he left-footed winger said: “People say that he identified me as a player that wasn’t up to the level in his team, in his philosophy. It’s completely false. When he arrived, he had [Manchester] City’s philosophy. He had a squad that was filled with quality and back-ups in every position. When he spoke to me, he said he counted on me, he wanted me to do this or that, and you have to focus on that. He improved me in every way. He spoke to me the whole time, I watched videos with his assistants all the time. He really believed in me. He said I had incredible potential, so we need to extract that potential. At the end of the first season, he spoke with me and told me to do this or that. The second season comes along, I was a substitute. I was going mad. How could I be a substitute when he said he counted on me? Everything is spinning in your head. I was a substitute. It was at the time when they signed Willian. He is a number 10 or a winger. But he plays on the wing for like 11 or 12 matches in a row.”

Meh, he was just not good enough

The whole situation was a mess. He did alright but he never got any momentum going for a number of reasons. I think he's right to feel a bit hard done by. He wasn't responsible for his price tag and it wasn't his fault Raul forced him on Unai who didn't want him. He did well enough in terms of end product too but when he'd have a bit of form he'd be dropped and never had the chance to put some form together. And signing Willian to play ahead of him was an absolute joke.

a month later

pepe out here gooning. no wonder he didn't make it here. did they do any research, he didn't turn into a freak when he joined arsenal. if they did a deep dive on his socials and had a p.i. follow him they would have figured out he was a freak. someone who puts a porn star (no matter if she can suck the soul outta you) front row at his presser isn't a serious person.

4 days later

Can't wait to find/see some other angles....lordy!

8 days later

David Luiz was a problem. A shit player and a poisonous presence. We improved significantly the day he left.

    my lasting memory of him is the germany game where brazil got their shit pushed in at home and he was doing his fake crying bullshit like "please don't tear into me, it's not me i have passion and i love my country, it's these other fuckers."

      Meatwad I remember he'd play like shit, then come out and say "my bad" in the interview after and people would be fawning "oh what a great character, he didn't hide from his shitness".

        15 days later

        I laughed so hard when I saw that result yesterday. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy

        Clrnc wasn’t this dickhead saying we can’t win the title with Arteta a little while back?

          HomeSteak good to see Nelson scoring. Helps a potential sale.

          Wish Eddie had scored a couple of instinctive goals like that for us. Maybe it's the confidence of a player who knows his team rely on him more than we did.

            Eddie, Nelson and ESR all doing well is a good story for our academy. Creates a fantastic halo for upcoming players. It’s incredibly satisfying to see them all doing well.