Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

RobertKK

Good luck Arsenal, we all want Pep to come to England to play in the Europa League.

L'prof

RobertKK wrote: »

Good luck Arsenal, we all want Pep to come to England to play in the Europa League.

It would be funny I'll admit, but equally so if Mourinho were to suffer the same fate. Top 4 and an FA Cup and can Gaal is probably yours for another season.

Pepe LeFrits

Really hope we beat Man City today. Would be nice to put them in the Europa league and would probably keep Van Gaal at United and Mourinho away. Win all round.

Polo_Mint

Good Luck lads and lassies

gosplan

So it seems that Alexis stormed into the dressing room and out of the stadium before the match had ended last week after being substituted.

I know loads of people will use this as a stick to beat Wenger with but that behaviour is just not on at all.

tayto lover

gosplan wrote: »

So it seems that Alexis stormed into the dressing room and out of the stadium before the match had ended last week after being substituted.

I know loads of people will use this as a stick to beat Wenger with but that behaviour is just not on at all.

There were rumours though of Wenger losing the dressingroom and players not being happy with team selections, substitutions and tactics. Nobody wants to see that especially as Wenger is sure to stay for another 3 years. I wonder if we'll see Alexis on the team-sheet today.

Bobby Baccala

gosplan wrote: »

So it seems that Alexis stormed into the dressing room and out of the stadium before the match had ended last week after being substituted.

I know loads of people will use this as a stick to beat Wenger with but that behaviour is just not on at all.

Good to see he genuinely cares about his football though instead of being happy to just pick up his pay cheque every week.

gosplan

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Good to see he genuinely cares about his football though instead of being happy to just pick up his pay cheque every week.

He took him off in the 85th minute when we were leading 1-0.

Pretty over the top tbh. Passion isn't an excuse.

I'm sure that Dembele was very passionate when he gouged a olayer last week.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

There were rumours though of Wenger losing the dressingroom and players not being happy with team selections, substitutions and tactics. Nobody wants to see that especially as Wenger is sure to stay for another 3 years. I wonder if we'll see Alexis on the team-sheet today.

Were the rumours started in this thread? :pac:

I don't understand players not being happy with team selections or tactics. Team selection and tactics aren't what have cost us from winning matches that we should have won of late. As I didn't read about the rumours, which players would be aggrieved enough to make an issue of this?

I can understand players being unhappy with not being selected, but I also don't think there are any amazing players that aren't being selected or getting playing time. Maybe Joel Campbell could feel a bit aggrieved, but he's the only one I can think of.

tayto lover

Basil3 wrote: »

Were the rumours started in this thread? :pac:

I don't understand players not being happy with team selections or tactics. Team selection and tactics aren't what have cost us from winning matches that we should have won of late. As I didn't read about the rumours, which players would be aggrieved enough to make an issue of this?

I can understand players being unhappy with not being selected, but I also don't think there are any amazing players that aren't being selected or getting playing time. Maybe Joel Campbell could feel a bit aggrieved, but he's the only one I can think of.

Those rumours were all around London for some time. I didn't see anything on here about it either. But it would explain why Alexis chose to storm out. As i said nobody wants to see that.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Those rumours were all around London for some time. I didn't see anything on here about it either. But it would explain why Alexis chose to storm out. As i said nobody wants to see that.

Of all people, Alexis should be happy. Wenger switching him to the right has given him a new lease of life.

Alfred Borden

gosplan wrote: »

So it seems that Alexis stormed into the dressing room and out of the stadium before the match had ended last week after being substituted.

I know loads of people will use this as a stick to beat Wenger with but that behaviour is just not on at all.

I wonder did he needlessly cut inside one last time before he stormed out the door.

KaiserGunner

Basil3 wrote: »

Of all people, Alexis should be happy. Wenger switching him to the right has given him a new lease of life.

I know what you're saying but none of our players should be happy about the way the season has panned out. They have messed up another season collectively, so I hope the players are unhappy.

Bobby Baccala

gosplan wrote: »

He took him off in the 85th minute when we were leading 1-0.

Pretty over the top tbh. Passion isn't an excuse.

I'm sure that Dembele was very passionate when he gouged a olayer last week.

This is the same player that says he feels sad when training is over. Maybe it was just a heat of the moment kind of thing I think you're making a bit much of it.

Mad looking back on the season at different points and what we imagined would be riding on this match.

tayto lover

Basil3 wrote: »

Of all people, Alexis should be happy. Wenger switching him to the right has given him a new lease of life.

