Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017 *Warnings see OP-updated 09/05/17*

emmetlego

I'd say the only other centre half going out could be Chambers on loan. Wenger rates very highly our younger German defender. I can see a young centre half coming in and maybe an attacking wide player. Mahrez/Lemar/Draxler or somebody from left field that nobody has mentioned before... Maybe a drop out from one of the bigger clubs like when we got Ozil?

x PyRo

https://twitter.com/NickVann1987/status/898293235897991168

:cool:

Oranage2

What does it say, I can't open twitter

Oranage2

Oranage2 wrote: »

What does it say, I can't open twitter

"Gabriel Paulista came to Arsenal won more trophies than Tottenham in the last 25yrs then left 💯 https://t.co/O80jJDwKjf"

Surely we have another centre back lined up if weve let Gabriel off?
Gabriel was very hit and miss. Lacked that little something to develop into a top centre half. He never recovered from the day Rashford cleaned him out at old trafford but the ironic thing is he has had great games marking Lukaku who we've struggled with over the years.

batistuta9

Deleted User wrote: »

Surely we have another centre back lined up if weve let Gabriel off?
Gabriel was very hit and miss. Lacked that little something to develop into a top centre half. He never recovered from the day Rashford cleaned him out at old trafford but the ironic thing is he has had great games marking Lukaku who we've struggled with over the years.

probably not, though you'd think chambers & ox are staying now. gabriel could've covered at rb/rwb

https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/898930062866690049

Mustafi and Ramsey into starting lineup

pudzey101

Shawcross p!!ses me off for stoke !!!

Jese could also cause us problems

AdamD

Really don't get why we have Mertesacker on the bench, Ox at LB and Kolasinac at CB. Looks like such an obvious change to put Mert in and put Kolasinac in his actual position.

AdamD

AdamD wrote: »

Really don't get why we have Mertesacker on the bench, Ox at LB and Kolasinac at CB. Looks like such an obvious change to put Mert in and put Kolasinac in his actual position.

Yup. Monreal in the middle of a back 3 is just odd.

wandatowell

Can't understand why Nacho starts ahead of Mertesacker.


It looks like a score draw to me.

Mickeroo

Was hoping Kolasinic would be on the left.

Just realised Bellerin is playing left, Ox right

Ardennes1944

At least we look solid and organised defensively :rolleyes:

wandatowell

Great set piece and save.

Bobby Baccala

How can we not defend long throws haha

irishman86

I hate that bull**** of staying down to kill play. Stupid to put the ball out of play

Soups123

Fcukin Monreal 10/10 they wouldn't kick that out. Typical soft Arsenal ****e

Pisses me off now end.

Bobby Baccala

Fùck sake Monreal, Stoke are the last team I'd be kicking the ball out of play for

Soups123

Xhaka forces too many passes struggles to just keep it simple

FixitFelix

We've been ****ing ****e, passing is horrendous

pudzey101

I think it'll be a late wonder sub Giroud 89th winner for us

wonga77

Id love to see Stoke finish in the bottom 3. Their braindead fans would probably still blame Ramsey

wonga77

**** off

pudzey101

FFS !!!

Soups123

Xhaka giving the all away again. Not sure how long he can be given to settle killing us

Forcing balls everywhere and he short ones too sloppy

What is up with our defenders backing off and allowing them to stroll into the box? Painful.

pudzey101

Monreal at fault there

Soups123

Basil3 wrote: »

What is up with our defenders backing off and allowing them to stroll into the box? Painful.

We're coaching and not correcting this for the past 10 years and more

allinthehead

What was Xhaka doing there?

Arne_Saknussem

Woeful play from Xhaka there for the goal, ****ing moronic

Soups123

allinthehead wrote: »

What was Xhaka doing there?

Doing what he does too regularly

The Red Lad

Here we go again.

sonic85

Chamberlain didn't burst himself trying to get back there. Barely broke out of a jog

gitzy16v

As stupid as xhaka was it shouldn't be a.goal every time he loses the ball..defence is just woeful.

Some strength shown from Welbeck there. Awful pity about his finishing. All uphill now after more calamitous defending. Another long dreadful mediocre season ahead of us. In Wenger we rust

Me waiting for Arenal to keep a clean sheet

pudzey101

Couple of the lads need to start hitting the weights with Welbeck , weak as sh!te

sonic85

gitzy16v wrote: »

As stupid as xhaka was it shouldn't be a.goal every time he loses the ball..defence is just woeful.

+1. There's no fcuking way Stoke should be able to get into a position to score from where they got the ball. They shouldn't have got near the goal but the defending is chronic

Welbeck is almost as clumsy as Sanogo.

I'm saying nothing.

wonga77

We need to keep this pressure on, if we're going to be winning a few corners then we need to get Giroud in too

sonic85

Weak enough there from Ramsey

Offside my arse.

wonga77

thats tight, like to see that again

jamescd

he was on. should have stood.

Ox....

Two guys charging through on goal, so he takes an aimless shot. Frustrating.

Come on Theo. Hat-trick time.

Soups123

Our no 1 striker just buried cracker wrongly ruled offside, we need a goal and Wenger takes him off

Fuhrer

Pitch side microphone caught the reaction of the Arsenal fans when that last sub was made

pudzey101

About 2mm offside lacca was