02 Mar 2019 15:13:58
Got to say soc and kos were immense again today, makes a difference when you have good players to play at CB. Myki is becoming a little star and I've got to say monreal did ok today as well.
02 Mar 2019 16:35:43
Looking forward to seeing Papa, Mavropanos / Holding and Kos as a back 3.
That would be a strong tough no-💩 back line.
02 Mar 2019 16:54:56
No mention of xhaka Steve thought he ran the midfield today.
02 Mar 2019 17:19:07
Welsh xhaka was ok today, i honestly didn't think he stood out over, soc kos kos ramsey gouendouzi torrera or myki but apart from 3 silly fouls he did ok. He wasn't anyway standout.
02 Mar 2019 17:21:34
Sy, i'm sure given a bit of luck with injuries and a couple of defensive additions, we will be fine. Injuries and reliance on players who can't hack it too much, we will struggle.
02 Mar 2019 19:28:17
On the BBC player rater Xhaka was rated Arsenal's 10th best player behind Mustafi in 11th place of the starting 11.
Again Xhaka has a brand of magic only a few can see.
02 Mar 2019 19:35:49
Gunner he got a 6 on sky but he did ok ish today. I did fail to mention Leno, what a double save. Wow!
02 Mar 2019 19:50:39
He divides 98% who struggle to see anything special in him at all and the 2% who really do think he's a class act that has a huge influence on games Steve, I genuinely can't see it and I really have looked and looked to see what the 2% see without success.
02 Mar 2019 21:05:04
Xhaka must have something on Wenger and Dick, why else would they keep playing him, absolutely dreadful player.
02 Mar 2019 21:53:46
Banbury we are obviously in the 98% and both Dick and Arsene in the 2%.
To me it's incredible that he started ahead of Torreira and Maitland Miles but the results make it difficult to argue to with Dicks selection when it goes well but easy target when it goes badly.
{Ed002's Note - I guess you don’t know what a 1%er is?}
02 Mar 2019 23:32:22
I thought he run the midfield Steve,
03 Mar 2019 00:06:36
Are you a 1%er Ed01. Lol
Im trying to imagine you on your iron horse and big black beard.
03 Mar 2019 00:44:41
Welsh, have you tried specsavers. If he ran midfield, i'm mr universe. He was a 6 out 10 and again had to resort to petulant fouls. One he should have been booked the other he was and the other kane scored an offside goal and was luckily chalked off, from the silly foul. I just don't get all this xhaka love in. I want us to improve, i'm sure we will when we can replace him. he's awful but we didn't get beat today so i won't knock his performance. i'm sorry but i just don't think he is prem quality, let alone top 6, i just think he is a donkey. I hope he runs the midfield for us next weekend though but i won't be hilding my breath, just in case he does. Lol.
03 Mar 2019 10:32:40
No unfortunately I don't know Ed002 mate, anyone want to drag me into the 21st century on this one?
{Ed002's Note - It would be the 20th Century.}
03 Mar 2019 10:57:08
Oh really! I remember much of that bit there are a few blanks here and there is must confess ;-)
03 Mar 2019 11:41:49
That’s my option Rio.
03 Mar 2019 12:33:33
Gunner, Hells angels? Remember them, well that's what i think it is.
{Ed001's Note - was that what you were on about? I was trying to figure out what you meant by iron horse and beard. Iron horse is what steam trains were called when they first appeared on the scene, so I was thinking you were calling me a trainspotter! I was so offended I put my pack-a-mac on and went out to the train station for a sulk....}
03 Mar 2019 13:43:24
Ha ha Ed, i thought an iron horse was a motor bike. Is it a train?
{Ed001's Note - yes mate. Or at least it was in history books, whether that has changed in recent years or not I have no idea. If only there was someone young and hip to modern ways we could ask, but most of you on here seem to be in your late 80s and Ed025 is older still....}
03 Mar 2019 13:55:10
You are right Ed but I've just googled it and so am i. Its also what the American bikers call their Harleys.
{Ed001's Note - ah ok, I don't speak Americanese mate sorry.}
03 Mar 2019 21:24:01
When I was a kid iron hadn't been invented which explains why I know nothing :-) well explains why I know nothing on this subject but why everything is still a mystery to is a mystery in itself:-)