After our poor season they should all be happy to still be playing at all.
I can't pick out too many players who has an excellent season.
But maybe the manager is their scapegoat as the buck stops with him.
I'd say we will see a few of them on the transfer list in the summer.

KaiserGunner

KaiserGunner wrote: »

I know what you're saying but none of our players should be happy about the way the season has panned out. They have messed up another season collectively, so I hope the players are unhappy.

Oh yeah, of course. Poor season all around. I don't think the players can be that unhappy at tactics and selections though, we have often put out a team that is more than capable of winning a match, and they haven't done the business.

Interesting thing is that at the halfway stage of this season, we were at the top of the table, and I think everyone was feeling pretty positive. The reality is that even if we performed as well as the first half of the season through the remainder, we still wouldn't have won the league. We still needed an extra gear to go to that just isn't there.

speedboatchase

Seems we're being linked to 20-year-old Bolton defender Rob Holding. Sounds like a Wenger signing.

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/05/bolton-defender-left-out-as-arsenal-rumours-intensify/

gosplan

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

This is the same player that says he feels sad when training is over. Maybe it was just a heat of the moment kind of thing I think you're making a bit much of it.

Yeah possibly.

Hopefully it was a generally pissed off thing rather than storming out.

Bobby Baccala

speedboatchase wrote: »

Seems we're being linked to 20-year-old Bolton defender Rob Holding. Sounds like a Wenger signing.

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/05/bolton-defender-left-out-as-arsenal-rumours-intensify/

Wouldn't be shocked in the slightest if that was Wengers "answer" to our obvious problems at the back.

P4DDY2K11

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Wouldn't be shocked in the slightest if that was Wengers "answer" to our obvious problems at the back.

Our obvious problems at the back aren't nearly as obvious as our problems at the front.

tayto lover

Basil3 wrote: »

Our obvious problems at the back aren't nearly as obvious as our problems at the front.

Our problems at the back have to be fixed nevertheless.
It's no good having clean sheets against the smaller clubs if you are going to concede silly goals against the better ones.
We do need a good striker though who will get 25 goals a season.

extra gravy

speedboatchase wrote: »

Seems we're being linked to 20-year-old Bolton defender Rob Holding. Sounds like a Wenger signing.

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/05/bolton-defender-left-out-as-arsenal-rumours-intensify/

We already have Chambers for the future, unless this guy is better than him then I don't see what the point of signing him would be. We need a cb that's the finished article not another kid.

Bobby Baccala

Basil3 wrote: »

Our obvious problems at the back aren't nearly as obvious as our problems at the front.

No but there's not much between them. Striker should be the priority for this summer though.

@Arsenal

@Arsenal: The starting XI is out for #MCFCvAFC... pic.twitter.com/3cACkfGNWF

https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/729310017850097664

No Ozil. Giroud and Welbeck both starting. Interesting.

Ozil has slight hip injury.

wonga77

Just need to win by 14 today to go back to second

omega man

Just knew Spurs would drop points today.

Unfortunately Newcastle may have nothing to play for against Spurs next weekend.

Over to us now. COYG

greendom

greendom wrote: »

I think in the main they do. Not 100% of the time though and that's the problem

Anything less then 100% is not enough so im afraid, in the main they dont

Our bench has some decent players, but it's definitely a bunch of lightweights.

tayto lover

Ah Jaysus, Niall feckin Quinn :mad:
















or Mother Teresa to some.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Ah Jaysus, Niall feckin Quinn :mad:

Bellerin is the best fullback in the league, dontcha know? :pac:

tayto lover

Welbeck needs to wake up already. Gave the ball away twice already in good positions of attack.

Do any of our team know the match has started? Ridiculous.

tayto lover

Same ol same ol. Crap defending.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Same ol same ol. Crap defending.

City trying their best to outdo us there

omega man

Making city look good as only we can.

Then he scores....!

GIROUD!!!!!

tayto lover

Ha ha Giroud with a great header.

FixitFelix

You handsome bastard Giroud

Mr Blobby

1-1 Giroud header from corner

FixitFelix

We're all over the place

tayto lover

We need a big bully of a CB badly.

omega man

Ffs Sanchez, losing the ball so easy

tayto lover

Jack coming on to cement his England place??

omega man

Poor Danny.

There is absolutely no control in our play. It's painful to watch.

tayto lover

Shambolic defending there. The Marx Brothers.

tayto lover

The pitch must be like an ice rink with players slipping all the time.

omega man

Jack goes in hard despite just back from long injury and the Euros coming, fair play.

Has Giroud controlled any passes to him yet?