That’s how excited I was about this potential bore fest… I noted that Cesc was sporting a new hair cut with some super trim sidey’s… but not to be outdone… Theo has gone pure mutton chop! Seriously Theo, you actually look like you could pass for 15! Excellent news!
So the only shock regarding the line up was that Eboue managed to worm his way into the side! Arsene wont give up on him will he…
Fabianski
Toure Gallas Song Clichy
Eboue Cesc Denilson Walcott
RvP Nikki B
Does anyone think it’s over for Big Phil? Dropped, even for a reserve game and in place of a defensive midfielder. I think Liverpool was the final straw for Arsene and as much as I have defended Big Phil in the past… I think a move could do him good.
There were many goals, so I can’t really go through the whole game… Here are the key points.
The first goal came from Nikki B intercepting a bad pass from Issac Hayes (Stick to soul and South Park my friend), he laid it off to Robin… who slotted it back through to Nikki B who cooly finished. How many of you were waiting to see who would hug him? Well, you’ll be pleased to know everyone did! No surprise Theo was in the huddle… he’d hug anyone, he is such a brown noser.
Did you spot him at centre back?
Derby then managed to claw one back from a set piece. A cross was whipped in from the left, the keeper stayed rooted, song jumped feebly and Nikki B rose about 8 foot high but missed. How many times have I said before…
‘DON’T LET NIKKI B DEFEND SET PIECES!‘
Oh well, you never felt a shock was on the cards. I did feel for the away fans though… the players looked distinctly uninterested.
Oh, Eboue tried a cross.
Next up, Clichy played a ball about 30 yards backwards to Kolo (I’ll admit I cursed his ball), then Kolo played a sublime chip into the path of RvP who held his line superbly (Take note Ade), took the ball down and rifled home in one slick motion. Great goal, Bergkampesque… but Grovers, there was a price to pay.
After 7 games uninjured, the footballing gods felt it was only fair that they take the boy wonder back… so they gave him a thigh strain. Do not curse the Gods, for they are just testing you (DeeOzGooner, you cursed him yesterday with your insistence on me removing him from Le List)…
Did I tell you Eboue, tried a shot?
So the second half started, and Adebayor came on. We started with a bit more purpose and pinged the ball about in 2nd gear fashion… it was embarrassing how poor Derby were.
Theo burst through the derby defence, held off a challenge, then cut it back to Eboue who tried his best to err… well I don’t know what he did, but he fell over and the ball sat up nicely next to Adebayor who slotted home! He looked mightily pleased with himself… Go Ade!
Then Clichy slotted a ball through and Eboue slid at it… ten minutes after it had whistled past him.
We carried on in much the same way as we normally do, squandering chance after chance… it was amazing how poor some of our finishing was, but we were never in any danger.
Then Derby broke football league rules by bringing on Earshaw, half man, half monster (If Ashley Cole interbred, his kids would all look like Earnshaw)… he unfairly used his monster powers to do what our talented players could not… have one chance… and score.
Some would call it world class finishing, some would say that most strikers only need one chance against Arsenal. The stupid dance was probably one of the most irritating things I have ever seen.
Stick to movies Mr Earnshaw…
Willy G, what the hell was up with that? You are supposed to be our best defender! You’d have never let a crap striker get past you like that at Chelsea. Could he be off if the captaincy shifts? He has been here 2 years, so surely he can buy out the last 2 years of his contract? Never say never…
Well we needn’t have worried, Bobby Pires picked up the ball, cut inside and rifled it into the top corner! GOALLLLLL! Theooooo, Theooooo, Theooooo! He really deserved that didn’t he? Blogger Geoff called me up especially to say that Theo played like Bobby tonight. The more I watch him, the more you realise half his problem is that he looks for the perfect pass all the time… if he’d just speed up his distribution he would be much more effective.
A special mention goes out to Nikki B, who I personally thought had a blinder. He was all over the park, his touch was superb and he loves to get everyone involved. I would be very sad to see him go this summer.
Goal 5, Clichy played Ade through… Ade belted home!
Queue the funniest thing I have seen all season… Ade and Eboue ripping the piss out of A-Lister Earnie’s annoying touchdown dance! How the hell did they do it in time so perfectly? It was Eboue’s best moment of the season! It was the funniest thing Ade has done since he last spoke in an interview! Classic.
Finally, Ade rounded off a solid nights performance by rounding the Derby keeper and slotting home!
Well played Arsenal… the least exciting 6-2 win in history, but who cares! Our goal difference is the second best in the league!
So in conclusion.
We need a 25 goal a season striker… oh wait, we have one! So what if he has scored 24% of his goals against Derby! We have Nikki B and Theo who look good prospects for next year. I don’t think we need bolstering up front, unless of course Arsene can find a decent thigh on the black market this summer… RvP’s has clearly had it.
Fabianski looked weak in goal, being nervous against Derby is like being nervous about taking a penalty with no one in goal… he’ll have to improve if he wants to give the ever reliable Almunia a run for his money next year.
The Midfield looks ok, we are short a decent winger… Eboue is a good dancer, but as a footballer he falls short in many areas.
I think if we need strengthening anywhere it is in defence. Will Big Phil go? Will Willy G go? Who knows… all we know as fans is that Gallas has been shown up a few times since his mental breakdown at Birmingham and Senderos is not going to cut it at the highest level.
Lets just hope the Flamster and Hlebinho sign up for another crack at the whip. We are more than likely going to finish the season 4 points off the top… it is not good enough, but its a marked improvement. If we win our last 2 we will be 15 points better off than last season… make a similar jump next year and we will be taking home some silverware…
So the season has been a disappointment, but at least we won’t be talking about the Spuds over taking us this summer… we are contenders again and hopefully Wenger realises where we need to strengthen this summer.
So here is my advice Arsene, bust out the cheque book Arsene and buy Kaka…
“To get the books back in order it would be enough to sell Kaka for £55m.”
…bargain!
See you in the comments section!
Le Grove is now smart phone compatible!
Pedro
Geoff
April 29, 2008 at 09:23
I like the Kaka thought Pedro, a balanced post and pretty accurate, I did like the dance though!
April 29, 2008 at 09:27
ive got a head cold so i stayed home from work today. Fox sports showed the hightlights every half hour today, so ive seen the dances at least 12 times i reckon!
Good Stuff.
I thought Bendtner was great today! Song had a couple of shaky moments, but still looks a prospect! Clichy is just the best, unstoppable!
April 29, 2008 at 09:30
I have to say i think Eboue has caught AW in a compromising situation with a small animal he must have the photos to prove it!!!
Thats the only way he can get a game surely the guy brings nothing to the table.
I had to have a chuckle and thank my lucky stars we only played Derby because Gallas and Fabianski cant defend our goal for toffee.
one last thing Bendtner star man in the Sun newspaper did i miss something ???
April 29, 2008 at 09:30
A great report and even a decent summary saying we need to strengthen in defence (and maybe a winger) and then you blow it all by saying let’s spend money we don’t have on Kaka!
April 29, 2008 at 09:32
Matt… it was a joke…
April 29, 2008 at 09:32
great post…clichy rb & toure lb?
April 29, 2008 at 09:33
i certainly was curious to see who all would congratulate bendtner….what do you know, there were more than one!!! though it has to be said that the XOXOs were were pretty cold
April 29, 2008 at 09:34
One of the more sensibly optimistic articles here for a while. Well done.
Next season looks good, with or without Kaka. 4 players in the EPL team of the year (& not Hleb or Flam) and all of them were acquired in the Wenger style & without enormous investment. He does this thing well and he will do it again.
The improvement in this team has been wonderful to watch and next season the team will improve again. I agree, we need depth in the talent but that will happen, even with what we have, though I am confident Wenger will make 2 or 3 wise acquisitions.
April 29, 2008 at 09:36
Cesc was simply awesome, he ran rings around the Derby players who just couldn’t get the ball off him
April 29, 2008 at 09:36
Theo is really starting to develop. He was excellent last night.
April 29, 2008 at 09:38
I would take Ronaldo rather than Kaka,(while we are in fantasy world).
April 29, 2008 at 09:38
One of the best dances was against the spuds when Henry was injured and not playing, but sitting on the bench and Kanu Jnr scored and ran up and they did that jig on the sidelines!
April 29, 2008 at 09:39
“It was the funniest thing Ade has done since he last spoke in an interview! Classic.”
Love it. I swear he speaks gibberish, but no-one notices cos its so fast! Well done though for scoring a hat trick.
Those interested in selling him, now is the time.
Oh, by the way, can anyone confirm the rumour that RvP gets payed more when hes injured?
April 29, 2008 at 09:40
i would take Kaka and Ronaldo just to be greedy….
Ronnies best moment was the day he tried to play that trick ball thru Cesc’s legs and then he was robbed and then Cesc slotted the thru ball to Kanu Jnr to score the winner!
We need more of that next season!
April 29, 2008 at 09:40
can’t agree with you more about willy G.
he’s the bad news that is happened to arsenal in such a long time!!
Arse shd do all he can to keep hleb, flamster could go.
Kaka may not be that crucial to our success. We need someone in defence and back up in the striking, but not neccessarily Kaka.
James k,
Kabale Uganda.
April 29, 2008 at 09:44
So NikB jumped too high; Song didn’t jump high enough – did anyone check what gallas was doing – yeah, nothing….as captain and chief defender you’d think he’d take control, or is that just me?
Overall good performances from Theo, NikB, Cesc looked like he was conducting his own training game, Clichy and I thought Song had a good game as well.
Ade scored his 3 goals; just to shut me up no doubt. even sang his name for change well, he was getting some abuse from the derby fans, wankers!!
Fabianski didn’t look at all comfortable; not sure about him.
Hey 6 – 2 away win how can we complain; we can’t but reality check – it was only derby and we only got really stuck in about them after the hour when they did tire and gave us much more freedom.
April 29, 2008 at 09:48
nicklas bedner for lee champ because even with all the crap he gets from us and the media he still plays well
April 29, 2008 at 09:50
Le Chump inter milan for making Arsene blow a blood vessel? or is that a good thing…
April 29, 2008 at 09:51
Le Champ and Le Chump are undecided…
Suggestions please?
Nikki B is definitely a front runner Nr790!
April 29, 2008 at 09:55
gallas looks weak .. scubaman..very weak..indeed
he is a problem as he is too big for his/our shoes
dont know how Wenger will deal with this situation
potentially very disruptive
he somehow has lost it physically
must say though that for once I agreed with the setanta guys .. neither Theo nor in particular Nik B stated their claims for a bigger run in this side
RVP injured again .. listen, this is fast becoming a joke..heaint 20 anymore and was very wasteful as well
is he the most overrated forward at our club??
people seem to give him te benefit of a doubt whilst his perfs are not there at all
we should have won by 15 goals..thats how poor Derby were
lets not kid ourselves
April 29, 2008 at 09:55
What about the dancing duo for Le Chump?
Please……that sort of thing should not be encouraged!!
NikB for Le Champ – deserves the credit for that display last night although Theo has a good shout for it as well.
April 29, 2008 at 09:55
love the pictures, brill!
super game to watch a great tonic!
if you missed it here are the highlights,
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x58u3s_arsenal-6-derby-2-monday-april-28-2_sport
April 29, 2008 at 09:56
agreed gallas should go, he’s holding the team back by having captaincy…being captain, wengers unable to drop him to the bench…thats why irekon he’ll strip it off him, but ofcourse willie wont be happy with that so will want to leave
we need a big strong technical experienced defender to partner kolo
April 29, 2008 at 09:57
don’t wanna put a dampner on things… There were some good performances yesterday, but, the Arsenal didn’t play that well… Derby were just incredibly crap! And I’m still not sure about Bentner; he had a decent game yesterday and against slavia prague. But what about all the other games he’s played in this season??? Eboue.. He should be our 2nd choiceright back and that’s it; stay away from the right wing… Theo.. I’m well proud… Cesc and Clichy… Awesome.. Ade… Well done mate… Denilson, I’m not sure what’s happened to him.. Looked better in the second half and will probably improve with games..
Oh.. were any of you at the game? Were the derby fans being racist toward Ade?
April 29, 2008 at 09:57
dont detract from the dancing, he said he did it to take the piss out or rob earshaw,
so good on the boys
April 29, 2008 at 09:59
Sorry BB have to disagree re Theo & NikB – sure both started slow but I think their overall game was good and as I’ve said before they need a decent run in the team not 1 game in and then 3 games out…..
gallas is the big issue; will AW sort it?
I’m agreeing with re RvP – can’t believe his injuries; time to go I think.
April 29, 2008 at 09:59
Sell Hleb and replace him with Robinho, Hleb doesn’t score, Robinho has equal skill with more goals.
You people are making a big thing about this hugging NikB thing. Why should the team celebrate for equalising? We should be in a hurry to get on with the game. Somehow i feel that the press propaganda is catching on. Divide and Rule.
Hey what is happening with the 15 man brawl that took place at the ManYoo vs Chelski game, any news? and the steward kicking business? If it was Wenger, we would be fined 10 000 pounds plus red cards and severe warnings.
April 29, 2008 at 10:01
DC – same old shit towards Ade I’m afraid – see my comments in previous post
April 29, 2008 at 10:02
DC – are you referring to Bendtners time on the bench when i didnt get subbed on?>
cause all the other games ive seen he play, he’s done pretty well? im not saying he’s the answer, but he has time on his side to prove he can do it surely?
April 29, 2008 at 10:02
I think Le Champ should go to either Theo”Speedy Gonzalez” or Cesc “PFA-young-player-of-the-year” cos they both ran the show last night.
It will be heaven to have Kaka in an Arsenal jersey, play next to Cesc etc.Plus with a solidified defence,we Will be unstopable!!
Scuba, glad to hear you finally sang to Ade’s name…how did that feel? lol (:0)
April 29, 2008 at 10:03
i vote for Bendtner fr Le champ…. and flamini for le chump for not hurrying up to sign!
April 29, 2008 at 10:04
licked, the bust up was after the match and fergie has made an offical report/complaint,
April 29, 2008 at 10:04
t-buzz – I almost choked!!
Nah, just kidding 
April 29, 2008 at 10:05
How about the Derby fans who yelled buse for le chump(s)?
April 29, 2008 at 10:06
cesc for champ, well played last night but pfa award does it for me plus the fact it was dedicated to the fans,
April 29, 2008 at 10:06
abuse** in above comment
lol
April 29, 2008 at 10:07
that’s a very good and valid point Chris – Cesc gets my vote on that
April 29, 2008 at 10:07
Cesc for Champ – what a week he’s had.
Robbie Keane for Chump – just because……
April 29, 2008 at 10:08
lol robbie keane – ill support that one…gold my friend, gold!
April 29, 2008 at 10:08
yes no point getting all hyped up like we are back in the title race .
we beat the shitest team to ever grace the EPL .. No need for pats on the back,
3 points in the bag , lets move on …
No real positives to take from the game .. fabianski proved he’s still a way off
and proves ade can score against shite teams .. RVP back on the injury list .
Flamini and hleb were sorely missed .. And will be next season …gallas showed
he is passed his best , and song couldnt even hold strong Vs derby…
the goal difference was the only highlight ..
April 29, 2008 at 10:09
No mention of Denilson in the report. I thought he had a pretty solid game. Granted he is just coming back and only ever had 60 min in him, but after a nervy start he got more into the game, and he nicked the ball of a few players and played some decent balls to get us going forward. Im not to concerned if Flamini goes, Denilson and Diaby could provide enough cover.
April 29, 2008 at 10:12
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/04/29/manual_074050.html&TEAMHD=soccer
hmmmm, Nice dream….
April 29, 2008 at 10:12
ethan, we played a pressure free game and scored many goals, most managers will tell you that keeping the levels going for 90 mins can be very difficult especially with zero to play for, both team were playing for pride, we won, end of.
we are entitled to praise the boys and foolishly expect a ten fold increase next year based on last nights performance, that is what the day after a mtach is for, reality will be back tommorrow!
April 29, 2008 at 10:14
No positives from the game?
I though Nikki B looked great again and I though Theo looked much better.
I know it was only Derby, but considering we played the whole game in 2nd gear… I thought the result was ok.
We scored 6, but our finishing was still way off…
I am glad we conceded the 2 goals… another positive. It shows we are way off in defence.
Some good shouts going on for Le Champ/Chump… shame on the man who said Ade and Eboue should go into Le Chump for that dance…
April 29, 2008 at 10:15
Denilson is definitely the forgotten man, he played a great 60mins, sold tackles and a few good disposessions of the opposition players….needs to be fitter….
April 29, 2008 at 10:16
I thought Denilson looked weak again?
He will be great, but he is not ready to take a starting position.
April 29, 2008 at 10:16
denilson and gilberto both played eth invisible wall role last night so good in fact we didnt see them,
April 29, 2008 at 10:17
Cesc for le Champ,
our only solid midfield player left ..
and yes cesc for captain also ! gallas needs a boot up the arse-nal ..
April 29, 2008 at 10:18
How good was it to watch a game and KNOW we were going to get an easy 3 points.
Negatives: Some of the finishing was dreadful. Where were the central defenders for Earnshaw’s goal ? Eboue !
April 29, 2008 at 10:19
What a wanker, how can we afford Kaka? he won’t come anyway, are you a spud? you should support Chelsea, we won’t buy anyone because we don’t need anyone, we stuffed Derby.
We should sell Flamini and Hleb and Arsene knows so I don’t care.
April 29, 2008 at 10:19
I think that covered all eventualities!
April 29, 2008 at 10:20
You’re right Geoff…. haha!
April 29, 2008 at 10:21
Lol, Geoff’s drunk peoples!!
Cesc for Le Champ, only cos he dedicated the trophy to us, the fans.
April 29, 2008 at 10:21
pedro
No positives from the game?
I though Nikki B looked great again and I though Theo looked much better.
Theo always looks good has done for 2 or 3 months ! and nikB would look better if he got some more evenly spread time with ade .. Do you put it down to their skills that have got better in one game pedro ???? or that we played a pathetic team ??
April 29, 2008 at 10:21
WEll done Pedro as I missed the game your report combined wth the video highlights (thanks for that Chris) got a good flavour of what went on .The video commentary said Ade and eboue the strictly come dancing team had been rehearsing in front of a mirror -If they didnt it certainly looked like it -fantastic .I quite agree with you as well Chris on your 10.12 post about keeping levels up .
Missed the game as I was with Mrs Mike Eating and glugging a nice sauvignon Blanc in Spain -A marlborough of course -what else
April 29, 2008 at 10:22
i agree with you ethan…this victory shouldnt blind us from the larger prespective ie to challenge for the primiership next year.we have to work really hard and get some able replacements if flam n helb move on.we showed that we can really move the ball well and if we get a quality striker we can win the title next seson.everyone knows that if we had torres instead of our ade we would have won at least one title this season.i wrote yesterday that we lost our cahnce due to a lack of a class stiker and a good central defender.if we can get these positions right maybe next year will be ours for taking and thrashing spuds…
April 29, 2008 at 10:22
Arselicked(9.59am) – Bendtners goal made it 1-0 to Arsenal – we were never behind last night.
April 29, 2008 at 10:25
apparently spurs want villa. the will buy him for the money they get from spurs according to the daily mail
April 29, 2008 at 10:25
well done mike, marlborough all the way!
April 29, 2008 at 10:25
Mike, I am deply envious. Marlborough whites are the dogs.
But you missed a very enjoyable game. We absolutely humiliated Derby.
April 29, 2008 at 10:26
I think we need to create a partition for geoff
KAKA TO ARSENAL FUND
i gotta say , i agree with what your getting at.. lets start poaching some players back off the wankers who think its only a one way street when purchasing players ..
I think if hleb does leave we must use it as a swap deal !
then ill say le boss has got some balls !
pedro you forgot arsene’s haircut .. im sure they model his hair do from MR BEAN !
April 29, 2008 at 10:27
Did anyone notice how the Derby fans all stayed to the end? Despite seeing their team crushed, they sat and watched and applauded the Arsenal.
Compare that to the Emirates at the final whistle.
April 29, 2008 at 10:28
hey, adebayor is clearly the best striker at the club, comes on and does a hatrick.
30 goals this season and he still has people on his back, he reminds me of andy cole who at times looks dreadful but still comes up with a goal.
anyways, we need to sort the central defence, a winger and maybe a central midfielder
April 29, 2008 at 10:28
lol Ethan
April 29, 2008 at 10:31
If we take a realistic look at the team everyone knows that Wenger doesn’t trust Senderos or Djourou at centre back or he would play them instead of a central midfielder, so both need moving on & replacing. Lehmann is also off & Fabianski clearly needs time so a backup keeper needs bringing in. Thats 3 players straight away.
In midfield we are losing Flamini (for definate, I’m not even sure why Arsenal haven’t announced he’s gone seen as Milan are talking about him in their team so he must have agreed a deal with them), Gilberto will go. Hleb will probably stay but we can’t rely on Rosicky as anything more than a bit part player so he needs a replacement for when he’s injured. We have Vela coming back so we need another 2 players. Thats now 5 in total.
Upfront RVP is in the same position as Rosicky so again another body is required.
Thats a total of 6 players needed & then we need another 3 quality players to increase the strength of the overall squad. 9 players to come in……………..not a chance in hell of that happening, so whatever way you look at it our squad will be even smaller next season & our chances of being successful are about zero.
April 29, 2008 at 10:31
Didnt have much choice Big Raddy -Its just like when you had to go to the Ballet -mind you -you didnt miss much but I clearly did .
To get a Marlborough S B in Spain is a rarity and it is the Dogs -Chris is a big fan of the new world marlborough SBs as well
April 29, 2008 at 10:31
Mike — im just hooking into a huge glass of the Marlborough Sav Blanc right now – The Saint Clair Estate – Vicars Choice!
Bloody beautiful!
April 29, 2008 at 10:34
We should have a bet to see if more players go than come in, I don’t think Senderos will go any more than I think Djourou and Eboue will.
He only lets players go that we all rate, like Pires, Edu, Henry, Flamini and Hleb.
