Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

wandatowell

gosplan wrote: »

Despite what we'd like to believe Coq is championship level

True that.

wandatowell

Ronan14 wrote: »

Something I just thought of, will someone be given the number 9, as Podolski left.

He's only gone on loan so I'd presume his squad number is still assigned to him. Anyways I'd very much doubt players would change squad numbers mid season.

efb

Great night in Dublin, a bit delicate now so train home and watch the guys on the net flaked out on couch.

Arsenal 2-0 Stoke
Giroud
Sanchez

gosplan

Ah, didn't know Flamini was fit again.

That's good.

He had a couple of Arteta-esque +95% passing games before his injury.

Could be important.

Flamini
Ox/Rosicky
Walcott - Caz - Sanchez
Giroud

Alfred Borden

I can see Ozil being out the left :mad:

greendom

Raf32 wrote: »

I can see Ozil being out the left :mad:

The way Cazorla had been playing, I think that's fair enough. Personally I think MO will start on the bench

Alfred Borden

greendom wrote: »

The way Cazorla had been playing, I think that's fair enough. Personally I think MO will start on the bench

Id rather he didnt play than be on the left tbh. Agreed Santi deserves today but has to be Ozil centrally against City next week.

Alfred Borden

Delighted Ospina gets his chance. Well deserved. Hopefully makes it his own now.

efb

@Arsenal: Arsenal team to play Stoke: Ospina, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rosicky, Cazorla, Alexis, Giroud

Few players who could change the game on the bench, but hopefully it doesn't come down to needing them to do so

efb

@Arsenal: #Arsenal subs: Szczesny, Bellerin, Flamini, Ramsey, Ozil, Campbell, Walcott #AFCvSCFC

efb

Chez will be pisśed off when he comes back from his fag break and sees the team

Soups123

What's up with Welbeck he's never injured and this his 3rd game out? Has he got the Arsenal already

The bench is very encouraging

Mickeroo

Raf32 wrote: »

Delighted Ospina gets his chance. Well deserved. Hopefully makes it his own now.

I'd prefer if it gives Scz a kick up the arse to improve.

Alfred Borden

Mickeroo wrote: »

I'd prefer if it gives Scz a kick up the arse to improve.

position is up for grabs. Scz is not indisputably better, Ospina could be a step up for all we know.

Irish Aris

efb wrote: »

@Arsenal: #Arsenal subs: Szczesny, Bellerin, Flamini, Ramsey, Ozil, Campbell, Walcott #AFCvSCFC

that bench looks quite nice!!!

Soups123

Raf32 wrote: »

position is up for grabs. Scz is not indisputably better, Ospina could be a step up for all we know.

Or a step back.....

Alfred Borden

Soups123 wrote: »

Or a step back.....

Yup could be. My worry is with his height and is he up for the physical side of the league. No greater test than today. If he plays well, its his for the foreseeable future

extra gravy

If we needed reminding how important Kos is.

Alfred Borden

Best centre back in the league.

Soups123

Why did Sky bother starting this at 12:30 if they didn't have a fcukin clue what to do with this for an hour

extra gravy

Soups123 wrote: »

Why did Sky bother starting this at 12:30 if they didn't have a fcukin clue what to do with this for an hour

Hoddle calling Ospina "the young lad" even though he's two years older than Szcz...:rolleyes:

symbolic

Soups123 wrote: »

Why did Sky bother starting this at 12:30 if they didn't have a fcukin clue what to do with this for an hour

For your viewing ratings.

yipeeeee

4-0

wandatowell

Phew lasted beyond 19 seconds!

bad2dabone

Match thread up

Alfred Borden

Centre back that can play right back is the wish now in Jan. Debuchy could be out for a while and i dont trust Bellerin or Chambers in the bigger games.

Ardennes1944

What a bloody goal! How the hell did he do that?!

Mr Blobby

Best player in the league.
Honestly he is.

brianregan09

A random thought that popped into my head just now, All the bogey teams we've had down through the years Blackburn, Bolton, Coventry and to a lesser degree West Ham and Leicester they've all had spells or still down there in the football league

When the **** are we going to see the back of these trolls !

Mr Blobby

You can tell when your teams just played Stoke. One player is in the dressing room having an X Ray and the other has got staples in his eye.

emmetlego

They're a horrible shower alright. Great to see Must back, and happy with Bellerin when he came on. Coq improves again, though in fairness he wasn't up against much today.Missed about 25 mins of the 1st half, but what I did see was mighty impressive. Good confidence booster before City game… Theo will need to go to a blacksmith though, brutal attempt when put through by Alexis!

But what a man Alexis is. Words fail me.

Ardennes1944

Now its time to start ****ting myself for City.

emergingstar

2 things I took from Today

The coq while not the answer is playing really really well

ospina is shaky not the answer either scez back for city please

Bobby Baccala

emergingstar wrote: »

2 things I took from Today

The coq while not the answer is playing really really well

ospina is shaky not the answer either scez back for city please

What was shaky about ospina?

emergingstar

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

What was shaky about ospina?

Kicking, crosses

Really didn't like the look of him

Good save at the end mind

dibs101

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

What was shaky about ospina?

His hair...

Kirby

He looked fine to me. And not conceding is a good sign.

wandatowell

dibs101 wrote: »

His hair...

That is a concern of mine on the footballing front too.

Bobby Baccala

emergingstar wrote: »

Kicking, crosses

Really didn't like the look of him

Good save at the end mind

You're just nitpicking imo, he looked absolutely fine and kept a clean sheet. Wouldnt have a problem seeing him fielded against city.

GavRedKing

If ye could do us a nice favour and take points off city next weekend, ill never jinx yere team again. :pac:

Yours faithfully, a Gooner for 2 hours next Sunday.

efb

Ha ha I won a few quid back on Sanchez being last scorer

cson

Sczesney's distribution is better than Ospina's based on todays game anyway.

greendom

Sanchez 18 (12)
Welbeck 7 (4)
Giroud 6 (5)
Ramsey 6 (3)
Cazorla 5 (4)
Podolski 3(0)
Ox 2(1)
Koscielny 2 (2)
Gibbs 1 (0)
Wilshere 1(1)
Ozil 1(1)
Chambers 1 (1)
Debuchy 1 (1)
Arteta 1 (0)
Sanogo 1(0)
Rosicky 1(1)
Mertersacker 1 (0)

Goals scored (League goals in brackets)

Ardennes1944

That goals total is starting to look like RVPs last season with us

fulmer1984

cson wrote: »

Sczesney's distribution is better than Ospina's based on todays game anyway.

Nonsense, sczcesny's distribution is one of the worst in the league. Ospina for me for next 10 games, see what he's made of

emergingstar

Another thing I noticed today

Cazorla played the "8"

Rosicky the "10"

So I guess all that arguing we done about cazorla or Ozil was a waste of time

Oranage2

Best I've seen arsenal play this season.

emmetlego

Any word on Matty's injury yet? They said on Sky that they'd hear from Wenger at full time because he was getting a X Ray straight after going down the tunnel...

gosplan

I hate premiership refs.

Stoke have absolute disregard for the safety of the Arsenal players and nothing ever happens to them during the game.

Sanchez headlock
Debuchy into hoardings
Giroud stamp

All in the last year and nothing doing.

But Chambers sent off rediculously softly. 3 fouls and two yellows.