Arsenal's BIGGEST PROBLEM!

[@dead_r33d]

Arsenal’s biggest problem is that somehow Arteta thinks playing 4 CBs and having no creative player in midfield would somehow keep working. so a team that wants to win things has only ONE player who is a creative catalyst? amazing

[@AidenOLone]

We are playing 4-4-2 with Trossard as second striker/cam who for the last 5-6 matches has been shocking but Arteta is too stubborn to take him off earlier or play the most exciting talent at Arsenal in Nwaneri. He’s scared to attack teams and the best example is the Bournemouth match were we had 3 CBs still on the pitch when Saliba got sent off but he sticks on another CB abd he wonders why we are losing and barely scoring goals

[@dontlookhere12314]

No the striker is necessary because at the end of the day you can just cross the ball and hope your striker gets a goal when you main playmaker is out they don’t have any other game plan with other odegard

[@JoseGomes-ne6di]

Sesko will not give a trophy like Sanchez and Abu. They are just wasting money on someone who occupy space n waiting for him to get a year old in the role.

[@lerothodi7933]

Accurate!

[@TheShipsCat-ef6yw]

Arteta's side reminds me of Jose Mourinho's dull but effective Chelsea side. It's just that Arteta hasn't won anything despite plenty of money spent.

[@mkhunju]

The striker argument is one thing but our biggest problem is creativity. Would absolutely kill for a player in the mould of Musiala or Wirtz. Got no idea why we signed Merino when Rice and Havertz can do the same thing he does.

[@NphiniT]

You're wrong. It is 💯 striker problem. Jesus, Havertz, Trossard come deep too often. So midfielders can't find them in dangerous positions. So they just go to the wings, very predictable. A striker will find space upfront and ease pressure on the midfielders. It is 💯 a striker problem

[@TYLOTYLOTYLO]

Havertz cant do what Merino does

[@MrKeefy1967]

@@NphiniT Yet we managed last season with no problem. We scored a huge number of goals. You're wrong. The problem is no Odegaard with no one in the squad who can replace him.

[@NphiniT]

@@MrKeefy1967 And then we won the League, right?? 🤡

[@doctorjames4245]

They need a Gravenberch

[@ii_am_pablo]

Our problem isn’t just a striker, we aren’t creating enough chances. We rely on set pieces to create chances. We rely on Saka too much, if he has a bad game we don’t score

[@NphiniT]

The reason we rely on set pieces is bcos we don't have striker. Are u blind? SMH

[@Axelblaze1022]

Yeah because Arsenal don't have a tall striker to cross balls to if they are struggling to break teams down.

[@Lioness_UTV]

But it all starts with not having a striker...

[@DYRECT1]

@@NphiniT So why didn't you recruit a striker in the summer window?? Toney went for £40 mill...

[@sah_sook]

@@NphiniTLiverpool beat Leverkusen 4-0 without a striker you clown, diaz was played as a false 9

[@MikeLeggate]

I honestly thought Mark was going to say "why didn't arsenal buy a turkey"

[@davejones1857]

We’ve signed plenty😂

[@madhurjyadeka5569]

Lmao

[@Premium123.0]

Same

[@rodgerroadkill339]

Haha

[@Sajdar85]

They did.... his name is Havertz! 👀

[@AkeruZikora]

City have a striker. They have issues, too. We had few shots on target in our last 2 games. If you don't create enough chances for the striker, it won't matter how good that striker is. There's no guarantee that striker won't have missed the same chances as Arsenal's attackers when we've seen Haaland miss "easy" chances on multiple occasions. Our problem is our attacking tactic is weak or predictable & we have few who are as creative as Odegaard. We scored 91 EPL goals last season. Only City scored (5) more. The season before it was 88. City's goal tally hasn't increased since they signed Haaland (94 & 96, they scored more than that without him).

