So reading the Standard last night it emerges that Rooney, Gerrard and Lampard have all said they would be uncomfortable taking on the captains armband should John Terry get tin tacked by Fabio Capello.
Wow, all that’s missing from that bunch of cheats is alleged drug taker Rio Ferdinand. Amazing those pillars of society don’t think Terry has done anything wrong, does that not show what a bunch of spoilt out of touch prats they all are?
Apart from the fact that none of them have ever done a days work in their lives, have no concept of money and how hard it is to come by, so have no idea what in life is acceptable.
So John Terry feels like shagging his mates bird, so does, he only cares about himself, fine example that John, way to go. He showed a similar contempt in a night club some years ago I believe, not to mention that earning £7million a year is not enough he was showing people around the training ground for cash in his skyrocket, or charity, dependent on what story you believe.
So the people who support him are the very people who shouldn’t get the armband either, one is a granny shagger, one is a shagger, or so his wife said, or ex wife and one attacks a DJ in a bar because he had his mates to protect him.
If anyone wants to say so what, it’s about their football ability then cast your mind back to Rooney stamping on Carvahlio’s nuts and pushing Ronaldo over in the quarter finals, just after kicking a water bottle at the bench for being subbed, petulance. And that cost us the World Cup. Another one didn’t want to play for his country because he couldn’t be arsed, yet played for Liverpool that weekend and other one spent two years getting booed by his own fans, what makes any of them deserving?
Give it to Gareth Barry or Wayne Bridge for being more of a human being than his ex-mate John Terry.
Cheating on your wife is one thing, when you have young kids it’s nasty, but to do all that and shag your mates bird, the bird that’s the mother of his kid, and to have had unprotected sex as well is not worthy of the England arm band. Bobby Moore, roll in your grave son.
I’m no angel, we all have crosses to bear, but no one can defend the actions of a spoilt rich thug that has never had a moral compass, don’t even get me on the parents.
Mr Capello, broken Britain is full of spongers, cheats, liars, thugs, reality TV morons and overpaid pop stars and sportsmen, we have lost the ability to understand the difference between what’s right and what’s wrong, please do the right thing and show the world that true sports stars count for much, much more than rich ones that care only about themselves
Fabio, do the decent thing, give England back it’s pride, sack him.
So a draw last night, does that mean we’re back in it? Who knows, only if all around us drop points, Saturday becomes even bigger now, but I can’t see us winning that one, we should have done better on Sunday, we can only hope now, I’ve had my moan about us, I feel empty right now, we loaned out Sanchez Watt to the Shrimpers so the last big lad we had is now gone.
I’m thinking we now have to win all of our games, can we do it? Yes, of course we can, the question is will we, time will tell.
Arshavin got some stick for not passing, well I like him, at least he had a few shots, I feel if people were up with him more often, he may pass it, more often.
Have a great day Grovers, the weekend will soon be upon us and we’ll find out if we are competing for 1st or 4th, I have a feeling we all know the answer to that one already!
You mean joining as in allowed to play for the first team right A? He is already here and allowed to play non competetive matches…just like Pato was.
Preferably he would be training with the first team starting now so he wouldnt have to get settled come next january. But the downside of that is unless we arrange a friendly for him every week he wouldnt be playing regularly.
Why not try Arshavin on the right. I mena how badly could it be to try him in a different position. Bendtner should be a guarentee to start with preferably Arsh and imo Rosicky on either side.
Yea, not a bad idea stu. I just want Walcott to have another good game. I suppose were probably better off with rosicky starting and walcott coming on for him at 60th
Yeah I’ve got faith in all three of them luke. Eduardo has been improving with every game, and he looked very sharp in his last three or so games, just in front of goal he’s gone completely to shit! A couple of goals though and I reckon we’ll see the Eduardo of old. If we don’t by the summer I reckon he’ll be offloaded though. Chamakh could come in too.
Centre back, as long as Gallas signs on, which I think he will, I reckon it’ll be JD and Savic backing those two up, maybe Nordveit as well.
DM I reckon Matuidi could come in, but depends on the development of the others. Also on how Nordveit is thought of, whether a DM or CD
With Nikki B, TV, Gallas, and Diaby starting, we could do some damage on set pieces, and chelsea are worse then us at defending set pieces…
nik b isnt strong enough stu , id rather see diaby there .. with dudu and AA ..
vela or theo even ..
nik b as plan B if things need changing , at least then wenger has ONE option
Have you seen Nordveit play/know if he is any good? I havnt seen him once…Also, what do you make of denilsons future. He really has been quite poor of late. I like the lad, but he just doesnt bring much to the table other then a few long range goals. He is not a natural defender and contrary to popular belief, I dont think he reads the game well at all. All I see him do is close down space really and to start for arsenal, you have to bring more to the table then that IMO
luke I’m going for
Fabianski(won’t happen though)
Sagna Gallas Vermy Clichy
Cesc Song Diaby
Rosicky Bendntner Arshavin
They score goals from crosses from full backs, or they did last time. Two goals from Cole’s crosses, I’d much rather we tried to be as solid as possible in those positions, so Sagna rather than Eboue for me.
Theo has raped Cole in the past, but I’m not sure about that front three, Rosicky has to play imo, maybe give Arshavin a rest, though actually not a chance!
Yeah I agree Stu, it’ll be interesting what happens with him. He’ll be young enough to play for the U18s still in the first half of next season, he’s already scored 4 goals in 45 mins for them, let him rape that league for half their season, whilst training with the first team! Rest of this season though is interesting, wonder what we’ll do with him.
Ethan, Nikki B is on the verge of becoming a great player. He is frustrating most of the time but he has nearly perfect positioning and remarkable build up play. He is tall, holds up play well, all he needs to do is add finishing to his game. If Nikki B was a half good finisher, he would be bagging 20 a season easy. He is on his way though, dont be so quick to shut him out…he is only 22. I know we are the arsenal blah blah we need talent now, and I agree, he probably isnt good enough for us now, but he is most surely on his way.
i think TV must be our new DM , he can shoot he can track back … he’s got leadership , he is a perfect candidate for that vital role in the middle..
id rather wenger get 2 new cds and (senderos-replace TV’s spot ) than try and develop a CDM .
in my mind he is a perfect fit for the role …
id go the rest of the season with sol – gallas and tv in the hole ..
that should save almunias ass .
Seen nordveit a good few times in the reserves and I really like him. When he first arrived he looked very intelligent, and composed on the ball, read the game very well, but was ridiculously slow, and pretty weak, after year or so seemed much stronger and quicker though, and reckon that should have continued, wouldn’t mind him as a squad player at all.
I rate Denilson as a squad player, but he hasn’t really developed this year, wonder how much the back injury is affecting him
A, didnt Sagna allow Cole to rape us from those crosses at the emirates in november? Agree about rosicky, need the experience, and if it doesnt work out, walcott can come.
luke
i agree in time ( maybe shortly ) he will come good , but i wouldnt risk him V’s the chev’s he isnt strong enough V’s one of the best defenses in the league , your going to need the skill of AA or cesc to route the goals ..
Ethan, what would you do with song? Would our midfield be
Cesc-Verm-Song, or would song be CB?
So why not play Arsh with Nik too? Surely a front three of Rosicky-Nik-Arsh would trump a front three of Walcott-Arsh-rosicky?
Yeah he did luke, well Nasri kinda did, but Sagna should’ve done better. He’s superior to Eboue defensively imo though, so if Sagna was caught out, it could’ve been even worse with Eboue! Sagna will be eager to make up for last time too.
ethan what do you mean not strong enough? i’ve never seen him fail to hold off any defenders and bring the ball down. Last season our win against Utd at the Emirates owed alot to his outstrengthing Vidic when we were holding onto the lead, everytime the defence hoofed the ball up
Also – Chelsea’s biggest weakness is their failure to defend set pieces, and Bendtner is possibly our biggest threat from those situations, along with Vermy
The whole Sagna vs eboue thing is a good debate and I wind up changing my mind a lot. Might come down to sharpness in training but sagna probably will get the start. IMO, Eboue and Sagna are nearly even at defending, Sagna might be a tad better, but Eboue is 100% offensively. With Nik starting, Eboue could potentially win us this game from his crossing.
Im almost tempted to go for a back four of:
Sagna/Ebway-Gallas-Sol-TV
to add height and strength. We could destroy them at set pieces. Imagine having to deal with Sol, Gallas, TV, Diaby AND Nikki B in the box.
Yeah so do I luke. If we were at home I’d be tempted to say Eboue, but away from home at Stamford Bridge, especially with our current defensive frailties, I’d have to prefer Sagna, then Eboue can come on if needs be.