April 29, 2008 at 10:39
GMR
i hear what u saying, we do need minor surgery on the team but we do need a commanding centre back, but wenger has a bad history on it, stepahnovs, cygan etc…
Liverpool have bought good cheap centre backs, srkdel and agger both i wont mind having at arsenal
I swear if we buy some panama internatinonal or some unknown am going to just scream, its frustrating to see what we do in the transfer market, i know he loves to buy gems and polish them.
But we have loads of them in the squad right now, we need a good balance of youth and experience
Carlos Vela situation, he may even be in spain again next season we have to wait till june or something, but we need width and we need it badly, get that bulgarian guy nikloai dimirtiv on the cheap and then buy a class winger like Ricardo Quaresma, Robinho, SWP
Up front well it all depends on how wenger see’s the situation we got eduardo out, bendtner is doing ok, walcott is not ready yet and RVP just gets injured and Hleb is fancied out there too…. David Villa we all can hope for
Rumors around that Spurs are going for David Villa!!!! Robinho when they sold Berbatov
April 29, 2008 at 10:41
Ethan… positive from the game.
Big Phil didn’t start?
Wengers hair cuts are truly atrocious… great shout!
Theo has been good for the last few games, but things weren’t going his way last night and I thought the agression and desire he showed for his goal was brilliant.
I love to see Nikki B doing well also.
I know they were a shite team, but the Mancs struggled, as did the Chavs.
I am not saying we are great, just saying there were some good things that came out of the game!
Any news on Flebgate?
April 29, 2008 at 10:42
Good to hear that people are coming round to believing we CAN attract the likes of Robinho.
And hopefully all the Adebeyor haters feel significantly embarrased about slagging off one of the leagues best players this year. He has now been praised by JT, Ferdindand, attracted interest from ManU and AC Milan and has just made the team of the year ahead of the golden boy Rooney. But some sections of the Arsenal faithfull seem to know better and want him sold?!?!
Second highest goalscorer in the league…And if consider Ronaldo’s set piece goals…
Adebeyor is the best all round Striker in the league. Scores more goals than Rooney and does more off the ball than Torres. Which of those two players would have scored 24 goals in the league this year playing the majority of games up front alone?
All i’m trying to say is that he IS a quality player and if he has Robinho playing off him/supplying quality balls from the wing, I expect more of the same, especially in the CL.
Oh and 29th April and no news on the Flamini situation. He’s a gonner then. And for free?!? Disgusting, the board drops the ball again. I look around the PL and Europe and cannot spot a quality replacement! I guess thats what football manager is for eh!
April 29, 2008 at 10:42
do u think the chavs will sell SWP this summer???
April 29, 2008 at 10:43
I think Senderos is only on the bench for 2 reasons….
1. To give Song a go now that he is fit again and it falls into Wengers comments that he wanted to see a few guys before the season runs out.
2. Big phil has been carrying a couple of injuries for a fair portion of the season, so no point in flogging a dead horse!
April 29, 2008 at 10:46
I really want to see Alex song in midfield you know, i thought denilson done well yesterday, good aggression in the second half and was getting stuck in
or maybe next season we wil see jack wilshire runing rampant on teams
April 29, 2008 at 10:47
YangKamp10 – feel absolutely no embarassment whatsoever….but I knew as soon as he scored what the comments would be – however I’m not getting into that today let’s enjoy a good win despite who we played etc etc etc we won and I’m enjoying the moment!!
Pedro – I was that man and I feel no shame either!!
April 29, 2008 at 10:50
MAYANK
yes i agree .. its all to easy to adopt an arsene attitude and say , wow we are back to our best !!!!
Its like trying to arm wrestle a new born child and claim victory ! pathetic see- thru shite we are fed …. Buy some players you cheap ass ! Soon he will believe the shit he’s talking again !(over the next 3 games) then we will have another year of bollocks .. and make 3 signings under the age of 18 !
April 29, 2008 at 10:51
so scuba what you are saying is i” know i was wrong but i chose to ignore you today”, that is the best argument deflater i have ever heard, a life in politics for you!
April 29, 2008 at 10:51
It’s like I said, we don’t all hate Ade, he just needs to spend time on the bench, look what happened last night!
April 29, 2008 at 10:55
no Chris not at all; just 3 goals against derby doesn’t change a thing as far as I’m concerned so what’s the point in going on about it?
April 29, 2008 at 10:56
I just think we need good healthy competition in our team thats all
guys like eboue, he is out of form but still he still got the right wing slot
hleb as well, and adebayor….
we need good healthy competition to give players a kick up the back side and they will perform.
hence we need 3-4 players this summer and if flamini goes 5 players in my opinion
April 29, 2008 at 10:59
i have a feeling we defnitly going to lose one of the two i guess um wondering who i would like to hold on to????Flamster brings a bite we all need but Hleb is jus unbelieveable the way he goes past players holds the ball and all that thing he does is great but i have a feeling Hleb will be the one to go….i really dont get y he wasnt happy to come off yday was he jus looking for a reason out???
Song has really jus turned my views around yes yes i was one of those that dreading him even being on the bench but my goodness me um so confident when his on the pitch now hes outshown Gallas in all the games they have played together
April 29, 2008 at 10:59
Scuba, the proof is in next year.
If Ade scores a similar amount next year… hats off…
I think what you are saying, is maybe this season is a one off?
I know what you mean. I’ve watched him play poorly in many games, then he pops up with tap in. Will he still be in those positions next year?
If he does do a job for us again, will he still be underrated…? Much like Andy Cole was at ManU?
Next year is a very big year for him.
April 29, 2008 at 10:59
i know i am just messing with ya!he could have scored 10 in fact and we could still argue for and against,
April 29, 2008 at 11:02
I still don’t rate Song, to me he is ordinary. I just read that Spurs are after Diego Capel as well.
Fuck me that’s Modric, Robinho, Villa and now Capel.
Are we not interested in anyone?
Sometimes it’s boring being an Arsenal fan!
April 29, 2008 at 11:03
No seriously Chris I want a life in politics; have you seen the expenses those cunts get!!
Pedro – exactly; I said it yesterday and before, if he does it again next year I’ll be the first to stand up and say I was wrong. There; end of , I’m no more about him this season….promise!
April 29, 2008 at 11:04
**I’m saying no more**
April 29, 2008 at 11:05
i watched the game on the sopcast last night which had the comentary from the arsenal tv highlights, they said near the start that hleb and flaminis agents have been talking with arsenal over the past few days… ill think we’ll hear somthing soon but if they are still talking then the flamini cant be as much of a done deal as we think, as for hleb who knows
and please stop mentioning SWP as a ‘quality winger’ the guy is awful… if he aint good enough for the chlesk then he aint no where near arsenal level
April 29, 2008 at 11:06
oh and surley modric is le chump for signing for the cunts
April 29, 2008 at 11:07
Fantastic to see Denilson back playing, I think he could replace and be better than Flamini anyways if he can stay fit, and great that Bendtner has seemingly patched things up with the rest of the lads. Next season could be incredible, our ability up top is fantastic, the fact that Adebayor having scored 30 goals this season will most likely by xmas be behind VP, Bendtner, and maybe theo in the pecking order is fantastic. He’s a very good asset, but cannot be a first choice forward for a team like Arsenal, he just doesn’t have the class or intelligence.
Just please please please let Hleb sign a new contract or at least agree to stay next season and talk next summer. Flamini is replaceable, Hleb would be much more difficult. Fabianski showed very good hands last night, and is good enough to be back up. The goal was the fault of song and gallas, again. We need a top commanding centre back to stop goals like that, and I’m sure Arsene will find one. Get some competition for Hleb and possibly another centre mid and the squad will be as good as any since Arsene arrived.
April 29, 2008 at 11:09
The difference between us and the spuds is that they’re desperate. They will never get Robinho. He could walk into almost any CL team in europe. Why would he opt for a Uefa side?
Modric went from an Arsenal target (if you believe Tribal football etc) to Chavs to Newcastle and ends up at Shite hart lane. There was no holding out for better offers once the silly season starts and thats because Modric’s agent had sounded out the big clubs and got feck all response.
In short they’ve just signed another Hossom Ghaly.
April 29, 2008 at 11:11
Overall I’m satisfied with our display last night, we totally controlled and dominated the game as expected, our style was fluid and positive.
It doesn’t matter how well we play, there will always be those who only want to focus on what went wrong. There is definitely room for improvement, without a doubt, but credit must be given where it’s due.
Problems? In the first half we allowed Derby to create too many chances, they weren’t really clear cut but were a threat and one of those resulted in a goal. For me Denilson didn’t do enough at the back, Gallas didn’t organise the back line properly and gave Derby too much space on two occasions, both goals were close range strikes heading for goal, giving the keeper no chance to save.
For a team of Derby’s calibre to get a second goals against us exposes how fragile our defence is. The back line kept going forward, far too much to keep things watertight. We need to Tony Adams or someone of equal ability to coach our defenders, and hopefully we’ll dip into the transfer market and get a bit of quality in that area.
But our attacking patterns were sublime, even though they were created against Derby’s pathetic excuse for a defence. We made sure we fully took advantage of their mistakes, our players in the right places at the right times up front. Ade had a very good game, to come on and score a hat-trick as a sub is a big achievement….who else has scored a hat trick against Derby even though they’re so poor?
A really good game on the attacking front, below average in defence is a shot summary. We needed this game to make it crystal clear where we need to improve but we’re back to the “you score one we’ll score two type of game”.
We’ve never really replaced Sol Campbell, we need someone similar to him to make a difference. However Arsene has made some top class signings over the years. We lost, Cole and gained Clichy, we lost Lauren and gained Sagna, we lost Wright we gained Henry, we lost Viera we gained Fabregas. I’m not concerned about Flamini going, we’ll get someone good to replace him with. It’ll cost us a fair bit but we have a transfer budget and it’s there to be used to replace players who move on, that’s what transfer budgets are for regardless of whether we like it or not. Survival is about adapting to your current conditions and being big enough to accept that we don’t and can’t preside over entities which act of their own volition…..in fact we must expect that every so often something which isn’t in our favour will happen and that we’ll have to deal with it appropriately.
Good stuff overall from the team, it’s all about using this game as a stepping stone and gathering momentum, and thankfully it looks like we have the ability to continue this season in a winning fashion and start it off in a similar way albeit without conceding as many goals as we have recently.
April 29, 2008 at 11:12
Modric is a good player, but Spurs paid well over the odds for him. He’s been very good in the Croatian League, but hasn’t had the same impact as Eduardo did, and they paid much more than we did for him.
April 29, 2008 at 11:13
I think Senderos will definately be sold this summer. He’s too unstable to play at the top level of football & when you consider that he wouldn’t even listen to a player like Martin Keown when he tried to offer some advice it all adds up to someone who shouldn’t be playing for Arsenal. Thinking about it though I’m sure Wenger will keep Djourou as a back up player.
Thats still 8 players needed.
