Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

emmetlego

beer enigma wrote: »

Some of Liams' best moments

https://youtu.be/HFOK03X5NLM

Sorry it wouldn't embed, but well worth a look

Gosh, he really was exquisite! Thanks for sharing

beer enigma

beer enigma wrote: »

PSG in for Bellerin?

Haha this is funny, 5 days ago I mention here that PSG were looking at Bellerin, I'd suggested it online as well and AFTV called me a 'twonk' because he was under contract till 2023 . From the resulting conversation they blocked me (yeehaa). They are today posting that Bellerin could leave in the summer...

Twonks

DenMan

Looking forward to tomorrow. Reckon we'll beat Leicester. COYG

Royale with Cheese

Can't say I am really. Anyone finding it hard to care about the league matches at this stage? Will be looking forward to the next Europa League game but with a mid table finish all but guaranteed I don't find myself too invested in these games at the latter end of the season. How do the likes of Southampton do it every year :-p

L'prof

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Can't say I am really. Anyone finding it hard to care about the league matches at this stage? Will be looking forward to the next Europa League game but with a mid table finish all but guaranteed I don't find myself too invested in these games at the latter end of the season. How do the likes of Southampton do it every year

I treat every game the same to be honest. I always want them to win. They have no chance of finishing top 4 and only a slightly better chance of winning the Europa. I’d like them to finish as high up the table as possible

L'prof

Just hoping it’s a better spectacle than the reverse fixture. Is Vardy out by any chance???

DenMan

We'll have the team news in just under an hour lads. COYG

Jmac24128

Dreading Arsenal games for the giving out about team selection before they go on the field, follow quickly by the question the manager with a nice finish of go ****ing mental if William gets on. That's the blueprint for every game and that annoys me more then the table at the moment.

Soups123

L'prof wrote: »

Just hoping it’s a better spectacle than the reverse fixture. Is Vardy out by any chance???

No he starts

Team to play Arsenal: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Evans, Thomas, Ndidi, Tielamans, Pereira, Iheanacho, Barnes, Vardy

Soups123

Jmac24128 wrote: »

Dreading Arsenal games for the giving out about team selection before they go on the field, follow quickly by the question the manager with a nice finish of go ****ing mental if William gets on. That's the blueprint for every game and that annoys me more then the table at the moment.

Your blue print is wrong Will I Am starts

Team to play Leicester: Leno, Soares, Mari, Luiz, Tierney, Elneny, Xhaka, Willian, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Lacazette

Soups123

Seeing Elneny does make me sick though

Soups123

Looks like our bench could beat our starting 11 lol

Azatadine

Soups123 wrote: »

Seeing Elneny does make me sick though

Elneny should never be a starter. Willian starts as well.....Jakers...

Soups123

Azatadine wrote: »

Elneny should never be a starter. Willian starts as well.....Jakers...

Willian has been poor but there’s a player in the if he can get it out. Elneny is just awful way below the level and I’m shocked he’s getting picked

DenMan

I don't think Leicester expect Willian to play at 12pm. He's going to have a blinder. That Leicester is definitely beatable. COYG

Jmac24128

Soups123 wrote: »

Seeing Elneny does make me sick though

His stats are very impressive pass completion etc. I do agree he needs to me more proactive with his passing though. Love the man heart though. Miles of heart

Azatadine

Jmac24128 wrote: »

His stats are very impressive pass completion etc. I do agree he needs to me more proactive with his passing though. Love the man heart though. Miles of heart

Sorry, but no way will Elneny ever be good enough for the Arsenal as I know it and grew up with. Maybe I just need to accept that this is the level Arsenal are at now, if Elneny is good enough to be a starter but it's a far cry from where we should be. I'm not ready to accept that yet.

Soups123

Jmac24128 wrote: »

His stats are very impressive pass completion etc. I do agree he needs to me more proactive with his passing though. Love the man heart though. Miles of heart

He has heart and athleticism.

I think that’s it he can work well in a defensive set up but on the ball he kills us, brings every ball backwards sees nothing in front of him.

Beside Xhaka he just doesn’t work in my mind. I just think he should be nowhere near our starting 11, nowhere near it

Soups123

Anyway game on, not feeling confident but we are capable

Underground

Jmac24128 wrote: »

His stats are very impressive pass completion etc. I do agree he needs to me more proactive with his passing though. Love the man heart though. Miles of heart

Elneny's pass stats are good because all he does is move it sideways or backwards. I think Dani needed to duck out after his mare the other night though and I'm glad we're not rushing Partey back, so Mo has to play.

