Is Arteta's Masterplan At Arsenal Falling Apart?

[@gervaisebrook-hampster2430]

There was never a better chance for “Without further Edu”…

[@nffclacey]

"who's no longer at Arsenal just like Freddy Adu"

[@cripplesunday1]

Hahahaha

[@iCR7svn]

Great comment and a great response lol😂

[@zulfahmichannel7085]

"who's never train for Arsenal for sure"

[@ikezawasensei]

That Bin Laden tangent really caught me off guard... Just like Arsenal could have caught Bin Laden off guard by luring him to a game in 2001!

[@robertncl]

Arsenal bottled that opportunity

[@jeohist]

He caught the Americans off guard as well

[@jamanger]

@@jeohistnot according to 9/11 truthers

[@ricaard6959]

That was absolutely golden, I love it 😂🤣

[@jzwadlo]

And we go to VAR for the final decision

[@Pyrrha_Nikos]

Alfie spent 30 minutes putting together a lot of very compelling arguments to back Arteta's time at Arsenal, but refuted all of them in 10 seconds by aknowledging that vibes > any statistic ever. Good job, Alfie, you are finally understanding football fans

[@daarom3472]

I mean in all honesty, given that City and Liverpool exist the chances of getting a BPL are very slim. Add to that Chelsea and Man U that significantly outspend Arsenal reasonable odds are maybe a league title once a decade. In Europe it's even harder with the likes of Bayern, Madrid, PSG and Barcelona competing. When Fergie had his first run of titles he was at Man U for 5 years and barely had any competition in the league. It also took him 12-13 years to win his first European trophy and then he had to wait another decade for his second.

[@seandelap8587]

It would be so typical of Arsenal if Man City have their poorest season for several years and they still failed to win the league

[@lucqq3792]

*Cries in dortmund fan*

[@Dr.Yakub22]

Arsenal rivalry with Spurs made them Spursy

[@Diogo85]

​@@Dr.Yakub22 Arsenal are not Spursy.

[@davissebastian9129]

​@@Diogo85 true

[@francisxavierderyzunuo1427]

What happened to Liverpool and Chelsea who are in the top 5 currently. It can also be one of Arsenal’s poorest season. Stop making it look like some clubs start the season with 15 points and the rest 0 points.

[@jordanodongo1172]

As an arsenal fan - I hate our fanbase for being against the manager as soon as some cracks show. There are definitely concerns but it is being overblown. Arteta has done a spectacular job but a lack of silverware this season would raise legitimate questions

[@j_0278]

It doesn’t take this long to win trophies consistently… especially for a club like Arsenal. Arteta is the clear problem and if you sign a competent manager you’d realize you don’t need a 5 year process.

[@MrWillyMrBrightside]

We were hugely ahead of schedule in the 22/23 season by being so far out in front unexpectedly, and weren't ready to win the league. Last season, we performed well but dropped points when we shouldn't have. In both seasons we managed to get out of jail with last-minute goals, Reiss Nelson's goal against Bournemouth for example. This season, the cracks are starting to show. We don't seem anywhere near as threatening in attack and that's going to be a problem. I just don't see us definitely scoring from the 80th minute onwards like we did the previous two seasons. Also, it's obvious that some of our players are just constantly tired or carrying injuries.

[@chriswoodtoarsenal]

But we have been against this manager for ages. I was arteta out in 2021. We don’t like this manager. He’s inexperienced and throws away trophies

[@paaklapi]

The fans have been through two, arguably three, long and ultimately disappointing seasons which were all brushed under the carpet with the promise that we'd soon win. Now that we don't look likely to win a major trophy (the Prem or the CL) this season either, it is no wonder the fans are feeling frustrated and starting to turn on Arteta - especially since his strategy of overplaying and overspending is causing the decline.

[@DarrenMac-yk2gd]

Would you take top 4 and an fa cup ?

[@sydwellmyataza]

A video on AS ROMA crisis❤❤🔥🙏

[@abiodun-b9]

Finally, a commentator who can put the affairs at Arsenal in perspective, without any emotional rant. Thank you

[@Freestyle80]

why would a Hull City fan be emotional about Arsenal??

[@bonarjames-oneill2483]

@@Freestyle80key word, “without”

[@Freestyle80]

@@bonarjames-oneill2483 no word, there is literally no reason for Alfie to be emotional about Arsenal like your AFTV guys

[@jzwadlo]

I went to make a cup of tea and come back to Taliban raids - that escalated quickly

[@albertbrammer9263]

Being in front, then losing the title twice hits you mentally. Liverpool lost by a point, then smashed the next year. That is what should have happened last year for Arsenal.