[@themightied]

Its very 1 dimentional to say Arsenal just need to buy a striker. The most alarming thing is that we have no creative players except Odegard and Saka. Now that Odegaard is injured you see the over reliance on Saka for creativity. Even with a striker we have no means of getting the ball to them. Our full backs are defensive and our current midfield set up are supportive, just to facilitate the play. Our issue is stylistic and not a striker. your take lacks so much nuance. you're just regurgitating all the things the dregs of Sky Sports say

[@Dominitexd]

Facts

[@blubb410]

True, also keep in mind that Arsenal scored 91 goals last season, without a proper striker. How can you say that's the "biggest problem" right now? Could argue that the defense is not as solid as last season.

[@jcwong4995]

1:23 HE SAID THE THING

[@RKO1755]

Striker genuinely isn’t the issue though. The left side of the team has been a weak point for 2 seasons now and any team must feel little to no threat from Trossard/Martinelli as a wing pairing there. The mistake by Arsenal was allowing Saka to be the only attacker of his level, investing in an actual creative and goal scoring LW would change the whole dynamics of the team

[@sboulty1]

Would probably say the biggest problem is not having odegaard and not having another creative midfielder

[@ceosterzz]

0:49 your right mark the turkey went to the turkish league osimhen

[@thenaveenahuja]

Victor Gyokeros would have been such a bargain now we can't afford him ...

[@jaysonr.leslie5927]

Great point

[@garycod4-n1g]

Lol how can Arsenal not afford him?

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Yeah your right plus SPORTING don't sell there players on the cheap because they don't need the money that's the problem but I reckon BAYERN or BARCA will get him..

[@AuroraBoost]

​@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 worse is that last season I saw people insisting that Havertz would be better to keep than going for Gyokeres

[@shaunparker6265]

Absolutely spot on

[@alexgarland2747]

NO TURKEY JEREMY!?!?

[@NortCFC]

My first thought 😂😂😂

[@DrivingDoctor82]

That wasn’t very Christmassy 😢

[@bonzobanzi1137]

It was a joke, Mark. I was joking. It was a Christmas joke.

[@madlowles]

We have goals in Nwaneri but Arteta for some reason has turned into Southgate and is scared to make ANY changes. Literally same team that's in poor form playing every game, then waits till 85mins to make any changes every game.

[@thatsit17]

You are very right. Arteta is just too stubborn for his own good . How can he not sign a striker he sold nketia and Smith Rowe even lokonga yet can't bring himself to sign a quality striker victor oshimehn and gokeres were both available but he was to stubborn to go all out to get one of them. Now oshimehn is in turkey. It's very heart breaking.

[@DC-zi6se]

There's a reason why Pep said Klopp's his greatest rival. The man won the PL without a proper striker with 99 points.

[@Wavy612]

You don't need a striker when everyone else is world class tho do you. He has Messi false 9 I guess he didn't have a striker then either

[@KingDavid007x]

i would argue firmino was a GOOD false nine especially for mane and salah.

[@DC-zi6se]

​@@Wavy612 Klopp didn't have Messi as false 9. 😅

[@thegreatone426]

Firmino is not a proper striker, he's a false 9

[@avelonzx]

@@Wavy612 Nonsense, there was always a proper striker in front of Messi, it was either Eto or Villa or Suarez. All world class strikers.

[@haddasbenchetrit394]

Klopt won the league and CL, without a real striker, but Artshita cant compare Salah, Diaz, fermino, origi, Shaqiri, with stil running and looking down, Martinelli, average Havertz, very poor trossard, overplayed saka, old wood jesus, rejected sterling. Every one is wering that, AFC cant win with only corners and storing magalhes, or saliba. Mercato was nothing, arteta stil done nothing, saka saliba Marti gabi were Emery materials.

[@Drunken_Horse]

I think they get a proper striker it would actually harm Sakas and Odengards game as a proper striker would pull the defenders into the spaces they like to attack through and Harvertz dropping back in helps create more of that space. Maybe a target man they can bring off the bench if they need a goal.

