i have to say, Nwanieri looks so good its crazy. Also Skelly and Salah look good. Jesus was very good as well, he seems confident in his body just like when he first came to us.
Nelson was an 8 for me, he was everywhere, making greats runs (just unlucky at the end of a couple), great movement on and off the ball, intelligent and accurate passing. Jesus looks back to top form. I think one of the things Arteta has said he could improve is his finishing, even though he's a likely 20 goal a season player, if he got all of the close chances, all those wide or over the bar on target, cut out all the extra touches, he could be a 30+ a year player. Jorginho played really well, completely forgot it was a friendly with those heavy/careless tackles! Trossard was Trossard, always good, if he'd got that shot in that was saved by the keeper that would be even more typical Trossard. Nwaneri was all over them. I can't see how MA can leave him out of decent first team minutes next season. The young defenders were so composed on the ball that I was worrying that they might get overconfident and have the ball nicked off them, they didn't, well played lads. Some of the play was naff though. Several times the ball went to a defender, but instead of passing it to the free player ahead of them in plenty of space on their side of the pitch, the ball went sideways, but over the other side the forward players were all marked, so the ball had to come back. Is this just to rack up the number of touches the players get, to help their stats, because it's pointless doing it when there's clear passes to players in space ahead of them?
🔴 Salah is a serious gem! He really impressed during these games. His contract needs to be renewed and i think he is ready to be in the first team squad along with Ethan!! Another loan won't be good for Salah in my opinion. He's ready now. Needs to be trusted! Nwaneri looked good and played well in both games. MLS (Myles Lewis-skelly) also played well during these pre season games. Those 3 stood out the most for me. Need to be trusted to express themselves in the first team squad by Arteta! 🔴
United is not the best environment for a very young cb. Realistically they should loan him for a year but they'll put him in a sink or swim environment and hope he swims. He is good enough to swim though but there's never a guarantee, ideally you want to mitigate the risk with a loan year.
@@potentialswillrulereminds me a bit of saliba, only a bit tho. French teenager center back brung in from Frances top flight and rather than sending him on a seemingly endless loan loop to mature they are gonna use him to fill in the gaps.
I think the problems with Martinelli last season were the players around him. The left side was a bit wonky and the service that Martinelli received was on the end of a longish pass which generally meant Gabbi had to sprint to. It is impossible to do the thinking and sprint, so the first thing you have to do is take a breath and then decide. Hence, he wasted a bit of ball. Skelly has a decent through ball in him. So has Nwaneri. Playing either or both will suit him.
Went to a Manc mate's place this morning to watch it and got the night bus home. So glad I did, as it was very, very encouraging to say the least, as a training exercise. With us looking like we are going to hit the season at a sprint and which we have to. With lol, some other managers still complaining when we do win against them. So thanks to them for continuing to make us smile. The smaller pitch made it a bit like a 5-a-side game with loads of tight quick passing and was exactly what we needed to be tested on and get those feet and minds upto speed. The stadium looked unreal but the Kronks (like German stadiums) seriously need to get a UK gardener in to sort out the most important part of a stadium, the actual playing surface. How the youngsters impressed though on a less than perfect pitch, with what we saw of them looking like they can slot into the game, when given the opportunity and call to do so. So all in all, getting up late on a rare summer's day this year, is really worth it and long live the N29.
Our midfield looked nonexistent at times, United just zipped through it. I think Zini and Jorginho's time has come to be replaced if we want to win the League. The second string is just a bit too far off the pace compared to the first 11.
I really think Martinelli gets way too much crap for last season. No, it wasn't as productive as the season prior but when you consider all the circumstances: LB problems, Havertz playing in the left 8 role for the most part at the beginning of the season. injury, his total isolation while holding the width, either missing or not starting a number of matches, playing backup to Saka for a few weeks (even starting on the right in the final match and playing well)...etc. So in this "bad" season, Martinelli scored 6 goals and had 4 assists in the prem and got 2 goals in the UCL (not to mention a couple of those goals were vitally important). No one would say Jeremy Doku had a bad season yet Nelli had twice the goals Doku did and his G/A was only one less. Nico Williams? ...he scored 5 goals in La Liga, one less than Nelli. His performances weren't up to his usual high standards but it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone keeps making it out to be.
