Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

wotzgoingon

Arsenal are useless. After that match.

mike65

Dortmund win 2-1

djPSB

Through to the knock out stages for the 14th time in a row is an incredible record.

But you would expect that at least one of them should result in winning the competition.

Hank Scorpio

A faster striker and Arsenal wouldn't have lost that game imo. Giroud is a good player no doubt and offers alot of strength and some other qualities

Neeson

Could be the beginning of Arse end.

.jacksparrow.

Really hope this isn't the start of a slump, very poor tonight, way too negative with Flam and art starting

cathalio11

I am a little disgusted with the performance tonight.

I know that you must beat the big teams to win the tournament but I'd much prefer the momentum from winning today and beating Zenit in the Last 16 than the drabness of losing today and potentially playing Bayern or Barca in the last 16.

Disappointed.

Maire2009

Higuain crying - must have realized he would be playing in the same competition as Spurs now

Quazzie

Neeson wrote: »

Could be the beginning of Arse end.

Cool story Brah!!!

gandalf

Neeson wrote: »

Could be the beginning of Arse end.

Lol we just qualified for the last 16 hardly the end of the world eh

tayto lover

Would be lovely if we could get United. Can we?

Mr.Micro

Very poor. I still do not know what the tactic was tonight? Jenkinson kept giving the ball away. Please do not play him on Saturday .Cazorla, Ozil, we're poor. We were nearly undone at the end.

Gringo180

Poor performance tonight. That Napoli team arent great at all. We always seem to make things hard on ourselves, were into the last 16 but we are going to get one of the Barca or Madrid I just know it. Far too negative, cant believe he didnt bring on Walcott to stretch there defence, esp on the counter attack.

Red Crow

Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are your potential opponents now.

efb

djPSB wrote: »

Through to the knock out stages for the 14th time in a row is an incredible record.

But you would expect that at least one of them should result in winning the competition.

we made the final.

Gringo180

tayto lover wrote: »

Would be lovely if we could get United. Can we?

No unfortunately.

efb

Red Crow wrote: »

Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are your potential opponents now.

Can we not draw an English side?

Ed Winchester

Red Crow wrote: »

Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are your potential opponents now.

Each one of them beatable by this Arsenal team.

bad2dabone

I'd only fear bayern and real out of that line up

Amirani

According to Dunphy, Arteta shouldn't be in the Arsenal team. Clown.

Red Crow

efb wrote: »

Can we not draw an English side?

No teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other in the last 16.

Jaafa

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Each one of them beatable by this Arsenal team.

Not the one that played tonight.

Topbike77

We beat bayern before, we can beat them again... ppppft who are Barcelona

Neeson

Arsene will be furious. As Dunphy said it'll be the acid test. Not one easy team there. Atletico might be the best/easiest.

.jacksparrow.

NiallSparky wrote: »

According to Dunphy, Arteta shouldn't be in the Arsenal team. Clown.

Can't help thinking he might have a point, he is too slow and constantly fowls to make up for this.

RasTa

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Each one of them beatable by this Arsenal team.

bad2dabone wrote: »

I'd only fear bayern and real out of that line up

Really? You've already lost to Dortmund and Napoli so not sure where the confidence is coming from.

I thought you looked very tired tonight, a sign of things to come perhaps as the squad is very thin

Pen.Island

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Each one of them beatable by this Arsenal team.

every team can beat any team.

Ye've made 2 new signings and ye'r one of the best in Europe??

gnfnrhead

Red Crow wrote: »

Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are your potential opponents now.

No team is unbeatable. Personally, I'd rather knock out Bayern or Barcelona than a dull match against someone like Zenit.

Ed Winchester

Jaafa wrote: »

Not the one that played tonight.

I wouldn't read too much into it. It was always going to take a miracle for us to go out.

There was one eye on Saturday this evening.

greendom

nuxxx wrote: »

A faster striker and Arsenal wouldn't have lost that game imo. Giroud is a good player no doubt and offers alot of strength and some other qualities

Doesn't help that there was no pace around him either. Walcott should have come on, for sure

gandalf

Jaafa wrote: »

Not the one that played tonight.

Every team has an off game or in United case this season multiple ones!

gnfnrhead

RasTa wrote: »

Really? You've already lost to Dortmund and Napoli so not sure where the confidence is coming from.

