Scannell, is he the pacey winger we need? Hats off to Gilberto
Rumours abound regarding us signing Sean Scannell, the Palace wonderkid, I’ve not seen him but people (Blogs) say he is the next big Irish (Born in Croydon?) hope, is he too young for us or is he a perfect Wenger signing? Time will tell I guess, but we all know we need a winger.
Vela is playing on the wing but I think he’s a forward so this rumour may have some substance.
Gilberto came out and said that Billy Gallas has the support of the dressing room, if that’s true, I’m glad, we need unity and if it’s true then Gilberto has gone way up in my estimation for saying that about the player that replaced him as captain, so a big well done to Gilberto (yes I know he wasn’t captain but he was captain elect).
All the players are saying we need to win our seven remaining games, so at least it shows they can add up, but it does show they are still trying, let’s not forget that this time last year we were chasing 4th and out of all the cups and we could still do the double, we can but dream, but that’s what football is all about.
I am amazed that Rosicky had the nerve to join his national squad this week, when he hasn’t played for the team that pays his wages for months, if someone can shed some light on that I would be appreciative.
Big Nick scored for Denmark yesterday and Arsenal hopeful Franck Ribery done for England, I watched a bit of it but to be honest, if it’s not Arsenal, I’m not interested.
I’m wondering if the boss will blood some youngsters, like Barazite at Bolton, see if they have it for next season, I can’t see Wenger signing any big players, but you never know, he may surprise us all.
I expect big Phil to play at the weekend and maybe he’ll rest Gallas, we have a huge week coming up and I would think he’ll be looking ahead, Rosicky normally plays well against Liverpool, maybe he’s thinking about bringing him back for that one, I wonder if the Czechs will release him, we can only hope eh?
Good days blogging yesterday and some interesting viewpoints on managers past, I still have a big soft spot for Georgie, at least he doesn’t slag us off when he’s on TV.
A note for new Grovers certain words aren’t allowed on this site let me refresh you on what we don’t comment on, peoples religion or peoples race, we have a world wide audience and we welcome anyone who supports Arsenal, any nasty comments get binned.
Finally, a big happy birthday to Arsenalfcblog.com I hope you have a great day Mr Spanish Fry!
Happy blogging Grovers!
March 27, 2008 at 9:33 am
Didn’t David play well last night !!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 9:50 am
Rosicky has not trained for us for ages, so i doubt that he will play v liverpool
I agree rest Gallas and play Sendo, Walcott to start, no Davies for them, so lets go for it and hit them from the start.
BTW Ben Afra from what i hear is a defo for nxt season
March 27, 2008 at 9:51 am
Sorry meant to say no NOLAN for them, that Cnut Davies is playing
March 27, 2008 at 9:52 am
Rosicky is Czech captain and would have joined up just to be there for his words and experience. I very much doubt be even trained, though I dont know anything specific about the game but thats what I assume is the situation. I seriously dont expect him to play for us again this season.
March 27, 2008 at 9:55 am
Okay Gazzap thanks for the info, Big Dave, where did you get the Ben Arfa news from.
Bud, not worthy of any kind of comment!
March 27, 2008 at 9:58 am
Dont know what game you were watching bud but he looked old and jaded to me! brown was further forward than him most of the time!! They were all crap anyways!
Scannell sounds like a good prospect, palace hve got a couple at the mo, but this takes us back to the isue we’ve raised many time before, we keep buying sodding prospects!
I’d get rid of Rosicky in the summer, I doubt he’ll play again this season, but I’m sure he’ll make a miraculous recovery for the Euros!
March 27, 2008 at 10:19 am
The good thing about playing Bolton is it’s difficult to see them scoring, particularly without Nolan. Hopefully we can play high enough up the pitch to make Davies less of an irritant. (particularly with no Anelka who can run in behind) At the Emirates this season they just left Davies unchallenged because he had no support and so his headers couldn’t go anywhere but to Arsenal players
March 27, 2008 at 10:19 am
Watched the England game last night and couldn’t believe how little we wanted to win it… Depressingly same old second half. Owen has literally lost the plot get him out. Same with Crouch. And Bentley proved that he is just an identikit beckham- nothing changed with that sub, same crosses, same predictability.
Sorry not to see Theo as well, lets hope he’s fresh for Bolton then.
Watched the game in Geneva on TF1 french channel and they had Monsieur Le Boss commentating! was brilliant, he made a few very bitter comments about Gallas playing the whole game, and absolutely rinsed Bentley’s performance, saying “il n’a vraiment pas existé” - in other words he might as well not have been on the pitch.
I’m happy the Eurovision got a mention, maybe we can talk about Crufts or something today, cos there’s not much else going on =]
March 27, 2008 at 10:20 am
Scannel sounds ok, but Ribbery would be perfect (maybe not perfect but good). I think he could have had a good spell for us this year. However, the reason im replying to your comment is i agree with your point ‘if its not Arsenal im not interested’. I think Brazetie will be included in next years Carlin Cup, not before. Thanks
March 27, 2008 at 10:24 am
Anyone who wanted to know a little more about that 17 year old Bosnian we were after… look no further than this monster article:
Link
March 27, 2008 at 10:24 am
p.s. president of Le List Rosicky shouldn’t be brittle bones if we’re being pedantic- every single injury he’s ever had has been muscular… sorry. very boring.
March 27, 2008 at 10:26 am
But Geoff David was excellent…….. those long raking balls turning defence into attack…….. I’d love him to play for the Arsenal !!!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 10:27 am
Gilberto is a real gentleman
All we need right now is RVP to get back to form after such a long layoff,and don’t forget we have a very talented number of players one of which is Denilson.agree???so I think there is no urgency for going to a big big star player.
Like Eduardo I forgive that Taylor,but I still contend that he will be suspended till Eduardo return
All the best for ALL THE GOONERS
March 27, 2008 at 10:27 am
Chipo… look now.
March 27, 2008 at 10:29 am
Physio web site shows Rosickys return will be this weekend -29th and no other injuries are posted except of course Eduardo .Normally that bloody list hovers around 7 injuries at any one time so thats a bonus
March 27, 2008 at 10:30 am
Tomas Rosicky needs to fuck off. Sick note.
Don’t want another kid from lower divs….pennant and walcott haven’t quite seemed worth it.
Ben Arfa maybe, but not sure he has the frame for prem.
