Arsenal Thread

true the young guns are good.... amazing in fact.... i just hope u guys hold on to these gems....not loose them....but then again... Arsenal Academy kinda reminds me of a customized Maybach production unit.... always unearthing unique gems.... clichy, sagna, merida, vela, fabregas, gibbs, wilshire etc!! amazing!!
 
Pretty slick football last night! It's pretty worrying that you guys so easily walked over a pretty reasonable (if too respectful) Wigan side, and United's youngsters struggled against QPR...

The trick is how to turn them into actual week in/out premiership footballers, and that's the one thing I would argue no one has managed to do. There's just something to be said for experience.
 
beachryan said:
If we really sent Gary Neville to show him around, I mean what did we expect?!

Should have sent Anderson - he may not understand English but he would have had him drunk and with a lady by 3pm at the latest...
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Lmao, bang on with Spanky there.

Why on earth didn't we send Giggsy? I mean, he's Giggsy ffs! Welsh 'n 'ev!
 
OMG WHERE 2 FUCKING NILL DOWN!! WTF. beat manu last week and cant even beat these lot? where is jay simpson, bentder and ade are useless.

SACK WENGER OR SACK THE FIRST TEAM PLAYERS. HAVE SOME BALLS WENGER AND FIELD THE YOUNGSTERS
 
jonneymendoza said:
OMG WHERE 2 FUCKING NILL DOWN!! WTF. beat manu last week and cant even beat these lot? where is jay simpson, bentder and ade are useless.

SACK WENGER OR SACK THE FIRST TEAM PLAYERS. HAVE SOME BALLS WENGER AND FIELD THE YOUNGSTERS
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Jonney sometimes I think you have a mental disorder :LOL: Everytime we lose you say sack Wenger etc.

Aston Villa are a very good team.

I don't think we will get anywhere with Gallas in the team personally - I don't think he is a good Leader and Captain and I don't think he should be in the team at all.

I just want him to try Fabregas as captain.

Basically our defence isn't very good at defending. If there are any players that are strong or pacey then our defence has major problems. Wenger does need to make some big decisions now - I think getting rid of Gallas and getting some quality centre backs is key. He should stop kidding himself that the squad we have is good enough to win the league. We can't even string to wins together at the moment!!

Very disapointed :((
 
As i said before, Its back to playing shite against Villa!! I dont know, i'm not bothered about Premiership at all now. Esp. After the Hull match i knew its all over!! Its officially over for us now i guess.
 
jonneymendoza said:
OMG WHERE 2 FUCKING NILL DOWN!! WTF. beat manu last week and cant even beat these lot? where is jay simpson, bentder and ade are useless.

SACK WENGER OR SACK THE FIRST TEAM PLAYERS. HAVE SOME BALLS WENGER AND FIELD THE YOUNGSTERS
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Similar to some United fans reactions when we lose eh Jonney?

Sack Fergie, Sell Giggs :LOL:
 
We were so limp today it's unreal. Atmosphere was damp in the stadium.

Personally I think Wenger got it all wrong. 4-5-1 against Villa is too lacking in ambition for me. Fab looks tired, he's banned for the Man City game which may be a blessing in disguise.

Bendtner had an absolute shocker today, couldn't win anything in the air and displayed all the first touch finesse of a baby octopus on a slippery dock. The fans were screaming for Adebayor in the second half. I've always given Nic the benefit of the doubt but today he was really poor. Not quite sure how he fits into the first team, not as powerful as Ade, not as skillful as Van P, not as good a finisher as Eduardo or Vela.
 
Is Eduardo fit yet?

From what I've heard of Vela, he sounds like one of the brightest young strikers in football, surely he should play? Personally I don't rate Bentdner much at all, I'd like to see Vela play.
 
where's RVP anyway?!
AW should really get replacements for Gallas and Diaby. I mean, look at Diaby in the UTD match, he just couldn't stay alongside Denilson.
I like the way Denilson is turning up. In someways he's similar to Fabregas.
 