[@zebratur9282]

That Liverpool team was much stronger than the Arsenal 2022/23, people seem to forget that all bookies and pundits had Arsenal outside of the topp 4, the team was still building up and the fatigue was evident at the end, last season was the first really competitive one so it is this year that can be compared to the Liverpool of 19/20

[@SHEK110]

Dont act like Liverpool havent been points clear at the top and have lost the league title, they 5 points clear in January and ended up finishing 3rd, but it cant be spoken about because its the nations darlings

[@shaun9183]

​@SHEK110 & don't forget the injuries in April! That cost Liverpool along with the hand ball against arsenal and the chest kick against city in the box 2 clear penalty's !!! And remember arsenal player's haven't 1 a thing unlike most of the Liverpool team who know how to win & lift the gunners don't! & Keep dismissing the smaller cups as they breed the hunger to lift more trophies 🏆

[@zebratur9282]

I mean they went into the season as Champions of Europe ffs

[@man4437]

I think this is one of those narratives people make up after the fact that aren't really based on facts. I don't think Arsenal are struggling because their mentality was shaken by not winning the league or anything like that. I think it's probably got whole lot more to do with being found out tactically, Arteta playing too defensively and not having key players like Ødegaard

[@kylemcdonough3774]

Ready for my lunch, good timing Alfie

[@lovemykiss9]

Watching this during my lunch as well.

[@THEmajnik]

20:53 - just to clarify: Pepe wasn't Edu's signing. He was signed by Raul Sanllehi during Emery's reign

[@maciejbala477]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm quite surprised that people underplay the scale of overhaul Arteta did. I still remember it like it's yesterday, the complete squad overhaul, how e.g. they'd religiously play out from the back and then get caught out, that everyone wasn't expecting results because Arsenal was a mess anyway and so they were willing to be patient and see signs of improvement, and then, suddenly, they had that title race season which kind of was out of nowhere and suddenly people realized that they are seriously good. It's weird how quickly people forget

[@lllordllloyd]

Indeed this. It was so soul-crushing watching Arsenal self-sabotage for years. Even if the highest prizes seem just beyond our grasp... only being stopped by a team worth unlimited money and whose dubious activities are beyond scrutiny... we don't have Crystal Palace wash-ups taking the piss out of us. We can go backwards much more easily than forwards with emotionally-driven, vibe-based changes.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

Wenger completely destroyed the club.

[@winterbird4447]

He took over a squad that came 5th and only lost out on top 4 because they prioritized Europa league where they made the final. Then this squad won Arteta the Fa cup. Then he started messing around and brought them down to 8th twice in a row, before he came 5th…Then…the rise to title challengers started. So it was not like Arteta took over a mess and needed time to fix it. Arsenal could have done these last 5 years very differently and won some trophies on the way too.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

@@winterbird4447 It was a total mess off the pitch, Emery is an excellent coach but he had no support structure above him, Wenger controlled so much when he was finally ousted it left a vacuum.

[@sEaNoYeAh]

​@@SirAntoniousBlock not an Arsenal fan but Wenger modernised the club, advanced English football, won a bunch of trophies, oversaw the building of a lucrative new stadium and then operated with very low spending on players because of the expensive new stadium, and continued to keep the club playing Champions League football all the while. He came, conquered and set them up for the future. It's not his fault that they squandered it for a good few years.

[@archer5922]

There’s definitely some cracks showing, but in time they might get fixed, the January window could be a make or break moment for them this season

[@j_0278]

That’s the problem! If you invested properly in the summer and not buying dross this wouldn’t happen… all circles back to Arteta, who’s taking them nowhere.

[@archer5922]

@j_0278 not an arsenal fan, WHU actually, where our problem is still bad striker investment and a stupidly slow midfield despite some pacier players impressing in preseason. And the manager decision is certainly something. But both teams could have def used the summer better and have been exposed for ut

[@Diogo85]

​@@j_0278 They're not as rich as Man City so they had to sell players to sign some and FFP is also something they had to keep in mind.

[@j_0278]

@ you’ve been spending more than us, not sure where you got that from, Arsenal are extremely rich, the media plays it as if they’re not, look at the factual stats.

