Arsenal Thread

I like the playing style of Arsenal now. It's much improved. It's pretty clear to see that Arsenal giving their all to win matches as they are trophy less. Balotelli deserves the red card at the first place.
 
Am I wrong to expect RVP goal to be fair? it was disallowed "offside" considering the weekend w/ ref allowing the off sides RVP was inches off and why Ramsey couldn`t lay the ball to the captain .
 
That Balotelli tackle should be punished with a very harsh ban. It's not the first time this guys looses his head like that and is a danger for the rest of players.
 
So frustrating seeing us play like this and how we played against QPR! We need to win all of our games and keep 3rd, hopefully they are not complacent again.

The good thing about this season is that when we lose we have picked ourselves up and got the results, instead of feeling sorry for ourselves. That is a big plus and also having our first choice back 4 is fantastic.

People that were moaning about how Arteta isn't as good as Nasri or Cesc? I think he has done so much more for us this season than Nasri ever did and Cesc Arteta may not be as good a player, but Arteta gives us something else and wants to play for us and give his all which is great. Defensively and going forward he is just a clever player and so reliable.

Song played well today, but he keeps being to relaxed on the ball at times and giving it away which is a worry. Also he always tries the killer through balls, when they work is great, but when they don't can put us back under pressure. Sometimes his decision making on the pass can be questioned, but with both him and Arteta our midfield and whoever partners them is really good.

Rosicky as people have mentioned, is just a different player, so hungry for the ball and eager to do things with it, fantastic to see him play like this after all of these years.

Anyway, lets hope we can see off this season stay 3rd and build on it over the summer :))
 
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Arsenal always look on the verge of something special, just depends how they do each summer in terms of keeping players and strengthening.

Hopefully RVP will see the grass isn't always greener on the City side.
 
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Fantastic performance today, I'm very happy :)
The way they played, the hunger and the never say die attitude... splendid!

Arteta is really amazing, the shift he puts in that midfield, plus the times he goes forward and uses that right foot of his. He obviously lacks the creativity of Cesc but he adds more steel defensively.
Vermaelen and Koscielny had one of those flawless performances when you think, man what a CB pairing we've got! Too bad Kos will be suspended for the next 2 matches because he received his 10th yellow card in the season.

RVP did so much he deserved a goal! He's hit the post and had another header deflected off Vermaelen. But in the end he will be happy nonetheless, he's the captain and he knows the win is the most important.

Other guys like Song, Walcott and Sagna put in a hell of a shift today. We know how Song is important and impossible to replace at the moment, but the same goes for Sagna. During that time he was out injured, how we missed him!!

I'm just happy to do this to City, perhaps being the ones who denied them the title at this point. Sort of a message to them saying they can't get a handful of our players and beat us at our place and win the title. Like that sign put up by fans that says "you can't buy class". So true, you can't!

Today City looked like they were playing for the draw, and for most of the match it looked as though it was Arsenal fighting for the title.

PS: Balotelli, what a dickhead! For all the really bad tackles and also for kicking the ball to the stands after they conceded the goal. After he got sent off you could read Joe Hart's lips saying "that's just stupid". That sums up what Balotelli is. He's too stupid, a talented player that can score you goals but when it really matters he chokes and looses his head.
 
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This shot is amazing too, look at Vermaelen's desperation face when he realised what he had just done. "D'OH!" :LOL:
 
Way to go Norwich! No we can almost secure 3rd place if we beat Wolves on wednesday! :D Also, I'd love to see the faces of people who told we weren't even going to get Europa League back early in the season.
 
I don't see what is funny about that...you guys are frustrated that he's left you, and believe me, he will win silverware sooner than Arsenal...
 
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It is funny :))

He might win silverwear sooner at Man City and he might not, we don't know.
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exactly.

whos to say arsenal wont start dominating again like the golden years of wenger.

if we can keep RVP and add podolski plus a couple of defensive minded players and have Wilshere back, we could do well next season.

What we need is this:

Podolski as our 2nd/backup striker giving RVP a rest every now and again

another CDM as backup

two new defenders, one CB of experience and another CB as a youngster.

We are solid in midfield already and pretty congested now that we recently bought a new midfielder named Rosisky. add Wilshere to that list and our midfield is pretty strong
 
And yet again expectations are sky high. Within 9 months you'll be the first to want Wenger out Jonney...
Arsenal still lack consistency (the loss against QPR) and they still have defensive weaknesses.

As much as i like Arsenal (and that is a lot), i'm quite convinced Man City will win silverware before Arsenal. You can quote me on that...
 
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And yet again expectations are sky high. Within 9 months you'll be the first to want Wenger out Jonney...
Arsenal still lack consistency (the loss against QPR) and they still have defensive weaknesses.

As much as i like Arsenal (and that is a lot), i'm quite convinced Man City will win silverware before Arsenal. You can quote me on that...
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expectations aint that high. all i said was that if we keep rvp and build apon the current side we have, we can improve.

Also, lack of consistancy? how many games have we lost this calendar year? not many.

we went on a 7 game winning streak before QPR. thats not consistancy for you? we then lose to QPR and bounced back and beat mighty city. we cant expect to win every single game.

we may lose one more out of the 6 games remaining and win the rest, that not consistency? to lose/draw a game once every 6-7 games shows consistency mate. Cant win them all man. Cant say we have NOT been consistant for the past few months
 
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And yet again expectations are sky high. Within 9 months you'll be the first to want Wenger out Jonney...
Arsenal still lack consistency (the loss against QPR) and they still have defensive weaknesses.

