Wengers PreZzz conference / I know the mystery player! / Dissent threatened

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“I believe we have the unity, the desire, the spirit and I know that before this game there will be a lot of scepticism around us but I believe in my players and in their spirit. We will show that.”

Like counting sheep, Arsene's press conferences have become repetitive

Sometimes, I do wish Arsene would think of something fresh to tell us at his press conferences.

“I believe we should be more relaxed at this time because at the start of the season nobody expected us in the top four or in the title race,”

Comments like the above just enrage fans further. If no one thought we’d compete at the start of the season because of his poor transfer policy, does that mean we should be ok with the fact that we’re out of two competitions and struggling in the Premier League race?

If you didn’t think you’d land that dream job at the start because there were 100 others applying, you got through to the final three and lost out because you forgot to wear a tie and a pair of clean shoes, would you be ok with it because you didn’t expect to get that far? No way. You’d wish you sorted out your problems when you could. Our dirty shoes and missing tie are a striker and midfield cover.

The expectation should always be that we’re going to compete… challenging when you’re Arsenal should never be a bonus.

We’ve got the only PR firm that is so useless they can’t detect a story that contains a conflicting message.

‘Yes, we did try to sign someone’ —- followed by —–> ‘In England, it seems all the problems are sorted out by buying players. I don’t believe that.’

Sorry Arsene? You don’t believe in signing players to solve a problem yet you just admitted tried to sign a player, and we know that you were in for Smalling. Are you completely off your rocker?

I don’t want to hear…

We were very, very close to a new signing.

I’ve heard the player was Thomas Sorenson, others believe it was Loic Remy. I reckon he’s having us on, he probably shared a taxi with Spurs new signing Gudjohnson, he’s got us on a technicality! Regardless of who it was, we didn’t get them. A failure of Gazidis and a failure of Arsene Wenger to do the right thing and purchase at the start of the window.

If you’re hoping for some action in the summer, forget about it, Wenger’s favourite excuse is there for the taking this year… THE WORLD CUP! You know how prices go up in the summer, don’t you!

So, here is the full list of excuses -

  1. World Cup
  2. Euro Championships
  3. Inflated transfer market
  4. Having to wait for City, United or Chavski to buy players
  5. Killing the career of a youngster
  6. Giving money to other teams strengthens them
  7. The solution isn’t always to buy
  8. My bonus will shrink
  9. Recession
  10. Our budget includes wages as well as transfers, plus, despite record profits and player sales, we’re skint.

George, if the press conference was a person, how would gesture to it?

Couldn’t have put it better myself. I believe that finger was also the one Fabio Capello raised to John Terry as he removed his captaincy. Oh, and the one he raised to Jason ‘Being a scumbag is ok as long as you’re a footballer’ Cundy.

I love being lectured on morals by the sanctimonious bunch of scoundrels they have running talk s*ite. It’s akin to being taught financial prudence by a stock broker or having your marriage counseled by Tiger Woods.

So, onto team news. Diaby is facing a late fitness test which means Denilson will probably retain his place in the team. I’m keeping every digit crossed he’ll be ok, as a precaution I’ve taken up 6 religions and I’ve prayed to all their gods.  Nik B didn’t get a mention, so he should start which means Arshavin will be allowed to devastate on the wing. Below is the team that will take the Chav’s apart!

Almunia

Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Clichy

Song Cesc Diaby

Rosicky Bendtner Arshavin

Seriously, I truly believe we’ll turn Chelsea over. I think the revelations of sl*t-gate have cast a large grey cloud over the Chelsea dressing room. Last week JT came out fighting because he had something to save, this week, he’s lost his captaincy, he’ll feel deflated more than anything. Wenger reckons the influence of the captain is overplayed, says the man whose last proper captain that won trophies will be turning out for City this weekend. Wenger thinks the English have an obsession with Captaincy because we’re a warrior nation. Spot on Arsene, there’s your problem, we have very few warriors in our team. Would Nelson have allowed one of his men to be out run by a ref on the pitch? No way… he’d have been given 20 lashes! That point tells us a lot about how out of touch you’ve become.

