Arsenal latest news: Arteta's striker decision | Jesus' role | Rashford rumours | Season ratings

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's Inside Arsenal extra-time, where I'm joined once again by James Benge of CBS Sports.
In this week's show we focus on the big decision facing Mikel Arteta this summer when it comes shaking up his strike force and look at what Kai Havertz's excellent form may have done to Arsenal's plans for the summer window. We also discuss the Marcus Rashford rumours, Aaron Ramsdale's future and give our end of season player ratings for the Arsenal squad.
0:00 - Intro
6:38 - Arteta's striker decision
15:38 - Jesus' role
23:20 - Rashford rumours
27:10 - Season ratings
47:45 - Ramsdale's future
54:30 - Question time

[@DrHankVenture]

Per The Cannon Pod/Different Knock, Martinelli is statistically the most isolated winger in Europe. We need balance, and he'll be back to his best. Xhaka was that balance, now we need to get in a consistent 6/8 to make sure that he's receiving the ball going to the center of the field rather than deep on the touchline.

[@jamesburns4363]

Conner Gallager might be picked up on the cheap from Chelsea. I think there's a good young back there as well.

[@DrHankVenture]

@@jamesburns4363 Gotta be honest, not sold on Gallagher. He's fine, but we can do much better. The only Chelsea misfit I want is Mudryk lol

[@silkuk8417]

Cannon pod/ TDK is top tier.

[@jourdanjackson5365]

Jamal Musiala is the answer to that problem. I genuinely don't believe we need a new #9. We have enough goals in that from 5 to take us over the line. That money should go to a world class left #8. Just imagine Ødegaard and Musiala with Rice behind them. 🔥

[@coolerdude42]

@@jourdanjackson5365 agreed. i really like the idea of de jong in that position as well

[@andrewnordstrom3565]

Love this show so much. First thing I turn on when I get ready for the day. I'm personally sold on Sesko as our striker signing, I am very high on him and think the profile fits really well. However, when we talk about "91 goals, do we really need a striker", just remember that in 13 EPL matches last year we scored 1 or 0. I'm not saying we have to score every match, but I sure want to. And I think our 91 goals stat is a bit skewed by the "piling on" effect of some of our bigger wins - we get a second or third and it seems we hit 5 or 6 when the opposition is chasing trying to get back in the match. The point is: we don't need a striker and winger generically because of lack of goals; we need those two in order to give something different and effective when we're 0-0 or 0-1 in the 75th minute.

[@rbhey10]

Absolutely spot on mate👏

[@robinlove6981]

Agree 💯. I do think another type of winger similar to Doku in style, good on the ball but can play direct, with a lot of power and pace

[@mohussain7773]

@@robinlove6981 I agree with both this and the original post. This is why I think we need to go for xavi simons he would be perfect!

[@sperrotta91]

'The point is: we don't need a striker and winger generically because of lack of goals; we need those two in order to give something different and effective when we're 0-0 or 0-1 in the 75th minute'. YES! Also, a different option when we play against elite, well organised European sides.

[@Nostradanus86]

Incoming speed merchant

[@simonmarie83]

When plotting ratings out of 10, EDGE magazine is a brilliant example of how to grade. E.g. 5 = average. 6 = decent. 7 = good. 8 = excellent. 9 = astounding. 10 = revolutionary. That last one doesn't quite translate to player ratings.

[@simonmarie83]

I suppose for football you could say 10 = unplayable/game-determining

[@Nostradanus86]

1- shit, 2- bad, 3- disappointing , 4- below average, 5- average, 6- decent , 7- good, 8- great, 9- excellent, 10- outstanding, but this is why we should throw in decimals to be slightly more accurate

[@user-gp6cc8jj6d]

Intrigues me you never mention Nico Williams for the wing, 43m buyout, young, just under 6f, electric pace, happy either side 🤷‍♂️

[@PJAmbition]

I think he’s mentioned him once, and apparently the wage asks from his camp are ridiculous!

[@Andy5682fly]

I'm not too sold on him to be honest

[@Rakesh11503]

I honestly will send Rambo on loan to get game time, and let him perform. Maybe contract should allow recall when needed. But please do not fall for the Newcastle trap.

[@aokoli4528]

Hi Charles, I agree with most of your ratings except Odegaard. That guy covered literally every blade of grass in every game. Never stopped running. Simply put, the midfield/team won't work without him. Definitely a 10 for me. Would have probably given Saka an 8 not in terms of performance but, purely because there were games were he could have clearly done more.

