New Season, New Coach.....A NEW DAWN?

Football is back with a BANG so hey peoplez what da dilly yoooh? Back in the day when we used to hip hop hurraaaay. Anyway, NBN days at the top of the charts are long gone and so it seems to be looking for the gunners init, let’s be positive it’s a new season after all. Welcome everyone who loves the round leather game and mostly my goonerholics…...it’s been a loooooong while and rightfully so too. A lot has been happening in the arsenal space so let’s get right to it by doing a 2018/2019 season sneak peek.

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We hear Alishia Usmanov is getting so fed up with the UK visa office, seeing how Roman at the bridge has been treated, he is now willing to sell all his equity stake in Arsenal FC paving the way for Silent Stan to sole ownership that he has been chasing. Its believed that if the deal goes through, then the value of the club could rise to as high as 1.8B in GBP. Now, what that means for the club’s future ambition….is anybody’s guess but let's just say I am a glass half full kinda guy, touch wood. That being said the pitch side of things is looking set as the gunners welcome Unai Emery and other newbies to the premiership with a baptism of fire against City on Sunday. The manner in which city dispatched Sarri and his blue band from the bridge shows we better hope we are ready cuz they seem to hungry for even more success.

On the balance of everything. I would say my hope for the season is optimistic while remaining tampered. The good thing is we clearly had one of the best summers in a while even with the world cup. Arsenal got a manager replacement expeditiously following Wenger’s resignation step down after 22years at the helm. The speed with which we recruited to fill our known gaps was a welcome change and long may this continue. A lot of gunners weren’t really in the thick of things at the world cup which is both telling of how low we have dropped that arsenal players no longer first-team slots while on the flipside it can mean good cuz players are well rested over the break coming into the season fresh.

Looking at the league, the usual suspects from Manchester, City no doubt as favourites even Mourinho knows it. Spurs showed either blind faith or complacency in staying put but my interest is might piqued by what Liverpool has gone out and done in the market. I would say they are the team to watch this season if Keita should click alongside Fabinho……. let’s just say they will push City for the league. There might be another surprise team from the lower teams, hey I really can’t say who but as is things football, one never knows.

The Gunners did fairly well in transfers, maybe a bit short in the defence with Chambers going on load at the death but that’s what it is. Preseason friendlies and tourneys all done, now is the time to taste the pudding with a baptism of fire in Man City and Chelsea for the first two games. Scary init? Yeah it is but I like to remain a cautious glass half full kinda guy. Staying positive hurts nobody neither does caution……loll. Anyway here's my take: I would take a draw from City, a nice jab at one of the domestic cups or UEL for some shiny shiny and 4^th place. That would be a successful season by all counts. Unai Emery isn’t a miracle worker so let's just give him time, by that I mean 3 seasons to win the league before we pass judgement. Ramsey had better renew his contract or get sold. No time for Prima donnas on this new Arsenal Bus. Let’s just hope we kick-start this season on a high so as to build confidence and momentum from there on. That’s it from us here, welcome to the 2018/2019 season……Ciaooo