Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 ( Mod Note linked in OP 29/12)

Irish Aris

efb wrote: »

Let's get the guy with the best goals per minute in the EPL... Oh!

2 sitters he missed today. Statistics are only part of the picture.

gosplan

Very lucky to get a point there.

Credit to the defence for keeping them out during that whole middle bit where we couldn't manage to even throw the ball in to our own guys.

Hector, Ox and Rambo all expected back for next match.

Walcott for one week later.

KaiserGunner

I'm just delighted that we didn't lose especially after the first half. I usually hate international breaks, but this one comes at exactly the right time. Hopefully a few players are back then.

Is Santi injured? Or was he taken off just because of his poor performance?
I have confidence in this team, but we were really stretched with injuries. As usual I think the season will be determined by the physio room, keep the majority fit we will do well, if we continue with the usual injuries it will be a long season.

I like Giroud but he does miss too many chances, needs to be more clinical, a top striker can't afford to miss as many chances in a big game as he did today.

efb

Irish Aris wrote: »

2 sitters he missed today. Statistics are only part of the picture.

2 misses! No striker misses 2 in a game.. And the Spurs defenders were hanging out of him like the taoiiseach with councillors at an Ard fheis

efb

KaiserGunner wrote: »

I'm just delighted that we didn't lose especially after the first half. I usually hate international breaks, but this one comes at exactly the right time. Hopefully a few players are back then.

Is Santi injured? Or was he taken off just because of his poor performance?
I have confidence in this team, but we were really stretched with injuries. As usual I think the season will be determined by the physio room, keep the majority fit we will do well, if we continue with the usual injuries it will be a long season.

I like Giroud but he does miss too many chances, needs to be more clinical, a top striker can't afford to miss as many chances in a big game as he did today.

2 is too many???

tayto lover

Come on the Town FAI Cup and League Double :pac:

Kirby

Ah come off it EFB. If he looked like quasimodo and less like a supermodel you wouldnt be defending him. He was horrid.

Irish Aris

efb wrote: »

2 misses! No striker misses 2 in a game.. And the Spurs defenders were hanging out of him like the taoiiseach with councillors at an Ard fheis

I said 2 sitters. The second one there is no excuse.

efb

tayto lover wrote: »

Come on the Town FAI Cup and League Double :pac:

Well done Dundalk

efb

Irish Aris wrote: »

I said 2 sitters. The second one there is no excuse.

He only had 4 shots 1 bar, 1 save, 1 miss don't remember the other

efb

Irish Aris wrote: »

I said 2 sitters. The second one there is no excuse.

The one lorios saved???

KaiserGunner

efb wrote: »

2 is too many???

From memory, I can think of 4, had three free headers less than 10 yards out. One was an absolute sitter, so yeah I'd say that's too many chances for a striker to be missing in a big game.

emergingstar

He gets a lot of stick on here

But the sooner Ramsey is back the better

Other seasons we loose that 2-0 been caught on the break

I'm over the moon with that point considering how poor we were

efb

KaiserGunner wrote: »

From memory, I can think of 4, had three free headers less than 10 yards out. One was an absolute sitter, so yeah I'd say that's too many chances for a striker to be missing in a big game.

What is a success trike rate for a top striker???

DarraghF197

efb wrote: »

2 is too many???

Yeah, he missed one chance which he should have scored, but, in general, I thought he was key for Arsenal today. There was another chance he had which went just to the side of the goalkeeper, but there wasn't much else he did wrong. For the goal, Giroud had his hands on his thighs exhausted, then saw Ozil had the ball, ran into the box waving his hand, and the goal comes as a consequence. He's a great focal point to have.

Irish Aris

tayto lover wrote: »

Come on the Town FAI Cup and League Double :pac:

fair play Tayto! Dundalk was the best team all season!

efb

emergingstar wrote: »

He gets a lot of stick on here

But the sooner Ramsey is back the better

Other seasons we loose that 2-0 been caught on the break

I'm over the moon with that point considering how poor we were

We were very lucky to get a point

Mr Blobby

Giroud's always been like this.
Gets a bunch of goals and then has an absolute ****e game and no matter how many chances he gets he won't score.

Happy with the draw if i'm honest. Spurs have been very good this year and with the injuries we have now a point is decent.

Irish Aris

efb wrote: »

The one lorios saved???

no, the one that went wide.
The other one I would consider a sitter is the one on the bar, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt because of the slightly awkward angle the ball came to him.

efb

Irish Aris wrote: »

no, the one that went wide.
The other one I would consider a sitter is the one on the bar, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt because of the slightly awkward angle the ball came to him.

The bar one wasn't a sitter

efb

DarraghF197 wrote: »

Yeah, he missed one chance which he should have scored, but, in general, I thought he was key for Arsenal today. There was another chance he had which went just to the side of the goalkeeper, but there wasn't much else he did wrong. For the goal, Giroud had his hands on his thighs exhausted, then saw Ozil had the ball, ran into the box waving his hand, and the goal comes as a consequence. He's a great focal point to have.

He holds up.play and pulls away defenders - its a very physically demanding game he plays

efb

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Giroud's always been like this.
Gets a bunch of goals and then has an absolute ****e game and no matter how many chances he gets he won't score.

Happy with the draw if i'm honest. Spurs have been very good this year and with the injuries we have now a point is decent.

He didn't have a shït game- huge work rate but don't let me interrupt the lazy narrative

ronjo

ronjo wrote: »

Kos to come in for Gabriel and no other changes.
We will dominate possession and either have a comfortable win after scoring a couple of goals in the first half hour or concede on the counter and huff and puff before Kos pops up with an equaliser.

I will go for first option as I am feeling optimistic.

ETA A confortable win for us shows me we do have enough squad depth to challenge for the title and making next round of champions league is just a bonus.

Got the wrong option and wrong defender but spot on other than that

CatInABox

Disappointed with the draw, I always want a derby win, but in the course of the league, it's not the worst result. Spurs are improving this season, by the end of this season I'd think that they'd take 3 points from some of the top teams.

Mr Blobby

efb wrote: »

He didn't have a shït game- huge work rate but don't let me interrupt the lazy narrative

I'm sorry but if a striker keeps missing your team's best chances then he's had a bad game.

efb

Mr Blobby wrote: »

I'm sorry but if a striker keeps missing your team's best chances then he's had a bad game.

You stick with that

Irish Aris

CatInABox wrote: »

Disappointed with the draw, I always want a derby win, but in the course of the league, it's not the worst result. Spurs are improving this season, by the end of this season I'd think that they'd take 3 points from some of the top teams.

They have already destroyed City.

Looking at the schedule up to the derby with City, we could go on a winning streak. But looking at what happened to City today, shows there are no guarantees. We need to focus at one game at a time.

extra gravy

Wenger said that Cazorla was not himself and felt dizzy. Happy with the point in the end, they were at their best and still couldn't beat us.

ronjo

efb wrote: »

You stick with that

Oh FFS. He missed some sitters today. Kane probably would have had a hat trick in red today.

Not too unhappy with that though. Spurs are playing well and City result was excellent.

davycc

tayto lover wrote: »

Come on the Town FAI Cup and League Double :pac:

fair play dundalk well deserved double :cool: