Football is back with a BANG, and what a way to make a comeback! It has been a while my people but I had to come out of my hiatus for this!! Eberechi Eze is coming home, and we are all still giddy from the sweet feelings of tingling emotions from doing one over tiny totts...LOll. I hate to rub it in on them spuds at seven sisters road, but how the heck did Arsenal Football Club just pull that off? Yeah, we all know Eze wanted Arsenal all day, it was never a debate, but my word, you still have to wonder how Daniel Levy waffed that up? To add the fact that all this has happened on the back of the botched deal for Morgan Gibbs White, Tottenham FC, I'm sorry lads, hold that L. How did you come second in a race you were the only one running? I mean, I'm still buzzing, but I also can't get how they snoozed on this.
Anyway, back to things on the gunners, I do believe the official announcement of Eze as a bona fide gooner is imminent with the medical pretty much wrapped up at London Colney, hopefully everything goes smoothly. I know it would be too much of an ask to expect him to be in the squad for this weekend's game against Leeds United (more on the match in a bit), but I expect him to be ready to ball for us by the time we go away to Anfield, fingers crossed. Rumour has it, he would be getting his dream number, the Iconic number #10 jersey. I say iconic for the likes of who Dennis Bergkamp, David Rocastle, Kevin Campbell, and maybe for the young gunners in the comments, Mesut Özil, Jack Wilshere and ESR. Look at the names bar ESR, you have to say that's some decent company he would be hanging out with. I just can't wait to see Eze curl in those free kicks and outside-the-box long rangers. BOOM!! Okay, let's segway quickly to this weekend's action against Leeds.
The gunners welcome Daniel Farke's boys from Elland Road to the Emirates in what has to be a winnable game for the team (no disrespect to Leeds). I expect the Gunners to play much better than they did away at Old Trafford last weekend, cuz that was a subpar performance to forget, albeit stolid from a defensive point of view. We were totally out of sorts from the midfield to the attack with misplaced passes, terrible ball control, and a lack of creative nous from our attackers, try as they might. Mbuemo and Cuhna had us pinned back for the most part, while I am sure Gyökeres would be fuming with himself when he watches the replays of his game, one to forget. In fairness to the lad, he had almost zero service on the afternoon as De Lit stuck to him like glue throughout the game. It would be most redundant to say we have to adjust our style of play to get the best out of Viktor Gyökeres, it's clear for all to see. The boiz did try to get him into the game but ManU was having nothing of it by pressing us quicker and smarter in the middle of the park, much to our surprise. Declan Rice was shockingly anonymous except for the corner kick he put in for the goal.
Thats all history now, the first game at the Emirates, Arsenal have to show bite with not just a win, but an improved performance to keep the winning momentum going. It's going to be a long season with so many games to play. We need a robust squad (cough, cough to last season), so the Eze deal is so apt, I can't begin to overstate the importance of getting him, his quality on the ball, Prem proven, shots from outside the box, deadballs, just so many facets to like. I know I haven't mentioned Kai's injury, which some argue was the main reason we sprung Eze from the clutches of Spurs. One can only wish him a speedy recovery. The club hasn't issued a timeline for his return from the Knee injury he sustained last Sunday. It's unfortunate for him, we hope its not too serious cuz challenging on all fronts means there are loads of games to go around everyone, let's not kid ourselves, we need everyone. Other notable absentees from injury include Gabby Jesus, Norgard, and Ben Blanco. The teamsheet would look like:
That would be my team for the evening kickoff game this Saturday at the Emirates. The bench remains quite stacked with Martinelli, Trossard, Merino, Nwaneri, Mosquera, Calafiori, Keppa, Maybe Max, so yeah, we look okayish. All in all, we have more than enough to get past Leeds without taking them for granted. The boiz should knuckledown, stay focused, get the win with another clean sheet hopefully and keep the winning momentum going. Lastly, before I sign off, massive props to Andrea Berta, this man has been cooking since he took over, get Saka and Saliba to renew, get the outgoings moving and I'd day we have had the very best summer window, since the Emirates era so far, 7.5 out of 10 for the window as it is. What do you all think? How would you rate the Arsenal transfer window so far? Let us know in the comments......Ciaooo
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