Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

jonneymendoza

Paris St-Germain v Chelsea
Manchester City v Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
Schalke v Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich
Arsenal v Monaco
Basel v Porto

I reckon we would have taken Juve had we won the group.

bad2dabone

Nice – first leg is after Leicester and before Crystal Palace,

Second leg is after QPR and before West Ham – not a lot of travelling

Hyzepher

bad2dabone wrote: »

Nice – first leg is after Leicester and before Crystal Palace,

Second leg is after QPR and before West Ham – not a lot of travelling

Has that been confirmed as there's a lot of possible dates

Gits_bone

When were Arsenal in the quarters last?

jonneymendoza

Gits_bone wrote: »

When were Arsenal in the quarters last?

probably about 5-6 years ago

byrneg28

Gits_bone wrote: »

When were Arsenal in the quarters last?

2009/10 we beat Porto - and bendtner scored a hat-trick.

Gits_bone

byrneg28 wrote: »

2009/10 we beat Porto - and bendtner scored a hat-trick.

Jaysus...that's insane. Can't believe it's that long. Well I can considering who ye've drawn, but still.

tayto lover

I am not all that interested in the CL as I always felt we were not strong enough to win it in the last lot of years.
However after this draw I think the Jan transfer window will pose a big problem for the club.
If we buy a new CB and DM we have a great chance of challenging for the CL so I see this upcoming window as being a big test for Wenger and the Board.

We know the areas we are weak in so lets plug the gaps and challenge for glory.

bad2dabone

Gits_bone wrote: »

Jaysus...that's insane. Can't believe it's that long. Well I can considering who ye've drawn, but still.

Barca/Milan/Bayern/Bayern

Gits_bone

tayto lover wrote: »

I am not all that interested in the CL as I always felt we were not strong enough to win it in the last lot of years.
However after this draw I think the Jan transfer window will pose a big problem for the club.
If we buy a new CB and DM we have a great chance of challenging for the CL so I see this upcoming window as being a big test for Wenger and the Board.

We know the areas we are weak in so lets plug the gaps and challenge for glory.

Surely it's not just the players though?

The gameplan against the best teams is weak...

Mickeroo

tayto lover wrote: »

I am not all that interested in the CL as I always felt we were not strong enough to win it in the last lot of years.
However after this draw I think the Jan transfer window will pose a big problem for the club.
If we buy a new CB and DM we have a great chance of challenging for the CL so I see this upcoming window as being a big test for Wenger and the Board.

We know the areas we are weak in so lets plug the gaps and challenge for glory.

Will it be hard to find players of the quality we want who aren't cup tied though? Or does that carry over into the knockouts anymore?

I'd never write anyone off for the CL tbh, some of the teams who have won it in the past weren't exactly world class.

tayto lover

Gits_bone wrote: »

Surely it's not just the players though?

The gameplan against the best teams is weak...

Indeed, especially in the EPL.
But these other problem areas need to be fixed too and if they are confidence, game-plans etc will all follow suit.

byrneg28

Mickeroo wrote: »

Will it be hard to find players of the quality we want who aren't cup tied though? Or does that carry over into the knockouts anymore?

I'd never write anyone off for the CL tbh, some of the teams who have won it in the past weren't exactly world class.

Yeah they're still cup-tied

2ndcoming

I don't think it is... pretty sure one of the years we got Barca was actually a 1/4 final

Edit: think that was 09/10 actually

tayto lover

Mickeroo wrote: »

Will it be hard to find players of the quality we want who aren't cup tied though? Or does that carry over into the knockouts anymore?

I'd never write anyone off for the CL tbh, some of the teams who have won it in the past weren't exactly world class.

There are still players out there who are not cup-tied i'm sure.
The draw and CL football will attract them too.
I'm sure Wenger has a list.

I also think that the strongest teams have come through in recent years as money seems to do the talking.

Gits_bone

tayto lover wrote: »

Indeed, especially in the EPL.
But these other problem areas need to be fixed too and if they are confidence, game-plans etc will all follow suit.

Maybe European teams might not look too deep into league form...a bit like Bayern against Man U last year. Bayern could have hammered them if they didn't show them as much respect.

Nemeses2050

Mickeroo wrote: »

Will it be hard to find players of the quality we want who aren't cup tied though? Or does that carry over into the knockouts anymore?

I'd never write anyone off for the CL tbh, some of the teams who have won it in the past weren't exactly world class.

+1,

I remember a few seasons ago probably 2007/08 we got PSV and they knocked us out on away goals I think. It may be a easy draw on paper but it'll be tricky and Monaco haven't conceded a goal in group stages and they only scored 4, but still topped the group....So we've to be very careful.

Pierce_1991

I really think we could make a good run at the Champions League this year. I'd love to go over to the home leg, never been to the Emirates for a European game.

byrneg28

I'd love to get Chelsea and beat them over two legs in the Champions League

jonneymendoza

lol https://slack-imgs.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tuxboard.com%2Fphotos%2F2014%2F12%2Fvendredi-oh-oui-64.jpeg&width=320&height=500

greendom

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

+1,

I remember a few seasons ago probably 2007/08 we got PSV and they knocked us out on away goals I think. It may be a easy draw on paper but it'll be tricky and Monaco haven't conceded a goal in group stages and they only scored 4, but still topped the group....So we've to be very careful.

They've been inconsistent (currently 6th, like us) in the league but did manage to beat the league leaders ,Marseille, yesterday

CatInABox

jonneymendoza wrote: »

lol https://slack-imgs.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tuxboard.com%2Fphotos%2F2014%2F12%2Fvendredi-oh-oui-64.jpeg&width=320&height=500

Doesn't seem to want to load Jonney

bad2dabone

tayto lover wrote: »

There are still players out there who are not cup-tied i'm sure.
The draw and CL football will attract them too.
I'm sure Wenger has a list.

