Celtic the barrier for Champions league football, do you believe in this squad?

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I know someone that does! Well let’s look at this game first, forget it’s Celtic, on paper it will be like playing West Brom in the FA Cup, but history will show us that when they play English teams it becomes like a regular domestic cup game, in short, although it shouldn’t, it could go either way.

Let’s look at who we’ve lost first from the first team.

Rosicky, Nasri, Kolo and Adebayor. Now although we didn’t have Rosicky last year that’s still 3 players missing.

So who have we bought in? Vermaelen. Does that make us stronger than last season? Of course it doesn’t, and it wasn’t last year, it was 3 months ago, you’ve seen pre season, has Song or Denilson got better? No of course not, has the defence? No of course it hasn’t, I like Vermaelen, I think he’s Keownesque but he couldn’t out jump a 40 year old Barnet player, and height and winning high balls was the problem, so we haven’t addressed it have we???

Anyway, who cares, we are richer than we were in May and as Wenger told someone who said he has been supporting Arsenal for 50 years and last year was a disaster. ‘did we get into the Champions league semi final before?’

If getting humiliated in a semi final of the champions league is what you judge success on Arsene, I guess we should be grateful, me, I like to win, and if that means spending money we have on players we need then that’s what we should do, almost to a supporter we all say we need a centre back monster and a defensive midfielder as Denilson is not good enough.

Don’t wait to get knocked out of the ECL until you realise you are wrong, act now before the season is over. Dramatic maybe, but true. Looking good in pre season against shit teams tells us nothing.

We play Valencia tonight, I don’t see the point, but if you can get David Villa and that big centre back it’s a good plan.

Enjoy today Grovers, next week it begins…   …At last!

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  1. Stu

    Yes Mark, I would totally agree that we lack physicallity in the central areas. I would love us to sign a beast of a DM and defender. I hate having a “weak” team. When we come up against tough opposition we do nothing about it. All we do is hope that the football will come out on top.

    But even still…your original spine was wrong. Get someone in the DM position and we should be sorted. And never let Silvestre play.

  2. Angelos

    A – Barca and Valencia were both close to agreeing a deal for Villa but there was a major overnight u-turn on Valencia’s part and they took him straight off the market for some reason or another. That’s when Real and Barca focused their attentions on Benzema and Zlatan respectively.

  3. Angelos

    omg ethan…and don’t ever judge my footballing knowledge when you don’t even know which side Villa is playing for at the moment…Christ.

  4. ethangunner

    Angelos

    i dont need anyone to tell me how good the team is fairing over the past 5 seasons !
    i have eyes …

    and i know A LOT about football ..
    ive been following it my whole life ..
    and i know 1 month off and losing 3 1st team players dont make you a better side …

    and i dont need to be wenger to see that thanks!

  5. A

    i don’t think that ethan, santa cruz is a typical old fashioned centre forward, he just wouldn’t be on the same wavelength as someone like arshavin, because he doesn’t have the intelligence.

    I agree that of course different players suit different systems and develop relationships on the field with different players who compliment them etc, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t judge the general quality of a player.

    He’s a decent premiership centre forward, who arrived as an unknown quantity and scored goals, then people worked out how to play against him, so he didn’t score any goals, he’s identical to benni mccarthy in that respect.

    He just doesn’t have the ability to play for a team like us imo.

    Although you can’t know for sure whether a player will perform better in our system, it doesn’t mean that you can make a pretty good prediction that darren bent, or jason roberts wouldn’t do well for us, despite their never being tried

  6. Angelos

    I didn’t tell you anything about how Arsenal are fairing over the past few seasons.
    I’m not saying don’t have an opinion, just don’t state it as fact or make it out as if you know better than Wenger. It’s like me telling Kobe the best way to shoot a three.

  7. ethangunner

    angelos ,

    villa supposedly transferred last month or longer !
    and i was out last night getting shit faced ..

    ive given up watching the games pre season it gives you NO indicators what so ever of what the season is going to be like… so ill wait ..

    http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/07/09/1373087/exclusive-barcelona-to-sign-david-villa-from-valencia

    oh yeah i know fuck all :)
    i even remembered the day the deal was struck ..
    barca – real who gives a shit , both are teams that can wipe the floor with us currently ..

    both teams know what it takes to recruit and win .. and your going to tell me next they know less than wenger also !