Kinda sad we're thinking like that already. We're this seasons Liverpool.

Yesterday was pitiful - like, we're Arsenal - we deserve these 3 points - no matter who we're playing.

After the performance and play against United, this was a real disappointment. The key to a successful run is consistency, and we're going through this season like a limp dog.

Wenger needs to make some harsh choices. No leader, no central defence and no dmf to free Fab.

gutted.
 
check this article out:

Many a report this morning about our 'inconsistent' form today, other teams seemingly feeding on our poor form at the moment, as we have said that we have to focus on fourth let alone 1st, however the issues with our form is it is giving encouragement to other teams to go for fourth!

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You look at the top four and you come to Arsenal thinking you can pick up points," said the Arsenal youth-team graduate who excelled on his latest return to north London. "You look at the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United and they don't drop many points because they are more consistent than Liverpool and Arsenal. Saying that, Liverpool have been far more consistent."



What is worrying is it is so early in the season and I agree with sidwell on this, we have no real strength in depth arsene does not seem to know what is wrong.

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"It's been unbelievable," Wenger admitted. "We won Saturday, Tuesday and were on a high. You feel there's no energy left in the side. I think we were not, as a team, sharp enough to dictate the pace and be dominant in the fight."



Why most of the side yesterday did not play mid week and had a rest as with the other big 4, we have an average income of 3m a game a decent sized transfer pot. We seem to lack strength in depth though our 'kids' seem more able than our first team. Wegner was warned the squad did not seem strong enough last summer and though I agree there is no point buying players who are worse than we have, it is evident Song, and Dennilson are at best squad players they have had the opportunity and deemed not to take it, as neither are able to play at a consistent level. Gallas has not shown enough quality to be an arsenal captain he can do it when the pressure is on, but against Villa he went missing.

Why should visiting sides fear us either home or away when we have no effective player behind cesc, who is playing the role of CM and DCM which clearly he is not. The route one of goals is the most effective way of scoring last year we had conceded most our goals this way, set pieces we improved on. However we have no height in the midfield we have no tackling enforcer in the middle which can mop up the long balls.

Wegner spoke about bringing through the younger players last summer saying they had fought and earned the right to play. But those players given the opportunity to make a name for themselves and claim first choice and they have not taken it. What has happened to Toure this season he can no longer effectively play alongside Gallas and has been eclipsed by a player Utd fans call 'silly'. Djourou is competent in the cup alongside Silvestre and Song who has shown far more effect at CB. Fabianski has continually grown in stature in every game in the CC to be seriously considered as number 1 soon. I like Alumina but I don't like the way he organizes the defence, a great shot stopper but there is no confidence in the defence and that is Gallas and Almunias fault. We will always concede and other teams know if we concede first we don't seem to be able to get back in the game, or we will leave ourselves more open to conceding again.

I am not particularly singling out one player, the issues and problems are clearly DCM, CB, and GK these three positions have no confidence in effectively dealing with long balls down the middle. The rest of the team are not faultless, Cesc has not really stopped since last season and seems to be fed up with the inconsistent approach were we are promised the dwindling light of shiny silverware (like it). Ade and RVP which promised the exception of a glorious partnership last season are patchy and too affected by whats going on behind them.

Nasri too patchy, Theo has promised so much but cannot do it alone and there is no communication with others in the midfield or the strikers. Bendtner at this time has lost his confidence and we only have vela who has been great in the cup which Arsene refuses to give a start to.

In summary will Arsene buy someone in January despite the additional costs we need a player like cana or a real midfield enforcer to give cesc the confidence he does not need to have eyes in the back of his head and worry about the defenders. Our signings are too weak at the moment to signal any challenge, though I concede we are having a purple patch, but there seems to be no one willing to pull us out of it. Before we had Adams, Viera, and Henry who we knew it would be a matter of time before things turned around. Gallas is not displaying that leadership for the others.

A bold experiment Arsene but whats the answer now?
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