I am also of the opinion that a lot of this squad can go; gut the fuckers out and bring in some new blood. It’s painfully clear some of the current bunch will not make the grade. Sell them now and bring in some new faces.
I would like this:
Rosicky –>out [£6m]
Hleb –>out [£12m]
Eboue –>out [£5m]
Ade–>out [£14m]
Denilson–>out [£2.5m]
Lehmann –>out [Free]
Gilberto –> out [£1.5m]
This makes us £41m + the £60m we have lying about.
With the £100m I would buy;
Richards–> [£17m]
Aguero–> [£14m]
Quaresma —> [£20m]
Modric –> [£15m]
Hildebrand/Boruc –> [£8m]
Martins –> [£9m] (I know, controversial but he would destroy it at arsenal. He’s only struggling because he currently playing with retards]
That little lot would cost us about £83m give or take. Think the prices would be about right.
Right, I’ll sit back and wait to get criticised.
March 27, 2008 at 10:31 am
“Half-time saw the introduction of Crystal Palace youngster Sean Scannell for his Ireland Under-21 debut. The 17-year-old instantly livened-up proceedings, injecting pace and flair into the Irish attack. ”
from the other night with Mr Brady observing, can u see where i am going with this!
March 27, 2008 at 10:33 am
Geoff-Is Bud turning to the dark side -? clearly he isnt the full shilling -He may of course think he is being ironic -
March 27, 2008 at 10:34 am
Scannel’s another work in progress. No point signing a prospect again unless its for the reserves but seen as he’s already in the first team at Palace I don’t see him settling for that.
I’m beginning to think that Wenger’s entire summer will be taken up trying to convince players to stay, rather than signing new players. Cesc & Co are going to be tapped up at the Euro’s particularly by other players & his mind will start to drift. Thats not for a minute suggesting he’d actually leave, just that his head will be turned & then he’ll want to talk to le boss etc. The other part of Wenger’s summer will no doubt be commentating on the championships so it’s already looking very likely everything will be rushed, especially as he still hasn’t employed someone to do all the donkey work!!
The truth is I genuinely don’t mind if Arsene goes & signs another 10 great prospects just so long as he signs 2 or 3 really top quality experienced players to strengthen the current first team so we can actually cope with injuries next season. Our worst run for 9 years shows the majority of our current players simple aren’t up to it, maybe some are weak mentally & if thats the case it needs to be looked at!!
March 27, 2008 at 10:36 am
Mike, just playing with the Bear !!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 10:36 am
TH14, the only thing i would dissagree with on that list is Hleb out. He is doing an alright jo at holding up the ball, and as My Chelsea Supporting cousin says “is a nightmare to tacke and remove the ball from”. Though on the otherhand, if he did leave, i wouldnt be heartbroken, but the boys @ arsenal will need to find another person to do the half time icecream run!!
March 27, 2008 at 10:36 am
Hehe nice one Pedro =]
March 27, 2008 at 10:40 am
Oh TH14… If you know so much maybe you can tell me the winning lottery numbers…?
haha… just joking.
Controversial with the Ade sale… who do you think would pay £14million for him! I don’t think I’d go with selling him, but if Hleb wanted to go… I wouldn’t be that fussed. He has been great at times this year, but he hasn’t chipped in with many goals has he?
Eboue can go, what a waste of time he is, Gilberto and Lehmann are dead certs. I’d keep Denilson, I think he’s had a bit of ’secondseasonitis’.
Scannel is of no interest to me, he sounds good, but he is only 17… so he’ll struggle for 3 years, then put in a blinding season, then fuck off to Madrid!
GMR, you ain’t wrong. We’ll sign all our players before Euro 2008 because of that dreaded word… INFLATION!
Wenger actually vomits when you say that word around him.
March 27, 2008 at 10:40 am
Do you all know RvP played 90mins for Holland? is this a good or bad thing? Either it will sharpen him up, or set him back… lets hope he starts getting some goals now.
March 27, 2008 at 10:43 am
TH14 good comment problem just put he intake in my fantasy football team and we got relegated rgds
March 27, 2008 at 10:47 am
RVP playing 90 mins is good. he needs the game sharpness. I mean 70 minutes might have been better but we cant moan. I guess the dutch manager was making the most of having a player that wasn’t knackered from a long season.
Hleb must be absolutely knackered. he has looked shot in the last few matches and had to play the full 90 last night and I suspect wenger will ask him to do it all again on Saturday. I am not surprised he is not turning in his early season performances. the guy has been played into the ground and needs a proper rest. he wont get it. But I dont think you can criticise him for that. its wengers fault for not having any players that can come in and give Hleb a chance to rest throughout the season.
Fabregas is the other player who really could have done with not playing 90 minutes last night. he looks like he is running on empty as well though is doing slightly better than Hleb of late.
March 27, 2008 at 10:51 am
agreed gazza, rest hleb and fab for sat, lets see diaby in a central role for once and theo out left, although eboue will prob be playin RB…
unless Wenger puts toure at RB and keeps booboo at RM
March 27, 2008 at 10:51 am
maybe even rest ade, give bendtner a start
March 27, 2008 at 10:52 am
and tell him to go get those deadly cornrows done again!
March 27, 2008 at 10:56 am
RVP needs playing time so I can only see that being good for him. Its not like he’ll be too tired come the weekend seen as he has barely played this season.
Talking about additional money for the transfer fund, you also have to remember that the league prize money this season is being increased by 20 million. So assuming Man Utd win it they’ll get 20 million more than last season & if Arsenal finish 3rd (the current position) we’ll make around 21 million more than our 4th place finish last season. On top of that we’re getting additional tv revenue as Arsenal have been featured more on sky this season due to the title race & we’ll get more money from the champions league again due to the fact we have gone at least 1 round further than last season. All this extra revenue is a bonus & it was never budgeted for when they built the stadium, because the figures were based on the deals they had with sky & the premier league at that time. It means Arsene’s actual transfer fund should be approx 100 million before any players are sold. All that being said, if he sells a few players including some of the reserves he should raise around 10-20 million, so he can comfortable spend 50-70 million & Arsenal would still have a minimum of 50 million spare cash in the bank. Anything less than this & the club really are taking the p*** out of the fans!!
March 27, 2008 at 11:04 am
I’d play as big and physical a team as possible.