[@ZPSBestProfileName]

In the first half of the season Odegaard was nowhere near as good. Your viewpoint is mostly recency bias. "Would have probably given Saka an 8 not in terms of performance but, purely because there were games were he could have clearly done more." Mate, that is in terms of his performance. What you fail to do is part of your performance.

[@aokoli4528]

@ZPSBestProfileName I guess the player of the season voting outcome says it all at the end, mate.

[@HolloVVpoint]

There are fine margins at the top and despite how well the team has done goal wise, we still need an instinctive striker someone who can sniff out a goal in those games like the Villa game or the others in which we failed to finish our chances and there was a load of them. Havertz has been great but he doesn’t have the instincts to be a striker and that is apparent in some of his decision making.

[@alfredthegreat9543]

I think Havertz's form will have changed Arteta and Edu's requirement of a new striker. I think instead of a big name, they can now look at a young striker with potential that Arteta can coach to a top level and slowly integrate into the team via rotation.

[@Dildaphone]

I don't think we've seen the best of Havertz at Arsenal yet. I think he can score more than 20 league goals over a season if the service is right.

[@user-ze6oq6iw1t]

I'd say if he plays CF exclusively, because he has actually gotten very good service, but the lack of rhythm that comes from playing numerous positions made him miss at times.

[@JoshRay-gp5le]

I think more important than a striker that gets 20-25 goals a season we need a clutch striker than can bail us out or be the difference in the big moments droga-esqe(a reason I feel we haven’t done too well in cups) that’s going to be hard to find but imo it’s the missing piece

[@brianbayley5886]

Hi Charles,this is (in my humble opinion)how we move forward next season,bare with me. 1. We have to think about playing Jesus as a left 8(he is tenacious likes a tackle,and wants to be amongst the play) because,he can pull out left,Martinelli(they have a good connection) can cut inside and he(jesus) can exchange with Kai and go past him if he drops in the 8 In match play 2.Get Osimhen and Zirkzee(sell Eddie) 3.Get Nico w or Kudos, to cover B. 4.At the back Diomande(good on the ball,two footed,good at breaking the lines) and if(flexibility)we play three at the back,he is the middle of Saliba and Gabriel,finally!he could also be ideal cover for Thomas p in DM (allowing Thomas to play one more year while he (Diomande beds in. An Alternative to Jesus as an 8, Frankie Djong 8 or 6 or Yusuf Fofana.

[@Nostradanus86]

Ahhh you see the samba Laca role...

[@abubakarj5738]

Hi Charles, considering last season the 6 depth was Rice Partey Jorginho with Havertz at 8. With Havertz now at CF and Rice seemingly first choice 8. Is it not important to sign a first choice 6 and have Partey and Jorg as backup 6, rather than one in and one out. Otherwise the numbers will be shorter than last year and there will be a lot more games next season. Selling Partey would mean we need 2 midfielders and not sure we'll find someone on the level as Partey that's reasonable priced. If for example Partey, ESR leave and elneny has already left. Partey gets replaced by Bruno G and ESR gets replaced by Nwaneri. I'm not sure Jorginho Vieira Nwaneri as depth is strong enough to last a whole season across all competitions

[@PJAmbition]

I think you’ve been generous with every rating apart from Odegaard here. Everyone deserves a -1 to their score other than Ø (9) and Rice (9).

[@asdabolu]

Well done as always Charles. Imagine a player like Trosard but as a 9... That's the 20 g/s striker we need. Chances aren't a problem, I'd say it's the lack of a killer mentality. It really isn't about the volume of goals per player but more so a go to guy who wants all the smoke

[@alexandrenicolaslonz3007]

With that mentality we could have scored nearly 200 goals! 😂

[@astro9219]

Great show guys!

[@arjitjere1559]

Agreed with most of the ratings. But if saka is getting 9 for an up and down season Trossard definitely deserves 9. Consistently scoring goals for us

[@user-jj1kt2py6j]

ARSENAL NEEDS a number 9 like sesko, plus a fast unpredictible winger/am, plus a midfield. Sesko, BRUNO, and SIMMONS types of players and you are GOLDEN. but you need the top quality so sesko 60 mil, bruno 100 mil, and another creative winger/am for 50 mil, that's spending like last year. no BAD

[@wattsup9718]

Tough on Rice Charles, I suspect you might have given him 10 if the team had won the premiership, but on individual performsnces surely Rice gave everything every game. Pointless doing ratings out of 10 if your approach is "no one gets 10"

[@Andy5682fly]

The whole front line across the board, including the midfield, needs quality additions in order to sustain itself a full season. We need not only a striker, but also a number 8, perhaps a pacey winger too if one is available. The left back position is another one we have to get it resolved, we can't keep rotating it with three or four players, without any consistency and ryhtm there.

