Andrew

We did well against them early in the season, 3-1 flattered them iirc. Were in much better form now than then, but they are unquestionably one of the best sides in the world and they'll do pretty much anyone if they show up in form.

We are exclusively looking at players to improve us, either now or in future rather than ones that are cheap. it’s a whole new world

Definitely, his primary position for Lyon has been sitting in front of the defence as playmaker with someone like paqueta in front of him.

He's scored more for us in his 13 games than he did for Lyon in 56. He needs one more to get to his Athletico Paranaense total which he managed in 66 games. This is currently in his Wikipedia page

Nailed on player of the season now like.

trophyshy has followed up

I think at his age and for the money quoted, signing Targett to be first choice next season is a no brainer. It allows us to concentrate funds on more important areas (forwards) this summer and upgrade in Targett in a year or two without losing much for it. Id like a more marauding left back but his conservativeness does mean that we stay balanced with ASM in front of him.

I can tell you right now my answer is 0.

With wood, wilson and (for example) nunez, do we need a 4th striker?

That was the ownership with woodward in charge of the running of the club. Hes gone and so have their two chief scouts. That makes rangnick THE football man upstairs now and he is well aware of these players, I feel like they might just be about to start turning it around. Ronaldo will go, pogba will go, theyll spend on rangnick/ten hags preferred players in summer rather than woodward/solskjaers which will make a massive difference in itself. They still wont be good enough to push liverpool or city meaningfully next season but i think theyll be a lot more stable and make much more sense.

If your reference point is the most successful manager of his era then you're going to end up disappointed

I have a bit but you do a lot more deadlifting than I do so I guess its a lot more pertinent for you! I have some grip trainer things which I used a lot when I was struggling with it a bit but I've been good enough for a bit now.

I think the difference here is that hes an up and comer rather than one who is on his way out but still a big name. With Rangnick moving upstairs to his best role having had most of a season getting intimately familiar with the problems in the squad I feel like this is the start of them actually sorting themselves out.

it is but I am (according to my trainer) remarkably consistent with getting to the gym when Im well and I sort of pride myself on it to the extent that its never hard to get back in when Im better now. I've been on their instagram a bunch lately which has been really nice, the ego is feeling great

If there is any truth in this whatsoever we should be all over this guy trying to get him.

Ah, thats what I get for not reading the article I guess.

Two weeks since Ive been in the gym thanks to covid now. In the last 6 months, theres only been March where i haven't missed some time due to illness, its annoying as fuck.

Why have you listed 8?

McClaren has always been well regarded as a coach tbf, shite manager but that doesn't necessarily translate between the two roles.

Don't want Nketiah, his league record is shite and we need a first choice striker not a third, Wilson/Wood are our Gayle replacements behind a proper signing. Lingards only 29, he has got a couple of good years left in him but I feel like that ship has sailed, he'd be free sure but he would then be on massive wages just as hes about to decline.

This is legitimately difficult for the right reasons for the first time in years The new players have been great but it's got to be joelinton. His finishing is as shit as ever but everything else about him has been transformed. Finding out about the extra work he was doing to get better under bruce changed my opinion on him a lot as a person, he is so dedicated and really cares how much effort he puts in on the pitch, he's also the first man on the scene with every goalscorer and seems to be one of the big positive personalities in the squad.

And the least surprising opinion of the day award goes to...

Everything he says is wrong. I get that we looked in a bad way before Jan but he literally makes 5 points there and they are all wrong. We've survived We concede fuck all goals Howes done incredible work with the players who were already here We got the fucking players to hit the ground running in January Joelinton was fucking superb in the game he's just watched but he still thinks he's meant to be a forward so he doesn't think he played well Imbecile.

Arsenal count their attendances by tickets sold, Not arses on seats. Not sure if everyone does it that way.

I swear the amount we spent in January goes up with every article.