05 Aug 2026 11:56:16
If Miles Lewis Skelly is possibly available, we need to be doing our best there. Young, English. Flexible position wise. I'd probably have him as our starting LB to begin with.
We need more HG players of his talent level to beef up the squad depth.
05 Aug 2026 15:07:22
He's not as good as people make out in my opinion. He is positionally poor, rash in the tackle, takes too many risks, is weak in the air, lacks balance, takes heavy touches etc.
In the interest of balance, he is very brave with the ball and tries to go forward with his passing or carries every time, which can unsettle opposition sides.
I do not think Arsenal would ask for a reasonable fee, though, even if we did think something could be done with him.
Watching him in the Champions League final, though, he was all over the place and looked like someone who'd won a competition to play for Arsenal.
05 Aug 2026 15:24:19
So did all our MF's against PSG in fairness. Couldn't pass the ball 5 yards.
05 Aug 2026 15:30:20
I'm not a fan of Skelly...
Seems like he has the required attitude of an Arteta signing... Arsenal is the best place for him.
05 Aug 2026 15:35:54
I think he was trying too hard to impress, MK. I've not watched much of him but I thought he usually looks technically good and very assured. But I'm not sure what his best position is now. He could be an LB or a DM, but considering how Arteta prefers to play CBs at the wing and how Rice has the DM position tied down, I'm not sure where else he can play.
Maybe in CM? This shifting around isn't good for his development, though, and I can see him being like Jones. A Jack of all trades but master of none type of player.
05 Aug 2026 15:45:57
He's really good at buying fouls.
05 Aug 2026 16:53:49
"So did all our MF's against PSG in fairness. Couldn't pass the ball 5 yards."
Florian, well, you know who to thank for that, right?
05 Aug 2026 16:56:48
FPF, you've misunderstood.
He was a contestant on a kids version of the Wheel of Fortune.
He was really good at buying vowels.
05 Aug 2026 17:39:56
I think he would suit our squad and direct quick style. Get the attacks going quickly. Plus, he is a very good athlete. I'd be all over it personally. Plus, the homegrown factor is big for me. We need a bigger squad and we need more homegrown options to build that. He would be one of my first options. And Nmencha.
05 Aug 2026 17:44:04
It's Arne Slot's fault that our midfielders couldn't pass the ball five yards last season?
Did he tell them that they couldn't? Did he coach it out of them? Did they forget how to do it because of Slot?
But, we know that it wasn't really Slot to thank for that, right?
05 Aug 2026 20:39:29
Kerkez needs to show up consistently this season or he will be replaced, but right now replacing him isn't a priority for us.