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24 Jun 2020 07:03:38
Depressed big time with football.
Just awoke to the news that Luiz is being extended and Martinelli will be out for months.
Couldn't get any worse, could it?
Our only hope is some players test positve, the league gets called off and Arsenal bleed so much money that Stan is forced to sell.
Long gone are the days when one could forget the other troubles in life by thinking about Arsenal. It is the opposite now.
I'm not apolgising for being a downer. It is Arsenal Football Club that should be apologising to its fans.
1.) 24 Jun 2020 11:15:45
lol mate I wouldn’t wish on anyone to get the virus.
02 Dec 2019 22:29:04
Anyone have a clue as to why we bought Pepe? Clearly Emery and Ljunberg don't rate him. Cannot get any minutes when we are desperate for a winning goal. Brings on Torreira, Saka and Martinelli.
This must be destroying his confidence and, in doing that, reducing him from a 72M player to a player worth a lot, lot less.
And then there is Tierney!
1.) 02 Dec 2019 23:27:01
Pressure for results I guess mate, but that doesn't explain Xhaka playing.
I think the plan was Auba Lacca Pepe with Ozil frozen completely out of the picture in an attempt to force him out of the club but results performances and pressure forced a change of plan instead and the struggling Pepe had to make way in an attempt to turn things around.
It's all a mess right now and a fresh start is needed in all departments.
2.) 03 Dec 2019 01:44:52
I actually think David Luiz should play as a DM, as he can pass and doesn’t mind getting stuck in. Emery played him there last game and it was after his rip injury And came off, we went back to awful. And all us fans want to see for a few weeks on the spin- Ozil feeding aubamayang laca and Pepe in front.
3.) 03 Dec 2019 07:52:37
I agree coldice. I think xhaka and Luiz looked solid as a dm partnership in emery's last game.
4.) 03 Dec 2019 08:14:07
We could try the novel idea of picking an 11 and formation and sticking with it for 5 games I guess rather than chop change tinker tweek from game to game.
I agree ice play Luis DM Just in front of Chambers and Papa or Holding.
Sooner or later you've got to say this is my best 11 and back your own judgement and work on all weaknesses and mistakes in traing with those 11.
Be proactive be positive rather than keep reacting to every negative moment.
Give it 5 games come rain or shine and then tweek if and where necessary.
5.) 03 Dec 2019 11:42:09
I just worry about how many players have come to Arsenal over the last many years and are regressing as players in their time with us. In the last 10 years I cannot think of many players who have really improved in their time with us.
This can't keep going like this and I am sure is a big factor in our decline over these years.
6.) 03 Dec 2019 18:15:00
I think 62 is right. Ozil wasn't in the plans and Pepe was second top scorer in France I think, and was one of very few available winger/ wide attackers that could run at people successfully. Overvalued no doubt, but let's give him a chance!
7.) 04 Dec 2019 03:44:36
Reports saying laca could be dropped for Pepe. I have no idea what’s going on at the training field, but I can’t be the only fan that thinks play 4 at the back, 2 holding (not box to box) and leave Ozil feeding Pepe Laca and Aubamayang up top. With bellerin (if fit) and tieny fullbacks, our flanks are rapid. let’s face it, we don’t have the players to defend with any real quality, so surely we have to be extra aggressive with our attacks. Score more than the opponents if you will.
8.) 06 Dec 2019 03:52:11
Don’t judge Pepe or other players until they play under a quality manager. The players are devoid of confidence. We must get an experienced manager in and quick.
9.) 06 Dec 2019 22:58:34
The line up lacks width and Laca is just not playing well enough to justify playing Aubameyang out of position. Lineup should be
Leno
Bellerin Chambers Luiz Tierney
Xhaka Ozil Torreira
Pepe Auba Saka/ Gabriel
That’s a line up that can get behind the defensive regularly with pace. Xhaka whether you like him or not gives us better Midfield control.
18 Feb 2019 15:11:31
I haven't posted for quite a while. But I have been thinking that perhaps one of Emery's problems is his English. I gave up looking at his press conferences some time back as I had too much trouble understanding him. Do people think his English has improved?