[@CircumNet]

You haven’t watched Arsenal. Saka these days gets double marked and out in awkward position his duels has dropped. That needs a striker who can pull these guys off him. As for Odegaard he still hasn’t proved wrong it’s just Havertz and Jesus has been bullied aerially and on the ground

[@presidentofpeace2556]

​@@CircumNettypical arrogance from arsenal fan....

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@CircumNetJesus was a different player in a better team.

[@obriendenis3965]

​@@CircumNet almost every winger at top clubs got double marked or triple even so this is invalid.

[@TYLOTYLOTYLO]

Nah

[@ItsCalledSoccer-c8y]

I would love to see Odegaard doing those great through balls straight to a striker like Gyokeres, that in itself would be ''scary''

[@dead_r33d]

I think Arteta has reached his peak with that team. I don’t think they win a trophy this season either. the expectations are rough but there’s only so much they can actually do.

[@applenuts]

I think liverpool will bottle it again and go from being infront of arsenal on points like last season to finishing 7 points below them

[@emmanuelajasa3707]

Difference between Slot and Klopp bro​@@applenuts

[@dead_r33d]

​@@applenuts we'll see about that bud 😂👍🏾

[@theoleo.]

​@@applenutsbottle what? Last season we won two cups. So what exactly did we bottle?

[@thatguy6780]

@@theoleo.1 cup don’t gas it

[@carrick63]

Amazing. A few weeks ago we were the best thing since sliced bread. A few defeats we're now worse than Bognor FC. I do wish modern football fans would grow up. The season is very LONG...

[@Tom-pd2oj]

Bognor fc have a more impressive trophy cabinet

[@hanhquan218]

Not long enough for a out of form team

[@levihl0]

So true, people take 7-10 days to get memory wiped

[@Diogo85]

EXACTLY! One or two bad games and football fans act like a team is overrated and a naturally bad team when they're usually good.

[@howbani]

Arteta strategy for x season: score from the corners. What if didn't work? Let try the long ball with saka. If didn't work, Let try next week. If we didn't win, next x+1.

[@CXBZE]

We only did it once and it was against you guys

[@TheBrilliantGuy]

Liverpool strategy for the season: score from a corner. What if it didn’t work? Long ball out to salah

[@Vrld-ie4uk]

@@TheBrilliantGuyand if that doesn’t work? Change formation and sub on gakpo and score 2 goals in 2 minutes

[@MrDida90]

Biggest problem is that they have no back up to Ødegaard, a playmaker who can open teams up with a brilliant pass.

[@adrianfilimon2716]

Those are not easy to sub. Problem is that arsenal can't adapt without him. Look at coutinho and jurgen. He was a playmaker and was brilliant for liverpool and when he left everybody thought it's over for lfc. Granted, liverpool bought quality players from selling him, however jurgen adapted really well and liverpool didn't really suffer from him leaving, reaching the cl final thst same year. Arteta however put all his eggs into odegaard and when he isn't playing arsenal looks lost because arteta has no idea what to do

[@DylanGraham-v3e]

Sold smith Rowe in summer

[@ryanmanoo2988]

As an Arsenal fan. It’s a 💯 striker problem.. vs inter & liverpool havertz missed 5 open goal chances

[@robbiekop7]

Ask Mark how many chances United missed in the first half against West Ham 😂

[@dannjp75]

What has being an Arsenal fan have to do with it? I dont support them and I can see it.

[@ryanmanoo2988]

@@dannjp75 it’s basically me saying even Arsenal had enough with this problem… Arteta should get blamed for such shlt

[@BluBear2001]

@@ryanmanoo2988 Havertz had FIVE open goal chances? laughable. No chance. Watched both games and this is why your a DELUDED fan base. He had one MAYBE two against both teams.

[@MrKeefy1967]

Yet we scored a huge number of goals last season with the same players. Think again. It begins with O.

[@rasulhaideri1768]

I’m totally Agree with you mate.

