Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2018

Our passing has been abysmal this entire season. It used to be a strength.

greendom

tayto lover wrote: »

Yes. There'll be nobody at the next game either.

Who can blame them? This is dire

Skylinehead

What is Mustafi at?

Thinks he's Pirlo or something, keeps giving it away.

Skylinehead

Skylinehead wrote: »

What is Mustafi at?

Thinks he's Pirlo or something, keeps giving it away.

Jack just passed straight to one of them. 2 mins ago Elneny did the same thing. I think it's a tactic.

Quazzie

Yesterday Man City broke a premier league record by being the away team with the highest percentage of possession (82%).

Maybe we're trying to make them lose that record by giving the ball back to Stoke so much?

Unlucky from Ramsey. Nice turn from him to set Bellerin into space as well.

greendom

Inventive from Ramsey. Unlucky!

greendom

Starting to play a little now. At last!

emmetlego

First 20 mins, no urgency, no tempo and can’t pass to save our lives. Next 4 mins, we up it a small bit and nearly score! What a frustrating team to support.

greendom

greendom wrote: »

Case of the pot calling the kettle black for me. Few bigger idiots who have represented the club than Frimpong ! !

Not the brightest tool in the shed by any means but id still prefer him to Nasri as a person. As a player obviously Nasri was far more talented.

Alfred Borden

Mustafi and Wilshere have been so poor

For all his faults, Mustafi has had a few important defensive interventions.

greendom

Just as well Stoke are so poor. This has been nothing short of dreadful

emmetlego

Boos all around again

Ol' Donie

greendom wrote: »

Just as well Stoke are so poor. This has been nothing short of dreadful

I'm so f*ckin bored here.

JenovaProject

This is woeful...i actually fell asleep for 20mins of that half.

KaiserGunner

Very poor first half from The Arsenal against a poor Stoke side. A lot of sloppy passing giving the ball away. Suppose no point getting annoyed as it’s a nothing game for us, but means a lot for them.

Ol' Donie

Only Arsenal can get booed off at half time in a dead rubber game in which their opponents haven't had a shot on target.

Ol' Donie

I love Wilshere, but he's poison today.

Ol' Donie

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Only Arsenal can get booed off at half time in a dead rubber game in which their opponents haven't had a shot on target.

Except that Arsenal fans pay extortionate amounts to endure this shíte. Championship winning prices for a mid table team really.

Ok to a degree i dont think booing serves much purpose at half time but the team should be man enough to up the ante and pull their socks up for the second half.

tayto lover

How dire have we become?
Pure rubbish today again.

Skylinehead

tayto lover wrote: »

Some of them just like watching football.

I don't like watching this football

JenovaProject

JenovaProject wrote: »

This is woeful...i actually fell asleep for 20mins of that half.

Reminds me of a comment a co-commentator made to the main commentator on Tipp FM during a hurling match last year

"Wake me up if i nod off will you?"

tayto lover

Poor auld Welbeck !!

Quazzie

Can anyone explain to me why Welbeck is at the club, or what does he offer to the side at all? I really cannot think of even the tiniest thing he is good at.

tayto lover

Quazzie wrote: »

Can anyone explain to me why Welbeck is at the club, or what does he offer to the side at all? I really cannot think of even the tiniest thing he is good at.

He's good at getting in the way at times.:pac:

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Looks like I made a good decision to walk the dogs than watch the match.

JenovaProject

Lacazette...good to see him back...be needed for the Europa...that Welbeck lad is awful

Quazzie

There were a few posts earlier saying how bad Frimpong was. Reallistically, Welbeck is just as bad a footballer if not worse.

Peno. Better get this.

Quazzie

Penalty. I wonder who'll take it.

Nicely taken, and lovely flip.

JenovaProject

Finally

Quazzie

Well slotted home. Exactly what ya want from a penalty taker. Nothing fancy and just hits it with pace.

emmetlego

It was coming. Better 2nd half. That wouldn’t have been hard at all mind you!

Skylinehead

Quazzie wrote: »

There were a few posts earlier saying how bad Frimpong was. Reallistically, Welbeck is just as bad a footballer if not worse.

Ah now. Welbeck is a bottom tier Premier League player probably.

Frimpong plays for Ermis Aradippou. Who? Exactly.

Monreal has turned into a rubbish striker.

emmetlego

Basil3 wrote: »

Monreal has turned into a rubbish striker.

:-))
Ramsey had been awful this game. Backwards passes, no penetration and giving the ball away far too easy in unpressurised situations. Just awful.

emmetlego

emmetlego wrote: »

:-))
Ramsey had been awful this game. Backwards passes, no penetration and giving the ball away far too easy in unpressurised situations. Just awful.

I must admit, I didn't watch 15 mins of the second half, but he's far from our worst player

Quazzie

Skylinehead wrote: »

Ah now. Welbeck is a bottom tier Premier League player probably.

Frimpong plays for Ermis Aradippou. Who? Exactly.

His first touch is attrocious. Easily the worst of any player I've seen for Arsenal for a very long time. He can't hold up a ball. Swings for air nearly as much as he connects with a ball. Can't really connect with a ball well enough to say he has a good shot. Doesn't provide many if any assists, at least not intentionally. He isn't good in the air.

I'm genuinely failing to see how he's a professional player at all.

Another for Auba! We can relax.

Quazzie

Is Jack Butland a good keeper or does he just make simple saves look good?


5 goals in 6 games for Auba. Not a bad return

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

Is Jack Butland a good keeper or does he just make simple saves look good?


5 goals in 6 games for Auba. Not a bad return

So far he is answering Tayto's question about where Sanchez's lost goals will come from.

Another peno?

Skylinehead

Quazzie wrote: »

His first touch is attrocious. Easily the worst of any player I've seen for Arsenal for a very long time. He can't hold up a ball. Swings for air nearly as much as he connects with a ball. Can't really connect with a ball well enough to say he has a good shot. Doesn't provide many if any assists, at least not intentionally. He isn't good in the air.

I'm genuinely failing to see how he's a professional player at all.

I don't actually disagree. But he's done some things at least, few goals vs Man Utd, Leicester winner, Galatasaray hat trick, few against Milan. He's not good enough but Frimpong was nothing more than a crap meme.

Quazzie

Absolutely brainless defending.

Aubameyang turning down a hat trick chance.... strange

Pleased for Laca

Quazzie

Weird to see Lacazette denying the hat trick.

Quazzie

Extremely selfless from Auba there. You don't see that too often

Skylinehead

Probably better for Lacazette to grab a goal, doesn't look like Auba's lacking for them anyway.

JenovaProject

I missed what happened was Laca fouled...why didn't Auba go for his hat trick?