Arsenal latest news: Edu's transfer pressure | Fixtures reaction | Partey's future | Rice's role
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Hello everyone and welcome to this week's Inside Arsenal extra-time, where I'm joined as usual by James Benge of CBS Sports.
In this week's show we react to the Premier League fixture announcement and debate whether Arsenal's tough start has put more pressure on Edu to get Arsenal's transfer business sorted early. We also answer plenty of your questions on several topics, including Thomas Partey's future, Declan Rice's best role and finding cover for Martin Odegaard.
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Fixtures reaction
11:45 - Edu's transfer pressure
22:10 - Partey's future
26:53 - Rice's role
38:03 - England chat
45:20 - Keep or sell 
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Just got home, kicked my shoes off, put on the kettle for some green tea and inside Arsenal with you guys. I'm in my happy place 🧘♂️
Same haha 😂
Whoever made the point about Thomas Partey being essential for those early fixtures makes a great point!
I don't get excited about the release of the fixtures anymore. It always all change. Opening fixture is all i look at. Wolves at home? i'll take it.
Charles, have you seen Neto's performance yesterday? Just what Arsenal lacks and needs. He is injury prone but currently, i can't think of a better winger we can sign who is PL proven and fits into this Arsenal category. Created an assist on his own out of nothing. That's what Arsenal surely wants.
I don't mean Arsenal should go all out and try to sign Neto, but it would be a shame if we don't initiate any talks or negotiations either.
The National is playing at Glastonburry I think. I like quite a few of their songs. Enjoy.
Declan rice is one of the best midfielders right now hugely important for club and country
I mean Trent does kinda play the KDB roll for Liverpool. He just does it from a different position
Hi Charles,
My thoughts on Rice's position and the 6/8 dilemma.
Whether or not Rice is a 6 or an 8 will depend on the game (we have signed many versatile players to be unpredictable). I will also say that if it were a binary choice, I think that Rice is an 8.
In big games (e.g. Man City away), I would put Rice in the 8. I love how he steps up onto the opponent's 6 (e.g. stepping onto Rodri), and I feel much more comfortable defending in our 4-4-2 block if we have Rice and another natural #6 than if Rice were the #6 and we have a more attacking #8. Rice also presents a good ball-carrying presence, and Rice does offer more attacking threat than we give him credit for (although Rice and Martinelli don't exactly work too well, this can be fixed with Timber at LB and a channel-running #9 who provides an overlap to Martinelli (Havertz?)). We will want to jump on the opponents early and stifle their build up, and I love Rice as part of the high press in this regard, as he can win the ball back high and early. Obviously, Rice can still do this as a #6, but as a #8 he can do this more frequently.
However, in games where we're facing a mid or low block (e.g. Ipswich Town at home), Rice might be better off as a 6. This allows us to simply play more attacking minded midfielders ahead of him. I have issues with his conservativeness in possession, but if we have two attacking-minded #8s (let's say Odegaard and Youssouf Fofana), they can drop out of the block and help Rice progress play.
In terms of transfers, we should sign both a 6 and an 8. From what I'm hearing, Amadou Onana will cost £50 million and Youssouf Fofana will cost around £17 million. £67 million spent, and we will have utmost flexibility in the midfield department.
To get off the fence, I think Rice is more of an 8. Rice is much more of a free-roamer than Rodri by nature, and if we play with a lone #6, Rice might be more static, which will limit some of his capabilities (covering ground, ball carrying, etc.) Rice is also very conservative on the ball as a 6, and I worry about his progressive passing, despite how much he's improved recently. Prime example is the Fulham game. If Rice is to play as a #6, he needs progressive players around him to drop in next to him and help. I am not confident in Rice's ability to recieve the ball off the defence and progress play. However, Rice can still do the things that he's good at as a #8 (running around, winning the ball, driving forwards, transition control, etc.), while letting someone else, a more progressive #6, do the stuff that he's not good at. A #6 must have the ability to recieve from the first line and progress, unless we have an altered system, and I would rather someone who specializes in that be the #6. Put it this way: in many of the games that we lost this season (Aston Villa, West Ham, Fulham, Porto away), Rice played as a #6. I'm open to both possibilities, but what does this tell you?