Where were we? Ahh, a depressed, untrustworthy leader in charge at the Bridge, lovely!

I think we’ll nick it by one and we’ll keep a clean sheet. I just can’t see us losing, this season is too crazy for the obvious the happen.

I feel in a world of confidence… I hope you do too!

Onto something of a more serious nature. Now, I’m not one for bringing my politics to the blog, but after the whole climate-gate fiasco which was pretty much entirely exposed by the bloggers of the world, the ruling elite are looking to put an end to web anonymity by making all site owners register their details with their Government and apply for a license. You may think I’m talking rubbish here, but it doesn’t take long to find mainstream reviews of the idea in Time magazine and the NYT (Both authors unsurprisingly backing the idea).

Just to put the proposal in perspective. The Chinese tried to implement a similar thing but it was deemed too draconian even for a communist Government!

The big corporate media sites want the web back due to plummeting web traffic and weak hard copy sales. Government want to be able to get on with their own agenda without having to debate the reality of their lies and they need a strong main stream media for maximum effect.

Why should this matter to you?

Well, if you’re here, you like to get your news from blogs who will cut through the crap. Sadly, blogging will be a target. It’s easy to silence a dissenting voice if you can easily access their personal details. Say, for example, a corporation didn’t like what you were saying about them, they could file a costly law suit against you and force you to shut down because you couldn’t battle the case without bankrupting yourself… regardless of whether you were speaking the truth. Dissent would become easily manged.

So, the reason I’m highlighting this issue is because unless you share this info, web licensing will probably creep through the back door. So when you read stories about how hate websites are fueling the next generation of terrorists and you demand a solution… just be aware of the consequences when the solution put forward is a ‘web license’.

Thanks for reading, I appreciate it’s a little off topic but Le Grove was founded as a dissenting voice. Though we’re not performing a crucial role in society, many other sites are. Web anonymity and the free flow of information has helped create a true online democracy, one of the last bastions of free speech.

I’d hate to see that freedom eroded.

Have a marvelous Saturday! Remember, if there’s a God, I’ve prayed to him… bases covered.

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421 Responses to “Wengers PreZzz conference / I know the mystery player! / Dissent threatened”

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  1. Mr B

    Did u hear all the prem clubs could be getting 50mil each from a new TV deal.

    Arsene and Ivan must be wet in their pants.

    More lollies for the kiddies.

  2. patthegooner

    “Of course [finishing third is better than winning a domestic cup]. It’s much more difficult.

    If it is easier to win the Cup, then how come we havent fucking won it in years.

    Enough is Enough. Wenger has to step down in the Summer if he does not deliver either the PL or CL.

    He might prefer to come 3rd, but I would take winning the Fa Cup and finishing 5th right now. The Honours board at the Emirates will not be etched with 3rd but it will have a Cup on it. This is also why I think the FA Cup should carry the 4th CL Place for the winners.

    Personally I dont see why we cant compete for at least 3 trophies. He makes it out that we are on the breadline and that we sacrifice the Cups for the PL. Yet we have not won the PL or even been close in nearly 6 years so surely he is failing. Man Ure and Chavski seem to be able to compete in all 4 and their Trophy Cabinet proves it.

    Wenger is really getting on my tits now

    There should be a Statue outside of the ground of him for what he has done in the past, but his efforts in the last 6 years would get him the sack at any of our competition.

    It is wrong that this man is simply un-sackable.

    On a positive note, I reckon we will beat Chavski tomorrow. Sometimes these things happen in football when you dont expect it.

  3. gambon

    For me, at the end of the season;

    1) Step down
    2) Completely change things

    Unfortunately he is unsackable, and until the fans own the club that will remain. The board dont give a fuck about trophies.

    The one option he doesnt have is to continue with this “project”. It is a failure, time to accept it.

  4. Stu

    Awful idea to have the FA cup winner getting the other CL spot imo Pat.

    WHat if a championship team happen to win the FA Cup and disgrace the country in the CL. Or if 2 of the top 3 are in the final. You cant give the FA cup winners 2 CL spots. As it is is the way it should be imo.

  5. lc

    This lineup could get us a result tomorrow; anything else, we will lose:

    Mannone.