  8. A

    ethan if you read goal.com articles and think they’re fact, then there are certain things you know fuck all about!!

  9. Angelos

    A, I personally reckon Santa Cruz could have done well in an Arsenal team. He’s more intelligent than you might think. He’s been playing proffessionally since he was 17 and at a high level since 19, and i reckon a strikers intelligence is augmented through experience, which he obviously has. I don’t think defences have sussed him out, rather injuries have hamperred him having a decent run of games which is vital to goalscoring strikers.

  10. A

    there are certain websites that any respectable football fan should block, or at the very least never click on, goal.com comes at the very top of that list!

  11. A

    I’d have to disagree Angelos, Santa Cruz has had one good season in his entire career, and last season although he was injured, he still started 17 premiership games, and scored just 4 goals. Some of the chances he missed were absolutely horrific too, and his all round game has always been very limited, he isn’t an arsenal style forward, because he doesn’t have the link up play.

    He’s been playing since he was 19, but apart from the season before last with Blackburn, the most goals he’s managed in a league season is 5, so it isn’t like he has goalscoring experience! He only scored 31 goals in his whole time at Bayern, he’s never been a prolific goalscorer apart from the one year.

  12. Angelos

    No…just you ethan.
    Why are you trying to wriggle out of the main point. You know less than Wenger, you can whine and moan all you like but that’s just truth.

  13. A

    Because other teams have been better than us bbk, as you’d expect them to be at times. Four years really isn’t very long for anyone who’s been a gooner longer than just the Wenger years

  14. ethangunner

    A

    its just was the 1st article i found confirming what i presumed was fact 6 weeks ago …

    i cant bear to read anything about david villa transfers it is my weakness ! you know this !

    you know ive been picketing for him to join us for over 3 years ..

    i stopped blogging a fair bit since what i thought was his transfer ! yes i didnt know the deal fell thru .. so sew me :)

  15. Angelos

    I was always a big Santa Cruz fan. That Blackburn season is the only one he had a clean run of games in and he showed what he was capable of. Throughout his career he has had niggling injuries and coaches who didn’t trust him. He has great goalscoring potential if he keeps himself fit and plays regular football. Hopefully he can get that at Man City. And his link up play is not as bad as you think A.

  16. ethangunner

    Angelos

    are you insane ?

    for 5 years now have we won anything ?
    have we achieved anything ?
    if i ran the club and won fuck all or wenger ran the club and won fuck all what is the difference ?

    the only difference is i would re-invest into the club and buy players like david villa or alonso … i wouldn’t let my stubbornness for TEAM youth ruin our GREAT CLUB ..

    we have seen what works , getting in top level players … if you cant see that wins titles then you are a muppet !

  17. ethangunner

    A

    santa cruz is no worse than ade , he doesnt turn over the ball , or finds himself offside 100 times in a season ..

    for the price he would have been worth a punt playing with a superior class of player makes you GENERALLY play better yourself ..

    your correct its not always the case but wenger was interested in him at 1 point , and it was more a point about keyser saying we will only buy if it makes the team better ..

    i think santa cruz if having the same pitch time as nik b will be more prolific this season …

  18. redbearer

    Now Wenger needs to wake up and smell the coffee! Everton will be a tough match.. are we prepared? Pre-season games mean nothing… it’s how you perform on the day. We all have some great concerns and with reason we must ask for more!

  19. Angelos

    lol. You’d re-invest in the team would you. With what? Valencia were asking upwards of 45 mil and neither Barca or Real could prise him away, what makes you think Arsenal with their budget could? Alonso was 30 mil, and would choose Real over Arsenal anyday so again you’re being foolish.
    Umm, it’s not difficult to see what wins titles ethan…quality players, hard work and good luck.
    But whatever…you could do better ethan, who am i to argue with you oh great one.

