Even Matt Le Tissier said we could have scored 10 more than we did, he also said Wigan got into our half once in the first half.
We were so good I don’t think Chezzer had a shot to save, our defence is playing with a swagger because we finally have a keeper they can trust, are you reading Arsene?
I’m doing the match report as Pedro didn’t see the game, yes he was playing golf, the melt! Kidding, every top reporter deserves some time off now and again.
We played like the team that won the double did, with verve, speed and great strength, we shut down and pressed them in every area of the pitch, the team selection was our strongest in my humble opinion, the only thing that spoilt it was Denilson coming on, that made no sense and just showed that the manager can’t admit his mistake, yes he has been dropped from the first team in favour of Wilshere, but he just can’t help picking him.
The first goal was from a Song through ball, inch perfect and turned in superbly with a first time RVP shot, how Nasri and Cesc didn’t score the next 6 between then will remain a mystery, their keeper stopped everything, but the way we were pressing you knew it wouldn’t last.
In the past I’d be waiting for them to nick a goal, but since Chezzer came along, Djourou and Kozzer have formed a partnership that doesn’t panic when they lose the ball, so what happens? That’s right, they don’t lose the ball. Bring in a Cahill to that mix and we’ll have 4 top defenders to be tactical with.
We had to wait until the second half for two things, the first yellow card, and much deserved, the dirty, filthy northern monkeys and RVP’s wonder volley, as good a goal as you’ll see all season, fabulous, shortly after, Cesc was stopped from scoring by Caldwell, who got his marching orders, the ball was given to Robin who neatly dispatched it into club level, unlucky son!
To Arsene’s credit he left Robin on and shortly after he swept in from the left and buried it into the back of the net like a professional footballer. 3 zip Robin’s first hatrick (I think) and time to bring on Chamakh, somewhere in all this he brought on spinnyhead and I don’t know why.
That really was the end of the game and the foot came off the pedal.
Both full backs were on fire and the midfield were weaving the prettiest of patterns, up front we had Nasri, Robin and Theo who all played blinders, so what to mark them, forget the individual scores, give them all a 9, yes even Song, he really is starting to look good now he has abandoned trying to emulate Lionel Messi, well done Alex, keep it up and stay in the middle.
I will say it again, Djourou has been immense, Kozzer is improving with each game but the reason for our new found confidence? Chezzer, Arsene, don’t bring Fabianski back, get Mannone on the bench.
I like Fabianski, nice bloke, but he has basic flaws that he can’t seem to kick and the defence feels it.
Bendtner and Denilson look like they don’t want to be around, Vela looks like he does but the boss has the hump with him, solution? Let them go in the window, loan Vela to Bolton and bring in Cahill.
But I think you already have that covered don’t you Arsene?
Have a great Sunday grovers, next up the Tractor boys at the Grove, an a final beckons!
Rohan
its not only French but anything which is not English is ridiculed ….from my personal and relatives’ experience …Xenophobia is ripe..
Some of the articles on CWG were digraceful baseless and disgusting coming from journos who have never left blighty…
Le-Grove is the saving grace!!
http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/01/arsenal-open-talks-for-oxlade-chamberlain/?
ARSENAL OPEN TALKS FOR OXLADE CHAMBERLAIN
Arsenal have opened negotiations with Southampton for winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arsène Wenger has confirmed.
The 17-year-old has already told friends he wants to move to North London, leaving an agreement with the League One outfit the only detail left to resolve. Arsenal have been monitoring the youngsters progress for a while, but stepped up their scouting in November, when he played for England Under 18′s against Poland Under 18′s.
Oxlade-Chamberlain has since been head hunted by a selection of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool and Manchester United. However, they failed to register their interest and on Sunday afternoon, Arsenal officially moved in. A structured offer of around £10 million has been provisionally accepted, with the two sides negotiating the payments.
Southampton want £7 million up front and the player and to keep him on loan until the end of the season, but Wenger is only willing to part with £5 million now and wants the player straight away. A deal close to the £7 million mark is expected to go through this week.
English newspaper the Daily Mail suggested Alex was at London Colney on Friday for talks. Although this is untrue, he has held low level talks with the club and decided he wants to move to Arsenal.