I think we should sell Thomas on deadline day, get those first few fixtures out of the way.
Looks like this is a champion fixture 🤞
Rice 6 or 8 debate is nonsense. The main criticism of Rice (even if it's not entirely fair) has been his creative passing. That is what we've been missing from our left hand side and why Martinelli has been struggling a bit. Get Rice in as an impenetrable 6 that handles phase 1 and 2 of buildup, and get a De Jong style profile to handle phase 2 and 3 and unlock our left hand side. We seriously missed Xhaka's passing this season because we didn't directly replace his profile. That is our number one priority this summer.
Indeed Vieira's Arsenal's 1st team career. My phone went on Mustafi mode for a part of that sentence.
It is good though to see Tomiyasu, White, Timber, Partey, Odegaard, Jesus & even Vieira getting a fully fit pre season to be ready for the start of the new season when other top teams may not have this bonus.
I’m not sure James is making much sense on his thoughts on the Partey transfer. Who said we’re only going to get 5 mil for him? Especially if he’s going to Saudi. He’s on high wages and to justify that with 3,4 or 5 games he might come good in, doesn’t make much sense to me. I see an argument to keep Partey but that ain’t it. And Declan is not a 6, he doesn’t have the progressive passing needed to be a 6 in this system. His pass maps prove my point. The only time he works as a 6 is if you pair him with a player that does and they switch off in different phases of play.
Did you not get the "don't be satisfied" email?
James dodged the question but I'll answer it, Arsenal to win PL or CL over England winning 100% all day long.
I don't see arsenal starting 11 changing much in the transfer window. With the exception of a 6/8, martinelli and timber coming in, the 11 will be ready for the start of the season. The new signings will have time to bed in the team
Q why aren't arsenal looking at Openda I think he would be perfect for us 24 goals 13 assists in all comps and can play anywhere along the front three. Cf, Lw, Rw. Wouldn't he cover all bases and then free up necessary funds for lb and cm. Yousef fofana available for reported less than 35 million and kimmich reportedly available for less than 30 million plus kimmich could offer cover at rb also. With regards to left back a cheaper option to replace zinny I really like Estupinan of Brighton. What do you think Charles and James are these signings realistic and within our budget.?
james b has no idea
The transfer window closes the day before the third match vs Brighton. Edu and Arteta we trust!
Said many times. Rice is NOT a 6. First touch and elite progressive passing are essential in that role and he just does not have them at the required level.
Look at when he played 6 last season, they were our worst performances. Villa at home and away, Fulham away, West Ham at home.
In each he had neither Jorgi or Partey to help him. And we dropped points played poorly
Rice box to box and a new elite 6 should be the midfield
I’m not sure James is making much sense on his thoughts on the Partey transfer. Who said we’re only going to get 5 mil for him? Especially if he’s going to Saudi. He’s on high wages and to justify that with 3,4 or 5 games he might come good in, doesn’t make much sense to me. I see an argument to keep Partey but his wages don’t justify it.
Hey Charles, What do you think about Trent playing out the Left and Foden back in the middle and with the English Left back situation, I can see Saka having to take one for the team and go back there...
On the Euros Just I want to point out how good the refs have been. I think it completely shows how bad the standard is in England
Put Saka left back? Are you smoking crack? How tf are you gonna move one of your best attacking players into fullback🤦♂️ give your head a wobble mate ffs
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If we could resign Aaron Ramsey all over again in his prime and put him at the 8 and leave Rice at 6. We need a Ramsey type player in the squad.
My take on the Rice debate comes down to one point - how many 6s in the world are better than Declan Rice? I think the only player you can make a convincing case for is Rodri.
