Nothing quite like a Friday night game to hype the cockles of your heart. Ole G to the S brings his band of now merry men to The Grove to duke it out with an Unai on FIRE. A trophy for the Norwegian would help him secure the contract he so desires, for Emery, it’ll keep melts like me off his back for another week.
Let’s get down to brass tacks.
Arsenal is fresh of the back of a victory against Chelsea, who just went to a final of their own, beating the GREATEST EVER SPURS SIDE on penalties.
I am greatly amused by journalists crying like grown men who’ve just seen their first ever vegan sausage roll because everyone is taking the piss out of Poch.
“SUPPOSE YOU THINK THAT MEANS HE’S SHIT. WELL, HE IS NOT LET ME TELL YOU. BUT YOU ARE. FOR YOUR VIEWS THAT RUN COUNTER TO DATA’
Take a fucking CBD latte precious one, it’s ok to laugh at the masters of marginal gains, and their hero manager for once again inflicting a cold backhanded slap of reality to ‘this is our year’ Spurs fans. I also think it’s amusing how many excuses people make for Poch, like he’s some sort of charity case. He has consistently tanked at important junctures with great players, after a while, it starts to look Spursy.
Anyway, where was I?
Ahh… Arsenal has a tough game against United. Unai Emery is going to have to reach into his metaphorical pot of wet look gel and activate more than just a great hairstyle. He’s going to have to, you know, pull out some tactics as well. Arsenal cannot roll with a 4-4-2 like we did against Chelsea. United have a livewire front three that will absolutely obliterate our slow defence. We also won’t get away with pushing them out wide, because their crosses are going to be met by players with more height and in box aggression than Hazard and Pedro.
Good news is Manchester United can’t pull off their most effective tactical move because De Gea didn’t travel south with the rest of the team. For all the glory the press are hyping around United, they’ve not been great. Their run stinks of Unai Emery’s if you ask me, lots of cracks there waiting to be exposed. There’s obviously a little more joy about the way they play now. Ole G has installed a more defined football identity, but the buzz there is the same as it was for us at the start of the season. He has Pogba enjoying his football again and Rashford has been reborn now he doesn’t have a manager flicking dog poo at him for motivational reasons.
This is a big one for Emery. In his excitement, how did he prepare? Did he flog his players with double sessions all week, or did he rest them hoping for another explosive start? How is he planning on using Ramsey? Did he communicate his ideas with clarity? How will he nullify that United front three? How is he going to control those long balls in behind our defense? How is he going to set up the defence without Bellerin?
IS HE EVEN THINKING ABOUT CARDIFF AND CITY AFTER!
We’ll see. An FA Cup win would take a lot of pressure off the manager. This will be important to him. I just wonder how our renewed top 4 bid will affect his thinking. He has to have a fresh team that beats Cardiff, and puts on a show against City.
In other news, the MIGHTY John Cross reckons Monchi could join this summer. I. would. be. game.
David Ornstein says Arsenal are in for Paris livewire, Nkunku. Do I know much about the midfielder? Absolutely not. But I have seen this video twice.
He looks fast, powerful and mobile. He’s a risky signing, but he’d certainly be more interesting than punting on Suarez. He can play across the midfield, even right back. I am game for these sorts of risks. The move is still hugely complex apparently – when are they not when it comes to Arsenal?! But still, at least we’re trying and exploring options. Thomas T has also sanctioned the deal.
Finally, Thierry Henry has been suspended by Monaco as they prepare to fire him. Or he’s already fired. Whatever, he’s done there. It seems like all the things you feared Thierry would be as a manager were true. This from GFFN.
He, he is supposed to be worth €10m?” All of the substitutes heard. The message he sent to the players was very negative.”
Another anonymous source close to the Monaco 1st team group added: “He would speak badly to the players, it is a fact. He would also make examples of people and that annoyed a lot of people, he gave this haughty impression as if he would not consider anyone else’s opinion.”
