Well I was channel hopping for 30 seconds yesterday, as soon as the mancs fluked their usual goal I was channel hopping, that made my mind up, Lyon vs Bordeaux it was.
Well forget the fact that Lyon won, I thought Bordeaux looked the better team, Chamakh in particular impressed me, in fact him versus Hugo Lloris was worth the admission money alone, it got me thinking, wow, if we had bought those two at the start of the season, we’d already have the Premiership in the bag and we’d be favourites tonight.
I also drooled over Gourcuff, pronounced Gor-coooof.
Oh well, old ground, new players and all that, I was envious that someone other than the whole of the EPL had a keeper that could make saves and not howlers, you could see their defence wasn’t too bothered if they lost the ball as they had a last line behind them, the goal keeper, all we have is an Isotonic drink leaning against the post.
Let’s hope the prospect of facing his compatriots, and the whole of Spain tonight will bring the best out of him, maybe this will be the spur he needs to have a decent game for once. I won’t hold my breath, but I will keep my fingers crossed.
Anyway, I’m no expert, like we apparently have in our vast scouting network, but Chamakh and Lloris didn’t arrive from the planet Zog this season, so why weren’t we all over them in the summer? Why could we not see we had a keeping crisis and guess we’d had a front line one by April, as always.
The good news is that Chamakh says Arsenal is still very much on his mind, we’ll see!
Onto tonight and the biggest game ever to hit the Grove, Barcelona! I can’t wait, I want the day to end but at the same time it will be like cup final day, so I will enjoy every second of it until I meet Pedro for our pre match beers and all the fans and supporters to discuss how many we will win by, I still think 3-1, but by the time kick off starts, it will rise to 5-1!
Will Cesc make it? I think so, but an unfit Cesc is an anonymous Cesc, so if he’s not 100%, I would sooner see Nasri, Song and Diaby play (Diaby is fit) having Gallas back is good news, but is he match fit? If not I would prefer Campbell in there, they have plenty of pace so Gallas would be better, but like an unfit Cesc, and unfit Gallas is a liability.
Players like Bendtner and Theo are for me in the last chance saloon, by that, I mean they need to go out and be as immense and you or I would be if we had that chance, plenty of running and be all over the pitch, wanting the ball and fighting back if they lose it, this is a cup final, and one should we win, would show the rest of Europe who the real daddy is.
I am proud to be a gooner tonight and I am thrilled to be watching us play arguably the best team in the world, Arsene, you need to send those boys out with belief, they need to go at them from the off, let Messi and his mates know what passing and moving quickly really is.
It’s pointless being in the Champions league year in, year out if we don’t think and play like we can win it, shoot on sight because that’s what they will do, they want the away goal, and don’t sit back, because they will punish us, do a Porto, show them what you’ve got early doors.
We are not the Great british winter Olympic team that just turn up for a nice day out, we are the Arsenal and this trophy should be in our cabinet, it’s not theirs by right, it’s ours.
Winning tonight won’t be the end, it’s not even the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the end of the beginning! And that my friends will show the world that this team has finally arrived.
Make as much noise as you can tonight Gooners, all those of you at home do the same, let us in the home of football hear your cry and tonight will be ours.
Go Arsenal, go! Have just the best day Grovers and win or lose, have a booze!
Booom… .. .
C`mon Arsenal , Inshallah , lets BE the best team today
Boom….Boom..I lose in the battle between me and misanthropology.
Champs League,
COME ON YOU MIGHTY REDS!
TIME TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
TIME FOR HEROES
Am scared of barca.shi t.
Top TEN??
Dont forget if your going to give it large for an Arsenal legend, RIP ROCKY WE SALUTE YOU !!
Also think it will be 3-1 Rosicky banging one in wearing the number 7 lovely
morning, great post. for the 1st time since i gave my season tickets up at the end of last season i’m regretting it! gutted i’m not going tonight as it will be awesome.
oh and Lloris wouold be equally awesome as well. not going to happen as would kill the scrabble champ at brentford. shame.
