Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

Awesomeness

tayto lover wrote: »

How is Johnny Giles a f***in expert? Expert me ar**. Hater more like.

Not professional he is right - sure we should have just gone out and beat them 4 nil

Nuri Sahin

Congrats. Every team needs luck to progress in the CL. If Dortmund qualify for the last 16, hope we get another chance at you guys though :pac:

Drexel

we are in a great position now in the group. Could be through by beating Marseille next round!!

gosplan

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Congrats. Every team luck to progress in the CL. If Dortmund qualify for the last 16, hope we get another chance at you guys though :pac:

Cheers. I think all in all it was a fair pair of results between them.

Even enough and both teams suckered when going for the win.

Quazzie

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Congrats. Every team luck to progress in the CL. If Dortmund qualify for the last 16, hope we get another chance at you guys though :pac:

Are you saying we were lucky to win?

Gerry91

A bloody good sign when you nick a 1-0 win although you mightn't have been the better team on the night

Deary me, ye may have mastered winning "ugly" too! Good luck to ye on sun, ye're deserved PL faves if ye nick a win at OT imo. And ya know what I think ye'll do it

Quixoticelixer

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Congrats. Every team luck to progress in the CL. If Dortmund qualify for the last 16, hope we get another chance at you guys though :pac:

I wouldn't be too worried about that not happening if I were you!

tony1kenobi

cathalio11 wrote: »

Dunphy saying that Liverpool aren't a big team
.

They're not.

Dortmund are though.

Awesomeness

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Congrats. Every team luck to progress in the CL. If Dortmund qualify for the last 16, hope we get another chance at you guys though :pac:

Both games could easily have gone the other way. 2 top teams with not a lot between team and players out injured at the minute

bad2dabone

napoli will be giving it socks Vs Dortmund, I feel we'll still need a result over in Italy.

We're capable of it.

Now, lets on to Sunday. and. Payback to the Skunk.

.jacksparrow.

Giles actually saying some managers would prefer to loose if it means their team show a good response than win the game and don't show a response?

I'm sick of Giles and dumphy, they like trap need to resign and worry about keeping the other foot out of the coffin.

Soups123

Fcukin hate November

wonski

This was an extremely difficult game - so little space to play, very tight and difficult field. Somehow we did stop them from scoring, and RAMSEY, you HERO!!!
Defence did really well, the best result we could get. And I didn't have to watch it with the incompetent RTE croud, instead I could watch it with even more biased polish TV. And guess what - this would keep them quiet for a while:D
Can't wait for Utd game - we survived this, we can turn it into some really nice score on Sunday.

tayto lover

Soups123 wrote: »

Fcukin hate November

But this is OUR November.:D:D

jonneymendoza

sack wenger

handsfree

We were lucky tonight but what a result.
We lacked a ball carrier in the first half that would have given us some penetration. Walcott back will give us another dimension.

bad2dabone

Gus99

Could be the first time a team does not get through to the knock-out stages on 12 points. Just as long as it's not us!

peabutler

So does George Hamilton actually think Koscielny is the keeper or ??

greendom

handsfree wrote: »

We were lucky tonight but what a result.
We lacked a ball carrier in the first half that would have given us some penetration. Walcott back will give us another dimension.

It's a tricky balance though - Walcott would have replaced Rosicky if he'd played tonight and Mozart was absolutely immense tonight. Then again at 33 he can't play 3 times a week all season

Gerry91

handsfree wrote: »

We were lucky tonight but what a result.
We lacked a ball carrier in the first half that would have given us some penetration. Walcott back will give us another dimension.

Hmmm, I don't tend to agree myself

Arsenal took their chance and that's what it came down to in the end to put it ridiculously simply. I said at the start of the 2nd half if ye could weather the early ten minute storm ye could well go on and win. And ye did just that. Granted Dortmund could well have won on another night but bar that 15 mins I don't think Dortmund were all that superior despite what RTE may say!

Was really impressed with Arsenal after the goal. Incredible workrate there'll be sore legs tomorrow, some lads ran their holes off to simply cut out backpasses

Awesomeness

Like the Irish health system with this test being put back all the time

Quixoticelixer

I'm glad Wenger left Arteta on, could have backfired, but even an Arteta on a yellow card was our best option for the "DM" role. Hopefully Flamini will be fit Sunday, good to have both of them available.

Ozil not exactly outstanding but he did make the decisive pass in the game.

Kos + Mert; about time they started getting the credit they deserve from "pundits", particularly Mert.

FearDark

peabutler wrote: »

So does George Hamilton actually think Koscielny is the keeper or ??

He mentioned it several times :pac:

At least it wasn't on TV3, youd have Trevor Welsh calling Mertesacker-Ozil and Sceszney-David Seaman...and you'd be lucky because normally its passed to "the Arsenal man" and his commentary will at least be 5 or 6 seconds behind.

.jacksparrow.

