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8 months

A (not so) brief glance at Kai Havertz.

Kai Havertz has had a turbulent start to his Arsenal career, misjudged by many on what he was going to be with the resultant expectations…

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HBM

@HBM_afc

7 months

Gabriel Martinelli is over-performing his xG in the league by the way. He has 4 goals.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Please, can we collectively not give Mason Greenwood any time of day. He shouldn’t be playing football and mentioning his talent only helps in normalising the fact that he is being allowed to play after what he did. Don’t be complicit in this, it’s utterly disgusting.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

Marcus Rashford is relatively easily the biggest attacking talent that England's produced in the last decade. If he was in as good an environment as Foden or even Saka then the levels he'd be at likely wouldn't be comparable to either.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

Eddie fucking Nketiah man, what a performance. Big occasion and he stepped the fuck up, nobody was as good as him when he was on the pitch. I’m grinning from ear to ear, an academy product comes on and plays like that- it’s why we support the football club.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

If you don’t rate Marcus Rashford I’ve got some real questions surrounding how you view players. Complete game breaker, his value as an option is immeasurable. Starts for every side in the Premier League, superstar.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

I’m not sure how you can watch him and not see his ceiling. There are no technical or physical issues with Aaron Ramsdale, it’s all mental. Couple of passes here that I can’t imagine Raya pulling off, even if the Spaniard is generally better for now.

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@m4wiii

8 months

aaron ramsdale vs. brentford (a) @aaronramsdale98

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@HBM_afc

9 months

Jesus does tend to be a better finisher from the sides of the box, forced to go to one corner, negates a bit of the emotional issues he has a finisher.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

It’s a damning indictment on the sad state of Manchester United Football Club that Marcus Rashford is so heavily disliked by some of his own fans. How can you possibly make a talent like that ever be disputed? It’s a depressing state of affairs and in no way Rashford’s fault.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Rafael Leão’s mind is so interesting, he’s a proper superstar whose first thought is the pass. He is so, so similar to Bukayo Saka and that is the best compliment concerning intelligence on the football pitch that I could give anyone.

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@HBM_afc

1 year

Deccers is the defensive equivalent of an xG cheat code, goes against the rules, makes the game unfair. Type of guy who can make a correct action have an unfavourable outcome simply because he's involved.

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@nonewthing

1 year

His tackling shocks me. The springing power. Incredible. Absolutely incredible. Lithe and powerful. Unbelievable player.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

We need to get Thomas Partey out the club now, it’s so horrible that he’s allowed to play football under the allegations. Makes me look at the club very differently, this isn’t what we stand for and this can’t be what we continue to stand for. Arsenal cannot be complicit in this.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

Raya Diomande-Saliba-Gabriel-Timber Smith Rowe-Partey-Rice Saka-Havertz-Martinelli That is a team that can win the UCL, there's nothing except experience that any other team in Europe can tangibly hold against it. Built for transitions, built for moments.

HBM

@HBM_afc

9 months

An Ousmane Diomande January signing alone likely wins Arsenal the Premier League. There's other areas to address and other signings to make but if he's at the club come February 1st then the odds are in Arsenal's favour.

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@HBM_afc

3 months

Stefan Bajčetić is crazy fluid, Liverpool have such a talent on their hands but I worry about them wanting to use him deeper. That fluidity is a core reason why he's so suited to the half spaces, there's a creative ceiling in those tight spaces which is tailor made for the 8.

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@HBM_afc

10 months

The gap between Ramsdale and Raya is entirely mental, don’t buy the nervous shouts attributed to the latter- does a nervous goalkeeper continue to play out from the back? Rambo exceeds Raya once he exudes calm- after that? There’ll be no questions on the GK position.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

Albert Sambi Lokonga is so good, he’s being asked to play an unnatural position in this Luton team and yet he’s marshalling the build up effortlessly. Use him correctly and you have one of the best midfielders in the division.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

There’ll be a lot of praise for Ødegaard tonight and rightly so, huge part of winning this tie. This is a guy who’s been through the wringer, a proper leader these days. However, his usage today wasn’t good enough, this guy can’t be getting 56 touches in 120 minutes.

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@HBM_afc

11 months

People’s ideas on Kai Havertz are based far more on Granit Xhaka than they are on Kai. That’s why he’s so misinterpreted, the whole criteria people made up in their own heads isn’t fulfilled and they’re confused.

