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Aubameyang signs new long-term contract

awooga83

Yeah I think it's been managed poorly whatever just in terms of the club's own selfish interests. While thete has been a lot of this is an exception, Arteta's handling of other players (Pepe) suggests it's not necessarily about being pragmatic but rather his isolating people.

I like Auba,I think he's been a good player on balance in a poor period. The fact that he matched and was close to the top scorers for 2 seasons given what a mess we are is a testament to his quality and like it or not Arteta doesn't win the FA cup without good quality.

It hasn't worked in the last 18 months but then I'm not sure they're are many players at could point to in his role and say that's just down to him personally.

I think it's a sad way for this to end and it's another question for me around Arteta's management style.

He should carry the can at the end of the season if we fall short.

The professionalism stuff doesn't apply across the board either, xhaka tells the fans to fuck off, throws the armband down, consistently plays in a way that hurts the team and openly talks about wanting to leave and how we held him back. But he's constantly backed, are they the standards we have for professionalism?

Burnwinter

Yep, the issue there is both Edu and Arteta are raw and inexperienced.

As for love of Auba, he was great for us but with every bridge burned, I'm genuinely glad the issue is closed and he's achieved a dignified move. Good for him and easier for Arsenal.

Pepe LeFrits

Pretty much.

Thanks for the memories Auba, hope the move works out for you.

MistaT

I'm actually not surprised Aubameyang was moved like this.

Arteta has invested himself in Martinelli / Odegaard / Saka, and ESR, and has seen that those three play better when Lacazette is ahead of them. In Arteta's mind, the team is better off without Auba than with him, and based on Auba's recent form I think that's understandable (proof will be how we finish this year).

Edu likely sanctioned this move because they know how hard it would be to move Auba (on his current wages) if he went cold till the end of the season. Who is going to take on Auba's wages if he hasn't scored for months on end? Right now Edu jumped at Barca being desperate, and played up (publicly) the disciplinary concerns as a reason to move him (rather than his form).

As other's have called out - how we finish this season will be the ultimate test, and it will be magnified by the owners/Edu communication on if that matched their goals. But I think to really overcome this move, the summer transfers will also have to be massive. Making Europa (or somehow the CL) will not be enough if there isn't at least marquee signing early in the summer window and another closer to end of the window.

flobaba

Good to see you round these parts again MistaT.

mdgoonah41

im sad to see auba go.

when we signed him, we were starting to really struggle, and he felt like something of a miracle signing at the time. he came in and showed his quality. he ultimately is the reason arteta still has a job today, because without that fa cup, he'd have nothing on his CV to justify keeping him in the job with our horrible league results.

we let his contract run down, then felt there was nothing we could do but extend him, and he ended up on massive wages. had arteta decided not to end his career here, he could have still contributed. xhaka was stripped of the armband and continued to play for the team, even after he tried to force his way out. auba never seemed like he wanted to force his way out, he wanted to keep playing for the club and contribute. our spanish dictator wouldnt allow it

i hope he can contribute at barca and help them win something. he could have joined them or madrid before he joined us, i think, and he ultimately ended up here and scored a lot of goals. i'll miss him, but i wish him the best.

Clrnc

Genuinely incredible for us at times and ignoring the intentional PR that the club is portraying about him these days, has been a top pro and always professional on the pitch for us.

Will be missed.

Ray

Fastest to reach 50 goals in Arsenal's history.

Anzac

Burnwinter wrote:
Because of the degree of the personal rift between Arteta and Auba I'm guessing.

Both parties willing to terminate the contract because he was never going to play for Arteta again, meaning all parties would be in roughly the same position in summer, except Arsenal would be £7m and an ongoing controversy worse off, and Auba would've lost six months of his career.

Have seen it suggested that we took advantage of Barca's desperation to sign a CF, and we made the decision to get his wages off the books whilst he was still wanted by a top flight club.

Anzac

There's another stat doing the rounds that since he joined us his goals have contributed to the most points by a single player in the EPL.

ohboy

MistaT wrote:
I'm actually not surprised Aubameyang was moved like this.

