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End Spurs title hopes in September, lift the trophy at Anfield

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Morning! Apologies for the lack of blog yesterday. Life got a bit on top.

To cut a long story short, I got home from Slovenia at 2am Monday morning, then had a funeral that afternoon. By the time I was awake on Tuesday, it was already time to work and my inbox had over 100 unread emails after a week off work.

This morning has been a little more relaxing. I have already watered my plants, had a coffee in the garden, and now have a spare hour to write some random sentences on a keyboard and hope they make some sort of sense.

Yesterday the fixtures were announced. They are, of course, just a provisional list subject to change. We now await for the TV companies and police to interfere. We will know the final fixtures list in May!

The way I see it, Tottenham will be champions of August again, before we end their real title hopes in September. Around 30 games later we will be lifting the league title at Anfield!

I am of course jesting, although I bet this blog gets picked up throughout the season by those who regurgitate these things without reading.

It will be a tough title race once more. Manchester City have raised that bar to needing 90+ points. Finishing 2nd is not a failure.

Some people are already making noises that if Mikel Arteta does not win a trophy this season he should be gone. I do not think some fans realise how hard it is to compete in England.

Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea. 5 into 3 does not go (excluding European success), meaning that at least two clubs a year will miss out on a domestic trophy. And that does not take into account the fact Man City can win it all.

And you also have the smaller teams; the likes of Newcastle, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Tottenham. They will all be having outside hopes of a trophy.

This is not France, Germany or Spain where their are only one (Munich & PSG) or two (Barcelona and Madrid) real big teams. Winning a trophy in England is harder than any other league in the world.

It has been 4 years since we won the FA Cup during those Covid times. The 12 domestic trophies since then have been split between just 4 teams: Manchester City (6 trophies), Liverpool (3), Manchester United (2) and Leicester City (1).

Chelsea have now won a domestic trophy since 2018 (6 years ago), Tottenham are 16 years without a trophy, Aston Villa and Everton are 28 and 29 years respectively and Newcastle have not seen success for nearly 70 years!

In this Manchester City era, failing to win a trophy should not be seen as a success. Likewise, finishing 8th and winning the League Cup should not really be something to celebrate.

We have a tough start, with away trips to Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester City in the opening 5 games. Arteta will need to ensure the team come out of the traps a bit quicker than they did last season. He will already be preparing and planning.

In Super Mik we have a brilliant football mind. He reminds me of Arsene Wenger in the early 00s when every time a job at Munich, Barca, Madrid, etc came up he would be linked.

Those that demand high standards will be left scratching their heads with confusion the day Arteta leaves and is then linked with every top job, including Manchester City, in Europe.

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Keenos

Bukayo Saka, The Red Cartel and More…

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Bukayo Saka

The Bukayo Saka story keeps rolling on. There was some interesting discussions on the SheWore Facebook page following yesterdays blog.

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Red Cartel

Everton fans continue to be the biggest moaners in the Premier League.

When they were hit with their initial charges, they blamed the Premier League and labelled the so called Big 6 “The Cartel Clubs”.

Instead of blaming their owners for putting their club on the brink of financial ruin, they blamed Arsenal, Manchester United, Man City, Chelsea and Spurs for “creating” the Profit and Sustainability Rules that they believed stopped punished their club from being “ambitious” and spending.

They obviously ignored that these rules were not implemented by the Big 6, but were voted in by the Premier League clubs, which all 20 have an equal say in. Everton voted in the rules.

Everton’s net debt increased to roughly £330m at the end of June 2023 up from £141m a year earlier. And that does not include the £200m they owe 777 Partnerships. I think it is clear that it is not PSR that is stopping them spending.

What I have found interesting is the terminology used by Evertonians hs moved on from The Cartel, or Cartel 6, to the Red Cartel.

They now blame just Arsenal, Man U and Liverpool for the situation they are in.

Manchester City are no longer the target of their anger due to them taking legal action against new proposed financial rules (that Everton voted for), whilst Chelsea being on the list of clubs sailing close to the wind of breaching PSR is enough for them to have the Scoursers support.

Tottenham have also dropped out of the Cartel purely because they are owned by a tax-evading inside trader and no an American.

Arsenal, Man U and Liverpool all have American owners, all wear red, and are the 3 most successful clubs in English football history. To call them the Red Cartel is laughable and just shows Evertonians inability to accept their club is responsible for their finances and will be the reason when they eventually go into administration.

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Arteta new contract, Sesko “the one for Arsenal” and More…

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Mikel Arteta new contract

Not sure why people are debating whether Mikel Arteta should get a new contract.

If you can not recognise the strives forward the club has taken under Arteta’s stewardship, then you are clearly the issue and probably blinkered by hatred.

The club is in its best position off the pitch since we moved to the Emirates. Fans and players are one and we are moving forward. Arteta is the reason for all of this.

Granted, Arteta needs to begin turning these good seasons into silverware, but there is no argument that he is not the right man for the job.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich both had vacancies this. Both enquired about Arteta. And if Pep ever leaves City, Super Mik would be top of their list to replace him.

People will list “Allegri, Tuchel, Conte” and others to attempt to show that there are “winners” available who could come straight in and win us a cup. But that ignores the long term picture and that these have proved themselves to be short-term options. As for the loon that said he wants Arteta sacked and for us to bring in the Girona manager, have some standards!

Players across Europe now want to play for The Arsenal again, and Arteta is a huge reason for that.

Arteta deserves his deal. He deserves to be one of the best paid players in the Premier League. Get the contract signed.

Benjamin Sesko “the one for Arsenal”

Only last week I wrote why I believe Benjamin Sesko was the one for Arsenal, so I am more the interested that the links are intensifying.

Sasko looks perfect for Arsenal. He is very similar to Kai Havertz in the way he plays, but a bit more clinical and instinctive in front of goal. At just 20, he will continue to improve.

Some doubters have questioned his acquisition saying they want a proven goal scorer. I have to disagree.

For a start, Sesko will not be coming in to play week in week out. We will still have Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus. Let’s not forget that Havertz scored 8 goals and and grabbed himself 7 assists in the last 13 games of the season. Adding Sesko (at the detriment of Nketiah) will add quality and depth.

And if not Sesko, then who?

Ivan Toney has fallen off since his return to football. He is also now 28-years-old. His England team mate Ollie Watkins thrives on space in behind. He would not suitable to a possession based team who often face a low block.

As for those in Europe, I have never really been interest in Viktor Gyokeres. Whilst he has had a good season, he is playing in Portugal and the fee being floated around for a 26-year-old with one season of top flight football under him is ludicrous.

Victor Osimhen is another constantly mentioned, and whilst he would be a high quality recruit, his transfer fee and wages would be astronomical. It would leave very little left in the kitty to buy others. I would also be concerned about his ongoing injury issues. Whoever signs him is going to take a big risk and it feels like his career could implode at any moment.

Sesko is the one. I hope we get it done.

20 man squad

A few have raised their eyebrows about Arteta wanting a just 20 outfield players (plus the keepers), considering you can register up to 25 players. I am not surprised by Arteta’s position.

Last season, just 16 players played more than 1000 minutes of Premier League football for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. It is clear Pep favour quality over quantity and backs he can keep his players fit.

Likewise, Liverpool competed with City for so long by having a smaller squad of higher quality.

A smaller squad means you can pay players more, and have a better quality of players. You only need to look at the “players used” table from last year to see that usually, the better you do the less players you use.

What I expect to happen is for us to have a core group of 20 outfield players. And they are then topped up by fringe players and other youngsters.

Arteta knows what he is doing.

Have a good Friday.

Keenos