Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

CatInABox

Got back about 10 minutes ago, that was a brilliant game.

Two things:

Rosicky totally deserves that type of goal, born out of chasing down lost causes.

Mert loves Arsenal and it's fans, he was the last one off the pitch today, and clapped everyone.

I'm not going to talk about the Spurs fans.

keano_afc

Incredible energy from Rosicky. He was brilliant. The team played without the pressure of the league and it showed. One of our most fluid performances of the season. Helped in part by Sherwood's naivety in playing 4-4-2. Good work Agent Tim.

x PyRo

emergingstar

I wouldn't be too carried away with that performance

4-4-2 played into our hands, esp with one if there CMs making his debut

Both CBs are like turtles which played into walcotts hands, and gnarby was only up against rose who is useless

Basically the only thing I learned today is that spurs are pretty ****

Mr.Micro

I thought Gnabry played a great game for a young guy of 18. Well done the Gooners.

cson

Fabianski was pretty good too I thought. Didn't have a whole lot to do granted but he spread himself well for the Eriksen chance and was solid and assured with everything else.

About as good a #2 as there is at any club though I suspect he'll be off in the Summer.

GillespieRoad

Feel this is apt after the game,even the opposition manager likes us!

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/8F642826951025974732656422912_18e12279075.3.4_asQqIJIJOplmes0.gLqQyA5jYSJxfrHe9StDN_kqr3yTZLnI.xOYaVJs2GTbV1kA.mp4?versionId=vMMlD_JOvYU3Lcm1K5RykDM_SRIaTUGy

bad2dabone

Godge

If you asked around about our six best players this season and someone said Sczezny, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Ramsey, Ozil and Giroud, it would be easy to agree with that and we started this game without any of them in the team and we still beat Spurs 2-0 comfortably, it either says something about how good our squad is or how poor Spurs are (or both).

Delighted with the win, makes going into work on Monday a pleasure.

Was delighted for Rosicky, he chases around all game, and for it to come off in a game like this is brilliant.

Roll on the next game.

Loved Walcott's gesture.

.jacksparrow.

Are we more direct with Theo upfront and does Giroud slow down our attacks hmmm.

bad2dabone

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Are we more direct with Theo upfront and does Giroud slow down our attacks hmmm.

well its horses for courses, walcott vs dawson is only going to have 1 result - chaos for spurs. but giroud suits other games. both good options to have although i think we still need another striker.

itll be the summer i think before we buy

dvemail

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Are we more direct with Theo upfront and does Giroud slow down our attacks hmmm.

Yeah he is good for teams with a high line, doubt he would be much help against a team that sits back.

Also how many times was he offside today? He's probably the fastest man in the league, he doesn't need to run so early.

dvemail

Anyway if anything happens to Walcott it's a disgrace. Bale did the same gesture to kick us off on our "negative spiral" last season

cathalio11

Gutted the Kansas City Chiefs were knocked out of the Play-offs by centimetres.

Thank God, I have Arsenal for the next 4 months.

Better beat the holy ****ing **** out of those ***** at Villa.

Mr Blobby

Frank Garrett

Arsenal vs. Coventry in the FA Cup.

This is the reaction of the Coventry fans:

Frank Garrett

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Hope the improvements made to boards is able to handle the latest meltdown on the Man United thread :D:D

dvemail

What a pleb...

dvemail

Edit: Double post

tayto lover

Any updates on yesterday's injured players or is it too early?

dvemail

tayto lover wrote: »

Any updates on yesterday's injured players or is it too early?

Walcott is at least two weeks. Had a scan today and they won't know the results till tomorrow as far as i know.

2ndcoming

Just back in the door. What a trip! My favourite trip to the Emirates ever, my first since a drab 1-1 draw with Fulham in December '11. What an atmosphere!

Thought the defence, Arteta, Rosicky, Santi and Gnabry were our stand-outs, although everyone did well.

Started the day by heading into the Wetherspoon on Camden Lock for some lunch at about one yesterday and inside were about 30 Spurs "casuals". It was like a scene out of the Football Factory! Had to pull my hoodie up over my jersey just in case, but 5 coppers landed in and they dispersed straight away. Ended it in an absolutely rocking Twelve Pins in Finsbury Park. Loved every minute.

Oh yeah, and in case ye didn't hear, Tim Sherwood's a Gooner!

Galvasean

Ramsey 13 (8)
Giroud 11 (8)
Walcott 6 (5)
Ozil 5 (4)
Wilshere 4 (2)
Podolski 3 (3)
Mertesacker 2 (2)
Bendtner 2 (2)
Cazorla 2 (1)
Rosicky 1 (0)
Flamini 1 (1)
Arteta 1 (1)
Gnabry 1 (1)
Eisfeld 1 (0)
Sagna 1 (1)
Gibbs 1 (0)

Delighted Boards is back. 'been itching to post that all day! :pac:

tayto lover

So we have scored 55 goals in all competitions so far.
That seems like an average amount.
I wonder how many we had scored in previous years at this time approx half-way through the season.
I think we should be scoring more than that.

L'prof

tayto lover wrote: »

So we have scored 55 goals in all competitions so far.
That seems like an average amount.
I wonder how many we had scored in previous years at this time approx half-way through the season.
I think we should be scoring more than that.