I recall there was some criticism of his French when he was at PSG.
Many of the players speak some Spanish but if he cannot communicate well wih all of the players it must cause some problems.
1.) 18 Feb 2019 18:28:39
It's a very multicultural league Melbourne mate and it would be virtually impossible for any coach to speak all the languages needed let alone deal with regional accents etc, in the UK we struggle to understand each other most of the time although we all speak our own version of English:-)
I'm sure there are translators who get the message across mate, I remember Poch wouldn't speak English on camera during his first season at Southampton but used a translator even for post match interviews.
2.) 25 Feb 2019 13:54:35
Personally, I love Emery's press conferences. Albeit difficult to understand at times, I can make out what he's trying to say, and have been impressed with both his work ethic and his message.
Has boat loads of passion and preaches unity between the executives, coaches, players, and fans.
COYG.
18 Jul 2017 23:24:55
Guardian reporting that the there is no real interest in Sanchez from City. If you look at their squad that makes sense. They have enough attackers of Sanchez's ilk. They need defenders.
Looks to me like Sanchez will stay.
Let's hope his last season is as good as Suarez's last season at Liverpool (after he'd spent the summer trying to force a move, too) .
1.) 19 Jul 2017 07:46:06
I wouldn't be surprised if City really did want Sanchez, but were happy with unsettling him as a side bonus if they couldn't land him. Who knows, he might even sign a new contract.
2.) 20 Jul 2017 05:18:57
Wow, literally everything I post on here is thumbed down every time. Maybe I'll just stop.
3.) 20 Jul 2017 06:54:19
Wire don't stop mate it's really not worth getting cheesed off about, you regularly make good points.
It could even be a non Arsenal fan doing it for a laugh. ðŸ‘ðŸ¼.
4.) 20 Jul 2017 10:10:05
Wire, do an oracle post.
5.) 20 Jul 2017 10:10:48
Hi Wire don't stop posting mate the thumbs down thing is a current trend by people having a laugh nothing more mate, please don't take it personally.
This all came about by people being a bit over sensitive the thumbs thing and it's become a joke ever since mate, nothing more nasty or sinister that that geeza :-)
Look at Steve and what happened to his thumbs because he got to worked up about them :-)
Chill out wire and just carry on as you always have.
6.) 20 Jul 2017 11:21:30
Why does everyone get so hung up on the thumbs down thing?
I don't even notice if someone puts a thumbs down.
7.) 20 Jul 2017 17:03:39
Get them took off, only plonkers use thumbs. Don't they Dags. He he.
8.) 20 Jul 2017 17:27:15
If I had the time or the inclination, I'd thumb down the heck out of every one of steve's posts.
9.) 20 Jul 2017 18:18:09
Join the army of fans sharply.
10.) 20 Jul 2017 18:19:12
Ha ha sharpie, predictive tics.
11.) 21 Jul 2017 00:22:11
Ha, fair cop then. My activity goes in peaks and troughs so I often miss things like ed002's restraining order against wajid.
08 Jun 2017 07:38:29
Would there be any chance we'd go for Diego Costa?
1.) 08 Jun 2017 07:56:44
i hope so, might be hated but he is clinical!
2.) 08 Jun 2017 08:03:02
You think that would be sensible? Great player on his day but wouldn't want him in our changing room. He's nearly had a fight with half our team.
3.) 08 Jun 2017 09:36:00
I would much rather go for Douglas Costa from Bayern :)
4.) 08 Jun 2017 10:41:58
Highly unlikely.
He isn't a team player.
More importantly, Wenger feels let down by the likes of Ozil and Sanchez He bought 2 big names for big money and neither have proven to be reliable.
Buying a big name just isn't going to happen.
5.) 08 Jun 2017 12:15:51
Sanchez record is great. bargain he was.