Lots of positives in the game…Ethan looks like he belonged…Jesus is back…GM looks hungry…Kai ramping up and looks miles ahead of where he was when joined last year…can’t wait until all the boys are back…
To think we almost sold Salah for a pittance last season, I always thought it was a mistake, he has always looked the part technically, but needs experience
Not to get caught up in a pre season offside decision but people are approaching it as if the last defender is the offside line - which it isn't it's the ball which is much further forward. It's probably still an inch offside but it's really tight and not the egregious decision that Ten Hag and his brigade of offside understanders are making it out to be
Very harsh by you Charles to only give Heaven a 6. The way he responded after that goal, he was brilliant. If it wasnt for that mistake for manutd goal I would have give him MOTM
With a lot of people beginning to worry slightly about incomings this transfer window by the sounds of it. In my mind, still possibly the most important piece of work is yet to be done and seems to have gone a bit quiet. That is tying down Arteta to a new contract. Has there been any update on this at all yet? P.S. great to see the young gunners taking their chance to shine in pre-season! Keep up the good work Charles!
Hello Charles, Do you think Arsenal are parting ways with ESR bc of his lack of confidence? It seems Arteta and Edu’s type signings are players who show leadership and don’t shy away from tough games or show strong morale. ESR doesn’t really seem like a really vocal player but I might be wrong.
Hey Charles 😁 regarding the ESR transfer, is there any chance we can get a buy back clause inserted in the deal? Surely this is something Arteta and Edu must be discussing as we all love the player so much!
Heaven did very well overall. Hojlund is a strong lad with plenty of first team experience. Heaven is 17 year old kid with no first team experience. But personally my favorite has been Salah Eldeen. Kid is a pitch glider. Love him. I hope we give our young players more opportunities.
I thought Reiss-Nelson looked really good and if we do sell him we should demand £35 million plus. Nketia and Zinchencho should be sold I don't think they had the best of games on this tour.
United was very violent a dirty united is always dirty no change there we should have got a penalty perhaps even 2 ...Hope all are fine and not suffering soars from hard knocks
Perhaps a fully firing Jesus and Martinelli on top of all the players who were amazing last year and we can finally lift the Premier League after so many years.
I think, could be wrong, in the usa stadiums are massively subsidised by state/city, basically taxpayers, into the billions. Dont think kronkes woukd have spent as much as you would imagine.
if Nwaneri was somewhere in europe, we would be struggling to buy him at a release clause of 120 just like joao neves of benefica, just because he would have been trusted and given more game time to shine. Arteta should start trusting his youth. when we are 3 -0 up ant 70' , youngstars should come in
Charles we don’t need Nico Williams our left side was mix match last season now Arteta has Calafiori and the possibility of Merino on the left Martinelli will kick ass this season
Hi Charles, Martinelli was on fire last night, he looks to be in the same form he was in 22/23. He’s kept his pace and gotten even stronger. ESR’s imminent departure solidifies Gabi as our top left winger in terms of talent and age; adding Calafiori means our left-side can be just as lethal as the right. I’m excited at the prospect of how dangerous we are attacking, yet rock solid in our defence. What’re your thoughts? Cheers, Noah.
Marty has everything but we still need more quality that Nico could provide. We need to allow our minds to grasp the concept that adding top quality to the squad doesn’t diminish what we think about the quality we have.
Why do arsenal Fans constantly outnumber United, and Liverpool fans when playing around the world for pre season games despite being constantly told that these are bigger teams?
Engagement =/= numbers A lot of ManU/Liverpool fans are in poorer places where they may not get the chance to go. Also Arsenal have a disproportionately large yank fanbase (🤢). I'd wager too that ManU & Liverpool have a greater number of fairweather/glory hunters, given their actual success, whilst much of our global fanbase has been built in our worst years. More fans does not mean bigger. Man U and Liverpool would be bigger than us even with half the fanbase.
He's scapegoat of the month, is all it is. Truth is Partey if anyone looked well off the pace, but Zinchenko gets pelters no matter what he does at the moment.
Please God, can we somehow score an offside goal against united before automated offside comes in and then them have a goal ruled out for offside after Christmas.
I don’t know what you saw from Jesus? I thought his legs looked heavy. He missed 2 huge chances before getting a tap-in from Nwaneri. He lost the ball a few times because of some bad first touches and his decision making in the final third also left a lot to be desired. Very poor game in my opinion. To me he looks exactly the same as last season.
A few things. Was never a fan of VAR, but it's now essential. Jesus goal was offside easily and would never have stood with VAR. If United had scored that goal, I would be fuming. Finally, Partey looks like his finished at the top level. Of course, I hope Im is wrong, but he looks so slow and predictable and needs to lose a few pounds. He plays like his been playing, and he will become a liability in the heart of our midfield.
Definitely need a striker who scores loads.. Jesus is a 'spark' , literally, and won't last 10+ games before breaking down, again. Hope Arteta isn't gambling on Havertz banging in 20+ PL goals!
