When I said @mimitheblogger is the oracle for insight in this entertainment industry most people took it lightly.
There a big difference between gatekeeping to preserve the most talented creative geniuses, and gatekeeping to capitalise through favouritism.
So what we lost, what’s the big deal, maybe the nature of the loss but it’s not a cause for a major meltdown - I’m seeing posts saying ‘we need to have a serious conversation about….’ GTFOH 😂
@Kartikeya_maihu@Emjenny605 Yh he came to the academy with another prospect called Thomas Eisfeld as teenagers. One we should’ve kept, sold him to Wolfsburg if I’m not mistaken who already had an agreement with Bayern lol
Auba was let go because of his attitude, Jesus was let go because he was a high earning player who has spent more time in recovery than on the pitch. Love Gabby though, but glad he’s off the wage bill
🚨🔴⚪️ SO WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH ARSENAL’S STRIKERS?
We need to have an uncomfortable conversation about Mikel Arteta’s attack.
We let Aubameyang go — and he went on to score goals elsewhere.
Gabriel Jesus arrived with an elite goalscoring pedigree, but at Arsenal we have spent years debating whether he is actually a No.9.
Now look at Viktor Gyökeres.
This is a striker who arrived after scoring 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting. Arsenal bought him because he was a devastating No.9.
And yet, after joining Arsenal, his game has looked completely different.
He still managed 21 goals in his debut Arsenal season, including 14 in the Premier League, and played a role in the title-winning campaign.
So what the hell is going on?
At what point do we stop blaming every striker and start asking whether the system is getting the best out of them?
Arteta demands so much from his centre-forward — dropping, linking, pressing, combining, creating space, occupying defenders — that sometimes I wonder whether we’re trying to turn every striker into the same player rather than letting them destroy teams with what they are actually elite at.
And Kai Havertz?
Kai is a quality footballer, but he isn’t a traditional No.9. We’re asking him to do that job because Arsenal don’t have another option we completely trust.
Meanwhile, we’ve got a striker who scored 54 goals in 52 games before coming here and we’re asking ourselves why he doesn’t look like that player anymore.
🤦♂️ FFS, something isn’t adding up.
Maybe the problem isn’t that Arsenal keep buying bad strikers.
Maybe we need to seriously examine how we’re using them.
#AFC #Arsenal #Arteta #Gyökeres #COYG
Gabriel Jesus, please leave my club. Every transfer window, you disappear and suddenly act injured yenyen yen
Our real problem is the wingers, but some Arsenal fans refuse to admit they are not good enough. We already know Gyokeres is poor technically and moves like he’s carrying extra weight, but how often does Havertz score from inside the six yard box?
In this attack, Saka will hold onto the ball until the striker gets tired of waiting for the pass. The most frustrating part is that he will then force a shot instead of finding the attacker.
Keep praising mediocrity if you want, but the truth is that our attackers are not good enough. There is a reason bookmakers often price Arsenal at around evens just to score two goals.
Let’s see how many we score against Brighton this weekend. I’ll be watching.