[@nashlawhon5915]

I think the biggest thing about Arteta and Edu is the lack of a true striker over the past 2 years. Fans have been begging for a true 9 like a Haaland or Kane. Sure Havertz was a success but he isn’t a guy who’s gonna get you 20+ goals a season and that’s what cost Arsenal

[@rwalker0130]

to be fair - isn't almost everyone looking for that? There's just not a lot of top quality 9s out there anymore.

[@hoppywern9057]

HITC sevens not talking about a third division Armenian team. Bro fell off

[@comic_food_guy]

They need a physical finisher to pair with Kai up front. The offense has become too predictable and stagnant. The club is stuck on unlucky #13

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 697) Alternativly you could do "Best German players who played outside the Bundesliga" or something like that if you prefer. I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

[@kakun63]

may lord bless u my child

[@FalseNi9e]

Can't believe he's never done it yet

[@funkrates4778]

Klinsman, Lehman, Ozul, Ballack … theirs been a lot. Maybe that’s why. The video would be too long.

[@Rowey1983]

For a long time Arsenal’s identity was completely defensive, notably under George Graham. This was also successful in terms of trophies. The ‘one nil to the Arsenal’ (to melody of go west by pet shop boys) was sung by fans and by the players themselves (i think after winning the cup winners cup) 🤷‍♂️

[@simonmatthews7512]

Go west was NOT written by The pet shop boys 🤣

[@EMSports]

He's done well but if the board gave that money to spend on trasnfers to Wenger, Arsenal would have at least one Premier League title. You could argue with this but they would be better, that's for sure. If only they backed Wenger the same way they backed Arteta (I'm not even an Arsenal fan).

[@coalfacechris1336]

All the same, MU fans go on like this in regard to Ferguson. Different game. Different times. Money doesn't go as far- imagine what a Bergkamp, Viera or Henry would cost now? They would be at Man City or at Real Madrid as nobody else could afford them. Not a Gunners fan either, but Arteta has done very well, much better than some who came before him.

[@garyanderton]

@@coalfacechris1336Arteta has a negative net spend of over 600 million euros for the past 5 seasons. That's more than Pep, which in the same time has won everything. Wenger would have definitely gotten Arsenal further with this type of backing.

[@artminusme]

15:30 I WAS NOT READY FOR THIS SIDEQUEST RANT!! 😭😭😂

[@dilawor10]

Well done. Good spoken through out the video without too much negativity.

[@Volrath2002]

Alfie to produce a new 'bad vibes are bad' t-shirt range

[@lordpotato_1337]

The three minute segment on the logistics of Arsenal apprehending bin Laden is exactly why I watch this channel

[@philipreid2542]

Haven't watched the whole video, but i really hope there's an "always try to walk it in" reference

[@fourtwothreeone4231]

The only bad Arsenal game playing with 11 was against Newcastle. People are overreacting. Another thing, is very annoying when people think that there's only one way to play football, ball posetion is not the most important thing in the game

[@Diogo85]

Exactly!

[@jackbolland-tw6mi]

I think also against Bournemouth before the red card

[@GreenHarpFinancial]

According to spotrac Arsenal has 3rd highest wage bill behind Man city and Chelsea. Givemesport has them in 4th manu higher but cant find anywhere where Liverpool or Tottenham wage bill is bigger

[@kamazooliy]

All those stats are useless and made up. Noone actually knows salaries

[@waynethesexmachine]

Very interesting insights and review, HOWEVER not nearly enough David Bentley...

[@IgweVII]

People that watch football via social media live in a completely different universe. No mention of losing literally our best players to injuries, ridiculous red cards with a rule that only seemingly affected Arsenal. Even the fixture list has a part to play. This video is going to look very silly by Feb. Guaranteed.

[@michaelbeaumont145]

cracking video alfie. a real good deep dive. my favourite sort of video. keep them coming!!

[@shahidnyker2900]

Outstanding video, Alfie

[@christiansimbarashe]

we still trust arteta as fans, even if this season becomes a bump

[@balogunnerandco.]

Wonder what the without further Adu will be this time 🤔

[@albiedunn7955]

“Without further edu, who as discussed , is no longer with Arsenal

[@tuckwatsellers]

The League Cup must be won this year and should be top priority .Arsenal have been to loads of finals and lost nearly all of them.I think Spurs have won at least twice since since Arsenal last won it for God's sake.

