RE: Blame It On The Glazers
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I don't agree that Arsenal crumbled under pressure. My blogs reveal the real reason.
Well, they actually did.
Brighton added good players, they just couldn't keep up. They've been terrible this season.
Kudos Newcastle, kudos to Eddie Howe, he surprised me last season, now I expect the things he is doing.
Exactly. What Newcastle are doing now is expected. They've been a breath of fresh air.
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Never said they added bad players. I never even implied that. Given the reason I gave(which has a key word,"drastic", in it) , it would naturally take time for the team to be truly consistent. I reckon that they are doing great overall, eg navigating a new experience in Europe(they didn't have this last season) excellently.
In that last EPL match versus Chelsea(aha,the team with the highest number of ex-Brighton players), Brighton had 12 FIRST TEAM players injured, yet it was only a 3–2 defeat.
Chelsea is in a similar position as Brighton with a telling number of new additions– howbeit older players than Brighton's. Thus naturally, adaption should be faster for Chelsea, yet they are behind in the log.
I'm enjoying Zerbi's work, it's a philosophy true fellas of the Gunners creed, will always admire, so I made a brief post on him, for a start– post
Cheers bro.
I was actually using Brighton's decline to corroborate how hard it is to stay winning after a brilliantly surprising season. Yes, they sold players but did reasonably well after losing the likes of Trossard and even Maupay. By the way, they've been struggling even before their injuries mounted.
In all, De Zerbi is an excellent coach. He's proved his point and all. However, I'll like to see him in a top 4 team in the next five years. Let's add some tough man management job to his tactical expertise and see if he crumbles or thrives.
Oh I didn't even remember Maupay. So you see that's a lot to leave in thesame period– Caicedo,Sanchez the goalkeeper, Mac Allister,Andy Zeqiri a striker and maybe one or two I may not recall now. So that's their entire midfield engine gone! So within a few months they lost all that, not just Trossard and Maupay.
Even Wenger struggled when players began to leave in quick succession. If in one year, Arsenal lost Saka, Xhaka and Saliba(which is way below the number Brighton lost) and replaced them with MUCH YOUNGER players, bro they would struggle, it's no prophesy it's normal. Liverpool lost first team players(not close to Brighton's number),though majorly through lack of form and you see they replaced them this season and not with teenagers like Brighton.
So if you say Brighton struggled before the injuries, why not? The reason is contained in my very first note. A team had about 30 departures IN A SHORT SPACE OF TIME and they brought in roughly that same number(fringe players are also important),should be close to the relegation zone now and have no business advancing in Europe.🤷♀️
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