Comments on: Arfa, Robinho, Barry, Henry and a centre back - pick 2 from these. http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/ The Arsenal blog where you have an opinion, not get one Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:38:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Goons_with_Guns http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-23145 Goons_with_Guns Fri, 09 May 2008 15:36:11 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-23145 Pedro... Your comment is a knee-jerk reaction (pointing blame to Arsene) to a larger problem at Arsenal. The problem that Arsene has with his players leaving now is because the Board has not found a suitable replacement for Dien who managed all this business beforehand. Arsene's main task is managing the team on the field--not off it--and until the Board finds him someone that excelled at the services that Dien provided in his former role, Arsenal will continue to hemorrhage and we will suffer. FIGURE THIS OUT NOW ARSENAL BOARD, IF YOU ARE READING!!! Pedro…

Your comment is a knee-jerk reaction (pointing blame to Arsene) to a larger problem at Arsenal.

The problem that Arsene has with his players leaving now is because the Board has not found a suitable replacement for Dien who managed all this business beforehand.

Arsene’s main task is managing the team on the field–not off it–and until the Board finds him someone that excelled at the services that Dien provided in his former role, Arsenal will continue to hemorrhage and we will suffer.

FIGURE THIS OUT NOW ARSENAL BOARD, IF YOU ARE READING!!!

]]> By: Danish Gooner http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20402 Danish Gooner Fri, 02 May 2008 00:29:34 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20402 Johnson=get real he isnt even comfortable in a pub side like Man City.Krancjar=overrated big time not even half the player Flamini is.Robinho=definately staying at real.Panamanian guy=laughable at best.Aussie fella=complete fabrication.As summers before nothing will happen and when it happens we will all be surprised or underwhelmed by it all.And by the way the transfer market opens up 1 of june. Johnson=get real he isnt even comfortable in a pub side like Man City.Krancjar=overrated big time not even half the player Flamini is.Robinho=definately staying at real.Panamanian guy=laughable at best.Aussie fella=complete fabrication.As summers before nothing will happen and when it happens we will all be surprised or underwhelmed by it all.And by the way the transfer market opens up 1 of june.

]]> By: Aliff JJ http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20215 Aliff JJ Thu, 01 May 2008 09:33:49 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20215 i think we're already have a goal scorer and assist in our 1st team. We just need a new world-class defender to kick out that Gallas big head. i think we’re already have a goal scorer and assist in our 1st team. We just need a new world-class defender to kick out that Gallas big head.

]]> By: Pedro http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20152 Pedro Thu, 01 May 2008 08:09:26 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20152 New post! New post!

]]> By: Hughsie http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20150 Hughsie Thu, 01 May 2008 04:02:24 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20150 Our lack of depth cost us the title, there were fixtures we were fielding teams where our starting midfield four were the only ones available. managers shouldnt have to factor in the injury issues we'd had this year into their plans - we've played 2/3rds of the season with out two of our best three strikers/attacking midfielders (eduardo and rvp) and alternately a rotating cast of midfielders, including our best left winger injured for most of the season. Personally i cant think of a single game where we were able to field our 'best XI'. Our lack of depth cost us the title, there were fixtures we were fielding teams where our starting midfield four were the only ones available. managers shouldnt have to factor in the injury issues we’d had this year into their plans - we’ve played 2/3rds of the season with out two of our best three strikers/attacking midfielders (eduardo and rvp) and alternately a rotating cast of midfielders, including our best left winger injured for most of the season.

Personally i cant think of a single game where we were able to field our ‘best XI’.