Personal terms and a medical will be completed upon Southampton agreeing on a financial settlement.
YoungGunsBlog twitter
RT @MattLawExpress: Wenger: “We will try now to sign him (Oxlade-Chamberlain). We are trying as hard because I like him as a player.”
Good to see,that we are atleast trying to get a OUT & OUT WINGER
well, you have to make Butcher right, despite the ‘French’ thing…
he is not wrong there, is he?
Sabeel,
signing another fucking 17 year old is an insult, fuck how good he is or is lauded to be…
sign a CB and a DM, you stingy twat!
cant agree more Suga
priority right now is CB at the very least…only then if we get this young 17yr olds..then it is fine…
but i guess,we r still making a team for the future..god bless us all
like I said a few times before, what I don’t like about OGL’s transfer policy is that he is hoovering all the young talent on the planet as if people were to stop fucking and breeding, then we don’t seem to be able to promote the right ones and ruthlessly get rid of the chaff…
problem with youths is that even I was some CB at that age, but that usually does not translate into being a pro material, hence the low success rate – for every Wilshere, there are 9 Randalls…
yes Suga,but have to say 10 million we pay for a 17yr old,is really high and risky as per wenger standards..
yep, if this Oxdale dude is worth £10M, then surely we should just cough up £15M for Cahill and/or whatever Lille want for Hazard without batting an eyelid, eh?
yes SUGA,even for alonso sometime back,if i may add
to be honest, I don’t buy into this haggling over a million thing…
mind you, I think if we upped the offer by a few million earlier, they probably wouldn’t say no…
is it that harry redknapp is a homosexual?
‘The next thing there’s two guys on their knees in front of me and I felt someone pull my overcoat.’
‘I thought ‘What’s that?’, and didn’t take any notice.
why wouldn’t he take any notice.
‘Two men distracted him by kneeling down in front of him and tugging at his trousers as he walked outside the stadium.
While he was distracted the other four thieves went through his pockets, stealing his credit cards and cash.’
what does distracted really mean here?
from arsenal opinion
Wenger is proving yet again he has lost the plot.
SUGA
No French player being penalised for handling the ball;
3) France becoming the venue for every World Cup after 2022;
French becoming the official language of the World Cup.
BullSHit..
Butcher is right.
Platini is a fucking retard,who is only interested in his money and France.
This can’t be true man. What the f*** happened? Were Wolves down to 9 men or something? Was there a bout of sickness in the camp? I’m heading out now to get an early edition of N.O.T.W
http://arsenal-opinion.com/2011/01/23/arsenal-to-take-a-leaf-out-of-tottenham’s-book/
Spurs fans calling Arsenal “trophyless”! That is so weird.
It is a bit like Tim Henman calling Roger Federer a loser.
You kidding me, SUGA. That article is a disgrace to journalism.
Thierry, one of our own, if you’d care to remember didn’t mean to handball it. It could have happened to anyone.
” France becoming the venue for every World Cup after 2022;
French becoming the official language of the World Cup.”
As for these two, I fail to see any relevance whatsoever. FIFA has nothing to do with France at the moment. Sepp Blatter is Swiss ffs. That article for me highlights the inherent xenophobic tendencies of some facets of the English media. Very very sad and disappointing.
All this when the biggest bunch of cheats in the premiership in Gerrard and Rooney are as English as you can get.
Again, I don’t expect the English media to show some sort of bias. It’s completely natural. But that article Butcher is completely out of order. Scum
FIFA was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904; the French name and acronym remain, even outside French-speaking countries. The founding members were the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Spain (represented by Madrid Football Club, Spanish federation was created in 1913), Sweden and Switzerland. Also, that same day, the German Association declared its intention of affiliating through a telegram.
FIFA has French roots. Hence, they wouldn’t be on too shaky grounds, if French were to be the official language.
Butcher has every right to question/ridicule the proposed change in calendar, but why the bloody hell does he go on to say what he does?
Rohan
fully agree with that pure 24 carat SCUM…
*don’t expect the English media to not show some sort of bias
and to knock you all from the high horse England manager Steve McClaren’s agent Colin Gordon says the English game is called ‘the dirty man of Europe’,there have been many more..