    Sagna- Gallas- Cambwell- Vermaelen.

    Fabregas- Song- Diaby.

    Eboue- Walcott- Arshavin.

  6. nishanth

    Gambon what do you mean by completely change things?Getting a new keeper and a DM itself will make a lot of difference

  7. patthegooner

    Stu, it is the only way to bring back the passion and importance of the FA Cup

    and if there was a CL Spot up for grabs, Then a Championship team winning it would be a real rarity. It would not happen, Every PL would take it seriously

  8. gambon

    lc,

    That line up is awful.

    Vermaelen isnt a LB and is our best CB. Mannone is pathetic. Walcott is useless.

    Geoffs line up is way better.

  9. Stu

    The FA would never go for it imo Pat because it would mean a real possibility of one of the big 4 not getting the CL spot. It would be money lost too.

  10. patthegooner

    I know it would never happen, but whilst Managers like Wenger treat it with complete disrespect and would rather come 3rd!!!! then Football will be more about making Money than winning shit. and it fucking Sucks.

  11. SUGA3

    ritesh,

    Mannone is a fucking rabbit in the headlights and quite frankly, he should have been shipped out of here a long time ago…

    but no, let’s give him a new contract…

    he is just big and can stop shots well enough, but his positional sense is awful and can’t catch the ball – putting Szczesny in there would make more sense…

  12. ritesh

    Nishant, you can put the best prospects in the world in an Arsenal shirt, they will still not wing anything.

    This team has no character.

  13. ritesh

    Szczesny is on loan….he was on fire at the start of the season.

    Fabianski, Szczesny in-house and Big Al plays.

    hmmmm, comprenne qui pourra!

  14. ritesh

    Manure never won anything with their bunch of kids… until Cantonna arrived.

    We have become like that Old Manure team. Plenty of young talents who fall apart when it matters.

  15. nishanth

    Ritesh this team lacks character but to say they have no character is rubbish.The likes of denilson,almunia clichy are the weak links in the team.Replace them and we are fine.
    The reason we lost to united was because of terrible team selection

  16. lc

    Gambon,
    We can’t beat Chelsea with that lineup. Bentner won’t win any ball with Chelsea CBs. With my lineup, we have a physically well balanced team that will hit Chelsea on break with Eboue good link up play combined with Walcott speed, and Arshin will finish the actions.
    Clichy is a liability at left-back. Rosicky is another pb, giving away possessions and unwilling to take on anyone; just like Nasri is playing at the moment. We need Eboue to make those daring speedy attacks Chelsea back line are not comfortable to take on.

  17. Stu

    That match was awful. Just full of horrible tackles, ugly football and dusgraceful refereeing….oh and constant diving and over reactions.

  18. Samir

    VIERA ON BENCH FOR CITY….

    Imagine if we had Viera in there instead of Denilson V Man U last weak……
    We could have won comfortably…..

  19. Pedro

    Just seen one of those, ‘lets dig out a section of the support’ blogs ping up on newsnow.

    Moaning about the moaners… such a vain attempt to garner credit points.

    If you want to write something positive about the team, write something positive. Don’t pick on a section of fans who want to discuss what’s going on at the club and slag them off for their view point.

    Very weak.

    So Jack Wilshere isn’t starting today? Disappointing! I haven’t even checked to see whose playing…!

  20. Joel

    If Le Grove allowed dissent itself, I’d be a little more sympathetic. But you come from a land where people can be libeled by telling the truth about them, so not much hope.

  21. Paul

    I like your website and share a lot of your views, but I’m not putting all my personal details on a petition so you can remain anonymous!!

  22. Pedro

    Do what Joel? The only think we don’t allow is abusive behaviour. I reckon that’s pretty standard in a democracy.

    Paul, I wouldn’t worry about giving Downing street your personal details, they probably have them. If people allow news firms to charge for backlinking… free news disappears!

  23. SUGA3

    Joel,

    there are many contrary views allowed to be expressed on here, but fortunately, P&G don’t allow the standards to go below the certain level and quite rightly so…

    I have been blogging on here for some time and I haven’t seen cases of people being binned for disagreeing, but quite a few for calling other bloggers names…

  24. Pedro

    Suga, Joel rolls on with opening lines of ‘Arsene knows’ or ‘Go support another team’.

