He s killing you Edu says 80% of Arsenal s squad was filled with underperforming stars on inflated wages
"He’s killing you" - Edu says 80% of Arsenal's squad was filled with underperforming stars on inflated wages Gunners' sporting director Edu Gaspar are have been undergoing a rebuild under , which has seen them part ways with a number of established names over the last couple of seasons. The club's sporting director, Edu, has opened up on why the Gunners decided to offload some of their top superstars. Barcelona striker and Istanbul Basaksehir playmaker Mesut Ozil led the list of popular figures who were discarded by the Premier League giants. Explaining the reason behind the move, Edu opened up on how some players became comfortable with high wages at the Emirates Stadium. He stated that these players weren't producing performances to match their pay. In the past, Mikel Arteta spoke about how important it was to change the culture around the club and to get the players/fans connected to the Arsenal DNA again.
He’s doing just that. In the past, Mikel Arteta spoke about how important it was to change the culture around the club and to get the players/fans connected to the Arsenal DNA again.He’s doing just that. During a chat with reporters during Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the United States, Edu said, as quoted : “If a guy is performing and has a big salary, that's not a problem. When the player is 26-plus, big salary and he’s not performing, he’s killing you. You don’t have a valuation to sell the player, the player is comfortable — Arsenal, London, beautiful, everything is fantastic — and a good salary." The Gunners' sporting director went ahead to reveal that up to 80% of the players at the club fell in this category. He also hinted that some of these players were offloaded to make way for others in the team. Edu continued: “How many players with that kind of characteristics did we have in the past? 80 percent of the squad. Try to avoid one more year with the problem in the dressing room. Take it out. Even if you have to pay because that guy is sometimes blocking someone." This Arsenal rebuild under Arteta is literally an ongoing lesson on how to build a Guardiola side from scratch, without super resources and without Pep Guardiola himself.
My manager in his first job.This Arsenal rebuild under Arteta is literally an ongoing lesson on how to build a Guardiola side from scratch, without super resources and without Pep Guardiola himself.My manager in his first job.
He’s doing just that. In the past, Mikel Arteta spoke about how important it was to change the culture around the club and to get the players/fans connected to the Arsenal DNA again.He’s doing just that. During a chat with reporters during Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the United States, Edu said, as quoted : “If a guy is performing and has a big salary, that's not a problem. When the player is 26-plus, big salary and he’s not performing, he’s killing you. You don’t have a valuation to sell the player, the player is comfortable — Arsenal, London, beautiful, everything is fantastic — and a good salary." The Gunners' sporting director went ahead to reveal that up to 80% of the players at the club fell in this category. He also hinted that some of these players were offloaded to make way for others in the team. Edu continued: “How many players with that kind of characteristics did we have in the past? 80 percent of the squad. Try to avoid one more year with the problem in the dressing room. Take it out. Even if you have to pay because that guy is sometimes blocking someone." This Arsenal rebuild under Arteta is literally an ongoing lesson on how to build a Guardiola side from scratch, without super resources and without Pep Guardiola himself.
My manager in his first job.This Arsenal rebuild under Arteta is literally an ongoing lesson on how to build a Guardiola side from scratch, without super resources and without Pep Guardiola himself.My manager in his first job.