And that point is? Well that point is, it proves unequivocally that Almunia clearly isn’t good enough. I thought Vito was magnificent, I have to admit I didn’t think he could step up, but he did, so well done Vito.
Vito himself said he had the game of his life, but why? That should be what a keeper does week in, week out, other top keepers do, Given does for one, I think this shows us that we really are lacking a top keeper, don’t forget we are the Arsenal, we should have a top keeper.
We can have the greatest outfield players in the world, but if the keeper is bad, it matters not.
You are only as good as your weakest link, and we have a few I’m afraid, but to have one between the sticks is asking for trouble.
When Lehmann went south, Wenger was ruthless, Almunia got the nod and we applauded, now Almunia is good for a clanger in every game and frankly he should be replaced, we have 3 young kids, if they could step up, great, we then have a goalie for 10 years, if they aren’t ready, then we need to buy a Given, yes I know he’s gone but we need to buy someone of that ilk, maybe Robert Green, I don’t know who, but I do know that we need to do something.
Arsenal have always had great keepers, Wilson, Rimmer, Jennings, Lukic, Seaman and Lehmann and I even liked Stuart Taylor but he went. We can get away with mediocrity outfield but we can’t between the sticks.
Arsene you need to be ruthless, Almunia and his performances so far this season have been unacceptable, bring on a kid or buy a new keeper, he isn’t good enough for us to win a title.
Great result against Fulham, there are no pictures on a scorecard, and high time we learned to win ugly, mission accomplished there boss, however, the cracks were beginning to appear, let’s hope we can put that right and put in an Arsenalesque performance against the bubbles on Tuesday.
Have a great day Grovers, tomorrow we are back on the big stage and we need three points.
Pat;
I didnt rate Mannone much, from the reserve and yute games I saw, plus pre-season. But he has surprised me and doen very well. Its way too early to say either way I guess, but if he keeps playing well, i’d have no problems with him keeping the number 1 shirt, at least till Fabianski is back.
As for Szczesny, I also think he will be a top top toppity tip top keeper too…
We’re going to have Le Podcast now ?? Exce-fucking-lent!!!
unlucky stu i feel 4 u i always get the change str8 to me hand
Pedro;
Make sure you play hard to get mate!
to be fair to arsene.. i think tat he has dropped almunia to prove a point.. i think the chest infection which has lasted for weeks is merely a load of bull
Pedro, dont rejet his advances if he tries it on. Might get your raise after all.
And that doesnt sound gay at all.
The bloke at my local Subway always insists on putting the change into my pocket for me… Is that normal?
Mannone probably gave one of the performances of the season imo. If he can keep that up, then he will defo be our no.1…… Almunia will be off nest season though for sure for sunny Spain.
Yeah, make sure you get your rise, before the boss does…
I have slept my way to the top and now I am in charge of the Chicken McNuggets…
the bloke in my local subway only charges me 39p for a donut when it actually costs 79p!!! only when its quiet though
You are well in there eboue mate…
i’ve known him since that subway opened a few years ago worked their since it opened.any1 here watch 2 and a half men?
What kind of doughnuts are they eboue. I hope they arent glazed ones.
http://www.southbound.ph/blog/wp-content/photos/gonuts/gonuts-glazed.jpg
shiny
I don’t know about the Subway in the UK but here the Subway is extremely over-priced in terms of VFM…..or has become in recent times.
chocolate ones
eboue;
Where are you goin with this one fella?
You friends with the half man?
Charlie Sheen is a GOD…. I love 2.5 men although it has gone slightly downhill in later seasons.
Sorry, but I detest 2 and a 1/2 men… Charlie Sheen is a twat and that kid needs a slap and the other dude soooo fuckin annoying…
Basically I do not like it.
How I Met Your Mother is great though…
After Prison Break ended last yeat I need to get my weekly fix form some place else…..
BOOOOOOOO… ManG – Bad taste my friend….
I hate the kid too though.
any1 know kandy from 2 and a half men shes the one that marries alan in vegas the one with the huge knockers
Roahn;
Sorry bruv. Just personal taste. You know, I like to pee on women, and Stu shags glazed donuts.