  20. Angelos

    redbearer…he wouldn’t mind joining a few clubs actually, not JUST Arsenal. He’s had enquiries and scouts for him at a host of games over the past three years from almost all the top clubs. He’s special, but he is very similar positionally and quality wise to Wilshere, except he is more direct and dinamic with his run so I’m not sure if Wenger will choose to spend upwards of 10 mil for him.

  21. BOY BETTER KNOW

    we need to stop playing this fucking high line before we sign any more project kindergarten players

  22. ethangunner

    we had the chance to secure villa and alonso last season angelo you clueless muppet ..

    selling ade would have funded villa last season ,
    and we sure could of afforded 15 mil for alonso on the last day if wenger wasnt so stubborn ..

    yes it shows you how clueless i am alright ..

  23. A

    speaking of wilshere, i’m thinking he was shit today intentionally to stop the silly hype in the british press

  24. ethangunner

    and if you think its hind sight , then you havent been reading le grove for too long because i said the same thing last season ..

  25. Angelos

    ethan…please do yourself a favour and shut up. you really are just a paper merchant. The real reason Liverpool didn’t sell Alonso to us was because they hadn’t signed Barry or any other kind of adequate replacement…and if you think Villa would ever come to Arsenal then there’s nothing else I have to say to you. He’s had offers from Chelsea, why do you think he would choose to go to us. He always wanted to stay in Spain.

  26. ethangunner

    A

    jack will be a brilliant player for us ..
    he is the only high point and i can see in this team currently other than vela …

    but will wenger play them as much as he needs to this season NO !

    recruit great talent and dont play them ..
    another good wenger quality , he would rather persist with diaby – eboue – song and denilson when he has real diamonds in the rough sitting on the bench each week !
    in vela – jack and ramsey

  27. BOY BETTER KNOW

    playing vela,jack and ramsey,eboue,denilsong,diaby will not do either ethan,we need better then that lot to start winning things again

  28. ethangunner

    villa was quoted last season to WANT TO JOIN US !
    he liked our style of play ! where were you ? Siberia ???
    even cesc said on his show sign villa !

    you need to do yourself a favor and get an opinion instead of doing your best to stifle others . you are a true muppet !

    you need to join ACLF ! there are a million people like you there who tell others to shut up and offer no opinion of your own !

  29. Angelos

    Yeah Ethan stick Wilshere in instead of Denilson against 28 year old men so he can get an injury before even getting the chance to develop. Go on…teach Wenger how to develop young talent, coz he obviously needs your help…OH MY GOOOOD

  30. ethangunner

    Wenger how to develop young talent, coz he obviously needs your help…OH MY GOOOOD
    ——————————-
    hahahaha yes because he’s done so well up to now ????????????

  31. Angelos

    Ethan…you really are such a paper merchant. The article was from the sun last summer and he didn’t say he wanted to join Arsenal. He was asked a question of which English teams he liked and could see himself playing at. Given the choice he would always choose Spain.

    I do have an opinion. I don’t think this team is good enough and until we pump in as much money as those around us we won’t be. That’s my opinion. But I’m not going to sit here and tell Wenger how to do his job because I’m not an arrogant git. Sure I’ll give my opinion but respectfully about a guy who knows 100 times more than me on the subject. It’s called class.

  32. ethangunner

    your fucking clueless !

    and yes its dumb sight to sign david villa !,
    your a typical ACLF’er …

    tell people wenger is the best , condemn anyone else with valid points .. ignore the fucking obvious that we have won FUCK ALL !

    yes you are a true legend ..
    what the fuck is your point ?
    do you even have one ???

    NO

    your just an argumentative prick

  33. ethangunner

    Angelos Says:
    August 9, 2009 at 03:08

    Ethan…you really are such a paper merchant.
    —————————————
    you are a true tosser !!!
    so where do you get your info from ?
    wenger direct ?!?!

    your a blogger and you dont read the papers ?
    or any sports columns!
    fuck off you hypocrite !

  34. Angelos

    I’m actually Greek/Algerian and hope you appreciate what you said was borderline racist.

    And no it’s not dumb-sight to sign Villa…but to think he COULD sign and mis-interpreting an article is.