Eboue to start home against Liverpool though
Bendtner should be a shoe in to start against chelsea if ONLY for his height. Given that they have conceded i think 15 of their 20 goals from set pieces we need to have height in abundance for our set pieces.
Nasri simply cant start, he is awful at defending and their fullbacks are vital to their attack. It was the same at Milan and no Anceloti is doing it with Chelsea.
I wonder if Mikel is fit to start against us. He has been back since yesterday at the latest and being their only DM he surely will start if he can.
Fair enough A. I could agree.
Is Cole fit for us? Essein is out I know.
Massive no to Vermaelen at leftback. He played their in his final season at Ajax and has said himself that its the worst he has played in his whole career and was shocked we were still interested in him after all those awful performances.
*there, not their.
Okay good to know Stu. NVM then, that would give chelsea a real fucking problem though. Sol, Gallas, TV, Diaby, Nikki B. We could potentially score from every set piece we get…
shoo in stu, not shoe in! (sorry, that just bugs me, along with “mute point” when it should be “moot point”!)
I agree totally, though I hope he’s fit, he looked totally unfit when he came on against Utd. Pretty harsh on nasri imo, he’s not awful at defending, he likes to put his foot in, but lacks concentration at times, similar to rosicky in that respect. Both are way better than Arshavin though!
I reckon Mikel will start, though hopefully he’ll be tired, as Song was for us
Really? Its shoo? Never written it down so always just assumed it was “shoe”.
Alright so Nasri isnt the worst defender but he filters in and out of games at the best of times. He has awful concentration and in a match this big we need players with total concentration.
Add to that he seems to be pretty unfit so him starting isnt the best idea imo. Needs to lose some weight and up his fitness…but that could be said of a few players.
Yeah I think so Stu!
“Shoo in” was originally a racetrack term, and was is applied to a horse expected to easily win a race, and, by extension, to any contestant expected to win an easy victory. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first use of the term in print dates back to 1928. A “shoo in” was originally a horse that was expected to win a race, not by virtue of its speed or endurance, but because the race was fixed. The sardonic “subtext” of the original usage, now lost, was that the designated horse would win even if it were so lackadaisical in its performance that it simply wandered somehow up to the finish line and had to be “shooed in” to victory.”
I agree about Nasri, Rosicky to start ahead of him imo. A front three of Bendtner, Arshavin, and Rosicky would do the business
I wonder where Vela stands. If Bendtner is back to fitness, may be an idea to give Vela a couple on months destroying teams in the championship?
Also no news recently about Merida, he should just sign up! Wonder if JET will go on loan soon, even after his silliness
There is an interesting debate on young guns about how Wenger is ruining Vela. I didnt read all of it but it seemed there were some valid points in there.
Night A, luke, etc…..
Maybe ruining wasnt the best word, more like wasting his talent by trying to change him….
Vela’s only been “ruined” by the silly fans who expect too much too soon! Don’t recognise that injuries hold players back etc!
Nite stu
Vela will come. He has been incredible for mexico, only a matter of time until he starts producing. WTF is going on with nasri? He has been god awful this season… nite stu
He’s not been great but I’d say god awful is an exageration Luke! He broke his leg remember, and has just taken time to get back into the swing of things and stay fit for a decent amount of time, he’s still a superb player.
Vela I agree too, he’s the same, his arsenal career has been hampered by going in international duty, and injuries, but he’ll come good once he stays fit and gets a few games under his belt. I’d be happy for him to go on loan, tear teams apart in the championship for a couple of months, it’d do his confidence alot of good.
Vela would fucking destroy in championship. Okay A, maybe not god awful but pretty poor. He has been back for a while now from the broken leg too. He misplaces passes, doesnt defend well, and his build up play is a little unproductive too. Doesnt get many shots off or many assists. In fact, I think his only goal this year has been in the league cup. After last season I expected more and hes been disappointing.
He scored soon after he returned in the champs league, and was absolutely awesome in that match, but i agree, he hasn’t reached the heights I thought he would this season.
Perhaps its the 4-3-3 system?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQFSLr_Mhy4
DO that against the CHavs Nick. We need to cross. We won’t score from open play. They have only conceded 5 from open play. 15 from set pieces.
luke Says:
February 4, 2010 at 01:54
Ethan, what would you do with song? Would our midfield be
Cesc-Verm-Song, or would song be CB?