    That’s why he’s whinging.

  25. Pat

    1st shot on target for the mancs. How the fuck does rooney win a header?

    Interesting thing is that ROoney has only scored 4 goals against the top 10 this season. None of the 20/21 were outside the box and take into account he takes all their penalties.

  26. Pat

    United’s millionth OG of the season. Unbelievable how their most important goals are usually OGs.

    Sunderland at OT, last minute equalizer.
    Their goal against us when we were arguably on top till that point.
    Against 2 teams in the CL group
    etc

  27. Stu

    I have seen him a few times Shn. He didnt do much and had a pretty shite touch. Maybe i just watched his bad matches because i havent seen enough of him..but i would rather we didnt buy him and got someone better, even if it did cost money.

  28. Pat

    Bullshit SUGA. CR never had a fucking injury for United and RVN rarely was injured.

    THey went to Spain and got injured straight away and had long spells on the sidelines.

    When has United’s best player ever had an injury while at the club? Think about it. How is that not lucky?

    CR the past few seasons, Rooney this season(and he ALWAYS get a pretty lengthy injury at least once a season).

  29. gambon

    henry norris

    Many many times. Hes a very good footballer, but a very average striker. So im not quite sure what Wenger sees in him.

  30. Pat

    Bullshit gambon. No one was pressuring Almunia.

    Anton Ferdinand’s OG at OT? No one was pressuring him and the shot was obviously going wide.

  31. Jaguar

    gambon Says:
    February 6, 2010 at 16:15

    henry norris

    Many many times. Hes a very good footballer, but a very average striker. So im not quite sure what Wenger sees in him.
    ———————————————–
    The answer is obvious,innit?

  32. Pat

    We don’t need a good striker up there. Chamakh will score goals with us and will, most of all, help us in the final 3rd.

    There is a reason he’s considered the best headerer of the ball since Morientes.

    He’d do fine. I’d take him over Dzeko. Prefer Higuain or VIlla though =D

  33. gambon

    Yes Pat, everything is against us. If luck was evened out we would have won every trophy for the last 10 years.

    And you would be a billionaire, and married to Megan Fox.

    Everyone is against you.

    Take your tin foil hat off.

  34. Pat

    Dzeko is shit. Failed to perform against a shit United side and invisible today, like always, against Bayern.

    He can fuck right off.

  35. SUGA3

    Pat,

    it’s not ‘lucky’ – now answer me: how does Milan keep all these pensioners fit in the league where players viciously kick the shit out of each other week in week out?

  36. Jaguar

    Chamakh is shit and can fuck off to any other team.How the feck does Wenger come up with shit strikers every single time.

    Greedybywhore,Chamakh

    Criteria is cheap,francophonic and african.

  37. Stu

    In fairness to Dzeko today the whole Wolfsburg team were shit. No service etc..

    SUGA, apparently Milan have a sophisticated method to predict when players are most likely to get injured and take preventative actions. I dont know the details but it definately fucking works so we should sent someone over there to find out how they do it,

  38. Pat

    gambon, take yours off. Its quite obvious we haven’t had the luck required to win competitions.

    You can blame lack of signings, Wenger, anything really.

    long term Injuries to your best players will lower your chances by a lot. And you can’t really replace the best players, now can you?

    RVP was the best player in the league when he got injured, scoring or assisting every 72 minutes which is a great fucking record. Cesc, right now, is at 76.86

  39. gambon

    Dzeko for Wolfsburg; 61 goals in 103 games
    Dzeko for Bosnia; 14 in 23

    Chamakh for Bordeaux; 69 goals in 246
    Chamakh for Morocco; 15 in 52

    Plus Germany’s a tougher league

    Plus hes 3 years younger.

    You want to give up your shit argument now pat?

  40. Stu

    United are champions and up there again this season because they are ruthless…ALWAYS score when they are on top. And dont slow down after they take the lead. They just push on until the game is miles beyond doubt and their opponents have been humiliated.

