Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

tayto lover

emergingstar wrote: »

But yet out free kick delievery is decent

I think we're aiming for a man at the near post, cause as far as im concerned any professional footballer can cross a ball

Yeah, their man. We always hit him too :pac:

emmetlego

tayto lover wrote: »

Yeah, their man. We always hit him too :pac:

Haha!! That stat is bullcrap in fairness. I remember a few in the last few games that did actually make it past the first defender!!! I didn't say anything came from it, but we did clear the first defender.

efb

Özil great at corners

Mr Blobby

We on TV tomorrow?

Kirby

Aiming at the near post is a bad tactic.

If you aim for the six yard box and get it wrong, you can still score from it. Over hit it and somebody can get onto it at the far post or somebody on the edge of the box can latch onto it. Under hit it and a near post flick on like the ones Mertesacker loves. You leave yourself a margin for error so that if you get it wrong, you can still score a goal.

There is a tiny margin for error for fizzing it into the near post which is why you see so many hit the first man. I brought up this point in the United thread a month or two ago when Di Maria hit 3 corners in a row at the first man in the space of 5 minutes in a game and of course the United fans jumped on me but the point stands.

It's one of the many things some professional coaches teach that is just plain wrong. Logic, common sense and statistics back up that assertion. Varying it up to be unpredictable is fine.....aiming there every time is stupidity.

Ken Shamrock

Why is Wenger so stubborn?? 160 corners yet we still go there every game

Oranage2

The last 6 games against west Ham we beat them six times.

efb

If both Arsenal and Chelsea win we'll be back to 4th

greendom

We have scored from corners this season. Against Burnley and Galatasaray (Ramsey's wonder strike)

emmetlego

BUMP!

Mr Blobby wrote: »

We on TV tomorrow?

Is it?

Muirshin Durkin

emmetlego wrote: »

BUMP!



Is it?

Doesnt look like it.

emmetlego

Muirshin Durkin wrote: »

Doesnt look like it.

Thanks!

My only ass on the couch day of the festivities and it's not on the box!!!

Soups123

Oranage2 wrote: »

The last 6 games against west Ham we beat them six times.

That's raised the confidence a little for today!

efb

emmetlego wrote: »

Thanks!

My only ass on the couch day of the festivities and it's not on the box!!!

I'm sure you'll find it

efb

Anyone else think Giroud had some hot action lined up and wanted some time off?

gosplan

efb wrote: »

Anyone else think Giroud had some hot action lined up and wanted some time off?

No, he's never as handsome as he is when he's scoring a goal.

efb

gosplan wrote: »

No, he's never as handsome as he is when he's scoring a goal.

I'm imagining him with a pair of 17 blonde twins who's life ambition is to get on the cover of Nuts magazine

Mickeroo

Good result in WHL for us, let's hope we can capitalise.

emmetlego

efb wrote: »

I'm imagining him with a pair of 17 blonde twins who's life ambition is to get on the cover of Nuts magazine

17 blonde twins? There goes any productivity for today...

efb

emmetlego wrote: »

17 blonde twins? There goes any productivity for today...

He is suspended

efb

@Arsenal: Arsenal team v West Ham: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Alexis, Welbeck

Jaafa

Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Chambers, Campbell, Walcott, Podolski, Akpom

emergingstar

A week of 2015 and we starting coq and flamini in our midfield

I thought the banter years were over ffs

gosplan

efb wrote: »

@Arsenal: Arsenal team v West Ham: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Alexis, Welbeck

Bad bad bad. Cazorla the only player any good at retaining possession. Rosicky injured?

Look away now.

(Or put money on downing to score)

yipeeeee

Kos back get in.

efb

I'd say Rosicky can't play two games so close together

yipeeeee

I don't care what anyone says I miss fabregas:(

efb

yipeeeee wrote: »

I don't care what anyone says I miss fabregas:(

Who doesn't?

extra gravy

https://twitter.com/fkhanage/status/549206113724293121

This.

yipeeeee

efb wrote: »

Who doesn't?

No comment.

Somewhat regretting putting Arsenal in my bet now.

emergingstar

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Somewhat regretting putting Arsenal in my bet now.

Mistake button Id say

emergingstar

emergingstar wrote: »

Mistake button Id say

Yeah needed something to make up the bet, couldn't back against them either though.

K4t

Chelsea a goal down and both Spurs and Utd drawing. Big game getting even bigger.

emmetlego

efb wrote: »

He is suspended

I was talking about me. Jesus the thoughts of it alone!!!

And as for Coquelin and Flamini? Frightening. We can all see the obvious pitfalls, but let's see how this pans out before we implode/explode!

gosplan

efb wrote: »

I'd say Rosicky can't play two games so close together

Pretty much a prerequisite for being an Arsenal player.

efb

gosplan wrote: »

Pretty much a prerequisite for being an Arsenal player.

He is 33 or something

efb

34

brianregan09

On telly?

efb

No I'm sure it's on the Internet

efb

Song loonking well

L'prof

Kos starts, clean sheet sorted. Just need a good game from Sanchez and that'll be the 3 points

pudzey101

Cesc has now more assists this season (13) than jack wilshire has in his whole career (12)

efb

Monreal at it already...

efb

pudzey101 wrote: »

Cesc has now more assists this season (13) than jack wilshire has in his whole career (12)

Is anyone surprised???

efb

Song! Disallowed

efb

Player steps over the ball yet co commentator claims he wasnt interfering with play...

wandatowell

"Its probably the right decision but unlucky for West Ham"

wtf?

efb

wandatowell wrote: »

"Its probably the right decision but unlucky for West Ham"

wtf?

We have the same commentary

efb

We're on the back foot big time here