Hard to justify Willian playing ahead of Martinelli though. Even if he was good the other night.

Jmac24128

Azatadine wrote: »

Sorry, but no way will Elneny ever be good enough for the Arsenal as I know it and grew up with. Maybe I just need to accept that this is the level Arsenal are at now, if Elneny is good enough to be a starter but it's a far cry from where we should be. I'm not ready to accept that yet.

You know you can't have a full squad of starters.

Quazzie

Azatadine wrote: »

Sorry, but no way will Elneny ever be good enough for the Arsenal as I know it and grew up with. Maybe I just need to accept that this is the level Arsenal are at now, if Elneny is good enough to be a starter but it's a far cry from where we should be. I'm not ready to accept that yet.

Nonsense. You grew up with Johan Djourou and Phillipe Senderos starting in defense for us, and RvP producing miracles upfront. Stop pretending that Arsenal's squads were always full of amazing players. We've have our fair share of bad players at all times throughout the years

Jmac24128

The speed of our center Half's worry me. Vardy will give them nightmares

Soups123

We let him walk that in shocking

Underground

Ah yeah sure let Tielemans just stroll in unchallenged sure what's he gonna do. Jesus.

Soups123

We are just ****e

DenMan

ffs

Jmac24128

Rubbish defending, had to close him down..... Absolute **** defending. That one annoyed me more then most goals

Mickeroo

Leaving aside the sloppy giving away of the ball that was all Mari, he could have closed him down easily.

x PyRo

That defending from Mari is one of the worst things I've ever seen. Almost hilarious.

Quazzie

I think of all the years I'm watching Arsenal that is our worst defending yet

KaiserGunner

Yeah echoing the rest of Yas, that was just pathetic. Unprofessional play.

wonski

Penalty to Arsenal

Being checked. Not really a foul but if we get it I take it.

Underground

A real Xhaka challenge from Tielemans there. Dumb.
This will be a free kick.

wonski

Free kick it is.

Quazzie

VAR never goes with us.

Soups123

Tough to take if there’s two contacts surely the advantage is allowed on the first you would think

Quazzie

That didin't go out off Tierney either

Underground

God Martin Keown the pundit is fcking awful. His analysis of Willian suggests he's been bad for us because he's in mourning since he left Chelsea. Jesus fcking christ. Imagine being paid money to come out with scutter like that on live TV.

darego

Underground wrote: »

God Martin Keown the pundit is fcking awful. His analysis of Willian suggests he's been bad for us because he's in mourning since he left Chelsea. Jesus fcking christ. Imagine being paid money to come out with scutter like that on live TV.

Willian did admit recently that he did want to stay at Chelsea, but left the door open for both clubs to decide the outcome. So that could be where Keown's comments are coming from

Willian “It was difficult to make that decision [to join Arsenal]. Because the rivalry between the two clubs is very big. I didn't leave the club with a fight, I left the doors open. Everyone knew the conditions, I really wanted to stay [at Chelsea].”

Soups123

How many times does Thomas have to take down Pepe to get a card

TimeToShine

Whatever about his performances there is no doubt Willian is a consummate professional. No way he would be getting minutes if he wasn't working hard in training and committed to the cause.

Quazzie

TimeToShine wrote: »

Whatever about his performances there is no doubt Willian is a consummate professional. No way he would be getting minutes if he wasn't working hard in training and committed to the cause.

Give me the money, I'll go and I'll work twice as hard as him in training.

Doesn't mean I should be starting for Arsenal. Willian isn't up to it.

wonski

Soups123 wrote: »

How many times does Thomas have to take down Pepe to get a card

He finally got it.

Underground

Did Thomas even pretend to attempt to play the ball there? About time.

Soups123

We deserved that

wonski

1-1, Luiz goal, Willian assist.

Underground

Another Willian assist, he's a new man.

Fann Linn

Smashing goal.

al87987

Hate the Xhaka at LB experiment to allow Tierney bomb fwd. So much more vulnerable down our left side than our right in most games.

The goal was awful on so many counts, thought we got a gift with the penalty but free kick was the right decision.

Need to keep giving Pepe the ball, has the beating of his man every time and now he's on a yellow