Similarly why was the Blackburn Rovers’ owners profession ridiculed time and time again especially when they rightfully IMO sacked Fat Sam and now Steve Kean is doing a much better job…
was* = were
‘Raugaj knows nothing about football’, you really are a disgusting specimen of mankind.
Fuck me, did Jag call Wenger a p*aedo?
Wonder he hasn’t been banned indefinitely really. I don’t care how much you hate him, comments like that can best be kept to yourself and have no place on here. Hope Pedro sees it.
Chozzer its a bot a spud bot…
Rohan.You have some ability to read between the linkes.Where did I say that?
Raugaj says:
January 24, 2011 at 06:31
Wenger is proving yet again he has lost the plot.Fucking mug.Not surprised about the name,which the Mancunts fans call him.
Please. Don’t tell me you were referring to Mancunts fans calling him something else
Oh, and the fact that you recognize that I read between the lines confirms that you did write that knowingly.
Rohan,
Henry didn’t mean to handball it?
hahahahahahahaha!!!
twice, ‘to be sure, to be sure’, you mean?
mate, please, don’t let some ‘xenophobic’ stuff obscure the merit of the article – changing the season schedule all over Europe/world for the sake of the World Cup in fucking Qatar is a disgrace!
Ok Raugaj, I have edited your comments, you are now on a yellow.
Yeah, handballing the ball in positions is instinctive. Maybe the terms “he didn’t mean it” is a slightly off but it could’ve happened to anyone.
The only part I take offence with Henry is that he celebrated the goal.
Oh, and once again, to repeat myself, “Butcher has every right to question/ridicule the proposed change in calendar, but why the bloody hell does he go on to say what he does?”
That article has no merit whatsoever. He’s just looking for an excuse to make a dig at France for some twisted reason
in situation’s like that*
Yes, he made a mistake, but he’s no different from anyone else really. I don’t see people calling everyone who handles the ball in the area a “cheat”. Stuff happens. Get on with it. Don’t make out that he got away with it because he was French or anything.
That’s absolutely nothing when compared to the weekly shenanigans of Rooney, Gerrard, Young etc.
SUGA
what has France to do with Qatar FFS and how can u call it fucking Qatar….
What a ridiculous logic.So the author was looking forward for Platini to make some comments that he could make a dig at France somehow.
Rohan,
fuck me, you know all too well that the goal should not have stood and TH should have been sent off for that…
yes, Butcher is feeding on strereotypes here, but so what? To be honest, the French have way too much influence in the global governing bodies, which is a bit rich, given that they struggle to govern their own backyard in general and everyone around must suffer their delusions of grandeur!
anyway, it’s not a political blog, so let’s agree to disagree – IMO, the ‘outrageous, xenophobic stuff’ is pretty much secondary here…
I’m sorry, but that article irks me for some reason. I’m off now. I have to get some work done, so cheers and keep the faith.
We’re looking like champions
Suga3
I feel sorry for you to have wasted your time arguing with people like………
Next time,make sure you dont use the f word,to make sure you dont get arrested by the fake racist police
Kush,
French have a lot of influence in UEFA & FIFA – fact…
and I called it ‘fucking’, because of another fact: grossly unsuitable location, corrupt decision, now inducing another ridiculous proposition to turn the season schedule upside down…
now, what next? tournaments to be played in countries where the weather in winter months is bearable for the sake of UEFA & FIFA cunts winter jollies?
“fuck me, you know all too well that the goal should not have stood and TH should have been sent off for that…”
Never denied that. But that does not make him a “cheat” as it were. It’s not like he thoguht “Okay, I”ll need to use my hand to control the ball so I can create a goal-scoring opportunity” It’s all instinctive. Fraction of a second stuff. It’s not like he meant it.
Handball’s happen week in week out in the premiership. Does that make everyone else a cheat too? Blame the absence of video-technology and the referee or linesman but calling Henry a cheat like he’s the only one ever to be in a situation like that is a bit rich imo.
Suga, I tend to expect a bit more from journalists perhaps. Even if France do have that sort of “influence” as you say, I’d say it’s journalistic responsibilty not to come out with bile like that. I’d expect to see stuff like that on here perhaps but not in mainstream media on a relatively reputed website.
