Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016/2017

jester77

brianregan09 wrote: »

All the germans seem to be into it though Ozil is always on it aswell

They have PR people doing most if not all of their tweets. Özil's PR f'cked up last week and posted to the wrong account.

Bobby Baccala

Don't see the connection between players online presence and footballing ability at all tbh.

Just heard from an #itk in my own head that Wilshere has been sent to scope out Howe before he takes over from Wenger next season.

You heard it here first.

pudzey101

"Shkodran Mustafi picking up an injury for Germany tonight. He only signed for Arsenal yesterday . "


Spotted this FCUK sake , anyone know if its serious or just a knock ??

wonga77

Just a knock, happened about 50 or so minutes but he played the rest of the game anyway

jester77

pudzey101 wrote: »

"Shkodran Mustafi picking up an injury for Germany tonight. He only signed for Arsenal yesterday . "


Spotted this FCUK sake , anyone know if its serious or just a knock ??

Just a knock, he limpled for a bit, ran it off and finished the game. Özil scored, kind of

extra gravy

Spurs blowing 30m on Sissoko :eek::pac:

wonga77

extra gravy wrote: »

Spurs blowing 30m on Sissoko :eek::pac:

Absolute madness, a player that never turned up when his club needed him last season but played well in the euros just to get a move. Tells you all you need to know about him. Sign of the market though. He'll get some reception at Everton :pac:

emmetlego

You know, if Arsenal did that, we'd all be raging at that! They really are the gift that keep on giving!

batistuta9

might as well finish this, asano's the only one i bothered taking off, I just strikethrough the rest, it's too messy/cba to correct it.

16 non HG, still room for 1 more :pac:
9 in the HG, think one of the keepers will go on loan


# non HG HG u21
1 cech szcz chambers
2 ospina gibbs bellerin
3 monreal jenkinson holding
4 mert coquelin belik
5 kos ramsey gnabry
6 gabriel wilshere zelalem
7 cazorla ox iwobi
8 xhaka walcott the jeff 31
9 elneny welbeck akpom
10 ozil martinez(gk) willock
11 sanchez macey(gk)
12 campbell
13 giroud
14 debuchy
15 sanogo
16 mustafi
17 perez

Irish Gunner

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XR3i

i was talking to an ex-bookmaker today and he says arsenalwill make top 4 this year, ot fgona win it obv

Skylinehead

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XR3i

XR3i wrote: »

i was talking to an ex-bookmaker today and he says arsenalwill make top 4 this year, ot fgona win it obv

I was talking to one of my clients today, and she didn't know what transfer deadline day is.

Soups123

Basil3 wrote: »

Just heard from an #itk in my own head that Wilshere has been sent to scope out Howe before he takes over from Wenger next season.

You heard it here first.

Funnily enough I was thinking this myself today

Redzer7

Doubt we'll improve on last years position, my guess is 4th this year behind the two Manchester clubs an Chelsea in 3rd.

emergingstar

Redzer7 wrote: »

Doubt we'll improve on last years position, my guess is 4th this year behind the two Manchester clubs an Chelsea in 3rd.

The only way we can improve is too win it

cashback

I only just realised from reading the Guardian gossip column that Debuchy never left yesterday. I don't think with his current attitude that he's even a useful squad player.

pudzey101

cashback wrote: »

I only just realised from reading the Guardian gossip column that Debuchy never left yesterday. I don't think with his current attitude that he's even a useful squad player.

Can see him leaving in January , AFAIK wenger refused to leave him go on loan with Espanyol and Fiorentina interested .

If anything does happen Bellerin where short at right back with Jenkinson out untill november with a knee problem

wonga77

Whats Debuchy's current attitude about?

wonga77

wonga77 wrote: »

Whats Debuchy's current attitude about?

No idea, but Bellerin hasn't been playing the best. I'd give Debuchy a start.

Perez takes #9
Mustafi #20

Arghus

Basil3 wrote: »

No idea, but Bellerin hasn't been playing the best. I'd give Debuchy a start.

Not so sure about that. Debuchy was given the odd opportunity to make a case for himself last year and I thought he never looked too great. I'd trust Bellerin over him, unless his form becomes catastrophic.

Underground

Only about two weeks ago Pochetino was saying the other PL clubs are desperate spending 30m on players. Goes out and spunks 30m on sissoko of all players. Classic.

wawaman

Underground wrote: »

Only about two weeks ago Pochetino was saying the other PL clubs are desperate spending 30m on players. Goes out and spunks 30m on sissoko of all players. Classic.

An Arsenal supporting player that is!!!

Roddy23

wawaman wrote: »

Underground wrote: »

Only about two weeks ago Pochetino was saying the other PL clubs are desperate spending 30m on players. Goes out and spunks 30m on sissoko of all players. Classic.