Almunia,Toure,Gallas,Senderos,Clichy,RVP,Diaby,Djourou,Denilson,Bendtner,Theo
GMR, AW still wouldnt spend it! Hed still end up buying 10million pound unknows supplemented with the odd juvenile!
March 27, 2008 at 11:14 am
I’d also play Diaby & even Denilson (if he’s actually back from injury yet). In the FA cup game last season at the Reebok, both those players were superb & lets face it both need playing time.
I know Arsene won’t spend it, but maybe its about time the board said to Wenger “You have earn’t the right to do it your way, but next season we must win a major trophy or there has got to be a change in policy”.
It’s alright Arsene having belief in the youngsters & telling us how much quality they display in training, but clearly thats not being transferred to the pitch on matchday. I’ll fully admit now that if Wenger can’t bring home a proper trophy by the end of next season then I’ll want him out, he can’t live on past glories forever & we can compete with the biggest clubs in the transfer market, if he chooses not to thats down to him but when Arsenal release great financial figures each year it makes his argument look weaker & weaker!!
March 27, 2008 at 11:23 am
Some good and articulate comments there today Grovers, I’d like to see Diaby in the center, I think he made his debut against Bolton and broke Krusty’s foot 2 years ago.
I made it £120 mil GMR but it won’t get spent will it?
I have a sneaky feeling he’ll go and get a huge star, like a Kaka, just a feeling.
March 27, 2008 at 11:26 am
definately agree we need to freshen up the starting 11… wenger has dissapointed me in a way this season because he hasnt shown his usual trust in the squad players, think those cup defeats proved that they aint quite ready despite all the hype they were getting when they were beating full strength premiership teams.
Dont think wenger needs to panic in the summer, but he needs to assess a few players. this season has beem a success, every1 has improved, the team is growing together and we will be only stronger next season.
Gilberto is finished for me.. looks really sluggish playing for us, never gonna get in front of an excellent so called Flamini who will sign very soon, rememba i said that. Gilberto also doesnt impress me wen he comes on from the bench, you wuld expect him to at least make a difference a player of his calibre but he doesnt really do anything for us anymore.
So .. Gilberto - OUT
Lehmann - OUT - wont settle for another year fighting for number 1 spot
Eboue - ?? - he can do some dazzling runs which are unstoppable, but he is just frustrating the life out of all of us, maybe he will stay as a squad player, but i think hes just blocking sumbody else an opportunity
Rosicky - ?? - really makes a difference wen hes on the pitch, has that Pires feel about him, but will he give us more playing time next season, if not we need to replace him
Hleb & Ade - We have to keep our most talented players and any1 who tries to disagree that these 2 arent good enough because of our recent form are stupid.. They will stay and we should add to our squad. No need to rebuild like some people are suggesting
Team for Saturday..
Almunia
Toure Gallas Senderos Clichy
Walcott Fab Flamini Diaby
RvP Walcott
Drop Hleb and Ade.. Give them a rest, maybe it will spurr them on for the next game.
Think wenger might mix it up a bit. Want to see Walcott start a game, Diaby as well gd to have back in the squad, we actually have a few options now
March 27, 2008 at 11:27 am
He’s more likely to have a Kaka than buy one
March 27, 2008 at 11:28 am
Pedro/Geoff - thanks for the kind birthday cheer fellows. Hopefully I can return the favour down the track
Have a good one.
March 27, 2008 at 11:31 am
You’re welcome Spanish, I hope it goes well!
March 27, 2008 at 11:33 am
my Bolton team:
Almunia
Eboue/Sagna Senderos Gallas Clichy
Hleb Fab Flam Theo
RVP Bendtner
Bench: Jens, Diaby, Ade, Toure, Djourou/Eboue
I have a sneaky suspicion Denilson IS injured but its not listed anywhere. if he is fit, he has only just come back. he is not considered a first team player so is often not mentioned by wenger when listing injuries but he was injured a couple of weeks ago.
hope Clichy is OK as I heard he might be injured too. I would prefer Gallas to move over rather than Traore to come in.
March 27, 2008 at 11:35 am
All very nice, but you know Wenger is in his own bubble and will play the same team, and we shall all groan !!!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 11:38 am
True! and good one chipo!
As far as I’m aware Denilson, Diaby and Djourou are all fit, I’d play all 3 with Denilson down the right and RVP down the left with Theo and Bendts up front. Keep the big guns on the bench for this one, and unleash them if things arent going to plan.
March 27, 2008 at 11:42 am
What about this then?
Eboue Kolo Gallas Clichy
Theo Diaby Djourou Theo
Bendtner Ade
What kind of bubble Bud?
March 27, 2008 at 11:43 am
Theo down both flanks Geoff?! I know he’s fast but come on!
March 27, 2008 at 11:43 am
two theos?
March 27, 2008 at 11:47 am
London Colney Cloning Centre has progressed much faster than expected…
March 27, 2008 at 11:47 am
I like it Geoff… more pace!
March 27, 2008 at 11:48 am
chris GOONA10:
I would not say Ade and Hleb are not good enough because of our recent form, that is stupid. I say they are not good enough because they have ultimately been pish since they arrived. Hleb not to the same degree. I watched him in the 1st half against Villa and thought it was one of the best free role midfield displays I have ever seen. Unfortunately games like that are few and far between for him. He still has an obsession with running the line, cutting back on himself, cutting inside, then ultimately passing the ball backwards. He slows down the play too much, he is too indecisive and he has an inability to even shoot let alone score. He will never be a pires or a ljungberg. He is not good enough.
Don’t even make me laugh with Adebayor….this man has cost us more points in the season than he has won us. Simply woeful. Will maybe get better as he is young but LEAGUES behind Drogba and the rest of the top strikers.
March 27, 2008 at 11:51 am
You guys don’t understand do you, first Wenger bought IVF youngsters, it worked well, so now he’s cloning players he likes, I thought we’d try him out this weekend, he won’t play him though, he hasn’t got the guts.
March 27, 2008 at 11:52 am
Been busy this morning, anyone care to update on goings on?
March 27, 2008 at 11:56 am
Someone made a point a few days back…Kenwyne Jones would have scored more goals than Ade if he was playing week in week out. So would any other striker worth calling that!
me thinks we’re giving this boy more credit than he’s due, and we can do without! It’s def getting to his newly decornrowed head!
March 27, 2008 at 11:57 am
I like the explanation Geoff!!!! I’ve got no come back for that one! Shame he didnt clone the old back 4 and DB10!
