Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016/2017

Bobby Baccala

Asano set up Groskreutz goal last night for Stuttgart. Hopefully he starts scoring a few of his own soon, there's clearly some sort of potential there.

Roddy23

Cracking read from Amy Lawrence about Le Boss' 20years in charge. Even if you don't agree or support the Manager any more still a great achievement and few can deny he's been our best manager of the modern era.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/21/arsene-wenger-20-years-arsenal-incredible-journey?

wawaman

Reading at home in the next round of the EFL cup

greendom

nice draw in the league cup - Reading at home.

Not counting any chickens but with Chelsea away at West Ham, City and United facing each other as well as Liverpool playing Tottenham, this competition is shaping up very nicely.

Skylinehead

wawaman wrote: »

Reading at home in the next round of the EFL cup

greendom

Skylinehead wrote: »

What a completely bonkers game that was !

greendom

Roddy23 wrote: »

Cracking read from Amy Lawrence about Le Boss' 20years in charge. Even if you don't agree or support the Manager any more still a great achievement and few can deny he's been our best manager of the modern era.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/21/arsene-wenger-20-years-arsenal-incredible-journey?

a fabulous read - really enjoyed that !

KaiserGunner

greendom wrote: »

What a completely bonkers game that was !

Yeah that's true, it's amazing how many bonkers games that Arsenal have been involved in over the last decade. A few 4-4 draws as well!

Skylinehead

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Yeah that's true, it's amazing how many bonkers games that Arsenal have been involved in over the last decade. A few 4-4 draws as well!

Also

That Walcott goal, brilliant

5star02707

Roddy23 wrote: »

Cracking read from Amy Lawrence about Le Boss' 20years in charge. Even if you don't agree or support the Manager any more still a great achievement and few can deny he's been our best manager of the modern era.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/21/arsene-wenger-20-years-arsenal-incredible-journey?

thanks for the article :P, really good to read ^_^

tayto lover

Skylinehead wrote: »

Also

That Walcott goal, brilliant

That feckin commentator is after giving me a headache. The roars of him.
The match was very enjoyable.

Harry Palmr

I'm amazed none of you haven't made more of Wengers's 20th even I was thinking about a thread to mark this milestone. One that will probably never be equalled.

tayto lover

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'm amazed none of you haven't made more of Wengers's 20th even I was thinking about a thread to mark this milestone. One that will probably never be equalled.

His best starting 11 and only one of the current crop on it i.e. Koscielney.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/33694/10587140/arsene-wengers-best-ever-arsenal-xi-with-david-seamen-tony-adams-patrick-vieira-and-thierry-henry

Hard to find fault with it too.

extra gravy

Hard to believe it's 20 years. Remember thinking who the fcuk is this guy. David Dein really was ahead of his time back then, just like Wenger.

Pepe LeFrits

Should be Seaman, Cole, Campbell, Koscielny, Sagna, Petit, Vieira, Pires, Sanchez, Bergkamp, Henry in my view.

mansize

.......Lehman
Sanga. Monreal
Campbell Kos
Ljunberg Viera Özil Pires
Bergkamp
Henry

extra gravy

tayto lover wrote: »

His best starting 11 and only one of the current crop on it i.e. Koscielney.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/33694/10587140/arsene-wengers-best-ever-arsenal-xi-with-david-seamen-tony-adams-patrick-vieira-and-thierry-henry

Hard to find fault with it too.

I'd have Campbell instead of Kos. Agree with the rest of it.

Liam O

mansize wrote: »

.......Lehman
Sanga. Monreal
Campbell Kos
Ljunberg Viera Özil Pires
Bergkamp
Henry

Ozil and Bergkamp in the same team wouldn't work at all

Would Adams not be making teams over Koscielny? I like Kos but Adams was imperious for league winning teams. Overmars I'd have over Ljungberg but it'd be shoeing him in on the wrong side.

Only spotted Monreal over Cole there. Surely some sort of joke?

gosplan

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Fabianski
Hoyte - Squillaci - Cygan - Santos

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Bischoff - Denilson

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Eboue - Baptista - Miyachi

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Sanogo

mansize

Liam O wrote: »

Ozil and Bergkamp in the same team wouldn't work at all

Would Adams not be making teams over Koscielny? I like Kos but Adams was imperious for league winning teams. Overmars I'd have over Ljungberg but it'd be shoeing him in on the wrong side.

Only spotted Monreal over Cole there. Surely some sort of joke?

Can't you post your XI instead of pissing all over mine?

I picked my team and posted it

I'm not joking I back my team 100%

extra gravy

gosplan wrote: »

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Fabianski
Hoyte - Squillaci - Cygan - Santos

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Bischoff - Denilson

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Eboue - Baptista - Miyachi

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Sanogo

Almunia over Fab and Stepanovs over Squillaci

Pepe LeFrits

Liam O wrote: »

Would Adams not be making teams over Koscielny? I like Kos but Adams was imperious for league winning teams.

