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Arsenal 2013- 2014

Dexter Deadwood said:
Watched Ozil play three or four times for Madrid last season, i wasn't impressed. However his stats are straight out of the top draw. He could have the same impact Bergkamp had, on the team and as a catalyst for future signings. It's not where the team needed strengthening. We can't defend, especially at set pieces and we get bullied off the ball in midfield. Upfront we are lightweight.
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I've seen him loads of times, for Real and Germany, and I'm convinced he's just about the best MF playmaker in Europe. And I reckon Flam and Jack (small, but a terrier) can take care of the midfield aggression, and Rambo increasingly so.
And we had the second least leaky defence in the EPl last year - that's good enough for me.
 
Streathamite said:
I've seen him loads of times, for Real and Germany, and I'm convinced he's just about the best MF playmaker in Europe. And I reckon Flam and Jack (small, but a terrier) can take care of the midfield aggression, and Rambo increasingly so.
And we had the second least leaky defence in the EPl last year - that's good enough for me.
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He's a very good player - the stats show that - but there's a legitimate question about whether he can ever really impose himself vs. the best teams. The recent Barca games and indeed in the CL it was Xabi Alonso and Ronaldo doing the leg work, with Di Maria as another outlet. It wasn't a case of him 'disappearing' as lazy journos suggest, it's that the opposition simply by-passed him too easily.

For Germany he's surrounded with far better players and tend to perform better. Be hard not to with Muller, Bastian et al around you.
 
iROBOT said:
LOL ;-P


Come on, people know me well enough on here that if you attempt to engage in conversation and selectively quote and ignore any attempts at a discussion with me (for cheap point scoring and playing to the rabble) then you get both barrels and I don’t give a toss who they support.
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yeah fair enough!:D
didn't much like the homophobic aspect, tho' (though I know you're not generally a queer-basher).
 
iROBOT said:
LOL ;-P


Come on, people know me well enough on here that if you attempt to engage in conversation and selectively quote and ignore any attempts at a discussion with me (for cheap point scoring and playing to the rabble) then you get both barrels and I don’t give a toss who they support.
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I had no idea that you are so unhinged.
 
The time is nearly upon us - can't wait for Match of the day on Saturday and finally getting to see Ozil play. I saw somewhere that Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud and a load of other players have all made debut's in scoreless draws against Sunderland. So I'm not expecting anything more than him to put in a shift and hopefully show a few glimpses of his skill.

I'm more excited than I should be as a grown man. :D
 
porno thieving gypsy said:
The time is nearly upon us - can't wait for Match of the day on Saturday and finally getting to see Ozil play.........I'm more excited than I should be as a grown man. :D
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Wenger's strategy is for Ozil to orchestrate from an advanced midfield position and Jack Wilshere to do the same from further back. "I don't think they conflict," Wenger says. "Jack likes to come deep to take the ball and make a difference and then give and go again. Ozil is more behind the striker, higher up on the field."
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/12/mesut-ozil-arsenal-defends-professionalism

I'm up for it! Expectations are high, let's see what happens next :D
 
My first choice 11.
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Bench.
Fabianski.
Sagna.
Mertesacker.
Flamini.
Arteta *
Ramsey.
Oxlade-Chamberlain.

No room for Podolski, if we get stuck Walcott will have to play upfront.

* Would probably drop Diaby and replace with Arteta but can't be bothered to go back and do it again.
You can create your own here;
http://www.footballuser.com/post

Also left Cazora out because at the time of posting i was very, very drunk. He should be in Rosicky's position.
 
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Rambo scores two goals today,someone famous is gonna die,if Walcott had his shooting boots on in the first half the game would have done and dusted at half time, fucking wasteful today,at least Rambo continued his excellent form,top of the League ma.......
 
Now that was a cracking game of football. Hats off to Sunderland who were much better than i expected. Yes they were physical but showed some class as well. They caused us problems at every set piece, again it's this zonal marking nonsense. It led to the Sunderland penalty. They should have had a second equaliser but the ref messed up by not playing the advantage.
Lovely finish from Giroud, great assist from Ozil for the opener. Again i thought Giroud was superb and provided a great assist for Arsenal's third.
The points should have been made safe before half time, Walcott could have filled his boots. I'm not sure if it's finishing or just bad luck today. On the counter attack he was superb.
Credit to Sunderland they bossed the early part of the second half.
Ramsey scored a stunning second, goal of the month contender IMHO, great assist from Jenkinson who had a difficult first half.
Arsenal's third was a beautifully crafted passing goal finished by Ramsey who won Man of the Match again.
Flamini was vocal and busy organising in midfield, just what we need. Nice to see Vermaelen back for last 10 mins. Wilshire had a good game.
Ozil strolled through the match, he looked very good. Composed, cultured and classy the only time he was pressured was when Diakite tried to mug him for his shirt at half time.
Other than that Diakite was very impressive and is a centre back he might want to acquire.
There are no extra points for it but beating any team managed by Paolo Di Canio, who was dismissed from the touchline in added time, is always heartwarming.
 
Sunderland's goal should have stood, no reason for the ref to call back play, he should have given the advantage. That decision changed the game IMOP.
 
And now wenger complains his squad isn't big enough for the number of games coming up.

Did he not realise he could have bought players last month!
 
Looking forward to the opening match in the Group of Death.
I think we will win this comfortably 1-3.

Olivier Giroud has shaken off the knee injury that forced him off at Sunderland and is expected to play. Per Mertesacker is back from illness and Thomas Vermaelen will be pushing for a start having featured for the first time on Saturday. Youngsters Chuba Akpom and Isaac Hayden have been added to the squad as a result of injuries elsewhere. Mesut Ozil is expected to make his Champions League debut for the Club after shaking off illness.
Gignac is in fine form. He scored in Marseille’s first three games this season and, as a result, has won his first French cap for three years.
http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1314/pre/first-team/marseille-v-arsenal-match-preview
 
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