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Arsenal 2013- 2014

A marginal win for United. We were much better in the second half. Rooney was very busy. Giroud and Cazorla were particularly poor. On the positive side Gnabry looked good when he came on.

We insult ourselves by even naming Bendtner in the squad.
 
Well that was rather deflating, thought the footballing Gods were smiling on us what with Chelsea,Spuds and Citeh dropping points this weekend but we couldn't capitalize on it :(,when you're chasing a game against United Bendtner is the last fucker you want to bring on to try and retrieve the situation.
 
Lord Camomile said:
Wenger out?











:p :D
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Ted Striker said:
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Could not give a shit about Piers Morgan or any other micro celebrity, i don't give a fuck what any of them think about anything. They play no role in my life, they don't shape my dispositions and i don't respond to their brand of fuckwittery. I'm amazed that so many others can't or won't unchain themselves from these false, self appointed leaders. Ignoring them kills them.
 
TruXta said:
He's been this consistent for.... how long? I think there's a danger here that you're putting this lad on a massive pedestal. Enjoy it while it lasts (and I have to say it is enjoyable to watch him even as a Liverpool supporter, same with Ozil), but, you know, maybe rein in the longer term expectations a bit?
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I meant more in terms of Walcott though. He seems to have a few good games, then is a non event in a few more. If he could have a long spell of consistency like Ramsey is having, it would be a massive plus for us.

I know huge pressure is being put on Ramsey, it's unfair. He always had the makings of a fantastic player but obviously his nasty injury has an effect. The trouble with having such an in form player is that teams will close them down. So we cannot rely solely on Ramsey to carry us and keep scoring the goals we need.

Regarding Sunday, I think it's a fair result. We got caught out by a set piece but we didn't give them much else. Same against Dortmund. The same silly mistakes we always made, that had gone away this season, seem to come back for these big games. Last season we may have crumbled, but at least now we seem to be able to compose ourselves. I feel very sorry for Giroud though. I really like him as a player, he works his arse off and puts a lot of effort in. Sure, he could be a bit quicker to take chances and isn't great at holding the ball. But I think given the right service consistently, he can score a lot more.

I'm glad we have seemingly sorted our defense and our midfield is strong, but we really do need our wingers involved and another striker as cover for the big man.

Upwards and onwards :)
 
I've lost patience with Bentner, he should have scored late in the second half and no matter how good he thinks he is we've plainly seen that he isn't. Plus his inclusion is blocking the development of Akpom, who I think is a potential monster for us.

Anyhow, onwards and upwards (as already mentioned previously)
 
iROBOT said:
I've lost patience with Bentner, he should have scored late in the second half and no matter how good he thinks he is we've plainly seen that he isn't. Plus his inclusion is blocking the development of Akpom, who I think is a potential monster for us.

Anyhow, onwards and upwards (as already mentioned previously)
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he scored two goals against italy last month so he can do it: and frankly he should be knocking them in with the midfield we have. but at least he tries, which is something some of wenger's players haven't always done.
 
Pickman's model said:
he scored two goals against italy last month so he can do it: and frankly he should be knocking them in with the midfield we have. but at least he tries, which is something some of wenger's players haven't always done.
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I appreciate your statement, and I've been an advocate of Bentner in the past and his positioning is excellent but he just cannot score for us. AW obviously sees something there so who am I to judge?

Just think we need something more in that position than what we have at the moment.
 
Arsenal could face Napoli behind closed doors in Champions League.
Uefa have almost concluded their investigation into the crowd trouble that marred Napoli's home win against Marseille two weeks ago and the fear in Naples is that the governing body will make an example of them and impose a ban on all supporters for the final Group F fixture against Arsenal on 11 December.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/20/arsenal-napoli-closed-doors-champions-league
 
More than half of Arsenal fans consider the matchday atmosphere at the Emirates to be "poor" and nine in 10 want to see the introduction of safe standing to help improve it, according to an extensive survey by the club's largest fans group.

More than nine in 10 of the 17,000-plus fans who took part in the survey by the Black Scarf Movement said they would back a trial of safe standing at the Emirates, given its success in the Bundesliga and elsewhere. In Germany, rail-style standing areas have seats that can be flipped down for European matches.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/20/arsenal-fans-atmosphere-emirates-safe-standing
 
Delighted the International hiatus is over. Looking forward to the match this afternoon. Walcott returns but on the bench.
 
Mertesacker back in place of Vermaelen, Wilshire on the left, Cazorla on the right, Ozil central.

ETA - Wilshire on the left, Cazorla on the right (could be the other way around, difficult to tell at times)
 
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Even game. I think it's a bit lacklustre, laboured. Not just our performance but the match itself.
Flashes of brilliance on our part and we could have scored three. Southampton might have had a couple themselves and might be a bit peeved going in at the interval losing.
Sagna is having a good match as is Giroud who has been good in both boxes. Cazorla showing more promise than Wilshire (it is left and right flank respectively.)
Southampton are well organised, a bit more physical than i am happy with and their challenges are going unpunished but if Giroud backs into a defender they win the freekick. I like the look of Victor Wanyama and Adam Lallana.
It's an interesting tactical battle rather than a classic.
 
Strange that Lallana went off.

Seems a bit slack this game, a lot of scrapping in the midfield and fouls and offsides.

Arsenal were superb with the ball for around the first 20 but nothing since then. Frustrating...
 
Tense old game this,could do with another goal,Saints playing some nice stuff
 
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