I have never watched this show before, so wasn't sure what to expect. It's pretty good. I don't know how many secrets are revealed, but it does give a flavor for how Mikel prepares the team, and an idea what some of the players are like as human beings. We even get to know the staff; the team photographer has a great cameo. Amazon just released the first three episodes, taking us from the first game through the debacle at Anfield about third of the season in. They teased the Auba problems for the fourth episode. I will definitely watch the rest.
The squad will probably be relieved not to have a film crew around all the time this season. It may even help to lose that distraction.
Bernd Leno is definitely worth more than Fulham is paying for him. But I think it's a mark of a class operation to allow him to go for less than they might have gotten elsewhere so Bernd could stay in London, as he wanted. Mari and Torreira may move on soon.
Rooney was not so magic yesterday, as DC United lost 3-0 to expansion Charlotte. Grim.
Episodes 4, 5, and 6 were also excellent. I'm loving the human interest angle; we see Mikel and some players at home with their kids, for instance. It's informative to see all the interactions with staff, from medical to what looks like counseling. Arteta yells a lot, mostly positive, but he is not shy about telling the team they were shit in exactly those terms. It really was just Arteta who wanted Aubameyang gone. The owners backed him all the way. I think it'll be the same with Pepe this season. Our record signing (thanks, Raul) may well walk away for free like Auba did. Fine with me. The man simply will not play defense. No one can curl a shot past the keeper better, but if you play for Arteta, you have to be switched on at all times and play both ways.
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