11 Sep 2016 18:07:38
We've strengthened our squad with £90 million worth of additions, a much needed CB and some steel to replace the 3 outgoing midfielders in Arteta, Flamini and Rosicky.
So a big improvement, better options right across the park, loaned out Wilshere to get him fit.
Guardiola has definitely improved an already quality City, Mourinho spending £150 million would find it difficult not to improve United from the pile of shizzle of last season and 3 easy fixtures helped that. Didn't see much difference to the Van Gaal era in punting up long balls to Fellaini and Ibrahimovich to try and get back in a game. Pogba is certainly showing his worth.
Chelsea sign Kante and counter that with David Luiz, Liverpool have no real left back still not solid in defence and are still some what up and down as the Burnley game shows.
Perez and Mustafi have had I think a game and a half between them in pre season as their respective clubs knew they were going, you know the two panic buys we made. 🙄.
The other thing that's struck me as odd was the two players, Kante and Varane saying they turned down Mourinho and the lure of Man United, I was sure it was only Wenger and Arsenal that couldn't attract players.
Still we have been told by the "I say it like it is crowd" we're not winning the league so any banter, especially positive, is mute.
Oh, much as I'm reluctant to talk about a player because then there's the likelihood I'm talking him up to world class proportions but from yesterday;
Laurent Koscielny
100% tackles won
99% pass acc
3 clearances
2 interceptions
1 goal
Still, coat tails it is. 😉.
11 Sep 2016 18:35:10
Between me and you Red, have you got a thing for Steve :-)
11 Sep 2016 18:44:01
Red,
I strongly believe we are in with a big shout this season.
City look the balanced, but always start off like a runaway train than run out of steam.
Everybody talks about Utd, but I'm not overly worried about them either.
Chelsea, the same.
I'm not saying people should be scared of us, but we have no reason to be scared of them either.
{Ed025's Note - other teams are more scared of casper the ghost than arsenal dags..
11 Sep 2016 18:45:59
Yes red great post couldn't agree more, nothing wrong with a positive opinion. let's ban all the rest. ðŸ˜.
11 Sep 2016 18:56:29
Dags would you say the chelsea game will be a good indicator as to how credible we are? It Obviously will not be decisive what ever the result but if we are going to have a change in outcome to previous seasons we got to start delivering different results to previous seasons and we haven't beaten Chelsea in a long long time.
11 Sep 2016 19:01:23
No 62 but there's level headed and then there's Steve! 😉
No Steve I don't want you banned, I love your posts I simply look at them from the other side. 😀
It's your opinion mate and that's all we all give, our opinions.
11 Sep 2016 19:03:27
We have a outside chance sure and a lot will depend on injuries obviously. For me for us to have a real shout the key Man that needs to stay in consistent scoring form is Giroud as he is our man central physical striker. Perez I think will do Ok but I still think he is more of a wide striker that drifts around really and will not be as effective as Giroud in the central role in the EPL. It was apparent yesterday that Perez drifted a lot out wide and left us with little threat in the box on crosses until Giroud came on. Perez maybe just wanted to get on the ball as much as possible in his first game but it was maybe to move away from the physical contact of the CB's.
So City are slight Favorites for me but I think we are on a par with Utd and Chelsea with a fully fit squad.
11 Sep 2016 19:18:52
No red you don't like opinion if its different than yours. Me I have no problem with people with an over positive nature but to knock and make snide remarks shows you do have a problem. Please disagree with my opinion with a different angle or even whit but don't lower yourself to childish
Snide remarks. It will just turn this site into a character assassination site and not about arsenal.
11 Sep 2016 19:27:41
I think our mentality is under question more than our players ability when it comes to playing Chelsea and Mourinho (utd) Ryan, player for player we should be capable of getting points off both but will we? We've managed a couple of draws at home to Chelsea under mourinho but not looked mentally capable beating them in my opinion and away from home, well that's best not mentioned:-)
A few seasons back we couldn't be any big sides then we went to city with Le Coq as DM and since then we've beaten city and utd home and away, Chelsea and Mourinho are our next mental obstacle to over come f we are to kick on.
11 Sep 2016 19:36:27
I do apologise for being negative but i think the games with citeh, chelski and man u will decide if we are on the same level as them.