April 29, 2008 at 11:13
wat pisses me off is Wenger will do wat he wants and if he ends up with nothing then all he says is i made mistakes but my team will get better that all he says and he moves on…..
wat bout us who have to work with scum going on bout how they have more silverware than us this season its crap and that all he has to do is jus sit infront of cameras endure a few ?s and then its over he carries on with his academy policy thats jus shit
April 29, 2008 at 11:14
My only wish for the season, if we dont buy anyone, is the Eboue Never plays for us again. I only hope he got a game because we had no other options. Atleast Walcott wasnt dropped for Eboue. Honestly, when Eboue plays Arsenal might as well have only 10 men. he offers sweet F all!. A few times I saw Toure, Cesc, and Eboue in a triangle trying to work their way forward, but everytime the ball came to eboue he would take too many touches, while Cesc and Toure were running around like idiots finding space, and whats Eboues magical touch, pass it back to Gallas under pressure, because toure was too far forward. I think we need to sign a petition! Get him off!
April 29, 2008 at 11:14
oh yeah i forgot spuds won the carling cup…..
fluked the way to europe
April 29, 2008 at 11:15
Very biased report! No more than I can say.
April 29, 2008 at 11:16
only into the cup thou…
April 29, 2008 at 11:20
If we had said that Flamini was leaving last summer, no-one would have cared. His rise has been based on getting a good run of games, and developing confidence. The same could easily happen for Diaby/Denilson/Song all of whom can play that role.
Hleb is different. I love him but if we go by stats. then we should replace him with a more efficient player. A goal scoring midfielder is an essential in this team
April 29, 2008 at 11:20
there are never as many rumours about us as there are about other clubs, because wenger plays his cards close to his chest so no one latches onto his ideas….
April 29, 2008 at 11:28
Fair point about Flamini Raddy. But at the same time, i went into this season fearing 5th place. Flamini and Adebeyor pretty much saved our season by performing far better than any fan could have expected and giving us a solid spine.
What are the odds that another squad player can come on so well this year? And lets face it, we still werent quite good enough, anyone coming in will have to be better than who he’s replacing. in Short i say we need to sign someone to replace him. Diaby and especially Song have much to prove.
April 29, 2008 at 11:38
wise decision Scuba. lol
Geoff, Iam with you on Song. Fine, these past few games he’s been alright, but nothing special.He really needs to step up his game or he’ll be back to square one.
Frichie, Eboue used to be good,remember when he kept Lauren out of the team?
I dont know what happened to him after that(maybe changed dentists or so…)he tried becoming a midfielder which didnt work, went back to RB, that didnt work…ONLY Wenger thinks it works!!
April 29, 2008 at 11:53
New Le Champs and Le Chumps!
April 29, 2008 at 11:57
good call!
April 29, 2008 at 11:57
Pedro, you have Cesc AND Fab in the Le Champ – unless you mean Fabianski I think you’ve doubled up inadvertantly.
April 29, 2008 at 12:00
Good work Pedro.
Though how a hatrick man doesn’t get a mention from anyone on the site is strange. But then again, maybe it’s not !
April 29, 2008 at 12:01
I think Kaka is not as impossible as it sounds. Exactly the kind of player Wenger would get the chequebook out for – young but experienced and already covered in medals. And remember the fortune we paid to keep hold of Henry. Expensive but a merchandiser’s dream. He could play in front of Fabregas and a defensive midfielder, and off Adebayor or Bendtner, or instead of Fabregas, giving him a rest at key points of the season. He’s talented enough to fit into our tight and quick passing routines (many aren’t), and would love to play for Arsenal, I’m sure. We could also offer Gilberto and Senderos/Eboue in part xchange. And remember Milan are 4 points outside Champions League qualification currently…
April 29, 2008 at 12:02
Sorted…!
I did a big section on him in the report Raddy.
His goals were great, but I thought the team work from the others was fantastic.
April 29, 2008 at 12:07
what a game…
loved the way nick was spraying passes all over the field..is that going to be a good position for him.. just behind ade?
theo and rvp missed a sitter…. but they made up for it…
the team spirit is looking better… gallas was in la la land for the most part…
did djourou even touch the ball?
rvp is suspended for the second half henceforth….
could denilson replace flamini? maybe… you don’t captain your country for nothing…technically he’s there… just that stupid haircut and needs to put on some weight…
loved how ade and eboue took the piss out of earnshaw.. what a dance!!! haha
fabianski… first PL game… i’m sure he was shitting scared.. even if it was derby… needs to get a bit more aggressive.. not like jens though.
April 29, 2008 at 12:09
Wasn’t a criticism Pedro. I agree with your summation.
As to Kaka. …… he can’t tackle !!!
April 29, 2008 at 12:09
great game, it’s nice seeing us play a woeful derby with no pressure.
but it was so annoying to see rvp had a good game and then getting injured again and again. i still think that he’ll be our top scorer if he had played throughout the season like ade did. i’m growing to really like rvp as a player .
and i do not ever want him to leave no matter how bad his injuries are, that’s how much i rate this guy.
And i still think that he is our next bergkamp! wishful thinking, i know.
Oh and great post as usual!
April 29, 2008 at 12:10
Pedro, Good call , as long as Theo & Cesc got a recognition Iam pleased with Le champ. Le Chump was between the whole Derby squad vs AW,s hairdo and Iam glad Le Boss won Le Chump and Iam sure he’ll see the funny side to it if we “present” him with the award. lol
April 29, 2008 at 12:11
kaka will get murdered by PL defenders… and he is injury prone…
April 29, 2008 at 12:14
He is quite a lump Choy. I would say he is the same build as Ballack and he is a class act.
I am not saying sign him, but it would be nice if we chased players of the calibre.
I think he earn’s £150k a week… is that out of our wage structure?
April 29, 2008 at 12:15
Hey i dont hate ade !
i just call a spade a spade ! if someone is not preforming or creating an UN arsenal like
feel within the team , im gonna say it .. sure gallas screws up once or twice ade does a lot more and we think thats fine .. No one had a bad game last night other than Song or fabinski .. everyone made a few blunders but when your playing against QUOTE the worst football side to to EVER grace the EPL . its pretty hard to find positives or negatives ..
Its not like we will probably play them for another 6 years now .. or more …
We cant gauge what happened last night to any other team in the EPL .. because they are not EPL quality .. They still scored however and that is a concern ! but our free flowing style will always leave us exposed on the odd occasion ..
So pedro , yes its 3 points in the bag .. as we all expected .. lets hope for a strong finish 2 the season , the only thing that resembles a test for us this season is next weekend when we face everton who is top 6 material ..
Then if ade scores a hat trick or bendtner is dominant then we can raise our glasses !
But next week im sure we will be exposed as per usual , dont let arsene blind you .
WE NEED PLAYERS these ones arent ready yet .. well most arent ready yet ..
theo however has played well for a long time now . and provides good chances !
more time on the pitch will yeild more chances ! natural !
but it isnt something that we dont already know RE : theo ..
bendtner has more class than ade … he’s been with arsenal longer and knows our style
of play ive always rated him potentially better than ade ! bendtner in 5 years time .. (same as ade now ) there will be no comparison , he needed more time this season , but arsene didnt want to take risks , yet he has a youth philosophy . No point in having promising youth if you dont play them .. and thats the only way they will get better…
experience .. we need to buy about 12 – 18 years of experience this summer !
translates to 3 players of 24 years of age … and 6 years in front of them
then we can give the top 2 a shake !
but i fear they are settled now .. and every year we prognosticate we slip further behind .
April 29, 2008 at 12:17
fellas i think my 12 hour blogging session has come to an end for today.
Kept the fires burning with DeeOzGooner through your wee hours, so im gonna have to hit the sack, as i was also up early for the game and no nanna naps throughout the day!
catch you all later on!
cheers
April 29, 2008 at 12:17
ethan…
manu scored 1(one) against them.
April 29, 2008 at 12:20
Well played Evo… top blogging!
April 29, 2008 at 12:20
see ya evo,
April 29, 2008 at 12:32
I wonder what she’d say about the game!
http://www.funnyjunk.com/movies/494/Fruitcake+Lady/
April 29, 2008 at 12:32
Yeah you’re the blog Meister today for sure, as a Dutchman would say.
April 29, 2008 at 12:37
Adios Evo and DeeOz…hope youve got a lovely weather to enjoy later on…its dreadful weather down London!! Happy Days!!
April 29, 2008 at 12:40
So my outs for the summer:-
Jens
Senderos
Gilberto (I hold out hope for his stay)
What do you think?
Those are who I think will leave, not who I want to leave!
April 29, 2008 at 12:41
“I love this team and I think they have a great future,” Wenger told Setanta Sports.
“It was a typical performance from us – mobile, clean technically and we were always dangerous but as well we had moments where we lacked concentration and we were punished.
“Derby gave everything but the longer the game lasted the more you could see we could score goals. They didn’t look a team who are down and had no confidence.
“They had a real go and were dangerous at set-pieces. But in midfield we were dominant and the young players did very well.”
The Gunners are now closing on their points target for the season and Wenger feels they can get within touching distance of this when they play Uefa Cup-chasing Everton at the weekend.
“We’ve set ourselves an 83-point target,” Wenger said. “We can get to 80 against Everton so let’s do it.”
April 29, 2008 at 12:48
Who I think
Jens
Gilberto
Flamini
Who I want
Jens
Senderos
Eboue
Song
April 29, 2008 at 12:49
there is talk that jens will just retire, that is sad,
senderos may go but id imagine someone would need to step forward and make an offer as wenger does not wnat to break the team up
gilberto may leave but i hope not, he still has a role to play
April 29, 2008 at 12:53
our defending last night was poor! song poor foul for first goal and even worse defending from the resulting free kick and gallas pussy’d out of the challenge with mcevely and turned his back and didnt even attempt a jump to win the ball.
Fabianski didnt look confident at all. Toure and clichy played well but song and gallas werent at the races. if we played a half decent team last night we could have had a few put past us and im even ashamed Derby scored 2 against us even though we scored 6!
We squandered a hat full of chances and the man who was the most clinical infront of goal in the end was Adebayor who alot of people come on here and slate every week!
Apart from a few games he was totally knackered he has been pretty good this season! He is the first person i have seen score 30 goals in a season and still be slated every week….. i think some fans need to get real!
cesc was quaility and did anyone notice denilson’s tackling??? i think he was tryin to show “le boss” that he could be a replacement if “flattuso” leaves!
April 29, 2008 at 12:55
just my observations;
* the team didn’t look comfortable at all in the 1st half of 1st half especially in midfield; it’s like lacking conviction and they couldn’t keep ball other than cesc – missing one of flamini/ hleb
* walcott is fine but still lightweight; against top tier defenders he’d be less effective/ rampant
* song was okay except a couple of loose balls; but still not sure if he’s CB material
* in this game only, ade managed to put away what’s expected of him- i thought people don’t dislike ade when having a go at him … it’s just that he wasted too many chances and was poor at passing– with the slim margin to the top 2, just imagine if ade put away several more of those he missed, notably at birmingham (let’s forget one moment he should have passed it to bendtner!)
* overall strikers still wasteful; it’s ‘fine’ playing derby but we get punished when playing other top teams… it should have been 10 goals easily last night!
still enjoyed the game but we should not have conceded 2 goals (TWO actually) to honour derby for god sake
April 29, 2008 at 12:59
Jens wants to stay in the London area and I’m sure a few London teams could be interested, such as Charlton and QPR, if he wants to keep playing first team football thats a good option for him unless he wants to retire as an Arsenal player.
