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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 1, 2010 13:22:48 GMT -5
Denilson, Almunia, Diaby, Walcott, and Bendnter all need to be axed. I'm only going to advocate keeping Eboue as a RB back up (don't want to see him midfield, though).
And before any one criticizes Theo's inclusion there: He's simply not good enough, all he has is pace and nothing else.
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Post by Unlikely Lad on Feb 2, 2010 11:34:37 GMT -5
And I don't see why Gallas thinks he's a striker.
Honestly, what did Wenger expect, playing without strikers? With a central pairing of Brown and Evans, he really should have gone for it, Bendtner, Vela or whatever crap striker he has.
On another note, Nani, Rooney and Carrick were sexual.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 2, 2010 21:07:28 GMT -5
Thank you Hull for keep Arsenal somewhat in the title race.
Sunday is now a massive match. A loss pretty much ends it for us, a draw keeps us in the picture, and a win makes us genuine challengers.
I, sadly, see us getting murdered. But here's hoping!
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Post by supersonic1983 on Feb 5, 2010 5:29:31 GMT -5
He was the first foreign manager in the league and began the influx of quality foreign players to the league (lack of English players says more about English football than it does for Wenger's policy, besides Arsenal have the best young English talent in the league at the moment anyway) for example. I'll give you that, but I think it's a little far-fetched to suggest that Arsenal have the best young English talent when you compare their squad with the likes of Aston Villa, Everton, and Manchester City (not that those lads stand much of a chance of breaking into City's first team any longer). But I suppose that depends on your definition of young, and whether or not you rate Theo Walcott. And as for the other comments I made, I don't mean to argue for argument's sake, but I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing about Arsenal's so-called 'pretty' football. The game's 'experts' fall over themselves with glee whenever your lot manage to string together a half-decent passing move, consistently ignoring that there are plenty of good attacking sides in the Premier League; not least my own club, who have been playing that way for close to two decades now, and with a much higher degree of success. But no, whenever United play well, or achieve success, it's because we're a fucking one-man team. Apologies for the rant; it's just an exaggerated nu-football stereotype, and it drives me up the wall. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 6, 2010 15:05:19 GMT -5
This made me smile
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Post by eva on Feb 7, 2010 13:26:01 GMT -5
Villa, Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool -- Our next 4 games. I think 8 points out of those 12 would be a solid return. This is a season defining couple weeks coming up 0-0; 1-3; 0-2... way to jinx them. kudos |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 7, 2010 13:37:58 GMT -5
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Post by supersonic1983 on Feb 8, 2010 3:10:45 GMT -5
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/06/arsene-wenger-arsenal-chelseaAnyone still think he's the right man to achieve success? From what I can tell, it seems he's content with mediocrity, which is about all he and Arsenal can hope to achieve as long as he refuses to plug the gaping holes in his squad, and sends a striker-less team out with instructions to walk the ball into the net (and against the two meanest defences in the league, no less). And that defence, fuck me. Face it - this Arsenal side is not getting any better, and with your one truly world-class player being courted by Barcelona, I doubt it will.
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Post by Moorish on Feb 8, 2010 9:02:37 GMT -5
We've been better than we were *last* season. We were fucking terrible back then. So that's some small improvement. We are, as ever, a good team that is a few ingredients away from being very good indeed. The frustrating thing is that those ingredients remain elusive.
Sometimes AW is right - Flamini went from mediocrity to brilliant (and we very stupidly let him run off), and if you asked any Gooner whether Alex Song would come good last season then they'd have laughed in your face.
Sacking AW would be foolish in the extreme, but I do think he should've bought in during the January window. If they're not a perfect fit player then so what? Playing Man Utd and Chelsea with NO STRIKER is fucking mental. Pumping crosses at poor old 5'7" Arshavin.
I don't think either Man Utd nor Chelsea has been as good as they were last season, and this was probably the best chance we were gonna get. Muffed it.
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Post by matt on Feb 8, 2010 9:06:02 GMT -5
He's still the right man for the job. Just wait and see. I would just like to see somebody else manage Arsenal with their finances and such. Like fuck do we know what goes on within the board.
Give me somebody who can replace Wenger. I don't see the candidates.
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Feb 8, 2010 10:46:39 GMT -5
Why didn't Wenger make an attemot to buy Given? He went for Peanuts in the end and is the best keaper in the league. Is it because he doesn't speak French?