Different strokes for different folks and all that.
eboue;
Ahh, I see where you is going with this now…
Im sick of himym and 2.5 men. Dexter, CSI, criminal minds…now thats entertaining.
Pee on women….you sick bastard!
Aw shit! Gareth Bales record has ended.
I saw the first 10 episodes of Dexter and found it disturbing. A lot of my friends like it though.
Lost is epic too….
Anyone seen the new show Flashforward ??
Anyone want to talk about KFC ?
I watched the first season of Lost but then got really confused after missing a few episodes. Shit show now.
whos gettin fifa10 here on ps3?
Not me…thats for sure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZfX8xRo0Go
Merida’s goals
Fifa 10 looks absolutely amazing. The keepers are so much better as is the shooting
not a shit show now by far. IMO, it has gotten better each season but that’s just me. This season is the last I think…
screw the ps3… xbox360 for the win!!
I have a 360. Never actually played the PS3
nice one Pat… What games do you have? I just got Halo ODST and it is the shit.
great goals from merida!
Goodplaya makes a very good point:
Vito Mannone took plaudits and deservedly so. That said, let’s not get carried away. We’d have expected most of those to be saved and on a couple of occasions his acrobatics possibly served to keep the chance alive.
I’m not trying to piss on a young player’s good performance. I just think the TV commentators went a little over the top.
Rohan, I used to play Halo, but now all I play if Fifa. Didn’t even know a new Halo came out? Is it a lot different from Halo 3?
Also, Clichy has looked like shit since Denilson got injured. It was he who helped out Clichy. Arshavin doesn’t do shit defensively, neither does Diaby.
If Rosicky starts, Clichy will look better
Hopefully Spain go far….they and Brazil seem like the best teams so far………with maybe one of the african counries like Ghana or Cameroon as outside favourites..
Hopefully whether they win or lose Fran comes back full of confidence ready to destroy a second string Liverpool side in the Carling cup Oct 27th
Team for that game
……………….Manone/Szecsney…………….
Gil/Hoyte………Senderos…..Silv/Bartley……Gibbs
…………………Coquelin……………………..
…Ramsey…………………………Merida……….
..Wilshere………….Vela………………..Watt….
That team should be able to beat a Liverpool team of Ngog’s, Lucas’s, Voronin’s etc……hoepfully
Szczesny
Hoyte Senderos Bartley Gibbs
Merida Coquelin Ramsey
Wilshere Vela Theo
Anyone know the details of Bendtner’s car crash?
Tahiti git 8-0 again from Venezuela…..
This time Venezuela was helped by the fact that Tahiti got 2 red cards in the first half I think…
Well I guess Nigeria still have a chance to go thru in third place if they can beat Tahiti badly as well….
ARSENAL footballer Nicklas Bendtner crashed his £120,000 Aston Martin in Times Territory yesterday (Sunday) morning.
The Premiership star was travelling northbound along the A1 towards South Mimms when he left the road.
His car was badly damaged but the 21-year-old Danish international did not suffer any serious injury.
However, he will miss the club’s Champions League clash with Olympiakos at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow night (Tuesday).
The crash, which took place at around 10.15am did not involve any other cars.
A Herts police spokesman said: “We were called at 10.15am to a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision.
“A black Aston Martin vehicle had left the road. The driver was not seriously injured.”
Surprise surprise, Denilson’s injury was misdiagnosed. The medics at this club are really shit sometimes aren’t they.
City at home?
yep
The more I see of Merida is the more I think he has even more potentail then Fab4. Already he is a player schooled in the ways of ‘Pep’ in terms of passing, but unlike Fab4, he has shown more attributes such as taking direct freekicks and penalties. I believe Fab4′s onlt penalty of note was the one at the Euros vs Italy.
City are going to batter West ham
zeus, how do you mean “schol of Pep”? Merida has been with us for years…before Pep took over at Barca.