[@mrgaudy1954]

It feels like their transfer window didn’t really improve their starting eleven. A great centre forward was sorely needed.

[@jakubmateju3092]

Rosický gets mentioned, ur truly an OG footy

[@Lockstock16]

As an Arsenal supporter I have never been more grateful for the international break. Arteta has some much needed time to get Odegaard, Calafiori, Rice, Merino, Saka and White back to 100% fitness and get the team prepared for our next matches. He's been very unfortunate to have the unlucky bumps of suspensions, injuries, questionable decisions and fine margins all go against him at once and so many of our supporters are throwing tantrums for no reason. City have already shown that they aren't at their best and Liverpool have had a very easy start to the season with them still having to play against City causing one of them to drop points. It isn't a good start to the season but we're still in it and the last thing that we should do is put unnecessary pressure on the team just 11 games into the season.

[@SilliusSodus]

Would you consider making a “7 worst debuts of all time” type video? E.g. Woodgate debut at Madrid / Joao Felix loan debut at Chelsea.

[@Timsmith13911]

Sounds familiar, has he not already done one like this?

[@SilliusSodus]

@@Timsmith13911 he has a video on “misleading debuts” but not outright worst. I feel like there’s enough of a difference for there to be another video

[@ipodzrock1]

What on Earth is going on with the Ghana national team? They have failed to qualify for AFCON for the first time since 2004

[@AntoniusTyas]

Bin Laden family actually still lives in London. Faisal Bin Laden bought Rowan Atkinson's former Amethyst Purple McLaren F1 registered P380GJM, as well as owning all three hybrid hypercar trinity and offered Jeremy Clarkson to test all three cars at TopGear Test Track before Clarkson's TopGear imploded mid-season in series 22.

[@_Jakay_]

Without having watched the video yet, I quickly wanted to share my opinion to see if we align. Im obviously an Arsenal supporter. I still have complete trust in Arteta and think the reaction to our start of the season have been massively overblown. Imo theres 3 major factors for our start. Injuries: Odegaard is the major player that has been missing and thats definetely a massive loss. Hes the best (statistically) best chance creator in the league and thats obviously a huge loss. But hes not the only one. Merino missed the first few games and is only now getting to match fitness, calafiori, timber and white have all missed their fair amount of games. Add the suspensions to that and we were never really able to play our "best" 11. Especially the left side has been hit by that. Our right side has clearly been the better and more dominant side, Merino and Calafiori were signed to balance that out somewhat and improve the dynamics of our lhs. How many games were we able to start merino, calafiori and martinelli/trossard together? Schedule: We simply had an incredibly tough schedule. Away games to tottenham, city, newcastle, Chelsea and Tottenham among the first few games is kinda insane. Apart from southhampton there wasn't a single "easy" opponent (if such a thing even exists in the prem). The teams we lost too also arent bad at all. Brighton and Bournemouth both also won against city, Newcastle away is an uncomfortable fixture for anyone. Not only does this mean that from now on, the schedule is going to get a lot easier it also means that some of the toughest away fixtures are already gone and wont happen in the second half of the season. Apart from liverpool away. all really tough away fixtures are basically gone. Bad luck: And to some extent we have simply been unlucky. The red cards are definetely unlucky whether you consider them correct and or not simply because we have seen multiple instances for the same actions that havent received the same punishments. Some of the losses like Inter or Newcastle were games were a win or at the very least a draw would be more than deserved but simply didnt happen for different reasons. Bad finishing costing us in some games, 50/50 calls not going our way. Both the liverpool and chelsea game could very easily have been wins with a bit more luck. But its currently just not happening. That doesn't mean that everything Arteta does is perfect and he is without flaw. His lineups have been far too conservative at times. Prime example for that is the bournemouth game. He should have trusted nwaneri far more in odeegaards absence and he should have moved away from the trossard midfield idea far quicker. The use of the squad in general is questionable at times. Sterling doesnt play any role yet, jesus looks really bad even though he had a very promising preseason. But i dont think the season is over. Far from it. Liverpool wont be able to keep this up. The margin for error has just massively decreased now. But after the international break we should have a mostly fit squad and quite an easy schedule. Perfect opportunity to start a run, which this team definetely can after the title charge last season. I also think the prem is probably the strongest it has ever been, therefore i dont think anyone is getting close to 90 points this season. Its going to take a massive effort (and some luck from now on) but i trust Mikel and the boys to deliver.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

You are that modern phenomenon, somebody who is so opinionated that they'd type a 7 paragraph comment without actually watching the video.

