Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

byrneg28

Anyone honestly think Henry will come back?

Alfred Borden

byrneg28 wrote: »

Anyone honestly think Henry will come back?

Nope, can see him going to sky or something like that. Hopefully am wrong though.

Ed Winchester

Lads shouldn't get worked up over what Wenger says at press conferences. He'd say mass.

Alfred Borden

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Lads shouldn't get worked up over what Wenger says at press conferences. He'd say mass.

Thing is he has said similar in the past. During January of last year he was at the same stuff, everyone knew we needed a striker especially after Theos injury and he goes and signs a guy with a broken back on deadline day.

Nemeses2050

Here's more to that quote.

"“If everybody is fit and available, we don’t need to go on the transfer market, but we have to consider that there could be a question mark with Koscielny’s fitness and we have to go out on the transfer market.” - Irish Times.

The Window is not even open and West ham want 20mil for Winston Reid, who'll be out of the contract in the summer...so obviously Wenger is not going to come out and say I'm looking at so n so player.

greendom

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

Here's more to that quote.

"“If everybody is fit and available, we don’t need to go on the transfer market, but we have to consider that there could be a question mark with Koscielny’s fitness and we have to go out on the transfer market.” - Irish Times.

The Window is not even open and West ham want 20mil for Winston Reid, who'll be out of the contract in the summer...so obviously Wenger is not going to come out and say I'm looking at so n so player.

Good to see the full quote. Wenger may occasionally be clever with his language, but the media will do all they can to twist it for the sake of a sensational headline.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

It's amazing how things get left out, here's the full quote:

"If everybody is fit and available, we dont need to go into transfer market but we have to accept Koscielny has a question mark over fitness, and we have to go out on the transfer market.”


[edit] Sorry beaten to it! Got distracted before hitting submit

Ed Winchester

Nothing better than a half quote to get people riled up!

Alfred Borden

But that just means he is signing a centre back because Kos in injured, and if he wasnt injured, we would be getting nobody and shows he believes having 3cbs is enough? It reminds me of the Welbeck deal, only signed him because Giroud was injured. Surely he cant think 3 cbs and one rb is enough?

CatInABox

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

Here's more to that quote.

"“If everybody is fit and available, we don’t need to go on the transfer market, but we have to consider that there could be a question mark with Koscielny’s fitness and we have to go out on the transfer market.” - Irish Times.

The Window is not even open and West ham want 20mil for Winston Reid, who'll be out of the contract in the summer...so obviously Wenger is not going to come out and say I'm looking at so n so player.

It's one of the downsides to just taking the info from twitter, I don't get the full quote. Sorry about that!

Any time people around me start talking about the transfer market, all I think of is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3LL338aGA

CatInABox

greendom wrote: »

Good to see the full quote. Wenger may occasionally be clever with his language, but the media will do all they can to twist it for the sake of a sensational headline.

In fairness, I took that from the official Arsenal Twitter account, not the media.

greendom

CatInABox wrote: »

In fairness, I took that from the official Arsenal Twitter account, not the media.

But they're no better. Happy enough to quote spurious transfer gossip from the gutter press

Nemeses2050

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Nothing better than a half quote to get people riled up!

Precisely, and since Wenger isn't English media's darling like Mourinho..they twist his words at every chance when he gives his honest opinion...

Looper007

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

Precisely, and since Wenger isn't English media's darling like Mourinho..they twist his words at every chance when he gives his honest opinion...

They must be loving the fact our fans are in fighting. Wenger is getting abuse. Our team is underperforming. British sport press has a massive hard on for a Wenger downfall.

Looper007

Raf32 wrote: »

Nope, can see him going to sky or something like that. Hopefully am wrong though.

I see punditry been his calling to be fair too. He might join Neville and Carragher as a trilogy of punditry greatness for PL and CL.

byrneg28

Looper007 wrote: »

I see punditry been his calling to be fair too. He might join Neville and Carragher as a trilogy of punditry greatness for PL and CL.

I like Neville but Carragher's an idiot

Pierce_1991

Ramsey out for 4 weeks apparently.

byrneg28

Anyword on Isaac Hayden?

Pierce_1991

Jaysus, things are getting bad, apparently Wenger has whipped out the coq

http://news.arseblog.com/2014/12/injury-crisis-sees-coq-pulled-out-of-charlton/

byrneg28

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Jaysus, things are getting bad, apparently Wenger has whipped out the coq

http://news.arseblog.com/2014/12/injury-crisis-sees-coq-pulled-out-of-charlton/

be good if he could take back a decent player like Jenko

Jaafa

I don't see tomorrow going well at all with all these new injuries. Say a prayer to Saint Alexis lads we're gonna need it.

byrneg28

Jaafa wrote: »

I don't see tomorrow going well at all with all these new injuries. Say a prayer to Saint Alexis lads we're gonna need it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexius_of_Rome

Well would you look at that

byrneg28

Bring back this legend

byrneg28

byrneg28 wrote: »

Bring back this legend

Careful now :pac:

byrneg28

Szczesny, Gibbs, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Flamini, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez, Welbeck, Giroud, Martinez, Podolski, Campbell, O'Connor, Maitland-Niles, Ajayi, Akpom.


What do we build out of this then


Szczesny
Bellerin - Debuchy - Mertesacker - Gibbs
Oxlade - Flamini
Cazorla
Sanchez Podolski
Giroud

Ken Shamrock

byrneg28 wrote: »

Szczesny, Gibbs, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Flamini, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez, Welbeck, Giroud, Martinez, Podolski, Campbell, O'Connor, Maitland-Niles, Ajayi, Akpom.


