Wow. Feeling super sad about Iwobi.

I think it's probably more than just nostalgia for a lot of people (it is for me at least) - we now have limited options on the wings again. Although Pepe is an upgrade, we're going to see a lot more of Mkhi and Auba on the wings again which isn't a particularly appetising thought.

arsedoc md wrote:

I thought we were done with this loyalty nonsense.  Snap out of it!

Come on man.
That pic should melt every single one of us.
Here is another.

Baby Iwobi was adorable!

It's weird that we brought in a guy who plays on the right while playing Aubameyang on the right in preseason, who was absolutely tearing it up, and now we have no left-sided wide player as we're without both Iwobi and Welbeck.

It makes me think one of these kids is gonna get a lot of playing time, because we surely can't be relying on Mkhi or Ozil to regularly take that spot. If they play wide, it's almost always on the right as well.

Ozil/Mkhi out wide are no good.
Play them centrally or not at all.

Mirth wrote:

Baby Iwobi was adorable!

Indeed

Meh. It's a shame it didn't work out but it's great business to get that fee for a player who didn't produce. Hope he does well but his contribution on the pitch will not be missed.

Khanuppet wrote:

What exactly is the Eriksen situation at the end of all this? Is he staying for sure? If he stays will he get playing time over lo celso?

Levys bum will be squeaking if he can't sell him in the next 2 weeks, and he refuses to extend his contract. Somehow theyve been squirming out of these situations and conning their players into signing 1 year extensions to protect their value, but it seems like eriksen is aiming for his retirement payday

Oh man... why the heck did we sell Iwobi? Is he going to be another Gnabry for us?

He was a solid player who had area for improvement. Just a few days ago I was thinking that ESR could go to make way for Upa/CB but we sold Iwobi for no reason it seems (other than money of course). It's sad

Would be amazing is Eriksen pulls a Sol at the end of this season.

naz wrote:

Oh man... why the heck did we sell Iwobi? Is he going to be another Gnabry for us?

He was a solid player who had area for improvement. Just a few days ago I was thinking that ESR could go to make way for Upa/CB but we sold Iwobi for no reason it seems (other than money of course). It's sad

Everton offered a price too good to turn down for a player who is not crucial to our plans.

naz wrote:

Oh man... why the heck did we sell Iwobi? Is he going to be another Gnabry for us?

He was a solid player who had area for improvement. Just a few days ago I was thinking that ESR could go to make way for Upa/CB but we sold Iwobi for no reason it seems (other than money of course). It's sad

big difference in fees received.

We needed to sell given the amounts we were spending and got a good price for a backup player who wasn't good enough. It's telling where he's ended up, as it is with Welbeck.

The thing about Iwobi is that he's an excellent footballer without a clear specialist role developing.

In that sense he was a bit like a less crocked Oxlade-Chamberlain, and so I don't mind seeing him go. He was going to end up a really useful substitute or utility player but not one of the key players in any top Arsenal side. That's transferable value.

I’m cool with it. Need to balance the books and avoid clogging up the squad with players who aren’t ideal

In time we’ll have decluttered nicely when Mustafi, Chambers, Mkhitaryan, Nacho and Ozil are gone

Found it interesting that Spurs had a relatively free run at their targets this summer. Maybe there was just more money than available targets in the market, also helping drive prices up.

Well two of their targets they got the brush off by another club in North London

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Well two of their targets they got the brush off by another club in North London

In the same manner in which we 'owned' Napoli.

Everton look pretty good:

Pickford
Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne
Gomes, Gbamin, Sigurdsson
Richarlison, Kean, Iwobi

Subs: Calvert-Lewin, Bernard, Feo...