[@_Jakay_]

@SirAntoniousBlock Oh im sorry that i have an opinion about the football club i support. Btw isnt that the exact reason that the comment section even exists. How miserable do you have to be to comment some bs like that?

[@zulfahmichannel7085]

you can't put schedule as reason because every EPL club have the same amount of fixtures especially in big 6 clubs yes, it's still a factor

[@_Jakay_]

@@zulfahmichannel7085 Yeah everyone has the same amount of fixtures (if you ignore cl and cup competitions) but not everyone has the same opponents and the same amount of home games. Arsenal had some very tough fixtures, most of them were away games. This obviously evens out over the season but its definetely important context for the current situation.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

@@_Jakay_ I'm that increasingly rare type of individual that forms and then shares their opinion _after_ they've been informed. I'm sure you've got an interesting take but frankly mate it's not a good idea to start your comment with "Without having watched the video yet, I quickly wanted to share my opinion".

[@eliaticca]

Everything you said make me think about A.C. Milan. Please, make a video about A.C. Milan's consistent troubles or presumed troubles. I desperately need it❤

[@JPayne95]

Liverpools wage bill looks that big because of thiago 😢😅 the guy stole a living off of that one amazing half volley goal he scored

[@aniketprasad3128]

as evra said, watching arsenal is like netflix. there's always next season

[@patrickbateman1660]

People need to understand some managers are great at rebuilds and some are great at getting trophies. Its rare for a manager to be both.

[@Diogo85]

Exactly!

[@mikeoxlong442]

I could make an entire book about the Arteta era so far as an Arsenal fan but I will try to keep it short It’s not really Alfie saying it to be fair but to try and create a narrative that Arsenal are crumbling and Arteta should be sacked is the height of reactionism-he took us from 8th to 2nd in two years and the CL QF for the 1st time since 2010 in 3 narrowly losing to a Bayern team with much much more CL experience is ignored and discredited by the ‘No TrOpHiEs’ rival fans and the ‘bottle’ allegations made up by those whose dislike or outright and openly hate Arsenal-in my opinion Arteta absolutely needs a trophy as was said and next season assuming we don’t receive 3 red cards in 8 games and Odegaard doesn’t fracture his ankle about 10 minutes after Vieira and Smith Rowe left Arsenal will win the league

[@malcs286]

Arsenal without Ødegaard giving vintage Lockdown Arsenal vibes

[@SHEK110]

No it doesn’t because those Arsenal would have been battered by Man City and Liverpool so youre just saying things for the sake of it

[@maximusorbis2548]

@@SHEK110agreed, he has no idea how bad we were during lock down😂😂😂

[@stealthiscool]

Context, Arsenal have suffered a lot of adversity, multiple injuries to key players, questionable suspensions and the hardest 11 game stretch out of the top half. Arsenal need to improve but there’s many reasons for the slow start, I mean just look how City are struggling because of injuries and they have one of the best squads in world football

[@amanshukla6122]

​@@stealthiscoolLast season United suffered due to injuries everyone cooked EtH and now he is gone. Ofc United is far worse than Arsenal and City right now but that's what happens. The minutes things go bad, it's open season.

[@Amberle38]

@@SHEK110 Didn't we lose 5-0 to City & like 4-1 or something to Liverpool then lmfao

[@joegallagher9238]

Arsenal haven’t had any huge injuries to their best handful of players at the same time until last few weeks. City had last year w no kdb for months haaland for 8 games doku for several weeks etc. Liverpool have had seasons like that etc. Think this is showing that Arsenal at their 100% best can challenge but with a normal amount of injuries or misfortune they aren’t there yet.

[@Emmanuel-lp9fp]

Please make video on Ghana's downfall

[@FalseNi9e]

New season, same Arsenal. They need a pure striker, but refuses to sign one for some unknown reason

[@Diogo85]

Because they're just too expensive. At least, many of the very good ones are.

[@MrWillyMrBrightside]

We were hugely ahead of schedule in the 22/23 season by being so far out in front unexpectedly, and weren't ready to win the league. Last season, we performed well but dropped points when we shouldn't have. In both seasons we managed to get out of jail with last-minute goals, Reiss Nelson's goal against Bournemouth for example. This season, the cracks are starting to show. We don't seem anywhere near as threatening in attack and that's going to be a problem. I just don't see us definitely scoring from the 80th minute onwards like we did the previous two seasons. Also, it's obvious that some of our players are just constantly tired or carrying injuries.