[@noahholland1795]

I really think we sometimes fail to appreciate that Oleks Zinchenko gets up every day and probably wonders whether he should be going to work at Colney… or the eastern front. The things that weigh upon his head are so heavy that we simply cannot imagine. Edit: Far too early to forgive Fabregas.

[@matthewwarner2121]

Partey will be fit and play really well next year if stays. Playing for a new contract! Always the same with players!

[@johnnewton5050]

Why is there so much talk about a striker when we need to prioritize wing cover for Saka? Imagine bringing in an elite option who can play on the left and right. If something happens to Havertz, we still have Jesus and Trossard (who can play as a false nine.)

[@wilsonyeung3351]

Hi both, huge fan of the show! I want to add Sebastian Squillaci to the conversation of worst player ever for arsenal 😂

[@Nostradanus86]

There is no conversation, Mustafi is the worst player to play for us given the money spent & countless opportunities given to him. Looking at his clubs career to present says it all...

[@yonasfesehaye7326]

Bring us good news, Charles.

[@srikanthshankar6222]

Hi Charles Sri from NZ What do you think of this? If we are not buying a striker Kai - 10+ Trossard - 8+ MAli - 9+ MartinO - 9+ Saka - 10+ Gabi Mag - 5+ Ben W - 3+ Saliba 3+ (Arteta would expect him to match Gabi Mag) Others - 8+ (this is assuming GJesus is not fully available We still have 65+ goals

[@nungiceman]

I think Xhaka will be a really good coach. Would love to see him back at Arsenal. But I remember Xhaka said some people at the back aren't too keen on him, so not sure if that will ever happen.

[@mangoesboy]

I'd have a best transition player/ winger with trickery, and pace and a world class no.6 , cb backup for saliba and a left back. we can have havertz, jesus n Martinelli as no.9. so i think CF can be a secondary need as far as i am concern.

[@christophtuhafenijohannes6348]

LIKE YOUR SHOW VERY MUCH

[@chrismiller6317]

Cesc wanted to come home to Arsenal,it was Wenger who allowed him to go to Chelsea by not triggering the release clause to get him back and look how that turned for us & Cesc,I would have him back in a heartbeat ❤️❤️

[@braxtonmay391]

❤

[@jeremiahgriffin1462]

Just wondering if in the off season if both of u could do a podcast covering all things football I for one would be very interested in watching COYG

[@HeisenBird]

My choice of signing for the forward line would be Rafa Leao - more of a wide forward than a striker but a player who allows Jesus, Havertz, Martinelli, Trossard and Saka to interchange and rotate. It would give Arteta more options and tactical flexibilty and with rotation the quality drop off would be minimal.

[@Unodostres00]

I'd like to hear more arguments as to why Hagrid isn't considered a wizard?

[@MrTricky415]

Hi both, great show again! I think going for Ferguson and maybe giving Beireth (horrible spelling) a contract would be enough?

[@livelearnandteach7402]

Newcastle don't want to pay £30m for Ramsdale but value a couple of their players at £100m. Laughable.

[@scarface7142]

Valued isak at 200 million

[@scorpionsrock1511]

It really is beyond belief, mate! It’s so frustrating that when we (Arsenal FC) want to buy crappy players, they’re tagged as £100+ M, when we need to sell them they’re priced at £10M! And one of the factors is because us Arsenal fans devalue our players by putting ridiculous prices on those players… Go and talk to Liverpool or Chelsea fans about their players (that aren’t even getting any minutes on the first team)! I get mesmerised by our fans when talk about Ramsdale anything below £40/45M!!! Like… Seriously?

[@scarface7142]

@@scorpionsrock1511 we are not getting 45 million for Ramsdale it’s what clubs will pay for him it’s a buyers market judy because you want it doesn’t mean you can’t do it

[@coolerdude42]

the BIG difference is Ramsdale wants out and Newcastle doesnt want to sell those players. Supply and demand. We should hold on Ramsdale, in any case. There will be other clubs interested in getting a GK

[@Nostradanus86]

How many games Did Ramsdale play last season in comparison to these Newcastle players & how many mistakes did they make ?

