im not happy with him the last two seasons tbh.. he is way to impatient on the ball and he hits far to many crosses blindly into the box.. rarely finding his team mates. Also i dont see him passing his man much either, he just tends to run into them.
Yes . Martinelli needs to keep his head up and look for players around him in the final pass. His head is usually down at the ball and losing the focus on players around him.
Wont happen if anything his decision making is getting worse over time. He’s still a valuable player in open games but those are getting more and more rare for us. I wouldn’t sell him but his future is as a backup.
They're not going to, so it's not blessing unless this persists until January where they might do something. Bottom line is at this point both jesus and martineli might need to be shifted next summer they're not good enough
I totally agree, Charles. If we can get the 30 mill now for Eddy, then we should sell him. It's been hard enough already to attract buyers. We will have the money to buy a decent striker, but time is running out.
Kai also made a key stop tracking back late in the game. It wasn't happening for him going forward, but he did so many other things well that often go unnoticed.
Martinelli needs to keep his head up and look for players around him in the final pass. His head is usually down at the ball and losing the focus on players around him.
I totally agree with your assessment and rating of Haverts. He was brilliant in positioning himself in great areas and stretching the defense. It was his decision making when he had the ball that was the problem. And I think the central defense partnership of Arsenal is working so well. Saliba had a stinker in the first game and was bailed out by Gabby. The opposite happened in the second.
Can we take a moment to acknowledge how awesome Ben White is. Dispensing instant karma upon the Villa player that kicked the ball at Saliba. What a legend ❤
Martinelli looks a shadow of the young electric player he was a few seasons ago. I do wonder if he’s been overloaded with info and it’s knocked his natural flair a bit. Second choice LW for me now. But I hope he rediscovers his best form
I think he's been doubled up on saka when through this for a while but he's managed to come through it and he's a better player for it. He just needs to learn to deal with being doubled up on and when beating opposing fullback his cross needs to be better. His cutbacks are on point he just needs to be a little less predictable.
Thomas Partey is significant to the Arsenal midfield. Honestly, we would have lost this game without Partey yesterday. Last season, we lost both away and home games against Villa without Partey as well. The importance of Partey to this Arsenal side is often undermined these days. This is probably due to the arrival of Declan Rice.
A section of the fan base never liked Partey from the start, and have decided that he should be sold or offloaded, using his injury history as justification.
Negativity around Partey of recent has been fair, post injury he was seriously leggy, slow and clumsy. From huge influence to huge risk. However, v Wolves played ok & deffo deserved selection yesterday. Played v.well. Regaining top form at his level (& age) a slow but in his case, able process.
@iykeharrison9161 Absolute BULLSHIT fabrication. Why the fuck do you people do this? He was class but has hardly been fit the last couple of seasons - perfectly reasonable to be looking to move him on given his age and contract situation.
I agree with Artetta's selection of Martinelli in this match. His work softened up Villas defence. Trossard is a little slow, which is why he is such a wonderful player in the tire phase of the match (65 mins onwards). I know that he should not be satisfied by this role, but he looked ordinary pretty much every time he started last term.
Hi Charles What do you think we can realistically expect to happen in the rest of window? For me: - Merino comes in and Eddie leaves to Nottingham as planed - Ramsdale leaves on loan, Juan Garcia comes in - Kiwior and Tierney leave on loan - We get a forward in on loan (Coman or Sterling) or we buy Raphinha and Nelson leaves on loan accordingly, if there is interest Not what I want, but what I expect. Maybe it's few deals too many given the short time left
Hi Charles, thanks again for the great content. I agree with you that Trossard should be starting ahead of Martinelli... although he is an absolutely incredible impact sub and generally scores from the bench
I was so pissed about that! Gave me flashbacks to that bogus Newcastle goal. How on Earth can you not call that, particularly with some of the lighter stuff that got whistled later? Thankfully Watkins dragged it wide. Oliver gets a lot of plaudits but I've seen him make plenty of questionable decisions against Arsenal.
@reisssato902 It would have been a 50/50 if this was wrestlemania. Bailey was falling and practically pulled Gabriel down with him, which allowed Rogers to take the ball and pass to Watkins for the miss. It's was clear for all to see. But I'm sure that, as usual, you guys will argue against what your eyes can clearly see. So carry on.
Good day sir Charles.tough but nice victory yesterday. Looking at Trossard's impact, why are we constantly giving Martinelli opportunities when we have a proven performer in Trossard? Whenever he starts we are quick to point out areas in his game that we consider weak but somehow gloss over martinelli's challenges. For me Trossard starts every game and I am wondering if Martinelli has hit that proverbial ceiling. It's still early in the season but his decision making still hasn't improved in the final 3rd. Let's start Leandro next game
Hey Charles, found Arteta's post match interview interesting especially on the depth around the attacking players. I think what Arteta said should be some sort of message to the board and Edu that we definitely lack options upfront. The game against Villa wasn't bad but we had some difficult time when attacking and missed some clinical speed. What the fans thought we lack and Arteta said in his interview means this is some serious problems that needs to be solved before the window ends.
