Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

gosplan

Quazzie wrote: »

I see the people in here predicting a win tomorrow are the same people who predicted we'd trounce Spurs and we'd overrun Dortmund.

Ah give over, he's being optimistic. And pretty sure it's just one person.

I know it's pretty sad, but I'm going into the match just hoping that one of our players doesn't do something stupid and get red carded :eek:

Oranage2

Hope we win but don't think we will, a draw would be amazing.

gnfnrhead

3 points today. I'm confidant of it.

emergingstar

God forbid Ya think our team might win

Quazzie

emergingstar wrote: »

God forbid Ya think our team might win

Blindly believing our team will win every game when there is obvious evidence to suggest we won't means that you aren't looking at the evidence and questioning why that's the case. This means that the people who should be held responsible aren't.

AdamD

Quazzie wrote: »

Blindly believing our team will win every game when there is obvious evidence to suggest we won't means that you aren't looking at the evidence and questioning why that's the case. This means that the people who should be held responsible aren't.

No it doesn't.

gosplan

Fearing the aftermath of this one in here.

2 things to remember.

Jose is arguably the best manager ever.

We've spent top dollar on Ozil and Sanchez.

Chelsea have done likewise with Matic, Oscar, Fab, Schurrle, Hazard, Costa.

I'm not knocking them for doing this but they've just a head start in terms of adding the best player in each position.

UnknownSpecies

gosplan wrote: »

Fearing the aftermath of this one in here.

2 things to remember.

Jose is arguably the best manager ever.

We've spent top dollar on Ozil and Sanchez.

Chelsea have done likewise with Matic, Oscar, Fab, Schurrle, Hazard, Costa.

I'm not knocking them for doing this but they've just a head start in terms of adding the best player in each position.

He's as good as he is utterly deplorable. Just watched that Football Rivalries piece on Sky Sports, blood is boiling after watching his carry on toward Wenger since he came to England.

Ken Shamrock

Give Jose our squad and our finances from 07-12 and see what he could do with them, give him any PL team with no money and see what he can do...

Quazzie

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Give Jose our squad and our finances from 07-12 and see what he could do with them, give him any PL team with no money and see what he can do...

That's fine, but I think if we gave Jose our finances from 14-present, with the current squad he would be doing a better job, and it kills me to say that.

Bob.Carcass

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Give Jose our squad and our finances from 07-12 and see what he could do with them, give him any PL team with no money and see what he can do...

He won absolute fúck all last year despite the squad at his disposal. The only thing that gives me some optimism for today is that Welbeck and Sanchez will do more in terms of pegging their players back. Last year their full backs bombarded us.

Flamini is the lad i fear for today. He gets caught up the field so many times. Hoping Wilshere might be aware of this and be prepared to cover for him.

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

That's fine, but I think if we gave Jose our finances from 14-present, with the current squad he would be doing a better job, and it kills me to say that.

He'd have ten playing behind the ball against better teams. Its his one and only plan

Quazzie

Deleted User wrote: »

He'd have ten playing behind the ball against better teams. Its his one and only an effective plan

FYP

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

FYP

Its effective against naive teams but when they met Atletico Madrid last season they were found wanting.

jonneymendoza

kick off delayed due to flares?

AdamD

Can't afford to concede the first goal in these games. Nearly every game this season

Ken Shamrock

Get Ozil off the ****ing pitch, sick of his lacksy daisyical ****e

Soups123

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

Get Ozil off the ****ing pitch, sick of his lacksy daisyical ****e

He's played well outside the final 3rd, tbh jack has been as **** with final 3rd decision there's a few of them in it.

It's been an encouraging performance

Ken Shamrock

Soups123 wrote: »

He's played well outside the final 3rd, tbh jack has been as **** with final 3rd decision there's a few of them in it.

It's been an encouraging performance

It has been encouraging, also extremely frustrating, Wilshere is giving it socks, Ozil is a passenger out there and everytime he gets it he's giving it away

emergingstar

Fcuking lovunb wenger today

His tactics are spot on

And he is ready to fight today

I fancy us to at the very least draw this game. We are actually not playing too badly. If we up the ante and make Chelsea rush a little bit we'll get the result. Chambers booking has allowed them to attack down that left a bit more though. He has had a great game but it was a needless booking

Quazzie

emergingstar wrote: »

Fcuking lovunb wenger today

His tactics are spot on

And he is ready to fight today

How so?

omega man

Plenty of possession but little to no threat. We seriously need to turn things around in 2nd half. I'd take a draw right now but we really really need to win this one for so many reasons.