That article of his is a disgrace as far as I’m concerned. Maybe I’m just being ovvereactive but that’s how I see it.
Looks like Boughera could be the one! Might make sense – Arsene did say he liked him at the World Cup, and he’s cheap!!
http://www.footylatest.com/has-wenger-found-his-new-centre-back-in-scotland/19334
Very intelligent Jaguar. You really are an asset to this blog.
I’m off. Really now.
It’s not like the FA are some paragon of virtue, is it now
Rohan,
yes, you are overreacting and one more thing: Butcher is not a journalist, he is a thicko football player who went on to become a thicko football manager and he just happens to have a little column in the newspaper – that does not exactly make him a journo, does it?
kudos to him that he actually can read and write
omg… blasphemy..
http://arsenal-opinion.com/2011/01/23/arsenal-to-take-a-leaf-out-of-tottenham’s-book/?
Thank god for Le Grove
Yes, it does SUGA. Writing in a paper makes him a journalist and with that comes some responsibility as far as I’m concerned. If he’s that thick, he shouldn’t be writing then.
Also, I do think it can be argued that England hold as much clout in global proceedings as France if not more. I’m not going to go into that though.
as for the TH14 thing – no matter how you look at it, it’s cheating in the sense of obtaining a result by illegal means…
instinctive? maybe…
but he knew all too well that he did it, not owning up to the ref is cheating…
Rohan,
‘England hold as much clout in global proceedings as France’
in FIFA and UEFA?
B.O.L.L.O.C.K.S.
what I mean is that you can’t possibly judge Butcher and, say, John Cross with the same criteria, can you?
sheesh…
Not owning up to the ref? haha, the only person who would do that in world football is Theo Walcott.
By that logic, almost everyone is a cheat. Then it’s unfair to call on Henry like he’s committed some sort of crime.
Even then, the ref immediately knew once he had given his inital decision that it was not a goal. He could have changed his decision.
“the French have way too much influence in the global governing bodies, which is a bit rich”
So by global govening bodies, you mean just FIFA and UEFA. Please clarify.
If that is the case, I’m not really go into it. I believe it is just a general case of corruption, nothing much to do with France as a country. You’d just like to believe that.
Sepp Blatter isn’t even French. He’s Swiss.
Rohan,
and that means that the only player who is not a cheat is Theo Walcott
mate, no matter how you twist it, it’s still cheating – now, let’s make one thing clear: I don’t call TH a cheat in general, I’m saying what he did there & then was cheating…
Morning all!
Boughera is an Ox, right? More tenacious than Samba. But will he fit into our style of play?
Butcher and Cross have practically the same job. They’re both journalists who write for papers.
Hence, they have the same professional responsibilities, and hence, yes I will judge them by the same standards.
Just because Butcher is a neanderthal doesn’t mean we excuse him.
I’m not twisting anything. Butcher and co. make out like Henry is the only cheat out there when that’s just not true. By your definition, everyone’s a cheat which brings me to my initial point: why pick on Henry and France. It has absolutely no relevance.
I’d argue that the diving shenanigans of Gerrard etc. are much much worse as they really are intentional as it were.
I’ll leave you with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVb2gbMtN3I
Madjid Boughera – wiki:
In addition to his power and strength and his excellent heading ability, Bougherra can lay claim to being able to play in various positions, which means he is just as much at ease in a holding midfield role as he is in the centre of the defence.
Rohan,
did you learn a bit of history at school?
French used to be a superpower (ages ago), which is no longer the case, however, they very much like to think otherwise and act like they still are – this translates into chucking toys out of the pram just for the sake of showing their ‘importance’…
and the ‘French’ thing in the article is just a reference to Platini and his cronies…
‘Hence, they have the same professional responsibilities, and hence, yes I will judge them by the same standards.’
sorry Rohan, but that is absolute bull…
when I read a press article, I take notice who wrote it – if Cross wrote this, I would be disappointed, but Butcher?
So were England
My views on this may be controversial, but imo, France has come out with better colours than England in the last decade with Blair at the helm, given the political and military affairs especially pertaining to the U.S. That’s just me though.
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/index.html
Who exactly are his “cronies” as you say? No one really knows. It’s jsut a general case of corruption in the corporate world. Nothing with being French.