Couldn't agree more about that Ramsdale save v Maddison. I remember exactly where I was when I saw that (which speaks volumes for me as an international fan who watches games at all hours and in all types of random places). Best save I've seen an arsenal player make, but that Raya one was certainly up there. On Ramsdale, the longer the window drags on without concrete links the longer I get the feeling we'll see him in an Arsenal shirt for one more season. What do you think is the most likely outcome for Ramsdale this window? Love the show Charles, from a first time commenter long time viewer!
Rice needs to relax a bit. Not slow down but relax into it. He is feeling the pressure. He looked so average technically in Euros it has set him back a bit
Trossard is not the same player when he starts, he is - unfortunately - a "super" sub. Liverpool in their heyday had Chris Fairclough. Main concern from yesterday is that Arsenal are too slow in build up. They play through press, then pass backward, and have to do it again, and again. Remember when we used pace, like Pires, Ljungberg, Henry. Martinelli has that pace, but we do not make best use of it.
I don’t understand why both the player and the club aren’t working on improving his (Martinelli) decisions in the final third. If he’s most efficient in the center let him ghost into the 16 yards and if he can be efficient on the right, use him as a back up option to Saka. I think there’s a player in there he just needs to sort his feet out.
I don't know why you guys keep referring to Trossard as a super sub. Last season, he scored goals as a starter against West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Burnley. I don't know where this "super sub" narrative came from.
Good to hear the Jesus recovers quickly, when fit he is a fantastic player. However he has to recover quickly because he gets injured a lot. Kai is doing a great job, his work rate is unsurpassed. Take him and Gabby out and the cupboard is bare at the level we need. Leo, what an impact for not the first time, but Reiss also played well. Finally Timber, with Riccardo available to come in a left back, I believe Timber could be an effective holding midfield player and competition for Partey and White. Really happy with our defensive options but we do need that extra striker. Calvert-Lewis?
Hey Charlie! Agreed on most things you said, but ‘5’ for Haverts. I think you must have been chatting, or posting on ‘X’! Havertz not only adds to Arsenal, he has like a sixth sense when it comes to his off the ball work. He limits opposition midfielders to backwards balls or risky dinks. I think this is why Arteta continued to play him last season even when he wasn’t scoring. And that turned out nice!
This weekend showed that we are certainly light on attacking depth. I like Havertz, but if he is having an off week going forward like he did yesterday, we are going to need another option. If the price is right, getting Toney on a 2 or 2+1 year contract might be a good piece of late transfer window business. We already know he'd like to play for us, and if there are question marks about Jesus, we are going to need somebody who can provide some more firepower. We can still sell Eddie (which has to happen this window) then Reese and Jesus can provide us with options out wide.
We need an attacking addition, and more so with these injury scenarios. I just hope these decisions are the right ones, keeping in mind Edu needs to trim the squad so we have only players Arteta WANTS/WILL use.
A few things. Trossard is great at the end of games against tired defences when the game is stretched, I'm not sure he's good enough at the start of games. I'm really worried about Nketiah not leaving, Ornstein just broke the news that Eddie couldn't agree terms with Forest. We desperately need more firepower up front and at this point I'm not sure where it's going to come from.
Am so happy about the result ! But I keep wondering on the watkins header, is it harsh to think he had time to control the ball and finish the action? But lord raya save had my jaw to the floor
Morning Charles, Eddie still needs to go for financial reason's plus we need an upgrade, Leo or Kai can both play false 9 & Jesus will be back firing at some stage,however Mikel as pace and power as his formula for team success but we don't have this option up top. Would Toney be the answer/ option as he is clearly not been considered by Brentford and cheeky bid may work as he wants to stay in Prem but would be walking away for free next season.
Gabriel as again when pressed gives a opportunity to Aston Villa, we were lucky that Watkins failed to take the opportunity, Marteneli is also not in his prime. Passing too was a let down by Arsenal standards. Also defence splitting passes in final 3rd was missing. Partey is a bit slow n didn't take those initiative. Raya,Saliba, Oddegard (although he missed a sitter in the fag end) were excellent. Trodsard placement was fantastic. He should start. But getting Nelson as a sub was a surprise to me. Good 3points for us.
Hopefully Jesus is ready to go after the international break. That should give him four weeks off (miss Villa and Brighton) if it is a mild injury and just needs to rest.
Too late innit, they have contracts no suitors and no replacement lined up. Partey Zinchenko are on the list too. Hoping Timber and Calafiori don't join them.. 😢
Im worried fory boy Martinelli😢 Im sure he'll play better but he needs to be coming from the Banch from now on. I still think Trossard is a better impact sub
Thanks Charles. I keep saying we need to move on from Gabby Jesus and Tomiyasu and I will die on that hill. Enough of all "whenever he is fit, he is....". The most underrated attribute in football is fitness/availability. No matter how tremendous a player is, it is if no significance if he cannot be depended on to be available. Partey is in that same boat. Nketiah should get his well deserved move and we should get another forward option while the window is still open. For a successful title challenge, we cannot afford to carry passengers, sentiments need to be set aside and players have to justify their inclusion. Remember you're competing against this City team and not any other.
I'm hoping Partey can have a last season like Xhaka did for us. Shows his best and we can wish him well with great affection as he leaves at the end of the year.
Disagree that Trossard should start vs Brighton! Believe we should stick with Martinelli and prep him for away games to Spurs and Man City where his speed on the counter will be important.
Giving 4/10 to Martinelli was a disgrace; I watched the whole game and thought he was industrious and very hard working, and, at times, threatening. At least 6/10 for me.
