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yep, he is a real plonker it seems ffs

wrong side of the pitch Quenda is a left-footed RWer we need a right-footed (or ambipedal) LWer a pretty extensive list (some are pipedreams, some are dice-rolls and some are youth) some are more AMFs than wingers (in italics), but I wanted to be as maximal as possible, and all of those types listed deffo play winger: Vinicius Junior Jamal Musiala Kenan Yıldız Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Désiré Doué Morgan Rogers Bradley Barcola Yan Diomande Fermín López Rafael Leão Nico Williams Rodrygo Anthony Gordon Dani Olmo Said El Mala Iliman Ndiaye Ibrahim Mbayee Crysencio Summerville Rodrigo Mora Malick Fofana Jesús Rodríguez Assane Diao Kevin Dan Ndoye Antonio Nusa Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Matías Fernández-Pardo Bazoumana Touré Oskar Pietuszewski Jeremy Monga Kerim Alajbegovic

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost532 Thanks to the data exclusively produced by our partner Impect, the 532nd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the ball-friendliest teams in the world. The ranking was established according to four indicators: the proximity of passes (the shorter, the better), the pace of passing during possession, the duration of possessions and the percentage of balls received in the opponent's third below knee height (on the ground)*. Of the 915 teams in the 58 leagues analysed, the highest score was recorded for Bayern Munich (Vincent Kompany). The Germans are ahead of Paris Saint-Germain (Luis Enrique), with FC Barcelona (Hansi Flick) in third place and Bayer Leverkusen in fourth (Kasper Hjulmand). Among teams outside Europe's big-5, Columbus Crew (5th overall) are ahead of Denmark's FC Nordsjælland (7th) and French second division’s AS Saint-Étienne (8th). Manchester City (6th), Celtic FC (9th) and Olympique de Marseille (10th) round up the top 10. The top 20 also notably includes Norway’s Bodø/Glimt (Kjetil Knutsen) and Spain’s Elche CF (Eder Sarabia). At the opposite end, the least ball-friendly teams out of the sample analysed are Irish sides Galway United and Drogheda United, ahead of Belgium’s Patro Eisden, Portugal’s CD Feirense, Austria’s SKU Amstetten and Czech Republic’s FC Zlín. *The data is presented as a ratio relative to the average recorded across the 915 teams analysed (current or last completed domestic league matches only). Ball-friendliest teams, 58 leagues worldwide Domestic leagues matches, current or last completed season until 30/01/2026 Proximity: proximity of passes Tempo: pace of passing during possession Duration: duration of possessions Ground: % of balls received in the opponent's third below knee height snip

For me, that’s the most unbelievable mistake by the board. I can still understand Garnacho because he came from United and has shown some decent things, but the Gittens signing — especially for the price paid — represents everything that’s wrong with this board. Sterling, despite everything, came from City, and Madueke, who’s already been sold, was cheap. Mudryk has also been a disaster, but honestly, the Gittens signing is by far the worst of them all.

I think we all know by now that Garnacho only really works as a substitute, and LR has already realized that. Why was George loaned out? Neto, Garnacho, Estevão, Palmer… just because Estevão and Palmer were on the bench doesn’t mean they don’t count. Neto is already back for the next game, so we’re well covered on the wings until the end of the season. And a Palmer who’s not 100% yet is still, in my view, more of a player than George. I’m not making excuses, but I’m also not as blind as you seem to be.

Should should be straightforward... But who knows but gotta keep winning as pressure is on really.

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Then there was the mocking of an old guy in a gym... Blokes a walking cock womble

Garnacho? and if Palmer isn’t 100% fit, which he hasn’t been all season.. then why let George go? Why not bring another winger in the market?

"While playing a match on the platform, Mudryk made several offensive comments surrounding the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia during World War 2." Seriously every single news pop up about this guy makes him more and more pathetic.. Very interesting though that it's been almost 1.5 years now and it's not even confirmed he is suspensed. How is this possible? And him not being able to fulfill his contract duties doesn't give base to the club to terminate?

After ban from football and driving now he received ban on platform where he plays counter strike...

We spent around 240m euros on Sterling, Mudryk, Gittens and Garnacho. Sold Pulisic for 20m. We downgraded.

Palmer isn’t at 100%, and Estevão just came back from Brazil — with the travel, it’s completely normal he didn’t start. Gittsen is also injured. So it’s not “making excuses,” it’s just managing the squad realistically given the circumstances.

Does Arteta rotate this much? Where are they in comparison to us? Playing Delap RW and Enzo LW when we have wingers on the bench? Why are you making excuses for this shit? Why would anyone?

They aren't good even as subs. What a waste of 100m.

The way you’re talking, it sounds like LR completely rotated the team, but look at who actually played: Sánchez, Cucurella, Chalobah, Fofana, Santos, Enzo, Caicedo, and João Pedro. There’s already a solid base there, and it’s completely normal to rotate players in these competitions, even in the later stages. It’s not “giving up” or “not trying,” it’s smart squad management to keep everyone fresh and competitive.

We know that winning the CL is more important than winning the Carabao Cup. That’s obvious. What I’m pointing out is that we should be trying to win the Carabao Cup regardless… we should be going for The League title not just accepting top 4. Especially after the money spent to assemble this farcical squad. We should be going for every single trophy available. There should be no compromise even spoken of, let alone actually acted upon which is what appears to be happening at this club with the evidence of resting key players for important games in specific competitions. We aren’t just making this shit up.. it’s literally being briefed to us by the club through their mouth pieces, the dodgy twat on Sky Sports News, Ben Jacobs, Fabrizio, Matt Law and Ornstein. They aren’t journalists, they are literally paid to spout the nonsense that is fed to them by the clubs who pay them.

That’s not what I’m saying at all. Of course fans care about trophies — but let’s not pretend every trophy has the same importance, because they don’t. The Champions League isn’t just about transfers, it’s the highest level of competition and the foundation for winning the biggest trophies again. Prioritising UCL qualification over the Carabao Cup isn’t “the game being gone”, it’s just understanding what actually matters most in today’s football. Wanting Top 4 doesn’t mean trophies don’t matter — it means some objectives are bigger than others.

Maybe if Quenda becomes like Estevao then all is well and Gittens and Garnacho become subs.

That's the thing. End of the day trophy is a trophy. We were never the lot to look down on this and always we'd try to win. Having got to 6 Wembley finals or whatever it is and losing them all its a chance to put it right! We used to laugh at Arsenal and that for never winning or competing and now its us. Do think double..worse case treble..urghhhhhh.

100% agree

I’m well aware of how modern football works.. the average fan cares more about what ability the club has to acquire players in transfer windows rather than winning trophies. The game has well and truly gone.

What really needs to happen in the summer are things we 100% won’t do and that’s to get rid of Garnacho & Gittens and sign an actual top class LW. Someone who can be as good on that side of the pitch as Estevão is on the other. But there’s zero chance these guys admit those were massive mistakes after only 1 season.

Top players or not, it doesn’t matter. Champions League football makes every target easier to get. Any player, big or small, is more likely to join a club with UCL football than without. That’s just how modern football works.

Top players? Which top players does this club go for??