]]> By: Ethan_gooner http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20149 Ethan_gooner Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:17 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20149 deeoz , hey alot of people like to blame gallas , but its clichys fault plain and simple .. we let the defender run rings around him and 3 points turned into 1 ! or if ade scored at least 4 or 5 goals instead of 0 we might of had 6 or 8 more points during that time !!! Not sure how people can blame the defense when we cant score goals! Id be pissed off if i was gallas too .. seeing how many changes ade had and how many he didnt put away . it was arsenal worst goal scoring drought ! then we say weve score enough goals this season , yes against derby maybe or sunderland .. but not against the teams that matter .. our strikers dont have enough class .. also remember how many headers - put in's gallas chipped in for this season or the scoreline would have been worse .. i can remember 2 occasions where he turned the game by himself this season ! something our strikers couldnt do !!! deeoz ,

hey alot of people like to blame gallas , but its clichys fault plain and simple ..
we let the defender run rings around him and 3 points turned into 1 !

or if ade scored at least 4 or 5 goals instead of 0 we might of had 6 or 8 more points
during that time !!! Not sure how people can blame the defense when we cant score goals! Id be pissed off if i was gallas too .. seeing how many changes ade had and how many he didnt put away . it was arsenal worst goal scoring drought ! then we say weve score enough goals this season , yes against derby maybe or sunderland ..
but not against the teams that matter .. our strikers dont have enough class ..

also remember how many headers - put in’s gallas chipped in for this season or the scoreline would have been worse .. i can remember 2 occasions where he turned the game by himself this season ! something our strikers couldnt do !!!

]]> By: DeeOzGooner http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20148 DeeOzGooner Thu, 01 May 2008 03:46:57 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20148 yeh even if we just converted 1 of those draws to a win we'd be strong contenders now...that bloody birmingham game comes to mind yeh even if we just converted 1 of those draws to a win we’d be strong contenders now…that bloody birmingham game comes to mind

]]> By: Ethan_gooner http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20147 Ethan_gooner Thu, 01 May 2008 03:31:25 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20147 that lost us the title .. dropping 2 points each time with about 7 or 8 draws that should have been wins .. that lost us the title .. dropping 2 points each time with about 7 or 8 draws that should have been wins ..

]]> By: Ethan_gooner http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20146 Ethan_gooner Thu, 01 May 2008 03:26:57 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20146 Hughsie i cant see gallas going but at the same time im sure he will be pissed if we remove him from the captaincy . Might be no other option for wenger .. you know gallas .. i think a fair few people on here will disagree with you on gallas.. to be honest i think both toure and gallas do a reasonable job.. i think it was confidence , or lack of .. whilst we were dropping points after christmas, i put it down to dropping points ans not scoring enough thru out that period where ade didnt score for 10- 11 games .. Hughsie

i cant see gallas going but at the same time im sure he will be pissed if we remove him from the captaincy . Might be no other option for wenger .. you know gallas ..
i think a fair few people on here will disagree with you on gallas.. to be honest i think both toure and gallas do a reasonable job.. i think it was confidence , or lack of .. whilst we were dropping points after christmas, i put it down to dropping points ans not scoring enough thru out that period where ade didnt score for 10- 11 games ..

]]> By: Hughsie http://le-grove.co.uk/2008/04/30/arfa-robinho-barry-henry-and-a-centre-back-pick-2-from-these/#comment-20145 Hughsie Thu, 01 May 2008 02:49:38 +0000 http://pwood33.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-20145 I'd give Song a chance, i've been impressed by the way he's taken to playing at Centerback. I'd give him another season to learn before i discounted him completely. Djourou obviously hasn't come on like we wanted him to after looking quite promising last season and whilst he was at Birmingham. Yeah Jaaskelinen certainly is one of the harder working keepers in the league and does his fair share of shot stopping, he's definitely an option. Prem proven and only 30 odd so we would get a few years out of him. Do you really see us selling Gallas? As far as screw up's go he's been in better form than Toure who's been shocking since the ACON. I’d give Song a chance, i’ve been impressed by the way he’s taken to playing at Centerback. I’d give him another season to learn before i discounted him completely. Djourou obviously hasn’t come on like we wanted him to after looking quite promising last season and whilst he was at Birmingham.

Yeah Jaaskelinen certainly is one of the harder working keepers in the league and does his fair share of shot stopping, he’s definitely an option. Prem proven and only 30 odd so we would get a few years out of him.

Do you really see us selling Gallas? As far as screw up’s go he’s been in better form than Toure who’s been shocking since the ACON.

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