An Arsenal supporting player that is!!!

Speaking of Arsenal supporting players - anybody see the piece on Alessandro Costacurta - absolute hero of a man and some great quotes.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20160831/-joining-spurs-would-have-been-treason-

pudzey101

Roddy23 wrote: »

Speaking of Arsenal supporting players - anybody see the piece on Alessandro Costacurta - absolute hero of a man and some great quotes.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20160831/-joining-spurs-would-have-been-treason-

True professional Costacurta was , shame money has things the way it is these days .

extra gravy

Xhaka on meeting Wenger for the first time:

"Pure excitement! I was really very nervous. He has an incredible way, an insane charisma."

greendom

Giroud with a goal for France against Italy. Nice finish too. He'll finally be fully match fit for the Saints.

Quazzie

greendom wrote: »

Giroud with a goal for France against Italy. Nice finish too. He'll finally be fully match fit for the Saints.

Wenger will probably give him another weeks holidays off after the strenuous international break

:pac:

greendom

Quazzie wrote: »

Wenger will probably give him another weeks holidays off after the strenuous international break

:pac:

He was subbed at half time

mansize

greendom wrote: »

Giroud with a goal for France against Italy. Nice finish too. He'll finally be fully match fit for the Saints.

The French fans still booing him?

greendom

mansize wrote: »

The French fans still booing him?

Game was in Bari so Pogba was the main recipient of boos!

JustTheOne

Xhaka saying he has only spoken to wenger 2 or 3 times so far and he doesn't speak much to the players.

Strange one.

mansize

I can't imagine Wenger as a kind of 'arm around the shoulder' boss. I'd say he keeps his distance and has a professional relationship with the players

Quazzie

mansize wrote: »

I can't imagine Wenger as a kind of 'arm around the shoulder' boss. I'd say he keeps his distance and has a professional relationship with the players

Surely even the most distant manager would talk to his players, especially his new players more than one a fortnight. Xhaka plays in the middle. He has a massive influence on the style of play. Surely Wenger would be in constant touch to try put his style of play onto new players when they come in.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Wenger has lost his ability to be an effective manager and sends out his teams unprepared. The fact that he has rarely talked to Xhaka kind of backs up that point.

mansize

I would see "instructing" players and "talking" to them as two different things tbf.

He has talked twice to him also.

JustTheOne

Sometimes our players look like headless chickens on the pitch with regards what they are to be doing at certain times.

They need instruction like all players.

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Wenger has lost his ability to be an effective manager and sends out his teams unprepared. The fact that he has rarely talked to Xhaka kind of backs up that point.

Yeah, I guess when he was winning the league he was preparing his team well, and talking to all the players.....then eventually he decided to stop talking to them or preparing them, in the hope that it would take the team to the next level.

greendom

JustTheOne wrote: »

Xhaka saying he has only spoken to wenger 2 or 3 times so far and he doesn't speak much to the players.

Strange one.

I'd like to see the exact quote for this - wonder what language it was given in - German ? Albanian ?

JustTheOne

greendom wrote: »

I'd like to see the exact quote for this - wonder what language it was given in - German ? Albanian ?

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/09/xhaka-talks-arsenal-switzerland-full-transcript/

Could be taken out of context.

kellso81

I'd say he means on a one to one basis, he probably talks to him in the context of team talks to get across what he wants and throughout training, giving out instructions during sessions. I think some people are just looking for a stick to beat wenger with constantly

emergingstar

I really enjoyed this

https://youtu.be/lf0YXK6tQrM

Soups123

emergingstar wrote: »

I really enjoyed this

https://youtu.be/lf0YXK6tQrM

She was definitely doing a bit of flirting with the boss there

tayto lover

Soups123 wrote: »

She was definitely doing a bit of flirting with the boss there

She could flirt all she liked with me.
Plenty of life in the auld dog still.

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

She was definitely doing a bit of flirting with the boss there

tayto lover wrote: »

She could flirt all she liked with me.
Plenty of life in the auld dog still.

As Perry Groves suggested, the status of manager/pro football player certainly elevates your level of attractiveness to the fairer sex

mansize

Deleted User wrote: »

As Perry Groves suggested, the status of manager/pro football player certainly elevates your level of attractiveness to the fairer sex

Power and Success are the greatest aphrodisiacs

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

mansize wrote: »

Power and Success are the greatest aphrodisiacs

You spelled "money" wrong there.

mansize

The Honey Monster wrote: »

You spelled "money" wrong there.

Money isn't as aphrodisiac

Soups123

mansize wrote: »

Money isn't as aphrodisiac

I disagree I'd ride anyone for a 100k