Geoff – you are lucky to be going tonight but I will be urging the lads on buoyed by the hilarious events of the injury time at the Allianz Arena as maybe our rivals are getting a little of the dshite luck we’ve had injury wise this season.
My Shrek voodoo doll finally did the trick last night. Happy days!
a clean sheet and a win please….
OOOH TO, OOOH TO BE, OOOH TO BE A, GOONER!!!!
Fuck it, 2-0 to the mighty Arsenal tonight and the world to see that Arsenal are the ones who truly play the beautiful game!!
bendtner is not in the last chance saloon.
walcott, yes
P.s. Hell fucking yeah we’d dominate with Chamakh and more importantly Lloris in our side!!
Barca went to Stuttgart, didn’t turn up and could’ve lost by 3. We just need to take our chances.
chamakh – Lloris – Gourcuff – Hazzard .
and this team would be back on the map ..
how long has RvP been training with the first team after injury?
Chary eat your heart out!
Gooby, he is in my last chance saloon.
And how funny was it to see that the equaliser from a free kick awarded by a foul against Phil “Horror mask face” Neville as well as it going into the onion sack via a deflection off of Shrek? Just desserts for those cnuts , har de har har !!!
Lloris?
Last thing we need is another Welshman
but Geoff, he is not that useless. at least he scores few
Chipo, he’s not Welsh, he’s Somalian.
Nice post! Cant wait…..Go U boys show the world what we got!
As excited as was in 2006, so very excited
Geoff
Nice Post, Just make the loudest noise ever the arsenal match has seen..
lets bomb the barca`s
Gooby, not useless, he just goes missing in games and he shouldn’t, at 6’3″ and paid what he is, he should run his bollocks off and be a constant threat.
I’m only a lowly red member Geoffers so I didn’t even get a sniff off a ticket, even the silvers struggled to get a ticket though.
Going back to the Old Toilet mob – and who doesn’t want to on a morning like this one, I see parallels from last nights result with the Chavs departure. A 2-1 loss leading to a home defeat at the Theatre of snores and prawn sandwiches – now that would be sweet and by then we’ll have put Barca out. Goods times.
The worm has turned, well said geoff, tonight is the end of the beginning.
Lets see how they cope without that dirty twat for a few weeks
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/819861-rooney-injury-sparks-world-cup-fears-as-he-leaves-on-crutches
Think your a bit hard on NicB52 there Geoff but do think he will play really well as he has this personal battle with Ibra and he completely outshone him in the Sweeden – Denmark game.
Isotonic drink = Almunia
Will he rise up today?
NO Wonder our Goalkeeping coach works extra hard
ARSHAVIN TOOK THE PISS OUT OF FABIANSKI IN THE Q AND A AT ARSENAL. ARSHAVIN IS SO JOKES.
A GUY ASKED THE QUESTION: WHO’S THE HARDEST WORKING PLAYER AT ARSENAL? FABIANSKI REPLIED WITH CLICHY, ARSHAVIN REPLIES WITH GOALKEEPING COACH.
3-0 TO ARSENAL …I DON’T CARE WHAT MAN U FANS ARE PREDICTING…THEY HAVE LOST ROONEY, THE GAME AGAINST CHELSEA AND WILL BE OUT OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
I Can’t wait for this game !
chary it was Gary not Phil you wally
Morning all..
Will wenger play sagna at Left Back today to deal with Messi?
Top blogging Geoff!
Hugo Lloris is a top goalkeeper, however, Lyon don’t let their best players leave for anything less than a monster price.
He’d be worth it though… £20million for a 22 year old that will give you 14 years of great keeping. That is value for money in my eyes!
I can’t wait for the game, I’ll be up down for about 4 Geoff!
Beer Beer Beer!
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Fears-for-Manchester-United-s-Premier-League-title-defence-and-England-s-World-Cup-hopes-as-Wayne-Rooney-limps-out-of-Champions-League-tie-against-Bayern-Munich-article375137.html
Oops, you’re right Chipo, but to bother getting mank names right is to humanise them- and they are not human, they are all cunts.
i feel to many people are in owe of barc whoo are yes a very good team however they can be beaton,i know for fact the la liga is no were as strong as the prem were every team can beat each other it be very interesting see how many teams in laliga defend as well as team like villa stoke and birmingham ect all theams play very direct use alot airial attacks and are extremly physical and well organised and renouned for being very hard to break down,if arsenal are well organised and defend well we can without dought trouble barc
Chary, you’re hatred for ManU borders on psychopathic… it’s inspirational.