Gilberto….there is a chance he could stay, it depends on what role Wenger has him in mind for, but it’s highly probable his days are done.
Senderos….many people CL villain, but to be fair he has had some very good games. Maybe the stigma is too much for him to bear and it’s understandable he might want to head for pastures new. I’d rather he went on loan than moved on, despite what many think, he has great potential.
Flamini…..it’s all about the money.
Hopefully no massive unexpected moves by players we don’t suspect. Everton will be a good test of how we cope without Flamini with players we’ve already got.
April 29, 2008 at 13:00
sacking sven!wow that is mad
April 29, 2008 at 13:01
Yeah but Shin wants to show what a tough guy he is.
April 29, 2008 at 13:03
I don’t know if Scholari is mild mannered enough to take shit from shin.
April 29, 2008 at 13:03
he will be the downfall of man city, i for one wnat them to stick around, g’teed points of the scum every year if nothing else
April 29, 2008 at 13:04
Kenny the reason that people slate Ade (I’m not one of them) is because he doesn’t understand the offside rule and he misses a lot, he could have had a quicker hatrick at Old Trafford than he did last night, and if he had we may still be in the title race.
So I understand, but having said that I can’t think of a player in history who came on from the subs bench ad scored a hatrick.
Can anyone?
April 29, 2008 at 13:05
ill check it out but id imagine the baby faced assasin must have done at some point , geoff
April 29, 2008 at 13:06
Geoff, great shout on the ‘wants’. I am surprised you put song on there, I thought you liked him?
Sacking Sven after the season city have had is mental…
I wonder if Wenger will do a press conference tomorrow regarding the Flamster?
Can anyone remember Lampard doing this last year (Hleb)… I am sure there is a cut off point for handing your notice in?
April 29, 2008 at 13:08
Yup Geoff, the great Romario, at age 41 came on as a sub in the 65th minute, but it is a very rare event.
http://blogs.smh.com.au/sport/archives/2007/02/weekend_hangover_1.html
April 29, 2008 at 13:10
Geoff i dont think its ade who should be being slated…. for example have u seen how long it takes us to pass a ball sometimes…..ade makes his run and then players delay and delay until they have a player tight to them and then they pass…… if some of our midfielders would speed up their distrubution then he might not be offside all the time!
April 29, 2008 at 13:11
No I think he’s the worst player we’ve got Pedro.
Sven deserves getting sacked given the money he had off the FA, and he brought celebrity culture to England and he made that dunce Beckham captain and he didn’t play Theo.
So I suppose I’m glad the bent ex president of Thailand sacked him.
And did I mention he’s a fornicator? I suppose he had to have at least one good quality!
April 29, 2008 at 13:15
Finest, I could score a hatrick in Australian football! Kenny, if that were the case he should slow his runs down, he managed to last night.
April 29, 2008 at 13:16
Eboue should be called Jigsaw cuz he falls to pieces every time he is in the box. Theo should challenge “Rosickly” for a place next season…
April 29, 2008 at 13:17
No it was in Brazil for Vasco da Gama, they were winning 3-0, he came on as a sub and scored another three.
April 29, 2008 at 13:25
Quite right I read it wrong, it said ex Adelaide, still even you could score a hatrick for Vasco de Gama Finest!
April 29, 2008 at 13:28
bak frm a long boring dinner…whatd i miss?
whats this abt sven gettin sacked…say it aint so! typical one of the few other managers that play attacking football, and he’s at the whim of a crazy ladyboy who doesnt pay taxes…
has flam gone yet?
April 29, 2008 at 13:30
Yeah, every weekend
April 29, 2008 at 13:30
Sven’s gone, ladyboy stays and Flam hasn’t decided yet!
April 29, 2008 at 13:31
did ian wright not get a hat trick as a sub?
April 29, 2008 at 13:31
Vasco da Gama boss…..get me quick before I sign for Adelaide United!
April 29, 2008 at 13:32
A few more points from last night
- did anyone see Gael when he put the turbos on and made up ground on Derby players? He’s as quick as Theo and he slips over less.
- I thought Songs best position would be as a central, defensive midfielder. He looked fairly solid all night and with a run of games can look very impressive.
- Fab was masterful as usual but Denilson did start biting into the tackles well – when Gilberto came on we lost some of that steel.
- Fabianski is clearly not ready, Wenger rates him but I have yet to see why.
April 29, 2008 at 13:32
dee it was on the radio but sky havnt said anything official
April 29, 2008 at 13:34
Gael is super fast, he hit the turbos at one pointlast night and i swear i saw sparks, he is lethal fast
April 29, 2008 at 13:37
Setantasports.com can reveal that Lille star Jean II Makoun is discussing a move to a London club.
The Cameroonian is speaking to ‘an ambitious’ club from the capital, although Manchester City are in the frame for the talented midfielder.
Agent Jean-Christophe Thouvenel has revealed that Makoun has a gentleman’s agreement with LOSC to be transferred in the summer and the representative is planning a big-money move for one of Ligue 1’s outstanding players.
“The discussions are very advanced with a London club,” Thouvenel told setantasports.com.
“It is not West Ham, no. Tottenham? Well, I cannot reveal it to you right now.
“To give you a clue, without naming the club, their manager is not English, they are a very good club that have a very ambitious project, they want to attack well and defend well.
“Last year Mathieu Bodmer and Kader Keita left Lille, and the club asked Makoun to stay one more year to help them with their transition to a new era.
“A new cycle will start there and I expect a very important transfer for the player.
“I am also in contact with Manchester City’s general manager.”
Surely not Arsenal?
Good to see Simpson bang another one in… he must have something to be able to score for a shite club?
Even Gibbs is getting a game now!
April 29, 2008 at 13:39
Spurs are talking about landing Eto’o!
If he goes to Spurs, he clearly has no ambition!
April 29, 2008 at 13:41
gone after a fairly decent first season…man wenger has it good at the arse!
April 29, 2008 at 13:45
spurs always talkin same ol crap!!…no superstars wud go there, they aint even in the c.league nx season
modric’s an up n comer…anyway theyre jus preping him for sell-on to manure or chavski nyway…
April 29, 2008 at 13:46
Who aren’t Spurs talking about buying? who’s this Makoun?
April 29, 2008 at 13:49
dont know who makoun is, but by that quote the team he’s talkin of has gota be spurs…
April 29, 2008 at 13:50
time to hit the hay guys…gota getup at 5am and hopefully watch henry give the mancs some grief…catch ya later grovers
April 29, 2008 at 13:57
lol sven getting fired? what does thaksin want?
so what are the transfer rumours today..
heard that we have signed dmitrov.. the bulgarian winger.
April 29, 2008 at 13:58
choy did they take 3 points ?
thats all that matters …
April 29, 2008 at 14:08
choy
its not a rumour .. its fact ..
and not surprising .. they finished 9th and out of contention for
euro football .. taksin tyrant shittytwat stated it at the start of the season
in an interview , his 1st step .. get Euro football next season top 4 ..
saw the interview on football focus asia .. things were going ok at that time for him ..
is it really any surprise ? only 4 teams below man city have kept there managers this season .
the problem was they peaked too early .. just like the AKB brigade spins to us ..
Oh if we didnt start so well and where in this position now you’d say we did well this season …blah blah fuckin blah…
April 29, 2008 at 14:12
sounds like spuds to me, never heard of a Makoun.
But heres the news…
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2410540,00.html
http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,13967_256045,00.html
Apparently he has a £14mill release clause in his contract…
April 29, 2008 at 14:18
Sounds like just what we need, Sky rate him as a 5 out of 10 player.
April 29, 2008 at 14:18
Arsenal sealed a resounding win at Pride Park yesterday with Emmanuel Adebayor’s second hat-trick against Derby this season making the Togo star the first player to score two hat-tricks against the same team in a Premier League campaign.
April 29, 2008 at 14:19
The Gunners striker is also the first to net a treble as a substitute since Robert Earnshaw for West Brom back in March 2005 (Charlton 1-4 West Brom).
April 29, 2008 at 14:19
fact that Derby scores twice against us doesnt bother me that much
we are an attacking side and therefore likely to concede more
we cant be everything to everybody
but we miss a strong centreback nevertheless and it aint gonna be neither Phil nor Alex Song
Pedro..most likely Spurs for Makoun.. good player though from what I see
we need to get this Bosnian wonderkid from Metz !! he is terrific
now on to Spurs.. they are being kinked to all kinds of superstrars right now
can anybody please explain how they are going to pay them????????
their best paid man is Berba right now.. and he is a far cry from 80K
u reckon Robinho/Eto’o and whoever else will join for 50K a week
got to be kidding .. its one thing buying Modric/makoun and another buying the big stras
from what I have seen also is that Capel isnt that great
fairly one dimensional player of which we would find enough if we wanted to
April 29, 2008 at 14:19
Arsène Wenger has allayed any fears about the injury Robin van Persie picked up at Derby on Monday night.
The Dutchman scored seven minutes before the break to give the visitors a 2-1 lead. But he was substituted at the interval because of a thigh problem. Van Persie has been sidelined with injuries to both his thighs in 2008 but, speaking after the game, his manager was not overly concerned.
“It was his thigh,” said Wenger. “But the substitution was precautionary. There is no problem.”
April 29, 2008 at 14:22
eto has said he will go to those who pay the most, its never going to be spurs
April 29, 2008 at 14:23
Spurs seem to be tracking the same players as us, after gunners links. Modric (£20million???), huntlaar and now David villa. Seems they lack scouting talent.
April 29, 2008 at 14:24
Adebayor….making history!! lol
Yeah Geoff, I see him fitting in nicely and he’ll have Song/Eboue to dance with ‘if’ he scores!!
April 29, 2008 at 14:26
lack talent full stop, trasman
April 29, 2008 at 14:27
Trasman, we knew that form time imemmorial.they havent a clue at spuds.
If we announced today that we were looking to buy Senderos(eventhough he’s still with arsenal), they’ll jump on the queue to buy him!!
April 29, 2008 at 14:28
maybe we can sell em Eboue??
April 29, 2008 at 14:33
that was a great blog, nice one!
April 29, 2008 at 14:33
That would not be a bad idea Trasman…
April 29, 2008 at 14:41
eboue got an assist lads.. easy on him…
April 29, 2008 at 14:42
Arsenal aren’t after Makoun so no doubt it’s the spuddies again. He didn’t deny it was tottenham so it probably is.
In all honesty I don’t want anymore african players, every two years they are at the ACN at an important part of the season. Its ok having 1 or 2 that you can replace for a few weeks but we have Song, Eboue, Toure & Adebayor already.
April 29, 2008 at 14:46
Choy, I thinks that’s known as gilding the Lilly, he miss kicked a shot and it went to Ade.
April 29, 2008 at 14:49
is ACN a yearly tournament or once in 4 years?
April 29, 2008 at 14:50
hhaha.. it was funny though…
April 29, 2008 at 14:55
Every 2 years I’m afraid!
April 29, 2008 at 14:55
Once in 4 methinks.
Well spotted Geoff, Eboue was miss kicked, was about to start rolling on the floor(exhibiting his dentures)only to realise Ade scored.
I liked the Eboue of old that used to defend properly, i think the fact that he was able to keep Lauren out of the squad got to his head and now feels he can get away with anything..He better shape up or ship out!