6.) 08 Jun 2017 20:43:06
And we need to keep him, ( Sanchez ) if Wenger had bought a top class striker last summer i'm sure that Sanchez and Ozil would be staying and we'd be in the champions league and had a much better run in the league.
All season you could see the frustration on Sanchez's face when the other strikers didn't close down the defenders thus making his efforts useless, then, when he gets the ball, having to practically go it alone because the other strikers, while being good, are not at his level ( or the level that we all deserve ) .
Wenger has been too loyal to his players for too long, its time to cut the serial under achievers loose.
7.) 08 Jun 2017 20:47:32
And, if Sanchez does leave, we don't need one world class signing, because that will only put us in the same position as last year, if we want to have a better season, we will need two or three world class players.
Also, why do we always let players get to their last year of contract?
Are there no savvy businessmen at the club? what the f*** are they doing, ?
Every other club in Europe are getting 100m + for top class strikers, and we''ve let his contract run down and figures like 50m are being quoted ?
Get a grip guys, this happens far too often, tell him he signs a new contract, and we'll let him go ( at our valuation ) next summer if he's not happy, if he won't sign, he doesn't play for a year, !
8.) 09 Jun 2017 00:14:38
Bring back David Dein. We all know Dein and Wenger were untouchable. Only way we get Dein back is if Stan sells up. That ain't happening anytime soon.
9.) 09 Jun 2017 02:51:03
Colby, what you are complaining about is essentially what most gripes around Arsenal center on - the management. Wenger might have lots of control, but contracts are not solely his domain and the owner/ board are letting us down consistently.
10.) 09 Jun 2017 10:26:50
no point holding onto a player. looks a berihinho and wba. pointless it was.
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30 Aug 2021 23:56:32
Spurs top, Arsenal bottom.
Oh well, I think I'll just go and have a good cry.
22 Apr 2021 14:08:32
Am I the only one who is feeling a little deflated after the last few days. I cannot honestly say that the return to the status quo is anything to be cheery about. The status quo is a FIFA that gave the world cup to Qatar. The status quo is a player like Messi complaining more about the fact that his salary was leaked to the press than did the rest of the footballing world complain about the absolutely obscene amount he is being paid.
The status quo is a world where star players are convicted of tax fraud, given sentences that always mean no jail time and everyone else ignores the fact that these exceptionally well remunerated and privileged individuals are so greedy that they will attempt to steal from the rest of the community by not paying their fair share of tax.
The status quo is agents who get millions for selling players to clubs when a drover's dog (you'd have to be an older Australian to get that reference) would do just as good a job.
Sure the billionaire owners behind the ESL are also trying to ruin the game for the sake of greed, but they are far from the only ones doing that.
23 Nov 2020 09:49:19
I have a quiz question for which I will not be giving a prize. When was the last time Spurs sat top of the league?
I have been following football since 1971 and I reckon you'd have to go back to the eighties to find them top with 9 or more games gone. Pretty sure they were never top when Leicester won it, nor the year after when I think they ended up 2nd. Anyone know? Raver?
1.) 23 Nov 2020 10:30:18
August 30th 2014,
2.) 23 Nov 2020 12:23:57
I can't remember Spurs ever being top at any point to be fair, if they were it was a fleeting occasion.
I think in the 80s they had about 5 games in hand and if they won them all they would be within 2 wins of the team in 1st place and people calling them title contenders :-) .
If Liverpool don't win it this season I reckon Spurs have as much chance as most, but I am pretty sure it will be Liverpool, phew :-)
Imagine if Spurs did win it? You'd have to expect a Spurs title win to coincide with Liverpool City and Chelsea all being relegated that same season such would be the level of weirdness required for it to actually happen :-) ,
3.) 23 Nov 2020 14:02:49
Yep just checked the DVD charts! One released on 31st August 2014 COYG.
4.) 23 Nov 2020 16:22:39
You can mock all you want, currently they are in a much better state than we are . JM is currently laughing at us and I bet he still will be at the end of the season.
5.) 23 Nov 2020 17:21:41
Crikey the day we give up mocking Spurs and of course them us is a sad day! COYG Is this still a banter site?
