Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Roddy23

Also in Reserve team news, our young Polish goalkeeper - Wojciech Szczesny, will be out till next year, after somehow fracturing both his arms:
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/football/Gunners-keeper-breaks-both-his.4717425.jp

Frisbee

Toure out for the weekend

Royale with Cheese

Who's going to play right back then if Eboue isn't fit? Gallas with Djourou in the middle, Alex Song?

Frisbee

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Who's going to play right back then if Eboue isn't fit? Gallas with Djourou in the middle, Alex Song?

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Almunia

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Song----Gallas---Djourou---Clichy
Ramsey----Denilson--Diaby--Nasri--

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RVP----Ade

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yahoo_moe

Late call up for Gavin Hoyte maybe? Though if he's not in the squad now I presume it's not an option.

If Eboue's fit, I reckon Song will play centre mid with Denilson, with either Nasri (left) and Ramsey (right) or Diaby (left) and Nasri (right) on the wings.

Otherwise I'd say Djourou at RB, Song CB, Denilson and Ramsey CM with Nasri (right) and Diaby (left). Can't see him starting Wilshere although I'd rather keep Nasri left side if possible.

I'd rather not see Diaby in the centre of a 4-man midfield and I'd be surprised to see it when it can definitely be avoided.

Frisbee

yahoo_moe wrote: »

Gavin Hoyte maybe?

If Eboue's fit, I reckon Song will play centre mid with Denilson, with either Nasri (left) and Ramsey (right) or Diaby (left) and Nasri (right) on the wings.

I'd rather not see Diaby in the centre of a 4-man midfield and I'd be surprised to see it when it can definitely be avoided.

According to the Toure article Eboue is still out

Galvasean

I'd imagine Djourou would be next in line to play RB?

1st choice: Sagna, 2nd: Eboué, 3rd: Touré, 4th Djourou

4th choice, damn. Squad is starting to look a bit thin.

Frisbee

Galvasean wrote: »

I'd imagine Djourou would be next in line to play RB?

Sagna - Eboué - Touré - Djourou

4th choice, damn. Squad is starting to look a bit thin.

Sagna and Eboue are injured?

Guessing you meant Clichy and Gallas?

Galvasean

Frisbee wrote: »

Sagna and Eboue are injured?

Guessing you meant Clichy and Gallas?

Actually, that was meant to be the line of preference, not our back 4.

I'll edit it.

edit: fixed

Frisbee

Galvasean wrote: »

Actually, that was meant to be the line of preference, not our back 4.

I'll edit it.

Haha ok, I prob didnt read it right

Faddymackshyte

Cesc AND Toure are out for the weekend?!
Awh man.
Gallas was such a poor choice for captain, he's too petulant and unreliable in most cases. He just doesn't cut it.

Galvasean

Unfortunately we don't have many good options for captain. Touré would probably be the only one that sticks out IMO. I still reckon Cesc is a bit young for it. I'd say he will be a very good captain someday but mt for a few more years. Should have kept Gilberto for one last season IMHO.

Faddymackshyte

Now don't quote me on this, but after that whole Birmingham sit down fiasco, I remember reading/hearing somewhere a discussion on who could be potential captains for this current team and both Kolo and Cesc were discussed. And yeah, apparently Cesc isn't experienced enough and Kolo is too quiet in the dressing room. As in, they don't think he'd be able to have a voice in the team, but he's good at what he does on the field and such.
Sorry if I've confused anyone with that.

PaddyTheNth

Roddy23 wrote: »

Also in Reserve team news, our young Polish goalkeeper - Wojciech Szczesny, will be out till next year, after somehow fracturing both his arms:
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/football/Gunners-keeper-breaks-both-his.4717425.jp

Flippin hell I'd love to hear how that happened:eek:

Superman impression?

DenMan

I don't believe Wenger will strip Gallas of the captaincy. He may get a slap on the wrist and tell him he is not in contention for the weekend game, and that will be the end of it. It will also wake up the team to fight harder and win the ball back when we do not have it. Expect a huge improvement tomorrow against City.

Frisbee

DenMan wrote: »

He may get a slap on the wrist and tell him he is not in contention for the weekend game,

Jayzus if Wenger told Gallas he wasnt in contention for the weekend game then our defence would be proper fubared...

mike65

Gallas stripped of captaincy. According to SNN

Mike

wandatowell

I cant believe it, Im shocked. Gallas has lost the captaincy and hasn't even
travelled with the squad. Arsenal in turmoil

Royale with Cheese

He needs to go now. He's always been a headcase, can't see him reacting well to this. Like Campbell he'll probably leave for nothing and go on to play well enough for his next team while Arsenal struggle to get a decent centre back in.

leninbenjamin

mike65 wrote: »

Gallas stripped of captaincy. According to SNN

Mike

Thank fuck for that. let's hope he is quickly disposed of in the the January transfer window, and Wenger will then be forced to get a real defender in.

Frisbee

He was never a great captain but this isn't going to make things better switching captains mid season and with Chelsea in two weeks...
I would he preferred for him to keep it till at least Christmas...

monkey9

He's a joke of a captain to be honest. You's are better off. Should probably give it Fabregas.

Royale with Cheese

Almunia is getting it for the weekend. Can't disagree with that (apart from giving it to a goalkeeper), there's not really any options there with Fabregas and Toure not playing. Clichy maybe? He seems quiet but he has his head screwed on.

Frisbee

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Clichy maybe? He seems quiet but he has his head screwed on.

If we saw him being more vocal he would be a shoe in for me. He's the model professional. Does his job on the pitch very well and keeps his head down off it

AnCapaillMor

Jesus it just gets worse and worse.

Supermanscat

As a man united fan i get no satisfaction out of this whatsoever. I think Arsenal play a brilliant brand of football but IMO wenger does have to have questions asked of him. The character of some players leaves a lot to be desired and can ony imagine such people like Gallas and Van Persie only worsen matters.

Royale with Cheese

I don't see how their character worsens matters. Gallas' character wouldn't be such a problem if he wasn't made captain. Do you think Ronaldo's character hinders United? After that summer long fiasco do you think he's now making United play worse?

The problem with Arsenal is there are no strong characters, no leaders there. One strong leader to captain the team on the pitch and you can afford to have a few selfish players, especially up front. It may actually help matters.

Supermanscat

No but at the same time Ronaldo hasn't been in the centre of any fighting the way Adebayor, Bendtner and the other two players after the Spurs game have been. I agree Ronaldo's character during the summer was questionable but that was during the summer. He's not fighting in dressing rooms after games.....

Royale with Cheese

How do you know, I'm sure arguments go on. United just don't have a twat captain to publicise them in the press.

Supermanscat

Cant Argue with that:D