April 29, 2008 at 14:55
you will find teh ACN is held everytime arsenal are doing well in the league and our boys will be missed teh most!
Since 1968, it has been held every two years
April 29, 2008 at 15:01
It wasn’t a mis-kick, it was a well disguised assist.
April 29, 2008 at 15:02
I stand corrected.lol every 2years!!
Valid point by the way Chris, Touré came back broken after ANC and hasnt recovered since.
April 29, 2008 at 15:04
Be fair to Eboue, he did seem to have got a blow tothe head as he slid in for the cross. I’m not his greatest fan but I don’t want to take away credit where it’s worth being left.
April 29, 2008 at 15:08
On a lighter note………
A Chinese walks into a bar in America late one night and he saw Steven Spielberg.
As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph.
Instead, Spielberg gives him a slap and says, “You Chinese people bombed our Pearl Habour, get outta here.”
The astonished Chinese man replied, “It was not the Chinese who bombed your PearlHarbour, it was the Japanese”.
“Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, you’re all the same,” replied Spielberg.
In return, the Chinese gives Spielberg a slap and says, “You sank the Titanic, my forefathers were on that ship.”
Shocked, Spielberg replies, “It was the iceberg that sank the ship, not me.”
The Chinese replies, “Iceberg, Spielberg, Carlsberg, you’re all the same.”
April 29, 2008 at 15:12
Big Phil to stay. AW will give him another year. Akineev to the Emirates.Hleb/Flamster/Gilberto & Lehmann all going.
Song to replace Flamster,Diaby for Gilberto. Bringing back Vela to bolster L midfield along with Merida. Rvp may go.Ben Arfa will come along with a CB.
Thats it.
April 29, 2008 at 15:15
Pretty confident statement John.
April 29, 2008 at 15:17
Something you know that we dont know John?
April 29, 2008 at 15:19
yeah john, spill!
April 29, 2008 at 15:20
john what about denilson?
April 29, 2008 at 15:43
Hes brazilian ROFL!!! John Knows NOTHING.. Only Wenger knows. Every year its the same.. Speculation and then BAM! Wenger throws a curveball. He probably starts the rumours himself..
Maybe John IS WENGER…ohhhhhh!!!
April 29, 2008 at 15:45
Didn’t Akinfeev bust his Achilles?
He looks great, but I think Almunia has been fine.
The Flamster is going to sign! I have a positive feel about the situation. If he doesn’t, we will get Geoff to call up Eddie McGoldrick and ask him if he could play effectively alongside Cesc next year. If he agrees, we will be fine.
Chary, I will give Eboue credit for one thing and one thing only this season… actually 2 things…
1. Injuring JT
2. That dance last night.
If you can think of any other positives, please let me know.
April 29, 2008 at 15:46
lol
April 29, 2008 at 15:47
but mostly injuring JT
April 29, 2008 at 15:48
Lulling the oppositon defences into a true sense of security when he’s about to cross ?
April 29, 2008 at 15:54
Whats the betting that come friday when Wenger does his press conference & is asked about Flamini’s situation he says “Theres still no news at the moment on that” & then the interviewer won’t dare say “But you gave him a deadline or said thats it”!!
April 29, 2008 at 15:59
GMR… I don’t even need to read about Fridays press conference, you just held it.
April 29, 2008 at 16:01
charyy give it up no one is going to give eboue credit!
i for one hope he breaks thru next season i genuinly feel sorry for him and i want him to do well
April 29, 2008 at 16:09
the game is on sunday right against everton… premier league.com says its postponed..
arsenal.com says its a 1pm KO
so are we the only ones playing on sunday?
April 29, 2008 at 16:13
first Arsenal
v
Everton
then
Liverpool
v
Manchester City
April 29, 2008 at 16:18
Seems Arsene was an Ade doubter too…
“I didn’t think Adebayor would reach 30 goals this season,” said Arsène Wenger after the game. “I thought he would get 15.
“In this team you can score goals when you play up front because we always go forward and you get good service.
“But, I feel there is more in his locker than what he is doing at the moment. You cannot ask a striker to score 50 goals but if he repeats this amount every year, that is a mark of class.”
April 29, 2008 at 16:27
Good news that RvP was only removed as a precaution. While he was on he still looked a class act – swift, incisive movements forward. Fingers crossed he has a less injury marred season next time round. It could hardly be more injury prone.
April 29, 2008 at 16:27
A win against bottom clubs, especially the bottommost, is nothing to boast at all. NO discredit to them, but measuring yourself against weaker teams doesn’t say anything. If at all, the defense looks suspect at times. Only a bad display by Derby allow arsenal to score a lot. Why? because against other teams with better defense, arsenal always struggle. Even the spuds are no walkover now, much less the manure.
April 29, 2008 at 16:28
Pedro Eddie’s favoured position was sweeper, hey we need one of those don’t we!
Flamini will sign this Friday then be paraded at the Everton game, bit of drama in his thinking…I’m thinking.
April 29, 2008 at 16:29
I understand everyones’ annoyance with Adebayor, but c’mon!
3 goals, A HAT-TRICK and he still isn’t even considered for ‘Le Champ’… think about the effects that will have on his confidence.
Anyways, another frequently common and usual goodly entertaining read.
April 29, 2008 at 16:29
thanks chris.. good matches on sunday then…
that sliding celebration did him…i’m sure.
April 29, 2008 at 16:42
hunt if anything this season and last season we were slated for not doing the lower teams, buddy everyone has an opinion on last night, but to put it simply we won away from home with nothin to play for,
April 29, 2008 at 16:46
hunt.. the wins against the lower teams give you trophies and golden boots
if you win all games outside the top 5
30*3 and lose all your matches against the top 5 u end up with 90 points…. which i think is enough to win the title.
and this is not taking into account draws/wins against the top 5.
April 29, 2008 at 16:50
Hunt is highlighting how playing relegation fodder is a no win situation for us.
If we don’t win we’re slated for being to feeble to put them away.
If we do win we’re told it’s meaningless.
Dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t.
Heads they win, tails you lose.
April 29, 2008 at 16:57
3 points is are and always will be 3 points…
in the first game or in the last game.. though the significance probably depends on the situation.
April 29, 2008 at 16:58
So another blog site says a Bulgarian newspaper has said we’ve signed Nikolay Dimitrov for £700k rising to £1million.
I’ll be excited if it’s true as he’s a proper winger, but at 20, still a kid.
It’s not on Arsenal.com but nothing ever is!
We’ll see.
April 29, 2008 at 16:59
Did anyone else notice that Paul Jewell looks like Barny Rubble from the flintstones???
April 29, 2008 at 16:59
When Bentley was at Arsenal, he kept putting in transfer requests which were rejected. He went on loan at Norwich, came back, and the same thing happened.
In the summer of 2005, he was completely fed up, so had some special boots made. On one was written “English and proud” and the other, “So I’m never picked.” The next morning at training, he called Wenger over and showed him.
The next day he was moved on to Blackburn
April 29, 2008 at 17:00
Had a thought, wouldn’t it be nice if the FA showed some cajones and deducted points for the Stamford Bridge shenanigans ?
But wait, Arsenal weren’t involved so we can brush that under the carpet.
April 29, 2008 at 17:01
Is that true?
April 29, 2008 at 17:01
If that’s true it’s a cracking story Chris.
April 29, 2008 at 17:01
for that money 1 mill, thats for nothing
April 29, 2008 at 17:06
funny, from news now.
charybdis, a point deduction would be well funny,
April 29, 2008 at 17:25
thierry to do a job on manure tonight
April 29, 2008 at 17:28
Stupid, where you been hiding? I hope he gets a hatrick, the one that Ade could have had there!
April 29, 2008 at 17:32
Yeah, I hope they start him up front. Frank Rijkaard is an idiot for buy the best striker in the world and putting him out wide?
What a fucking idiot…
Did you read Clichys comments about welcoming him back?
April 29, 2008 at 17:38
Dimitrov for a million whilst spuds will sign Robinho!! Sorry but that signing doesn’t inspire any confidence whatsoever. Even the guys youtube clips aren’t impressive.
April 29, 2008 at 17:40
Leave him alone GMR, he is the new Pele. Just give him 6-7 years to bed in… then he’ll go to Madrid.
April 29, 2008 at 17:40
Dimitrov signing “confirmed” – perhaps – there seems to be a quote from the player
http://highbury1913.blogspot.com/2008/04/confirmed-arsenal-sign-dimitrov-for.html
April 29, 2008 at 17:42
Why do you keep referring to Song as a defensive midfielder?? He is (and has been since the end of last season) being groomed by Wenger to be a centre back. He did the same with Toure and that worked out fine (and i dont see anyone referring to Kolo as a midfielder!)
I thought the signs were good at Derby- i know its only Derby but it was a good tester to see how we would perform without the creativity of Hleb and the dynamism of Flam.
Fabregas answered that by playing both roles which is great, but at the same time i feel we need someone to back him up if indeed those two do leave. If we dont replace at least one (preferably Hleb over flam given we have Diaby and Denilson who can play DCM) then our game will become too predictable, Cesc will be marked out of games and our Defense to Attack throughpoint will be neutralised…
Imo i think Flam will go, and Hleb will stay. If its only about the $$$ then
LET FLAMONEY GO!!
April 29, 2008 at 17:47
Pedro, sorry I forgot about that. We buy players go through all the growing pains then sell them when they have a good season. We’re like a bigger version of a league 2 side.
So our left wing next season will be Rosicky (for his annual 2 appearances) & the rest of the games will be split between Vela & Dimitrov. Watch out premier league, the new Pele & the new Maradona are coming to get you!! Oh the excitement!!
April 29, 2008 at 17:47
The same reason I would refer to Theo as a striker… 3-4 games for Arsenal as Centre back doesn’t make you a centre back! I am pretty sure he plays the holding roll for Cameroon as well.
April 29, 2008 at 17:49
Don’t forget the new Maradona… Merida!
April 29, 2008 at 17:53
Can Merida be the new George Best instead then we’ll have Maradona, Best & Pele!! All for under £5 & yes I do mean pounds!!
April 29, 2008 at 17:56
can we cherry pick players from man city now that seven is gone.maybe dunne as back up c b or young steve ireland
April 29, 2008 at 17:56
Okay Okay, but I thought Besty was going to be Wilshere? Oh shit… Wilshere is the new Gazza…?
April 29, 2008 at 17:59
Yeah he can be Gazza, he just has to eat loads of pies now!!
Dimitrovs stepovers are worse than Ljungbergs, if you don’t have quick feet you look ridiculous. He has to cut that out straight away.
April 29, 2008 at 18:04
Is Wenger trying to get the shortest midfield in league history?? Wikipedia have him at 5′9 but he looks more like 5′4.
We could possible have Flamini, Vela, Dimitrov, Walcott, Cesc, Clichy & Sagna all playing in the same side. The opposition will just have to play head tennis to beat us!!
April 29, 2008 at 18:13
Young Guns have the scoop on Dimitriov,
Link
It was all a lie… no new Pele for us…
April 29, 2008 at 18:18
Good, can’t say I’m disappointed!! However despite it being made up this time the fact we had him on trial & all the media are linking us to him again (not just one sucked in paper) makes you think its still a deal that could happen!!