As much as i like Arsenal (and that is a lot), i'm quite convinced Man City will win silverware before Arsenal. You can quote me on that...
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There are many reasons to be postive (hopefully not speaking too soon before the end of the season).

But our defence is stronger than we have had for a long time, there are still mistakes there, but I think our first choice back 4 and our backups are good and since we have had our full strength back 4, it is no coincidence that we look alot better.

Our midfield is strong and once we have decent back up up front and keep Van Persie, then it is nice to feel optimistic about this team.

But of course it is easy to say Man City will win silverwear before us, because of the resources they have and the fact that they have the means to buy any player they want.

The funny thing about Nasri is that I think he was convinced that City would win things this season, but they have bottled it in the league and also couldn't even get through the champions league group stages.

So they may win silverwear before us with Nasri, but that is expected isn't it? if you spend the way they have, then if they don't, it will be an epic failure if they don't win anything next season aswell.

But it will be even funnier if we do win something before they do with Nasri on board and I think Arsenal have the potential now to build on and hopefully get something out of next season. But you can never be that confident with Arsenal, so we will see.

Lets hope we can finish the season positively first of all as we still have some hard games to play.
 
A team that wants to win silverware should not loose against QPR.

And yes Bobby, it's likely that City will win silverware before Arsenal due to their resources that Arenal haven't...hence the perfect logical reason why Nasri choose to further his carreer.

It is only in English football that people are resented because of this. I don't particularly like Nasri, but each of us would do the same thing. These guys are professional football players, journeyman and not fans...they don't care about the club they play for and there is nothing wrong with that as long as they behave professional and IMO Nasri did that as long as he played for Arsenal.
The fact that fans keep reacting to his departure is a proof that it hurts and that Nasri did well while being with Arsenal. As much as i enjoyed Arsenal-City and the fantastic match Arsenal played, i didn't like the booing of Nasri...he doesn't deserve that. Most people will say that as a professional player he should be above that. I agree, but imagine this to happen with your son...you would not like it. I have a a simple rule: do don't to others what you don't like yourself (this sounds awfull, i know and i'm the first to admit that i tend to forget that rule, but one can always try).
 
nasri wont win nothing ,but ManCity could win. Nasri will be loaned out soone enough and might play for newcastle on loan the new french team .
 
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A team that wants to win silverware should not loose against QPR.

And yes Bobby, it's likely that City will win silverware before Arsenal due to their resources that Arenal haven't...hence the perfect logical reason why Nasri choose to further his carreer.

It is only in English football that people are resented because of this. I don't particularly like Nasri, but each of us would do the same thing. These guys are professional football players, journeyman and not fans...they don't care about the club they play for and there is nothing wrong with that as long as they behave professional and IMO Nasri did that as long as he played for Arsenal.
The fact that fans keep reacting to his departure is a proof that it hurts and that Nasri did well while being with Arsenal. As much as i enjoyed Arsenal-City and the fantastic match Arsenal played, i didn't like the booing of Nasri...he doesn't deserve that. Most people will say that as a professional player he should be above that. I agree, but imagine this to happen with your son...you would not like it. I have a a simple rule: do don't to others what you don't like yourself (this sounds awfull, i know and i'm the first to admit that i tend to forget that rule, but one can always try).
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uhh? sorry gerd but i disagree with the majority of your post.

For instance, nasri treating the club/fans properly? no he diddnt. he literely slagged off the fans saying we dont support our team that much at the emirates which is total bullshit. the way he gone about his move away from arsenal was done badly. Look even your manager has slagged Nasri off saying he only went for the money.

You say he left to win trophies so why the fuck diddnt he go to united then who are about to win the title for the 20th time? explain that?

if all he cares is getting a trophy he should have gone to united. why diddnt he? because united are not dickheads and wont offer him 200k like city so therefore nasri declined and went for the bigger pay cheque. simple as that. no ifs or buts.

he is a money grabbing hoe, doesnt give a fuck about trophies. his loving his 200k wage.

And can u please tell me why we have NEVER booed clichy and Toure? Yea let me give u a clue mate, they gone about business the correct way instead of slagging off arsenal/fans.

Look At Adebayor. another dichead and even city/RM realised that.

Once he signed full time for you lot, he'll start to be a cock again.
 
jonney, we usually seem to disagree.
Two things:

1. for most of the season it looked as if Man City would have won the siloverware instead of United. Nasri's choice was very justifiable (if that is English);

2. by definition all professional football players are money grabbing hoe...just like we all are money grabbing hoes (i don't even know what "hoe" means to be honest).

Oh and another one, ask Eboué about the support of the fans at the Emirates...and who was the first to console him when Wenger took him off again (not sure if that was that particulart match to be fair)? Adebayor.
 
And diddnt Adebayor tried to break rvp's leg a few seasons ago and when he scored against us, went across the pitch and celebrated towards our away fans?

Still aint told me why we never booed clichy and toure plus the dozens who have left arsenal like henry and viera
 
This is about Nasri and not about those other players. To be honest, i don't care why those other players weren't booed...i (sort of ) care why Nasri is booed. It's far from pleasant for Nasri and on top of that it is very primitive behaviour...tribalism. I love football, but this is the aspect i really don,'t like....
I never felt i belonged to a tribe...this will sound pretentious, but i think i'm more intelligent than that...that's why i still find it odd that people speak about 'we' when talking about their favourite club. I use it myself now and then, but i still find it odd...
This is not about Arsenal and Nasri, this could also have been about Campbell and Spurs, that was as stupid as this...i just don't get.

Must be cultural jonney, we will never agree on this let's just leave at this..i respect your opinion, but i don't agree...It's not that important.


PS: still convinced that Eden Hazard is a better player than Arteta?
 
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