[@abrahamespinoza7489]

Mark, explain how tf a striker is gonna change anything if the chance creation doesn’t exist

[@aybeatzs906]

Strikers like Henry or Sanchez could create something from nothing

[@matthewvaughan8192]

Say what you want about his final product, but if you stick Darwin Nunez on a football pitch, there will be chances, no matter how badly you’re playing or how little you’re creating. He’s pro-active. He makes danger happen, even if he can’t always finish it

[@aybeatzs906]

@@matthewvaughan8192lit a faster havertz imo

[@matthewvaughan8192]

@@aybeatzs906 Even if that was a reasonable comparison, a faster Havertz would be a massive improvement on their slow Havertz. It’s not a great comparison if you’ve watched them play a lot, though. Darwin has one thing relentlessly on his mind, ‘how can we get a goal?’ There is no complication of ‘should he drop into midfield?’ Sometimes you need a guy with that mentality rather than someone who is worried about pleasing the boss, being tactically perfect, worrying about his overall performance etc. Sometimes you need a guy who is always thinking ‘the misses will be irrelevant when we get a goal. That’s all that matters; that I just keep trying.’ Havertz ain’t built like that. He’s more of a Firmino type thinking about pockets of space to help runs in behind. Darwin thinks ‘how can I get in behind?’

[@doubletapthatdotty4597]

@@matthewvaughan8192I agree. Nunez is mental and chaotic and everything sometimes a lunatic but the guy wants to score or to create chances and he will force them if he has too..

[@shaunparker6265]

Only one major problem....ARTETA

[@James-bb7ix]

Mark your more than welcome to support arsenal. you always big us up, even tho you dont need to. your one of us since you blame var and the refs when we lose or draw

[@KingDavid007x]

Blame arteta and edu for not buying a striker.. they have so many midfielders defenders people are saying arteta and edu have no responsibility to win any trophy. Are arsenal not a big club anymore? arsenal was 2 points away from city last season so arteta has no objective to maintain or continue that form? embarrassing fanbase thinking edu got rice for 105m to help battle for mid table.

[@onenation9510]

Your analysis is one view point! Arsenal’s midfield should score and create better opportunities for the strikers it’s not just about Odeggard. Arsenal had Emile Smith-Rowe but Arteta wouldn’t give him enough opportunities. Martinelli doesn’t have the cutting edge of Saka and Jesus has gone off the boil! Leandro Trossard scores vital goals but is going through a barren patch. Havertz is a striker but lacks predatory instincts like a “Fox in the Box” but he’s an important player! I’m surprised Raheem Sterling hasn’t had a bigger impact? The January transfer window will be interesting! Thanks

[@bruce6014]

Arsenal didn't want to buy a turkey.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

ARSENAL have signed loads of TURKEY'S what are you talking about 😂

[@robwood8331]

But Turkiye could buy Arsenal

[@karanchalishajar1449]

Arteta wanted to build a team that could spread the goals so arsenal isn't relying on one out of form striker when they need a goal. The issue is that the team needs to have very high chance creation numbers to make up for the lack of a clinical finisher. Odegaard is the only player arsenal have that can create and without him in the side, they are struggling to create big chances. With arsenals model, i see a lack of another creative midfielder as a bigger issue than a lack of striker

[@Nomnom-si5fg]

Having a striker is a need to address but Arsenal were fine when Odegaard was healthy. Not having another midfielder step up is Arsenals biggest issue. If 1 player injury cripples the entire team creatively then that’s the problem.

[@KonigDavide]

Their biggest problem atm is that odegaard is injured, hes easily the most creative player they have and i think thats really the major reason why they struggle

[@leewicks82united]

u are on form lately 😂 thanks for the giggles in tough times 🎉🎉

[@gspianoguitar4369]

SouthArtetagate. That's the problem and has always been the problem

[@Vincent77654]

I suppose the answer is financial fair play, next year if they want to sign a superstar but if they sign a lesser striker this year that would be out the window !