[@BellasBedtimeStories]

Enjoying the show. A question for your next Extra Time episode… would Benge consider setting up a fashion label called Benge by James Benge, a la Ford by Tom Ford?

[@Jackson-mj9vt]

Rambo is worth 30m plus, we want either Bruno or Isak or both, would you not offer Rambo as a makeweight for either signing to ensure we get a fair deal?

[@Anthony_Molosi]

@​Hey Charles and James. Quick one, how much of Arsenal not being knocked out in the domestic cups do you think contributed to us being able to take Manchester City to where we did in the last 2 previous seasons? Do you think we have what it takes ( in terms of the squad), and enough endurance to play both Champions League, and at least one domestic cup and still go on to challenge for the title? What do you think will it take for us to challenge for the title, be in the finals of one of the domestic cups, and reach the Champions League semi-finals this season?

[@ante90]

Surely if Jesus needed or it was possible for surgery to sort his issues he would already have had it as soon as the season ended in order to give him as much time to recover as possible the fact that he hasn’t must mean he either dosnt need it or more worrying it wouldn’t help

[@KJagz]

Hi Charles, I wanted to share a quick thought about our Striker situation. As much as there is a huge expectation and pressure for Arsenal to find their new No.14 (As I think Eddie Goes). I say flip it round, as a Striker, of all the teams desperate for a new addition. I don’t think there is a more appealing prospect than Arsenal at the moment. Mikel, The Fan Connection, The Team & The Strategy On And Off The Pitch. Sesko or my dream Isak No.14.

[@hippybill1]

I think Granit as a manager would be similar to Mikel

[@user-ze5uy9uf9h]

What about Danny Welbeck?

[@alekseifedorov949]

Outside England many would say Rice was slow and plane in decisions of his passing and costed us fluidity and threat which fans blamed Arsenal in the first half of the season for. Guess what, Jorginho subbed him as a 6. So this legend that Declan is flawless is a legend. he’s not quite the level of a deepline playmaker for a top club. 9 would be fair for me.

[@neetincleats]

Emile played in 13 PR games for 345 minutes. Or 3.83 90 minute matches. That’s not a lot for him but Ethan would do well to get that time.

[@NickBramwell]

If we bring in a striker, we need to look over our shoulder at Obi M's progress and pathway. My thoughts are that we need a squad strikerto improve and move on. The only Manc I would sign is Kobi Mainoo. Nwaneri andLewis skelly are both ready to take mins in the first team imho.

[@sperrotta91]

Obi Martin is 16-years old and, while clearly promising, can't realistically expect minutes beyond a few domestic cup games in the short-term. I really don't think we need to worry about blocking his progress for at least another 2 years - by which time we'll have a more concrete idea about his standing. While there's to suggest Obi Martin could be exceptional, on a more general note this club's fanbase needs to learn to stop hyping up youth academy players... particularly given the half-decade dry spell in meaningful first team promotions. Ideally, we'd bring in a level raiser CF... Ideally you look for someone superior to Havertz - someone with a different profile and greater prowess as a finisher. Isak is the dream but it's admittedly unrealistic.

[@NickBramwell]

@@sperrotta91 If you are good enough you are old enough. I think within 18 months he will be good enough. He has addressed his issue with his position when striking the ball. His heading and strength need improving, then he is (apart from personality, which will come) good to go.

[@ArsenalOG]

It is (sh)e(sh)ko. S is like you say (Sh)ow. Greetings from Slovenia 😁

[@QuixtarUganda]

Ssesko .. olise.. Bruno...hato ... ucl final

[@ilukui]

Welbeck and Mkhitaryan came from United too

[@richardwielebnowski3148]

Hi Charles.. watch your show everyday. Quality.... Did you read Mustafi’s recent comments regarding the clubs progress? This is what he said.... found it very interesting and worthy of a debate. The positive development that the club have gone through under Arteta is almost more important than winning the league. What do you think?

[@Nostradanus86]

Mustafi should never be listened to even if he speaks the truth

[@chrismiller6317]

Is there any reason we still haven’t tied down Raya to a new contract yet

[@datguyd]

Give Newcastle ramsdale and 100 mil ish for Isak. Job done

[@alexandrenicolaslonz3007]

They won't let him go for 100

[@alexandrenicolaslonz3007]

We don't want to be stuck in a Neymar situation

[@user-uv9js9yy2x]

This “striker situation” is overblown! How many more goals does this team need to win the league, and how does a so-called striker negatively affect our team? We may need a winger and a midfielder, more than we need a striker.