March 27, 2008 at 11:57 am
Yeah Steve, Theo’s been cloned and Wenger won’t play him.
March 27, 2008 at 11:58 am
He may have done Odub!
March 27, 2008 at 11:58 am
1) We are shit to the point that we are resting our hopes on average squad players to make the difference.
2) Wenger is bilinkered.
3) Geoff has seen the error of his ways, loves Beckham and wants him to sign for Arsenal.
Think thats most of it covered !!!!!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Guys, I think the Ade bashing has gone to far!
He is a good player, he’s banged in nearly 20 this season, and that is all you ask of a striker.
Most top centre backs fear playing him the most… Terry, Ferdinand, Maldini.
He’s not a bad player, nor is Hleb.
If we’re going to slag of players, why not Cesc? Where have his goals gone? Where has his vision gone?
The team is based around him and he is not driving it. We wouldn’t dare talk of flogging him though?
Odub, Kenwyne Jones hasn’t scored in 18 games! I think that is a cruel comparison!
March 27, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Odub, whoever said that about Kenwynne Jones sounds like an intelligent and insightful person.
Oh wait, that was me.
To be honest he would. Adebayor has somehow gone from a sort of loveable and hardworking moron with absolutely no talent to a disruptive, egotistical, narcissist with absolutely no talent.
‘If Eto’o and Henry were at the club now they would be on the bench.”
Yeah, maybe, after scoring a couple each and coming off after 89 mins to give your lanky legs a run-out, complete mug.
March 27, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Pedro I’ve seen him revert back to last season in the last 8 league games, his first touch has got worse, and he can’t seem to pass to save his life.
Fine he’s scored 22 goals this season, but I think him becoming our highlight player has been to the detriment of some other players in the squad. I still can’t get over him not laying the ball back to Bendtner V Birmingham to make the game safe at 3-1!
The comparism with Jones as far as I understand it was to the effect that he was the same kind of player with a better touch. I’m sure his current lack of goals is probably down to shit supply. Anyway let’s not start discussing Smoggyland’s players!
hleb i agree is not a bad player, he just looks knackered, and has started trying far too may tricks and flicks. Other than that I’d just rest him for a week, considering he also played 90 minutes last night.
March 27, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Ade is better than most give him credit. whats all this crap about anyone can score if the midfield create chances. well why couldn’t bendtner score when he was given a few games? why don’t Tevez and Rooney appear at the top of the scoring charts right now? are they shit as well?
Ade has gone off the boil, but he is still a good player for us and has had a good season. A lot of very good players in very good teams do not score 20+ goals in a season. remember he is still young too.
I happen to think Drogba is a slightly better player but they are both good.
Ade has been played all season long, just the same as Hleb and Fabregas and we wonder why these 3 players have all looked jaded coming into March. wenger has used them all too much because our squad is thin. Simple.
March 27, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Absolutely right Odub. He has gone backwards and it is due to his personality as much as anything. He is believing his own hype and his work rate has dropped dramatically as a result. He has also alienated Bendtner to the detriment of the team.
He is becoming lazy and petulant and the number of offsides he chalks up is ridiculous. If he wants to be the big man at arsenal, it’s time he starts playing like the big man.
March 27, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Let’s put a little perspective on this. Hleb and Ade were fantastic earlier in the season and are now clearly struggling for form. It doesn’t make them bad players all of a sudden. I think Ade’s problem is that he has been found out, and also that now the team are struggling they revert to long balls to him which clearly doesn’t suit his style of play.
I’m not saying he is a world beater, but he isn’t shit as some are now saying. I believe he is a confidence player and is struggling to find it at present.
Call me a cunt if you wish, but just trying to play devil’s advocate here a little.
March 27, 2008 at 12:14 pm
big up TH14!!lol
The other thing with Ade is his constant references to TH14 every fucking week!
I havent however suggested he be sold, unless of course he starts mouthing off about being linked to Milan and manure again.
Apart from that he’s welcome round mine for sunday roast and guiness!!
March 27, 2008 at 12:15 pm
TH14, Gallas also alienated Bendtner by letting him have it at 3 point lane.
March 27, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I don’t think its down the personality, he’s just a confidence player and he’ll be back firing them in again!
Of course drogba is a better player, he is 30 years old! He has 6 years on Ade! Drogba said in his first season he’d be better than Thierry… arrogance comes with the territory with strikers… what would we rather he say? Oh, Thierry is better than I’ll ever be… I’m a bit turd and I’m on a lucky streak with the goals?
No way… its good to hear he wants to be the best.
Arrogance - Self belief
Its a fine line.
He’ll be back without a doubt and I’d rather have him playing for us than against us.
March 27, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Gazzap, have to disagree on a couple of things mate;
The midfield creating chances point is only really applicable to Arsenal in this circumstance. United play a far less rigid system than us and both Rooney and Tevez are deep lying strikers, dropping deep and playing wide and interchanging with Ronaldo/Giggs. This is not true of Adebayor. A fairer comparison would be Drogba in a full season or Torres this year.
Bendtner would score shed loads, but it’s not fair to give him 20 mins every 3 games and ask why he has gelled with the midfield.
The season length is true, they look knackered, but is that an excuse? Drogba played 59 games a couple of seasons ago and scored 33 goals. Lampard played how many consecutive games for Chelsea?? Vieira and Henry were starting pretty much every game every season for about 4 years. If they are not up to it, then get some real strong players who are.
Agree the squad is too thin though so we end on a meeting of minds. Always nice.
March 27, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I think Ade has been great, but of late a liability, Hleb I think is great but lacks an end product all too often.
The solution is to drop them, or to take them off when it’s obvious they’re not working, but that’s down to Wenger, he’s always been blinkered, Henry was undroppable and now it appears is Ade.
March 27, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Pedro….
Hate to break this to you me old mate but I have a strange nagging unsure feeling that he’s 23!!!! Might be wrong, in fact I hope I’m wrong, but having seen first hand a west african player who I know for a fact to be 5-6 years older than he claims he is, I tend to take ages with a big bag of sodium!
Before anyone starts accusing me of being racist or unfair or any shyte like that I lived in same neighbourhood with said person when i lived with relatives abroad so I know what i’m taking about!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 12:23 pm
meant he’s not 23!! Anyway let’s move on!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Ok, listen, I am going to stop just ragging on Adebayor because it isn’t going to get us anywhere and I hate continually slating someone who wears the beloved red and white. I really do hope he comes good, of course I do, I don’t hate him, I just don’t rate him and I think he is a problem at the moment.