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long term thats what wenger said,
song would become a CD, but i dont think even wenger knows whats going on ! he’s slow enough to be a CD ! ..
he’s more error prone than clichy , long term we just need better ..
people just feel sorry for him getting shit from us fans but really if you measure him against Essien or someone of the caliber you would expect to be in a top 4 club he really isnt close AT ALL !
Really Ethan. I think aside from Essein he is the best CDM in the league. Macherano/fletcher IMO dont even come close to Song, and hes only getting better too. I dont think Song has been getting any shit from fans, atleast no one I know who supports Arsenal. I think Song has been one of the biggest reasons weve gotten better this season, he just needs to attack less IMO.
In fact, aside from Essein, and Yaya Toure, and maybe De rossi or toulalan he is one of the best CDM’s out there.
I feel Vela has lost quite a bit of pace, which at this stage in his career is not a very good thing.
The thing about Vela is he needs to learn that he can’t just dribble it all day and look for a foul. 90% of the time he will not get the decision.
Song has been more than decent this season. On this season’s performances alone, he is probably the best DM in the league even ahead of essien imo. I have no qualms with him anymore and should be one of the first names on the teamsheet. having said that, there is still room for improvement.
Yo Minge Bags!
So, what’s the betting Denilson has a slight cold or muscle strain, anything but being properly dropped, you gotta spare the poor fellas feelings after all!!
Or, if the nutty professor has finally flipped, he’ll leave AA23 and Song out again against The Chavs just to prove they don’t need those two to loose against them yet again!!
Song’s improved from being abject shite to being adequate, people only clamour for him because the alternative (Denilson) doesn’t even bare thinking about….
However, if AW were to unbolt OUR wallet and buy a seasoned, quality DM Song has the ability to learn from him, and who knows might just turn into that quality player….
So are we signing savic tomorrow? Rohan, havnt seen you in ages!
dennis, imagine what we could do with a midfield of:
Cesc-Song-Toulalan/De Rossi/Mascherano
Indeed luke, and imagine how beneficial to the younger players coming through who aspire to play in CM to have that sort of quality to look up to and learn from….
Why does spending money on proven talent have to viewed as something detrimental to the development of a young player!! It hasn’t done Fab4 any harm!!
keep quiet Almunia!!
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_5916563,00.html
Evening all
Oh bloody hell its another Monday morning red eye special game. I hate those. Looks like I’ll be taping again
Morning all, I turned down a chance to sit in the directors box at Chelsea because I don’t want to watch his hapless selection get hammered again.
good choice Geoff!! i dont even want to watch in on sky!!
Rob, that will only happen if Almunia gives his notice in today!
The moment I see Denilson in the starting lineup is the moment I lose interest in Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal……
Get used to it Dennis, that his third name on the team sheet behind Cesc and Song!
Almunia will start.
He reckons Fab2 is still too raw.
But there is no excuse for playing Denilson.
He brings NOTHING!
Rather blood Rambo in from now.
Better just to field 10 players than 11 including Denilson.
The guy’s a liability. At least then the defence will know who to mark up.
Almunia needs to keep his mouth shut.
He’s only saying what he said because he knows he was responsible for a lot of dropped points. Gay cunt.
Play with 9 men it would be no different, I can’t understand why our captain doesn’t say something to the manager???
If I was rubbish at my job, I definitely wouldn’t be running my mouth off about how my company was going to shit on its competitors…
Almunia: We are still in title race
I would DEFINITELY be hiding away hoping not to be caught out.
Even Wenger must see the folly of putting Denilson up against the likes of J Cole/Lamps/Deco/Ballack. He’ll get trodden on
I just got a offered a ticket for the game and also turned it down. I’ll wait to go until the Sunderland game. no doubt we will go 1-0 down, win 2-1 and Wenger can tell us all how close we are
Wenger manages like a blind man.
What’s Peter Storey doing these days? Might be worth a punt as a DM
Talk is fucking cheap! Anyone remember this gem from Denilson…. “I will make Evra eat his words”……..clueless cunt!
DDM…
Maybe thats what he was trying to do when Rooney left him to go on to score the second…
He was trying to feed Evra.
My 2010/11 team:
Adler
Sagna Vermy Cahill Taiwo/Kolarov
Turan Cesc Sissoko Krasic
Arshy
Villa
My 2010/11 team:
Adler
Sagna Vermy Cahill Taiwo/Kolarov
Turan Cesc Sissoko Krasic
Arshy
Villa
Soory for double post
*Sorry.LOL.