I think the biggest talking point about Martinelli was that he was dribbling with his head up! Wonder if he's been working on his dribbling talents 👀
The future looks bright. Salah-Ouddine, Nwaneri, Heaven, Nichols and Lewis-Skelly all look either very good or outstanding.
Salah is in the last year of his contract but I agree besides that
i have to say, Nwanieri looks so good its crazy. Also Skelly and Salah look good. Jesus was very good as well, he seems confident in his body just like when he first came to us.
Salah ......oh my what a player ..,
Nelson was an 8 for me, he was everywhere, making greats runs (just unlucky at the end of a couple), great movement on and off the ball, intelligent and accurate passing.
Jesus looks back to top form. I think one of the things Arteta has said he could improve is his finishing, even though he's a likely 20 goal a season player, if he got all of the close chances, all those wide or over the bar on target, cut out all the extra touches, he could be a 30+ a year player.
Jorginho played really well, completely forgot it was a friendly with those heavy/careless tackles!
Trossard was Trossard, always good, if he'd got that shot in that was saved by the keeper that would be even more typical Trossard.
Nwaneri was all over them. I can't see how MA can leave him out of decent first team minutes next season.
The young defenders were so composed on the ball that I was worrying that they might get overconfident and have the ball nicked off them, they didn't, well played lads.
Some of the play was naff though. Several times the ball went to a defender, but instead of passing it to the free player ahead of them in plenty of space on their side of the pitch, the ball went sideways, but over the other side the forward players were all marked, so the ball had to come back. Is this just to rack up the number of touches the players get, to help their stats, because it's pointless doing it when there's clear passes to players in space ahead of them?
🔴 Salah is a serious gem! He really impressed during these games. His contract needs to be renewed and i think he is ready to be in the first team squad along with Ethan!! Another loan won't be good for Salah in my opinion. He's ready now. Needs to be trusted! Nwaneri looked good and played well in both games. MLS (Myles Lewis-skelly) also played well during these pre season games. Those 3 stood out the most for me. Need to be trusted to express themselves in the first team squad by Arteta! 🔴
I think Yoro is gonna struggle for utd . They are treating him as the savior . Thats way to much pressure for a kid
@bak8823 he recovered well from his initial mistake, he's too expensive though, a lot od pressure on his shoulders
United is not the best environment for a very young cb. Realistically they should loan him for a year but they'll put him in a sink or swim environment and hope he swims.
He is good enough to swim though but there's never a guarantee, ideally you want to mitigate the risk with a loan year.
@@potentialswillrulereminds me a bit of saliba, only a bit tho.
French teenager center back brung in from Frances top flight and rather than sending him on a seemingly endless loan loop to mature they are gonna use him to fill in the gaps.
@@alzer6467 I believe he is on 150k a week wages, makes a loan hard
I think the problems with Martinelli last season were the players around him. The left side was a bit wonky and the service that Martinelli received was on the end of a longish pass which generally meant Gabbi had to sprint to. It is impossible to do the thinking and sprint, so the first thing you have to do is take a breath and then decide. Hence, he wasted a bit of ball. Skelly has a decent through ball in him. So has Nwaneri. Playing either or both will suit him.
A lot of gunners don't want to hear it but he missed Xhaka.
@@daTERRIBLE1000 I think that Skelly and Nwaneri (either or both) give the service he wants to get behind without blowing steam out of his arse.
Went to a Manc mate's place this morning to watch it and got the night bus home. So glad I did, as it was very, very encouraging to say the least, as a training exercise. With us looking like we are going to hit the season at a sprint and which we have to. With lol, some other managers still complaining when we do win against them. So thanks to them for continuing to make us smile.
The smaller pitch made it a bit like a 5-a-side game with loads of tight quick passing and was exactly what we needed to be tested on and get those feet and minds upto speed.
The stadium looked unreal but the Kronks (like German stadiums) seriously need to get a UK gardener in to sort out the most important part of a stadium, the actual playing surface. How the youngsters impressed though on a less than perfect pitch, with what we saw of them looking like they can slot into the game, when given the opportunity and call to do so. So all in all, getting up late on a rare summer's day this year, is really worth it and long live the N29.
Nwaneri has to get more game time he was really impressive
I stayed up to watch it this morning, and I've got to go to work at midday. I don't care. 😂
Wow, 4m narrower and 5m shorter ...... WTF? That's unbelievable. It shouldn't be allowed. They should knock it down and start again.
Our midfield looked nonexistent at times, United just zipped through it. I think Zini and Jorginho's time has come to be replaced if we want to win the League. The second string is just a bit too far off the pace compared to the first 11.