AI

@nonewthing

11 months

And it's funny to see people ask me about Kai Havertz when I already said 98754335 times over preseason that he's just simply NOT a midfielder. But y'all were telling me about runs and movement and more attacking creativity than Xhaka, no? His best game so far has been at CF.

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@HBM_afc

2 years

@nocontextfm1 I’m gonna go out on a limb and say haaland

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@HBM_afc

1 year

He'd be world class if he was a sup par channel defender, he'd be world class if he wasn't an aerial monster, he'd be world class if he wasn't an exceptional carrier of the ball, he'd be world class if he wasn't a top proggressor of the football. What else is there to say?

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@nonewthing

1 year

I don't know what you can say against it but this is the best CB on the planet. Everything about him just screams AURA. VVD's heir, no doubt.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Van Dijk’s relative struggles today in comparison to Saliba against Haaland are far more a function of the coach than the player.

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@HBM_afc

11 months

The true potential of the inverted full back position comes from it's fluidity, the fact that the double pivot isn't always occupied by a Zinchenko. Have people forgotten who filled it when Zinchenko was wide? Are we really limiting Granit Xhaka to a box crasher?

AI

@nonewthing

11 months

City didn't because Gundogan made runs into the box and sometimes played as a SS go get Thomas Muller to replace him, did they? I warned everyone that what Xhaka did was beyond running into the box. You were talking about one of the best deep-lying playmakers of the last decade.

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@HBM_afc

14 days

The way we’ve managed Patino as a talent is heinous incompetence. We’ll sell a top calibre talent for peanuts, properly embarrassing for the football club.

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@Arsenal

14 days

USA ready 🇺🇸 Here's the travelling squad for our 2024 tour stateside ✈️

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Wahi is so, so good. He’s dealt with Saliba in the channels like nobodies business. So devastating in transition as well. If he was taller (and not the worst person on the planet), he would’ve been a great buy a couple of years ago.

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@HBM_afc

4 months

Gvardiol just snaps his fingers and brings his team 20 yards up the pitch. Nuts footballer, lad carries the football like he’s a proper winger. Poor Saka’s got a really tough task out there.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

Mikel Arteta has some fucking explaining to do, there have been crystal clear issues with his player usage all year and it’s manifested itself with his subs today. He’s either meeting minutes targets (which I won’t criticise), a moron or plays favourites. I’m so sick of it.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

An Ousmane Diomande January signing alone likely wins Arsenal the Premier League. There's other areas to address and other signings to make but if he's at the club come February 1st then the odds are in Arsenal's favour.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Throw the bag at FDJ or Leão and structure the rest of our transfer dealings around that. Guarantee’s superstar impact.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

Rafael Leão stock is at an all time low, somebody must take advantage of that and for the good of the football club that somebody must be Arsenal.

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@HBM_afc

4 months

If you don’t platform the bloke then he’s obviously going to look a level below what he actually is. His role is far too on ball, we don’t enable him to run in behind anywhere near enough, give him a proper 8 next to him and his output shoots right up. It’s a dynamics issue.

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@EBL2017

4 months

Time to evolve Martinelli into a #9 or reduce the importance of his role in the squad. A level below the elite wide players physically. Trossard is another level below that. Arteta wanted to spend £100m on Mudryk for a reason. Qualitatively, he is undeniably superior to both.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Raya White-Saliba-Gabriel-Timber Smith Rowe-Partey-Rice Saka-Havertz-Martinelli

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@ClockEndH

8 months

If every player is available and 100% healthy, what is Arsenal’s best team/line up?

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@HBM_afc

8 months

I would kindly and humbly like to suggest Emile Smith Rowe at Anfield next week.

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@HBM_afc

3 months

This is a little bit disgraceful from everybody else, Chelsea aren’t in a position to be beating the rest of Europe to a signing like this. He’s unbelievable, losing him to Real or Barcelona is one thing- he was the one who you grab if your Arsenal.

Fabrizio Romano

@FabrizioRomano

3 months

🚨🔵 Chelsea reach verbal agreement to sign Brazilian gem Willian Estevão, here we go! Palmeiras ready to accept final bid worth €40m plus €25m add-ons. Personal terms agreed 10 days ago, Estevão will join #CFC in 2025. 🇧🇷 Just waiting for Palmeiras president to sign.