11 Sep 2016 19:56:42
No Steve you're wrong I have no problem with your posts, I'm not hiding and being snide, I'm out front and saying my opinion, with feet on the ground is opposite to yours. It isn't always in disagreement but maybe pointing out how you could look at it.
If it bothers you there's not a lot I can do about it, it's a banter site mate, rough with the smooth and all that.
Plenty portray a negative view and some for me with little realism, you in my opinion are blinkered by your dislike of Wenger and see little good in anything and generally like to look on the bleak side and say that's how it is, to a degree some of it is on the money, we don't all sit with our eyes closed though and I'll happily give a more levelled opinion against yours.
If it makes you happy that I'll blithely agree with you then I'll give it a try but I've simply pointed out things you would beat Wenger with that in fact are not exactly how you portray it.
11 Sep 2016 20:34:05
I agree on the games against Chelsea City utd will tell us how close we are or not Steve, but without wanting to get to personal can buy smartten yourself up an bit mwte, you've been wearing that same shirt for 3 years now mate :-)
Make an effort man.
11 Sep 2016 21:47:54
So red tell me what negative view without or with prejudice have i given this week. And i'm not blinkered in my view of wenger, that is my opinion of wengers ability but i have always said the guy is always welcome of proving me wrong and i'm not on my own. I have lots of mates who don't want wenger but one of them loves him to bits still, i admire him for that but he also knows i don't agree with his assessment of him and we respect that. You choose to name me in a dig for something in a post started by you, so yes that is a personal attack on me and not my views, tell me when i have chosen to name people and attack them for what they think, in a sly dig, you wont, i have too much respect for that. I don't do thinly veiled attacks on individuals, i respond to their post and give my view.
11 Sep 2016 21:57:33
Gunner its says dry clean only on the label. So I've kept it dry and its stayed clean.
11 Sep 2016 23:04:18
Have you suddenly changed names to Kante, Mourinho, Mustafi or Arteta because I don't see your name in the original post.
Maybe you just honed in on the negative parts in my post as they struck a chord with you.
Further if you don't post for a week you're not going to say much of anything negative.
Then you post and in answer to a question, would you pick option A, B, C or D but go on about how all other clubs have made massive improvements and we are chasing coat tails.
No nothing negative about that at all mate.
There is further nothing thinly veiled about my posts. I make them as clear as day. Maybe it's your attempts at thinly veiled critisism you're thinking of fella.
12 Sep 2016 02:49:33
Yes red and they must have struck the same chord as you when you metioned my name in the follow up post pal, so it was a vailed swipe at me, funny gunner should allude to that too but only you really know. Still i'm sure we are all good and sorted now and you can get back to the posts you used to write that were about your opinions of arsenal. Like i say its opinion and it doesn't matter what we say, it won't change what will happen on the pitch at all, positive, negative or sat on the fence. Look forward to you supporting or slating my posts.
11 Sep 2016 19:19:43
Lol, cheers Ed :-)
G62,
Some would say we can't use Chelsea as a marker anymore because Chelsea never use to beat us, Mourinho did :-)
12 Sep 2016 07:24:28
They didn't need Mourinho to beat us at the Emerirates last season dags, I personally think Chelsea with or without Mourinho is a good test for anyone but especially us.
12 Sep 2016 07:37:54
I mentioned your name because 62 mentioned it, like I said I think differently to you, you clearly have a problem with it and of course it struck the same chord as the vast majority of your negative posts do which is clearly what I highlighted, giving you examples. How more up front could I be.
I come on to read the site, I'm not avoiding what you say because I have a differing opinion to you.
I don't agree with other people's opinions and I'll say that too, but you had no answer to my last post other than to avoid the valid points. Was your reply not negative to the ABCD question, had you not posted for a week. Hmmm.
Ultimately this is our club and to me you clearly have little intention of supporting anything about it. But that's your choice, your opinion.
12 Sep 2016 11:37:34
How old are we lads?
But, for the record, my dad is definitely bigger than all of your dads!
12 Sep 2016 12:08:05
Oi TPG,
Less of the lip son, don't make me go full CAPS LOCK on you! 😱😂😂😂
One thing is for certain, tinternet is not the place for anything other than the odd simple sentence or short paragraph. 😉.
{Ed041's Note - simples.
12 Sep 2016 15:45:17
Agree, articles are so last year :)