Death, taxes and Xhaka-Elneny double pivotSold him yet?
I don't understand the hate and ignorance fans hold towards him. Never a starter for Arsenal but he's a good hardworking backup midfielder.
Fs!Death, taxes and Xhaka-Elneny double pivot
And that is why we finished 8th twice in a row. Not enough starting quality but an abundance of mediocrity.I don't understand the hate and ignorance fans hold towards him. Never a starter for Arsenal but he's a good hardworking backup midfielder.
And that is why we finished 8th twice in a row. Not enough starting quality but an abundance of mediocrity.
I feel like he has had the longest contract in Arsenal history, I remember him celebrating Michael Thomas' goal at Anfield from the bench.Sold him yet?
My main takeaway from his time here is when we lost the Carabao cup final 3-0 to City and he posted a tweet with a picture of a fan crying saying something along the lines of 'we will wipe away your tears' and then we lost to City 3-0 again after a few days
My main takeaway from his time here is when we lost the Carabao cup final 3-0 to City and he posted a tweet with a picture of a fan crying saying something along the lines of 'we will wipe away your tears' and then we lost to City 3-0 again after a few days
Issue is, our entire squad is filled with 3rd and 4th choice midfielders and defenders.People probably have the wrong expectations of a 4th choice midfielder, thus their issue with Elneny. As backups go, I think he's OK enough. 7'ish performances here and there mixed with steady 5.5-6 performances.
Apart from Chelsea, City maybe, I'm not sure any team has a B+ backup midfielder in the league. It's left to the manager to tune his team to utilize whatever he brings. E.g. For his work rate and enthusiasm, bring him in to manage slim leads. For matches against tough opponents e.g. City last week, he could even be more useful than Ødegaard / ESR to help preserve our little dignity, instead of the delusional strategy.
Reminds me of Flamini in 15/16 (was it?). He wasn't supposed to be involved at all, just a body as backup. Unfortunately, he became our #1 midfielder when injuries struck
Edu was 4th choice once upon a time and was better than mo!!People probably have the wrong expectations of a 4th choice midfielder, thus their issue with Elneny. As backups go, I think he's OK enough. 7'ish performances here and there mixed with steady 5.5-6 performances.
Apart from Chelsea, City maybe, I'm not sure any team has a B+ backup midfielder in the league. It's left to the manager to tune his team to utilize whatever he brings. E.g. For his work rate and enthusiasm, bring him in to manage slim leads. For matches against tough opponents e.g. City last week, he could even be more useful than Ødegaard / ESR to help preserve our little dignity, instead of the delusional strategy.
Reminds me of Flamini in 15/16 (was it?). He wasn't supposed to be involved at all, just a body as backup. Unfortunately, he became our #1 midfielder when injuries struck
People probably have the wrong expectations of a 4th choice midfielder, thus their issue with Elneny. As backups go, I think he's OK enough. 7'ish performances here and there mixed with steady 5.5-6 performances.
Apart from Chelsea, City maybe, I'm not sure any team has a B+ backup midfielder in the league. It's left to the manager to tune his team to utilize whatever he brings. E.g. For his work rate and enthusiasm, bring him in to manage slim leads. For matches against tough opponents e.g. City last week, he could even be more useful than Ødegaard / ESR to help preserve our little dignity, instead of the delusional strategy.
Reminds me of Flamini in 15/16 (was it?). He wasn't supposed to be involved at all, just a body as backup. Unfortunately, he became our #1 midfielder when injuries struck