[@JackOsborne-v9p]

I said a year ago they need a striker, their fans honestly thought Havertz was the man and they will win the league with him. Mind blowing

[@headshot100]

last season people were saying kai haverts was the perfect striker now he is trash, btw mark when are we gonna get a arsenal stand🤣

[@XWFrost]

Mark literally said this

[@factsofmotivationofficial]

Just a thought on city and Rodri, i dont think he will be the same player once hes back, city will adapt anyway.

[@NphiniT]

I disagree with Mark here with respect to getting any striker if you dont get what you think is the right fit. I respect that approach. Arsenal did not have a contingency for Sesko. With Mudryk, they already had a plan B in Trossard. They didn't have one for Sesko. In that situation, I agree with not wasting money on just anybody.

[@ianmaxlm]

love the videos but don't agree with all the points: - Clubs target players for specific reasons for examples Arsenal with Sesko, Liverpool with Zubimendi. Just because you don't sign them now, doesn't mean anybody else that plays in that position will do. And we were never going to buy Toney, Ohsimen etc. - We dropped points vs City, Liverpool and Brighton from winning positions. We conceded poor goals in all of them, our "lack of goals" is being exposed because our defense hasn't been as solid. - We need striker yet we've only socred two less goals than Liverpool (and almighty Slot) so far. We've scored 5 less than City (and Mike Oliver) last year. So if Arsenal need a striker what does everyone else need?

[@uthankpettukola7589]

You’ve also conceded way more than lfc

[@ianmaxlm]

@ yes kinda of why I’m saying its not really a goal scoring problem with us right now. Our defence has been bad

[@uthankpettukola7589]

Or maybe it’s a chance conversion problem,idk what arsenals XG is for the season but if it’s high and they’re underperforming maybe it is a havertz problem

[@nickythehippy]

For someone that always tells us Hojlund doesn't get enough service/is on the graveyard shift, I'm surprised about Mark's comments about Havertz here. We've barely played any balls through the centre to our attack against Newcastle and Inter. Forwards can't score without the service

[@danielratner6810]

Arsenal lost out to Man City by only 2 points but instead of improving the team just enough to close that small gap, Edu and Arteta signed Merino and sold ESR, loaned in Sterling and sold Eddie which has completely disrupted the team, even Saka said he was unhappy about ESR, Eddie and Nelson leaving. Let's see now that Ode has returned if Arsenal can go on a long winning run.......

[@otdavid_]

Crazy how Osimhen and Gyokeres were available. Even Ivan Toney. Arsenal are actually clueless ngl. They didn't even buy a new RW. Saka's played WAY TOO MANY games. At his age he's already made 200+ appearances for Arsenal. IT'S CRAZY! Not just for Arsenal but for country as well. Honestly, I won't be surprised If Saka tears his ACL this season.

[@RayzPOV]

Toney is mad overrated and no prem teams wanted him. Oshimen was the same and he wanted way to much. Gyokeres didnt want to leave sporting

[@surabaya5927]

Neither Osimhen nor Toney were available. Keep it real. Gyokeres probably was.

[@RayzPOV]

@@surabaya5927 oshimen clearly was avaliable as conte did not eant him and he wanted a move. Same for toney who wanted to leave brentford but both players are not great and dpnt suit big clubs

[@hafizur91]

We all mentioned we needed a striker. Not our fault arteta didnt listen 😂

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

ARSENAL are turning into a retirement club for CITEH & CHELSEA REJECTS just add how many they've had from them 2 clubs..

[@StringfellowHawke-zb1dp]

It's not just the striker. The whole team has suffered burnouts. Arteta's aggressive tactics of chasing down every ball, relentlessly harassing every opposition player, hard tackles to win the ball had caused Arsenal many early-season's injuries and red cards. He is using a slave-driver tactic, and that is grinding his players into the ground.

[@playedout148]

That's the modern game. It's just that citeh has 2 squads.