  35. ethangunner

    well Angelos you obviously have no passion for the team .. and you either cant see its failings or dont want to lay blame , well sorry but i do ..

    if you think that we dont have choices in life then you must be in a fucking prison cell !

    wenger has made poor choices that lead us upto where we are today ..

    someone has to be made accountable for the highest priced ticket in the EPL !
    who looks after the quality control at the club !?

    who robs the fans each week because tossers like you think he is doing a great job after 5 years of NOTHING !!
    that gives him the purchase to keep going and buying all his youth WANNA BEES !

    if you own a set of balls why dont you find them ! point a finger ! …

    and if you dont have an opinion then why blog at all !

    ???

  36. BOY BETTER KNOW

    ethan m8 very good shout there,who robs the fans each week because tossers like you think he is doing a great job after 5 years of NOTHING !!

  37. Stu

    Oh my fuck! Seriosuly im shitting myself here. Some fucking cunts just tried to rob stuff out of my neighbours garden (who is also my aunt/uncle) and i went out to fuck them out of it. And as they fled they shouted “i’ll fucking shoot you!”.

    Serious as death it just happened. Fucking hell! My heart is pounding. Lovely fucking world we live in isnt it!

  38. Angelos

    ethangunner Says:
    August 9, 2009 at 03:04

    angelos you must be an american !
    only americans can be that stupid ..

    I’m Greek/Algerian actually and hope you appreciate what you said was borderline racist.

    Let’s just say, you believe you’re better than Wenger and I don’t. Let’s leave it at that and get a good nights sleep.

  39. Angelos

    August 9, 2009 at 03:04

    angelos you must be an american !
    only americans can be that stupid ..

    I’m Greek/Algerian actually and hope you appreciate what you said was borderline racist.

    Let’s just say, you believe you’re better than Wenger and in my opinion you’re not. Let’s leave it at that and get a decent nights sleep.

  40. ethangunner

    I do read the papers…i just don’t BELIEVE everything I read.

    ————————————
    neither do i ! i dont believe EVERYTHING I READ EITHER , and so far ive been pretty correct ….

    i am correct about numchuks
    i was correct about nasri REAL EARLY ON !
    and i said hleb and flamini would leave in december 6 months prior to them leaving ..

    ive always said ade’s a fucking tosser who should be flogged .

    and i knew TH14 was going to leave when wenger didnt renew his contract ..

    the only thing i was guilty of reading into was last season when i felt sure ade would leave !
    and that was last season …

    i knew all the barry talk hangeland and all the other stuff is just fan’s fabrications ..

    i only pay attention to paper rumors if they dont go away ! as thats a sign of there being some substance to it !

    i knew the tomas.V talks were not a fabrication
    as it stretched out for as long as the nasri signing and i believe wenger did make a play for melo and dzeko ..

    other than that all the links this season have been bogus !

  41. Angelos

    It seems I’m being moderated ethan…probably for the best since there’s no point arguing. But I just think this is kinda important.

    August 9, 2009 at 03:04

    angelos you must be an american !
    only americans can be that stupid ..

    I’m Greek/Algerian actually and hope you appreciate what you said was borderline racist.

    Let’s just say, you believe you’re better than Wenger and I don’t. Let’s leave it at that and get a good nights sleep.

  42. BOY BETTER KNOW

    stu it’s not even worth calling the feds they will only do fuck all about it that’s if you feel you want to call them

  43. Angelos

    Have a good night guys. And stu just relax and stay calm. They’re not gonna come back tonight, especially considering they probably think you called the feds. But it’s best to call them up and let them know what happened at you’re aunt’s place. Hope everyone’s alright.

  44. Stu

    I dont think i would be allowed have a gun.

    BBK, the “authorities” live literally a 2 minute walk from my house. Maybe even less. Around the fucking corner. Some cunts tried to break into my fathers car a few year ago during the night. The police didnt come for hours.

    My sisters car was stolen twice. They dont even know the area. I rang once to report vandils and told them where it was happening and they didnt know where i was talking about even tho it was around the corner from them.

    Calling them clueless is a compliment.

