Both require ultimate squad players with no histrionics or issues. Arteta shed the players who didn’t turn up every week. Saying that, he’s desperate to turn them into a team not built on chiselling out no goals conceded.
PL goals are the gold standard.
10 last season, 6 non-pens.
9 this season, 5 non-pens.
He’s not a £70m striker, but it’ll be fantastic if TB banks the best part of £100m.
I remember Muzza (Withdean) and Berbatov getting slagged off by (just a few) for that very thing.
Personally at that time, I thought Muzza was just laid back brilliant.
I’d say more for Manure …. the stakes of making Europe, winning at that stage was important, plus in the final seconds.
What was special about Pedro this evening was that he’s able to shut out home fan noise and stuff behind the goal, as well as all the cheating - scuffing the pen spot, goalie...