I hope I am wrong. But let’s get on to more positive topics.
How fucking shit is eboue??
March 27, 2008 at 12:29 pm
He’s turned 24 last month!
Ibrahima Bakayoko lied about his age and there was talk over Martins age… he is 21 but played in the same youth team as babayaro… who is 30!
24… he has a long way to go before he can be classed as the finished article.
March 27, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Eboue is soooo shite.
Well said.
March 27, 2008 at 12:30 pm
i actually feel sorry for eboue, god he tries but the diving is a big issue, he gets stuck in as if he was arsenal thru and thru, i think he might improve but it may not be with arsenal, but ulitmatly AW wont drop him but theo might get in and stay there,
March 27, 2008 at 12:30 pm
The trouble with Hleb is that he comes across as a luxury player rather than a consistant performer. He can be brilliant (probably the most gifted player at the club), but he doesn’t do it every week like Ronaldo has this season (& Ronaldo is younger). Hleb is at the peak of his game now & he should be able to cope with a full season, thats not to say he won’t have a few bad performances but his lack of form has gone on for months now with just the odd excellent game inbetween, it’s supposed to be the other way around.
March 27, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Martins and Babayaro same age!!! intresting!
Anyway, I doubt anyone will have any arguments for re Eboue!
As shit as Gilberto has been this season, I have to say I remember how good he has been so the vitriol won’t be as intense for him as eboue
March 27, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I don’t feel sorry for Eboue, the bloke is a fuckwit. I feel sorry for us cunts paying his fucking wages.
March 27, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I’ll never slag Gibba off. Just look at his attitude since he’s been out. First class professional.
March 27, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Agreed Steve re Gilberto, eboue on the other hand just infuriates me every time I see him play!!! I’m sure his been spoken to by AW and co re his conduct on the pitch, but there just doesnt seem to be any change at all!!!
March 27, 2008 at 12:44 pm
yes Eboue is shite. very few can stick up for this man (other than Wenger).
March 27, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Gilberto Silva is a consummate professional and a gentleman. It really is sad to see that his age has finally caught up with him and he can’t anchor the midfield like he used to. Makelele seems to defy age barriers but sadly not Gilbo, His role in the 5-1 humiliation by the spuds summed up how far he has fallen from last season. Powerless to prevent any of their attacks and a direct contributor to several of them. His sprint capacity seems to have vanished, merely capable of a leisurely job, in stark contrast to the ball of energy that is Flamini. Still, a real lesson to younger players at the club. I salute you Gilbo.
Eboue is not worthy of sympathy. Apparently he is a bit of a joker in the dressing room and is very popular which is great. We need players with that kind of personality to keep our young squad having fun, however, his antics on the pitch and his lack of focus and commitment are appalling. He is not the least talented player, but he is more interested in moaning, diving and fouling than playing football.
A quick mention has to go to Sagna….Le Bac. He is an Arsenal legend in the making. Not the most exciting player to grace our squad but his work rate, attitude, focus and discipline are 1st class. How many fewer free kicks have we conceded on the flanks in dangerous areas this season compared to last? Le Bac and Clichy have been brilliant in that department this year. Tick in the margin for Mr Wenger.
March 27, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Watching the game last night, reminded me of the player who we were linked with so closely all last year and in the end we lost him to bayern. Ribery is just a superb right sided player who would enhance ANY team on this planet.
Was tailor made for us as a long term bob pires replacement, no idea how AW let him sli the net.
March 27, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Adebayor is mentally tired - you can see it. He was at his best when he had a regular partner with him up front (RVP early on and Eduardo in his hot patch) and he’s just played a few games too many as a lone frontman.
He’s a great player with clear flaws that will be a great asset for the club for years to come. Anyone who is bagging him for the past few performances will regret it.
Read Arseblogger’s article if you want a great perspective on it.
Night all. Thanks again Pedro and Geoff - keep up the great work.
March 27, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I still remember Hleb having the best match in an arsenal shirt in a match against bolton last season. can’t remember whether it was home or away though. nobody seemed able to touch him. He easily dribbled past loads n loads of players alone. He’s really one of the best on his night, isn’t he?
March 27, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Mentally tired or mentally believed the hype and now lazy due to too much self belief????
March 27, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Stupid, massive shout. How Ribery is not plugging the role that Eboue is playing in is beyond me. He seemed such a dead cert for the Arse. i remember many a blog article dedicated to whether we needed him, how he would be used etc. Remarkable.
Then again how many times have we thought someone was a dead cert for us before going somewhere else??
Curtis Davies, Baptista, SWP, Torres, Babel, Essien?
March 27, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Hey Guys C’mon,
This team was good enough to lead the division for most of the season, and play some of the best football in Europe. There’s nothing too much wrong, except a lack of numbers. Particularly in respect of resting key players and giving certain players competition for places.
I say keep the existing players (except mad Jens and Bertie), but add to them with some experienced quality.
So, c’mon get behind the boys, there’s still an awful lot left to fight for.
March 27, 2008 at 1:07 pm
th14, clichys has be at the end of a fair bit of stick recently, but how sick must he have been that sagna has scored before him!
March 27, 2008 at 1:07 pm
my bolton team for saturday
almunia
kolo. senderos. gallas. clichy
eboue. flamini. fabs. v.persie
hleb
adebayor
the subs; niklas,walcott,gilberto,lehmann,barizte.djorou
i feel kolo shud never play center half until next season coz i feel senderos is a better player now and really deputised well wen kolo was at the ACN.all who can tell arsene to uuse this squad otherwise we are doomed
March 27, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Stupid, Ribery is a good player but I think he is a bit of a cunt.
He cited reasons for leaving Marseille to play in the Champions League and went to Bayern, although they weren’t in the competition ‘cos they offered him the most money.
I genuinly believe that Wenger went for him and pulled out when it became clear that football wasn’t his main objective.
March 27, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Hleb is pure class, without a doubt our most gifted player. if he starting scoring he’d be up there with the best of the best. No way we can sell him. Think about him last season- good, but not compared to this season.. Therefore… Next season he will score more goals than ronaldo!!