Merida imo is more of an Iniesta than Fabregas anyway. Merida is more of an attacking midfielder while Cesc is an attack minded centre midfielder.
Pat;
1-1 mate…
Merida is our new Fab4, he has the same passes as fabregas but he is more technical and has a better shot!!!
Mang, 1-0????
How is Merida the new Fabregas if he is supposedly better than him?
Pep had been manager of the academy for some time though. MG, its still 1-0 on my stream
Yeah its still 1-0. MG is being a bollocks again.
lol stu!
@ Stu
Yes he has been with us for years, but in those pivotal formative years when he was establishing his style, he was at Barca. Players like Fab4, Xavi, Iniesta have all stated publicly that they base their style of play on Pep’s using technique and flair as opposed to power. I believe we can add Merida to that list of players.
Its my prediction you numb nuts!
But after actually watchin a bit, I might have to change my view.
Fuckin classic quote from that dinosaur Royle about lescott’s challenge on Faubert.
“In this current climate, it couldve been a yellow…”
Fuck sake! Should’ve been a red!
True zeus, they have all been trained to play football the same way but i dont think Pep is responsible for that.
If anything, Pep would be responsible for the defensive duties
Ahem….
Well apparently Pep joined Barca as a coach in 2007. So he wouldnt have had any affect on Merida if any at all. And none on Cesc or Iniesta.
Now its 1-1. Carlton cole.
And dont even claim that you can predict the future.
1:1 Cole
NO stu,but I saw merida play very much and he is an incredible player.
Whats your point dutchman?
That merida can be the new fabregas!
Stu;
I am seeing a bright future for you… yes, very bright, I am seeing you in a bright orange jumpsuit… doing Community Service ….
Fuck off Royle you biased cunt!
Pep wouldn’t influence them directly. He started coaching the youth team after fab4 and fran left. My point is though his game and style has been copied by both.
Bollocks! And all from a nuffin free kick…
Why cant Van persie take a freekick like that?
I am hoping for a draw..but West Ham have been poor all season……..so it looks like Mancity will win…
Come on you Hammers…
Fuck me, ESPN are just as bad, biased and wanky as Setanta… Chris effin Waddle, jon Chumpion and thick as fuck Royle…
MG, whats up your arse ffs. And why am i biased?
Zeus, i still dont get your point. They learned to play at Barca like Guardiola did, that i understand. But after that is where i get lost…sorry.
Oh Joe Royal i assume. oops.
Stu;
You said sumfin about predicting the future, so I did an hilarious little joke about you havin a bright future.
Sorry, mate, i didnt realise it was true…
Is your surname Royle too?
fucking man city cunts
Yes, apology accepted!
Did i apologise?
Will Rvp let anyone else take a freekick?
Petrov’s fk was shit. Green is awful really
When the manc derby was on, for the 1st time in my life, i wanted Fergie’s fuckers to win…
I want City to crash and burn and all their used to take the moral high ground about United buying the league, but now are as chavtastic as the original chavski cunts, can fuck right off… Wankers.
Ooh, that feels better.
cheating fucking cunts
sStu;
Yes my friend, you aplogised and you also promised to send me money. Don’t you remember???
That was not a foul by Cole…….Lescott just got overpowered…..should have been 2-2
Pat;
I can’t be bothered to watch it any more, what happened?
MG, Cole got all ball and ref whistled foul. West ham scored but a late flag by the lineemen. Fucking ridiculous really. The officiating in this country is awful
That idiot commentator said that Arsenal should be worried because City will challenge for the cl spots..he didnt mention Liverpool or the rest…….
I hate those fucking biased commentators.
Somehow i hate United more, mostly because of the fans but also because of the players… and the manager… and the tea lady…
Wanted them to lose i’d love to have City in the top4 at Utd’s expense…
Well from our game with City and tonights game, it looks like Lescott and barry can do no effin wrong.
Thanks Pat.
Ja G; Yeah, well get used to it, till May, or until the scousers, chavs or United are overtaken by City, which ever is sooner.