Arteta has invested himself in Martinelli / Odegaard / Saka, and ESR, and has seen that those three play better when Lacazette is ahead of them. In Arteta's mind, the team is better off without Auba than with him, and based on Auba's recent form I think that's understandable (proof will be how we finish this year).

Edu likely sanctioned this move because they know how hard it would be to move Auba (on his current wages) if he went cold till the end of the season. Who is going to take on Auba's wages if he hasn't scored for months on end? Right now Edu jumped at Barca being desperate, and played up (publicly) the disciplinary concerns as a reason to move him (rather than his form).

As other's have called out - how we finish this season will be the ultimate test, and it will be magnified by the owners/Edu communication on if that matched their goals. But I think to really overcome this move, the summer transfers will also have to be massive. Making Europa (or somehow the CL) will not be enough if there isn't at least marquee signing early in the summer window and another closer to end of the window.

Well said.

The issue is how threadbare we have left the squad now. It is not strong for half a season of intense football, which also promises to have a pretty intense run in for the top 4, plus a very tight relegation battle which turns those “easy” games into all-out wars.

The strike force we have now is genuinely the worst we have had since the days of a broken down Smith and Kevin Campbell.

It is almost criminal, and part of being a manager is getting the best out of what you have got.

“Going to work means seeing people I hate, talking to people I can not stand, working with people I could not care less about”

This scorched earth policy of Arteta and Edu is simply unreal. We can't afford to behave in this way, and the result of this will cost us badly. Arteta needs to know how to bow his head at times, and incredibly the one player who actually swore at the fans and openly fawned over Mourinho, is still here!

Saliba will be next, and for me I would prevent any more damage to the squad. He and edu needs clear orders to work with what they have.

A person is judged on results, and we shall see what happens until the end of the season. A real shame what has transpired, as we have a great spine growing with Ramsdale, Gabriel, White, Partey, Tomiyasu etc

A midfielder and a striker was absolutely needed and we have failed, on top of which we let players go who could have won us a few more points.

We are definitely paying the price for “learning on the job”.

Sicario

I have been very harsh over Auba in general but wish him well for the future and thank him for the FA Cup and carrying us at times when we were at our lowest.

Burnwinter

Even before the meltdown where Aubameyang was stripped of his captaincy we were discussing the difficulty of shifting his wages off our overall bill.

If he'd hypothetically been turning out and failing for us through December and January instead of falling out with Arteta, I think the mood would be philosophical about his departure now. There's a lot of upside both for him and for us.

Clrnc

His thank you message is sad and a little digging at someone

Segway

I feel genuinely sad the way he's been kicked out and I am going to miss seeing him in Arsenal colours. What a great player he has been for us.

KingslandBarge

Sums up how it feels for me too. Just a little difficult processing through those three considerations. Was retaining hope he'd have a road back in the whole time.

Ricky1985

I'm sad reading Auba's goodbye message. He was a superstar for us for a good chunk of the 4 years he spent here. It's a huge shame how it all ended, and I'm sure there were mistakes made on both sides - ie., it's not all his fault or the club's.

Anyway, I wish him only good things.

Ricky1985

Burnwinter wrote:
Even before the meltdown where Aubameyang was stripped of his captaincy we were discussing the difficulty of shifting his wages off our overall bill.

If he'd hypothetically been turning out and failing for us through December and January instead of falling out with Arteta, I think the mood would be philosophical about his departure now. There's a lot of upside both for him and for us.

Definitely.

We really should have sold him last summer, there's absolutely no way he could maintain the energy output Arteta demands from his wide players, and god love the man, it was even less likely he was going to cut it as a linking centre forward in the Premier League. And that's not Arteta's fault for not changing the shape of his team to accommodate Auba: he won about 3 duels in his entire Arsenal career - it's just not his game. He'll still be good playing on the shoulder, if he can get that gig at Barca or elsewhere, but that's not going to work here. And I'm fine with that being the case, I want more from our CF that Auba is able to give.

Ricky1985

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Class from Arsenal.

QuincyAbeyie

Would any club not tweet a thank you to their star striker leaving?

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