Morning all.
We all wanted some Arsenal news, well now we have some.
Arsenal coach Carlos Cuesta is set to leave the club to become Parma’s new head coach.
The 29-year-old is expected to depart after five years at the north London club under Mikel Arteta. Cuesta had been in talks with the Serie A side for several weeks and is expected to travel to Italy on today.
If this move goes ahead then well done to Carlos. 29 is young for a manager/head coach these days.
Whilst we might not see much of what he does on the training pitch, he’s been part of Mikel Arteta’s team for five years and I’m sure he’ll be sorely missed.
I wish him well. Maybe one day we’ll see him back at Arsenal.
The new seasons fixture list has been released this morning. AFTV Media have shared the full list on Twitter.
That’s a big opening day fixture isn’t it? A good one though but it does mean Mikel Arteta’s players will have to be at it from day one. Just 13 days later, we go to Anfield. Two massive away fixtures out of the way early. I like it.
The North London derbies take place in November and February.
It doesn’t make a difference who were drawn against for the first game because we need to be ready and able for a quick start regardless.
The importance of having any potential new signings in before pre season kicks off is paramount in my opinion.
Catch up in the comments.
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Good Morning Rico and all
Fixture list is always a bit of fresh air imo. An I agree with you Rico….get those tough fixtures over and done with as early as possible. AS you said, that implies that everyone is on their toes from day one and its imperative that we get deals done asap before pre season begins.
Am I worried? No. We have to face them anyway during the season. And its better early so we wont have to face them during CL fixures. Maybe Arteta will rotate a bit. Not holding my breath though.
The only snag is that I always want to face the spuds away around end April early May. No prizes for guessing why. Its one of the first things I look for when the fixture list is published.
Morning Devil, good point re the Champions League fixtures. As Potter pointed out earlier, we also have Man City and Newcastle to play in September. Four big fixtures out of the way early.
However, it was our form against the so called lower league clubs which hurt us the most last season.
Yep I agree with that Rico. But that happened because of 1) attitude and mentality on the players’ part and 2) Arteta did not rotate.
When players are rotated it does not only keep players fresh it also gives the opposition something to think about. A rotated player brings on a different mindset and a different array of tactical awareness.
Perhaps Devil, although sometimes we have to accept the opposition wanted the result more. Injuries too played their part.
I’m surprised Arsenal aren’t being a bit more proactive as far as transfers go..
Just read that Chloe Kelly is close to making her move to Arsenal ladies permanent
Good, if there is an example of an excellent loan deal, she is it imo.
And it seems that agreement has been reached for Sesko
I will wait for .com before getting excited.
Football London is not a source to believe, in fact they are imo, one of the worst. They site Bild for the Sesko story and I don’t think they are much better.
not getting excited Potter mate. Just reporting what I come across on FB.
Not even on the .com can confirm it. Look at Manure’s news on having signed AR08 only for him to end up at Arsenal
I will begin getting excited when I see him wearing an Arsenal shirt and even that nowadays have to be careful….it might be AI lol
News now and facebook are full of sites using AI , I have blocked most of them , just can’t be bothered.
Same here..
The Sesko story is spreading fast, The Mirror, The Sun The Standard, The Metro, The Mail and The Express are all jumping on the story.
.com !