{Ed047's Note - 100% Sussex, Spurs and Maureen are a target every day of the week and twice on Sundays mate.
6.) 23 Nov 2020 17:40:45
Absolutely Sussex, there are three things We should always be open to laughing at.
Number 1 ourselves
Number 2 Spurs
Number 3 Tottenham.
{Ed047's Note - I make you absolutely right 62.
7.) 23 Nov 2020 18:35:03
Well you look stupid mocking Spuds when they are so far in front of us, it’s a sad day when they don’t see us as a threat.
8.) 23 Nov 2020 19:04:57
Banbury you really need to chill out mate
You will have a nervous breakdown.
9.) 24 Nov 2020 12:09:44
Geeeeez being a “ fan†means you support your club through thick and thin what is all this praise for our enemy?
20 Oct 2020 10:16:04
Should Aguero have been sent off for grabbing the lines-woman's neck? I think so.
In both our losses this year I think we should have been playing against 10 men for most of the games. Mane seemed to go out of his way to elbow Tierney in the neck/ face.
And Aguero should have gone. It is about time that we men understood that you cannot touch women in the same way you might touch another man. This was her workplace. Even if Aguero is a nice guy and he wouldn't do it if he had the time again, the incident needed to be punished.
1.) 20 Oct 2020 10:33:27
I don't think it matters if it's a man or a woman you should not be grabbing touching pushing an official no matter what. A yellow card in my opinion.
Obviously because Sian is female there are potentially other issues that could arise and on that I would say no one should behave towards Sian any differently than they wouid to an openly male gay official.
Sian Massey is an excellent official who just happens to be female and she deserves the same respect and treatment from players as they would a male official.
2.) 20 Oct 2020 12:03:24
I don’t think it was a sending off, he didn’t do it aggressive, it was an arm on his shoulder that’s nothing.
3.) 20 Oct 2020 12:42:35
Was disgusting, he was in her face then grabbed the back of her neck, very intimidating and in my opinion he wouldn’t have acted that way towards a male officia
Maybe not a sending off but I have daughters so I think his team mates should step up and give him a kicking after training 😂l.
4.) 20 Oct 2020 14:45:18
I’m sure the fuss is because it’s a woman. The rules are clear on this and it in no way looked aggressive. Seemed pretty straight forward to me, in a world of equality, I don’t think we should single out Sisn for special treatment, it’s disrespectful to her as an official. I’m sure if it was a male official then the fuss would have been watered down.
We should be concentrating on dangerous tackles etc not this and Arsenal shouldn’t use it as an excuse fir a timid performance.
I too have a daughter - I just want her treated equally.
5.) 20 Oct 2020 15:08:31
My point is he wouldn’t and hasn’t laid a hand on a male official so why does he think it’s acceptable? If it were my oldest daughter she would have broken his nose! If it were a male official he would have pushed his hand off but it seems Sian feels she can’t do that for some reason
No player should lay a hand on an official male or female.
6.) 20 Oct 2020 17:02:54
From a women's perspective I thought Sian acted with complete professionalism. Well done young lady :) she is a flag bearer and hopefully many more young women follow in her footsteps. And yes, if she hadn't been so disciplined, she would have reacted, as women are (unfortunately) hard wired to react in situations where they feel threatened. Hopefully this will change as true equality becomes the norm in all aspects of society. Thanks guys for understanding xx.
7.) 20 Oct 2020 17:20:32
People should keep their hands to themselves unless with the other persons clear permission to do otherwise. I don't see why that's a difficult to respect at all.
8.) 20 Oct 2020 17:40:39
You are right - I thought she was brilliant in how she didn’t respond / play act etc. Business as normal.
Her reaction deserves more spotlight than the players.
9.) 20 Oct 2020 17:42:19
62 - if you were in a room with Callum. No way you will do as you say 😂.
10.) 20 Oct 2020 17:59:44
True SY mate but Calum likes me touching him :-)
11.) 20 Oct 2020 18:18:07
🤛 😂😂😂.