Now how many 8s are better than Declan Rice? Well the list is far bigger. And that’s no slight on rice at all - he’s so unbelievably good that he’s caused this whole debate - but the position where there is most room for improvement is the 8.
We are the Arsenal - we are built on some of the most technically gifted, graceful 8s that world football has ever seen! Fab, Santi, Nasri, Ramsey, Flamini, even the great Dani Ceballos!
Most positions in our squad need the floor raising signings, but the 8 is the one that needs a ceiling raiser signing.
I totally disagree. Rice is NOT a 6. Not in the sense that Partey is a 6. He does not have the first touch and progressive passing.
If you look at the games he played the 6 role role last season (without Partey or Jorginho) they were Fulham away, West Ham home, Villa away and Villa at home.
We need a fella to run the midfield, receive, turn and progress the ball. That's not Rice and he proved it again playing for England the other night. He has the interception and ball winning skills but lacks many characteristics of a top class 6
@@innercircle341 not a single one of the aforementioned games were lost due to Rice playing the 6.
The reason we signed him for 100+ million is not because we saw 8 potential, but because of the world class ability he showed at West Ham in the 6. It was our approach to the LCM position that cost us in those games. And at Villa. Rice in the 6 has absolutely everything you need. Might not have the progressive passing of Partey (yet), but that’s not a quality a 6 needs to possess to an 8 level standard.
@@Ash_Mead we will have to disagree and you are just making shit up. Fact is you have no clue what Artetas intentions are. I repeat he is not a 6
My guess is you are aged 16 to 20 and think you know it all.
@@innercircle341 we’ll come back to this next season😂
Nah you've totally got the role of the 6 wrong. Useless comments. And Rice was dreadful in the 2nd half versus Serbia. Dropped too deep because he was incapable, not press resistant enough, to receive the ball in midfield and get England moving.
As an overall team dynamic having him using his game reading, interception and athletic prowess up and down the pitch, in a similar role to Steven Gerrard, will be far more beneficial than having him sweep in front of Saliba and Gabriel (who don't need that much help)
Especially when you could get an elite 6 who can receive, turn, move and distribute the ball (like Partey does at his best) which will greatly impact progressing the ball forwards i.e Get the ball to Odegaard in areas where he can hurt the opposition
Rice cant do that, he mostly offloads sideways, just recycling the ball.
Rice can bomb up the field and join in with the wingers and Havertz to create a massive threat.
Sell Partey, Jorginho, Viera, and Lukonga. Replace them with two great mobile midfielders.
Hi Charles, I never manage to get my question in, in time for your show with TNAT cause of work. My question for him is not football-related. I just want to know what's the story behind the name TNAT and the profile icon.
Thanks
Gift.
Conrad Laimer looked good and played well against us in the champs
Laimer would be great because hes equally as good as an 8 as he is as an 6 ... But I doubt he would entertain leaving Bayern after just one season and they wont let him go
We don't have a UCL game between Spurs and City, it's a League Cup game, guys!!
Dear Charles
It seems our first XI is pretty much settled down now, do you think we should start investing in talent/potential or should we only be adding one or two world class players a season and leave some room for the academy boys?
I personally don't see the sense in buying substitutes...
I think that Jesus with his passing vision dribbling and hold up would be a great 10 like odegaard player
We don't play with a 10.
No he wouldn't.
@kunimitsune177 lol odegaard amd jesus have very similar skill sets and ode guard is basically a 10
First 5 fixtures: W, D, W, W, D or W, W, W, D, D... 11pts I would sign for 100%.
Think hurt of last season, minimal changes in style of play and a Martin Ødegaard that had a full summer off (and is wearing 10)... sets us up well.
