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Holy hell. That's comically bad.
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Horrendous from the OX.
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Where did Ox play?
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Was playing all over the park...for Leicester.
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To think we were considering going for him.
He's alright, but my god, he was shocking against us.
So someone was willing to pay 40m pounds for Ox, and yet no one wanted to bid that for Mahrez (let alone our requested 50m)... that just sums it up, doesn't it?
Also, the draw is tomorrow. Calling it now, we're playing Tottenham away.
He's alright, but my god, he was shocking against us.
So someone was willing to pay 40m pounds for Ox, and yet no one wanted to bid that for Mahrez (let alone our requested 50m)... that just sums it up, doesn't it?
Also, the draw is tomorrow. Calling it now, we're playing Tottenham away.
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Wenger's senility, for mine, is a contributing factor to the (possibly) undeserved duration and magnitude of Ox's professional footballing career. Ox's father, his nationality and arrogance also spring to mind.
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£40m
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They haven't won a game since they signed him. Meanwhile we haven't lost. Coincidence?
The Vickery effect?
It's more a stark revelation.. actually, no wait.. it's ratification of our doubts RE Ox's footballing ability. This morning's game was bulletproof evidence that he's not cut out for regular playing time at a European-level club.
What a ******* relief it is that he turned down our excessive contract offer. His departure has benefited us immediately and will no doubt continue to do so long into the future.
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Think you are mixing up "offended" with "laughing our arses off".
2nd point is very valid though, although even if we don't spend the money we are playing better without him in the squad.
2nd point was inaccurate. Substitute 'boat' for 'ranch'
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I think they’re just laughing at how daft FSG were and laughing at how s**t Ox (they’re just catching up on that one, been laughing at him for years).
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2 clubs were willing to pay for him and 1 payed about that price for a complete fraud in Drinkwater. Seems to be the going rate today due to inflation.
I seem to recall Ox being one of Arsenals best players last season when many of their players would not turn up and Arsenal fans were begging the club to keep him. Now Ox is gone and Arsenal have fallen even further to being a lower-mid table side (12th). Reminds me of Lukaku going to Man United with Everton falling to the relegation zone. Seems the Spurs/Arsenal powershift is complete. Ox was the final blow.
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henderson definitely begged for the ox signing to take attention away from his incredible mediocrity.
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One of those clubs was desperate for home grown players due to bizarrely loaning out most of them, the fact they bought Drinkwater should highlight their desperation.
As Henry said, and I ask you, what is he good at? £40m for a bloke who’s strengths and best position are still unknown.
Ox being one of Arsenal’s best players means little, barring Sanchez they were by and large all degrees of shitness last season.
One of Arsenal's best players last season a huge stretch. He put together a good sequence of games in say the final two months of last season. And then an excellent Cup final. Prior to that he was his usual self, in and out of the side. Injured. Form issues. Etc.
I was an advocate of keeping him, as depth. He showed enough as a wing back to warrant a spot IMO. But not at the expense of the team - which Wenger would completely upheave in order to accommodate him (ie, Bellerin as a LWB which is idiotic).
I wouldn't say we were begging to keep him. Not at that wage level and the complete unbalancing of the line up.
Tottenham finished above us for the first time in 22 years in a season where we were FA Cup champions. They've won two trophies in the Premier League era, both League Cups. Arsenal have won thirteen trophies in that space of time - including three FA Cups (while in an on-field decline) since Spurs' last title.
Arsenal's manager is so far past it that it's hilarious, but technically his managerial performance has been superior to that of Mauricio 'magic' Pochettino since the latter's appointment.
Despite this, according to RossFC - Arsenal's sale of arguably the most overhyped footballer in history for the same price they bought World Cup winner Mesut Ozil, has resulted in them relenting their status as North London's number one club. The power has shifted - you heard it here first.
Arsenal's manager is so far past it that it's hilarious, but technically his managerial performance has been superior to that of Mauricio 'magic' Pochettino since the latter's appointment.
Despite this, according to RossFC - Arsenal's sale of arguably the most overhyped footballer in history for the same price they bought World Cup winner Mesut Ozil, has resulted in them relenting their status as North London's number one club. The power has shifted - you heard it here first.
I doubt there'll ever be a footballing powershift in Manchester or Merseyside.
Good result for us, albeit Bolton were absolutely terrible by all reports.
Went back to 4-2-3-1, but would imagine we'd go back to the 5-2-2-1 we've been playing against Spurs this weekend.
Went back to 4-2-3-1, but would imagine we'd go back to the 5-2-2-1 we've been playing against Spurs this weekend.
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Im happy enough to have the fraud Drinkwater as our 4th in line mid. Cant be that s**t helping anchor a premier winning mid duo, bit more than Ox or Henderson have achieved.
Leicester fans rate him pretty highly i would think.
Leicester fans rate him pretty highly i would think.
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Yep his end of season and form and particularly the cup final went a long way towards that idea that he had a great season. Was back to his usual self this season though and clearly for Liverpool this morning.
I also wanted him kept as Bellerin's backup but as soon as a 40m offer comes in you bite the hand off for that.
A win and a clean sheet! If only we could do this the league.
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