[@joelswedberg6134]

I would still say if you’re spending that money, why not Jude Bellingham? Or equivalent?

[@platjoelk]

I don’t know why people mention nelli it’s not fifa 24 it’s real life football LW for arsenal is hard because arteta has a inverted lb Before we had xhaxa and KT doing triangles with neli this season he is by himself I don’t know what people expect him to do

[@harrisonjoa]

Goals win you games, we need someone that’s scoring 30 goals a season.

[@mrfoley8291]

In my opinion, Arsenal won't sign a winger they will hoping Jesus knee will be ok, and he will be Saka's competition, and move forward with striker options

[@lewis9767]

Why would 6 be average? 5 is average, average means exactly in the middle

[@ludvig7877]

Can Arsenal really sign a striker without Jesus leaving? Right now we have Havertz, Jesus and Nketiah. Even if Nketiah leave we still have two strikers that will want to play so does a trasfer for a striker not mean two will need to leave?

[@williamfrancis5546]

Hi 👋 guys 👋, I hope all is good 👋 👦 ☺️ 👍 😊 🙏. I really enjoyed your Extra Time ⏲️ video 📹 about Arsenal. Have a great one guys 😂. Arsenal rocks 🏆 🙏 🤲 🪨 🎸 😎.

[@Yunit87]

Why dont charlie never talk about the bigg Norwegian in Villareal? Sørloth? He is better than all of them

[@dougsotto9825]

Is Nick Pope done at Newcastle?!?!

[@AndreKgooner]

Are there plans for Jesus to have a procedure on his knee over the summer, or I'd it going to just be rest that's needed.

[@gooner72]

If Rashford had pumped out 20+ goals for 3 back to back seasons, didn't have a poor attitude and disciplinary record, wasn't on ridiculous wages, had kept his England place for the Euros and wouldn't cost £75+ million, I'd be fairly comfortable with it but......... he is/has done the complete oppposite of all the above. End of.

[@coolerdude42]

if he did all that, he'd be north of 110mil.

[@jhonnybravoh]

Ngl, skipped over the seasons ratings part

[@charlesnweke3752]

I don’t think Arsenal need a 20+ goal striker to win titles next season but a traditional striker with a strong conversion rate that can come in on those tight games to make a difference. The likes of Henrique Larson when Sir Alex Ferguson brought him in to Man United to help win the league

[@Nostradanus86]

Henrik Larsson

[@Nostradanus86]

I think he was brought in though as Alan Smith wasn't the touted attacker as imagined, Louis Saha , Wayne Rooney & Ole Solsljaer was the strikers I think...

[@brianwahinya1245]

9 for Saka?? Then Saliba, Gabriel, Odegaard and Rice are 10.5

[@youngbr1120]

Charles, Isak on the left in an Henry type role with Havertz playing a little further back like Bergkamp would be my dream scenario. Would you play both of them at the same time? I believe it would truly transform the attack.

[@unhandled776]

Do we need a 20 goal a season striker? Wrong question: Scoring 6 hat tricks against Sheffield and West Ham or beaten up Chelsea is not the same as 2 goals against City and Liverpool away.We desperately need a striker who settles tough games in our favor by scoring the game changing goals. Not adding the 3rd in a game we have already won.

[@ulfanfinneriksen4643]

Havertz will be a great No 9 next season. Supported by Gabbi Jesus.

[@whatthehead]

Isak is not physical enough and injury-proned. He will be the next Pepe when he comes. Benjamin Sesko is also not a good option for us. He will slow down the attack like Jesus. Sign Bowen from West Ham. He will suit Arsenal and becomes a immediate boost for our attack.

[@mills1177]

If they dont want to pay the money Ramsdale stays ! simple. He is under contract and this is not a play cresh or charity.

[@SPDouglas22]

I don’t think we can getGabriel Jesus back to the player he was. I have a feeling his knee problems will continue to plague him until he retires.

[@pierrel9119]

If Havertz had been taking the penalty he'd have scored 22 goals in the prem alone this season, while playing as a number 9 for only half the season... so I don't see how he couldn't be a 20 goals striker...

[@columodonnell9212]

And many goals/braces in close games too. Slap him in the striking position!

