Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Notes in OP 24/08

wonga77

He's some man to still be standing after all that :pac:

extra gravy

You'd think they would have picked Diaby for the photo rather than Giroud!

boccy23

extra gravy wrote: »

Injuries from the last 10 years:

340 of the total of 661 are between groin and knee. If we could just get that sorted out!

2ndcoming

Those figures would be useful if we had a list covering the top 6 clubs over that period.

Many times we seemed to have more injuries than the rest because we had no adequate replacements due to the lightness of the squad.

batistuta9

giroud signed a 2 year extension (to 2018) & arteta's going to sign a 1 year deal

tayto lover

batistuta9 wrote: »

giroud signed a 2 year extension (to 2018) & arteta's going to sign a 1 year deal

We do really need a lot better than Arteta and Flamini though.

2ndcoming

2ndcoming wrote: »

Those figures would be useful if we had a list covering the top 6 clubs over that period.

Many times we seemed to have more injuries than the rest because we had no adequate replacements due to the lightness of the squad.

We're generally near the top http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

CatInABox

So Wenger turned down the chance to manage Real Madrid.

Akh ‏@RilwanLucas 6h6 hours ago

Wenger tells @beINSPORTS he turned down chance to manage Real Madrid as he wanted to see off completion of Emirates.”

Think he made the right call for himself, managing there seems to be a nightmare of pressure.

Roddy23

Lads if yous gave got 2mins take a read of this. Was retweeted on Twitter but it's a leaked conversation between our midfielders and our medical staff...:)

http://www.gunnerstown.com/arsenal/2014/09/30/leaked-conversations-between-arsenal-medical-staff-and-top-midfield-talents-become-public/

keano_afc

extra gravy wrote: »

Injuries from the last 10 years:

That doesnt even include how many hearts he's broken.

byrneg28

We should take a leaf out of Roma's book

greendom

byrneg28 wrote: »

We should take a leaf out of Roma's book

Think we could do a lot worse than Garcia, when Arsene's time is up

wonga77

Roma are pressing City very well, Garcia looks to be getting alot out of them and has a nice mix of younger players and a few well seasoned players (hasbeens)

Fuzzy_Dunlop

greendom wrote: »

Think we could do a lot worse than Garcia, when Arsene's time is up

Yep I'd be happy with him or Klopp.

WoollyRedHat

Carvalho looked good tonight, pace and power.

tayto lover

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Carvalho looked good tonight, pace and power.

Just what we need. Is he consistent though?

Stupid Liverpool being on the same night.

wonga77

Arsene Wenger was made Arsenal manager on this day 18 years ago. Who would ever have though he'd be here this long

GavRedKing

wonga77 wrote: »

Arsene Wenger was made Arsenal manager on this day 18 years ago. Who would ever have though he'd be here this long

When Alan Pardew is the next longest serving manager in the league it shows how well Wengers done to stay the course in the climate of a few losses and fans are calling for your head.

DenMan

Our game against Galatasaray tonight is live on both Sky 1 and Setanta Ireland. KO: 7:45PM

Looper007

byrneg28 wrote: »

We should take a leaf out of Roma's book

We don't have the players to do it at the back or the tough tackling midfielders. Plus they were missing their first choice GK, Centre Defence, and midfield and they still out played city.

DenMan

DenMan wrote: »

Our game against Galatasaray tonight is live on both Sky 1 and Setanta Ireland. KO: 7:45PM

Bugger, I just upgraded to Sky Sports today....didn't even check if Setanta were showing it :pac:

emergingstar

The boss

NinjaTruncs

Can anyone recommend somewhere that will be showing the match in Dublin today? Do the Mercantile show all the Arsenal games?

byrneg28

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

Can anyone recommend somewhere that will be showing the match in Dublin today? Do the Mercantile show all the Arsenal games?

Yes , Woolshed and Living Room are good for the games too

CatInABox

Hopefully our senior team can match the Arsenal U19s exploits tonight, they're currently 5-0 up against Galatasaray.

Nemeses2050

CatInABox wrote: »

Hopefully our senior team can match the Arsenal U19s exploits tonight, they're currently 5-0 up against Galatasaray.

They're flying, beat Dortmund 2-0 away and now beating Galatasaray 5-1...

Ken Shamrock

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

They're flying, beat Dortmund 2-0 away and now beating Galatasaray 5-1...

Problem is they'll all be sold before they even get a chance to perform for our first team, well most of them.

Hyzepher

I'm a bit nervous about tonight - need a quick goal to settle things a bit

Ken Shamrock

Hyzepher wrote: »

I'm a bit nervous about tonight - need a quick goal to settle things a bit

Need a quick 2 or 3 goals to settle my nerves :-/ the team just feels so vulnerable lately.

Nemeses2050

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Problem is they'll all be sold before they even get a chance to perform for our first team, well most of them.

