Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14 mod warning post #5144

CatInABox

I haven't seen the press conference, but Arsene has been talking about his 1000th game. I just thought I'd put most of what he said (ripped straight from twitter) up here, as the way that he conducts himself is in stark contrast to several other managers in the EPL.

Makes me very proud to be a Gunner.

Arsene Wenger wrote:

It's a privilege and an honour to manage 1000 games at this club. The Club has always supported me.

Time will tell if I managed to make this club bigger than it was when I arrived but I hope so.

It's the game of the season for us because it will be against a direct opponent.

I'm extremely motivated to stay for as long as possible but I accept that the next 1000 will be difficult.

The most important thing for the quality of the Club is the consistency of its achievement.

Tomorrow I represent my club, I don't represent myself and I keep my personal feelings away from that.

This club has given me a chance and I've turned many things down and shown my loyalty.

Today we can fight with the top clubs financially. I have to live with opinions from other people and accept them.

My job is to transform theory into action and we will try our best to do that.

The result tomorrow will be linked with the performance on the day. We are on a good run.

The next period for us is to deliver trophies and competing with everyone at the top level.

Also, Rosicky has to have a test. :mad:

Alfred Borden

raging we have so many injuries would love to beat mourinho tomorrow

tayto lover

Wenger interview on now on SS News.
Rosicky a doubt for tomorrow. Will know later.

maximoose

Jose wrote:

I admire Wenger & Arsenal, a club that stands by their manager in bad moments - when the bad moments were quite a lot

Please shut him up tomorrow.

Alfred Borden

maximoose wrote: »

Please shut him up tomorrow.

The most despicable man in football, cant stand him.

greendom

maximoose wrote: »

Please shut him up tomorrow.

Says a lot more about Mourinho than it does Wenger

cson

Arseblog on Twitter

Arseblog wrote:

Being furious at Mourinho for being a cunt is like being furious at the grass for being green

TimeToShine

gosplan wrote: »

In Milan's big games this year (Inter, Napoli, Roma, Fiorentina, Barca, Athletico ...all twice and Juve three times), he's scored 1 goal.

Of course there's a good player in there and if we were spending lots on a couple of players, yeah throw him in with another good forward and see if it works out.

But we're not going to do that. No way are we going to do that. We might get one expensive forward. If that's Balotelli, Wenger will stick with him regardless and he doesn't prove up to standard he will occupy a place in this team for a couple of years before being shipped out. That's 2 or 3 more years still without a game changing striker.

I get that people see this as our chance to get a world class forward into the squad but is he really that? He hasn't been world class at any of his clubs.

He may grow into that but if he doesn't it'd hurt us.

Now if i was a Chelsea fan - yeah sign him up. if he doesn't work out Jose will cut him loose at the first chance. Wenger being a stubborn git will persist with him. Jesus ... we still have Bendtner!!!!

He is definitely better than Costa, Martinez, Llorente and Mandzukic though. Going by your logic if it's not Falcao or Cavani we're wasting our time on deadweight.

Alfred Borden

Brilliant video on this
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2585224/Arsene-Wengers-1-000th-Arsenal-game-Watch-exclusive-video-Fabregas-Song-Vieira-Seaman-Co-pay-tribute-boss.html

Dolph Starbeam

Raf32 wrote: »

The most despicable man in football, cant stand him.

Hard to believe he is still so childish, I'll always go back to the Vilanova incident, he showed how classless he was then. Not only the eye gouge but then afterwards when asked about it by media he claimed not to know what they were talking about and he did not know anyone called "Pito" Vilanova, Pito is Spanish for cock, he just had to add insult to injury. He has no class whatsoever. The sooner Sky News stop drooling over every word that comes out of his mouth the better.

shano_88

Sums it up really.

Oliver Kay ‏@OliverKayTimes 12m
"Specialist in failure"? Wenger is a a specialist in things that Mourinho has never even had to think about at Chelsea, Inter, Real.

tayto lover

Man Utd v Bayern Munich in CL. Hmmmm

CatInABox

tayto lover wrote: »

Man Utd v Bayern Munich in CL. Hmmmm

Only one winner there, I think.