All these ppl talking about selling hleb and ade should be cuddled One bad patch and everyone starts mouthing off.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
March 27, 2008 at 1:14 pm
lol @ victor “senderos is a better player than kolo now”
form is temporary, class is permanent. Sendy is having a good spell, Toure a bad one, but KT is still streets ahead…
March 27, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Sure as hell Chipo!! White ronaldinho tag doesn’t sound right for hleb. Black hleb is more appropriate one for Ronaldinho. btw, anyone saw tht twat ramos saying he wants ronaldinho with tottnumbs. Fckin twat mst hav had a bad dream or surely he must b joking
March 27, 2008 at 1:22 pm
I think it’s funny when Spurs make comments like that. They did it with Robinho and he replied that he’d never heard of Tottenham. Fucking ledge.
March 27, 2008 at 1:24 pm
traore toure gallas eboue
walcott diaby djourou denilson
van.p bendtner
i think we should ply this line up it will fresh things up, pace,rest key players for liverpool,although i know wenger would never play this ever now
March 27, 2008 at 1:25 pm
The problem with Hleb is he has all the skill but no shot, Bobby on the other hand did. It’s frustrating watching him, because he is so good, but you know there won’t be a rasper at the end.
March 27, 2008 at 1:25 pm
At £120 a match, I expect to get value for money, so I pay my way and merit the right to moan………….. if you went to an expensive restaurant and were served up a load of limp tasteless stuff that left you most unsatisfied with a bad taste in your mouth and a feeling of dissapointment………. would you complain or just accept it and pay the bill without moaning, or would you complain ????
March 27, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Or even complain twice !!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Who you moaning at Bud? Or was it just random?
March 27, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Sorry, I meant who are you justifying your right to complain to?
March 27, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Nah he’s just having a rant!
March 27, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Chipo !
Never said sell them as his thread led with, but he has critisized those for mouthing off because we have had a bad patch !
I repeat…… £120 quid for my feast of football and it is shit, and as I can’t get my money back - thou shalt complain !!!!!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 1:44 pm
i’m all for constructive compaining- dont even know if it was u mate, just remember reading on here (and other forums) about people going mental.
All i’m saying is stop over-reacting! (not to you Bud - to anyone who actually is over-reacting!) im confusing myself now lol
March 27, 2008 at 1:47 pm
The complaining has been a lot worse than it currently is, Sunday/Monday and after the brummie game things went a bit beserk!!!
March 27, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I’m with Bud on this. If we’re paying through the nose to watch then we do have a right to voice our distain.
March 27, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I agree, if this is our worst run in 9 years we ought to complain!
March 27, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Eh Arsene knows…… he’s the best manager in the league, ever so smart he is, and he has the best recruitement policy in the world….We daren’t complain!!!
March 27, 2008 at 2:05 pm
And he’s good at keeping players and sorting out contracts Odub, you forgot that.
March 27, 2008 at 2:08 pm
20 20 vision as well!
March 27, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Ah yes! Cheers Geoff, and that too!
Change of topic AGAIN!!
What English players could/would we possibly bid for over the summer, if AW did actually feel the need to buy proven English players, if there is such a thing?!
March 27, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I sure hope none of the you know what brigade come on today!!
They’ll have a fit!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 2:11 pm
freddy eastwood, come on the essex boys!
March 27, 2008 at 2:12 pm
He’s Welsh Chris
March 27, 2008 at 2:14 pm
he is a pikey the have no fixed abode,!!!
but seriously he grandad was welsh, he is very much english,
March 27, 2008 at 2:15 pm
*they
*his
grrr, spell check
March 27, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Do I get the impression a lot of the mob on here are from the sunny county of essex?!!
March 27, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I’m with Chipo… we haven’t blown it all yet. If we finish the season potless, then maybe we can have a real bitch up… but wait and see what happens in the champions league first!
We’re on a bad run, but that doesn’t mean we will stay on a bad run.
Lets all get a bit of positivity back chaps!
£120 a match is a lot bud, but think of it this way… you’ve had more value than you did last year.
March 27, 2008 at 2:18 pm
and Bud where are you sitting for £120? Next to Arsene?
March 27, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Are you Pat Rice?
March 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm
is there an issue with essex odub?
March 27, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Just asking chris! I know a couple of the regulars are from Essex, just wondered if you were too!! My missus is from Essex so no I havent got an issue with essex!!!
March 27, 2008 at 2:29 pm
If Bud is Pat Rice, Ray Gooner, and Angry Dave all rolled into one, I’m plenty impressed!!
March 27, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I’m adoptive essex.
I can say things like ‘mug’ now.
Bud, what have you done to piss on Pedro’s parade. He is making a point of disagreeing with your every word today.
March 27, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Freddie Eastwood’s uncle prunes my trees, you’re right he is a pikey, his grandma gave birth in a caravan when they were driving through Wales, true story, they weren’t actually Welsh.
March 27, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I leave tips bigger than that Bud!
March 27, 2008 at 2:39 pm
my family are all from brentwood
March 27, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Anyone know if any of our boys got injured last night?
I’m guessing Robin Van Fragility has damaged a toenail or something?
March 27, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I’m from Upminster now, originally from Bethnal Green, which as you all know is two and a half hours from Arsenal.
March 27, 2008 at 2:42 pm
chris, that’s London mate!! You need to be junction 15 or more on the A12 to be classed as essex!! Fact!
March 27, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Well I hope Wenger now proritize CL and blood some young talent in the EPL. In my opinion Arsene should check out Barazite, Lansbury along with the benchwarmers like Denilson, Nicky & Song. I think lansbury has gr8 potential. I watched him many times and he’s got a lot of Gerrard in him. Can anyone tell me in which french magzine did Wenger said that bit about BENARFA.
March 27, 2008 at 2:46 pm
i dont see any injury news, thats mikes department! but we wont fuckin know till tommorrow any way, poxy internationals!
so i am a partial londoner odub, that is intertesing news
March 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Now I’m from Clerkenwell which was formerly Middlesex and also close to Arsenal.
March 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I wish I could be a member of the ‘Arsene Knows’ brigade. It must be bliss walking around all day believing everything he says. They don’t for a minute see how stupid they come across when the great man says things like “winning trophies isn’t everything, playing good football is just as satisfying”. Then they spend all their time saying how true this statement is.