I think you’re just spouting what the media wants you to believe if I’m to be honest. But let’s leave it at that, as you said, this is not a political blog.
Platini might be French, but that does not mean butcher should go on to state the things he does. It makes him look like an utter bigot.
mwt
its a sarcasm buddy chill
No it isn’t absolute bull. Just because he has a lower profile than Cross as a journalist, doesn’t mean he can come out with bile like that. And the fact that you would be disappointed if Cross had written it, is the crux of my original point-that the article is out of order. As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t really matter who wrote it.
I could understand if say someone wrote that on a blog. I wouldn’t really care. They both write for the same fucking paper as it is. Really is a shame.
Rohan,
but he is a bigot! and that is why you should treat most of that article as mindless drivel with the possible exception of:
‘Never mind tradition – let’s get rid of centuries of memories because Qatar bought the World Cup in 2022 and everything must be altered to suit the greatest circus on earth.’
do that and you will live longer
tis as bad as this if not worse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2011/jan/23/sky-presenters-sexist-remarks-female-official
Rohan,
no, Butcher is not a journo of a lower profile than Cross, he is not a journo, he is a third rate columnist/pundit, if you can’t see the difference then it’s a bit hard to continue this discussion…
Cross is a pro journalist unlike Butcher, that’s why I expect higher standard…
If he’s a bigot, he shouldn’t be writing for the papers. Simple as. Read arseblog’s article on it today.
Rohan,
c’mon mate, how many women understand the offside rule?
(disclaimer: obviously, QoS, skandibird, rico and other Grovettes do)
yes, it was bang out of order, but once again, it’s being blown out of proportion…
journo=columnist
they both write stuff that are published in mainstream media. it’s as simple as that for me, I’m afraid.
But yes, let’s leave it there.
I expected more from you there Suga. That woman lino is a licensed FA employee. There’s no reason to doubt her other than for being sexist.
Doubt QoS knows the offside rule TBH.
Rohan,
the world is full of bigots, articles like that give them something to nod along to, it’s harmless – you can’t make them love other nationalities, religions, sexual orientations and all that, trying to do so usually has the opposite effect…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1038864/No-western-world-understands-offside-rule-insists-Hansen.html
Rohan,
jeez, I know she is a proper lino!
and a brave one at that – any wrong decision and she is crucified, unlike any other bald, fat member of the old boys network…
imo, Butcher’s just spouting what some people want to here. Blame the French, it’s all fine and dandy in Blighty.
hear**
Rohan, r u french?
The reason why Chezzer didn’t have anything to do was not because he was in the post, it was not because of the back four either. I will tell you what it was.
It was because a midfield is doing what they are supposed to do. When they loose the ball, go after it and win it quickly, the same goes for our strikers. We are defending as a unit, not leaving the defence to our back 4.
The improvement of Nasri and Wacott defence wise has improved this team. The movement of Song to cover Clichy, is the reason why he (Clichy) is playing better. The benching of your best players, Bendtner and Arshavin is paying dividends. Even Arshavin is beginning to put more effort to assist in defence.
In shot, our problem has been wrongly identified as the defence (in my opinion), when the real problem has been lack of defensive improvement in midfield and in attack.
If you watch Barcelona you would know what i’m talking about.
Butchers a hero.
Hansen is a thicko, I have no problem with understanding the offside rule whatsoever…
Absolutely nothing to do with France, bnsb, apart from appreciating their women.
where’s the fucking postwomen
AL,
good post, but this:
‘The benching of your best players, Bendtner and Arshavin’
is comedy gold
..laid down by flu!
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-the-problem-with-the-offside-law
Even Wenger isn’t sure. You perhaps understand it, but it is extremely difficult to interpret it in different situations.
You telling me you know more than Arsene Phd. Wenger?
Boom..boom…first. Or 689,555th ?
I win in the battle between me and fuckoff-ology.
hahahahah, ANB
the rule is really simple with the possible exception of the ‘inactive’ player obscuring the GK’s view, which is hard for the lino to see, but the ref should be able to call it…
k, Suga. You’re the enlightened one
btw, new post is out – how’s that for being enlightened?