It looked like he might be going off on a weird tangent when he made that kid come back to tuck his chair in. I’m all for high standards, but humiliating a player in front of the media over a chair is a misunderstanding of people. Don’t get me wrong, it was a crowd pleaser, but you can’t embarrass people to make yourself look powerful, that’s petty. He topped it off with another awful prezzer where he told the sitting journalists he was removing the squad “of individuals who only care about their own futures”.
Bad times, but deep down, you know it was very predictable. Still, he’s getting a fucking huge payout apparently. So he’ll be ok.
Right, that’s me done. Enjoy this evening!
COME ON YOU REDS! x
I’ll say though I cannot believe how Kolasinac gets any sort of plaudits. He’s absolutely awful. A couple pullbacks doesn’t negate the fact that he’s truly god awful defensively. Continuously caught out of position and incapable of tackling and for a supposed tough man he’s a clueless pussy.
PhD
You need a doctorate for the chav stream
Marko
That’s why you’re the most prestigious coach in all of Europe
Someone a few days ago was saying Uniteds defence was worse than ours. We have no fking clue when it comes to defence and some of the worst in Mustafi and kos the crock. Need 3 new CBs in the summer
Someone smart say something
Someone a few days ago was saying Uniteds defence was worse than ours.
Don and Charlie I believe.
Marko
E=mc2
Pie equals 3.14
‘I’ll say though I cannot believe how Kolasinac gets any sort of plaudits. He’s absolutely awful. A couple pullbacks doesn’t negate the fact that he’s truly god awful defensively. Continuously caught out of position and incapable of tackling and for a supposed tough man he’s a clueless pussy.’
Even going forward, he is not all that really. Lacks poise, looks so hurried all the time and often passes the ball a tad too early without waiting for team mates to take their positions. Less said about the weight of his passes, the better.
Someone a few days ago was saying Uniteds defence was worse than ours. Don and Charlie I believe.
You’re from the Pale marko
You’re my kin
Marko
Something
Or nothing?
Un na naaiJanuary 25, 2019 20:50:54
PhDYou need a doctorate for the chav stream
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No, not a chav stream.BBC IPlayer… 🙂
Anyway,I just needed to move the thingy along a little to be in synch with everyone else.
Iwobi seems to be lively this evening.Like,what I am seeing from him.
He’s seriously shite. What do you expect from a free transfer from Schalke ffs
Emery needs to tell Torreira just to sit deep…
I would take xhara an play elneny
Emery should not be allowed to bring in his own defenders or better defenders in general. He must coach this ones even if it kills him.
Is that smart Marko?
Cech is finished. Way past his prime. He mustn’t play again this season
I’ll get on the Kola train. Fucking useless twat!!
A leftback that can’t defend! hooorray!
“But he was a freebie”
Yeah..120k longterm contract of totally 31M
If we half that weekly it would be like 60k a week + a 15M transfer fee.
Hardly free for a backup leftback that can’t defend
“Cech is finished. Way past his prime. He mustn’t play again this season”
I could have sworn that general consensus here was that he is better than Leno.
Jeez what doea Emery see in Xhaka?
Game is crying out for ozil…
Need someone with class on the ball
And look at Ramsey, no miss at all there if it frees up space for a better player to come in
I don’t think that was a yellow…
No way a three on two with Kolasinac and AMN caught out of position? No way
Who is the DMF ffs???
We are terrible with decisions tonight…
I’ll say this about Emery if Kolasinac is still here next season I’ll firmly be calling for his head.
In the balance. Ramsay has been excellent.
shit. He is bleeding badly
Good…..
Get him on…
Good morning Ozil!
There second Cech don’t even put a hand out… got his bearings wring…
He knows it’s the end…
Please no Lichstenier.
Kos’s head is spiked
Ozil coming on to prove Pierre right.
If Kos goes off , that’s just bad luck.
Now we are losing all our CB’s. There are people here still want us to play our best team for a FA Cup game.
Don’t really know what has happened to Torreira. He has been anonymous for a while now.
We’ve played UTD twice this season and have lost 3 CB’s to injuries.