When we had the likes of Vieira & Co in their prime, the power play & great football was fantastic but it nearly always led to goals. We usually had 15-20 minute spells in games where we would obliterate the opponents. Nowdays we see even more of the ball but seem intent on playing pretty patterns as opposed to scoring. If people pay close attention to Wenger’s recent words you can see that his main obsession is not losing as opposed to winning. He believes that by losing the fewest matches of all the clubs that somehow makes us the best & most consistant. I personally would prefer that of the 10 draws so far we’d risked losing some of those games in order to gain 4-5 extra wins which would now have put us back top of the league. Anyone remember Wenger slating every other team & manager for playing 4-5-1 & saying how negative it was, now he plays that system half the time.
I’m probably in the minority, but I don’t even think our football is that good. Having all the ball & doing nothing with it doesn’t excite me at all & most of our play is predictable now anyway. I can’t even remember the last time we scored a hatful of goals against anybody.
March 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm
No news anywhere re injuries from last night.
March 27, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Has anyone mentioned Alex Song as a potential starter v Bolton- wouldnt mind seeing what he can do again, and i hear he scored a cracker against Chelski for the reserves…
March 27, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Originally from Finsbury park! grew up there and Lagos, Long Island and Battersea!!!! Now hail from Waddon surrey!! Just outside Carshalton Beeches!!!
Littlest Hobo me!! ……there’s a voice keeps on calling me!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 2:49 pm
well we are human beings… and this is life…
funny how any1 hasn’t mentioned the great song today….
March 27, 2008 at 2:50 pm
GMR it was Derby 5-0 at the emirates i think… I agree, we havent spanked anyone for a long time. Wenger on the other hand…..
lol
March 27, 2008 at 2:51 pm
the last great dishing was against slavia me thinks…
March 27, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Song, I hadn’t thought about him, but watching us pass from one side to the other without a shot gets to me, I can remember when we won if we were 3-2 down to Middlesbrough and win 5-3 or 2-1 down to Wigan and win 4-2, those were the days.
March 27, 2008 at 2:53 pm
chipo, young guns reviewed the match and said somethin like song was a different class but was an over all lazy performance (or similar)
is that lagos on the isle of white odub?
March 27, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I am sure that there is a psychological term for ‘Arsene knows’ syndrome.
I read a case study about a plane crash.
The engine caught fire mid flight, the captain was alerted… so he switched the engine off… trouble was he switched the wrong one off and no one aboard the plane dared to mention this obvious mistake because they assumed the captain knew what he was doing…
I think its called group think… or an off shoot of it?
I think we can draw comparisons… just not as fatal!
Anyone who disagrees can mug the fuck off…
Ahhh, sweet Essex dialect…
March 27, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ha Odub so your Welsh then like Freddie Eastwood.
March 27, 2008 at 2:55 pm
good point choy! completely forgot about song, and he’d def get stuck in against Bolton! I’d rather have Djourou and Diaby in the middle though.
We kept hoping each one of our 4 consecutive draws would be THE trashing we’d all been hankering for, it never happened and let’s just pray for a scrappy 1-0 with a goal off someones arse this saturday, anything but another sodding draw!
March 27, 2008 at 2:55 pm
lol geoff
March 27, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Heeeeeeelllllll nnoooo!!!! I am not welsh!
That would mean I’m from the same countsy as Gavin Henson, Tom Jones and Ryan Giggs!! No thanks!
March 27, 2008 at 2:58 pm
HEELLLL NOOO!!!
That would mean I’m from the same gaf as Gavin Henson, Ryan Giggs and Tom Jones!
See my point?!
March 27, 2008 at 2:59 pm
ok ive either been blocked or I’m going doo lally!!
March 27, 2008 at 3:01 pm
hahahahahaha RYAN IS A BANNED WORD!!!
March 27, 2008 at 3:01 pm
r y @N is a banned word odub
March 27, 2008 at 3:02 pm
doo lally I suspect!
March 27, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Good point Chris and well spotted!
March 27, 2008 at 3:03 pm
shit forgot about that cheers London Chris!
I’ll just wait for the other 5 posts to show up!
March 27, 2008 at 3:03 pm
If we’re talking about where we’re based, I spent my formative years in Essex too, although after that I had time in SE London (Plumstead Common - historically significant as any gooner will know) and NW Kent.
I also worked in Blackstock Road for 5 years, up till last May, so every lunchtime I could see the rise of Ashburton and the retreat of Highbury.
I once saw that Charlie george at lunchtime in Gillespie Road when I was having a bag of chips.
March 27, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Can anyone tell me in which french magazine did Wenger said that bit about BENARFA. I hope Song starts on saturday along with some young guns
March 27, 2008 at 3:06 pm
its a good thing it wasnt brady charybdis, he would have robbed your lunch,
March 27, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Odub i resent being called choy!
March 27, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Stoke Newington, Woodford, Hornchurch, now Langdon Hills for me Geoff. If I move out any further I’ll be Scottish.
March 27, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Chris, you say all your family come from brentwood…but where then do you come from? Borneo? were your parents so embarrased by you that they had to send you a long way away to be brought up by an isolated hill-tribe? I am not interested in your siblings.
This is bloody boring but I hail from a small village just north of Croydon called Woodside. bloody hate Crystal Palace though.
agree with GMR that when we used to get up a head of steam there was not one single team that could not live with Arsenal. there was always a 20 minutes period in a match when the pressure would tell and we would get a goal or two. these days when we really need to sometimes we cant sustain any pressure at all. the whole philosophy of the team has changed since then though, so I guess you have to move on.
March 27, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Chris, Charlie looks like he could do with a feed though, nowadays.
March 27, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Sorry CHIPO! choy was on yesterday, apologies.
March 27, 2008 at 3:12 pm
gazzap, are you bullying me i have heard about this on other websites, i might have to calll childline.
i have seen him on the box for a while yet charybdis i must say
March 27, 2008 at 3:13 pm
*haven’t
March 27, 2008 at 3:14 pm
choy has also been on today!! I’n def going doo lally!
charybdis1966, I’ve got family in woodside nothing wrong with that!
March 27, 2008 at 3:17 pm
lol identity crisis…. thursday … sat couldn’t come sooner….
March 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Chris, Charlie has been on Arsenal TV, on one of the fans forums and he was very slimline.
He was still identifiable as the iconic 70’s Arsenal player as when I saw him in gillespie Road as the woman I was with, northern and not a football fan, still recognised him.
March 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Odub, knock that super strength Irish shit on the head mate!!
