For years, Klopp versus Guardiola was the rivalry that ruled the PL. Still, last season, the PL gave birth to another rivalry between Arteta and Guardiola that we never knew would exist.
Arteta managed to guide Arsenal back into the PL title race. You ought to beat City to win the league, but as good as Arsenal were, they failed to outwit the Citizens.
Guardiola has one over Arteta, but is the Arsenal boss getting his first win over his mentor this season?
Arsenal are winning the transfer race; they’ve gotten almost everyone they’ve wanted this summer, and they’re also keen to make other signings.
Kai Havertz was wanted at the Emirates; he joined even if Real Madrid were keen on him. Jurrien Timber was wanted, and he heeded the call, snubbing many clubs to become a Gunner. Declan Rice also only wanted to join Arteta’s project, even though Manchester City wanted him. The Citizens didn’t just fail to convince Rice to join; they even struggled to afford his £100 million-plus asking price.
While Arsenal have had good fortunes in the transfer window, Manchester City haven’t; Ilkay Gundogan left, and Bernardo Silva, Riyadh Mahrez, and even Kyle Walker are heavily linked with exits.
Man City have yet to have so much success in getting players in; they’ve only signed Mateo Kovacic. Their other speculated moves for Jasko Gvardiol and Raphinha are nowhere near being finalised
For Raphinha, it remains to be seen if he’ll be ready to leave Barcelona, a club where he wants to establish himself as a legend.
The transfer window is open until September 1, and yes, the Citizens could change their fortunes in the transfer window, but that’s still not certain. What is certain is that Arsenal, if they can add to their three signings, will have had their best transfer window, ever and are now poised to bear Pep’s side on the pitch this season…
COYG!
Sam P
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If Man City fail to sign Raphinha, they still have Foden and Palmer for the inverted-RW role. They could also try to sign Bowen
Stop this obsession with city, we are a match to any team with our current squad, I don’t care who they sign, apart from halaand our attack is far better than theirs and they are still coming yo their prime
If they can sign Raphinha, they’d likely become more dangerous because Raphinha was one of the best RWs in World Cup
How did Raphinha make them any better than us, you like hyping opposition players while also making our players look average….
In fact if we are to grade the two squad by departments we beat them in all department from defense to attack
If city lose Bernardo AND gundogan, they may struggle to maintain their excellence – kovacic is very good, but i don’t think he’s on their level, though it’s possible he could prove me wrong. I think the others are replaceable, and they have some quality young attacking players starting to step up. At the end of the day, they will have haaland and de bruyne next season, so they’ll start the season as favourites, for sure.
Now that it seems Partey maybe staying, we can beat the Citizens on the pitch even without an out a new out and out # 9, but not in the gaffer favorite 4: 3 : 3 formation.
Two changes Arsenal has to make, switch to a 4 : 2 ; 3 : 1 formation and play Timber at left back.
So Partey and Rice in a double pivot and Havertz plays behind Jesus.
That formation can win the first six games in the new campaign just in time for the big one.
If he’s staying (sounds like he might well be – I was convinced he was out!) I would keep partey as the CDM and effectively replace xhaka with rice – I think rice would be a straight upgrade on xhaka and would give us enormously improved defensive stability and overall control of the field from that position.
Partey is one of the best in the world at receiving the ball from the defence and helping us to build from the back – I wouldn’t change his role for that reason. Rice has outstanding defensive instincts, to my understanding, and xhaka’s role would give him something like a free role to use those instincts to snuff out danger (as opposed to Partey’s role, which is more rigid). Rice also has the athleticism to go from box to box quickly, so I think he’d be ideal there.
Then the question would be how to play odegaard (captain) and havertz (new signing for big money) in the same team with them… Arteta is truly going to have to be ruthless this year (assuming they all stay fit) if partey stays.
ACTIVE!!! sound post.
Mikel Arteta said partey and Rice can play together and it was part of his plans.. let’s put our mind at rest amidst transfer rumors. Partey will be in Arsenal shirt next campaign.
It’s also rumoured that Kyle Walker wants to leave, but I don’t care what city, or anyone else is doing at the moment.
MA has had two brilliant transfer windows and has a superb squad of players for every position.
I don’t fear anyone, not even in the CL and believe we will have an incredible season.
Too early in the transfer window to conclude that we’ve beaten City in it. There’s still a whole lot that can, and will, be done.
CM, exactly; let’s not count Arsenal’s chickens, as 1 September is still plenty of time for Manchester City and other clubs to do more business in the transfer market.
Let’s not count our chickens yet there are still 5 weeks left in the window. I just can’t believe City are going to stand still so let’s wait till it’s over and then make judgements.
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