Pedro, I’ll be waiting with a cold one!
It’s all a question of balance Pedders – my evil side gets exorcised via my disgust and repellence of all things mank, if it wasn’t for that I wouldn’t be such a happy go lucky chap!
Plus I have to give a little back against the manks all powerful hold on the media.
Go Chary!
chary is turning his negative energy into a positive energy,by directing his negative energy on the Manks
Haha.. I know people who are Arsenal fans and hate Arsenal players as much!!
Christ i’m scared!
Tell me about it Choy, pathetic eh?
Unless it’s Eboue
morning all, good stuff again in the post, its gonna be a long day waiting for this game come round!
is xavi fit?
Can some arsenal fans please give Chipo some hugs
Pedro
i maybe wrong,but choy is hinting at jag
AAA – we had a hack from the News of the Screws doing the paper round up on SkySports this morning and before he even started on the Shrek injury he was sniffling, lower lip a trembling, at the tohuight of Shrek being injured long term. It must be a nightmare for the UEFA and Sky Sports to even consider the Manks being duped out of the Champions League after all the trouble they wnet to in fixing the draw.
Tom
Xavi travelled,so maybe he is fit enuf
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That’s it SiG – you’ve got it! Mastering your personal equilibrium is a matter of balancing your positive and negative energies.
Crikey, I sound like Yoda.
“WHAT WE DO IN LIFE ECHOS IN ETERNITY!!
IT IS TIME TO UNLEASH HELL AGAINST THE BARCAS!!
JUMANJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!”
chary
if u r able to do that conversion,consistently,i am impressed,but i do hope,the people who matter to u,are not mank supporters
ebway is the key!
IS Eboue or Arshavin out Messi ?
IS Eboue or Arshavin *our Messi ?
Chary I do believe I may cry myself soon, poor little Wayne.
I think I said a few weeks ago that a broken metarsal can be a recurring injury.
Morning,
Today we write history
SIG, Eboue is the pass master, no one is better than the master!
Happy to see Manure down after going up at the start and to see that Shrek limped off. Good news for a Chelsea win at the weekend in the league.
Nice prelude for a history making night at the Emirates. Most interested to see how the team plays without having the ball for long stretches. We aren’t used to that, as the good teams play us on the counter. Maybe Barca will also have trouble without the ball.
Geoff, that post has inspired me!! I will not sit in peacefull tranquility but instead engage in full blooded chanting for the Arsenal!!
Geoff And Pedro, where are you drinking before the game? I am hoping to get to the game in time to have a cheeky couple, you still go to the S&B?
No – luckily I avoid all mank fans SiG and any I come across I treat with the disdain/sarcasm they deserve.
So, with Iniesta definitely out and Xavi “doubtful” I think we should be able to compete in midfield more than otherwise. I thought it would be a midfield trio of Toure, Busquets and Xavi, but maybe Keita for Xavi.
Lets not Over-hype our players expected performance, if we are at our best its enough
tonight
THE TIME HAS COME… SO GET YA GUNZ OUT AND START FIRING….LET’S SHOW THESE ARSENAL WANNABEES HOW WE ROLL AND SEND A MESSAGE THAT WE ARE HERE.LETS NOT TALK ABOUT AW, LETS NOT TALK ABOUT THE MARMITES, LETS NOT WORRY ABOUT FLAPPER…JUST LET OUR PASSION BUILD UP AND IT WILL FILTER DOWN TO OUR PLAYERS. COME ON YOU GOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEERRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS…..
Clacko not sure yet, the S&B or the Tavern outside, will let you know during the course of today.
chary,
The Best way to convert all our negative energies on the Manks,would be winning the title or CL away from them
morning all
just nipping in, being very busy – COME ON YOU RIP ROARING GUNNERS!!!
great post Geoff, that’s da spirit!