[@Hi_im_Scot]

Everyone’s thoughts on Summerville? Leeds needed to clean the sheets and might be able to get a back up for a decent price?

[@ljheyes8163]

I agreed back up for saka with pace

[@Nostradanus86]

Classy dribbler..

[@laraghcon]

6 is average for me too Charles. And a 10 is nigh on impossible.

[@rld1982]

If you work it out, an average from 1-10 (if you're not including 0) is 5.5: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55 55/10=5.5 So, rounding up gets you to 6.

[@Nostradanus86]

@@rld1982 or to actually use decimals to create a clearer understanding... 5.5

[@Doublesix4Lyfe]

Unlike cars that depreciate overtime when you drive it. The more mileage on a player it increases their value. Arteta needs to give the youths a chance in the first team. Rather than buy a new striker play the 17 year old prodigy within our academy.

[@simonbuckingham2627]

I can handle an hour once a week on this. Don’t sweat it.

[@chrismiller6317]

The only real cock up Jorghino made last season was against SPURSY at the Emirates,I’m well pleased to be proved wrong about him and Kai LETS GO AGAIN LADS COYG❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@walterochieng8868]

If you go back to your player ratings for every game Partey has played, when did you give him a 4 this season? You need to be fair.

[@DJ_Dre.P]

We need a manager who can handle pressure cooker scenarios and not bun up the pot!

[@platjoelk]

I don’t want to see xhaxa come back certain clubs are for certain clubs We need runners in the midfield

[@alekseifedorov949]

To offer a new contract to Xhaka after Euro 2021 was the greatest. I remember at times everyone was shocked and almost annoyed of it. Mourinho’s Roma wanted him, offered 15 mil €, and board made a decision that his valuation and use for the club is more than this. Since then AFC only looked forward with nose up high.

[@alekseifedorov949]

Low than 6 for Jesus is a crime. 2 minutes to look at Basic stats to see his contribution was good. Every time he’s in the pitch he delivered. Every single game. Biased as hell after Rice’s and B’s marks

[@aalex1447]

You been watching a different arsenal this year?

[@dontdenythetruth400]

Granit Xhaka bench cam! Yes!!!

[@chrismiller6317]

Minimum £30m for Rambo let’s not go back to the days where we bought a player (Eg Pepe £72m and sold RVP for £23m and our other piss poor choices was to sell to our rivals 🙈🙈

[@taitruong968]

One day when Mikel decides to leave Arsenal I would be quite happy to see Xhaka as the next coach

[@Rakesh11503]

If selling Rambo, get 35mil min.

[@Nostradanus86]

In FM24

[@CreamC0rn]

Your scoring criteria doesn't make sense. ESR, Partey & Tomiyasu made next to zero impact on our season, why did they all get above avg ratings? They didn't do anything, that's not good or even average, that's bad, very bad. Also just generally you both just seem to really overrate our bench players. Tomiyasu's fine, he's not a bad player, but "an 8 for performances" is just not true, I know absence makes the heart grow fonder but let's at least try to be honest. Same thing with ESR, you say how great he was when he played but he wasn't, otherwise he would have played more, he was average, you all hyped up his average performances and then were shocked when he wasn't rewarded for those average performances with more game time.

[@scorpionsrock1511]

You hit the nerve with me. It’s baffling how some of Arsenal podcasts hype up ESR to the Ronaldinho level and bash Arteta for not giving him minutes. Arteta has given him minutes more than he actually deserves. He played mediocre at best. I can play better than him. ESR had more minutes than Viera and didn’t actually played any better. This biased views about players, is very off putting to listen to podcasts. Honestly.

[@Nostradanus86]

@@scorpionsrock1511 just to clarify ESR played 345 league minutes over 13 games. 54 more ninutes than Fabio Vieira (291) , just Vieira had fully lost his place by March & continues to look like this.

[@scorpionsrock1511]

@@Nostradanus86 I think Arsecast Extra and Arsenal Vision was analysing ESR and I really understand being biased towards academy players (because I’m not only Arsenal supporter, but also England supporter). The thing where it frustrates me is that as fans/supporters, we don’t know the full story of what’s happening behind the scenes. We consider certain situations as black and white and jump on either camp very (often) quickly, be this on Arteta’s or ESR’s! This has become a “bashing contest” for the opposite camp. I feel sorry and very bad for ESR, but on the other hand, isn’t that what Arteta is getting praised for (setting some standards at AFC about non-negotiables)? Plus, podcasters have extra responsibility to respect all AFC staff, from cleaners to Directors. Otherwise will be on the same page with AFTV, and will lose the sensible fans/supporters. The biases towards ESR and talking crap about Arteta’s handling it, is way of the mark! It reminds me of Auba’s situation when a lot of podcasters (Arsenal fans) jumped on Arteta’s throat.

