Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

PHB · 30-07-2008 07:48PM

Arsenal look damm good again, gona be a fun season

As always much better than the sum of their parts.

Pepe LeFrits · 30-07-2008 07:49PM

ahaha great goal from 16 year old Jack Wilshere. Loving this!

Frisbee · 30-07-2008 07:49PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

LOL another great goal, Bendtner starting and finishing the move with an assist this time by Vela. They look like a nice partnership.

Gonna give it a few more weeks before I throw it in the face of my mate who said Vela was only good in FM

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 30-07-2008 07:50PM

Clichy is a fuckin hero! Vela has been really impressive in the games so far.

OPENROAD · 30-07-2008 07:56PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

ahaha great goal from 16 year old Jack Wilshere. Loving this!

I'm getting very excited about Wilshere

I think he is going to be good

keano_afc · 30-07-2008 07:58PM

Raging I'm missing this, sounds like a good performance.

DenMan · 30-07-2008 07:58PM

Can somebody please tell me what tonight's score is. Sky Sports Live Score Center has it clocked in at still 0-0. Am I missing something?

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 30-07-2008 08:07PM

Just finished 3-1. Good performance in the end

keano_afc · 30-07-2008 08:09PM

Goals are on arsenalist.com if anybody wants to see them.

OPENROAD · 30-07-2008 08:20PM

Arsenal 12/1 for the Carling cup has to be an outstanding bet.

Pepe LeFrits · 31-07-2008 09:38AM

Am I imagining things or did Wenger say last night that the squad is still 1 player short?

If he did, I pray that he brings in a quality defensive player.

Very pleasing display last night. I’m surprised at how seamlessly Vela appears to be settling in so far. I knew the fella was gifted but I was expecting him to look a little bit out of sorts, especially in pre-season. He’s a very intelligent player, particularly with his movement and his link-play, while his touch is excellent. He’s quick and pretty strong too. He’s been likened to Walcott but he looks a lot more physically developed than Theo.

Bendtner is getting sharper but that is no surprise to me. The people who slag him off like he’s some sort of Danish Emile Heskey are going to be made to look like complete clowns before too long.

Oh, and Nasri looked very Rosicky-esque. Hopefully he doesn't share his fondness for the treatment table!

leninbenjamin · 31-07-2008 12:36PM

was travelling yesterday so I just got to see the highlights today. couldn't really infer much from them, but i will say i'm more and more convinced every time i see Bendtner play that he's a cracking player. I reckon he will earn himself a starting spot by the end of the season.

leninbenjamin · 31-07-2008 02:13PM

Wenger admits taking a gamble on Bischoff.

football365.com wrote:

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he has "taken a gamble" on new signing Amaury Bischoff due to the young midfielder's fitness issues.

The Gunners announced the signing of the Portugal Under-21 international from Werder Bremen on Wednesday afternoon.

And Wenger admits that after two groin operations, it will be at least two months before the 21-year-old is ready for action.

"Amaury is a young, promising player who we have taken a gamble on because he has been out for a long time," Wenger told arsenal.com.

"We have to get him to a very good [fitness] level.

"He has talent but we'll have to wait two or three months to get him competitive. He has had two surgeries on his groin so it is a gamble on his talent."

no doubt it's what we were all thinking, but i find it strange that Wenger himself would say it outright. he normally displays utter confidence in his players in public so i find it hard to fully attribute these quotes to him...

i think the signing itself though is a reflection of how difficult Wenger is finding it to find suitable players in the current market.

yahoo_moe · 31-07-2008 02:21PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

no doubt it's what we were all thinking, but i find it strange that Wenger himself would say it outright. he normally displays utter confidence in his players in public so i find it hard to fully attribute these quotes to him...

i think the signing itself though is a reflection of how difficult Wenger is finding it to find suitable players in the current market.