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@HBM_afc

4 months

That Vieira pass to Trossard yesterday is everything you want from him. Just give him a bit of time to get going, we’ve seen glimpses of it already. Best passer of the football in the squad.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

It’s a crying shame how Emile Smith Rowe has been treated by some Arsenal fans, the idea that the downfall of an academy product can be so widely pined for is sickening. He’ll prove them wrong though and to see Arteta acknowledge what’s coming is music to my ears.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

They do legitimately need Eddie Nketiah, should be bidding on January first.

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8 months

🚨 Massive blow for #BrentfordFC and Cameroon as Thomas Frank confirms Bryan Mbeumo will have an operation on his ankle today and will be unavailable for 12 weeks. 🤕 It means he is ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations More on @TheAthleticFC

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@HBM_afc

1 year

Signing him would be as much keeping him away from literally every single club in Europe who he'd eventually upgrade as it is the fact that we'd have complete injury insurance in the backline while also having the most physically dominant backline in world football.

AI

@nonewthing

1 year

Diomandé is Saliba level. Why do you think I'm desperate to get him in?

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Proper number #8 , Carrington has gifted United a long term piece of the project. He can do it all and he does do it all . Not the best of class but he sure is up there. Astonishing maturity and intelligence on display today, what a player!

Viran🇲🇾

@MadnessFc4

8 months

Kobbie Mainoo vs Everton (A)

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@HBM_afc

7 months

Kevin De Bruyne is defined just as much by his running as he is by his passing, that's what separates him from Bruno Fernandes or Fabio Vieira. He facilitates other creators and penetrates space on his own just as much as he creates or facilitates space penetrators.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

If you can't get Leão in the summer, pushing hard for Nico Williams and leaving the big bucks for a proper, proper superstar in midfield makes tons of sense. Lets us look at Fergy in 2025 when he's on the market as well.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

That’s Kai Havertz up top without the cutting edge by the way, that’s a guy who has played the most physically imposing CB pairing on the planet and ended the game with his team having created more than 3 xG. Once his head is fully there… Do we really need a CF?

HBM

@HBM_afc

6 months

Except 1 innit.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

There’s a fair argument against it for the present, but I’m not so sure that Ivan Toney is a better centre forward for Arsenal than Kai Havertz is. That should tell you all you need to know about where I stand on signing him.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Ferguson wows me every time I watch him, at his age to be able to properly challenge both Gabriel and Saliba physically is nothing to turn your nose up at. There’s a lack of technical empathy on Brighton’s long passes which has allowed us to control the bounce but he’s been top.

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@HBM_afc

1 year

More skills/specialist positional coaches. Shouldn’t be limited to Goalkeeping anymore, makes very little sense.

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@nonewthing

1 year

TBF, the sport needs a bit of Americanization in the coaching and maybe recruitment areas.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

Lovely first half from Albert Sambi Lokonga, tidy as usual but there's been a considerable improvement in his tracking of runners. A lot of credit has to go for Rob Edwards because Sambi looks so much more up for it, he's combative and assertive- fantastic signs.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Amario Cozier-Duberry has to be playing men's football, far too good for the youth teams as of now. Walters, Sousa, MLS and Nwaneri should be this 21's sides first team pushers post-January. Ideally, Edwards gets a loan as well.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Eddie Nketiah is far too good to be playing second fiddle to anybody, I’m not complaining but there are too many number 9’s who he’d start over in this league for him to stay here. I really hope he goes for his own sake, he deserves proper minutes to stretch his legs.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

When Kai Havertz is at LCM it makes a great deal more sense to have Martinelli up front and Jesus on the left than the other way round. Get your killer and in behind threat high and in valuable central zones rather than on the touchline waiting for straight line runs.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Racking up numbers is far more about everything else than it is about the ability to strike the ball cleanly. That’s why ball striking in of itself cannot fully make up other deficiencies despite’s it’s huge importance for an attacker, you can’t score if you’re not there.

AI

@nonewthing

6 months

I don't. But it can inflate player value and perception beyond appropriateness, just because you get stunners and matchwinners from time to time. I really like ballstriking + other top/unstoppable qualities as you see in the best.

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@HBM_afc

4 months

Declan Rice and Frenkie De Jong, tonight has only convinced me further.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

This can't happen, for United and for the league this can't happen. It won't but if it did the implications would be huge.