I really think Martinelli gets way too much crap for last season. No, it wasn't as productive as the season prior but when you consider all the circumstances: LB problems, Havertz playing in the left 8 role for the most part at the beginning of the season. injury, his total isolation while holding the width, either missing or not starting a number of matches, playing backup to Saka for a few weeks (even starting on the right in the final match and playing well)...etc. So in this "bad" season, Martinelli scored 6 goals and had 4 assists in the prem and got 2 goals in the UCL (not to mention a couple of those goals were vitally important). No one would say Jeremy Doku had a bad season yet Nelli had twice the goals Doku did and his G/A was only one less. Nico Williams? ...he scored 5 goals in La Liga, one less than Nelli. His performances weren't up to his usual high standards but it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone keeps making it out to be.
Of course we got the decision, its our home from home 😅
Lots of positives in the game…Ethan looks like he belonged…Jesus is back…GM looks hungry…Kai ramping up and looks miles ahead of where he was when joined last year…can’t wait until all the boys are back…
Thanks for content Charlies 👍
Gabby Jesus is controlled chaos in the best way, when he's on song. We need a huge remontada from both Jesus and Martinelli next season!
To think we almost sold Salah for a pittance last season, I always thought it was a mistake, he has always looked the part technically, but needs experience
Karl Hein, Heaven,Salah Edfine,skelly and Ethan These are All ready they are on fire 🔥 for first team step up!
We need all the players we have at the moment fit and at their best.. zincheko no sale for real.
Not to get caught up in a pre season offside decision but people are approaching it as if the last defender is the offside line - which it isn't it's the ball which is much further forward. It's probably still an inch offside but it's really tight and not the egregious decision that Ten Hag and his brigade of offside understanders are making it out to be
Very harsh by you Charles to only give Heaven a 6. The way he responded after that goal, he was brilliant. If it wasnt for that mistake for manutd goal I would have give him MOTM
6 is above average.
One of our players went through on goa in the first half and was called offside. When you looked at the replay, it wasn't. So we are equal.
The linesman had a terrible match
Nwaneri, that's the name... Arteta needs to integrate him into the first team this season. He would be our left 8 solution.
I’d say future left 8 solution but definitely not starting next season, would be super fun to watch though.
@@NPstephenswhy not Yamal is 16 starting.
With a lot of people beginning to worry slightly about incomings this transfer window by the sounds of it. In my mind, still possibly the most important piece of work is yet to be done and seems to have gone a bit quiet. That is tying down Arteta to a new contract. Has there been any update on this at all yet?
P.S. great to see the young gunners taking their chance to shine in pre-season!
Keep up the good work Charles!
Hello Charles,
Do you think Arsenal are parting ways with ESR bc of his lack of confidence? It seems Arteta and Edu’s type signings are players who show leadership and don’t shy away from tough games or show strong morale. ESR doesn’t really seem like a really vocal player but I might be wrong.
HIGH WATTAGE ⚡⚡⚡
Cringe.
Hey Charles 😁 regarding the ESR transfer, is there any chance we can get a buy back clause inserted in the deal? Surely this is something Arteta and Edu must be discussing as we all love the player so much!
Has to be!
Just let it go.
@@chiefnkosi7705 no
@@chiefnkosi7705 eh, why?
@@RobinOscarsson because life goes on. Duh! Players aren't bitcoin
Heaven did very well overall. Hojlund is a strong lad with plenty of first team experience.
Heaven is 17 year old kid with no first team experience.
But personally my favorite has been Salah Eldeen. Kid is a pitch glider. Love him.
I hope we give our young players more opportunities.
I thought Reiss-Nelson looked really good and if we do sell him we should demand £35 million plus. Nketia and Zinchencho should be sold I don't think they had the best of games on this tour.
United was very violent a dirty united is always dirty no change there we should have got a penalty perhaps even 2 ...Hope all are fine and not suffering soars from hard knocks
Reiss Nelson should not be sold, he's excellent squad depth. All the young boys looked good. Martinelli/Jesus look VERY hungry.
Salah Edine looked a smart footballer. Think he'll turn into a proper footballer.
Oudine?
Pretty sure it's Salah-Edine.
Looks like Salah Could save Arsenal millions, Calm and desive, with Smith Rowe on his way Out, at 20 he may be useful
Ethan N. look comfortable playing in the first team and needs time to grow.
Has anyone found Kiwiors penalty kick yet 😅
Wattage giving the Sunday energy 🎉🎉
every game now that Arteta plays Nketiah, the price the club can get for him is reduced and reduced. Smart😡
Think Arsenal are looking to showcase Salah-Eddine to sell him.