[@havenwisner6776]

This is why palace is better

[@bulumkomabusela5352]

On the spend portion of the video, I think more context is needed. I am a Chelsea fan and will exclude them from this because we've spent ridiculous money. But the period you are comparing is Arteta's reign meaning only 1 manager, continuity, and same ethos. All the other big 6 have changed managers a lot so meaning each manager wants their own players. If you compare them to City and Liverpool their net spend is a lot higher.

[@purpleturltle4]

football fans are so reactionary man. just chill. there’s still time to catch up

[@Diogo85]

Exactly.

[@maciejbala477]

yeah i didn't think this video was needed tbh

[@chriswoodtoarsenal]

We’re not catching up Liverpool or city don’t be deluded we play shocking football, have no depth and this manager is inexperienced

[@patrickbateman1660]

Lmao this comment could apply to the last three years arsenal.

[@bulumkomabusela5352]

Context on wages bit as well. Arsenal has a small overall squad compared to the big 6 except for Spurs so their wages are concentrated on a couple of first-team players. Whereas you look at Chelsea and City they have more first-team players to pay. But Arteta has done a cracking job at Arsenal

[@ttm4236]

you answered the question of the video at around 0:40. progression in football is not linear. it was extremely arrogant of them to assume a 3rd title race

[@estcoachgreg]

Alfie, you on BlueSky yet?

[@chijiokeochubili7279]

A video on Slot please

[@rstein926]

I love to see a video on Aberdeen's rise as title contenders. Not since 1985 has a team outside The Old Firm won the title. And Jimmy Thelin is the best manager the Dons have had since Alex Ferguson.

[@neilmadden625]

Alfie, just a thought on Edu. Given that Arteta has now surrounded himself with pretty good specialist coaches for the various components of the squad, is there actually a need for dedicated sporting director?

[@Machinationstudio]

Came for Mikel Arteta. Stayed to hear you say Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

[@philthatcher6111]

They rely too much on the same 6/7 players. It's going to catch up with them eventually, am expecting Arsenal to go back to winning ways after the international break.

[@Diogo85]

That's because aside from Skelly, Nwaneri, and Calafiori, there are no better players. There are also injuries.

[@deborahluck539]

❤Great to watch ALFIE again! The best videos ! Hey from Las Vegas❤

[@addisubtereda584]

Best presentation

[@warfoonery2840]

I have been watching football since 1977. I am still shocked to hear the statement 'Not playing in the positive way we expect from Arsenal teams'. To paraphrase Bob Dylan 'The times they have a changed'.

[@johannkraut1224]

Love the Bin Laden tangent, definitely an essential part of examining the current Arsenal malaise. Alfie als always giving people the real insight we want, thanks champ!

[@abhinavsa7]

10:25 as a real madrid fan, can confirm 🤣🤣

[@PaulBeenisYourFriend]

8:12 that's a very good joke. Holy mackerel, that's just outstanding

[@ThomasStuart-gg1we]

It's Southamptons trophy to lose

[@pascallovic]

Arteta is a fraud. Even Erik ten days have won more trophy's. Arteta is presented as some kind of genius, but so far he's just as mediocre as the middle off the road manager. Managers like Arne Slot show how easy it can be to built a winning team.

[@dillanjackson8522]

Slot didn’t have to build anything arteta changed the entire team slot inherited a very good one

[@tja_tv]

Maybe I just follow the right people but I had no idea as an Arsenal fan that people wanted Arteta out. Excellent video that brought common sense to the table.

[@Diogo85]

People only want Arteta because they're desperate for trophies. Some people have very high expectations for Arsenal and I don't understand why. They're no longer the Arsenal invincibles that won the premier league 20 years ago.

[@blessingmagagula502]

That Bin Laden tangent was a tangent and a half 😂

[@kadenyungkwok3653]

Day 1 of asking Alfie to make a video or video series listing the best player in every FIFA member's top flight leagues

[@tushyranx5860]

At last, some perspective worth listening to

[@winterbird4447]

Tottenham sold Harry Kane though…and reinvested. Arteta has lost no one.

