Arsenal FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

NinjaTruncs

While it would be great to beat Chelsea, i don't think us beating a very weakened side will lead to gaining confidence to win the league, if we beat a full strength Chelsea it could.

Also you will hear the Chelsea fans moaning saying we only beat their second team since they were missing so many key players. I know if we were missing Fab, Gallas, RVP, Sagna and Clichy and lost to them, there would be a lot of people on here saying 'what if'

But saying that i would prefer it to be us playing a weak Chelsea than any of the other top teams.

gosplan

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

While it would be great to beat Chelsea, i don't think us beating a very weakened side will lead to gaining confidence to win the league, if we beat a full strength Chelsea it could.

Also you will hear the Chelsea fans moaning saying we only beat their second team since they were missing so many key players. I know if we were missing Fab, Gallas, RVP, Sagna and Clichy and lost to them, there would be a lot of people on here saying 'what if'

But saying that i would prefer it to be us playing a weak Chelsea than any of the other top teams.

I get what you're saying about the confidence thing but the three points is bigger than anything else.

And, personally what the Chelsea fan's say is very irrelevant as long as we get said three points.

L'prof

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

While it would be great to beat Chelsea, i don't think us beating a very weakened side will lead to gaining confidence to win the league, if we beat a full strength Chelsea it could.

Also you will hear the Chelsea fans moaning saying we only beat their second team since they were missing so many key players. I know if we were missing Fab, Gallas, RVP, Sagna and Clichy and lost to them, there would be a lot of people on here saying 'what if'

But saying that i would prefer it to be us playing a weak Chelsea than any of the other top teams.

It's all about the 3 points, who cares if they have a weakened team!

Galvasean

Chesea have injuries? Screw them.
Did they show us mercy in the FA Cup last season when we were missing loads of key players?
Did they show us mercy when we fielded our youths in the Carling Cup Final?

In football you have to act like a hyena, strike when your opponent is weakened, laughing all the way to victory!

NinjaTruncs

I'm not saying we should show them mercy, I'm saying that us beating a weakened Chelsea side shouldn't mean we get carried away with ourselves, there is still a long way to go after that game.

but beating Chelsea and winning our game in hand = top of the lot.

Royale with Cheese

Just watching the Wales-Scotland game, Ramsey is destroying them so far.

thorbarry

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Just watching the Wales-Scotland game, Ramsey is destroying them so far.

Fair play to him, he set up two goals and scored the third... although they are playing Scotland..... but, he is playing for Wales

He's starting to impress me alot this season

Headshot

RVP has been injured during the italy match

looks to be an ankle problem, it looks pretty bad

stretchered off

OPENROAD

Headshot wrote: »

RVP has been injured during the italy match

looks to be an ankle problem, it looks pretty bad

stretchered off

:mad: I hate International football

Headshot

OPENROAD wrote: »

:mad: I hate International football

like wise mate, very much like wise

OPENROAD

Headshot wrote: »

like wise mate, very much like wise

Doesn't sound good from what you say, would be a huge blow for Arsenal.

Headshot

OPENROAD wrote: »

Doesn't sound good from what you say, would be a huge blow for Arsenal.

hopefully he'll be ok but his face told a story tbh, looks to be trouble
I hope im wrong

Royale with Cheese

Fucking hell. I'd love to see the stats for van Persie's injuries. The majority of them seem to come from playing for Holland.

OPENROAD

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Fucking hell. I'd love to see the stats for van Persie's injuries. The majority of them seem to come from playing for Holland.

I feel sick now :mad:

Royale with Cheese

Who can play up front then? Eduardo, is that it? Bendtner injured, Walcott coming back from injury and I wouldn't fancy him in that role anyway, where's Vela these days?

cson

He was injured for the CC Match vs Liverpool, but it was only a 10 day groin inury iirc - in any case I don't think Vela is up to being the focal point of the attack.

paul150

of all the players we dont need injured its him

OPENROAD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haoGpaWMaww


Just hope Gallas gets through tonight and Wednesday

paul150

OPENROAD wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haoGpaWMaww


Just hope Gallas gets through tonight and Wednesday

He looks in alot of pain, not good looking

Kent Brockman

Thats a bummer ! hope he is ok (isn't that a friendly?)

OPENROAD

Kent Brockman wrote: »

Thats a bummer ! hope he is ok (isn't that a friendly?)

yup which makes I worse in ways, really wish we had no international football

Probably Eduardo though the middle.

Royale with Cheese

Eduardo hasn't looked particularly good this season. If Bendtner was fit I'd start him up front.

OPENROAD

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Eduardo hasn't looked particularly good this season. If Bendtner was fit I'd start him up front.

I thought Bendtner was out for a bit.

OPENROAD

:mad::mad::mad:

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nusport.nl%2Finternationaal%2F2123276%2Fvan-persie-scheurt-enkelbanden.html&sl=nl&tl=en&history_state0=

Eire-Dearg

I read he's out for 2/3 months - ankle ligament damage.

leninbenjamin

AH FOR **** SAKE!

That's it. F*ck it, I've given up hope in the bollix. He can't keep himself fit for more than 3 months straight. Time to be shot of him tbh, we can't keep basing ourselves around him only to have himself get kreeled in an international match.

cson

Dzeko in the transfer window please. :pac:

cson

leninbenjamin wrote: »

AH FOR **** SAKE!

That's it. F*ck it, I've given up hope in the bollix. He can't keep himself fit for more than 3 months straight. Time to be shot of him tbh, we can't keep basing ourselves around him only to have himself get kreeled in an international match.