[@Nostradanus86]

@@scorpionsrock1511 I personally think ESR was drastically overweight & felt a niggle throughout the seasons as you said it's too hard to nail down the actual issue, given Nketiah has been given many opportunities but again some game time have been miserable 2min to 10mins.

[@scorpionsrock1511]

Exactly. I thought he looked very overweight and it affected his ability to run. I don’t know what these podcasters are watching, are we watching the same game & same players? They claim that ESR played great! Did he? Really? They’re so quick to jump on Eddie for not performing though? At our daily work, I’ve got a lot of staff that are over performing and under performing, but I don’t try and put them in the same category just because they’ve been there longer (equivalent to academy). I try to keep it fair and treated based on performance. I hope I made sense. What if ESR is behaving like a rat in training? We don’t see that, do we? Some time ago, there was a video of Lacca throttling a young player and Cedric got in the middle to separate them. Lacca throttled Cedric?! WTF??? That’s a proper rat’s behaviour. About Eddie, I stand (and agree with you) that he’s had his chances and best interest for both parties is that he carried on with his career at another club. Arsenal FC have raised the standards way above these players (at this moment in time) and they’re just not moving up with the club. There’s no need to overly compliment or bash them. I fell in love with ESR against Chelsea a few years ago (before Christmas time, when we couldn’t buy a win), but his performances have deteriorated massively and looks like Arteta and his team are not able to turn the situation around… But it might have something to do with ESR attitude? He might not want to turn the situation around??? That’s what I would have liked to say.

[@starmcstarrer6232]

partey is a 3 this season. half a pt per game played

[@simonmarie83]

I know all pundits and commentators will never say his name right should he come to the Premier League, but, Šeško is pronounced "SHESH-koh". It's important to me, at least.

[@rld1982]

Tell Charles how to pronounce Nwaneri, while you're at it 😂

[@simonmarie83]

@@rld1982 I'm no expert on African names but you'd have to think it's "n'wan-erry", not "nwan-yary".

[@erykado]

Silvester is better than Kim Kallstrom

[@JJE_02]

Great show 🔥🔥. Thinking about how much Saka has been used I think it’s time we address the fact that he has almost no cover with the same kind of profile. Personally I think we could try and go for PSV winger Jonah Bakayoko, same profile as Saka and uses his body very well when protecting the ball

[@JJE_02]

Rashford has all that Arsenal lack in my opinion. Unpredictability, transition threat, ball striking and the ability to pluck amazing individual moments out of thin air. There are some non negotiable elements like pressing/off the ball work and overall attitude that are still huge question marks, but if we gain an extra spearhead to our attack I’m okay with losing some of our things that make our press so good

[@jg5520]

Ramsdale: Fulham at home and Brentford home and away. 4 is more than high enough

[@greensnag6625]

We don't need a striker, relying on 1 person is old school

[@anthonydavid6974]

For Xhaka, you didn't include unai as one of his coaches

[@thelastredcoat1662]

Good reason for that - he was mentioning positive influences. Emery was shockingly poor, and has been wherever he isn't having to punch above his weight.

[@scorpionsrock1511]

Unai was one of the big factors that Xhaka was thrown under the bus!

[@tukangkuya]

Such little belief on kai havertz 😂 i believe he can be our 20 goals a season player if he can carry his 2nd half of the season form

[@AdamPort41]

Hi guys. Why did you mark Partey down due to lack of availability but with Tomiyasu you strictly stuck to performance as it wasn’t fair to mark him down for the same thing?

[@gooner72]

Availability is the biggest and most important ability.........

[@TshiamoTati]

Silvestre worse than Andre Santos, Charles?🤣 To be fair Wenger had more misses in the latter years.

[@Nostradanus86]

Mustafi

[@Nostradanus86]

Charlie you seem like a top geezer but you are harsh with the ratings & over generous but most of all FIVE is average.. random question, top 2 favourite wrestlers finishers ? , also I've come to notice the female wrestlers have more devastating looking finishers recently.. thoughts 🤔🎤