12.) 20 Oct 2020 18:23:38
Only in your head does he like that 69 that won’t stand up in a court of law, plus you’ve been given numerous police warnings about touching people and in particular the 50m court order I was granted you’ve abused, just because my garden is 51m long you can’t hide in the bushes at the end anymore 😂.
13.) 20 Oct 2020 18:54:22
You'd be surprised where I can hide 377 mate, by the way love what you've done with the down stairs bathroom mate :-)
14.) 20 Oct 2020 19:51:37
Is your downstairs bathroom a euphemism?
15.) 20 Oct 2020 19:53:47
Thanks mate let me know if you need a flask of tea bringing down 😂.
16.) 20 Oct 2020 21:02:19
Hot water bottle would, blanket and a packet of chocolate digestives would be nice mate :-) .
I'm not sure if it's an euphonium are not SY mate but it's beautifully decorated mate :-)
17.) 20 Oct 2020 21:11:43
😂😂 the weirdest bit is joking aside I’ve just had a brand new bathroom and kitchen.
{Ed047's Note - be afraid, be very afraid! 😱🤣
18.) 20 Oct 2020 21:49:46
I wasn't going to mention the kitchen mate, but to be fair they've done a lovely job in the bathroom all the same :-)
21 Dec 2019 12:40:09
Very early days in Arteta's managerial career but so far I am liking it.
Any appointment is a gamble and experience is very valuable but perhaps not as valuable as character. How old was Arsenal's best captain (in the 50 years I've been a supporter) , Tony Adams, when he was made captain? How old was Gerrard when he was made Liverpool's captain? Arteta seems to have the leadership gene, and seems intelligent.
I just hope the challenge of reviving Arsenal is not too great.
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17 May 2020 12:44:54
Arsenal want a left back? Are we planning to field a team of 11 left backs?
That is crazy stuff.
03 Dec 2019 11:42:09
I just worry about how many players have come to Arsenal over the last many years and are regressing as players in their time with us. In the last 10 years I cannot think of many players who have really improved in their time with us.
This can't keep going like this and I am sure is a big factor in our decline over these years.
20 Aug 2017 03:33:42
I agree with you kcrider but the strange thing was Monreal was our best cb on yesterday, imo. Mustafi was awful and very lucky not to cost us a goal.
Bellerin? Ox is a much better rwb and as a lwb I think anyone else you could name would be better.
And why are we offering big money for Ozil? I remember about 2 years ago the guy would produce chances - loads of them. Not anymore.
Finally, I had very high hopes for Xhala this year but he has been at fault for all 4 goals we conceded this year. He was, after all outjumped by Okazaki!
{Ed001's Note - Monreal was at fault for the goal.}
24 Oct 2015 03:24:46
Messi could be in jail after a tax fraud conviction by next year.
30 Aug 2015 09:26:52
Have not posted before but I had to reply to this. For me Monreal has been our best player the past 4 games. In fact he was great last year too. He must not be allowed to leave.
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21 May 2021 11:44:07
I am certainl no longer impressed by Arteta. But if there had been a Man U Rumours site back in 1989 then it would have been full of postets even keener than those here wanting to replace the manager.
20 Oct 2020 10:12:14
I forgot to mention, had Silva not had his leg broken as well. That injury cost us the 2008 title. We were 8 points clear with about 10 games left when that happened.
20 Oct 2020 10:11:13
Bit harsh to call Diaby fragile. He suffered a horrific injury early on in his career that left one leg shorter than the other. This led to a cascading series of injuries and he spent long periods trying to rehab only to suffer again after a few games. Whenever he came back he played great but then suffered a complication.
He was a massive miss for us. Had he and Van Persie stayed fit in the years from 2007 to 2012 I am sure we would have at least 2 more EPL titles to our name.
25 Jun 2020 08:39:57
Only 58 Gunner? I guess the job must be to play CB at Arsenal.
22 Mar 2019 10:59:57
I like Pochettino's joke of a few weeks back. Spurs are title contenders.