Arsenal Transfer Rumours And General Chat

Galvasean

Looks like Wenger may consider playing Toure on Monday against Blackburn:
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=487356&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Wenger+may+call+on+Toure+for+Blackburn

Looking at our injured list who could blame him?
http://www.arsenal.com/injury.asp?thisNav=First+Team&Title=Injury+News

Galvasean

United lose to City, one hand on the title lads, its in our court now. Just need to stay focused.

Pepe LeFrits

Very premature, there is a long way to go yet.

Galvasean wrote: »

I see we signed 15 year old striker Luke Freeman from Gillingham in the transfer window. For the record he is the youngest player ever to play in the FA Cup.

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=487183&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Freeman+makes+impression+on+Wenger

He scored twice for the U18s in a 5-2 win over Southampton yesterday. Barazite got the other three.

Pepe LeFrits

* 01 Lehmann
* 03 Sagna
* 10 Gallas
* 06 Senderos
* 22 Clichy
* 04 Fabregas
* 16 Flamini
* 19 Silva
* 13 Hleb
* 25 Adebayor
* 09 Eduardo

Substitutes

* 21 Fabianski,
* 26 Bendtner,
* 30 Traore,
* 31 Hoyte,
* 46 Gilbert

Ugh, looks like a 4-5-1 or a 4-4-2 with Cesc on the right.

3 defenders on the bench including the long lost Kerrea Gilbert, and no Walcott.

This could be a difficult night.

PHB

Maybe Flamin on the left? If it's a 4-4-2.

4-5-1 is more likely I'd say.

Come on Senderos, I'm rooting for ya, screw up for me

PHB

Indeed

Thanx 4 The Fish

playa3 wrote: »

The ironing is delicious!:D

starchy

Fuzzy_Dunlop

PHB wrote: »

Come on Senderos, I'm rooting for ya, screw up for me

The ironing is delicious!:D

Thanx 4 The Fish

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

How did I reply to your post before you made it then ? One of those things we will never know I suppose.

And who is that guy talking all over the setanta broadcast ?

Thanx 4 The Fish

playa3 wrote: »

The ironing is delicious!:D

How did I reply to your post before you made it then ? One of those things we will never know I suppose.

AnCapaillMor

Looks like a no taking the usual sh1t from blackburn formation.

Unearthly

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

How did I reply to your post before you made it then ? One of those things we will never know I suppose.

Something i've seen plenty of times lately

It's a mystery

AnCapaillMor

Go big phil, forgot to take him out of my fantasy footy.

Mossy Monk

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

And who is that guy talking all over the setanta broadcast ?

He wants to get someone for Jon Champion. Must be one of the Setanta production people.

PHB

That is some goal from Abedyour, just lovely. Him and Ronaldo seem to be having a personal fight to be top scorer.

cson

PHB wrote: »

That is some goal from Abedyour, just lovely. Him and Ronaldo seem to be having a personal fight to be top scorer.

No way!

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Haha those after match interviews are gas! I think thats the first time i've heard Hleb speak actually. Thought he was well deserving of the MOTM, he just never seemed to lose the ball and it also seems he has learned to shoot:eek:

AnCapaillMor

We're ahead in goal diff via goals scored now. Did'nt see it but heard we were abysmal in 1st half after the goal, friedel the fecker always plays the game of his life against us.

Anyone else find it annoying yesterday that before the Liverpool\them match that sky were going on about how a win for either would allow them to catch up on united.

OPENROAD

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

We're ahead in goal diff via goals scored now. Did'nt see it but heard we were abysmal in 1st half after the goal, friedel the fecker always plays the game of his life against us.

Anyone else find it annoying yesterday that before the Liverpool\them match that sky were going on about how a win for either would allow them to catch up on united.

I thought we played some very good football tonight, Cesc played out of position also.

I know what you mean re a win will allow teams to catch up with Utd

Morf

I saw the last half hour, they looked very solid and worked very hard even if they lacked a cutting edge. Adey seems to be the one you can turn to when the rest of the team isn't quite on form. Looking very good this year.

PHB

lol It wasn't being offensive to Arsenal, it was simply because Liverpool have in reality no hope of catching Arsenal, and Sky had to make the game interesting. Liverpool are trying in their wildest dreams to catch United, while Chelsea are certainly gunning for Arsenal aswell.

Once again though, what a fantastic goal, can't get over how much class was in that small bit of movement

gosplan

Galvasean wrote: »

United lose to City, one hand on the title lads, its in our court now. Just need to stay focused.

If we win the next four games: Birmingham, Villa, Wigan, Boro(grr).

And Man U drop say two more points.

And no one gets injured.

... then I'll say we have ONE hand on the title.

Cause then we've Chelsea, Bolton, Liverpool, Utd - 4 games where 6 or 7 points would be a good return.


nice run in though - Reading, Derby, Everton, Sunderland.

Derby will have zero to play for by then and hopefully by the last day Sunderland will be safe.

PHB

I think both teams need to win their next four games, or maybe get away with 10 points (more so Arsenal than United).

