I didn’t see the France-Paraguay game last night, but I did see some of the Paraguayans’ shenanigans, so I’m kind of glad I didn’t see it. Some real idiots on this team, especially their number 23, who by the looks of it was smart all game.
I don’t like France, from an English perspective they probably want to get them out, but not to Paraguay. Football like that can’t win.
In the other game we are our first hosts to go home and with Morocco looking like they have taught Canada a good lesson, you have to say they are a good team. They will give France a decent game when the two teams meet next week.
The other final set of the Round of 16 games takes place tonight and with a lot of emphasis being placed on altitude, I think Mexico will progress against an English side who haven’t really impressed at all in this competition. There was a half against Croatia that looked pretty good, but that was it. We spoke about the World Cup and the altitude among other things at Same Old Arsenal yesterday morning, and mine and Amanda’s message was that it will definitely have a significant impact, coupled with England’s unimpressive form. Last night I had a dream that Stuart Pearce was sitting on a park bench around the corner and I asked him if he thought the height would make a difference. He basically told me that England had “no chance”.
So here we go. Cheese Dream Stuart Pearce has spoken and to be honest I’m debating whether the game is even worth watching.
The big talking point in the Arsenal world is that Leo Trossard may be heading to Turkey for £17m. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, that’s not a particularly high fee for a man who turns 32 in December and still has one year left on his contract. His profile at the World Cup will inevitably help as he was Belgium’s best player, but that alone gives me pause for thought. He finished the season really strongly for Arsenal, scoring the winning goal against West Ham and the next day we were crowned champions as City drew with Bournemouth. Crossers have their place in history as Premier League winners and will keep it in the history books forever.
His profile will also be difficult to replace. Very good in small spaces, a guy who can turn a man around with a sixpence, plus he has come up with big targets against big rivals. He will definitely be missed.
It’s a real mystery because you can make the case either way.
This departure at least confirms that the club is making intensive efforts to find a replacement. I suspect it probably also means Martinelli is the one who stays and prevails. Given his age and the length of his contract, that probably makes sense in fairness, but his contribution in the Premier League last season was pathetic, so we 100% need to see more.
I wonder if – if this deal is confirmed (probably after the World Cup) – we will see clubs double their price for their players when Arsenal come knocking. It feels like we’re being quoted inflated numbers in this market, but when clubs also know we have a need, suddenly there’s an opportunity to get a few million more out of us because they know we have to pull the trigger on a wide player. I don’t know who that player is because the only big connection we’ve had is Morgan Rogers. He’s a good player, he’s played on the left for Villa before, but in my opinion that was always an extra option and not his best position. Maybe Andrea Berta has a left-of-field option (pun intended) that no one has heard the details of yet?
I would take that Kroupi boy, and not just because it looks like Spurs are courting him and it would be fun. No, I would take him because he is fast, good on the ball and has shown twice in two games against us that he knows where the goal is. After his goal against City he even joked that we could win the league. So I suspect he has a soft spot for Arsenal.
However, if Arsenal want to make a move, one wonders whether it needs to happen relatively quickly. There are some reports suggesting that The Scum has already held some preliminary discussions with the player and his representatives. Whether that’s true or not is kind of irrelevant; If Arsenal want a player, they showed with Eze last season that they can act quickly to get him. But I wonder if they look at that fee and think they can get someone like Barcola for a similar price, and considering Barcola has already played at the highest level and is part of France’s current World Cup squad, Arsenal could be waiting for the dominoes to fall and other players to come to PSG first.
However, there are a lot of “ifs” and “buts” here, and since I drank a lot at the barbecue yesterday, I don’t want my brain having to work through such permutations on a Sunday morning. So today I’ll reflect on the Arsenal speculation and come back tomorrow with some more thoughts.
Then catch yourselves, everyone.
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