I really wouldn't read too much into it - if it was a big name that had cost a lot, then you'd be worried about saying it in public but an unproven youngster with a history of injuries? I'm basically expecting nothing from this and if he begins to contribute to the first team at some point, then great. He was free remember.

I don't think there's anything there to shake Bischoff's confidence either - he obviously knows himself that he's got a history of injuries...

herbieflowers · 31-07-2008 02:24PM

on a side note, Vela's goal last night was quality

leninbenjamin · 31-07-2008 02:30PM

herbieflowers wrote: »

on a side note, Vela's goal last night was quality

i was more impressed with bendtners ball tbh. Vela did very well but it was a fantastic ball to see the run and pick him out. perfectly weighted and placed.

herbieflowers · 31-07-2008 02:33PM

Yeah, twas an excellent pass alright, hmmm...maybe Arsenal will be serial underdogs again this year! If Bendtner and Walcott step up, a good first season from Nasri...who knows? Of course, they'll run out of steam around April...

PHB · 31-07-2008 03:06PM

It aint the attack that is the worry though is it?

Frisbee · 31-07-2008 03:53PM

PHB wrote: »

It aint the attack that is the worry though is it?

+1

Still waiting on this fabled CB...

Galvasean · 31-07-2008 04:06PM

Wilshire is only 16? Wow!

Just watched the highlights. 3 great goals. take that Jens! :P

Was that Paul Merson I heard doing commentary?

Roddy23 · 01-08-2008 10:27AM

Galvaesan, think it was Martin Hayes (thanks denman, openroad).

So FC Twente in the Champions League. There were easier teams to get, but I'm just happy we avoided Atletico Madrid or Schalke.

Evil_Clown · 01-08-2008 11:04AM

Happy enough with that draw, as said could have been harder
McClaren will know lots about Arsenal and set twente up to be tight but even so I expect to win both legs

yahoo_moe · 01-08-2008 11:21AM

Evil_Clown wrote: »

Happy enough with that draw, as said could have been harder
McClaren will know lots about Arsenal and set twente up to be tight but even so I expect to win both legs

I'd be confident alright - they've been pretty efficient getting through the qualifying round the last few years too...

leninbenjamin · 01-08-2008 11:41AM

FC Twente will make for a pretty interesting tie. they've been horribly overachieving really prior to McClaren's arrival, so it'll be a very very big test for him. i think it'll be a tight cagey affair, and i'm quite looking forward to it.

herbieflowers · 01-08-2008 12:09PM

PHB wrote: »

It aint the attack that is the worry though is it?

Well the defence hasn't changed, and they did have the second best GD in the league last season...

yahoo_moe · 01-08-2008 12:24PM

herbieflowers wrote: »

they did have the second best GD in the league last season...

Because they scored the second-highest amount of goals - we conceded the most goals last year of the top 4, often at vital times. Wenger's assessment at the end of last season pretty much summed it up - it wasn't scoring goals against the top teams that was the problem, it was hanging onto the leads we got against Chelsea and Utd in the run-in.

PHB · 01-08-2008 01:14PM

Indeed. Arsenal and United are always going to be open to concedding more goals than Chelsea and Liverpool due to their expansive styles, but the defence after the front 4 is horrendously weak.

AnCapaillMor · 01-08-2008 01:31PM

Twente, i hope maclaren does'nt pull one of his usuals. He and boro beats us a few times when we least expected it.

Galvasean · 01-08-2008 01:38PM

Should be a good test against Twente. I'dhave preferred a smaller team (ie: Drogheda) but I wont complain.

Galvasean · 01-08-2008 02:23PM

Reserves bear Rushden&Diamonds 2-0.
Baratzite and Fonte with the goals.
http://www.arsenal.com/matchreport.asp?thisNav=fixtures&fxid=349404

New away kit out today. As soon as I get some money im gonna get one with ROCKY 7 on the back.

edit: Check it out, the Armoury had shirts for sale pre-made with players names/numbers from the 89 season

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