To be fair to Wenger, he does give youngsters a lot more chance than they would get at any other big club and if he persists with them he'll be blamed for not buying experience, no ambition and what not...

Drexel

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Problem is they'll all be sold before they even get a chance to perform for our first team, well most of them.

What do you mean by this?

Ken Shamrock

jonny666 wrote: »

What do you mean by this?

I mean the majority of the youth team that are out there kicking ass will be sold by the time we even see them in the 1st team. It's not a criticism of Wenger Nemeses It's just the way it goes.

Drexel

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

I mean the majority of the youth team that are out there kicking ass will be sold by the time we even see them in the 1st team. It's not a criticism of Wenger Nemeses It's just the way it goes.

Will they? What are you basing this on? If they are sold its for a reason. Wenger may be blind when it comes to tactics and obvious gaps in the team, but he is great at judging young players. I dont think there has ever been a young player sold that we've regretted has there?

Ken Shamrock

jonny666 wrote: »

Will they? What are you basing this on? If they are sold its for a reason. Wenger may be blind when it comes to tactics and obvious gaps in the team, but he is great at judging young players. I dont think there has ever been a young player sold that we've regretted has there?

Yeah? I'm basing it on the small quantity of home-grown players we've had over the past 10 years. Wenger may be great at judging young players but that doesn't mean he can't let some slip through the gaps either, selling a young player and then not hearing much from them ever again doesn't entirely mean they were rubbish, there's a lot to factor in when dealing with youth. I just feel we let too many go for no good reason.

Roddy23

Lads who's setting up the Match Thread tonight?

Will be hoping for an early goal to set us up for a handy win with no new injuries. Don't mean to take Galatasary lightly as rightly Arseblog commented this morning, that they'd be better in quality than Spurs at the weekend.

Head says a nervy 2-1 win with Sanchez and Ozil scoring. Heart says a 4-0 win - goals for Welbeck, Sanchez and Ozil.

Nemeses2050

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Yeah? I'm basing it on the small quantity of home-grown players we've had over the past 10 years. Wenger may be great at judging young players but that doesn't mean he can't let some slip through the gaps either, selling a young player and then not hearing much from them ever again doesn't entirely mean they were rubbish, there's a lot to factor in when dealing with youth. I just feel we let too many go for no good reason.

If there's one thing Arsenal and Wenger is good at is giving youngsters a chance...most of our youngsters are given professional contracts and given a chance to prove themselves, may be not at the 1st team level but they're definitely given a chance...I'm sure Wenger looks at them over a period of time and if they doesn't improve he lets them go...

eg: Dench, Randall, Lupoli, Merida, Eisfeld, Bartley n others...

gosplan

gosplan wrote: »

Wednesday

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Flamini
Sanchez - Ox - Ozil - Caz

Sunday

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Flamini
Ox - Wilshire - Ozil - Sanchez

Wow! I got one right!

This could be lucky, it hasn't happened this year (though the injuries make it easier)

Alfred Borden

Scrappy 1-0 will do tonight. Anything less and we are in big trouble.

tayto lover

gosplan wrote: »

Wow! I got one right!

This could be lucky, it hasn't happened this year (though the injuries make it easier)

Me too (but it wasn't really hard with all the injuries).

I expect to see Chamberlain on the right Cazorla and Ozil in the middle and Sanchez on the left. Flamini in behind and Wellbeck up front alone and lonely.

Could be a very soft midfield through the middle. I'd prefer Ox than Cazorla back there.

Drexel

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Yeah? I'm basing it on the small quantity of home-grown players we've had over the past 10 years. Wenger may be great at judging young players but that doesn't mean he can't let some slip through the gaps either, selling a young player and then not hearing much from them ever again doesn't entirely mean they were rubbish, there's a lot to factor in when dealing with youth. I just feel we let too many go for no good reason.

Very few home grown players at any top team these days really.

I'm really hoping for a good performance tonight and a result to match. Don't think we've had both yet this season

Fuzzy_Dunlop

There'll be goals in this one I'd say. I would also be inclined to have Ox futher back in midfield than Santi.

tayto lover

We wouldn't want to be giving the ball away too easily tonight as we will find it hard getting possession back with that team. Why didn't we buy a big brute of a DM?

gosplan

tayto lover wrote: »

We wouldn't want to be giving the ball away too easily tonight as we will find it hard getting possession back with that team. Why didn't we buy a big brute of a DM?

Cause they give the ball away

Just kidding.

Really need this win tonight

Marty McFly

Well it's certainly an interesting line up could be great going forward but even more suspect at the back. Flamini really needs to have a great game.

First night off in a week barbecued steak,beer and football now just need Arsenal to win .

omega man

The whole wing backs playing so far up the pitch malarkey makes for regular panic inducing moments. I pray we don't do this at Chelsea.

Great run then he wastes it with a shot

So frustrating Welbeck.