I hope not!!
April 29, 2008 at 18:29
Hey Pedro,
could you please gimme the link for Clicy saying wellcome to TH?
Many thanks in advance!
April 29, 2008 at 18:30
Edlass,
http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=677301
April 29, 2008 at 18:52
if we are (did) sign him no ben arfa!
April 29, 2008 at 19:02
eduardo coming in september!!!
http://arsenalanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/eduardo-on-course-for-earlier-than.html
April 29, 2008 at 19:40
steven ireland is a cunt, terry,
April 29, 2008 at 19:43
Eduardo has been in Rio de Janeiro attending Ronaldo’s Clinic R9 every day.
As we have reported first on this site his doctors who Arsenal entrusted for his recovery programme headed by the Brazilian National Team doctor,Jose Luis Runco, have come out and put his expected return on the training field in four months.
This has encouraged Eduardo who said to Brazilian Globosporte.com that he wants to shorten his time of recovery even further.
“I prefer to look forward and I am dedicated to my physiotherapy programme. If necessary, I will spend 24 hours on the treatment table. If God gives me the right to hope, I will fight for it – completely”.
He also revealed that Martin Taylor has not yet apologised to him!
When asked about the punishment of a three game ban that Taylor received he said that it was disproportionate to the damage done to him.
He compared his situation to Dutch player Niels Kokmeijer who broke his leg after Moroccan Rachid Bouaouzan (now with Wigan) tackled him. He was sent to prison for six months by a Dutch court.
He thought that Rachid Bouaouzan’s punishment was too excessive.
“I think Rachid Bouaouzan should have been removed from football for the same time that the victim remained in recovery. As the player can not go back to work, the aggressor deserved to be excluded from football”.
Eduardo’s return is now expected in September of this year.
This will probably encourage Arsene Wenger to utilise any transfer funds he has in strengthening other areas such as in central defence and in midfield especially if Flamini leaves.
April 29, 2008 at 19:57
no chris hes a mad cunt
April 29, 2008 at 19:57
sounds good chris.. just read that on arsenal analysis.. he’s gonna come back sooner than rosicky!!!
April 29, 2008 at 20:00
september sounds very quick hope he dont loose his touch
April 29, 2008 at 20:00
terry as we are both irish we both know why he fuck off on the national team, telling lies, and all that shit,
id take richrd dunne no problems
April 29, 2008 at 20:02
we should get doctor jose at the grove and clean up that injury list
April 29, 2008 at 20:03
lol!
April 29, 2008 at 20:14
As far as transfers go, it’s not only Arsene who knows, but also our Director of football Ken Friar.
Ken Friar knows.
April 29, 2008 at 20:18
I hope he does finestcuts
April 29, 2008 at 20:29
why did we leave ya ya go to barca they need to bring on henry
April 29, 2008 at 20:30
aidan macgeady terry what about him?
April 29, 2008 at 20:37
were are strugling for good irish players chris but Ireland is a good player a mad fucker but good and will be back playing for rep of Ireland sooner rather than later
April 29, 2008 at 21:03
about time they brought on Henry
April 29, 2008 at 21:05
Henry gets 30 mins
April 29, 2008 at 21:09
should be enough time for him to score!
April 29, 2008 at 21:19
i fuckin hope so!
April 29, 2008 at 21:21
Only 10 mins to go though
April 29, 2008 at 21:42
Seeing Man Utd get to what will now be an all English final has made me feel completely gutted & utterly sick. Never has a bigger bunch of c**ts got to a final by being outplayed.
For all the good players Utd have they still spend all their time defending whenever they play a footballing team.
I won’t be able to watch the final, Man Utd vs Chelski or Liverpool is the worst outcome that could possible have happened.
April 29, 2008 at 21:43
barca were toothless great play no end result
April 29, 2008 at 21:45
time for a hoilday GMR
April 29, 2008 at 21:49
GMR .. no need to watch .. game was crap..all i hope for is that chelsea hire rikjaard
he is a lousy coach
iniesta on the left is crazy
play him in the middle instead of deco
anyhow lets welcome back TH14
and how poor was eto’o!!!!!!!!!
April 29, 2008 at 21:56
he was poor in both games BB.What about red nose looking at his watch looked a right pratt!
April 29, 2008 at 22:02
Jay Thomas did well for the reserves tonight, big lad and played centerback, would he be worth a punt?
April 29, 2008 at 22:03
Geoff dont put A W off buying a cb
April 29, 2008 at 22:16
Henry looked off the pace tonight not so sure he should come back a lot of players shone since he left .As much as I love him you should never go back!
April 29, 2008 at 22:24
terry .. even the best player looks crap in current barca set up
and Messi is a guy who plays on his own with little end product
anyhow i take your point into consideration, but to me Henry’s problem is not physical or technical, but purely confidence
he is not liked there.. and you can feel it
dont forget .. talent is eternal
April 29, 2008 at 22:35
BB dont get me wrong henry is still a world class player , but I think Arsenal has moved on just like henrys ad dont think of the past think of the now I think it goes like that anyway
April 29, 2008 at 23:07
Couldn’t watch these cunts no matter what plus it just boosts their tv ratings. Watched a film instead. Lets hope neither of these cunts win a double. What a shit season.
April 29, 2008 at 23:38
Bloody Manyoo tonight, …thankfully I couldn’t get a decent feed, I managed to tune in just as Butt scored, the match slowed down and I had enough of trying to find a working feed.
It’s a shame Barcelona are not as good as Vasco da Gama when they last played them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/world_club_championship/manchester_united/595844.stm
April 29, 2008 at 23:39
Not Butt, Scholes,….what was I thinking!
April 29, 2008 at 23:47
Was the Arsenal side that played Derby the youngest ever premirship side?
Did RVP get his thigh strain doing those stupid knee slides across the turf?
Will English clubs be banned from europe after Man U and the Liverpool/Chelsea supporters travel together to Moscow?
April 29, 2008 at 23:52
“I read all this in the news about the rise of English nationalism and pride on the rise. I don’t see too much of it from these Man U bashers on this forum. Arsenal, Chelsea (how many English play for Chelsea?) or any other “London Darling” team would’ve been given a big “Well done, Welcome Home” party. Anyone who calls themselves English and proud, yet happy to see England’s best lose in the world arena are nothing more than hypocrites and should be ashamed of themselves.”
Leon Oxley, English, US resident
Typical Manyoo knob, everybody should support them in their opinion.
April 29, 2008 at 23:57
It sounds like forward planning by UEFA David, it’s a good idea for them to host it in Moscow should hooligans start trouble, the Russians will bring out the tear gas, and beat the shit out of those they arrest with rubber hoses, torture them by pulling on the underside of their finger nails, stuff that doesn’t leave marks, is very painful and difficult to prove…..they’ll do stuff that in an EU country would call for an investigation, it looks like they were preparing for an all English final. And anyone granted a visa will be vetted by the KGB so if there are hooligans there, it’s not because they don’t know they’re hooligans…
April 30, 2008 at 00:15
fark cant beleive its an all english final…so pissed off!
manure get thru with some dodgy defending, allowing barca over 65% posession at ol trashford…jammy bastards!
still pissed off abt those penalty’s againsts ‘pool…cuda wuda shuda….
the olnly silver linning is that etoo will now wana leave, hopefully to the emirates!
April 30, 2008 at 00:41
dodgy defending?
you must be having a larf mate… the only difference between us and manure is that they CAN defend a lead.
barca may have had more of the ball, but can you remember van de sar making any real saves?
April 30, 2008 at 01:20
hilerious write up. keep it coming.
April 30, 2008 at 01:26
i guess dodgy defendings a bit harsh…but to win with a make-shift backline is very frustrating!
April 30, 2008 at 01:34
big tone was spot on when he said the best defence always wins the league.
ferdy and vidic have been outstanding for 2 seasons – manure 2 titles
terry and carvahllo were outstanding for 2 seasons – chelski 2 titles
we have phucked about with toure, sendeors, gallas, song, gilberto and the rest as centre halves for the last 4 seasons and did get a good partnership going up till xmas with toure and gallas, surprise surprise we were top of the league,
We need another top class centre back to step in and be on his game if injuries/suspensions kick in next year.
big phil will never be quite good enough, he has cost us so many top games over the last seasons and its pretty clear that wenger has made his mind up on him.
i like song, but would prefer to see him in centre mid.
for me, squillaci at lyon is ideal, total domineering old skool hard nut no nonesense centre halve…. no pissing about, he either gets the ball or gets his man.
end of rant.
April 30, 2008 at 01:36
stupid
i think he needs to re-term the phrasing to CONSTANT defending !
why the fuck do you sit back and defend ? when you have talent like man U >?
give away 65 % of possession at home ???
Honestly ? Frustrating boring shite to watch .. and thats the difference between us and them , there play makes you pour a coffee just to stay awake ! its like watching a game of pin ball at the back .. long ball clearance only to start the build up again ..
occasionally hitting a team on the counter , and the jaggy bastards always scoring from
the 3 opportunities they get per half !!
Not sure how they keep winning with that strategy … i think with the players they have they can win anyhow .. Well its an all English final .. as much as im pissed orf because we ain’t in it .. It does go to show you what spending big does for a club !!!
I mean this isn’t no co-incidence is it now ???
U buy players and you get the rewards .. We arent far away .. and wenger has done well
to remain close to these 2 … but i have to say that its still a bitter pill to swallow that
a few years ago we could beat both these teams with our eyes closed !
franky is a stupid stupid head case ,he should be sacked this season , not playing TH 14 from the start ..
feed him the ball , set up his offense around TH and you wouldn’t be losers this year .
April 30, 2008 at 01:46
stupid
do you really think we play defensive crap like the chevs and man U ??
we are an attacking team .. quick movement , possession keeping , passing …
We dont sit backand defend and havent been able to since adams left ..
we’ve had TH 14 db10 and pires – freddie all attacking goal scoring players who
played good attacking football .. I take the point about defending .. but parking a bus doesnt win us games .. scoring goals do .. and after christmas ade closed up shop
with an 11 game no goal scoring strike ! like BB said playing attacking football we will let in chances .. we just have to score more than they do …
we dont play like Man U and chevski ! and im quite happy we DONT !
April 30, 2008 at 01:47
rijkaard is gone.
they all know that at barca, did you see the way some of the players completely blanked him at FT?
sylivino in particular very abruptly pushed by frank at the full time whistle.
bizzare.
April 30, 2008 at 01:47
This has been a very strange season. I really don’t get how people’s opinions have changed. Before the start of the season we were gonna struggle for 4th place, probably be pipped by Spurs, then we were going to walk the league, and now we desperately need at least 2 world class players to compete…. Wheras Utd are the best team in the world etc etc etc. People don’t realise just how close Arsenal, Chelsea, and Utd are, and Liverpool in the Champs League. Should Liverpool or Chelsea beat Utd in the Champs league final, and Utd fail to win both their games, they’ll end the season with no silverware, exactly the same as us, and one league position higher up.
April 30, 2008 at 01:48
yeh cant understand why ud purchase henry and then bench him…ronny wasnt playin so why not create the plays round henry?…granted messi was there, but hes just come back from injury(though u cudn really tell!)