That commentator is talkin shit. City were great at United for equalising 3 times??? They were flukey as fuck and then he goes on about Faubert’s play acting… And nuffin about the actual freekin challenge…
Mayank;
Of course hate United by all means. Its only natural. But the speed in which City, their manager, players and fans have turned into these arrogant cunts is something to behold. At least the United lot won shit first.
And the way the media have kissed ass en masse, is revolting…
Hi, what’s your opinion…
Wondering which top to buy.
The away blue top OR the third white one…
Thanks
I opted for the away navy one Samir. Mainly because the white one wouldnt be worn as much.
Thanks Stu….
Ordering it now with Arshavin on the back!
Dont get the navy one purely based on me tho.
Personally i dont get numbers because of fear of a player leaving or changing number and im stuck with a ruined shirt.
Offside goal for city. Bloody cheaters!
I think Tevez was on
Looked offside to me.
Still, it should have been 2-2. All the decisions are going to City at the moment, much like Aston Villa last season.
Evening all!
The blue one looks ok, the white one looks pants!
What’s the score?
Well hopefully the teams around us will drop points at the weekend..
I hope Chelsea and Liverpool draw
I hope Man City and Aston Villa draw again
I hope Sunderland can hold Manure or beat them
I hope Bolton can atleast hold Tottenham at home…
And above all we need to beat Blackburn…..4-0 I say
Zorro its 3-1 to City…even though West Ham had a goal wrongfully disallowed…it should have 2-2 at half time
Lol.
Don’t think Arshavin will be leaving any time soon. He may change his number however……
Does anyone else here think Van Persie should not be so selfish with the free-kicks… Im sure Arshavin would have scored a few by now or maybe even Vermy’s left foot!
Irie Ja! Cheers for that.
Fucking citeh!
Samir but Arshavin would more than likely take free kicks from the other side….Arshavin would take the ones that Fabgregas takes……
and yeah I think Vermy should take over the ones that Van persie takes lol….
Cesc should continue to take the indirect freekicks from his side…but as for direct freekicks..he should give them to Asrhy or Nasri…
For RVP’s side ..RVP should take the indirect ones as he seems to swing them in well….but as for direct freekicks..I think Vermy should take over…
Seeing as VP is usually all about power for free kicks he should only take the ones further out and hope it gets a deflection.
Arshavin should take the ones closer to goal because he can place the ball instead of just hitting it as hard as possible, which is what VP always seems to do.
I actually think that Robinho will leave the PL soon….because….City have Bellamy,Teves,Santa Cruz, Ade,etc……
Ade or Santa can play striker…..but they have versatile attackers like Bellamy, Teves,ireland,wright-phillips who can play the role Robinho plays….
Barca will soon need someone to take Thierry’s spot on the left…I think they will go for either Ribery or Robinho…..and Ribery may go to Real because of the Zidane connection….
So i think Barca will come in for Robinho in 1-2 years.
But Stu I doubt that Arshy will want to take the freekicks on that side…..unless he uses Ronaldo’s straight on technique instead of the curling technique…
I think Vermy should take the ones on RVP’s side….Arshy or Nasri should take the ones on the other side……
Interesting bit from footballfancast:
The solution to the problem for me lay in our central defence partnership and a certain Thomas Vermaelen as personally I couldn’t think of a better footballer to take on the midfield role and provide that foil for Fabregas. Vermaelen has been in sensational form for us this season, however as well as being strong defensively he has proven he has got another string to his bow as an attacking force and he is extremely comfortable with the ball at his feet and certainly can pick a pass. Although his loss to the defence will be obvious, I just wonder whether the presence of a strong player like Vermaelen in the midfield will provide that defensive barrier and allow Wenger to move Song into the backline or give Senderos another chance alongside Gallas. At the end of the day Vermaelen being in the defence is not stopping teams opening us up and that is the real problem that Wenger needs to resolve and moving up from the back four may seem an audacious move, but I believe it will be one that will bring its rewards and hopefully bring some much needed stability into the midfield.
Arshavin can always try curl it around the wall. Free kicks dont always have to curl away from the keeper to go in.