  41. Pat

    SUGA, Serie A won’t leave you with as many injuries as the PL.

    Kicking just gives you bruisies. Its not considered a physically demanding game. I’ve seen what they did to Kaka in his last 2 seasons there. Kicking won’t cause muscular injuries or breaks(2 or 3 breaks in a fucking season ffs!)

    Another OG…..and there is no pressure at 4-0.

    BBK, your judging a player on stats, so by your method Denilson was our best player last season. Dzeko is shit and plays for a worse league/team than CHamakh.

    When we talk about overall play, CHamakh pisses all over Dzeko. Ask Bayern or Juve.

  42. Jaguar

    Overall play is bullshit.What the fuck do you expect from a striker than scoring goals?Cover up for a clown like Almunia between the sticks.

  43. Stu

    Pat, the stats just prove Dzeko is a better goalscorer imo. And we dont really need someone who is better in overall play because we have plenty of those. We need someone to just put the ball in the net.

  44. David

    Lets not get carried away…

    Pompey are going down no doubt about it…and they sold off their best players…Kaboul…Distin and the likes…

    They are basically playing their reserve team.

  45. B.B.K.

    might aswell judge him on stats everyone else seems to,stat or no stat he’s still shit,and wenger wants to add another shit player to the team,he’s better off staying in france tho,he’s got a better chance of silverware,he will also probably do an adebayor after a few seasons of winning fuck all and start crying and want to move,he seems that sort of character.

  46. Sir henry norris

    Gambon, et al

    maybe Wenger see a player that has a natual first touch, lightning quick and lethal in the air. Further more he’s game may still be on a upward curve. Granted his goal scoring record is not that of a prolific scorer bit he will have more chances to improve that playing in our side.

  47. David

    Yes…a bit like us reggie

    Sunday has the potential to make us go up or all the way down.

    And right now is not the best time to play liverpool.

    On the plus side Torres is still out and Mascherano would prob be too.

  48. Pat

    Bundesliga better than Le CHampionat. Now I’ve heard it all hahahahahhah.

    Did you watch the CL this season? L’OM, Lyon, and especially Bordeaux were miles better than any German team in it and Ligue 1 might even go above Italy in the coefficients!!!!!

    SO, I think its time YOU give up that shit argument.

    I’ve seen Chamakh perform in all 4 CL games against Juve and Bayern.

    I’ve seen Dzeko struggle against a United defense containing Carrick and Flether. I’ve seen Dzeko go AWOL against a very average Portuguese defense. We already have a striker that is anonymous in the big games(Nikki), we don’t need another. We have the personnel to score against the lesser teams, so Dzeko would be surplus.

    What we struggle with against the good teams is in the final 3rd. We fail to keep it there with the current squad.Chamakh will give us the flow RVP did when fit. RVP was our best player even when he wasn’t scoring goals. It took him a few good weeks to score his first, but his play was irresistible and lead to talks of us breaking scoring records. That died when he got injured.

    Also, paying 30 million for a bench warmer? RVP will be 1st choice there no matter what.

  49. David

    Pat

    Youre not making any sense…what striker struggles against a UTd or Portuguese defence when he’s scoring against them?

    Are you feeling alright?

  50. gambon

    Chamakh has 2 goals in 5 CL games

    Dzeko has 4 goals in 6 CL games

    Youre really getting nowhere now pat. Give up mate.

  51. Pat

    ahahhahah Jaguar, you clueless cunt.

    I’m pretty sure everyone agrees that CHamakh is the best headerer of the ball in world football right now.

    He might even be better than Morientes was.

    CHamakh is much better at holding up the ball and linking up play, which is what we have missed. The gap between the midfield and the front 3 is too big atm. RVP would come back, draw the CB in, and allow others to run into space.

    That is an absolute nightmare for a CB, especially since they aren’t the quickest players. If a natural CDM decides to cover RVP’s movement, then it leaves Cesc open. SO at the end of the day, it is usually a CB covering RVP or the opposition plays with 2 CDMs to counter it.

    Its a lose-lose situation for them when RVP and Cesc both play. And I’d take CHamakh over Dzeko because the Moroccan does what RVP does pretty well, with the movement.

