Bid Rejected – Theo for right back? – Messimars in our ranks?

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Morning Grovers, I hope I.W.S is out of your system now because I have plenty of juicy morsels for you to chew on this morning!

Firstly, I have news of a transfer failiure… Peter Lawwel of Celtic… their dynamic leader, has rejected us.

I’m really sorry to be the one who had to break that to you, and I know I’ve probably just runined your weeked… but there will be other chief execs. Here is what he had to say,

‘I was flattered and honoured to be associated with a club like Arsenal. I think it’s a compliment to the club as well as myself. I’m committed to Celtic and I thank the chairman, Dermot Desmond and the other board members for their support over that period.’

Jokes aside, how long does it take for Arsenal to recruit? I can appreciate you don’t want to get the Chief Exec wrong… but this has been going on for ages! We still haven’t replaced David Dein! Maybe Arsene wants all of the vacant jobs?

Now onto the real news! Arsene Wenger has been talking and he has had a lot to say! He is confident we can win the league this year, he recognises we have lost too many games but he thinks we will kick on. Some people have questioned how much experience we have in the squad, Wenger said this,

‘We lack experience in some areas, I would not deny that but you can’t have everything.’

I love that comment. That comment should read,

‘I’m rolling with the kids, so fuck off.’

A lot was said about Theo in the press conference. Wenger reckons that he is better than Messi was at 19 as he is better at doing things off the ball. At first I thought he was talking about pulling birds or managing finances… something like that… but he did clarify what he meant,

“If you have to look for a weakness in Messi you would say it is his ability to run without the ball, behind the defender.

“When he takes the ball to his feet he’s like a Ferrari. But Theo is more a guy who has the timing to run off the ball and that is something that is difficult to find.

“We had Marc Overmars who was especially good at that and I’m a great, great lover of movement off the ball.”

Overmars was also a great lover of scoring a shed load of goals. If Theo can get anywhere near his level I’d be chuffed to bits. The main difference I notice between Theo an Messi (I manage a sunday league team so you must take this as gospel) is that Messi makes a decision and goes with it… he is either cutting it back or taking someone on. Theo still dithers a bit… he is at his best when he just goes for broke, like he did and against Croatia.

On Theo’s defensive frailities, Wenger said this,

‘If you want to play him right-back, that’s not his strength.’

Amen to that Arsene. Did we ever complain about Bobby not tracking back? I’ll tell you how defensive Pires was… I can remember his one and only tackle during his Arsenal career… Dispossessing Paddy against Juve in the Champions league!

Wenger went on to say what we all feared… he is going to persevere with Denilson who is ‘nearly there’ and he is going to go with Song who ‘Will get there too’. Wenger also champed up Nasri who he reckons will ‘have a huge impact’.

Finally, Paul Elliot reckons he knows 12 gay Premiership footballers currently playing for clubs up and down the country. I am sure that they are all chuffed to bits you have highlighted this to the press and I am sure they will all be pleased as punch to know that every tabloid in the Country will now be tracking them down as we speak.

Some things are just not meant for public knowledge and I think if you are privy to infomation like that, you should keep it to yourself and stop trying to push your P.C ways onto football like homophobia is just a football issue. Like racism, it is a societal issue first and foremost… not a football issue. The vast majority of football fans don’t give a fuck what race, sexuality, religion their players are…so for me, constantly highligting issues just encourages problems and it adds no value to the game.

So plenty to talk about today!

My team:

Almunia

Eboue Kolo Silvestre Clichy

Vela Cesc Denilson Nasri

RvP Ade

Have a great Saturday and make sure you vote in our poll

Yesterdays poll saw 62% of you spend you money on a midfielder, 24% on a defender and 7% on 4 great kids (Arsene was clearly clicking away yesterday!)… the remainig percentage points were split between a keeper and a Striker!

451 Responses to “Bid Rejected – Theo for right back? – Messimars in our ranks?”

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  5. patthegooner

    This is the lowest point to date of Wengers time of his time at Arsenal

    To think he says that this is the best group of players he has had, is a fucking disgraceful insult to the players that made up the two double winning teams and the invincibles,

    This is the biggest 1/2 time team talk in his Arsenal Career.