I wonder, if it turns out the way I expect, will the rags be full of headlines about how Rooney is "nicking a living"?

ronjo

So if Rosicky is out tomorrow then the team picks itself I guess

Szcz
Sagna BFG Kos Gibbs
Flamini Arteta Cazorla
Ox Giroud Podolski

Very few options on the bench and can see why Gnabry came off early for the kids the other night.

Agueroooo

right lads out of the current top 4 who would you not mind winning the title if its not Arsenal, and why?

CatInABox

Agueroooo wrote: »

right lads out of the current top 4 who would you not mind winning the title if its not Arsenal, and why?

City. Don't have any problems with the manager, the players or the fans. The same can't be said of the other two.

EDIT: When I say fans, I don't mean in general, I mean that I know a couple of people that will lord a victory over me for months, possibly years.

Agueroooo

CatInABox wrote: »

City. Don't have any problems with the manager, the players or the fans. The same can't be said of the other two.

me: Arsenal

why: cause yiz are trying to do it the right way without financial doping etc.

ronjo

Agueroooo wrote: »

right lads out of the current top 4 who would you not mind winning the title if its not Arsenal, and why?

If it was just about the manager and players than Liverpool by a long way but the fans (sorry unfair, some of the fans) really put me off.
Maybe its because you have most and its always going to be like that.

City would probably be the least painful.

Alfred Borden

Love the way Liverpool play, fearlessly with a fantastic tactician at the helm. But I just couldnt listen to the fans if they won it. Chelsea are a definite no because I despise Mourinho so that just leaves City, play good football, like the manager but terrible for football. Its lose lose lose everyway if its not us :pac:

ronjo

Raf32 wrote: »

Love the way Liverpool play, fearlessly with a fantastic tactician at the helm. But I just couldnt listen to the fans if they won it. Chelsea are a definite no because I despise Mourinho so that just leaves City, play good football, like the manager but terrible for football. Its lose lose lose everyway if its not us :pac:

I guess we are the obvious choice.

Agueroooo, come and join us... we are really nice

Mr Blobby

ronjo wrote: »

I guess we are the obvious choice.

Agueroooo, come and join us... we are really nice

One of us..One of us!! :pac:

Mickeroo

I'd pick Liverpool for entirely footballing reasons. I like the way they play, I think Rodgers is a great manager (though I could do without ever hearing him speak again). The few Liverpool fans I know in real life can be pretty annoying but tbh, it's generally just banter the odd time they've beaten us and besides they'll be much too busy lording it over United fans if they won to bother with me.

jester77

Agueroooo wrote: »

right lads out of the current top 4 who would you not mind winning the title if its not Arsenal, and why?

Tough one. I'm not a fan of the way Chelsea and City are more or less trying to buy the title. I would say Liverpool as they are doing it the right way and playing some really nice football. Unfortunately they have the most unbearable set of fans.

In the end I would have to say City, at least they are playing nice football compared to Chelsea and their manage conducts his business with respect for others. And their fans are a decent enough bunch.

2ndcoming

I know loads of Liverpool fans, only a few are the head-wrecking variety. They've waited 24 years and I think that's long enough to deserve one, if it's not us I couldn't begrudge them.

City and Chelsea would both be painless for me considering they have a combined total of about 37 fans over the age of 12 in the country but they're billionaires playthings who represent what's wrong in football and I couldn't ever give either of them my vote.

Alfred Borden

If it wasnt for maybe a few Liverpool fans on here and a few i know i would have no problem with them winning it, underdogs carving open teams just the minority that lets them down.

keano_afc

Dont really care as long as its not Chelsea.

Alfred Borden

matchday thread up boys for the big game
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=89562792#post89562792

jester77

I can't see us winning, a draw would be a good result but we really need the 3 points from this game to close the gap. The team has picked itself due to injuries and we won't have a game changer on the bench. Mourinho is a great tactician and knows exactly what is he going to be up against tomorrow and will stifle us yet again. I hope we don't concede first as it will turn into an ugly game after.

Alfred Borden

Should we just go negative like they did at the Emirates and play for the draw?

Soups123

Raf32 wrote: »

Should we just go negative like they did at the Emirates and play for the draw?

if we could I would a draw and a home win against city would be huge.

But I dont think we have the players to go a do that unless we get one ahead.