Hi Charles,
Love from India, I am not sure why everyone is concerned about Tough Start rather facing tough opponents early gives us the chance to take maximum from them. I would rather have easier run in the second half of the season since during that time we may find ourselves in the deeper run of other tournaments like UCL/ FA cup. Easier fixture will enable us to rotate our squad players.
Plus i believe its the best chance for us to take points at City/Spurs away at start of the season, but for this to happen we need fixed plan and style of play which we had couple of seasons back unlike the last season where we started with some new system of Partey as RB and Gabi out of starting 11
Cheers,
Abhimit
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How come I've barely heard Frenkie De Jong mentioned as our midfield solution? World class at both 6 and 8, Barcelona need to sell, and he's mentioned wanting to join Arsenal in the past? He's the obvious choice!
Currently injured that’s why ruled out of euros
Honestly he would be a perfect fit. They probably want 80m odd for him tho and we have a few positions to strengthen.
He has no desire to leave Barca
I find it quite funny how in England many people already see Musiala and Wirtz as these readymade superstars that will transform every team they play in ... i can tell you that here in Germany they are regarded as exceptional talents (similar to Havertz or Sane a few years ago) but nobody would put them in the same bracket as Bellingham or even Foden - they still have to get to that level ... Also most people still think that teams like England, Portugal and France have the far superior squad to Germany ... I guess the grass is always greener away from home 😉
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Rice Can't Play at Number 6!
We had 5 losses in the pl, and 4 times he was the number 6! We had 5 draws in the pl, and 3 times he was playing as the number 6! We only started playing well and winning consistently after he moved to number 8! Why do you think Arteta moved him? 😂
Maybe that has as much to do with the alternatives at 8 not being up to it...
Havertz for example played there plenty and wasn't great - his form change aligned with his position change.
Rice played well regardless of position.
I think 7 times out of 10 is more then a coincidence! Rice is not the best at linking attack and defense.
Hi Charles does Frankie De Jong to Arsenal have legs ?? I think he’d be perfect for us, I also think Julian Brandt would be a perfect left 8 and therefore leave Dec at 6
We need a world class striker! This should be the next Declan rice signing.
Florian Wirtz is an Arsenal player.
Don't be satisfied = endeavour to get all the points! If we work hard- stay humble and stay focused and work our socks off then why not?
Arsene Wenger on the beach: Is this the new Philip Glass opera?
My view of the fixtures!
5 warm-ups before battering Man City, 3 training sessions before battering Liverpool Newcastle and Chelsea, 12 more warm-ups before battering Man City again, 14 warm-downs before picking up the PL trophy! 🥳
Keeping Partey is an absolute no-brainer for me...
Onana has all the raw attitudes, but I have doubts about his football intelligence (which makes it hard to be versatile). Zubimendi is probably the opposite... but takes longer to adapt to England.
Bruno is expensive, Douglas Luiz isn't tall enough...
The more time you spend thinking about our current transfer needs... you realize we are fishing in the smallest of ponds.
Ødegaard and Partey starting the season refreshed and rested absolutely key.
jb pleasssesss
stop talking
50:00 i find it more than slightly shameful that the whole discussion of partey is done without ever addressing the elephant in the room. considering you have no issues with discussing aubameyang or guendouzi's non-football related behaviour wrt their removal from the team, surely partey's 'questionable' extra-curricular activities should be a factor in whether he should stay or go. yet you steadfastly refuse to address this ugly elephant.
Everyone gives Edu credit for his transfer and contract negotiations his had some good ones but majority of them are terrible. Eddy on more money than Edison, pretty sure Diaz from Liverpool on less money than eddy. He signed marquinhos, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares don't understand why we can't go in for Eze + Toney proven EPL players we are always going outside the league to get players to play in the league make it make sense.
**PL*
If you can't get the name of the league right you don't get an opinion.
@kunimitsune177 this is the problem with this fan base 🙄
In Edu we trust.
He's bought every player in our team and hasn't put a foot wrong.
He even cleaned up the utter mess Sanlehi left behind, give the man a break.