What do we build out of this then


Szczesny
Bellerin - Debuchy - Mertesacker - Gibbs
Oxlade - Flamini
Cazorla
Sanchez Podolski
Giroud

Think you've hit the nail on the head I'd personally go:
Szczesny
Debuchy - Mertesacker - Flamini - Gibbs
Oxlade - Sanchez
Cazorla
Welbeck Podolski
Giroud

Do not fancy Debuchy playing CB

greendom

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Think you've hit the nail on the head I'd personally go:
Szczesny
Debuchy - Mertesacker - Flamini - Gibbs
Oxlade - Sanchez
Cazorla
Welbeck Podolski
Giroud

Do not fancy Debuchy playing CB

But pushing Flamini into defence gives no protection at all from midfield, (unless you'd put Debuchy there?)

Debuchy is a good header of the ball so I think he could do job there, (hopefully as good as Sagna used to)

pudzey101

why does everyone moan about podolski ? personally i love him !! top quality finisher best at the club IMO , and a belter of a left peg doesnt get enough playing time , gets subbed on with about -5 mins to go. woudnt mind seeing him in the 11 for newcastle :

Ken Shamrock

greendom wrote: »

But pushing Flamini into defence gives no protection at all from midfield, (unless you'd put Debuchy there?)

Debuchy is a good header of the ball so I think he could do job there, (hopefully as good as Sagna used to)

Ox will play the flamini role with Sanchez to help out being a work horse. Flam and Mert are rocks on their day and if Deb and Gibbs stay back more to cover balls over the top it could work. Welbz will also be there to work his socks off.

I'm not saying it's the best option or it will be functional but that's what i'd try in this situation.

Mr Blobby

pudzey101 wrote: »

why does everyone moan about podolski ? personally i love him !! top quality finisher best at the club IMO , and a belter of a left peg doesnt get enough playing time , gets subbed on with about -5 mins to go. woudnt mind seeing him in the 11 for newcastle :

I don't think people moan.
Some just think (myself included) that he offers very little apart from his finishing.

Ken Shamrock

Mr Blobby wrote: »

I don't think people moan.
Some just think (myself included) that he offers very little apart from his finishing.

Would have loved to have seen him given a good run of games in the CF role when he first game tho.

Nemeses2050

At last Arsenal sign a defender...

http://t.co/fT2jb0nuXv

K4t

Is she a screamer? Don't need another mute mert back there.

Godge

byrneg28 wrote: »

Anyword on Isaac Hayden?

Back in training apparently.


Tomorrow, I would go with

Scz

Debuchy- Mert- Hayden- Gibbs

Flaimini-Ox-Cazorla

Welbeck-Giroud-Sanchez

Subs: Podolski, Martinez, Bellerin, Coquelin, Sanogo, Zelalem, Campbell

would bring Podolski on after 60 mins for Giroud.

wandatowell

Any mention of Walcott?

Marcus Antonius

wandatowell wrote: »

Any mention of Walcott?

Back training but not fit enough for the squad as far as I know

"on Theo Walcott…
The signs are quite good. He has had two days of training now but he now lacks competition and fitness to come back to a good level."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20141211/team-news-ramsey-koscielny-walcott

gosplan

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Think you've hit the nail on the head I'd personally go:
Szczesny
Debuchy - Mertesacker - Flamini - Gibbs
Oxlade - Sanchez
Cazorla
Welbeck Podolski
Giroud

Do not fancy Debuchy playing CB

You'd play Sanchez as a CMF?

efb

Joyeux Nöel

kronsington

Are the reports of Ramsey hamstring injury true???

tayto lover

The continuing injury crisis at our club is gone beyond a joke at this stage.
Shad must be injured too.

emergingstar

tayto lover wrote: »

The continuing injury crisis at our club is gone beyond a joke at this stage.
Shad must be injured too.

But he is top of his profession

That's why this is so weird

tayto lover

emergingstar wrote: »

But he is top of his profession

That's why this is so weird

Indeed.
I have big fears for the center of our defence tomorrow.
Don't trust Mert without Kos.
He's too slow.
We'll have a better side in the injury room than on the pitch.

emergingstar

tayto lover wrote: »

Indeed.
I have big fears for the center of our defence tomorrow.
Don't trust Mert without Kos.
He's too slow.
We'll have a better side in the injury room than on the pitch.

Tomorrow will be dodgy we might win a thriller but we will concede a few Id say

yipeeeee

Jesus Christ i am sick of injuries.

How come Chelsea never have an injury crisis??

I'm puzzled but so is the club seems they hired this German lad

Ughhh its soul destroying.

Bring Kim Home!

Mr Blobby

yipeeeee wrote: »

Jesus Christ i am sick of injuries.

How come Chelsea never have an injury crisis??

I'm puzzled but so is the club seems they hired this German lad

Ughhh its soul destroying.

Shads done a decent job from the looks of it. We've had a few players back early from injury so he must be doing something right.

Also a few rumours that Ozil will be back at the end of December.

Mr Blobby

I can't look at this without laughing..

bad2dabone

Shad forsythe is American.

It's going to take some time for his methods to bed in.

His appointment is a very good thing.

extra gravy

Mr Blobby wrote: »

I can't look at this without laughing..

It's hard to dislike Flamini even though he can drive ya mad sometimes!

Alfred Borden

Who would win? Second team would crush them i think :pac: