Morning as we begin the final work before the season starts.
Good win over Atletico Bilbao on Saturday as we continued to ramp up our fitness and get match sharp ahead of the Premier League start.
It was only pre-season, but good to finish our preparations on a high. Side note is those who are quick to comment when we lose a pre-season game are conspicuous with their silence when we win. It is almost as if they thrive on us losing and being able to spread their negativity.
We have done great business this summer, and I expect more to happen depending on outgoing. However we need to ensure we avoid “shiny new toy syndrome”. Some of the left wingers I see is being linked with (Lookman), are not in Gabriel Martinelli’s level.
The Brazilian may have his flaw, but he does set the bar high. There are probably no more than 10 left wingers in world football that would dramatically improve on him. Anyone outside of that group would be coming in to compete with him, not to automatically replace him.
I am apprehensive about Saturday. Man U are not a great team, but they are still Man U, and with the new signings and a pre-season under Almiron they will be an unknown quantity in the first 2 or 3 games of the season.
Enjoy your week whatever you are doing, and we go again Saturday.
Keenos
Throwback to this mug design from a few years ago!
Arsenal forced us to stop selling it as the image was “Mikel Arteta’s intellectual property”
Not sure how true that was, but we always act with caution and prefer to work with with clubs
Arsenal mugs: https://t.co/kQteQT8Tuy pic.twitter.com/bdgdx3yXaV
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