  45. ethangunner

    stu

    if your in the USA isnt it your right to carry a piece ?

    either that or it

    sounds like you need to move to the Hampton’s :)

  46. ethangunner

    or my personal favorite BLACK eggs ..

    get 3 or4 eggs .. make a small hole in the top and get out the yoke etc.

    fill them with either rat poison – broken up grinned glass , or grind up chilli’s into a liquid paste and put them into the egg shell
    sticky tape over the hole paint them black and throw it into there faces ..

  47. Stu

    No Ethan, im in ireland where the crooks rule, the police are shit and the citizens are powerless.

    The best i could hope for is a fucking hurley. I dont think im legally allowed a gun….i might be wrong tho.

  48. Stu

    Although if i was allowed a gun that would be fucking awsome. Noone would fuck with me…but alas it shall never be.

    I think Farmers are allowed them tho. There is supposedly a rule that if someone tries to rob your house you can fire a warning shot, if they dont leave you can shoot them. If given the chance i would shoot them first and then fire the warning shot. Cant fail.

  49. ethangunner

    if your stuck with no defense make some black eggs .. either throw them at distance or wearing leather gloves up close smash them in your hands pushing the grains outwards ..

    they are the best using crushed glass ..
    can you imagine the damage you would cause to a persons eyes with sand grained sized glass grains going into your retina’s. permanent blindness within seconds ..

    i studied ninjitsu for 4 years , the black egg was the reason in movies ninjas appeared to disappear .. because they would throw either liquid chilli in your eyes or grinned glass ..
    hence blinding your assailant .

    the only problem with a gun , is if they have one also and are a better shot with it :)

    with the black eggs they never see it coming until its too late .. because most thugs will only want to beat you .. and when your 6 feet away from them throw one of those bad boys into there faces and you can do what you want with him ..

  50. nishanth

    Is the whole thing about wenger making a bid for hangeland true?His lack of pace is a problem but still a good player

  51. Stu

    That egg thing would be a great idea if i had an amazingly accurate throw. But i dont…and i dont think i have poison or grain sized lass around. I would prefer a gun but havent ever used a real one (unless you count the ones i got as a kid which i was brilliant with by the way :lol: )

    I’ll just hope and pray that nothing happens to me and it ws a hollow threat. Good thing i have a good watch dog to warn me in advance.

    I’ll certainly check the gun situation tho. ;)

  52. David

    Well well well

    Incredible comments here.

    Keyser,

    I finally understand what u are about. Talk bout a hyper Wenger lover.
    So asides from a take-over there is nobody else in the world that can do a better job than Wenger. Oh dear me. Fuk the money argument. So there is no other manager in the world that can teach us to defend? Or switch tactics? Or consistently make poistive substitutions? Or anything to do with set pieces…attack and defend? Its all the board and we have no money. Yes.

  53. David

    A,

    Santa Cruz is light years ahead of Thomas Bendtner. Forgetting he was injured 1/2 the season playin on an average team. The fact that he is injury prone has fack all to do with his ability. Do us a favor and stop calling people who score for fun unintelligent it just sounds plain stupid. Comparing Cruz to Benjani is rather a clueless comment who was the player that single handedly ended Uniteds 12 game clean sheet? U can be shockingly clueless atimes.

  54. Angelos

    David, I think there are quite a few managers who could do a much better job than Wenger. I really like Gus Hiddink and if the chance ever came up for us to employ him I believe it would go a long way in tightening up our squad and making us a winning outfit. I also like the look of Guardioala so far, getting his team to press and close while giving them all individual roles which they perform to a t, but one season proves nothing.
    Does anyone remember Quique Sanchez Flores when he was at Valencia a few years back…he looked impressive but was cut down by the board.

  55. Keyser

    David – Your going to get upset if I now take the micky, but is that really what you understood from mny post ?!

  56. kelsey

    One could say that these past few games were to increase fitness levels and to see the best possible formations,of course injuries to key players don’t help.

    However playing Barnet,amateur part times from Austria,a couple of spanish sides and Rangers,is a broad mix of teams,yet the same vunerabilities in defence and to set pieces remain.
    I don’t buy this”the players are a year older” in fact it is two months since they last played.