55 in 31 is almost 2 a game. I'd like more, but it's not that bad.

dvemail

Its the amount of goals conceded that i am enjoying the most. Such a welcome change.

emergingstar

If Walcott is out for a month

Surely we will get someone in

tayto lover

emergingstar wrote: »

If Walcott is out for a month

Surely we will get someone in

Don't think so.
Wenger said yesterday that it would be very difficult to find better than we already have or words to that effect. I'm reading between the lines obviously.

cathalio11

I really hope that Tottenham Hotspurs do something about their fans' behaviour on Saturday.

Every club has their idiotic fans and they deserve to be punished.

Let's remember that when Spurs fans spat on Sagna as he lay on the ground with a broken leg, the club (Tottenham) promised an investigation and nothing happened.

So it would be a disgrace if they don't ban the fans who threw coins on Saturday. They didn't only endanger their target, but also the stewards, the ambulance crew and each other.

Alfred Borden

Walcott out for a month by the sounds of it, really bad news

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10552246/Arsenal-manager-Arsene-Wenger-hunts-new-striker-as-injured-Theo-Walcott-faces-a-month-on-sidelines.html

Can Arsenal not look at the CCTV to see which fans threw coins?

Lifetime bans will sort out the problem pretty sharpish

greendom

tayto lover wrote: »

So we have scored 55 goals in all competitions so far.
That seems like an average amount.
I wonder how many we had scored in previous years at this time approx half-way through the season.
I think we should be scoring more than that.

I think we are sacrificing a degree of attacking flair for defensive stability. Take out the awful aberration at the Ethiad and we have only conceded 12 goals in 19 league games. Even including the City game we still have the best defence in the league.

It's about balance between attacking and defending, and I think the balance is pretty spot on at the moment.

Gringo180

Looking back at yesterdays game. Does anybody think we looked more menacing going forward with Walcott up front?? Every attack we looked like we could score, maybe that was down to how bad Spurs were but I just seemed to think we looked better in attack with Theo up top.

gandalf

I think that had to do with the way Spurs set themselves up. Its good to have him as an option, well when he gets back from injury. I suspect we will be signing someone despite Le Bosses noises to the contrary.

cathalio11

Gringo180 wrote: »

Looking back at yesterdays game. Does anybody think we looked more menacing going forward with Walcott up front?? Every attack we looked like we could score, maybe that was down to how bad Spurs were but I just seemed to think we looked better in attack with Theo up top.

Our attack looked more explosive than usual but we won't be playing a pair of slugs at the back all season.

We would also lack greatly in defending corners if Walcott started ahead of Giroud.
Giroud probably has more clearances from corners than any other Arsenal player and without him there, some big man will be marked by Arteta or Ramsey; and it could lead to conceding more spontaneous goals from corners.

Just my little theory but I definitely think it is true, but maybe not to the extent that I hype it up to be.

Gringo180

Dont get me wrong I love Giroud but I just thought we looked very good going forward, were much quicker from defense to attack.

Maire2009

Gringo180 wrote: »

Dont get me wrong I love Giroud but I just thought we looked very good going forward, were much quicker from defense to attack.

Depends on the defence - Spurs high line played right into Walcott and Gnabry's hands.

Galvasean

Walcott and Bendtner out for a month. That's being awfully reliant on capital G...

Galvasean

Maire2009 wrote: »

Depends on the defence - Spurs high line played right into Walcott and Gnabry's hands.

Aye. The contrast with the Cardiff game was unreal. Cardiff played with 11 behind the ball. Spurs left plenty of space for us to exploit.

EuropeanSon

Gringo180 wrote: »

Dont get me wrong I love Giroud but I just thought we looked very good going forward, were much quicker from defense to attack.

They were ****. Don't place too much importance on how we did against the slowest defenders we're likely to meet, and a midfield which was vastly outmatched by ours, even more so than most opposition usually are.

wandatowell

Dawson is a donkey of a player, typical British center back. Outstandingly average.

.jacksparrow.

That's Theo out for Liverpool bayern and probably United.

Ughh.

Galvasean

Galvasean wrote: »

Walcott and Bendtner out for a month. That's being awfully reliant on capital G...

Ah now. Gnabry's still only young...






...:pac:

wandatowell

Calling back Campbell any use?

Gringo180

wandatowell wrote: »

Calling back Campbell any use?

Are we??

extra gravy

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

That's Theo out for Liverpool bayern and probably United.

Ughh.

Bayern isn't until February 19th so fingers crossed he's ok by then. Liverpool on the 8th may be too early for him though.

wandatowell

Gringo180 wrote: »

Are we??

Don't have a clue, doubt it. I just cant see Arsene buying a player for the sake of one month (while we are waiting on Theo/Niki B to come back) so I was trying to think up of a cheap solution.

Gringo180

wandatowell wrote: »

Don't have a clue, doubt it. I just cant see Arsene buying a player for the sake of one month (while we are waiting on Theo/Niki B to come back) so I was trying to think up of a cheap solution.

Oh right I thought you meant we were calling him back. Id be pretty happy with that instead of panic buying.

greendom

wandatowell wrote: »

Don't have a clue, doubt it. I just cant see Arsene buying a player for the sake of one month (while we are waiting on Theo/Niki B to come back) so I was trying to think up of a cheap solution.

Especially as contract negotiations will take a month and the player will end up signing at the same time as Walcott/Bendtner resume full training. We also have Oxlade Chamberlain resuming training this week. He'll probably be on the bench for the Villa game.

Anyway let's see the official results of the scan tomorrow for the full extent of Walcott's injury.