Rice to me looks like he needs a break. He’s played so many games for club and country the last 2/3 years, he hasn’t quite looked himself to start the season. I hope we don’t pay the price later in the year for his load.
What's with this weird obsession with our midfield, Rice isn't playing badly, but some would have u believe he is. Partey isn't a liability he is an asset to the team, when he plays we flow much much better. Both Partey and Rice are playing well, Merino doesn't "walk" into this team, he is merely a rotation option for Partey/rice. Man u guys make the same comments under every video, Jesus.
@@charles9489 Don’t think it’s an obsession or weird - just an observation about Rice. Partey I think has had a good start to the season. Rice has I think in Charles’ player ratings had 2 6s so far. I reckon he had about 3 in the whole of last season. No it’s not a catastrophic drop off, but for such a consistent player he is below his best. Has he had a big enough of a break after so many games for England and Arsenal last season and West Ham the year before, seems a reasonable Q to ask. Maybe missing the first game and having an extra week of holiday would’ve been a better long term move.
Noooo ! Charles has been bitten by the "unbelievable" bug. From now on he'll lose the ability to use any other adjective to describe something good. Next he'll start calling footballers by their nicknames or adding a vowel to the end of their names. Anyway, I hope "Trossy" gets to play against his old team on Saturday. And the Ramsdale save was a different level to the Raya one. Certainly one of the best saves I've seen in recent years.
Trossard starting is a simplistic take that most oppositional RB would be burnout after 60minutes of Martinelli. They are the real combo. Trossard doesn't do as well when starting. Martinelli cannot finish game off. But flip the sequence... you get a deadline team plan.
The fact that Eddies transfer might be impacted due to the Jesus injury tells you we probably were not going to buy a forward.Lets see what happens,Havertz was mostly missing on Saturday.
Except we were absolutely seriously in for Sesko - if he had said yes we'd have a new forward already. People are missing the point that it's not just about getting *A* player any more but getting the RIGHT player - and rightly so.
I don't think Leo should be starting based on his anger, mikel should be making his decision based on the formation, Leo has started games where he didn't play well, so mikel should be in charge. Martinelli has to up his game. we know he has all he needs to be a top top player, and I know he will turn up.
Trossard needs to be a super sub, we lack a lot when he starts but when he comes off the bench he brings energy and precision! Need an attacking upgrade imo,Williams is the dream but I feel like Coman would also be a massive coup!
How does Havertz gets a 5 and Odegaard gets a 7. You know when Odegaard has a poor game, nothing is said about him or he pressed a lot lol. Kai was linking up and making plays all over the pitch, his intelligence showed
Hello Charles, have you ever given anyone a rating of 10? When because as long as I have daily listened to you, you have never given anyone a 10. And why don't you begin giving a rating for the coach's performance of the game also. Samuel
To not buy another striker is negligence and serious lack for foresight for the future Jesus is very injury prone and Havertz can’t play every game. We need a saka backup, Martinelli is off form and trossard competing for his position we are clearly 2 players short upfront. What are we doing!!!!
There is a lack of appreciation for hard work on this channel. Players like Havertz and Martinelli work their socks off. How do you see that as 4 and 5 (especially away from home)? Players like Martinelli, Odegaard and Havertz put in so much effort in a game, even if they do not score or assist you have to appreciate the work they do pressing, covering back etc imo.
We need a forward 100% , we were ok yesterday but sticks out like a sore thumb we need a focal point when teams press us at the back and cover the midfield options, Havertz does well but he comes too short sometimes & that makes us get stuck in the build up , i don't think Villa we're great yesterday despite all the fuss, i thought they we're disappointing at home as they we're last year but they got the result last year this time the one trick pony method of waiting for our mistakes and keeping it tight did'nt work, yes they had 1 glaring miss from Watkins & maybe the save from RAYA but other than that i thought they we're poor considering the investment & Villa we're at home! if Arsenal played that way at home we would be Lambasted from pillar to post, we deserved the win end of & to those who still think Emery was better at Arsenal than Arteta, just remember the ueafa cup final against the chavs, AWFUL as was the rest of that season
Charles we just cannot continue with injury prone players if we’re serious about winning the premier league! Jesus Partey Tommy and the likes. The continuing letting us down 😞
Charles been a fan for a while but 1st time to comment on your video appreciate your videos makes me wanna make my own but serious question is if we need a forward/winger why weren't we in for desire doue before he went to PSG this season looked like the next Eden hazard did you hear any rumours that we were in for him looked the perfect player to fill that role especially at 19 years old suprised nobody at the club had any complaints about him going to PSG etc
Was anyone actually that GULLIBLE to think this would be a minor injury which kept him out for a few days? Come on. When do our players ever return quickly? Plus, the club bare face lie to us and say it’s a few days so we don’t all kick off. I can see straight through them. Embarrassing.
On incoming transfers, while I’m all about long term planning, I think there are 2 questions you’ve got to now go back to. We tried to sign Sesko and Williams this summer as our top targets. Both had opportunities to come and didn’t. 1. How settled are we on those players as our best long term options? 2. How good is the chance of signing them next summer? If we aren’t pretty confident on both fronts, we need to reassess options now. On Williams, my worry is he wants to go to Barca and play opposite Yamal - are we holding out for a player we’re unlikely to get anyway? Might be time for plan B.