Sabeel’s right; just hope we play well enough to stay in this tie for the return leg, when Cesc and Gallas will be back and fit. Playing well will give us confidence to recover from Brum draw in the league.
Having said that–how terrific would it be to keep a clean sheet and score a couple!!
I can’t wait im going physico over here. aaaaarrrghhh
No worries mate. I have no idea what time i am going to be there yet anyway. But will still hope to have at least one.
Thats right Limestone,
we shouldnt get carried away by any team,wether it is barca or stoke..we should concentrate on our 100% only
4:50am here … woke up from a dream … us thumping barca like they’ve never seen before … wow
“all we have is an Isotonic drink leaning against the post.”
Haha what a line
Was told the other night that their is meant to be some “big” news coming out about Arsenal in the summer, All the players know about it but cant say.
This has nothing to do with the Abrahams story at theo party, this has come from a separate source to me.
It could be a number of things ranging from a full takeover to Cesc going for 45mill, to even wenger moving to upstairs.
Will keep up dated as soon as I hear more
Turned on Sky sports this morning.. I had to check the date.. Surely April the 1st is tomorrow..?
Rooney injured and the Mancs lost in the last minutes..!!
Then they did the paper review.. the Sun’s back headline..”Pray”.. That wayne rooney will recover from his injury.. Fuck me, I have never seen so much sycophantic adulation thrown at ANYTHING.. I bet most of the football fans in Britain that arent Mancs, pissed themselves..
71 days to get over a twisted ankle.. He will be fine FFS..Now we will see how good the Mancs really are…
“Winning tonight won’t be the end, it’s not even the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the end of the beginning! And that my friends will show the world that this team has finally arrived”.
Geoff
Are you & Pedro going to be catching up with peaches & chary pre game? Just curious
Big Dave, a mate of my girlfriends sister’s friends friend told me there is something going on inside the Arsenal boardroom but can’t say what. Just be ready that sometime something will happen.
Kreshnik,
let’s hope you have had an oracular dream and not merely fantastical wish fulfillment!
Last night i had a dream that the dream i wanted was sold out. Scared the hell out of me to be honest.
the news will probably be gallas, cant see it being cesc as he just did another “im staying at arsenal” piece before the barca game.
plus i reckon kronke will takeover during the world cup and hope it works as a diversion
Hi Gnarley – no I’ll catch up with those guys before the Wolves game.
Morning guys
another team spending/match winning rallying cry
a 2 in 1 special from the bear himself
Geoff I ban you from using the phrase ‘we could have walked the league’
and ‘Song is shit’
Comon Arsenal
Alfie – all that girly, gushing concern shown by the media for Shrek made my stomach turn as well. I think we’ll find out the Manks are just a one fucking man team, the cunts.
The stupid, dumb arse Shrek will be back in a couple of weeks or so – Old 65% proof nose will rush him back, of that we have no doubt.
Oh and he’s a (Jocko)cunt as well.
We will beat Barca…no problem! i predict….3-1 to the gooners at the end of tonight!
I am not on a wind-up.But Chamakh performed pretty well yesterday.But I think a young Bendtner is better than an overrated player,who plays in an inferior league.
Why should we go for Chamakh,when we have better strikers than him?Obviously because he is a Francophonic Freebie,which Arsene is obsessed with.Oh well,Arsene knows(fuckall).
chary i dont know why but when United ended up loosing last night I thought of you immediately
how romantic <3 <3 <3
Let’s hope the big news is not about Kroenke preparing to take over the club. Frankly we need to be ready to organize ourselves as soon as the season ends to resist that move this summer. I hate the Mancs but have to admire their recent opposition to the Glazers, a little late as it is. Single owner looking to make a profit off the financial sacrifices of the last several years is just not acceptable! We all need to join the Arsenal Supporters Trust and other similar organizations, if we want to have a say over how the club is run. Do we want another several years of tropyless but “successful” football, high mediocrity, as a single owner seeks to drain away profits rather than invest them into the club?
It’s great to get recognition for my mank-hating services to the community Fran.
Come On Arsenal!
Great post as always Geoff!
