Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[DapMeUp!]

I don't like how Pepe's story is being rewritten.

Price tag aside he was actually a decent player for Arsenal and has done more in an Arsenal shirt than someone like Reiss who is getting a new four year deal.
He also had better seasons at Arsenal than a Sancho/Antony have had but he gets lumped in with them as a big money flop.
He almost hit 20 goals in his best season ffs.

It's a strange situation I have to think our refusal to at least keep him in the squad last season has something to do with appearance addons.
Only thing that makes sense to me but obviously since the start of last season we have moved on from him.

 

[jj23]

I don't like how Pepe's story is being rewritten.

Price tag aside he was actually a decent player for Arsenal and has done more in an Arsenal shirt than someone like Reiss who is getting a new four year deal.
He also had better seasons at Arsenal than a Sancho/Antony have had but he gets lumped in with them as a big money flop.
He almost hit 20 goals in his best season ffs.

It's a strange situation I have to think our refusal to at least keep him in the squad last season has something to do with appearance addons.
Only thing that makes sense to me but obviously since the start of last season we have moved on from him.

Because for that money you hope for a superstar and really he was just an OK player.

 

[DapMeUp!]

Because for that money you hope for a superstar and really he was just an OK player.

Yeah I get that but the media act like he was just trash when that's not the case.
He wasn't worth that money but he contributed a lot he didn't come in and do nothing.

 

[Instant Classic]

I don't like how Pepe's story is being rewritten.

Price tag aside he was actually a decent player for Arsenal and has done more in an Arsenal shirt than someone like Reiss who is getting a new four year deal.
He also had better seasons at Arsenal than a Sancho/Antony have had but he gets lumped in with them as a big money flop.
He almost hit 20 goals in his best season ffs.

It's a strange situation I have to think our refusal to at least keep him in the squad last season has something to do with appearance addons.
Only thing that makes sense to me but obviously since the start of last season we have moved on from him.

If he cost half of his transfer fee, then most would be fine with him. I think issue is when you spend 70m on a player you're expecting him to be a top player. I do agree he's done much more than Sancho/Anthony on those players are most likely being viewed as flops if they don't improve this season.

Annyways, I think the main issue with Pepe is him being a 70m player, and being replaced by a youngster who happens to be a top 5 player in his position. I think Saka being as good as he was made Pepe redudant, but I don't think he was that awful of a player. It's just that he very unlikely he would live up to transfer fee. He averaged 11 Goal contribution a season, and may have been a decent squad player. It's just that timing is everything and there was no way to unseat Saka

 

[Roberto Firmino]

Naby isn't really leaving (of course) ?

Negged

 

[Gilver]

So now we get another 4-5 years of @Roberto Firmino trying to convince us Szoboszlai isn’t another Leipzig Bundesliga fraud, great.

Calling it now, even bigger flop than Naby.

 

[null]

Yeah I get that but the media act like he was just trash when that's not the case.
He wasn't worth that money but he contributed a lot he didn't come in and do nothing.

use the "Naby defense" brehs

 

[DapMeUp!]

use the "Naby defense" brehs

Naby did fukk all but lose his hair at pool

 

[Ill-Yaz]

DDG left on a free so we have to pay for a goalkeeper now from our measly budget? Just great.

Forget about challenging for the league, we will be lucky to finish in the top 4.

 

[jj23]

DDG left on a free so we have to pay for a goalkeeper now from our measly budget? Just great.

Forget about challenging for the league, we will be lucky to finish in the top 4.

Apparently I read a report, that they told him not to sign with another club in case they have to come back to him. I refuse to believe they would be that disrespectful.

 

[Roberto Firmino]

Naby did fukk all but lose his hair at pool

You already know what time it is I don’t even have to say it

 

[gho3st]

Terrible signing smh.

Where is he playing again? in the middle next to Casemiro? smh.

Got better than eriksen but no where near the vision or passing range

 

[SCORCH]

According to German newspaper Bild, Arsenal are prepared to dish out salaries befitting of elite players and Havertz is the first beneficiary.

The outlet claimed Havertz is set to earn a salary of £330,000-a-week, with that figure likely to increase when bonuses are factored in.

 

[jj23]

Kroenke getting Arab money?

 

[SCORCH]

Kroenke getting Arab money?

Arteta really splurging like this he needs to win a treble.