berric
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Didn't realize Sociedad is in CL. Nice.
Didn't realize Sociedad is in CL. Nice.
Why did he extend KT then?He's ruthless, but I kinda like that about him. You want a manager who knows what he wants.
Its obvious Tierney is not an Arteta player. He does not fit in his plans and tactics. It is what it is. Is he better than Tommy and Kiwior is not that straightforward as you are saying.It’s really annoying because KT is better than Tomiyasu and Kiwior at LB, regardless what Mikel thinks. Having seen Tomi play vs Palace he wasn’t doing anything Kieran wouldn’t be able to do as the defensive fullback.
That's why we've sank in mediocrity during the years as well as our bad financial situation. Too many players lived off the club for too many years in the past. Enough with this bullshit. We must win the league and champions league eventually. No passengers.Biggest annoyance for me, though, is that no matter what a player has meant to the team, the fans and even to Mikel; he will shut you out and ship you out without any hesitation. Does that really represent the core values they’re always touting about in the PR?
Probably a big distance between the clubs on the potential fee. They would have wanted something rubbish like £15-20m I presume.Not even an option? Why woudn't Sociedad want that? gives them a leg up if they really like him
Yeah to do well in the modern game you need a a manager who is like this imho.Arteta really is a lot like Guardiola. As soon as you don't fit his ideas anymore he has in his head, you're out and there's no way back.
He's ruthless, but I kinda like that about him. You want a manager who knows what he wants.
I agree 15m seems very low.15 million buy option is nonsense. KT is worth atleast 35 million, if Teta wouldn't be so stubborn.
Just because KT can't invert, he must go.
Heard from my respected source at colney that it went down like this:
MA: "Hey Kieran, hope you're holiday was good. With Timber and Zinny in the squad now, you're likely to see your gametime very limited this season. I'd be happy to keep you though, i rate your professionality and your grit. How do you feel about this?"
KT: "I'd rather explore options elsewhere where i'll be more regular, bossman"
MA: "Sure, no problem. Let's see what we can facilitate in the market. In the meantime, you'd be happy to be on the bench for our opening fixtures?"
KT: "I'd rather not, glorious haired bossman. With my injury record, i'd be happier to be excluded all together so i don't risk a potential move from this fantastic institution you have build up"
MA: "OK, i respect that. Some AM basement terrorists will call me sociopath for this, but no worries i'll take the heat"
KT: "Terrific bossman, this is why you are numero uno in my book".
You actually took the time to think about and write all this?