I think Lloris will be too expensive for us.
How about Craig Gordan?
jag… its another option for the squad though mate… and a cheap one which always helps!!
if we have a repeat of this year next season with bendy & RVP both out id rather have chamakh ready to step in than arsh or eddie!
If you offer me a fit rooney for Man u and England or an injured rooney for both, I would rather he was injured – providing it means Arsenal win the league (and CL!). but its down to Arsenal to win the games.
Looks like he has torn his ankle ligaments. It may put a doubt on his world cup but I think he will be fit by then. could be perfect for us gooners.
limestone… kronke is almost unstoppable now mate… he’s got hill-wood, and fiszman on side and probably wenger to, thats all he needs… since when have the club listened to the fans!?
Anyway, I don’t want to think about Kroenke–back to Barca game– “it will be a question of which team comes out to play on the day, of who wants it more”!
Jaguar, they wont be playing the same position.
Nik will be central, Chamakh will play wide right or left I reckon.
ATom mate,I think we needed him most this winter/last summer.He would have made a difference than Arshavin.Wenger didnt buy him to save his bonuses.
LimestoneGunner … I hope so too bro, but it surely almost made me wet
Arsenal Tom,
Sad but true.
I hope Denilson plays today, he is our saviour…
No way,Pedro.RVP would be central.Chamakh on the right/left means Bendtner pushed wides.Yet another,square peg in a round hole.
I think the back page of the currant bun is correct – we should pray, pray that Shrek is out for 6 weeks !
Pedro Chamakh would start through the middle Nik on the bench
probably a return to 442 with Chamakh and VP up front
Jag, RvP plays really well on the right in the front 3 for Holland…
Manchester United fear Wayne Rooney is out for the next month after his ankle injury against Bayern Munich.
Rooney will fly back to Manchester with his team-mates this afternoon before being ferried away for a private MRI scan on the right ankle ligaments he damaged in the final seconds of United’s Champions League defeat.
Rooney will definitely miss Saturday’s crunch clash with Chelsea although the worst fears, that he might not kick another ball for United this season, endangering his World Cup hopes, appear to have been discounted.
Rooney sustained a sprained ankle which was badly swollen and encased in a protective boot when he left the Allianz Arena to head back to United’s nearby hotel.
But ligament damage is feared and while the full extent of the injury will not be clear until after this afternoon’s scan, United are gearing up to be without the 34-goal striker until the end of April.
That would mean him missing the Premier League games against Chelsea, Blackburn, Manchester City and Spurs, the second leg against Bayern and at least the first leg of the prospective semi-final against Lyon or Bordeaux should United progress next Wednesday.
jag… maybe he’s seen the error of his ways
(finally)
playing bentdner or chamakh on the right actually works alright… it gives another option for the long ball cos there arent many full backs that are gonna win a header or be able to out muscle bendnter/chamakh.
news of big fuckin changes fuck my day up … no need for that shit … just a few crucial additions, some small clear-out and be ready to rule the world … fuck
fran… i doubt we’ll go 4-4-2 mate, he’s had the reserves and youths playing 4-3-3 all season as well. i reckon its here to stay
Fran,
But why go back to 442 after investing a season learning the new formation? This would really not be good if we are supposedly developing players to keep switching.
Rooney out for at least a month.. Fantastic..
Sir Red nose had better get on the phone to Elton John.. He did a lovely song for Diana, im sure he could rustle up something for this latest English tradegy…
4-3-3/4-4-2/4-5-1.Nothing is going to earn any results as long as our team is managed by Wenger
where you getting this info on rooney. They dont know how long he is out for yet
Franchise, no way!
RvP will start in the middle with Chamakh in a wide position… Nik will play the 70% of the time RvP is injured.
You’ve only got to watch the Morrocans style of play to see that’s how he’ll play.
That’s a bold thing to say on the eve of playing the best team in world football Jaguar.
Now they’ll find out what its like to be without their number one striker. But we missed RVP for most of the season. the media dont really talk about that, but you can be sure if united missed Rooney for most of the season it would be tagged onto the end of virtually every discussion about uniteds results and league position.