    I still don’t now to this day why we bought Silvestre,except he was cheap,Bischoff another mystrey signing,a complete waste of wages.Both are first and second choice keepers aren’t good enough and in their defence a shaky defence who has no real understanding with either keeper doesn’t help.
    Last season I can’t remember us putting two really decent performances together,and the signs have been there for three years that any half decent team will take advantage of of our defensive freailities.

    Djorou played CL football 3.5 years ago has he improved ?Can we really rely on rosicky this season?Vermaelen must be good but how long before he adjusts to PL football.

    We have the most difficult opening games in August that I can remember for years,and is Wenger going to wave a magic wand.

    I am not saying we are doomed,but i feel it very hard to feel positive at the moment.

    Forget the ANC, by then it might not matter who we lose as the season will be half over.

    I would love to read Wenger’s mind,and even if we still be Hageland or whoever,one week before the season starts is crazy,as we need bolstering now,we haven’t got time to let players bed in.

    If it was me, i ould play the likes of Ramsey,Wilshere and Vela from he start,even if for only half a game.they are young,but hungry players.

    It says a lot when it is hard to see any improvement from anyone last season with the exception of Song from bad to average,and of course we do have Arshavin and Eduardo to bolster the attack.

    We will win nothing,regardless of how many goals we score,without a well organised defence.

  57. Mayank

    How many think Pre-season games will go up in importance for those who weren’t giving it any when we were winning. The reverse also applies to be honest.

  58. The Killer Viper

    Mayank pre season is very important because it allows the manager to analyse and experiment with the tactics he wants to use in the approaching season. I dont think we must bother about the score.

  59. Mayank

    I know KV, I’d never given it much importance, sure it’s fun to watch the guys go out before the season starts but that’s about it.. Last nights match although irritating was not one to make judgements from. Wenger said he needed pre-season to asses what the team needed and yesterday will help in achieving that. What i can gather from the match was that Song gets too much flak cause he put up a good display yesterday to no avail. Also i think there is need for one defensive addition if nothing just to add depth.

  60. LAzer

    ok so I am trolling…

    ethangunner Says:

    August 9, 2009 at 03:04
    angelos you must be an american !
    only americans can be that stupid ..

    stick to baseball !

    …but cut the fucking xenophobia out Ethan, it doesn’t help the fuckin debate dbag. I say the same regardless which nationality you’re slagging off. Said so the same a few days ago about someone going on about the fucking french. Just cut it out please. simple.

  61. LAzer

    Yeah agree to the defensive depth comment Mayank, but I guess it depends on whether Sendy stays. Almost 100% it seems he is gone but I guess Wenger is waiting to get a replacement in. Silvestre predictably allowed Villa to score eventually. With him in at CB to me it seems we will always let goals in regardless who or how good the goalie is. Not good young Fabiniski looked in pain, he did very well to save a penalty.

  62. kenny smith

    Fixing most of our defensive woes is pretty simple… either wenger stops playing a really really high defensive line or we buy some centre backs that can play that system and do not stop and put their hands up appealing for offside everytime a ball gets played through them…. play to the whistle!!! is actually schoolboy stuff

  63. kenny smith

    Simon i think song was poor…. he kept fouling and his passing wasnt great… but to be honest the whole team was shit so that wasnt just a dig at song

  64. Simon

    Shit! “Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque has died after he suffered a heart attack following a training session, age 26!”

  65. LAzer

    He had a horrid first 15 mins I felt but so did the rest of the team. He did settle down a bit but gave up a lot of fouls it seemed. He was good in protecting the ball though when he had it. I think he still has a ways to go in positional play and reading the game as well as distribution. We know Cesc is not a complete midfielder so we need someone to cleanup and give him the ball with a bit of room in order to create for the front line. Cesc was far too isolated and starved for the ball and partially I think Song is to blame for that.

  66. kelsey

    I actually think that Wenger’s obsession with buying players for the future has detracted from the real problem which he just won’t or cant address.
    I read RVP left his options open and only signed as he was given assurances that the team would be strengthened.

    Now the balance is all wrong, we have a few gifted players,a load of squad players, and two or three really exciting youngsters,who will remain down the pecking order regardless of results.

