining on their day.
United probably have to be Kentucky, especially now that they have Mourinho and UK has fallen back to Earth. Both spend massively to get the best players too.
Liverpool i'll go with Arizona. Good through the 90s and early/mid 2ks, fell off for a bit, now back in the frame but not quite a believable contender at the moment.
That leaves Chelsea. They've only been relevant for 15 years due to big money influx but have obviously succeeded a fair amount with some easily hated players... The Ohio State Buckeyes anyone?
I'll give this a go.
City are decidedly not Kentucky. 10 years ago they were mid table nobodies who have transformed into a juggernaut of late. There's your Nova.
Tottenham cannot be UVA since they are decidedly a finesse team vs the rock fight wahoos. I actually want to say Gonzaga here. Small fanbase, high preseason accolades, but never quite get over on the big money boys.
The Arsenal/Cuse comparo, sadly, still holds true. Big name, big draw, but holding a level less to what they'd long been a custom. That said, still utterly entertaining on their day.
United probably have to be Kentucky, especially now that they have Mourinho and UK has fallen back to Earth. Both spend massively to get the best players too.
Liverpool i'll go with Arizona. Good through the 90s and early/mid 2ks, fell off for a bit, now back in the frame but not quite a believable contender at the moment.
That leaves Chelsea. They've only been relevant for 15 years due to big money influx but have obviously succeeded a fair amount with some easily hated players... The Ohio State Buckeyes anyone?
I’ll play...
Chelsea to me is UCONN... good because of a ton of money (State of Connecticut and one coach Jose). Had some success after said coach left but now are struggling. Easy to hate, a$$hole fans
Man City - I don’t think the Nova comparison holds because Nova has done it the right way whereas Man City bought their way in... kind of like Louisville did with Pitino. Also the pressing style of play holds too.
ManU - Duke... Wildly successful, iconic coach (Fergie) and everyone hates them.
Real Madrid - Kentucky... I know it’s not an EPL team but both are historic teams who have a history of big name coaches and star players and also for firing successful coaches (tubby and ancelotti)
Tottenham - to me this is Arizona... great talent that finishes highly but doesn’t actually win anything
Liverpool - UCLA... once dominant and never able to reclaim the glory days though they can be entertaining at times
Arsenal - Syracuse... one coach teams wedded to a system that is outdated. Both programs need a reset.
UNC - Barcelona... plays off of historic rival, entertaining team with an amazing history. Generally even neutrals like them as opposed to their rival.
I think Wenger's out after this season. Arsenal added a Director of Football from Barcelona (who doesn't hold that title so long as Wenger is around), and a new Director of Scouting from Dortmund. And Kroenke's kid is spending a month in London to get immersed in the business. They've put the infrastructure in place for life after Wenger where all the power isn't concentrated in one person.
Arsene is done after this year.I agree, especially if they miss the top 4 again. They still have some real talent in the squad, but are just too weak willed. A new coach would change that locker room, and they need that.
The Gunners are overachieving this year under Emery. They went a couple of months without a loss till last week.So I like to bump this thread at least once every year to see if it's still aging well.
For those who don't follow the EPL, Wenger was forced out at the end of last year basically because his system stopped working and the team became quite boring to watch and became an average squad which underperformed the talent on it. Sound familiar?
Yeah, I'm kind of shocked at how well they are doing. Show's what new blood can do. I find it interesting that Arsenal went form Wenger who is a proponent of beautiful flowing football to someone much more pragmatic and defensively oriented. I would love it if Syracuse hoops did what Syracuse FB did and go all in on offense and filling the dome.The Gunners are overachieving this year under Emery. They went a couple of months without a loss till last week.
Except Arsenal's defense stinks. They've given up 23 goals in the EPL already. The team's not well-constructed. Two of the best players, Aubameyang and Lacazette are in some ways redundant. Emery can't figure out how to make use of Ozil and Ramsey so we're throwing a useless Alex Iwobi out there every match. Emery et al. need two transfer windows to get a couple of center backs and a left back to take over when Monreal is finished.Yeah, I'm kind of shocked at how well they are doing. Show's what new blood can do. I find it interesting that Arsenal went form Wenger who is a proponent of beautiful flowing football to someone much more pragmatic and defensively oriented. I would love it if Syracuse hoops did what Syracuse FB did and go all in on offense and filling the dome.
I don't think JB is trying to change at all.
If he isn't trying to change then why go get JG3? He's the opposite of the last decade of points we have had since Flynn.I don't think JB is trying to change at all.