Jesus is a pain in the arse, every season he picks up an injury sometimes more than one. We should sell him bring in Gyokeres and/or make a play for Serge Gnabry at Bayern potential cash plus player (zinchenko) deal.
Hello Charles - weirdly I think this is perfect timing for Jesus to pick up the injury as its still at a time we can act in the market If it would have been at the end of next week we would be screwed I also agree with you on Eddie but would extend that now to Gabby - not only is he not the answer longterm for us but this just shows that we can't over rely on his fitness so we have to get someone in as we are short but also the quality to take us another level above Eddie & Jesus I've always felt we would get a winger(s) and save the striker for next season when we can go all in on Isak however now I feel we can still get a grade A level striker for this season to bolster our ranks and then still have room for Isak next season They must have something planned if letting Viera and Eddie go and Jesus injured Arteta even admitted in his press conference we are short so I do feel things will happen in this final week From Ben Randm🙏🏾💗🙌🏾
Love Jesus, but it does not matter if he can’t stay healthy…time to move on…sell Eddie and buy a striker…I truly hope Jesus is not long term hurt…Trossard looked unhappy after scoring …wonder if that is just him or a statement that “I could have done that all game if I started” kind of look…what a great late window buy!
I've lost patience with Jesus. Yes he comes back early but only to get injured again. He's a drain on our wage bill at this point. Time to move him on.
Quicker transition remains our issue. A PPDA of 6.3 shows that we are breaking up play really well, but the high number of passes (518) tells the story that when this happens in our defensive third, it takes too many passes to move forward. Looking at our games, it seems that the problem is the pass out of the defensive line to the midfield. I think this is why Timber and Calafiori were bought. For all his defensive excellence, Gabriel takes too long on the ball and tends to always pass sideways. I'm sure that's been recognised and Calafiori will replace him over time. And Timber will be the starting left back.
We need Gyokeres! Sell Eddie. Jesus' injury record means we can't rely on him. Yes he comes back from injuries quickly, but breaks down again even quicker 😢. Please, Arsenal, get Gyokeres in. We can't go through a season of coulda, shoulda, woulda again.
The thing with Leo, and he himself pointed it out in a post-match interview, said he was analysing the match from the bench and spotted areas to exploit; came on and did it, immediately. Give that dude a taller, heated, seat, a pair of binoculors (😁) and there is your special-job, boi.
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I love Martinelli and really want him to succeed at Arsenal but he has to start improving his attacking output and decision making.
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im not happy with him the last two seasons tbh.. he is way to impatient on the ball and he hits far to many crosses blindly into the box.. rarely finding his team mates. Also i dont see him passing his man much either, he just tends to run into them.
Yes . Martinelli needs to keep his head up and look for players around him in the final pass. His head is usually down at the ball and losing the focus on players around him.
Wont happen if anything his decision making is getting worse over time. He’s still a valuable player in open games but those are getting more and more rare for us. I wouldn’t sell him but his future is as a backup.
Timing of Jesus injury could be a blessing and force them into the market. fingers crossed they do something.
They're not going to, so it's not blessing unless this persists until January where they might do something. Bottom line is at this point both jesus and martineli might need to be shifted next summer they're not good enough
Or they just keep Eddie now and don't buy a new attacker.
No blessing there, if thry have funds for a striker it means not getting a player for another position
@@Paul-zx8fgwhy would you say that my heart just sank reading that comment as I thought you might be right 😂
Is there anybody out there that’s a bit older we could use for a season or 2 till we find a better striker a bit like united did with zlatan
I totally agree, Charles. If we can get the 30 mill now for Eddy, then we should sell him. It's been hard enough already to attract buyers. We will have the money to buy a decent striker, but time is running out.
Havertz worked so hard, but also showed great link up play yesterday. One of our better players. 7/10 for me.
Completely agree
Kai also made a key stop tracking back late in the game. It wasn't happening for him going forward, but he did so many other things well that often go unnoticed.
Good to see you acknowledged Morgan Rogers
Just wow and he’s English too!! 🏴
Martinelli needs to keep his head up and look for players around him in the final pass. His head is usually down at the ball and losing the focus on players around him.
I totally agree with your assessment and rating of Haverts. He was brilliant in positioning himself in great areas and stretching the defense. It was his decision making when he had the ball that was the problem. And I think the central defense partnership of Arsenal is working so well. Saliba had a stinker in the first game and was bailed out by Gabby. The opposite happened in the second.
White should get a 9 after leathering the ball onto McGinn's midriff
Nah 9 for face 10 for his balls 😂, that's an 8 😮
Jesus was looking so sharp, absolutely gutted!
But hopefully not surprised because if so your probably think Partey is starting 38 PL games this season 😂
Can we take a moment to acknowledge how awesome Ben White is. Dispensing instant karma upon the Villa player that kicked the ball at Saliba.
What a legend ❤
Martinelli looks a shadow of the young electric player he was a few seasons ago. I do wonder if he’s been overloaded with info and it’s knocked his natural flair a bit. Second choice LW for me now. But I hope he rediscovers his best form
I think he's been doubled up on saka when through this for a while but he's managed to come through it and he's a better player for it. He just needs to learn to deal with being doubled up on and when beating opposing fullback his cross needs to be better. His cutbacks are on point he just needs to be a little less predictable.