  67. Mayank

    Song wasn’t fouling as much as harrying the opposition players, something which is a +ve in the PL. I think he worked very hard as well. I’m not saying he’s the answer but he convinces me a little more every match.

  68. LAzer

    Yeah the highline works when you have speedy CBs that have a good reading of the game i.e Gallas. But usually those types are not as dominant in the air thus our problem. I think Wenger will look at the highline for CL games if we qualify. Technical teams from Europe can break it pretty easily it seems as do the Manc cunts, Pool and Chavs since they have more technical and skilled players then the rest.

  69. LAzer

    the ball over the top and a well timed run is the formula to beat us it seems along with set plays. We gave up a goal from a corner and kept getting found out by through balls with well timed runs from top class forwards today. Think fat frank to dogsbreath, whoever to Keane, pretty much most of the goals came from those two problems.

  70. Mayank

    Yesterday the main problem was that the defenders had absolutely no recovery pace. After every through-ball or defence was always second. Also whatever happened to man marking? It looked like zonal yesterday.

  71. Geoff

    So play a half decent team and we lose, but Wenger believes in this team and I’m too negative.

    He knows best, here we go again.

  72. Mayank

    New post?
    KV denilson is the better footballer but song is just physically better. Also, for a while now he’s looked the more committed one on the pitch.

  73. The Killer Viper

    Mayank! How do you say song is more committed? In terms of concentration levels, denilson is miles better. Song makes too many errors and his positioning is horrible.

  74. Mayank

    Geoff when we beat A.Madrid who finished 2 places above Valencia the pre-season was nothing to be happy about but if we lose it’s a reason to be pissed off?
    I’m not saying all is well i’m just asking for consistency.

  75. Angelos

    Morning guys…Hope everyone’s good.
    It is tragic and alarming that such young men are being lost from something as innocuous as running around. I hope that everything possible will be done to attempt to prevent this from occurring again. I know it’s sometimes impossible to predict but it can’t be completely random. My deepest sympathese to Daniel Jarque’s family and I’ll take the opportunity to also remember Puerta. It makes you appreciate how silly and over-zealous we are as fans sometimes.

  76. incesc

    “Geoff when we beat A.Madrid who finished 2 places above Valencia the pre-season was nothing to be happy about but if we lose it’s a reason to be pissed off?
    I’m not saying all is well i’m just asking for consistency.”

    mayank

    thats genreally how it works

    win = happy

    lose = unhappy

  77. gnarleygeorge9

    Change could be just round the corner. Celtic to knock The Arsenal outa the CL, & Le Gaffer will have no place to hide, or anymore excuses to put forward.

  78. Geoff

    Todays post is post match and Pedro’s. Angelos, you were automatically in the bin because you used the word racist!

    If anyone thinks this team can compete, you can spend the day being positive, I won’t.

  79. gnarleygeorge9

    Do I believe in this squad? No not this year. I did 1 month ago coz I thought AW would buy, but he won’t IMO. I think the future looks good, but this year is gone. I hope I am wrong.

  80. Angelos

    Hey Geoff, it’s cool. Just didn’t like it when ethan made slightly xenophobic remarks regarding Americans. Not that I’m American, I just don’t find it right for any race to be associated with stupidity.

  81. Test

    Geoff -

    can you also bin people for these words:

    Arsene knows
    were stronger than ast year
    money doesnt buy success
    if rosicky can stay fit this year
    ” rvp ” ” ” ” ”
    ” eduardo ” ” ” ” ”
    who would manage us if arsene left

    and please if you could hand out a lifetime to anyone stupid enough to think that we dont spend cause of the board, youll find them with pharses such as:

    arsenes working with his hands tied
    who else could work these miracles with limited resources
    the board decide the budget

    and el classico, where we use thier IP address to find out where they live and go round and smash them up:

    We are broke.

    if you could please geoff.

  82. Geoff

    Test I’ll try! Angelos is wasn’t me mate, it’s in the programme.

    Any new post, enjoy! It’s one of mine.

  83. Simon

    If the news is to be believed, now JD is injured, Vermaelen might be fit for Everton!!!! WTF! This is depressing.

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