    Oh and anyone see Zaki’s goal at Liverpool, fucking brilliant.

    Gone are the days of us expecting similar from our strikers. RVP and TT dont even look interested, time for Vela me thinks

  7. Paulinho

    It’s Gallas’s fault. I mean what was he thinking eating porridge this morning.

    Hopefully Arsenal fans, and pricks like Arseblog, can put to bed the theory that Gallas is the reason for our troubles. He didn’t seem to have much trouble last year did he, when we had a decent side? Maybe it’s time to look at the team and manager instead.

  8. patthegooner

    Infact scrub Diaby, get Ramsey on for Denilson.

    And put the toilet cleaner on for Song, I am sure he will be a better RB

  10. Confidentgoner

    We have to wings. Our passing is lousy. The best we can get out of this game is a draw. If we are lucky, we may scrape a win.

    Guys, review my posts. I have always said that our manager makes too many mistakes.

    Lets look at his formation:

    Almunia

    Song Toure Silvestre Clichy

    Eboue—-Fabregas Denilson Nasri
    Ade RVP

    The guys are lacking a leader and confidence and Everton will predictably pack the bus. What do we do? Toure looks injured. It is crucial we have him as the others are not fit. We should warn Dennilson about going foward too much as it makes our midfield very fickle. We should try not to panic but to keep the ball at the midfield and pass on to attackers who should be moving. We should consider Ramsey or Jack to come in for Nasri or Cesc.

    Almunia

    Eboue (Song) Toure Silvestre Clichy
    .
    Theo—-Fabregas Denilson Nasri

    Ade(Vela) RVP

  11. Ray Gooner

    this season is looking more and more like the 2005/2006 season…
    if it ends the same as well (with Arsenal reaching the CL-final and losing) i will kill myself…

  12. truegooner

    wait till u guys see carlos vela coming on at 89th min with we a goal down………….i’ll fucking tear myself……………………..

  14. ethangunner

    our defense isnt screwed ..
    we are 1 down .. and should be 3 up !
    clinical finishing sadly lacks in this team !

    the off sides .. the way-ward passing in the final 3rd
    the lack of clinical finishing !

    sub’s needed to be made and when theo was warming up i thought wenger had a light bulb moment !
    sadly it didnt eventuate

  24. georgiaan-gunner

    nasriiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i love youuuuu!!! fuck fuck fuck hleb look this guy is much better than you, guys i am really happppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

  34. Rasputin

    We’re pissing about in the box again – just kick the fucker at the goal Ade you complete pile of shit – Nasri style

  45. arsenal tom

    tony hibbery has to go for that… grabbing clichy by his shirt… thats raising your hands aint it?? the cunt

  47. Evo in Oz

    that was eduardo all over again. how can that not be 1 yellow at the minimum for the bad tackle and another yellow for grabbing clichy;s neck?

  54. Stu

    Theo Walcott looks to have fallen on conscience(spelling?) so Adebayor decides to start pulling at his neck. Great idea you fuckin twat.

  59. patthegooner

    Clichy has been brilliant

    second half is better, amazing what happens when you actually play people in their proper positions

  83. patthegooner

    Diaby for Nasri

    WTF, I would have gone like for like, I hate it when we get defensive in last ten mins, we usually concede

  87. patthegooner

    I am going to rename Diaby ‘one-foot’

    Nothing like playing someone LW who lives in the belief that his left foot will drop off if it touches a football.

  88. Trinidad_Gunner

    Patthegooner, who else to we have to sub nasri for? I think before nasri got injured Diaby was ready to come on for Denilson

  90. truegooner

    scousers come from behind again……..
    an opponent wrongfully red carded again……..
    some people have all the luck in the world……….!!!!!!!!!!

  91. Ray Gooner

    Eduardo, Rosicky, Djourou, Gallas, Sagna, Bendtner, Touré, Nasri….
    What the HELL!!!
    It’s almost a whole team…

  99. Stu

    At least we are top of a table. We now have the most 1st teamers injured. Suck on that Chelsea.