Thomas Partey is significant to the Arsenal midfield. Honestly, we would have lost this game without Partey yesterday. Last season, we lost both away and home games against Villa without Partey as well. The importance of Partey to this Arsenal side is often undermined these days. This is probably due to the arrival of Declan Rice.
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A section of the fan base never liked Partey from the start, and have decided that he should be sold or offloaded, using his injury history as justification.
Negativity around Partey of recent has been fair, post injury he was seriously leggy, slow and clumsy. From huge influence to huge risk.
However, v Wolves played ok & deffo deserved selection yesterday. Played v.well.
Regaining top form at his level (& age) a slow but in his case, able process.
@iykeharrison9161
Absolute BULLSHIT fabrication. Why the fuck do you people do this? He was class but has hardly been fit the last couple of seasons - perfectly reasonable to be looking to move him on given his age and contract situation.
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I agree with Artetta's selection of Martinelli in this match. His work softened up Villas defence. Trossard is a little slow, which is why he is such a wonderful player in the tire phase of the match (65 mins onwards). I know that he should not be satisfied by this role, but he looked ordinary pretty much every time he started last term.
Hi Charles
What do you think we can realistically expect to happen in the rest of window?
For me:
- Merino comes in and Eddie leaves to Nottingham as planed
- Ramsdale leaves on loan, Juan Garcia comes in
- Kiwior and Tierney leave on loan
- We get a forward in on loan (Coman or Sterling) or we buy Raphinha and Nelson leaves on loan accordingly, if there is interest
Not what I want, but what I expect. Maybe it's few deals too many given the short time left
Tbf, Trossard makes the most impact as a sub. Couldn't really replicate consistently when he starts... defensively not as strong and reliable too
Hi Charles, thanks again for the great content. I agree with you that Trossard should be starting ahead of Martinelli... although he is an absolutely incredible impact sub and generally scores from the bench
Worth noting that maybe the first goal doesn't happen without Kai causing problems for the defender which led to the ball finding its way to Leo.
Not maybe,if he isn't there there isn't a goal but that ain't the same as a terrific assist.
The reason Morgan Rodgers looked so good vs Rice and Partey was partly because they were booked and didn’t want to get sent off!
No one is talking about the fact that Gabriel was literally dragged down (foul) for that Watkins chance in the first half.
Yes the first Ollie Watkins attempt had that foul in the build up. The VAR would have ruled out the goal even if Ollie scored.
I was so pissed about that! Gave me flashbacks to that bogus Newcastle goal. How on Earth can you not call that, particularly with some of the lighter stuff that got whistled later? Thankfully Watkins dragged it wide. Oliver gets a lot of plaudits but I've seen him make plenty of questionable decisions against Arsenal.
@@Samwilson28 I seriously doubt that VAR would have bothered
it was 50/50 and Bailey won the ball fair & square
@reisssato902 It would have been a 50/50 if this was wrestlemania. Bailey was falling and practically pulled Gabriel down with him, which allowed Rogers to take the ball and pass to Watkins for the miss. It's was clear for all to see. But I'm sure that, as usual, you guys will argue against what your eyes can clearly see. So carry on.
Same thing happened last season, Jesus misses 10 of the first 12 games, and Eddie scored 5 goals in 10 starts replacing Jesus
Good day sir Charles.tough but nice victory yesterday. Looking at Trossard's impact, why are we constantly giving Martinelli opportunities when we have a proven performer in Trossard? Whenever he starts we are quick to point out areas in his game that we consider weak but somehow gloss over martinelli's challenges. For me Trossard starts every game and I am wondering if Martinelli has hit that proverbial ceiling. It's still early in the season but his decision making still hasn't improved in the final 3rd. Let's start Leandro next game
Hey Charles, found Arteta's post match interview interesting especially on the depth around the attacking players. I think what Arteta said should be some sort of message to the board and Edu that we definitely lack options upfront. The game against Villa wasn't bad but we had some difficult time when attacking and missed some clinical speed. What the fans thought we lack and Arteta said in his interview means this is some serious problems that needs to be solved before the window ends.
Couldn't agree more about that Ramsdale save v Maddison. I remember exactly where I was when I saw that (which speaks volumes for me as an international fan who watches games at all hours and in all types of random places). Best save I've seen an arsenal player make, but that Raya one was certainly up there.
On Ramsdale, the longer the window drags on without concrete links the longer I get the feeling we'll see him in an Arsenal shirt for one more season. What do you think is the most likely outcome for Ramsdale this window?
Love the show Charles, from a first time commenter long time viewer!
Martinelli is not improving... Rice is tired cramping for 2nd match😢
Rice needs to relax a bit. Not slow down but relax into it. He is feeling the pressure. He looked so average technically in Euros it has set him back a bit
Sell Eddie anyhow, if we get replacement that's well and good if not try in winter transfer for his replacement
Trossard is not the same player when he starts, he is - unfortunately - a "super" sub. Liverpool in their heyday had Chris Fairclough. Main concern from yesterday is that Arsenal are too slow in build up. They play through press, then pass backward, and have to do it again, and again. Remember when we used pace, like Pires, Ljungberg, Henry. Martinelli has that pace, but we do not make best use of it.