March 27, 2008 at 3:19 pm
This is going to get confusing very quick!!
Note to self… make sure you refer to chris,chipo and choy seperately!!!
March 27, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Brentwood! Classic. Love a bit of Sams nightclub.
Anyway, on the English players issue that Odub raised I would Lampard [plump] for the following:
Micah Richards/David Wheater
Gabby Agbonlohor (spl!)
On the moaning issue, I am not going to be made to feel like I am mad or overreacting to have a moan about Arsenal or some of its players. Don’t pay £120 a week, but enough to warrant an opinion. Having seen what Arsene can achieve and the standard of teams in recent history the double team, the invincibles etc I think it is fair to be a little upset that after a good three, probably now four, seasons without a trophy to speak of, that we are a little disappointed that wenger’s new crop don’t quite live up to expectations or standards set before them.
If I am stupid to say that certain players have let us down this year or that I don’t think they’re good enough then maybe I am stupid. But then tell me this, if I am stupid for feeling like that then why aren’t we top of the league? If these players we have are so beyond criticism then why are we not 7/8 points clear like we should be? Don’t blame injuries, Chelsea had 9 1st team players out for ages earlier this year, and don’t blame squad size because Arsene chose to keep the squad as it is. It is because the players are not good enough to be top of the league.
March 27, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Gazzap, no bullying people from Brentwood…
March 27, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Charlie George signed a big b+w picture of himself for me when my first boy was born. It read “dear Charlie, great name son, Let’s hope you turn out to be as great as the original”
Fucking legend.
March 27, 2008 at 3:23 pm
does anyone think arsene doesn’t rotate at all?
i mean not to the point of what benitez does but denilson.. song…have hardly had a say this year…
it isn’t fair for someone to come in suddenly and be expected to perform…!!
March 27, 2008 at 3:24 pm
TH14, Sam’s bouncers once made me wear a fucking nasty shirt that they had spare as mine “wasn’t appropriate” when they had a strict dress code. It’s relaxed now. Fucking thing stank and I left within 1/2 hour.
March 27, 2008 at 3:25 pm
did you keep the shirt, i’d send it to tony adams, steve, he needs soem fucking help in that department
March 27, 2008 at 3:31 pm
hehehehe no mate, gave it back to them and they pissed themselves laughing. I think they were letting me have it because I was a little the worse for wear.
March 27, 2008 at 3:34 pm
so you were your normal lively effervescent self Steve?
March 27, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Indeed Odub. This was about 10 years ago. I was a mere pup.
March 27, 2008 at 3:41 pm
TH14, david Wheater look a good player, height and scores the odd goal, and the boy can bloody defend too!
Agbonlahor’s got pace to burn, but not sure where he’d fit in with out lot.
Richards we’ve spoken about in the past, very raw!
March 27, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Ha ha, the bouncers there are arseholes and most of the guys in there look like they’ve come fresh out of tony and guy and the eyebrow plucking parlour, but if you can get past that the sort to square foot ratio is quite beyond that which i have experienced in any other establishment. Never known anything like it.
Yeah, I agree Choy, if AW is so confident in these youngsters then why the hell was Gilbo getting a look in instead of Diarra despite the fact the old boy was clearly not sharp? Where has the starts for Walcott been? Wenger has persisted with that buffoon Eboue. Nikki B can’t get a sniff at a start unless it is with Adebayor which does not work. No Merida (loaned), Lansbury, Barazite, Sunu, Simpson or Hoyte really either, all players I thought might be bedded in a little this season somewhere. Not a sign of it.
Also why does AW employ SO many players out of position? It’s incredible.
Walcott (Striker) - RM
Eduardo (striker) - LM
Van Persie (Link striker) - LM
Hleb - (AM) - RM/LM/Link striker
Rosicky - (AM) - RM/LM
Diaby - (CM) - LM/LS
Eboue - (RB) - RM
Denilson - (CM) - RM
Song/Djourou - I don’t even know what position these two were originally bought for but Arsene will stick them anywhere in the back or central midfield.
Is that not really weird??
March 27, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Gabby Agbon I would play on the wings with theo potentially or Vela if he cuts it. What a lethal combo they would be. Either that or as part of a three prong like Villa play. Either that or play one on the right and one through the middle as a top striker.
I would prefer wheater to Richards probably. A big lump in the Terry/Ferdinand/Vidic mould that can just dominate in the air and handle the physical boys (Drogba anyone?).
Would love a team in a couple of years that looked like this:
Keeper (Fabi? Boruc? Someone new anyway)
Sagna Toure Wheater Clichy
Flamini
Hleb Cesc
Agbon Vela/Theo
RVP/Eduardo
March 27, 2008 at 3:49 pm
TH14 add to that,
Toure was bought as a midfielder now a CB
Gilberto has also ended up at CB
Hoyte RB has played at CB
Djourou was a Def Midfielder, now CB
Eboue was bought to be a trainee kit man he now plays at RM!! What the hell’s going on!!
March 27, 2008 at 3:55 pm
sagna out for three weeks at least!!! arsenal.com
March 27, 2008 at 3:56 pm
So Eboue back at RB, and Theo gets a start me thinks?
March 27, 2008 at 3:57 pm
unless hoyte gets a nod, odub
March 27, 2008 at 3:59 pm
th14.. i think it is one of arsene’s firm beliefs that a good footballer can play anywhere….
what are we gonna do without sagna.. eboue better play well.. and hope theo gets his chance…
March 27, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Geoff live in Essex !
Pedro loves me, but every now and again we have to disagree, otherwise we get accused of being lovers !!!!!!!
Geoff, I have never seen you tip…… you’ve always lived by the motto “fuck them, nobody tips me” !!!!!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I like the david Wheater call. he is the sort of defender we need. a tall, no nonsense sort of player. still not convinced by having to 5 foot 10 centre backs!
jsut to finish off the Charlie George thread. My son (now 2 years old) is called Charlie George and we took him to meet him. the big one is such a lovely man and a real gooner through and through. signed my boy a programme and photo for him and had his picture taken with him!
chris, I promise I wasn’t bullying you, just taking the piss. oh, that is bullying. oh fuck it, I was then.
March 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I’d rather Kolo moved out to RB and Theo took up the RW spot than Eboue play.
AND BENCH ADE,FFS !!!
March 27, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Choy, agreed but ‘good footballer’ doesnt quite apply to eboue does it?
March 27, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I