Pedro,
Jaguar’s statement isn’t bold! He’s been saying that consistently. Besided, before a Barca game where we are considered big underdogs, it seems like hedging one’s bets!
Geoff is making the bold statement–5-1 after a couple pints, 3-1 while sober!!! Hope he is right…
guys Most teams i know have had the flexibility to play different formations during the course of a season
i dont see what the big deal in switching to 433 was in the first place or switching back if it best suits certain players
good teams are flexible with formations. until 05/06 wenger the idealist only used to play 442.
we should be flexible enough to play any formation. Birmingham drew with us with a 442 FFS
these formations have been around for years. they werent birth at Arsenal
Which Park should you never let your dog near?
Ji-Sung Park
Hope the news about Rooney is true, but remember without Rooney they crushed Bolton 4-0 just a few days ago!
Of course it will be a blow to their confidence, but don’t expect Fergie to let his team get down. All they need is a draw with Chelsea and not to win all of the easy games they have left. Do you think Allardyce’s Blackburn will put up any kind of a fight, for example? Expect them to lay down.
This is good news, if true, but we have our work still cut out for us.
if arshavin stays i dont see chamakh getting any action on the wing. if wenger sees chamakh as a CF the same way he saw Henry I reckon he would rather move RVP wide.
U cant waste chams aerial ablity by playing him wide what the fuck would all that be about?
And once again like many have said on here b4 in the past, RVP works the wings well for Holland
I bet he played through the centre earlier in the season cos Wenger didnt trust Nik’s finishing ability
Pep Guardiola on Cesc & Arsenal ahead of tonight’s Quarter-Final tie…
“Cesc is a very dynamic player, he is always moving around and he’s actually playing closer to the opponent’s goal so he has more chances to score goals,” he said. “Since he was little he was always a clinical finisher.”
That said, Guardiola believes that Arsenal will still be dangerous even if Fabregas misses out on the first leg.
“I know that Cesc is a very, very good player and Arsenal are better if he plays but without him they still beat Porto 5-0,” noted the Barcelona manager. “They have three or four players who are very dynamic and can play in the same position.
“They will be playing to their strengths, so will we and we will judge after the game. We all know that scoring an away goal is very, very important for the return leg so we are going to have attacking intentions. We will try to score a goal, that is the main idea.”
Fran,the point is Wenger just doesnt want to change the 4-3-3 for his own sake,even against the better teams.There was an article about him bragging that his teams started playing 4-3-3 even before Barca started doing it.Who fucking cares about it?
And playing 4 men outwide,who can hardly cross a football.
Of course Fran, but we are talking about a young Wenger team. You don’t see a lot of in game adjustments, which makes me think it is 433 or its analogue 451 that the players are trained and it isn’t so easy for them to play a different way. Players may switch positions frequently but the system is very established.
as usual i live your rallying call geoff especially for european nights!!!
i dont know if sbeel can shout but certainly can’t every one will sleeping at home bar me and worst my neighbor will have a detail talk next morning
Hope this is the best night in the history of grove and grovers to cherish about
Pep Guardiola on Arsene Wenger…
“Mr Wenger is one of the best managers in the world, he is part of the history of their club,” said Guardiola. “He won many trophies and changed the history of the club. All around the world people admire him and Arsenal and that’s why it’s an honour to play here against a team like Arsenal.
“I think he is going to do everything to convince the heads of their players to make a good performance, to try and beat us.
“I am honoured to come back to this stadium because we are going to play a phenomenal team. They have been together for many years and have a style of football that a lot of people enjoy. They have a very intensive league, the Premier League, and they have signed players who are very skilful, who can change positions.
“The Arsenal players are very dynamic and they are a daring team. We are motivated, we are talking about the best teams in Europe, so to be here is a privilege.”
Prediction: Arsenal 6 – Barcelona 0
Lets thrash them. Get your guns out today Arsenal!
Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal!!