Perhaps a fully firing Jesus and Martinelli on top of all the players who were amazing last year and we can finally lift the Premier League after so many years.
I think if we fix the left hand side we will get da best out of martinelli
*the 🤦🏻♂️
I think, could be wrong, in the usa stadiums are massively subsidised by state/city, basically taxpayers, into the billions. Dont think kronkes woukd have spent as much as you would imagine.
Was at the game salah was so good I hope he gets minutes this season. Nwanari was good as well but salah was so impressive
if Nwaneri was somewhere in europe, we would be struggling to buy him at a release clause of 120 just like joao neves of benefica, just because he would have been trusted and given more game time to shine. Arteta should start trusting his youth. when we are 3 -0 up ant 70' , youngstars should come in
Charles we don’t need Nico Williams our left side was mix match last season now Arteta has Calafiori and the possibility of Merino on the left Martinelli will kick ass this season
Hi Charles,
Martinelli was on fire last night, he looks to be in the same form he was in 22/23. He’s kept his pace and gotten even stronger.
ESR’s imminent departure solidifies Gabi as our top left winger in terms of talent and age; adding Calafiori means our left-side can be just as lethal as the right. I’m excited at the prospect of how dangerous we are attacking, yet rock solid in our defence. What’re your thoughts?
Cheers, Noah.
Don't think nwaneri was off for the first goal, looked like he got himself back in time
Yes, but I think Jesus was offside when Nwaneri made that brilliant pass
Arsenal standards have risen and Zinchenko has not. Time for him to go.
Marty has everything but we still need more quality that Nico could provide. We need to allow our minds to grasp the concept that adding top quality to the squad doesn’t diminish what we think about the quality we have.
Why do arsenal Fans constantly outnumber United, and Liverpool fans when playing around the world for pre season games despite being constantly told that these are bigger teams?
Engagement =/= numbers
A lot of ManU/Liverpool fans are in poorer places where they may not get the chance to go. Also Arsenal have a disproportionately large yank fanbase (🤢). I'd wager too that ManU & Liverpool have a greater number of fairweather/glory hunters, given their actual success, whilst much of our global fanbase has been built in our worst years.
More fans does not mean bigger. Man U and Liverpool would be bigger than us even with half the fanbase.
Nwaneri looks like a first team regular and he's only 17!
Mainoo is in trouble...
My hot take: Nwaneri will be a regular after January. I cannot believe he’s that good for his age - especially after the c*vid year!
What's up with Calafori?
Deal is done.
He still needs to finish off contract formalities in the US.
I think he’ll be announced on Monday or Tuesday.
Nothing, you should know from experience if you're an Arsenal fan we are always, always slow with announcements.
Q: Charles do you watch the olympic? If so, is their any specific sports you looking forward too?
People criticising Zinchenko for looking a bit off the pace in his first start in pre season is just bizarre 😂
Thought Zinny was very good against Bournemouth. People need to get off his case.
He's scapegoat of the month, is all it is. Truth is Partey if anyone looked well off the pace, but Zinchenko gets pelters no matter what he does at the moment.
@@Amberle38 agreed, Partey looks like his finished
I think midfield is where I would trust zinchenko now we have left defenders to cover, I don’t think LB is where he should be playing
Please God, can we somehow score an offside goal against united before automated offside comes in and then them have a goal ruled out for offside after Christmas.
I don’t know what you saw from Jesus? I thought his legs looked heavy. He missed 2 huge chances before getting a tap-in from Nwaneri. He lost the ball a few times because of some bad first touches and his decision making in the final third also left a lot to be desired. Very poor game in my opinion. To me he looks exactly the same as last season.
A few things. Was never a fan of VAR, but it's now essential. Jesus goal was offside easily and would never have stood with VAR. If United had scored that goal, I would be fuming. Finally, Partey looks like his finished at the top level. Of course, I hope Im is wrong, but he looks so slow and predictable and needs to lose a few pounds. He plays like his been playing, and he will become a liability in the heart of our midfield.
Definitely need a striker who scores loads.. Jesus is a 'spark' , literally, and won't last 10+ games before breaking down, again. Hope Arteta isn't gambling on Havertz banging in 20+ PL goals!
No more pointless penalty shootouts please
First
What do you mean by a draw would have been a fair result? Please stop with all this condescension.
Greatest club in the world charles really??. Without champions leagueb😂
I don’t understand the ageism from you towards are younger players . IF YOUR GOOD ENOUGH YOU START.
It's are shite😂
People criticising Zinchenko for looking a bit off the pace in his first start in pre season is just bizarre 😂