Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 08:33PM

Bendtner is having a mare. He hasn't made 1 decent pass. Ramsey is playing ok but he needs to track back a bit more. It's more of the same though. Loads of possession and then no end product. In fairness RvP was a tad unlucky - good defending and a good save stopped him scoring.

OPENROAD · 05-11-2008 08:35PM

Our main problem tonight is our finishing, we should be 3-0 up at the moment.

tony1kenobi · 05-11-2008 08:36PM

Aye....trying to walk the ball into the goal again......Ramsey is handy though. Van Persie wants to put a reminder on his hand letting him know where his foot his.

Get Vela on.

OPENROAD · 05-11-2008 08:38PM

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Aye....trying to walk the ball into the goal

Not even that sometimes if you have a wall of players in front of you, you can't shoot.

But we had three clear cut chances which we should have taken. I miss Thiery

Pacifico · 05-11-2008 08:40PM

Jesus, Bendtner is rubbish!

Frisbee · 05-11-2008 08:40PM

Anyone else feel worried when Carlos shaped up to hit that shot?
My heart was in my throat. Just because it's him

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 08:43PM

On the plus side - Manure are 1-nil down.
Second half - denilson and Bendtner off vela and wilshere on?

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 08:44PM

Frisbee wrote: »

Anyone else feel worried when Carlos shaped up to hit that shot?
My heart was in my throat. Just because it's him

not really - i'd be more scared if we conceded a corner:o

Frisbee · 05-11-2008 08:45PM

newbie2 wrote: »

Second half - denilson and Bendtner off vela and wilshere on?

Definitely not. Denilson to stay on. Bring on Wilshere and the centre of the park for us will be even less protected.
Vela for Bendtner I can see happening at some stage. Sooner rather than later hopefully

OPENROAD · 05-11-2008 08:47PM

newbie2 wrote: »

On the plus side - Manure are 1-nil down.
Second half - denilson and Bendtner off vela and wilshere on?

Hope utd win would rather play them on a back of a win than if they loose.

Evil_Clown · 05-11-2008 08:48PM

Same old Same old
Bendtner is dropping too deep I'm very disappointed with him so far
Vela or Wilshere please Mr Wenger

Frisbee · 05-11-2008 08:52PM

Wilshere isn't the answer in this match. He's too much like Ramsey/Fab/Nasri. We need someone more direct. Vela. Or if your looknig to bring on Wilshere, Diaby gives you what Jack does but better

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 08:54PM

I can see Diaby coming on instead of Wilshere. If we go 3-0 up then Jack will come on. But I can't see us getting 3 goals with this sort of finishing.
fab is also having a mare

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 08:56PM

Toure's doing ok at right back / right full forward !

Green Hornet · 05-11-2008 08:57PM

Bendtner is crap. All he adds is a physical presence but his touch is not premier league standard. What annoys me even more is that he has notions about himself.

Frisbee · 05-11-2008 08:58PM

Green Hornet wrote: »

Bendtner is crap. All he adds is a physical presence but his touch is not premier league standard. What annoys me even more is that he has notions about himself.

Bendtner is a good player having a bad game.
The same way Fab is a world class player having a bad game

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 08:59PM

70 mins - Nasri off - Diby on. bendtner off - vela on

Frisbee · 05-11-2008 09:00PM

newbie2 wrote: »

70 mins bendtner off - vela on

60 minutes actually

According to Sky it was Vito Mannone and not Carlos Vela who came on for Ramsey...

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 09:01PM

newbie2 wrote: »

59 mins - Ramsey off - Diaby on. bendtner off - vela on

fmp

DenMan · 05-11-2008 09:23PM

Good lord, Gallas must be Djourou's hero/idol because he has gone for last season's hair style (mohawk).

Vela has looked very good since he came on. Be great if we can nick this.

tony1kenobi · 05-11-2008 09:25PM

Our defenders need to start eating their spinach....ug ug ug.

newbie2 · 05-11-2008 09:35PM

FEELS LIKE A LOSS. vela wasn't as good as I'd hoped.

Frisbee · 05-11-2008 09:36PM

DenMan wrote: »

Vela has looked very good since he came on.

He was poor aside from that little link up he had with Fab, and the one with Nasri. Didn't seem lively at all. May aswell have just left Bendtner on. wasn't much of a difference between them.

tony1kenobi · 05-11-2008 09:43PM

Should have left Bendtner on with Vela.....they are great together........Van Persie has that Dutch thing of getting a strop when it's not going as he'd like ( Dutch footballers of course, not the Dutch as a race!!)

yahoo_moe · 05-11-2008 10:01PM

Frisbee wrote: »

Anyone else feel worried when Carlos shaped up to hit that shot?

Worried for the safety of our defenders maybe but that's about it - his shooting is appalling. Fortunately tonight he went with the balloon it into the stand approach.

Bit disappointed with Ramsey and, later, Vela - thought both looked like they'd have good games and make a difference but then both fizzled out. Probably a symptom of how the team played overall - tough for those guys to drive the team on by themselves. For anyone who's been hating on Ade recently, does tonight maybe show you why he's an important part of how we play? Bendtner (though I'm a fan) was way too slow and RVP will never offer as much direct running or strength as Ade will.

tony1kenobi · 05-11-2008 10:07PM

yahoo_moe wrote: »

For anyone who's been hating on Ade recently, does tonight maybe show you why he's an important part of how we play? Bendtner (though I'm a fan) was way too slow and RVP will never offer as much direct running or strength as Ade will.

I have been preaching same Sir......I think Ade scored so many goals last season because RVP wasn't there....It is as though Ade looks for RVP before taking his chance if RVP is on the pitch..........I hope Eduardo comes back better.....and if it was up to me I'd take the 20 odd mill for Van Persie if we could get it...maybe get a couple of defenders and a hard midfielder out of the money.

Watch now as Van Persie goes on to score 50+ goals this season....

mike65 · 05-11-2008 10:11PM

Just watching the "tackles" by Arsenal players - Pot and kettle anyone?

Mike

yahoo_moe · 05-11-2008 10:12PM

Ah I'm not saying sell RVP - just that when Ade's missing, I think the team often suffers. Certainly becomes less direct, so when you take out Theo as well, the team definitely lacks a bit of cut.

OPENROAD · 05-11-2008 10:12PM

mike65 wrote: »

Just watching the "tackles" by Arsenal players - Pot and kettle anyone?

Mike

No

tony1kenobi · 05-11-2008 10:13PM

mike65 wrote: »

Just watching the "tackles" by Arsenal players - Pot and kettle anyone?

Mike

To paraphrase Wenger...."Errrrrrrrr....I didn't see it".

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