I thought you looked very tired tonight, a sign of things to come perhaps as the squad is very thin

We also beat them.

Ed Winchester

Pen.Island wrote: »

every team can beat any team.

Ye've made 2 new signings and ye'r one of the best in Europe??

When did i say that??

AdamD

tayto lover wrote: »

I think we lost that game on the sideline tonight.
We needed to freshen up in the second half and didn't.
Poor from Wenger in fairness.

Actually furious Walcott didn't get on the pitch. He should have started our last 3 games imo.


Jenkinson got utterly shafted by the midfield tonight, he NEVER had an option when he was on the ball and was left isolated all too often. 2nd in the group and will now have an impossible draw.

tayto lover

Neeson wrote: »

Arsene will be furious. As Dunphy said it'll be the acid test. Not one easy team there. Atletico might be the best/easiest.

Arsene blew it himself tonight. He should have replaced Giroud with Walcott after 60 minutes and also replaced Ozil with Vermaillen or Monrael when we went a man down.

gandalf

greendom wrote: »

Doesn't help that there was no pace around him either. Walcott should have come on, for sure

Yep I find it baffling that he didn't bring Walcott on at around 70 minutes, this game was crying out for him.

Gus99

Red Crow wrote: »

Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are your potential opponents now.

All tough games, whereas I would have strongly fancied Arsenal against any of the 6 2nd placed sides that they could have drawn. Annoying.

RasTa

gnfnrhead wrote: »

We also beat them.

Over two legs?

efb

Last 16 last 2 same difference if ye don't win it.

Mr.Micro

Ed Winchester wrote: »

I wouldn't read too much into it. It was always going to take a miracle for us to go out.

There was one eye on Saturday this evening.

Napoli missed a couple of sitters, it could have been 4 against us. If that was the plan ie Saturday's fixture, then it was a bad plan.

Mickeroo

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Can't help thinking he might have a point, he is too slow and constantly fowls to make up for this.

You said that earlier too, it's nonsense. He often fouls to break up play, so does flamini.

gnfnrhead

RasTa wrote: »

Over two legs?

Would have lost to Dortmund on away goals after a 2-2 draw, but gone to Extra Time against Napoli.

.jacksparrow.

Mickeroo wrote: »

You said that earlier too, it's nonsense. He often fouls to break up play, so does flamini.

He has been sent off twice already, gives fowls away in dangerous areas which puts us under pressure.

Frisbee

I'm worried about facing any of those teams tbh. They're all quality and better than anything we've faced so far this season (with the possible exception of Dortmund). I'm not saying there's no way we can beat any of them over two legs, but we've put ourselves in a much more difficult (and avoidable) position having to face one of them in the KO16 instead of the QF.

Mr.Micro

AdamD wrote: »

Actually furious Walcott didn't get on the pitch. He should have started our last 3 games imo.


Jenkinson got utterly shafted by the midfield tonight, he NEVER had an option when he was on the ball and was left isolated all too often. 2nd in the group and will now have an impossible draw.

As usual, shot ourselves in the foot.

WoollyRedHat

RasTa wrote: »

Over two legs?

We've qualified on the basis that we have a better head-to head than Napoli do. We completely outperformed Napoli the last time out, and beat Dortmund resolutely the second time, with the first time being a very close thing indeed.

I would attribute the team not putting in the effort rather than the squad being overstretched at this point in time. Napoli for the main were quite poor also, and we gifted them that last goal.

extra gravy

RasTa wrote: »

Really? You've already lost to Dortmund and Napoli so not sure where the confidence is coming from.

I thought you looked very tired tonight, a sign of things to come perhaps as the squad is very thin

The bench tonight was Fabianski, Vermaelen, Monreal, Wilshere, Ramsey, Walcott, Bendtner with Podolski and Chamberlain to come back from injury. You'd call that thin would you?

WoollyRedHat

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

He has been sent off twice already, gives fowls away in dangerous areas which puts us under pressure.

Aye, he'd better off to chicken out of it.

.jacksparrow.

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Aye, he'd better off to chicken out of it.

Seriously?

You can tackle and not give away silly free kicks.

Ed Winchester

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

He has been sent off twice already, gives fowls away in dangerous areas which puts us under pressure.

Arteta is no turkey