I don’t understand why both the player and the club aren’t working on improving his (Martinelli) decisions in the final third.
If he’s most efficient in the center let him ghost into the 16 yards and if he can be efficient on the right, use him as a back up option to Saka.
I think there’s a player in there he just needs to sort his feet out.
@francisxavierderyzunuo1427 what's the 16 yeards?
Spot on. It's so frustrating to watch. They beat the press and then pass backwards. We can't beat top teams playing like that.
I don't know why you guys keep referring to Trossard as a super sub. Last season, he scored goals as a starter against West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Burnley. I don't know where this "super sub" narrative came from.
@@iykeharrison9161 come now, you do know...
Good to hear the Jesus recovers quickly, when fit he is a fantastic player. However he has to recover quickly because he gets injured a lot. Kai is doing a great job, his work rate is unsurpassed. Take him and Gabby out and the cupboard is bare at the level we need. Leo, what an impact for not the first time, but Reiss also played well. Finally Timber, with Riccardo available to come in a left back, I believe Timber could be an effective holding midfield player and competition for Partey and White. Really happy with our defensive options but we do need that extra striker. Calvert-Lewis?
Hey Charlie! Agreed on most things you said, but ‘5’ for Haverts. I think you must have been chatting, or posting on ‘X’! Havertz not only adds to Arsenal, he has like a sixth sense when it comes to his off the ball work. He limits opposition midfielders to backwards balls or risky dinks. I think this is why Arteta continued to play him last season even when he wasn’t scoring. And that turned out nice!
This weekend showed that we are certainly light on attacking depth. I like Havertz, but if he is having an off week going forward like he did yesterday, we are going to need another option. If the price is right, getting Toney on a 2 or 2+1 year contract might be a good piece of late transfer window business. We already know he'd like to play for us, and if there are question marks about Jesus, we are going to need somebody who can provide some more firepower. We can still sell Eddie (which has to happen this window) then Reese and Jesus can provide us with options out wide.
We need an attacking addition, and more so with these injury scenarios. I just hope these decisions are the right ones, keeping in mind Edu needs to trim the squad so we have only players Arteta WANTS/WILL use.
A few things. Trossard is great at the end of games against tired defences when the game is stretched, I'm not sure he's good enough at the start of games. I'm really worried about Nketiah not leaving, Ornstein just broke the news that Eddie couldn't agree terms with Forest. We desperately need more firepower up front and at this point I'm not sure where it's going to come from.
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Am so happy about the result ! But I keep wondering on the watkins header, is it harsh to think he had time to control the ball and finish the action? But lord raya save had my jaw to the floor
Morning Charles, Eddie still needs to go for financial reason's plus we need an upgrade, Leo or Kai can both play false 9 & Jesus will be back firing at some stage,however Mikel as pace and power as his formula for team success but we don't have this option up top. Would Toney be the answer/ option as he is clearly not been considered by Brentford and cheeky bid may work as he wants to stay in Prem but would be walking away for free next season.
Gabriel as again when pressed gives a opportunity to Aston Villa, we were lucky that Watkins failed to take the opportunity, Marteneli is also not in his prime. Passing too was a let down by Arsenal standards. Also defence splitting passes in final 3rd was missing. Partey is a bit slow n didn't take those initiative. Raya,Saliba, Oddegard (although he missed a sitter in the fag end) were excellent. Trodsard placement was fantastic. He should start. But getting Nelson as a sub was a surprise to me. Good 3points for us.
Hopefully Jesus is ready to go after the international break.
That should give him four weeks off (miss Villa and Brighton) if it is a mild injury and just needs to rest.
Jens Lehmann - vs Real Madrid in second leg of ‘06 CL when we knocked them out.
The first Ollie Watkins attempt had that foul on Gabriel in the build up. The VAR would have ruled out the goal even if Ollie scored.
Hi charles
I think Raya is doing well,
However i think Ramsdale in terms of making crazy saves ,I think Ramsdale is above Raya.
Time to call it on Jesus and Tomi, best ability is availability and there is no point paying their salaries for 6 games a season
Too late innit, they have contracts no suitors and no replacement lined up. Partey Zinchenko are on the list too. Hoping Timber and Calafiori don't join them.. 😢
Im worried fory boy Martinelli😢
Im sure he'll play better but he needs to be coming from the Banch from now on. I still think Trossard is a better impact sub
We should go for pedro from Brighton
Thanks Charles. I keep saying we need to move on from Gabby Jesus and Tomiyasu and I will die on that hill. Enough of all "whenever he is fit, he is....". The most underrated attribute in football is fitness/availability. No matter how tremendous a player is, it is if no significance if he cannot be depended on to be available. Partey is in that same boat. Nketiah should get his well deserved move and we should get another forward option while the window is still open. For a successful title challenge, we cannot afford to carry passengers, sentiments need to be set aside and players have to justify their inclusion. Remember you're competing against this City team and not any other.
I'm hoping Partey can have a last season like Xhaka did for us. Shows his best and we can wish him well with great affection as he leaves at the end of the year.
Disagree that Trossard should start vs Brighton!
Believe we should stick with Martinelli and prep him for away games to Spurs and Man City where his speed on the counter will be important.