[@samirandas5508]

I still remember the it crowd joke, they want to walk it in

[@deanhenry6582]

Said the same last year, went to Dubai, after this everyone saying they don’t need a striker because they scored so many goals

[@andrewwright4195]

No winter break this year 😂

[@tristanchia126]

why does it work out for liverpool when they need a number 6 and they couldn't find one so they looked within their own squad. they couldn't get zubimendi but no one is criticising them even though no one could have expected the rise of gravenberch. if harvertz had the same form as gravenberch, we wouldnt be having this conversation. can we really fault arsenal for not going for a striker in the summer?

[@davidporter5324]

RVN comes across as a respectful and thoughtful man who is dedicated to football and has a real loyalty to Manchester United. Personally , I would say that he is likely to be ultimately a successful Head Coach but he is also willing to concentrate now on the role that he took on earlier this year at United.

[@jaydee755]

Don’t worry about arsenal. You all need to worry about your own clubs.

[@Driblefanten]

🤣🤣

[@TomMc06]

Top of the league, top of the champions league, I'm alright thanks pal

[@MasterPig11]

​​@@TomMc06 congratulations to Liverpool for winning the 2024-25 premier league and Champions League. Just as deluded as Arsenal fans 😂😂

[@TomMc06]

@ don't know about you mate but I don't see "we've won the league and the champions league for this season" anywhere in my comment so I don't know where you've pulled that from

[@simbolicdunksman1746]

>says worry about your own club > constantly whinges on a man it’s fans channel ????????

[@lerothodi7933]

Diabolical Ramsdale claim by Goldbridge😂 Great bants!

[@Tupi_fr]

Liverpool to be fair didn't go for anyone after Zubimendi, thankfully we had Gravenberch. But we have goals in Salah, Lucho etc they do need more goals

[@DC-zi6se]

Arsenal are finishing trophyless this season.

[@Wavy612]

Water is wet

[@boiledpotato1232]

​@@Wavy612😂

[@boiledpotato1232]

You're stating the obvious.

[@dead_r33d]

fact

[@JackMatthews1998]

They MIGHT win the EFL Cup, which is a huge stretch.

[@moze2324]

Netflix FC only knows crosses 😂😂😂

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

DRACULA FC

[@WinnieAaron-zk2xr]

Use other words cox those ones don't fit u lol😂😂

[@SuperRichierich77]

The not buying the second option player doesn't seem exclusive to Arsenal tbh. There definitely appears to be a number of teams that are being more cautious, Liverpool as another example .

[@andrewwright4195]

What we have 5 fowards and 2 strikers we need dm but player didn't want to come just need cb and lb dm

[@SuperRichierich77]

@@andrewwright4195 I am a Liverpool fan, obviously we've dealt very well without many summer additions. We did seem pretty cautious though and some fans weren't too happy.

[@andrewwright4195]

@@SuperRichierich77 bro I was pissed we didn't get lb cb and dm

[@jonafena4639]

the problem is Arteta is an Octopus 🐙 he manage everything on and off the pitch. He is Soo full of himself. 😢😢

[@andrewazur8629]

They had a striker ready at the start of the season...everything was in place and then they sold him ...he is brilliant and will win trophies somewhere

[@creasicle]

Arsenal scored 91 goals in the league last season, they scored 88 the season before. The issue for me is a combination of injuries, suspensions and Arteta's chronically poor squad rotation which means only a quarter of the way into the season all our best players are knackered

[@hashmohamad2703]

Like if you think goldbridge is a secret arsenal fan

[@ameer_saban]

That’s why he started this Channel.

[@isaywhatithink1223]

he's in love with Arteta. the fraudulent egotistical legohead

[@farizakbari1545]

Problem no 1: Striker Problem no 2: No creative player beside Odegaard

[@Triple_X_X]

The numbers of trophies Netflix FC will be winning this season is their favorite number 0 😊👍

[@bitumenroad4648]

YOU DIDN'T BUY THE TURKEY???!!!! and that's the problem with Arsenal I mean, that pretty much sums it up

[@RagnarHoff]

Gotta see how Arteta wants to play. He prefers Havertz and Jesus for a reason. Why is the striker the main issue now and not last season? Ødegaard has been out with an injury that reconstruct the entire balance of the team, that's where the problem is.