[@miccheck6478]

Califiori sterling and merino transfers isn’t how you kick on

[@BALHAM69]

#thepeopleschannel a video on the Bangladesh premier league and the rise of Bashundhara kings would be good A team who went into the top flight after promotion and won the last Six league titles now! Are they the next Newcastle? Are they a team to keep a eye on next few years? Thanks Alfie 😊

[@FurioussBear]

600mil on players and the best they could come up with is being good at set pieces 😂😂😂😂

[@cyber-fm5642]

I zoned out of this video, (have it on in the background as I’m on my PlayStation). The Bin Laden part made me think I had accidentally skipped the video 😂

[@johnmorris1009]

I think there's a danger that this Arsenal team might be passing it's peak. It's certainly at the stage where they're beginning to be thought of as habitual bottlers and non-trophy winners. I do think that they are perhaps just one or two players away from becoming winners though. If they can get a good goalscorer, then they might stand a real chance. If they keep "strengthening the squad" rathed than filling this gap though, they will struggle to win anything and Arteta will come under fire.

[@freddiemercury2075]

He has a plan ?????

[@TN-mv3mm]

15:33 - 17:17 Is your magnum opus Alfie.

[@MaterLacrymarum]

Christ, the internet has made everyone so reactionary. We're not even a third way through thew season. My team (Chelsea) are apparently back, and Man Utd are finished. Arsenal, the wheels are off. So says the internet........

[@hesani_ceman]

wait so there was actually a time in the 90s where bin laden was at highbury not too far from claude and ty? god that is so fucking cool.

[@King_Goat_JJ]

Real question is was Bin Laden welcomed when Arsenal moved stadiums in 2006?

[@visanion1361]

They sold too many offensive playerd and did not replace them..... they needed more even without selling them....Odegaard is out onjured emile smith Rowe is sold etc....we need 2-3 foward players at least.....but the right players!!!!

[@ezraezra2928]

Please do a similar downfall videos for Roma or (since this week is an international break) the Ghana national football team. Roma now had 2 managers in just 4 months, were 12th in table, but the gap between all Serie A teams were quite interesting (Roma could have been in relegation zone). Ghana just only need 1 more game away for missing out the AFCON in this international window. Also, don't post anything related to real-life terrorism in football (Osama bin Laden or even ISIS). They're too sensitive to watch. You might get arrested.

[@coalfacechris1336]

MU fan, would swap the way Old Trafford is run both on and off the field with the Gunners anytime. Some of these Gunners fans don't know what they've got.

[@OWLovethBL]

re-upload?

[@t.robinson4774]

32:32 Who’s this guy? 32:37 And this guy.

[@matthewsengendo6302]

Bin Ladden was not banned from the Emirates tho was he

[@bulgariangooner5879]

We'll find out soon enough, but I still believe this is going to be our year.

[@vman99]

It is and I’ve tuned out. People can call me whatever they want but I’m not gonna be invested in a team that’s not performing. I did that for most of my life. Not anymore.

[@alfmartin8064]

A masterpiece....

[@Asshat237]

They struggled without Odegaard. Honestly, that's at least two thirds of the explanation for any struggle.

[@Diogo85]

They didn't, though. They struggled because of several injured players.

[@markotunjic5384]

Sacking Arteta would be equal to Man Utd sacking of Jose Mourinho. Absolute disgrace and catastrophe that would need decade to fix.

[@Nem-n3i]

Not really seeing as he’s won fuck all

[@patrickbateman1660]

Not even remotely close. Mourinho deserved the sack. There is a reason he gets sacked after 3 seasons like everytime.

[@pumpkineder]

I think the argument of "Arsenal have spent less than Chelsea and United" is flawed in that both management structures at those clubs have been widely derided as completely inept. That shows that Edu is far better at his job than Woodward/Arnold and Boehly which we knew. That's not really a comment on Arteta's management approach imo

[@maciejbala477]

sure, but that also used to be the case with Arsenal before, they had their own banter era

[@Itsnotcomplicatedreally]

So Steve Round was wrong then

[@TGFLdn24]

Hold on there, pump the breaks😂😂😂 it was well known that the Pepe signing was heavily started and dealt with by Raul Sanllehi as head of football, which is one of the reasons Raul left "under a cloud" because of the deal he agreed to.

[@visanion1361]

My god are you guys negative:)) after 2 weeks of playing bad because of injuries youre already thinking about changing the manager:))) maybe the players are tired!!!did you think of that??? they've been going strong for 3 years now almost.

[@paulfarmer46]

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