So can we buy a striker now? Thank you
Giving 4/10 to Martinelli was a disgrace; I watched the whole game and thought he was industrious and very hard working, and, at times, threatening. At least 6/10 for me.
Your thumbnail is misleading Charles, it indicates the scan report was already out and it was concerning. 🙂
He comes back from injury and keeps breaking down have they figured that out?
Sell Eddie the get Jesus and tomiyasu for for jan and sell them whilst being active for once in the jan window.
best save candidate has to include that double save against Liverpool by Wojciech
so unlucky G.jesus
he could have helped us. We might need to do a deadline day miracle
Rice to me looks like he needs a break. He’s played so many games for club and country the last 2/3 years, he hasn’t quite looked himself to start the season. I hope we don’t pay the price later in the year for his load.
Merino may be the answer for the on field-time sharing
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Hes not playing his natural position..Partey needs to move en Merino on 8
What's with this weird obsession with our midfield, Rice isn't playing badly, but some would have u believe he is. Partey isn't a liability he is an asset to the team, when he plays we flow much much better.
Both Partey and Rice are playing well, Merino doesn't "walk" into this team, he is merely a rotation option for Partey/rice.
Man u guys make the same comments under every video, Jesus.
@@charles9489 Don’t think it’s an obsession or weird - just an observation about Rice. Partey I think has had a good start to the season.
Rice has I think in Charles’ player ratings had 2 6s so far. I reckon he had about 3 in the whole of last season. No it’s not a catastrophic drop off, but for such a consistent player he is below his best. Has he had a big enough of a break after so many games for England and Arsenal last season and West Ham the year before, seems a reasonable Q to ask. Maybe missing the first game and having an extra week of holiday would’ve been a better long term move.
Noooo ! Charles has been bitten by the "unbelievable" bug. From now on he'll lose the ability to use any other adjective to describe something good.
Next he'll start calling footballers by their nicknames or adding a vowel to the end of their names. Anyway, I hope "Trossy" gets to play against his old team on Saturday.
And the Ramsdale save was a different level to the Raya one. Certainly one of the best saves I've seen in recent years.
Trossard starting is a simplistic take that most oppositional RB would be burnout after 60minutes of Martinelli.
They are the real combo. Trossard doesn't do as well when starting. Martinelli cannot finish game off. But flip the sequence... you get a deadline team plan.
Obviously, you will find G.J. on the sideline throughout the season as usual. Why have they not offloaded him to Saudi yet??
The problem with Jesus is he likes to handle the ball for too long and defenders will not allow you dribble them even in training...
Someone needs to lay some healing hands on Jesus. Great player when fit. Which isn't too often unfortunately.
At least the window is still open!
The fact that Eddies transfer might be impacted due to the Jesus injury tells you we probably were not going to buy a forward.Lets see what happens,Havertz was mostly missing on Saturday.
Ok Buddy !! Striker this striker that we ain’t getting a striker for the sake of it !!
Except we were absolutely seriously in for Sesko - if he had said yes we'd have a new forward already.
People are missing the point that it's not just about getting *A* player any more but getting the RIGHT player - and rightly so.
I don't think Leo should be starting based on his anger, mikel should be making his decision based on the formation, Leo has started games where he didn't play well, so mikel should be in charge. Martinelli has to up his game. we know he has all he needs to be a top top player, and I know he will turn up.
Trossard needs to be a super sub, we lack a lot when he starts but when he comes off the bench he brings energy and precision! Need an attacking upgrade imo,Williams is the dream but I feel like Coman would also be a massive coup!
How does Havertz gets a 5 and Odegaard gets a 7. You know when Odegaard has a poor game, nothing is said about him or he pressed a lot lol. Kai was linking up and making plays all over the pitch, his intelligence showed
at least there's an international break, so hopefully, if not too bad then GJ9 will only miss 2 games
Agreed Charles. Sell Eddie and see what needs to be done. Still time to get a second string striker
Jesus needs to go, hes available for like 4 games during season.
Even if Jesus isn't injured, we still need a clinical striker, cos he's been critically inconsistent in front of goal.
Hello Charles, have you ever given anyone a rating of 10? When because as long as I have daily listened to you, you have never given anyone a 10.
And why don't you begin giving a rating for the coach's performance of the game also.
Samuel
To not buy another striker is negligence and serious lack for foresight for the future Jesus is very injury prone and Havertz can’t play every game. We need a saka backup, Martinelli is off form and trossard competing for his position we are clearly 2 players short upfront. What are we doing!!!!
There is a lack of appreciation for hard work on this channel. Players like Havertz and Martinelli work their socks off. How do you see that as 4 and 5 (especially away from home)? Players like Martinelli, Odegaard and Havertz put in so much effort in a game, even if they do not score or assist you have to appreciate the work they do pressing, covering back etc imo.
Watch Chelsea attacking subs and we feel bit bare in the impact sub cupboard.
Been saying for a year we should get rid of Jesus and Nketiah
How bad Martinelli played last few games!?
What concern?even with jesus fit,we still need new forwards(number 9 and RW).