We normally have good deliveries from set pieces, so it seems odd we don’t seem to score many direct ones…
Oh and city also have Petrov…..so I think Barca will come calling for Robinho pretty soon to take over from Henry….
I just think Ribery will end up at Real or Manure…
Yeah I know Stu…….but its harder for a right footer to score from that side…
Harder, sure. But VP is doing shit so why not let someone else try it, regardless f their prefered foot.
_________Mannone_________
Sagna–????–Gallas–Clichy
_________Vermaelen_________
_____Fabregas–Nasri/Rosicky
___Arshavin–Van.P–Eduardo
Wenger should try and find a new world class CB. One like Vermy.
Imagion Vermy as DM, he would be amazing. Great passing,defending and shooting……
It is clear… man City and mark Hughes have copied Aston Villa and martin O’Neill’s tactic of last season;
Play like the away team, all the feckin time. A very short term plan and will get found out soon enough.
They will not do anything this season, next or the one after that… I can see the future, just ask Stu.
How many of you believe City will finish in the top four at the expense of Liverpool?
Samir;
Yeah, that makes sense. Move Vermilli out of defence where he has been forming a great partnership with Gallas…
Man City are jinxed, some mad, bonkers, unexpected catastrophe awaits them that only City could suffer…
fucking hell vern as dm now what’s the world of arsenal coming to
wouldnt be a bad move to try. The blogger has some sense. He is cool on the ball, hardly ever mis-places a pass, can tackle, is hard as nails, can strike a ball and has better positional sense than Song. Heck. We should try him as he ticks all the right boxes.
man citeh will finish above us,not liverpool
BBK, we have Song there. Whats the world of Arsenal coming to there then?
the guys a defender not a defensive midfielder,fuck having song or senderos back there
I think City are pretty good, sure they have paid over the odds, but they have had to.
They don’t play in Europe, hence they had to pay, their team is pretty good with all the attackers coming in.
At this moment in time Jaguar, I wouldnt make a bet! Too hard to say, but for sure this years going see my nails get bitten down to the point it really hurts…Gonna go to the wire I reckon.
Lol I’m not saying move him out of defence. Just how good he could be at Dm…..
Gallas will be off at the end of the season so I hope Wenger will buy another world class one like Vermy.
BBK its not like arsenal play all their players in the correct positions anyhoooo
A defender with obviously far more talent than our current Midfield stalwart Song.
I’d give him a go. TH14 was a winger before AW played him up front. If you’re good enough, you’re good enough.
Pool would certainly finish below us.So I should assume that,we would finish in the fourth,with City third and Pool fifth.
Realistically,I believe we would finish in the top three with Chelsea romping away with the title,and United finishing second.
true choy but song and senderos in defence don’t bare thinking about
Who would all you lot want to take Gallas’s position then?
Or maybe senderos as DM?
If he facks up there is gallas and verm behind him!
And if Mr.Wenger gets an insight and he decides to play Rosicky/Nasri ahead of Diabolical ,and Nikki B upfront,we might end up lifting the trophy.
We are going to have to do something in January when Song goes off to the ACN….
no please no choy senderos as dm hell no
Samir, I think gallas is gonna stay another 2 years or so.
yeah wengers love child denilson will be back to take over from song
I hope he does Choy. However he did say that he will be off on a FREE in the summer..
BBK;
I will bet you £100, we finish above City this season mate…
denilson as DM? he’ll get twatted!
There will be a signing in January… I can’t tell you any more than that for now, but keep it locked….
the bet is on m8 you might aswell pay up now
Now BBK with Denilson as DM we shall win nothing….
He has no physical presence or aggression at all!
MG… a replacement for song?
Gallas contract would be a litmus test of Mr.Wenger’s transfer policies.If he decides to give a two year contract to Gallas,he would permanently be gifted with the name Le Hypocrite.Not that,I want Gallas to move,but Mr.Wenger should be consistent with his policies.
i reckon wenger will sign up mannone in january on a long term basis and waste even more money on players we already have