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@City_Xtra

9 months

#ManCity are chasing Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo (18). [via @FourFourTwo ]

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@HBM_afc

9 months

Reminds me more of Isak but the similarities to RVP are there, Ferguson type close control- uses the ball like a much shorter player.

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@nonewthing

9 months

Might be cooking up a Van Persie regen at Hale End.

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@HBM_afc

2 months

Declan Rice is the best 6 in the world, the 8 honestly limits him a little. His body is built for second balls, controlling the bounce and recycling play. Sure, he's unbelievable in the duels and a huge positive in the press but it's not his superpower as such.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

Thank goodness he got out. One of the best England's ever produced. If it weren't for a certain Frenchman the Premier League all time CF debates would be a foregone conclusion in his favour.

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@htomufc

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@HBM_afc

8 months

I don’t really need to say how high on Ousmane Diomande I am, getting him would be the type of greed I’d like to see from Arsenal. He’s *the* CCB prospect, when Manchester City go shopping for another CCB they won’t find someone on his level. He’s how you stay ahead.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

I dream of the day I see Ødegaard play in a double pivot for us, not because it’s his best position (it isn’t) but for what it’d represent for the development of him as a player. As soon as we’re more flexible with his usage the ways we can utilise the squad increase tenfold.

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@HBM_afc

3 months

Smith Rowe's far too good not to become a regular starter at this football club, was happy with how he looked today and it's clear to anyone what he brings to the side that we don't necessarily have. Next season is huge for him, big opportunity for him in pre-season.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

It’s not that he needs a lot of touches to properly influence the game, it’s that he deserves the touches- huge part of our issues creating today was how clogged up that middle was. Saw a snippet of what he should’ve been doing with Zinny, he’s not a guy who should stay high.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

This is the perfect game to present how important control is in football. Do Manchester City concede 4 with John Stones in the side? No, they don’t. His in possession quality protects Rodri’s out of possession weaknesses, take that quality away and the defence becomes poor.

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@HBM_afc

1 year

Profile mismatches, it’s a player driven game. Good structure doesn’t equate to good results if that structure hasn’t been tailored for the players.

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@nonewthing

1 year

Brentford v Tottenham is exactly how Arsenal v Forest would have looked if Forest had started their best players. Tottenham are doing absolutely nothing up front same way as us (except theirs comes from tactical issues: wrong buildup angles). Moments also going their way.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

His development is such a disgrace, mishandling of talent on a crazy scale.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Sambi Lokonga’s capacity in the duels is genuinely so high, feel like I’m saying it every week but he looks more and more intense by the minute. It really does seem like he’s finally getting rid of his off the ball issues (not to mention how pass-first he’s become recently).

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@HBM_afc

11 months

Trying to be intuitive with language nearly always comes out clearer than attempting to explain concepts with set words that don't get your exact point across.

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@nonewthing

11 months

In trying to describe a certain quality, Pep uses a made-up term on the spot that communicates the message. Which is exactly what I do.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

I’m stating the obvious here but it would be a complete disgrace if we paid 85 million pounds for Victor Gyökeres. Seriously, it’d be as bad as Pepe, we’d be absolutely killing our window for no good reason.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Núñez and Højlund are two players that you really shouldn’t be criticising. One is already world class, the other will be within 12-18 months- doubt them at your peril. The two best centre halves in the world have been shaken by these guys, that just can’t be overlooked.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Using box crashing as an argument for Martin Ødegaard in a #10 debate with Emile Smith Rowe is pretty absurd. He's fantastic at it don't get me wrong but like, do you know what you are arguing against?

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Gabriel Martinelli isn't anywhere close to elite as a ball-dominant winger, if that's the future of that LW role then he simply shouldn't be our long term left winger. A runner at LCM kills Gabriel Martinelli's future on the touchline- that's how inefficient his usage has been.

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@HBM_afc

1 year

Look at the way he strikes the ball on his long passes, look at the lack of angle bias, look at the commitment in the duels. The gold standard for that LCM spot.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Jayce Fitzgerald is really good, too early to talk about but he looks a great number 8. This new crop represents a marked shift not only at Carrington but across the country, we are only now starting to see the products of a cultural revolution in English football.