    Not to mention CHamakh’s great work rate and closing down. We need a harrier up there sometimes. Nick and RVP did it at the beginning of the season. Since they got injured, there is no pressure on the opposition defense. Eduardo, Arshavin don’t close down.

  52. David

    We dont need “the best headerer of the ball”

    We need someone who scores goals.

    Last i checked Dzeko was fantastic in the air as well.

  53. Pat

    David, Dzeko didn’t score against Portugal.

    ANd yes, he scored a header against United but was awful throughout the match. If anything, the cross from Gentner put the goal on a platter.

    Gambon, its not all about goals. Chamakh played against quality teams, Dzeko didn’t. Besiktas, CSKA, United.

    Bayern, Juve, Maccabi…

    Its obvious who had the harder group

  54. gambon

    Dzeko scores more goals with his head that Chamakh scores in total, so how can chamakh be the best in the air.

    Youre just obsessed with Chamakh Postman Pat.

  55. Jaguar

    I would rather have an ‘invisible’ striker who scores a couple of goals ,than an over elaborative shit striker like Chamakh.

  56. B.B.K.

    exactly we need someone to just stick the ball in the back of the net someone who can produce that moment of magic when needed this chamakh can’t do that,all he will be is another frustrating player and we have enough of those already.

  57. Pat

    Jaguar, you are. You know fuck all about Ligue 1.

    David, no. We need someone who scores against the best teams. Dzeko is, for the most part, always anonymous in those type of games.

    40 million euros for that clown? NO club will buy him for that money, I guarantee you.

    Our front 3 can’t keep the ball against top teams. Chamakh does that very well against anyone he plays against.

    Dzeko is out of the question. We play with 1 striker and Dzeko will never become better than RVP. He’s just another Zigic who was brilliant when he played for shit teams

  58. Jaguar

    I dont know nuffin about Ligue 1,except for the facts that its a shit league,and an overrated shit striker called Chamakh play there.

  59. David

    Dzeko scored twice against the Mancs….and he had and still has absolute shite service.

    Youre right he didnt score against the Portuguese i was thinking about the Spanish game.

    He scored against Spain when they were considered the Worlds number 1.

    Its a dead argument because We all know Chamakh is coming in anyways.

    Id much rather Dzeko. Someone who takes his chances.

  60. Pat

    Jaguar, you’re clueless. CHamakh isn’t over elaborative.

    Dzeko rarely scores against the big teams. When he doesn’t score, he’s anonymous. Thats my fucking argument! ANd he costs 40 million!

  61. B.B.K.

    because he to is a cunt,why wenger let him go there is beyond belief,just goes to show what wenger thinks of wilshere sending him to bolton.

  62. David

    Disagree that Dzeko wouldnt be better than RVP. RVP cant stay on his feet against the big teams..always gets outmuscled and outjumped against the likes of the man who likes to shag his neighbors wife and that extremely ugly caveman at Old Toilet.

    Chamakh is a cheap man’s Dzeko with maybe slightly higher work rate. Perfect Wenger buy.

  63. B.B.K.

    lets hope for a villa win as i don’t want the league to end up finishing like this.
    chelsea
    man u
    liverpool
    tottenham….could you imagine that,wenger would surly have to hand in his notice

  64. nishanth

    David-RVP does well in most of our big games.He does get outmuscled often but still does a lot of good stuff.Last year scored twice against chelsea.Scored a stunning goal against liverpool.RVP definitely ahead of dzeko

  65. Pat

    Jaguar, you the fucking clueless. You might as well go play in traffic.

    Ligue 1 is a shit league when they might take Italy’s place in coefficients starting next season?!?!?!

    That would make them the 3rd best league you ignorant fucking cunt.

    David, Dezko has quality service at Wolfsburg. Gentner is a very good crosser and I wouldn’t mind Misimovic at Arsenal.

    Every Bosnian will tell you Misimovic is their best player, not Dzeko. Both play for Wolfsburg and the National team.

  66. David

    Pat

    I dont know…but I like Misovich but Ive seen Gentner fuck up Denilson style in midfield.

    Cant say that i watch the german league enough to tell.

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