[@zarifulabrar4570]

7:52 mark thats not how arsenal operate if we dont get the guy we want we gor the second choice we coudlnt get mudryk got leo we couldnt get joan garcia got neto we couldnt get nico williams got sterling sure some of these signings rnt succesfull but we have a backup plan i think the thing sesko is we dirnt actually want him arteta just wanted a different type of play4r not an out and out st4iker he sa3 i cqn get this guy ill not get anyone cause its not a priority

[@noahjackson3652]

Havertz lowkey has the same effect as Nunes does at Liverpool, just looking at it with care and them being in different systems. (ofc Havertz scores more)

[@TestingPierre-by9de]

No

[@Triple_X_X]

Arsenal's biggest problem is that Arteta has used up all the Tiki-Taka notebooks he stole from Pep's safer when he was coming to Arsenal..Now all he needs to do is sneak right back in and steal another notebook or else he's gonna have to stick to Mourinho's Parkito de Bus tactics forever I'm sorry

[@GIBBO4182]

4 comments again pal? Go outside

[@lassehenriksen5611]

Tbf the two best managers of the last decade, Pep and Mourinho, have won their fair share of trophies with either style of play. None is more correct than the other.

[@Dee78584]

We've been so flat this season. Hard to watch at times.

[@HarryBilling]

Arsenal downfall this season will be pointed to their requirements, we all know what they were missing in as a Striker. I have always said this as a LFC fan, you need a pure goal scorer. As a LFC fan we managed to have the best wingers who can score, but in case of Arsenal they needed a striker given their buildup.

[@HarryBilling]

Tony was available. Give his wages, you can get him on 2 years contract rather than spending on useless defenders. This is the reality we all live in to challenge ManCity.

[@DMCavy]

While I agree with you, wasn’t this the argument people had when Liverpool didn’t sign Zubamendi? Look where they are at the moment. I think Liverpool luckily have better depth than Arsenal but they will surely strengthen this during January for a title push. Maybe Arsenal will recognise this and do the same.

[@ahoy96]

Days ago leave arsenal alone today this? Love you Mark ❤️

[@TateTats]

Well said

[@myselfpj31]

Its a problem we've always had and its always ignored its frustrating.....every successful team has had that pivitol striker, but yet here we are trying to re-invent the wheel trying to win trophies without one

[@Pekz00r]

I don't agree at all. The problem is creativity, breaking down defenses and creating chances. Liverpool doesn't have that kind of striker neither. They rely on Salah, just like Arsenal rely on Saka.

[@asideofchicken3760]

I’ve said it forever and I’ll keep saying it I don’t care how stupid it might sound, havertz Saka and mbappe as LW would solve almost every problem we have (Odegaard back from injury included). If it couldn’t be that the striker I’ve been wanting since he was at sociedad was Isak I think he fits everything we need and saw it against us last week.

[@nat5281]

Funny to think that arsenal would probably be in a better position if they had Chris Wood up front

[@MadLFC]

Arsenal's biggest problem is their deluded fans.

[@russellgeorge1993]

Trust the process 😂

[@GSGLondon92]

😂😂😂😂

[@largenanashagger]

It’s only unemployed ppl like you that care about them

[@CaravanSDK]

Because fans decide how a football team should play of course that must be it you absolute genius

[@AkeruZikora]

Yes, the deluded fans are the ones playing on the pitch & coaching the team.

[@steg0un]

We are just not clicking right now, if we wanna have some aspiration this season we will need to go on the run of games.

[@ronpatel6640]

What about Harvetz, Raheem, Jesus!

[@TomMc06]

Jesus 😂😂 good Christ above

[@IceMoonie]

We don't have Martin Odegaard. Simple as that.