Looks like a jaw injury. Could be down to Mustafi and a barely back from injury Monreal and a barely still a footballer Lichtsteiner as our CB options soon. Anyway Emery to blame again… how could he over play Koscielny to the point of being stepped on by someone. Shocking
Have we lost another CB? United hell bent on taking out all our CB
Well never thought Arsenal could be this unlucky with injury’s . Oh –
7 mins added at least
Went down on 56 min…
shit. He is bleeding badly
Not one drop of blood
“Don’t really know what has happened to Torreira. He has been anonymous for a while now.”
Adjusting to a new league with no winter break.
Adjusting to a team in which the defenders and midfielders don’t have a clue about defending.
Fucking Manc cunts. I wouldn’t put one out if they were on fire.
Clumsy oaf, that Lukaku
Oh fuck Xhaka to CB. Match over just hope it’s not embarrassing.
Will be at least 8 mins…
What kinda sub is this???
C’mon Ozil! If you win us this match I will marry Pierre!
Lol, this looks uninspiring, but i want to be wrong…
Window closes Thursday. If there’s no sign of defensive reinforcements we riot Friday
Ozil: cometh the hour?
Play ball
Arsenal
This sub is confusing
Ozil, prove us wrong!!!
Marko
There’s no money
Matte g does get the ball moving quicker…
United are there for the taking
Ramsey can’t shoot accurately for shit, it’s like he’s got lead for boots.
His body shape all wrong
Marko…
looooooooooooooool
Lacazette to play a full 90!
I’d take Denis Suarez now and send Ramsey won’t be bad idea
Ramsey got in the way
Ball weren’t for him…
This is shitty
Mustafi against city? Lol
With Ozil and Matteo on, more between the lines passing now.
I hope some one does a turn on Rashford….
Revenge…
I mean look at our defenders and that of United’s and tell me how they’re not a better team than ours. Think i read a couple of days back someone say we had a better squad and should be finishing top 4 with this pile of shit…….and Xhaka
LMAO We’re gonna get shafted now…Rahsford and Martial
Rashford and Martial….
Oh dear…Mustclownfi and Xhaka…
We always overplay it in the box. 7 players and hardly ever a shot.
“Don’t really know what has happened to Torreira. He has been anonymous for a while now
Had brilliant defensive stats against Chelsea but yeah anonymous for a while
Matte an ozil
Buzzed it up a bit
Ramsey gets the ball, proceeds t pass it backwards, God! Cesc Frabregas would have turned towards their goal and found a sucinct pass
Ramsey’s legs gone…
He knackered …
Hope pulling out Sanchez and Lukaku for Rashford and Martial settles the we have a better squad than united debate.
This is immensely frustrating
There’s no money
I don’t fucking care Alex we’ll be down to the tea lady and the guy who fills the toilet rolls up playing center back soon.
Xhaka is my least favourite Arsenal player in quite some time. Emery needs to offload that guy ASAP. Simply horrible. Better to start every game with 10 men.
Marko
He’s doing the quite donkey work of breaking up attacks…
Receding HairlineJanuary 25, 2019 21:30:38
Hope pulling out Sanchez and Lukaku for Rashford and Martial settles the we have a better squad than united debate.
Shouldn’t be a debate, they’ve spent a shit load on that squad. How much was Martial, Sanchez, Lukaku compared to what we have?
Wenger’s ….er……Emery’s tippi tappy bollocks.
Does that count as a chance created? Yes yes it does
Cross the fucking ball you twats.
I think Marko was being sarcastic.
He’s doing the quite donkey work of breaking up attacks…
Exactly right. The thankless job really
Fucking Laca is a legend guy never gives up and works so hard.
The difference is their defensive stance is well organised compared to ours.
The can’t bloody score now show.
Realistically best we exit the competition this early, we don’t have the squad to compete in so many competitions
Do we really need a replay?
Should be 1 -1 if Cech was still good
No replay.
Say what you like about Iwobi but we look more dangerous with him on the pitch.
Would be gutted if we went and got an equaliser now to be honest cuz it would mean an extra game we can’t afford at the moment
Utter shit….
Haha cech what a great keeper.