Thats a bit reactionary tbh, he's been fantastic for us this season. As has been mentioned it's international duty that has him ****ed most of the time.

Headshot

hope arsenal sue the dutch FA over this

leninbenjamin

cson wrote: »

Thats a bit reactionary tbh, he's been fantastic for us this season. As has been mentioned it's international duty that has him ****ed most of the time.

Of course it's reactionary. It must be the 6th or 7th time he's gotten himself a long term injury from international football. I'm reacting to that!

OPENROAD

Headshot wrote: »

hope arsenal sue the dutch FA over this

Clubs should be componsated in some way.

What did Houlier say about International football being like taking a car and dumping it in a field.

wandatowell

Stupid ****in friendly, typical just when he hits his best form for us he picks up an injury.

Now I know why Wenger hates November

dfbemt

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

I read he's out for 2/3 months - ankle ligament damage.

This link has him out for rest of season with a broken ankle

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1227939/Arsenal-fear-Robin-van-Persie-miss-rest-season-Holland-striker-suffers-horror-injury.html

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH

For f**ks sake

Headshot

dfbemt wrote: »

This link has him out for rest of season with a broken ankle

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1227939/Arsenal-fear-Robin-van-Persie-miss-rest-season-Holland-striker-suffers-horror-injury.html

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH

For f**ks sake

I dont even have to click that link tbh, its the dailymail......

Souless

F*ck sake, I was just saying to a mate the other day that I was dreading the friendly matches as we're so unlucky with injuries! Hopefully its less bad than they are estimating.

Corcs001

Ah for fcuks sake. I knew that would happen. Lets hope its not as bad as it looked.

OPENROAD

Souless wrote: »

F*ck sake, I was just saying to a mate the other day that I was dreading the friendly matches as we're so unlucky with injuries! Hopefully its less bad than they are estimating.

And we still have Wednesday night to come, vital Gallas comes through the match ok.


Any other news from the other internationals

OPENROAD

:D:D



http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/598899/LIVERPOOL-are-ready-to-poach-Eduardo-from-rivals-Arsenal-in-a-pound10million-deal.html

jesus_thats_gre

I hope RVP is ok. I really want Chelsea to have someone run them tight for the league.

Eire-Dearg

Hope he's not out for the season.

jesus_thats_gre

OPENROAD wrote: »

:D:D



http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/598899/LIVERPOOL-are-ready-to-poach-Eduardo-from-rivals-Arsenal-in-a-pound10million-deal.html

Please please please

OPENROAD

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Please please please

Swap deal with Torres

Eire-Dearg

OPENROAD wrote: »

Swap deal with Torres

Throw in Arshavin and Fabregas and it's a deal

cson

OPENROAD wrote: »

Clubs should be componsated in some way.

What did Houlier say about International football being like taking a car and dumping it in a field.

He thinks that what the national coaches are doing is like taking the car from his garage without even asking permission. They will then use the car for ten days and abandon it in a field without any petrol left in the tank. We then have to recover it, but it is broken down. Then a month later they will come to take your car again, and for good measure you're expected to be nice about it.

leninbenjamin

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

Throw in Arshavin and Fabregas and it's a deal

Mascherano and Reina and we'll shake on it.

SDTimeout

Good chance for Eduardo to get a run of games together. Van Persie has been unlucky with injuries and that was no different. Eduardo scored twice for croatia last night and tbh our front 6 wouldn't look too bad as Cesc-Rosicky-Song-Walcott-Eduardo-Arshavin

MementoMori

Report from last night with quote confirming trip to hospital.
Big blow to Arsenal as he has been in superb form.

Arsenal's Robin van Persie 'tears ankle ligaments' in Holland friendly
• Reports claim striker could face three months out
• Injury sustained in 0-0 draw with Italy

Arsenal are facing a major setback after reports in Holland claimed striker Robin van Persie has sustained serious ankle ligament damage while on international duty.

Van Persie was taken off on a stretcher just 15 minutes into Holland's friendly 0-0 draw against Italy after being brought down by Giorgio Chiellini while chasing a through ball. The tackle left Van Persie writhing in pain, grasping his right ankle.

Coach Bert van Marwijk said after the game: "The first diagnosis is a bad ankle injury. We are waiting for X-rays in hospital. It's terrible for Robin and is not good for Holland or his club."

If the news is confirmed the injury could keep Van Persie, 26, sidelined for up to three months, and is a huge blow to Arsenal's title aspirations. So far this season he has scored seven league goals, helping them to second spot in the Premier League behind Chelsea.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/14/arsenal-holland-robin-van-persie

Eire-Dearg

On RVP, he has to be one of the best bargains ever? I think he cost no more than £2m, I remember the signing was agreed a few months before the transfer window opened at the time.

Frisbee

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Who can play up front then? Eduardo, is that it? Bendtner injured, Walcott coming back from injury and I wouldn't fancy him in that role anyway, where's Vela these days?

Eduardo is the only real option atm, Bendtner and Vela are both injured and Walcott's only on his way back.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

AH FOR **** SAKE!

That's it. F*ck it, I've given up hope in the bollix. He can't keep himself fit for more than 3 months straight. Time to be shot of him tbh, we can't keep basing ourselves around him only to have himself get kreeled in an international match.

Tbf he didn't really have any bad injuries last year.
Very knee jerk of you.


It's absolutely devestating news, surely Holland could have played a couple of fringe players in a fcuking friendly.

Mr_Roger_Bongos

What about Arshavin up front?