Looper007

omega man wrote: »

Plenty of possession but little to no threat. We seriously need to turn things around in 2nd half. I'd take a draw right now but we really really need to win this one for so many reasons.

That's the perfect statement for our away games when we go to our rivals. We need a win but I don't see it coming really. A draw maybe but scoring two goals, I just can't see it.

emergingstar

Quazzie wrote: »

How so?

We're pressing high, full backs staying put not bombing forward

Bar a moment of top quailty they didn't threaten

emergingstar

omega man wrote: »

Plenty of possession but little to no threat. We seriously need to turn things around in 2nd half. I'd take a draw right now but we really really need to win this one for so many reasons.

Keep doing what we're doing until 70mins and then go after it

efb

Wound up my London Cousin saying - (arsenal) Can't afford the team Chelsea bought!

Toys all out of the pram!

Soups123

And that's typical dominate second half and have a centre forward outrun both our centre halfs, one of them should be touch tight but no just loads of space

Ruins an otherwise acceptable performance

Kirby

Still don't think Arsenal need Cesc? :P

Well, f*ck that anyway.

Not surprised. Didn't think we'd get anything from this game anyway.

Quazzie

Kirby wrote: »

Still don't think Arsenal need Cesc? :P

Sure we don't because we have Ozil for that crucial CAM spot.

We decide to play him on the wing, but that's beside the point.

omega man

So as things stand we're 9 points behind Chelsea and probably out of the title race in early October. To make it worse we'll be behind utd and Spurs and level with pool. What a cluster fcuk.

Marty McFly

Soups123 wrote: »

And that's typical dominate second half and have a centre forward outrun both our centre halfs, one of them should be touch tight but no just loads of space

Ruins an otherwise acceptable performance

It hasn't been acceptable performance for me though.

More points dropped, another game we have looked flat up front and easily stifled. Did we even work the Chelsea keeper all game?

Dominated periods of play but done nothing with it. A problem that has been evident for far far to long.

Terrible start to the season imo when you look at our points total.

wonga77

We're so poor going forward. Very timid despite the creative players we have. Encouraging at times but it's all about the result for me

omega man

omega man wrote: »

So as things stands we're 9 points behind Chelsea and probably out of the title race in early October. To make it worse we'll be behind utd and Spurs and level with pool. What a cluster fcuk.

This is the end of our only tough run of the season, so it's not all doom and gloom.

End of the day, you have to have shots on goal. Chelsea have only had 3, and scored twice. How many do you think we've had?

Marty McFly

Kirby wrote: »

Still don't think Arsenal need Cesc? :P

Yep don't need him.

What we do need is better tactics and be able to change things up when plan A isn't working.


Put Cesc in that team and we would still have the same problems.

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

And that's typical dominate second half and have a centre forward outrun both our centre halfs, one of them should be touch tight but no just loads of space

Ruins an otherwise acceptable performance

I think "dominate" is a bit much. Any shots on target?

Soups123

Kirby wrote: »

Still don't think Arsenal need Cesc? :P

Nope he's been quiet today, we needed Costa!

Soups123

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think "dominate" is a bit much. Any shots on target?

I think we dominated for periods but tbh that's not enough

Kirby

That pass though.......

Assuming the loss, -6 compared to the same stage last season, -3 on corresponding fixtures.

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

I think we dominated for periods but tbh that's not enough

Possession just. Chelsea were happy to let us have the ball.

Soups123

Not sure why Ozil stayed on longer than Jack, Cazorla & Sanchez?

seklly

This thread is a fix, close it down!

gosplan

Cesc hasn't been that great. We showed last week it's easy enough to score against teams that have pushed forward.

They got the break today with the peno and managed the game very well afterwards. That's all.

Gringo180

I wish we could win a game against a top team even once a season..... Very disappointed here.

Marty McFly

Deleted User wrote: »

Possession just. Chelsea were happy to let us have the ball.

True because apart from the Wilshere chance we never really threatened there goal.

In saying that Chelsea weren't exactly pummeling our goal either they were just very clinical when they got chances.

By no means the first time this season we've looked static and leggy. But sure no matter.

emergingstar

Tough run of fixtures over now

Hopefully we can push on in the next 12 fixtures