United have: Newcastle A, Fulham H, Bolton H, Derby A

Then I think the title will either be decided (in Arsenals favour) or become neck and neck, in those next four games. If we are still 5 or even 7 points behind come these four games, then we really need things to go our way, but they could. It's not unrealistic to see Arsenal dropping 9 points there, albeit hopeful Either way, this period I think will define the season

Arsenal:
Chelsea A
Bolton A
Liverpool H
United A

United:
Liverpool Home
Villa Home
Boro Away
Arsenal Home

If it does go United's way in those four games, after us doing well in those four games, it's gona be a very tough last 4 games for United, while not so much for Arsenal, although still some tricky ties, Everton in general and Reading + Sunderland battling for relegation
Either way, I think the person leading before these four games can only lose the title.

United:
Blackburn A
Chelsea A
West Ham H
Wigan A

Arsenal:
Reading H
Derby A
Everton H
Sunderland A

gosplan

PHB wrote: »

I think both teams need to win their next four games, or maybe get away with 10 points (more so Arsenal than United).

United have: Newcastle A

I would love it if they beat you

L'prof

PHB wrote: »

It's not unrealistic to see Arsenal dropping 9 points there, albeit hopeful

Personally, I think we'll only drop 4 points there!

Pepe LeFrits

Interview with Hleb and Adebayor last night: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=WDZ87Q9O

hahaha, Hleb sounds like the puppet version of Mourinho, "This is fantastic, to win, fantastic!"

Galvasean

Don't see why everyone is reacting so negatively to my comment. The title certainly is in our own hands. heck, our nearest rivals Man United could win ALL of their games (including v us) and we could still win the league.

*All hypothetical now..

cson

Quiet now or you'll have the blink on us.

AnCapaillMor

Sshh be quiet, keep it like our champions league chances, say nothing and say nothing about that game on saturday for the other competiton.

OPENROAD

Can't see it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=514196&in_page_id=1779

Pepe LeFrits

With Lehmann going in the summer, another keeper will be needed. We've seen with Poom that Arsene isn't afraid to bring in experienced backup in that position.

£15m for a 36 year old is a hilarious notion though.

cson

I'm gonna keep saying it til I'm blue (oh, the ironing) in the face; Artur Boruc is the solution. The final solution. Top class keeper, only 27 years old meaning we'd get ~10 years out of him and the added bonus that he wouldn't be altogether to hard to get hold of, with the greatest respect to Celtic.

Edit: In fairness Pepe, didn't Poom only start 1 game? (Vs Pompey last game of the season iirc)

Pepe LeFrits

Yep. Worth signing for his name alone.

Poom. Poooooom! POOOOOOOM!

Bounty Hunter

Always thought Igor Akinfeev was the solution for Arsenal... and not just in FM were he works a treat

Pepe LeFrits

Too short for a Wenger keeper I'd imagine.

cson

Igor whatnow?!

Shay would've been a good buy ~3 years ago but he's frequently injured for a keeper and he's 31 now too. Wouldn't say no all the same.

OPENROAD

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

With Lehmann going in the summer, another keeper will be needed. We've seen with Poom that Arsene isn't afraid to bring in experienced backup in that position.

£15m for a 36 year old is a hilarious notion though.

No way we would spend that amount on a keeper.

Bounty Hunter

cson wrote: »

Igor whatnow?!

Akinfeev
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Akinfeev

He is the CSKA Moscow No.1 (well 35 actually) and has been since he was 17 and current Russia keeper (17caps) and is still just 21 years old.

gosplan

OK so we're due to play Milan next week.

Ronaldo is now out(very unfortunate IMO, one of the ture greats)

Gatuso is still out?

Pato was stretchered off on 3rd Feb and haven't heard anything else about him since.

Heard rumours that Kaka is out as well?

gosplan

poo-plops, just saw the team sheet from last night.

Gatuso is back. Still, Flatuso will take care of him

Neither Kaka or Pato were in the team or on the bench.

cson

Cesc in talks to extend his contract.

He still has 6 years left on the current one :eek:

L'prof

gosplan wrote: »

OK so we're due to play Milan next week.

Ronaldo is now out(very unfortunate IMO, one of the ture greats)

Gatuso is still out?

Pato was stretchered off on 3rd Feb and haven't heard anything else about him since.

Heard rumours that Kaka is out as well?

As far as I know, all 3 are rumored to be available for the Champions League match!

Pepe LeFrits

Looks like Clichy and Sagna are out for the game this weekend, in addition to the players already missing. I don't see us getting a result.

cson

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Looks like Clichy and Sagna are out for the game this weekend, in addition to the players already missing. I don't see us getting a result.

Neither do I, I'd much rather get knocked out of the FA Cup (let United have a few more games) and then try get a result at home to Milan. We've a tough game against Villa coming up too.

Galvasean

The next two weeks will be a serious test of our ambitions for the season.

Nunu

cson wrote: »

Cesc in talks to extend his contract.

He still has 6 years left on the current one :eek:

Wenger refuted this today...no talks going on.
It was a strange story because as you say he has 6 years left...Cesc/agent looking for more money?

MBC

Adebayor comprehension made easy

http://arseblog.com/columns/2008/02/12/adebayor-comprehension-made-easy-part-2/

Pepe LeFrits

Right so, Milan anyone?

Mossy Monk

They are playing like a team that couldn't give a ****. Really pisses me off.

Royale with Cheese

I'd take a 5-0 defeat against United in the cup if it means Arse go there in the league and win...

Unfortunately it doesn't mean that, it just means they got hammered by their closest rivals. Never a good thing even if most of us don't really care about the cup.