Love to know our team, some how i think wenger will throw in at least one unusaul move! lets hope it aint wallcot to start
Arsenal 2 Barcelona 1
limestonegunner its not rocket science replace 1 CF for a midfield player and a 442 becomes a 451 or 433 depending on which kind of players play wide of the CF
having 3 in CM gives more robustness to the team defensively. that is the main feature of 433 or 451
when you have a proper CF that can lead the line then it is easy to be flexible with these formations
Morning all, I’m starting to get nervous now guys – the feelgood factor generated by the events at the Allianz arena are starting to wear off. I’m hoping for a 2-1 or a 3-1 tonight, obviously we’d want a clean sheet but it won’t happen with Messrs Messi and Almunia on the pitch.
Wouldn’t it be cool if Valdes gets sent off for up-ending Eboue in the first half, poetic justice or what?
Jaguar…REALLY?
finest
wake up
(am kidding ofcourse 
)
You’re right Franchise. It should be as you suggest. But I wonder if we have the DM for 442 and whether any of the CF’s we are talking about are good enough to lead the line (we aren’t talking about bringing in Torres after all). I think that is why Wenger went for the 433 and now that he has established it at the club, he’s invested in developing young players to play in this way, which he hasn’t varied during the season, even when others might have suggested the value of changing formation because the players are positionally adaptable but perhaps not so adaptable tactically at this stage. I mean Song in particular. He’s developed best in the current 433, best season so far.
I am speculating what Wenger will be willing to do rather than what should be possible.
Morning all. What a big day. Gutted I can’t go but I’ll be swearing on my own in my living room. I’m so happy about shrek. Is that naughty?
Chary,
Wonderful thought about Valdes sending off! Another reason to start Eboue up top. I only see him or Nasri being able to goad and frustrate an opposition player into such a reaction. Any other candidates to get an early Barca red card?!
GoonerM – not naughty, completely right and correct.
Sabeel, are you inferring my preiction is inaccurate??
Morning all,
Nice to see positive vibes going around on le-grove today. It’s probably due to last night’s result and Shrek’s ankle ligament injury which makes it even special going into tonight’s tie against Barca. Like everyone else here, I’m hoping for an open game and a few goals for us…
COME ON YOU MIGHTY GUNNERRRSSS!!!!
Limestone – I think the ex-mank Pique is a bit volatile, certainly worth some sneaky pulls & trips aimed his way, the same for Zlatan, who is a tad over rated IMHO.
Interesting…………
http://goal.com/en-gb/news/683/main/2010/03/31/1857185/champions-league-special-john-jensen-on-the-five-battles-arsenal-
I hoped his foot was coming back in a box on a differnt flight really
Now that IS naughty GoonerM ! I like it.
Get in with the prediction Jag!
limestonegunner we went 433 to get some defensive stability something we havent still gotten. 34 goals conseeded in the league
Eduardo is irrelevant to the team cos of our insistence to only play 433. Vela is also struggling
442 u could still have a holding DM like we did with Gilberto or with Flamini in 2007/08
433 suits the team against the whooping boys but i think we need to be more adventurous against the solid organized teams
like i said the re investment talk i dont buy it. Comon its football at the end of the day. these guys are not robots… after all they go play internationals where the coaching, formations, training and tactics are different
Song has developed cos he is getting game time experience
Yes, Ibra, good call. Brittle, says he isn’t under any pressure to perform against English clubs in the CL. Tell tale sign that! I think Nasri could get him tossed if he plays centrally, or Sol if he plays.
Lol! The pressure is getting to Jaguar!!
fuucccckkkin ‘ell Franny! I am not irrelevant! just a medical fucking mystery!
up the arse! Geoff in keeping with your churchillian post.
HISTORY WILL BE KIND TO US BECAUSE WE INTEND TO WRITE IT!!!!!!
If Cesc IS out I would play sags and ebooo
Making predictions again i see lol
coco/clown/cunt
sags/bill/TV/gael
ebooo/song/diaby
nas/bendy/arsh
Arsh owes a BIG performance AND stop having AIR BISCUITS!!!!!!!
In Scotland – We strongly believe Graig GORDAN is a FAR better Keeper thena Lloris!!
Gordan for Gooners campaign!
Lloris, Chamakh, Hazard, Toulalon & a beast;y centre back and we’re talking world domination!