We need a forward 100% , we were ok yesterday but sticks out like a sore thumb we need a focal point when teams press us at the back and cover the midfield options, Havertz does well but he comes too short sometimes & that makes us get stuck in the build up ,
i don't think Villa we're great yesterday despite all the fuss, i thought they we're disappointing at home as they we're last year but they got the result last year this time the one trick pony method of waiting for our mistakes and keeping it tight did'nt work, yes they had 1 glaring miss from Watkins & maybe the save from RAYA but other than that i thought they we're poor considering the investment & Villa we're at home! if Arsenal played that way at home we would be Lambasted from pillar to post, we deserved the win end of & to those who still think Emery was better at Arsenal than Arteta, just remember the ueafa cup final against the chavs, AWFUL as was the rest of that season
@ianhatchman1627 not to mention having teams make 20 shots against us.
My guy❤
Charles we just cannot continue with injury prone players if we’re serious about winning the premier league! Jesus Partey Tommy and the likes. The continuing letting us down 😞
Charles been a fan for a while but 1st time to comment on your video appreciate your videos makes me wanna make my own but serious question is if we need a forward/winger why weren't we in for desire doue before he went to PSG this season looked like the next Eden hazard did you hear any rumours that we were in for him looked the perfect player to fill that role especially at 19 years old suprised nobody at the club had any complaints about him going to PSG etc
Arsenal was losing before Trossard came in making great impact ,he’s much better than Martinelli.
Was anyone actually that GULLIBLE to think this would be a minor injury which kept him out for a few days? Come on. When do our players ever return quickly? Plus, the club bare face lie to us and say it’s a few days so we don’t all kick off. I can see straight through them. Embarrassing.
Sell Eddie and loan a striker if you need. Don’t panic buy. But we do need a winger.
Come on you Gunners! ❤
On incoming transfers, while I’m all about long term planning, I think there are 2 questions you’ve got to now go back to. We tried to sign Sesko and Williams this summer as our top targets. Both had opportunities to come and didn’t.
1. How settled are we on those players as our best long term options?
2. How good is the chance of signing them next summer?
If we aren’t pretty confident on both fronts, we need to reassess options now. On Williams, my worry is he wants to go to Barca and play opposite Yamal - are we holding out for a player we’re unlikely to get anyway?
Might be time for plan B.
Jesus is a pain in the arse, every season he picks up an injury sometimes more than one. We should sell him bring in Gyokeres and/or make a play for Serge Gnabry at Bayern potential cash plus player (zinchenko) deal.
Hello Charles - weirdly I think this is perfect timing for Jesus to pick up the injury as its still at a time we can act in the market
If it would have been at the end of next week we would be screwed
I also agree with you on Eddie but would extend that now to Gabby - not only is he not the answer longterm for us but this just shows that we can't over rely on his fitness so we have to get someone in as we are short but also the quality to take us another level above Eddie & Jesus
I've always felt we would get a winger(s) and save the striker for next season when we can go all in on Isak however now I feel we can still get a grade A level striker for this season to bolster our ranks and then still have room for Isak next season
They must have something planned if letting Viera and Eddie go and Jesus injured
Arteta even admitted in his press conference we are short so I do feel things will happen in this final week
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Morgan Rogers made Partey look like Francis Coquelin.
Also Rice.
😂😂😂
? Coquelin was fine defensively though... More like he made partey look like granit xhaka.
Trossard will be sold in January 😉
Love Jesus, but it does not matter if he can’t stay healthy…time to move on…sell Eddie and buy a striker…I truly hope Jesus is not long term hurt…Trossard looked unhappy after scoring …wonder if that is just him or a statement that “I could have done that all game if I started” kind of look…what a great late window buy!
Eddie needs to be sold and at this point I would question if Jesus should join him. We haven’t had a full season out of him since he joined
Jesus is constantly injured his one of those players who will always have injury problems unfortunately so one has to have a replacement for him
Partey is soooo good
I've lost patience with Jesus. Yes he comes back early but only to get injured again. He's a drain on our wage bill at this point. Time to move him on.
Quicker transition remains our issue. A PPDA of 6.3 shows that we are breaking up play really well, but the high number of passes (518) tells the story that when this happens in our defensive third, it takes too many passes to move forward. Looking at our games, it seems that the problem is the pass out of the defensive line to the midfield. I think this is why Timber and Calafiori were bought. For all his defensive excellence, Gabriel takes too long on the ball and tends to always pass sideways. I'm sure that's been recognised and Calafiori will replace him over time. And Timber will be the starting left back.
Bloody statwankers I swear 🤦🏻♂️
We need Gyokeres! Sell Eddie. Jesus' injury record means we can't rely on him. Yes he comes back from injuries quickly, but breaks down again even quicker 😢. Please, Arsenal, get Gyokeres in. We can't go through a season of coulda, shoulda, woulda again.
Jesus injured again?? Who’d have thunk it?!
Are we signing a winger?.....nico per say?...I have been following you
per se*
The thing with Leo, and he himself pointed it out in a post-match interview, said he was analysing the match from the bench and spotted areas to exploit; came on and did it, immediately. Give that dude a taller, heated, seat, a pair of binoculors (😁) and there is your special-job, boi.
I’m so tired of Jesus’s injury woes. Just sell him. Hopefully we have someone in mind to buy.
If we don’t get a striker now then it’s literally turning into a derelict of duty
I feel like this window has raheem sterling written all over it, and i don’t think its going to benefit us
Jesus should legally change his name to Wile E. Coyote, he go's on a thrilling run and ends up in a heap every time .
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That's all folks