Kos is a more complete defender than Adams, and I picked my team based on what would actually work on the field rather than the 11 best players over Wenger's reign shoe-horned into a side. Koscielny is the perfect partner for either Adams or Campbell and a better footballer and distributor than either. It was a matter of Campbell or Adams for me.

mansize

Might be going to Swansea game

Alfred Borden

One Arsene Wenger. The greatest man ever associated with this club.

mansize

mansize wrote: »

Might be going to Swansea game

Ticket got for Swansea game! 👌

emmetlego

Can we just pick a team that has no c0ck heads in it? That rules out Cashley!

mansize

emmetlego wrote: »

Can we just pick a team that has no c0ck heads in it? That rules out Cashley!

Sanga...

emmetlego

Alfred Borden wrote: »

One Arsene Wenger. The greatest man ever associated with this club.

That's the real deal there lads. I would dearly love him to win another league title or a ECL, but let's be honest, it's not gonna happen anytime soon.

Still love the man though.

greendom

The Guardian is producing some great stuff at the moment,

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/22/arsene-wenger-arsenal-20-years?CMP=share_btn_tw

mansize

https://twitter.com/arsenal__live/status/779043163918958592

Xhaka boom 💥

Ol' Donie

mansize wrote: »

https://twitter.com/arsenal__live/status/779043163918958592

Xhaka boom 💥

Surely it's Boom Xhakalaka?

L'prof

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Surely it's Boom Xhakalaka?

Definitely

mansize

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Surely it's Boom Xhakalaka?

That's what I had on twitter

I don't like Eddie Howe.

mansize

greendom wrote: »

The Guardian is producing some great stuff at the moment,

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/22/arsene-wenger-arsenal-20-years?CMP=share_btn_tw

It's a good newspaper - unless you want to live in an echo chamber

greendom

Check out @afcstuff's Tweet: https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/779061243705524225?s=09

Who would have thought there were as many 4th place finishes in the 20 years prior to Wenger as there have been during his reign!

mansize

greendom wrote: »

Check out @afcstuff's Tweet: https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/779061243705524225?s=09

Who would have thought there were as many 4th place finishes in the 20 years prior to Wenger as there is during his reign!

He really is excellent- unless you buy the ***hot-right-now*** BSKYB/Tabloid narrative

Quazzie

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Should be Seaman, Cole, Campbell, Koscielny, Sagna, Petit, Vieira, Pires, Sanchez, Bergkamp, Henry in my view.

No Adams.

Having Sanchez there is just laughable to be honest.

Ol' Donie

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Surely it's Boom Xhakalaka?

Fair to say Timmy Mac would love Xhaka if he was a soccer commentator

ha ha this petty little man is imploding yet again before our very eyes Brilliant

Bobby Baccala

[Deleted User] wrote: »

ha ha this petty little man is imploding yet again before our very eyes Brilliant

I cringe for Mourinho if he actually said that, what a saddo.

x PyRo

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

No Adams.

Having Sanchez there is just laughable to be honest.

Equally having sagna there too.

Pepe LeFrits

Who have we had that was better in their respective positions than Sagna or Sanchez?

I had Cole in there; it clearly isn't a most-loved 11.

Gringo180

Was only 14 when Wenger arrived so grew up having the joy of watching the best players we have ever had at the club. I love the man, his class, integrity, loyalty and sheer intelligence is a rare commodity these days in the game. Happy 20 years anniversary at the club boss.


Call me mad but I think this is the year we win the Champions Lge.

Gringo180

That would be my own selection. I would keep most of the famous back 5 just for there sheer grit, heart and toughness. We were blessed with fantastic players.

wonga77

I know its only headlines to sell a book but jesus Mourinho is a sad pathetic man, there have been very few if any, managers in the top flight of English football that have the complete lack of class that Jose has.
Id love to have seen the reaction of Sir Bobby and the Utd hierarchy to these headlines,

tayto lover

Gringo180 wrote: »

That would be my own selection. I would keep most of the famous back 5 just for there sheer grit, heart and toughness. We were blessed with fantastic players.

I'd have Cole or Kenny Sansom at LB before Winterburn. He was a great player though.

Quazzie

tayto lover wrote: »

I'd have Cole or Kenny Sansom at LB before Winterburn. He was a great player though.

Kenny Samson never played under Wenger.

DvB

Gringo180 wrote: »

That would be my own selection. I would keep most of the famous back 5 just for there sheer grit, heart and toughness. We were blessed with fantastic players.

Was about to write out my Wenger XI & copped this was it exactly. Had briefly thought of Lauren instead of Dixon though went with the old school back 5 (well 4 of them anyway) as a unit.

Now, who's on the bench!?