Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Frisbee · 09-04-2009 09:37PM

I called for him to be dropped for one game when he was havinga mediocre run and seemed apathetic about the games.
Since then he has been our best defender followed by Sagna.

Also the problem with Clichy getting injured is that Wenger will likely put Silvestre at CB instead of Gibbs.

gosplan · 10-04-2009 10:50AM

Meh, Gallas did have a few poor games earlier in the season. Has been great since the whole captaincy thing was resolved though.

At home to Villareal, I'd defo go with Gibbs. A back four consisting of Silvestre, Toure and Djourou seems a bit slow for that game.

If it was the away game, I'd go for experience and stick the baldy French guy in.

I'm assuming that whatever happens on Wednesday will be previewed tomorrow against Wigan as Wenger will want whoever is coming in to get some game time.

COME ON YOU ARSENAL!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. this is probably a stupid question but who are you rooting for in the Man U Porto game. I'd give us a huge chance of beating Man U over two legs, especially the way they're playing right now but then again we beat like 4-0 or whatever recently.

L'prof · 10-04-2009 11:11AM

gosplan wrote: »

p.s. this is probably a stupid question but who are you rooting for in the Man U Porto game. I'd give us a huge chance of beating Man U over two legs, especially the way they're playing right now but then again we beat like 4-0 or whatever recently.

Everybody wants to beat United, but we have a much better chance of getting to the final and exacting our revenge on Barcelona if Porto knock United out!

Royale with Cheese · 10-04-2009 11:46AM

I'll take Porto please. Knowing United they'll get their shít together for a potential semi final.

yahoo_moe · 10-04-2009 11:58AM

Well the 4-0 was back in September or something and by all accounts, Porto were as bad as they've been all season that night. Different side now.

And from a momentum point of view, I'd rather play Utd.

But given that the semis are still several weeks away, and just from a talent point of view, it's got to be Porto.

PS As long as we beat Villarreal, I'll take anyone though

Frisbee · 10-04-2009 12:08PM

yahoo_moe wrote: »

PS As long as we beat Villarreal, I'll take anyone though

this

gosplan · 10-04-2009 12:39PM

yahoo_moe wrote: »

PS As long as we beat Villarreal, I'll take anyone though

Very true, it's hard not to look ahead though.

I guess when the quarter finals were to be drawn, getting Villareal and Porto as your route to the final would have been the most desirable outcome.

yahoo_moe · 10-04-2009 01:44PM

gosplan wrote: »

I guess when the quarter finals were to be drawn, getting Villareal and Porto as your route to the final would have been the most desirable outcome.

Bear in mind too though that, whatever we think as Arsenal fans, most clubs in the draw would have been far happier with Arsenal in their side of the draw than Liverpool, Chelsea or even Bayern. (I personally think Bayern were trumped up a bit much after beating a piss-poor Sporting but they were probably still more feared than we were by Utd/Barca/whoever.)

For Pool, Chelsea, Utd, Barca and Bayern, Arsenal were probably their 3rd most wanted QF draw. So overall, while we got a nice half of the draw, the ones that would've thought they'd be laughing all the way to the final is Utd.

Hopefully not though!

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 11-04-2009 10:21AM

Great interview with Theo. In it he mentions that they're working on his new contract so that seems to be good news.

DenMan · 11-04-2009 11:51AM

Just read it on the BBC website, very good stuff. Super Theo. Big one today against Wigan, have to keep the run going. Come on Arsenal.

Royale with Cheese · 11-04-2009 01:38PM

Fabianski

Sagna

Toure----Djourou----Gibbs

Denilson

Song

Walcott

Fabregas

Arshavin

Bendtner

Subs: Szczesny, Nasri, Van Persie, Vela, Silvestre, Adebayor, Eboue.

Oh dear.

DenMan · 11-04-2009 01:58PM

That's a good team Royale. There is something wrong with Bendtner if he doesn't put one away today. I mean look at all the creativity behind him. Not to matter Ade will be off the bench later and will score.....that's a cert.

wandatowell · 11-04-2009 02:01PM

anybody got a link to a stream, watching one but with non-english commentry

pwd · 11-04-2009 02:14PM

wandatowell wrote: »

anybody got a link to a stream, watching one but with non-english commentry

what's the stream you have please?

Royale with Cheese · 11-04-2009 02:19PM

1-0 Wigan.

wandatowell · 11-04-2009 02:19PM

pwd wrote: »

what's the stream you have please?

http://www.justin.tv/football222

pretty sure the lads are talking in polish, not a bad stream tho

11-04-2009 02:37PM

Not loading at all for me

Are we playing terrible or a lucky goal from Wigan?

Royale with Cheese · 11-04-2009 02:42PM

Djourou stretchered off. Another injury crisis looms.

DenMan · 11-04-2009 02:51PM

The idiot who had the stream going now has UFC on it (for the last 20 mins or so)....let's hope he gets it back for the second half. Silvestre on, saw that. Bring on Ade and Nasri in the second and we'll be fine.

Pepe LeFrits · 11-04-2009 02:55PM

Absolutely ****ing hopeless. Why on earth Wenger wastes Fabregas in that advanced role for the sake of including Denilson or Song is beyond me. Lucky not to be a man and 2 goals down.

gosplan · 11-04-2009 02:56PM

Wow, we're lucky to be only one down and lucky to still have 11 men after that end to the half.

Terrible blow re Djourou. the only defensive cover we have any more is Eboue for Sagna and Song for a CB. An absolutye disaster for this time of the season. Very very unlucky given the injury list so far this season.

leninbenjamin · 11-04-2009 02:58PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Absolutely ****ing hopeless. Why on earth Wenger wastes Fabregas in that advanced role for the sake of including Denilson or Song is beyond me. Lucky not to be a man and 2 goals down.

care to elaborate a bit futher for those of us who can't find a stream?

Beau x1 · 11-04-2009 03:02PM

arabic one here http://goonerstreams.com/match.php

Pepe LeFrits · 11-04-2009 03:03PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

care to elaborate a bit futher for those of us who can't find a stream?

Missed the first 20 mins or so but what I've seen since then has been awful. Lost Djourou to what looks like a serious knee injury and Gibbs should have been sent off when he pulled down Valencia who was through on goal. Wigan hit the inside of the post from the resulting free kick.

We've created almost nothing. It's been pedestrian, dull and slooowwwww. Fabregas is doing a plausible impression of me in the advanced role, Bendtner is totally isolated and Arshavin and Walcott have been spectators.

wandatowell · 11-04-2009 03:08PM

im thinking a different arsenal will come out in the second half, in the meantime in gonna get some poached eggs and toast

Beau x1 · 11-04-2009 03:15PM

here we go http://eafangames.com/tv.php?channel=325

DenMan · 11-04-2009 03:20PM

Thanks mate.

Come on the Gunners.

Galvasean · 11-04-2009 03:23PM

So that'll be Almunia, Gallas, Clichy and Djourou missing from the back...

Crap, I was getting optimistic about the Champions League

Galvasean · 11-04-2009 03:24PM

Walcott!

The moment i turned on the stream, thanks Beau!

DenMan · 11-04-2009 03:25PM

Theo...Theo...Theo... Super stuff.

Well done Theo.

Now let's put an end to Wigan.

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