    Oh and great goal Theo. Diaby already getting an assist. woooooo!!!!!

  100. patthegooner

    Not quite sure wtf Diaby was doing over there, but that is why if he is going to play he should be playing where he can do some damage with his only foot

  105. Trinidad_Gunner

    Eboue did a good job at RB … and should be automatic is Sagna is out. WTF did Song do there in the first 45 ?

  107. rico01

    Good win, but could and maybe should have been much better, but, lots of changes, and I will sleep happy – just for today :)

    Be safe all

  111. Evo in Oz

    geoff and pedro and the lads would have been off their guts when Nasri put that one away!

    fuck the crowd went up when it buldged in the back of the net!

  113. patthegooner

    Well of course I am happy with the result, but these stupid experiments have to stop. No more playing players like Song in the RB position when it was obvious within mins that he could not have been more out of his depth.

    Trinidad, completely agree, if Sagna is out, Eboue has to start there.

    If you are going to fuck around with a position it is a lot safer to do it in MF or upfront.

    2nd half was a lot better once Eboue went back there, and we got better as the half went on.

    Still wish we had seen Ramsey and Vela but you can’t have everything.

    Tricky derby at West Ham next week, hope some of the injured are back in contention and that Song can go and do some early christmas shopping

  114. Evo in Oz

    how funny were the Everton defenders trying to call for offside for Diaby when he cut the ball back for Theo.

    he was at least 1.5 metres onside

  116. patthegooner

    oh and Ade is out of my dream team, it is the only way he will start scoring again. a shot on target would be a start. I would drop him in current form and get Vela in.

  119. Mandanda

    MOM – Clichy, he’s got to be our next captain

    Fab played ok but still has to adapt to the new midfield players

    Well done Theo

  120. Rasputin

    At last, AW made early changes (and they worked); Sylvestre looked like a proper defender and won all his headers; Nasri is a star; Great save by Almunia when we could have been 2 down;Theo is great coming on with half an hour to go; Diaby looked good particularly going forward.

    Ade, Denilson, Song, and Eboue not good enough.

  124. Mandanda

    What is worrying is that we seem to need a two goal advantage in matches to look confident/convincing in matches.

  126. Rasputin

    Don’t spoil my delusion choy, I know you’re right. The commentators were praising AW for his substitutions – we all knw the stubborn SOB wouldn’t have done it otherwise

  127. Evo in Oz

    choy – i didnt mind it to be honest. i think his presence gives you confidence, he should definitely play against the turks. probably no one else to choose anyway, but he needed the run

  128. terry

    some turn around we looked shit in the first half. I wonder if Toure had`nt got injured in the first half would he have made the changes that needed to be made or wait for the to make them in the last 10 minutes

  129. avenell

    People have been saying Almunia never makes match winning saves, the one after HT kept us in the game.

    I don’t think were going to have too many fit players for the next couple of games. It’s going to be a struggle at the back..

  131. Stu

    Is anyone that was injured for today going to be fit for the fernebache game??? Hope JD, Vela and Nik start. even fabianski

  132. Evo in Oz

    Clichy brained them.

    clearance off the line which would have been their 2nd goal. marauded down the wings and even went down the middle a lot and even over to the right.

    brilliant

  134. Rohan

    we should be giving almunia more credit. there arent any goalkeepers in theo country on current form better than him

  135. Evo in Oz

    Song isnt a lateral player – he is straight up and down the pitch, not side to side.

    he was way better bringing the ball out of defence from the CB position.

  136. Mandanda

    Silvestre was good – when he had to hoof up he did without compromise – but to be honest he wasn’t really tested today with everton playing with just one upfront, our defenders mostly outnumbered theirs 2/3 : 1 on several occassions.

  147. Keyser

    Evo in Oz – Good call on Song, he looked good going forward our of defence and it kept them from getting anywhere near our 18 yard box aswell.

    Clichy is a fucking monster, he lost the ball to fellaini and must’ve made 20 yards on him dawdling, Nasri had a good game aswell, hopefully he isn’t injured and we can build on it.

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