Fans think real life is like FC24 and you just buy whoever you want whenever you want and can sell unwanted players with ease, real life is nothing like that.
I think it completely depends on how our players come back from the euros. If our core are fit we can win all of those games. League is ours then 😂
Hi Charles, surely Arsenal must go for Kvaratskhelia. Could get him for £80m. He has the potential to be an elite player. This would give Arsenal the option to use Martinelli as forward or right wing. No need for striker this window. He is a player that would put the fear into the elite sides, something we have lacked since Alexis Sanchez.
Napoli wont sell him
Martinelli is already a forward. Wingers are forwards.
It’s tempting to keep Partey for a bit of continuity… reconfiguring the midfield cost us points early last season
Tom Watts
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Rice at 6 or 8 talk... what made prime-Barca so good was their ability to win the ball back in dangerous positions.
Its not about stopping attacks... it is about turning the ball over high and having a player who is a good enough footballer to do that. If you don't win the ball back high, he has the athleticism to get back and form a double pivot.
Playing ball playing CBs at fullback (White, Timber, Tomi, Kiwior) strengthens your defense. The 6 becomes more about breaking the lines and less about defending.
Don't box Rice in and don't underestimate high turnovers.
I would rather have the top teams early on when the squad is complete and and the end when everyone is back...Rice as a six he is used to Arsenal and the boys around him particularly if we get a midfielder 8 even if we get a new 6 I wouldn't trust the player straight on the go but with partey yes six and rice 8
Add a 6 or an 8? If Partey stays and if ESR goes, then an 8 is a better choice. So…which 8? I really wanted Douglas Luiz, which appears unlikely now. Martinelli with a new 8 and a Jurien Timber that makes left back his own. That sounds pretty promising
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England win the euros or Arsenal win the CL......
COYG!!
You two guy talk so much bullocks. Just to get in there with the club. You dont have the best interest in the club as you CAN'T give your honest opinion.
Zero cares about Edus pressure……it’s his job start getting it right then ,then no pressure….🤷🏼♂️..still want arteta out he isn’t good enough simple nothing has changed…..
Arteta in 😂😂😂
So the thing is, fair enough. You saying he isn't good enough is him not being good enough to beat pep to a league title.
Do you know what it takes to beat pep to a title? Antonio Conte, klopp and jose mourinho are the only 3 to have done it (conte was when pep just moved to a man city so it wasn't his team yet) and the same managers that have won a title over him have lost more than they have won.
My point is if we were to sack him who on gods green earth would come in and be better placed with this current team to beat him. Like it's all well and good saying he isn't good enough to beat pep so replace him but I think you will find it damn near impossible to replace him.
@@michaelboiteau9890 Arteta has failed twice from geat positions to win it and came up short ….all his own fault title in his hands and he dropped it how long is this going to continue.?…..oh we wait for pep to leave grow up we should be back to back champions now…….🤷🏼♂️
Arteta in, Arteta out, Arteta shake it all about
@@michaelhearn3831 ok, thanks for reading my comment without understanding it I guess.
Who is the man to come in that would be in a better position to win the title. I'd like for you to answer the question but I know you gonna say mourinho or some shit.
If Partey leaves. Rice plays 6 & Zinny plays 8
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ no
Arsenal will flop next season Arteta OUT. Clueless transfer policy. I wish i could turn back time and NEVER support mickey mouse club. If we were serious we would have been double league winner. We missed the opportunity ALL downhill from here.
This is not gonna be cheap unless the club is city 😂 Haaland signed for City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022 for a relatively low transfer fee of £51.2million.. other clubs want players that can’t even meet Haaland’s benchmark and their asking price are ridiculously jack up!! no wonder City is charge 115.. something is not right City should be punished more, greedy agents should be investigated for corruption and punished as well ..
Thanks Charles I stayed till the end and can't wait to get my Easter egg 😂coyg ❤🤍