April 30, 2008 at 01:48
ethan – do you have to play a boring defensive game to have a good defence?
NO
did we play a boring defensive game en route to the double in 98? NO
did we have a solid defence ? YES
April 30, 2008 at 01:52
and to suggest manure play a boring denfensive game akin to the chavs is beyond comprehension.
yes, they playev very tactically over the 2 legs of the semi, they will now play in a final in 3 weeks time.
if you cast you’re mind back to our semi against villareal, we also played a very tactical 2nd leg, and scraped through via a last minutes miracle penalty save by mad jens.
April 30, 2008 at 01:53
A
its more that our squad weakness has become more and more apparant/relevent as the season has gone on…
April 30, 2008 at 02:04
Yes Dee that is what people are claiming, but people wouldn’t claim the same about Utd, even if they end the season in an identical position, despite not having had anything like the bad luck we have when it comes to injuries and bad refereeing decisions. Football Manager has got far too big – people are looking at the teams on paper and deciding that there is an imaginary gulf between Utd, Chelsea, and Arsenal, which is in reality non existant. Yes there are areas that we can improve, and they may be more apparent on paper than with the other two, but in reality the differences between the teams are very very very small
all the teams are pretty much on the same level, and when that is the case the winners overall will be the ones who have luck go their way, which simply wasn’t us this season.
April 30, 2008 at 02:06
ethan – do you have to play a boring defensive game to have a good defence?
No your correct you dont .. but im talking about the Man U game last night !
it was bollocks .. you have the player of the year on your team and you park a bus in front of goal and sit on a 1 goal lead .. Im sure red nose wanted another goal in the 2nd half ..
Barca reminded me of us last night – superior possession – always attacking ..
and came away empty handed ..
April 30, 2008 at 02:43
Barca were rubbish lads. Eto’o was utter shite and Henry was sitting on the bench twiddling his thumbs…what a joke. Cant wait for Rijkaard to get sacked. you cant have all that talent and not win anything….
Messi to the gooners and Kleb to barca!
April 30, 2008 at 02:50
A
I have to disagree that the diff is vvv small
manure have injuries to vidic & rooney for a cl semi and call on hargreaves & tevez
if we had injuries to kolo & persie we’d be calling on phil & nik
…i dont need to write it down on paper to know theres a big big big diff there
April 30, 2008 at 02:57
i reckon Tevez is good, i would take him!
Barca’s game is pass to messi and let him do everything!
Henry just sits out on the fathermost left you could imagine and has a picnic.
i forgot they still had Gudjonsen on their list, man he must be pissed off even more than henry!
April 30, 2008 at 03:32
tevez wuda been awesome in our setup!
he wuda definately topped the league in assists & goals…dont think he even got injured this season?
April 30, 2008 at 04:04
so the Dimitriov signing is fake so far yes?
April 30, 2008 at 04:07
evo
i hope they keep him , it means henry will definitely leave then ..
im sure the only doubt in TH14 about leaving barca is that next season they might get a new manager that gives him time on the pitch ..
April 30, 2008 at 04:12
ethan you’re definitely right, i did think about that, but i just cant believe how bad Rijkaard has been
April 30, 2008 at 04:28
fuckin hell read this bollocks
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/36401/Wenger-all-set-for-new-title-chase
did they just cut and paste it from this time last year ?
liverpool confident to get villa !
i knew it the spanish connection ..
i hope arsene has got a bit in !!
also flamini F-day has passed .. NO news from arsenal . com
so i guess PAT !!! YOU OWE ME A FUCKIN BEER !
April 30, 2008 at 04:29
oppp i mean bid !!
arsene will never have his bit in anything … other than mrs wenger
April 30, 2008 at 04:32
Thanks for the link Ethan, i was just happy to look at the boobs, rather than reading the article!
April 30, 2008 at 04:38
yes i also read the article with ronaldo and 3 lady boy hookers ..
pretty appropriate , as i live in the home land of the ladyboys
here
http://youngguns.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/arsenal-have-not-signed-nikolay-dimitrov-ffs/
young guns will tell ya how the Bulgarian rumor surfaced ..
April 30, 2008 at 04:38
yeh rikaards been bad…but probly has lost motivation…he did the double there and is probly looking to get paid the big bux elsewhere.
so ethan/evo u guys keen on henry coming back?…im 50/50 on it…he will bring the thunder, but at the same time is it a backward step?
April 30, 2008 at 04:48
Oh god … why dont i stop reading NOW ~!
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that he will not be making many additions to his squad this summer.
“We have only one player who is free,” Wenger told Setanta Sports. “Mathieu Flamini can decide where he wants to go.
“We want him to stay, he wants to stay and we have made him an offer. It’s as simple as that.
“All the other players cannot decide about their future. If a club wants to buy, they must call us and [they] will get the deserved answer.
“[How many signings will I make?] Not many. Not many and we have a bit of money to spend but not as much as people think.
April 30, 2008 at 04:50
a typical tight-arse wenger statement…cant beleive the flam thing is still going on, we shud know by now what his status is!!
…gona be a long dissapointing break guys
April 30, 2008 at 04:57
so the Dimitriov signing is fake so far yes?
150% fake .. arsenalgunz made the story up ..
some dickhead does it every year ..
goto young gunz com as has pedro and the gang if you want the scoop evo ..
April 30, 2008 at 04:59
dee oZ the end of the month has come and gone .. its 5 am in the UK now .. may 1st
flamini needed to sign yesterday if you remember …
the wenger deadline or F- day as pedro calls it
no news on arsenal.com so i presume the italiano press isnt talking bollocks ..
AC or bust ..
April 30, 2008 at 05:01
oh shit my computer is one day ahead …
ok well hes got 12 more hours or so …
but either way .. im sure if it was happening it would have happened already !
April 30, 2008 at 05:06
i wouldnt say no to henry coming back as he could be bergkamp when he was riding out his career…just playing selective games when he was available and scoring goals when needed. like a back up striker….
Even Tony adams stuggled to qualify for the 10 games needed in his last season to lift the trophy, but it was better to have him on our list rather than not!
April 30, 2008 at 05:07
UK is 9 hours behind OZ remember!
April 30, 2008 at 05:12
still praying for a last min turn around from the flamsta
as for henry…yeh see your point, he cud definately fill that role…as long as his ego gets left in spain. we can only take him back if he’s willing to let the team continue in being built around cesc…
April 30, 2008 at 05:23
yeah i reckon a lot of water would have gone under the bridge this season will most of our team being interviewed in the press and stating how different things were after his departure, so im sure he would have read that and took it on board!
He loves Arsenal, i bet he is ruing leaving now!
April 30, 2008 at 06:51
Maybe when he’s 33, losing it physically and willing to defer to the good of the team, take a significant role in the youth development and take a big paycut then it would be good to consider but it’d be a step backwards rather than a step forward to take Henry back.
April 30, 2008 at 07:04
Bergkamp was never a step back, so i dont see the difference?
April 30, 2008 at 07:44
Lets be honest we are not far behind the Mancs and Chelski and with the right tweaks we could push on further next year,
The only thing what bugs the be jesus out of me is:
Why does Eboue keep getting in the team?
Why does Gallas think he is worth a place in the team?
Will Flamini just take it or leave it?
Did Hleb really go out for a ice cream cos i heard it was a choc ice!
Does Fabianksi really play rush goalie for Poland?
These issues need sorting sooner rather than later cos im sick of them all
April 30, 2008 at 07:51
My questions are:
Do Eboue, Kanu Jnr and Song practice their dances?
Does Fabianski put his hair on and off like a lego man each day?
When will Crouch do the robot dance again?
How much longer do i need to practice my Manuel Almunia spanish accent for before i have perfected it?
Why does Tevez have all those slash marks on his neck? Was it a failed neck extension gone wrong?
April 30, 2008 at 08:41
Evo
No
Yes
Never
A long time, Aussies are total rubbish at accents.
Head Transplant. Half man, half fish
April 30, 2008 at 08:43
I think today is F-day Evo, end of April he said, I also think we’ll strengthen, todays post will answer all the questions I think!
Hleb will stay so it only leaves the Flamster, he will stay but I’d take Barry in his place.
There you go, no need to read todays post now!
April 30, 2008 at 08:46
i would so love to be a fly on Flaminis wall. what the hell could be going through his head?
he agent is obviously an ass! just sign, if its 5000 quid here and there, then thats rubbish, we made him, not he made us! This is the same as Edu, however flamini’s potential looks to be more!
Thanks for answering my questions lads! cheers!
April 30, 2008 at 08:47
and ill add….
is wenger MR Beans body double ?
Can ade shoot without dreadlocks?
can eboue shoot at all ???
Does RVP like hospital food?
Does Hleb really like ice cream?
Will gallas cry before the season is over ?
Will we ever see senderos again ???
April 30, 2008 at 08:50
Evo ,
who would you rather play gimp too cesc or kaka ??
more money … 1 off fee in the millions ..
wouldnt need to play the lottery for it either!!
April 30, 2008 at 08:56
Come on Evo. If you had the opportunity to earn an extra 25% of your salary. Move to a beautiful warm country, where you had relatives (and you can speak the language). And you are only 23 y.o. Plus the level of football is as good. You would go.
Flam isn’t a Gooner, he may love the club, but he isn’t a ‘fan’ (unlike TH14).
That said, IF the board stumps up the money, I would be delighted for him to stay. Imagine if he improves next season as he has this.
April 30, 2008 at 08:57
Christ Ethan…. we agree !!
April 30, 2008 at 09:01
Oh yeah fair enough i agree, if they offer shitloads more, then he’ll be off, and a sign on fee he wont get with us… so yeah syanora!
April 30, 2008 at 09:06
NEW POST!
April 30, 2008 at 09:11
Sorry but the football in Italy isn’t anywhere near the level of the premier league now. As proved by Arsenal, Liverpool & Man Utd who all knocked out Italian clubs, even Fiorentina were lucky to beat Everton.
It may be a nice country but they also get bad weather, he’ll be playing in a corrupt game for a team that is only interested in winning the CL but don’t care about their own championship (which shows how much importance that has).
So if earning an extra million (which may sound a lot to the average person but is nothing to a muti millionaire footballer) is more important than good luch & good riddance!!
April 30, 2008 at 09:16
hey raddy
your not a closet ade fan are you ?
sure ive said that flamini will leave since november ! just ask pat
if i was in his shoes id do the same ….
well maybe not because i love arsenal ! but you know what i mean …
not only the above that you mentioned , but arsenal refused to sign an extension
at the start of the year .. wenger sort of saying you wont EVER be any good
other than back up for the 1st team .. lack of wage incentives .. why would you stay ?
it would have never got this over complicated if the boy loved arsenal !
April 30, 2008 at 18:45
i dont like ur constant knocking of eboue but other than that i found the post quite hilarious!
imagine we bought kaka, paired him with cesc & let them do what they want!!!!
everyone else can defend! heck even if u stuck a cow upfront we’ll win everything next season!hahaha
just a thought!
May 1, 2008 at 07:40
I have to add is it me or has anyone else noticed that Senderos and Kryton from red dwarf look like they were seperated at birth!!!