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Post by supersonic1983 on Feb 8, 2010 11:31:19 GMT -5
Give me somebody who can replace Wenger. I don't see the candidates. That's the age-old excuse, but after five years without a trophy, and none on the horizon, I don't understand how anyone could justify blind faith in a manager who resolutely refuses to acknowledge his own failings - and make no mistake, that's what's happening here. The garbage he spewed in mid-week, and after yesterday's result, speaks volumes. For all the rhetoric about Arsenal's style of football, and the direction in which Arsenal were supposed to be heading, you've become little more than North London's answer to Liverpool. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 8, 2010 14:46:06 GMT -5
Why we still have Bozo in goal is beyond me. And the passing game is getting ridiculous now. Why won't we ever shoot the ball?
I have no idea what happened to Wenger. The tactics and philosophies he's introduced in the last 5 years are not consistent with his early reign with Arsenal.
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Post by Unlikely Lad on Feb 9, 2010 12:06:55 GMT -5
The most glaring problem is that defence, i mean how can they be so tactically clueless?! They may be good tacklers, good one-on-one, great going forward, but their positioning hurt my eyes.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 10, 2010 18:06:49 GMT -5
Dare I say we're still clinging onto the title race with Chelsea losing to Everton and Utd dropping points, too.....
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Post by matt on Feb 10, 2010 19:27:25 GMT -5
Of course we're still in the title race! Ha ha! I've just come back from the pub watching it with my mates and don't count us out yet!
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 17, 2010 16:36:13 GMT -5
1. That referee is horrible, he should seriously lose his license
2. Porto are fucking dirty and cheat and dive
3. Fabianski can fuck off and never return
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 27, 2010 12:08:38 GMT -5
Chelsea 2-4 Man City....HAHAHAHAHAHA
A win against Stoke right now will see us 3 points behind first. There's a real chance we could win this league! COME ON!!!!!! (Expect a rant should we lose....)
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 27, 2010 14:25:56 GMT -5
So proud of Arsenal today
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Post by Rattleduser on Feb 27, 2010 14:37:17 GMT -5
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Feb 27, 2010 15:28:01 GMT -5
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Post by supersonic1983 on Feb 28, 2010 4:17:53 GMT -5
Strange season this is turning out to be. It's hard to believe Arsenal are within three points of first place, having dropped six points to both United and Chelsea. Any other season that'd have been enough to resign them to third.
And while you have to feel for Aaron Ramsey, hopefully it'll be treated as no more than the unfortunate accident that it clearly was.
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Post by Moorish on Feb 28, 2010 6:57:34 GMT -5
And while you have to feel for Aaron Ramsey, hopefully it'll be treated as no more than the unfortunate accident that it clearly was. The thing is Super, that's three of these "unfortunate accidents" inside four years. THREE of them. Diaby, then Eduardo, and now poor old Aaron Ramsey. Once is bad luck, twice is really unfortunate, three times though and maybe you have to think the old "Kick Arsenal and you will win" mentality has got a lot to fucking answer for. I don't think Shawcross is a dirty player and the tackle, for me, isn't as bad as Taylor's on Eduardo or Smith's on Diaby. But it's all part of the same fucking ethos.  |
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Post by matt on Feb 28, 2010 8:42:22 GMT -5
So proud of Arsenal today Definitely. If this match had taken place a couple of years ago, I don't think they would have won. And let's remember, we find Stoke a hard team to play against, especially on their own turf. I don't blame Shawcross at all - it was unfortunate but the fact is that he and the rest of the team were probably instructed by the manager Tony Pulis to do it. And another thing, I wish Stoke would get relegated - Pulis is just Allardyce Part II - arrogant and talentless. It's all long balls, ugly play and the only reason they get goals like we saw yesterday is because of Delap who can throw it far. Write Arsenal off at your own peril I say. |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Feb 28, 2010 9:09:33 GMT -5
Once is bad luck, twice is really unfortunate, three times though and maybe you have to think the old "Kick Arsenal and you will win" mentality has got a lot to fucking answer for. Stoke's approach to yesterday's game was far from cynical. While the injury was undeniably the result of a rash challenge, I think its mischievous to suggest that there's much more to it than bad luck, or for Arsene Wenger to cite a "lack of respect" on Ryan Shawcross's part. |
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