Gerry91 wrote: »

Hmmm, I don't tend to agree myself

Arsenal took their chance and that's what it came down to in the end to put it ridiculously simply. I said at the start of the 2nd half if ye could weather the early ten minute storm ye could well go on and win. And ye did just that. Granted Dortmund could well have won on another night but bar that 15 mins I don't think Dortmund were all that superior despite what RTE may say!

Was really impressed with Arsenal after the goal. Incredible workrate there'll be sore legs tomorrow, some lads ran their holes off to simply cut out backpasses

Exactly we had 45 mins of great football in the first leg but they caught us on the break.

Everyone was raving about them.

Gerry91

When was the last time ye lost an away game? April?

wandatowell

I was on a date night with my bird tonight but managed to drag her into a pub for the game.



Stay classy.

tayto lover

handsfree wrote: »

We were lucky tonight but what a result.
We lacked a ball carrier in the first half that would have given us some penetration. Walcott back will give us another dimension.

Thought Gibbs and Sagna were dodgy at times too tonight. A bit nervous especially Gibbs. I thought the narrow pitch hampered our style and passing game. Our midfield players were quiet in the first half but got to grips with the game in the second half. Ozil was very good on the right in the second half.
Giroud was poor too, not holding the ball in his usual fashion but contributed well to the goal. Koscielney, Mert and Rosicky were brilliant.

Very happy with that win.

Drexel

We're Getting all these results with a lot of important players out. Will have some options when they are back.

Fûcking delighted

jonneymendoza

Gerry91 wrote: »

Hmmm, I don't tend to agree myself

Arsenal took their chance and that's what it came down to in the end to put it ridiculously simply. I said at the start of the 2nd half if ye could weather the early ten minute storm ye could well go on and win. And ye did just that. Granted Dortmund could well have won on another night but bar that 15 mins I don't think Dortmund were all that superior despite what RTE may say!

Was really impressed with Arsenal after the goal. Incredible workrate there'll be sore legs tomorrow, some lads ran their holes off to simply cut out backpasses

Dortmound were lucky to beat us at the emirates. we hit the post and had some other chances we should have buried in that game so all is fair and balanced

Gringo180

Credit to Arteta as well he was threading water all second half and he used his head and adjusted his position so he wouldnt be on the wrong side of his man. Very intelligent stuff. What a defensive performance that was absolute heros cant wait to hear Wengers post match interview.

jonneymendoza

Gerry91 wrote: »

When was the last time ye lost an away game? April?

March against Spurs

bad2dabone

Gerry91 wrote: »

When was the last time ye lost an away game? April?

Arsenal's last 15 away games:

WWWWWWWWWWWWDWW

Gerry91

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Dortmound were lucky to beat us at the emirates. we hit the post and had some other chances we should have buried in that game so all is fair and balanced

Oh completely agree! Both could have gone either way!

Gerry91

bad2dabone wrote: »

Arsenal's last 15 away games:

WWWWWWWWWWWWDWW

Crikey!

Jaafa

I want this team to win something big so badly. For the players themselves more than anything else. Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Sagna, Cazorla, hell even Flamster now that he's back, all deserve it so much for what they've done for this club.

fulmer1984

love this

Gringo180

handsfree

Jaafa wrote: »

I want this team to win something big so badly. For the players themselves more than anything else. Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Sagna, Cazorla, hell even Flamster now that he's back, all deserve it so much for what they've done for this club.

I completely agree, shipping RVP and Song was the end of the bottler generation. The team now has so much character and fight. Arteta & Mert has been central to this new backbone. I am loving it!!

fulmer1984

haha

bad2dabone wrote: »

The Ramsey Effect

bad2dabone

fulmer1984 wrote: »

haha

ahh i just found out the gif was from last years CL final.

sorry

wonski

bad2dabone wrote: »

ahh i just found out the gif was from last years CL final.

sorry

That's fine, it still is great (but would not like to see it if I was BVB fan)

Call Me Jimmy

buzz killington jr!

wandatowell

bad2dabone wrote: »

ahh i just found out the gif was from last years CL final.

sorry

I was wondering why a few of them were wearing Wembley tshirts

.jacksparrow.

Just seen spurs new ground will hold 56,000 people.

Well if they can't get one over on us in the league might aswell with stadium capacity!

Quazzie

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Just seen spurs new ground will hold 56,000 people.

Well if they can't get one over on us in the league might aswell with stadium capacity!

The emirates holds over 60k so how are they getting one over us?

wandatowell

wandatowell wrote: »

I was on a date night with my bird tonight but managed to drag her into a pub for the game.



Stay classy.

And the fact I'm here on boards and not with her tells ye how happy about it she was


Come on the gunners!

FearDark

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Just seen spurs new ground will hold 56,000 people.

Well if they can't get one over on us in the league might aswell with stadium capacity!

Big stadium for a mid table team imo.

.jacksparrow.

Quazzie wrote: »

The emirates holds over 60k so how are they getting one over us?

Oops! My bad

wonski

wandatowell wrote: »

And the fact I'm here on boards and not with her tells ye how happy about it she was


Come on the gunners!

You have to start to think about the family:D
Who goes on a date on Wednesday when there are CL games like these???