Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016/2017

domrush

Giroud is whats needed

Skylinehead

domrush wrote: »

Giroud is whats needed

Perfect for these games. Not on the bench is he?

greendom

Skylinehead wrote: »

Perfect for these games. Not on the bench is he?

no, may feature against Reading

MonsterCookie

not great depth on the bench today

would like to see Perez given the nod now but who to take off? Walcott's confidence might suffer...


I'd keep things as they are for at least 20 minutes or so.

JustTheOne

Need a bit of pace.

Perez please.

Alfred Borden

Monreal has been our weak link this season

Ardennes1944

Perez and Ox coming on

FixitFelix

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Monreal has been our weak link this season

Gets no cover from who plays on the left, regardless of who plays there

gosplan

So that should have been a red according to this mysterious new rule?

Alfred Borden

FixitFelix wrote: »

Gets no cover from who plays on the left, regardless of who plays there

I agree with that. Iwobi has left him in a lot of 2 on 1's all season but even in 1 vs 1 situations, he has been well below par.

Alfred Borden

Alfred Borden wrote: »

I agree with that. Iwobi has left him in a lot of 2 on 1's all season but even in 1 vs 1 situations, he has been well below par.

Spot on

Alfred Borden

Elneny - Coquelin midfield must be the worst midifeld pairing we have

mansize

This place is going to descend into war in 10 minutes...

Brace yourselves

x PyRo

Today is exactly why people need to quit whinging about Giroud.

Quazzie

mansize wrote: »

This place is going to descend into war in 10 minutes...

Brace yourselves

I wouldn't say that. Will you be disappointed if it doesn't?

mansize

Quazzie wrote: »

I wouldn't say that. Will you be disappointed if it doesn't?

I'd prefer it didn't.

Quazzie

x PyRo wrote: »

Today is exactly why people need to quit whinging about Giroud.

Is Giroud injured?

mansize

Quazzie wrote: »

Is Giroud injured?

Toe apparently

x PyRo

Quazzie wrote: »

Is Giroud injured?

Yessir. Huge pity - today is made for him.

Quazzie

Alfred Borden wrote: »

I agree with that. Iwobi has left him in a lot of 2 on 1's all season but even in 1 vs 1 situations, he has been well below par.

His passing/crossing in this game has been atrocious.


Koscielny literally saved us a point with that tackle. Amazing

pudzey101

What a tackle Kos

mansize

Kos is #1

Barlett

We're fortunate to get a draw if it stays like this

mansize

On way back from Thomond - following match on twitter

Giroud's return date has been pushed out more than once. He was meant to be back on the 18th now it's the 25th.

Skylinehead

Nooo

JustTheOne

The offside king ozil.

Skylinehead

'sake

Skylinehead

Very poor stuff. Sanchez up top, no creativity in the midfield, just hoofing it forward.

jonneymendoza

ffs average performance

JustTheOne

Top of the league:)

Mr.Micro

We need to be winning games like this to be title contenders.

Skylinehead

We're usually very good against promoted teams too, makes this even worse. Boro had more chances to score than us too.

MonsterCookie

tbf Boro were the typical well organised, park the bus, try to hit us on the break opposition. Yes we struggled to break them down but we have lost several games like that in the past. Frustrating but not a disaster.

Quazzie

jonneymendoza wrote: »

ffs average performance

Can't be world beaters every week. The important thing is now to put it behind us and move on. The plan B (Giroud) from the bench wasn't available which was the real killer, and it was probably the game we needed it the most. 75% possession but less shots on target says it all. We just didn't click in the final third. One point gained when you consider the chances Middlesboro had.

COYG!!

KaiserGunner

Brutal performance and if we are being honest we probably could have been beaten but for Cech. Valdes only had one real save to make and the rest was catching practice. We weren't good enough today against a poor side, who only kept one clean sheet this season.

We have had quite a few 0-0s at home the last couple of seasons though against average sides, which is a bit worrying.

Roll on next week against Sunderland.

gosplan

Yeah. Missed Caz, Giroud or even Xhaka today.

Still, solid defence.

Point will have to do.

JustTheOne

There will be loads of results like this all season with every team.

Were top of the league.

mansize

Need Giroud for these types of games.

Can't win them all.

Top of the league

Ol' Donie

MonsterCookie wrote: »

tbf Boro were the typical well organised, park the bus, try to hit us on the break opposition. Yes we struggled to break them down but we have lost several games like that in the past. Frustrating but not a disaster.

Was gonna say just this.

Pain in the hoop, but they defended extremely well and in numbers. Just didn't have that little bit of magic today. Shame, but it happens.

mansize

And Kos is still the Boss!

jonneymendoza

Quazzie wrote: »

jonneymendoza wrote: »

ffs average performance

Can't be world beaters every week. The important thing is now to put it behind us and move on. The plan B (Giroud) from the bench wasn't available which was the real killer, and it was probably the game we needed it the most. 75% possession but less shots on target says it all. We just didn't click in the final third. One point gained when you consider the chances Middlesboro had.

COYG!!

But we should have enough quality to win most games playing average.

jonneymendoza

jonneymendoza wrote: »

But we should have enough quality to win most games playing average.

TBF we have been doing that...... Just not today

greendom

Mr.Micro wrote: »

We need to be winning games like this to be title contenders.

need to thank Cech and Kos that we didn't lose it. Who knows could be a point gained come the end of the season. Very disappointing to watch that though.

Looper007

Woeful performance and lucky to even get a draw as Boro had the better chances. We need to win games like this at home simple as. Cech was excellent. That's all the positive I can take from the game. Wished we at least made their keeper work more. Without Carzola in the midfield we lack that extra oomph. Thought Bellerin and Monreal had a stinker. Alexis Walcott and Ozil were off the boil.

Disappointed with that result. Still don't see us winning the title, hope I'm wrong. But I see more of these results happening in the future. At least most of these lads will get a rest midweek in time for the Sunderland game next Saturday.

Oh well,

I hear we're top of the league!


:pac:

Alfred Borden

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh well,

I hear we're top of the league!


:pac:

Not for long :pac:

L'prof

They were 5 points up on corresponding fixtures last season but that draw today pushes that back to 3 points

Alfred Borden

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Not for long :pac:

But for today anyways! :pac:

gosplan

L'prof wrote: »

They were 5 points up on corresponding fixtures last season but that draw today pushes that back to 3 points

So if we keep gaining 3 points every 9 games we'll finish on 84 or so.

Good enough for me!!

Handy that our Jose hoodoo and our Utd hoodoo are now combined into just 2 games!!!