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@HBM_afc

3 months

Our best player stepped up today, don’t forget that. Saka, Havertz, Rice, Saliba- these are the guys who impact these big games. We won that off of quality and margins, you don’t want to win like that, it’s not sustainable but it’s done now.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Raphael Leão is a better winger than Victor Osimhen is a centre forward. That alone should be enough to justify preferring the former as a signing, the context of the squad and his versatility is just an added bonus.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Games like today and the one against City in October are so pragmatic. Arsenal tend to be the one's forcing it as well, the volume of space that is given up in the block in order to guarantee tight distances seem wrong to the eye. Jumps on Mac today are a great example.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

I don’t take this account seriously in the first place but as a general rule- that first line is a huge analysis red flag and if you are taking this stuff seriously you should never really come to this conclusion. “Terrible players” are a myth at this level.

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@InvertTheWing

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Absolutely terrible player, but it is hard to criticise someone with this mentality. A fighter. I sincerely hope he will turn it around. I cannot help but root for people like this.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Kai Havertz won everything in the air against Souček today, completely deflated West Ham to see their man come away with nothing in the middle. Physically there aren’t really many question marks anymore with him- when we’re pressed there shouldn’t be anyone else starting up top.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Saw Ødegaard play a switch today so I’m not so sure there’s much for me to complain about. Then again, there were 3 or 4 times when the switch was on, he saw it and clearly got cold feet. His value skyrockets if those mental roadblocks are taken away- need more LHS access.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Klopp risked permanently paralysing Thiago just for a 3-1 L you know.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Leicester give way better conditions to Fatawu than we give to Saka, those Ndidi straight line runs are the bare minimum that a coach should give to a creative hub like Fatawu- Bukayo gets absolutely none of that.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

More than anything- his ball carrying, box crashing potential or penetrative threat in behind, Emile Smith Rowe’s biggest value to this Arsenal side is enabling a more valuable player to be his best self. If you think Bukayo Saka is very good, you should want ESR in the team.

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@nonewthing

7 months

ESR x Saka on the same flank will transform Arsenal's dynamics. For the first time, you all will see how truly unstoppable Bukayo can be.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

If you’re not a Real, PSG or an AC Milan fan guess who starts on your left wing.

HBM

@HBM_afc

9 months

If you don’t rate Marcus Rashford I’ve got some real questions surrounding how you view players. Complete game breaker, his value as an option is immeasurable. Starts for every side in the Premier League, superstar.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

No Jorginho for Anfield bugs me, central ball carrying from the 8 is a massive factor in exploiting Liverpool considering who they have in the 6- ideally we would've had Rice in there. It's fine though, we still have qualitative superiority on the flanks- just need to use it.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Rico Lewis is going to have to save another Manchester City season isn't he. The distances are way too big for Rodri in the fluid single pivot they were using today in order to circumvent the need for Walker to hold width. Manage Stones, play Rico and they're favourites.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

If Martin Ødegaard has his issues ironed out he could pretty much do all the jobs you'd ask of an LCM. Carrying's a bit of a question mark but I'd care a lot less with Rice at 6. No reason Martin can't take up auxiliary 6 positions. Would be a tragedy if he was never converted.

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@HBM_afc

1 year

@TheOfficialFNG Messi, Mbappe, Haaland. Order it how you want.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

9 is probably the position in the squad where we have the most “of standard” depth even with Jesus out and yet there’s those that would prioritise a forward over a defender or midfielder? Nketiah Kai Tross Martinelli Yet you still want a 9? With no Saliba back up or natural 8?

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@HBM_afc

2 months

Saka makes the correct decision almost every time, currently we don’t have the right profiles surrounding him to exploit that ability. Until that happens, the value of what he does won’t translate to pure output and he’s not going to have the reputation he deserves.

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@HBM_afc

9 months

They’re no hope, but there’s an unhappy man in Munich who fits the bill.

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@nonewthing

9 months

I'm not friends with Barcelona again. Hold your De Jong. I am off to Madrid to make some new friends.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Sousa and Walters are not ready for this level and Nwaneri is 16 years old. ACD can feel a little miffed about not being in the squad but you've got to deserve minutes. Does ACD deserve to start over Nelson? Sousa over Kiwior? These are professionals we're talking about.

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Raphael Leão’s usage at AC Milan is probably the best argument I could give as to why attacking structure improves players rather than restricting them. Even spacing and runners for passers helps the expression of superstar quality and it’s why he should move.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

This is what he can do without a willing runner from midfield, imagine the numbers that Bukayo Saka would be racking up if there was an environment that placed him as one of Arsenal’s primary creators? He’s the hub, let everything flow around him- he bloody well deserves it.