[@liwilelilungwe858]

They just didn’t buy a striker which they needed so badly. But they sold the little they had in Eddy

[@sorntheptrirattanawong5906]

Come on, Mark. You complained how our managers (Man utd) always get third or fourth choice. And then we can't move them on because of their wage, but players would demand big wages when they move to prem and one of the big clubs. I applaused Arsenal for not taking the same route as Man utd.

[@javinmaynard2507]

Doesn't matter who they buy if the manager doesnt change the way he wanna play and allow the players to express themself then it doesnt matter its down to thw manager...he's to pragmatic and safe

[@uzer4935]

Arsenal without 1 crucial player - top 5 City without 2 crucial players - top 2 Arsenal won't be champion...

[@ruff3220]

Arsenal had a proper chance to sign Gyokeres, now I highly doubt thats gonna happen!

[@Diogo85]

Or maybe they just couldn't afford him and clubs nowadays place higher prices on their best players.

[@lucaslonchampt613]

If only Arsenal had a player like Pierre Lees-Melou, then they'd be undefeated in Europe this season

[@CircumNet]

Underrated comment. A perfect creative player that can score and assist similar to KDB

[@lucaslonchampt613]

@CircumNet On a more serious note, PLM is more of a ball-winning midfielder at this stage of his career, who on top of that is a key cog in the offense, distributing the ball and playing similarly to a deep-lying playmaker these days. While I love him and his style of play, I'm not quite sure that's what Arsenal needs, and if it is, if he is up to that standard. He was the best player in Ligue 1 last year imo though for what that's worth

[@vinceaj6319]

You just said it, Arteta is stubborn and am sure it will cost him is job soon.

[@michaelbewley3502]

We will C what happens will them things won't stay like this things will change in the table!.

[@harbottle8580]

You are so far wrong. The problem is they've gone full on Stoke under Pulis. It's a default style now.

[@samwenberg3283]

56 seconds and no views man mark fell off

[@keelanwaddy]

🤡

[@pkitatta]

People complained about arsenal not scoring last season before January, and goals started raining after January, they were literally the highest scoring team after January - everyone was happy. Now you are complaining again.

[@ahmed61299]

Waiting for the next season like my fav show on Netflix

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

A world class striker certainly helps but really they need to learn how to be clinical. Imo the mark of a world class manager that he can make the best of the current resources he has, and doesn't sit around and wait for a certain player for his system to work.

[@XWFrost]

The amount of toxic arsenal fans. Arteta out, change all the players etc. the best clubs pull together in rough spots and get back going, and as an arsenal fan, i know we will get through it, we just need to deal with it, get a striker and accept its a bad spot

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

ARTETA has been the best thing that's happened to ARSENAL over the 5 years

[@IDHANYT]

The PGMOL is our biggest problem.

[@berkesantos3073]

Mark's analogies always have me dead😂😂

[@stewkelly123]

Arsenal lost 3 games in the Prem before 2024 last season and had a fully fit team. This season, they've lost 2 so far and have had a plethora of injuries and suspensions. They'll be alright

[@BladeRunner-23]

Which striker would have improved our situation that was not 120m? Basically you are saying Arsenal should have broken the bank. They just spent 100m for Rice and they are not Chelsea.

[@burhanabang2684]

There is no problem actually. The moment Arsenal was second to Man Citeh in the Premier League 2 seasons ago, that's the moment Arteta should built a Team consisting of players who can compete with Man Citeh. Klopp of Liverpool has proven this. Winning the domestic cups, champion league and world club cup. Currently Man Citeh is second in the League but Man Citeh is always Man Citeh. Don't give up Arsenal.

[@Lioness_UTV]

You always have 2 or 3 options, the fact that they stopped at one tells me they aren't serious about the title.

[@stuartrobinson6746]

Everyone knows. The problem with arsenal is, they always try to walk it in. Seriously though Arteta didn't want a striker. Doesn't want to resort to gambling with putting thoughtless balls into general areas. Also they did buy one from man city a couple of years back.