I also think that the strongest teams have come through in recent years as money seems to do the talking.

Morgan

Schneiderlin

Soups123

Late to the Party, Get in, thank you Santa

Now I know this **** works I'll be speaking with the Elf tonight, I'm a big fan of Hummels.........

Skylinehead

Soups123 wrote: »

Late to the Party, Get in, thank you Santa

Now I know this **** works I'll be speaking with the Elf tonight, I'm a big fan of Hummels.........

Would work fine with Kos probably, but not with Mertesacker (which would happen due to Kos' injuries). They're too slow together.

byrneg28

Fabian Schar from Basel :cool:

Godge

tayto lover wrote: »

There are still players out there who are not cup-tied i'm sure.
The draw and CL football will attract them too.
I'm sure Wenger has a list.

I also think that the strongest teams have come through in recent years as money seems to do the talking.

If they played in the Europa League, they are not cup-tied for the Champions League so that increases the options.

We can only add three to the squad.

Giroud will be added to replace Zelalem who will be two years at the club in January and can move to List B.

Diaby can be replaced by one new signing, a centre-back?.

Coquelin is on the list but he is homegrown so would have to be replaced by a homegrown player - is Schneiderlin homegrown?

Other than that, the options are Sanogo or Campbell to go out on loan, or Podolski or Rosicky to leave.

A great draw today, is it too much to hope for Basel v Porto in the next round if we manage to get through?

efb

Monaco happy!

bad2dabone

#ouryear
#makeusdream
#wegoagain

Gringo180

Chuffed with that draw, we were due that bit of luck. Former stomping ground for Monsiuer Wenger.

CatInABox

So these are the confirmed dates:

First leg
Arsenal v Monaco
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Kick-off: 19.45
Emirates Stadium

Second leg
Monaco v Arsenal
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Kick-off: 19.45
Stade Louis II

Very tempted to get a ticket for the home game.

tayto lover

CatInABox wrote: »

So these are the confirmed dates:

First leg
Arsenal v Monaco
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Kick-off: 19.45
Emirates Stadium

Second leg
Monaco v Arsenal
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Kick-off: 19.45
Stade Louis II

Very tempted to get a ticket for the home game.

Some Paddy's Day if we go through on the 17th March.:D

Gringo180

tayto lover wrote: »

Some Paddy's Day if we go through on the 17th March.:D

I think we will go through by a few goals. I don't know what it is but I just have this feeling that were going to win it this year.

bad2dabone

Gringo180 wrote: »

I think we will go through by a few goals. I don't know what it is but I just have this feeling that were going to win it this year.

we'll have to go through one of Chelsea, Real, Bayern or Barca.


Easy.

Gringo180

bad2dabone wrote: »

we'll have to go through one of Chelsea, Real, Bayern or Barca.


Easy.

How do you know that? Last 8 is another open draw is it not? We could easily get Basel or Porto in the last 8.

bad2dabone

Gringo180 wrote: »

How do you know that? Last 8 is another open draw is it not? We could easily get Basel or Porto in the last 8.

i mean in the final!

Gringo180

bad2dabone wrote: »

i mean in the final!

Ozil, Sanchez and Walcott will tear them to shreds

byrneg28

https://vine.co/v/O6rxVUtnBPn

Nemeses2050

byrneg28 wrote: »

https://vine.co/v/O6rxVUtnBPn

Sneeky Bas****

Pierce_1991

Can fly Dublin to Gatwick on the Wednesday of the Monaco game and fly back the next day for 40 quid. Not bad at all.

byrneg28

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Can fly Dublin to Gatwick on the Wednesday of the Monaco game and fly back the next day for 40 quid. Not bad at all.

Problem is they wont be as easy as getting tickets for a Stoke game!

Took me ages to get tickets vs.Bayern last season

Pierce_1991

byrneg28 wrote: »

Problem is they wont be as easy as getting tickets for a Stoke game!

Took me ages to get tickets vs.Bayern last season

Oh really? I always thought those midweek games weren't too tough to get tickets for.

byrneg28

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Oh really? I always thought those midweek games weren't too tough to get tickets for.

Last 16 of UCL tie, with huge potential to go through , changes the goalposts a little

pudzey101

Just seen we got monaco now happy with that

Tough draw for man city

2ndcoming

The away leg is interesting me, flights and accom not too bad but only flight out is Saturday and back Thursday.

What are away tickets like to come by for these types of games?

bad2dabone

Difficult for Monaco considering the small stadium they've got

byrneg28

2ndcoming wrote: »

The away leg is interesting me, flights and accom not too bad but only flight out is Saturday and back Thursday.

What are away tickets like to come by for these types of games?

Depends.

They generally only go on sale to Gold members, then silver and rarely trickle down to red members.

Be that as it may, I managed to get tickets for Dortmund away but couldn't for Anderlecht?? It just depends on how many seats you're allocated.

Also remember Monaco is such an expensive region. I could only imagine what hotel rates would be like during the game..

Ken Shamrock

Sky Sports poll best goalkeeper in the world: De Gea 33% Neur 19% Courtouis 17% Lloris 17%

Sorry what!? I know it's all a matter of opinion but some people are so fickle

Gits_bone

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Sky Sports poll best goalkeeper in the world: De Gea 33% Neur 19% Courtouis 17% Lloris 17%

Sorry what!? I know it's all a matter of opinion but some people are so fickle

Probably only see Neuer from the LadBible.