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@htomufc

7 months

Top 10 expected assists in the PL: 1. Bukayo Saka - 6.5 2. Kieran Trippier - 6.0 3. Mohammed Salah - 5.8 4. Bruno Fernandes - 5.5 5. Julian Alvarez - 4.7 6. Son Heung-Min - 4.5 7. Dejan Kulusevski - 4.5 8. Pascal Groß - 4.5 9. Bernardo Silva - 4.4 10. Martin Odegaard - 4.4

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@HBM_afc

4 months

Should be the first deal we do, he’s worth at least that to us. Half of his value is keeping him away from the rest, the other half is unbelievable quality + versatility- makes our back line as close to injury proof as possible.

Sport Witness

@Sport_Witness

4 months

🇵🇹🇨🇮🚨 Ousmane Diomande | Arsenal match Chelsea • Gunners said to be ready to offer €60m for defender • Have contacted both Sporting and the player's camp to let them know intention to negotiate his arrival #afc #cfc

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@HBM_afc

2 months

Nwaneri and Smith Rowe aren't really competition for each other, talk of giving the latter's minutes to the former doesn't really make much sense. You'd want entirely different environments surrounding them in that RCM role, they can co-exist in a squad easily.

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@HBM_afc

11 months

Look at the reaction to the Gabriel 50/50 in the box, he's not complaining about a foul, he's going mental at himself for not doing more, for being outmuscled. He's not disheartened, he's angry. It's obvious he'll succeed.

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@nonewthing

11 months

NGL, I saw Hojlund walk besides Declan Rice and his aura matched him. Both of them looked like champions made for big nights. Ferguson's got a true rival.

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@HBM_afc

6 months

Arsenal aren’t even ashamed of having him play for us, it’s so heinous.

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@HBM_afc

5 months

Great timing of release, adept carrier of the football, excellent in the press, can drag centre halves around, facilitates in the box- one touch, two touch, enables box crashers and he’s a proper dressing room presence. Top 10 CF, you don’t think about anyone below him.

AI

@nonewthing

5 months

Kai Havertz is 24. UCL winner. Never injured. False 9 + targetman capacity. Runs in behind as well as Haaland & Nunez. Can play deeper. Comfortable receiving on either flank & between the lines. Absolute bastard at winning duels, fouls and setpieces. Clutch performer... Hmm

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@HBM_afc

7 months

If you don’t like the academy, you don’t like the football club. Arsenal is Hale End and Hale End is Arsenal, never forget that.

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@HBM_afc

7 months

His 1v1 approach reminds me so much of Mitoma’s, except Rafa is one of the most extraordinary physical profiles in the world. It’s all about the rhythm, he puts the fullback to sleep when it’s just the two of them.

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@fuadyabz23

7 months

still my fav individual performance of the season so far

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Emile Smith Rowe being back is huge, if Mikel gets his usage right then this could transform our attack.

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@HBM_afc

3 months

@ahmedmoall What part of Arteta's techno-tactical principles does Rice not comply with?

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@HBM_afc

7 months

If we are taking our realism hats off for a second, all of: Trossard Nelson Nketiah Kiwior Tomiyasu Ødegaard Jorginho Elneny Should be looked at regarding a possible exit in the near future. Jorgi and Martin are the only ones that I’m properly hesitant over.

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@nonewthing

7 months

If you are looking for players to sell...

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Now imagine how much more chaos could be caused if there was a willing runner on the outside who's starting position is closer to Saka. Bukayo creates the space to be exploited through dragging the fullback, this "play" is so much more dangerous if somebody actually exploits it.

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@EBL2017

8 months

Ben White rolls the ball inside so Saka can meet the ball & take his first touch on his preferred foot whilst running into space with a variety of passing options ahead of him. It is a common trait in Arsenal's game. Opposition fullbacks are uncomfortable as they track inside..

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@HBM_afc

8 months

Ramsdale Walters-Kiwior-Gabriel-Sousa Nwaneri-Elneny-Trossard ACD-Nketiah-Nelson No risks on Tuesday, give some of the kids debuts. I’d bring MLS off the bench early on for Trossard. Would give Jorginho some minutes but I’m pretty sure he starts on Sunday so that’s a risk.

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