Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Headshot · 12-04-2009 10:15PM

I know its been said already but ive been so impressed with Arshavin, what a player

barely 4 months in and looking a quality player already

leninbenjamin · 12-04-2009 11:41PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

2 goals and 7 assists in 9 games for Shavva too...

Their combination that made the Silvestre goal is the kind of thing I want to be seeing more of. Hopefully Arsene will give up on this nonsense of playing Cesc in a Gerrard/Lampard type role now.

was that not more to do with the fact he wants to rest RVP and Ade and had only one other fit forward in Bendtner?

secondly, judging out how quickly Arshavin burned out at the Euros, i can't see Arshavin lasting a full season in this kind of form.

DenMan · 13-04-2009 11:53AM

Villareal have two players back for Wednesday, but went down in the league again this weekend. There is a real opportunity for Arsenal to try and win the tie comfortably and prepare for the Chelsea and Liverpool ties to come.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/eyaugbojsnkf/

DenMan · 13-04-2009 11:58AM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

was that not more to do with the fact he wants to rest RVP and Ade and had only one other fit forward in Bendtner?

secondly, judging out how quickly Arshavin burned out at the Euros, i can't see Arshavin lasting a full season in this kind of form.

Forgive me if I'm wrong but wasn't Arshavin playing for Zenit that season, with their league getting under way in March/April. No wonder why he got burned out, domestic games, Champions League (late 07-early 08) and preparations with the National Team (friendlies and of course the Euro's themselves).

Galvasean · 13-04-2009 12:26PM

Arshavin burned out at the Euros? Didn't he get player of the tournament?

Looks like Arsenal's next 4 games are on TV (5 if we get past Villarreal)

13-04-2009 01:14PM

djourou is a walking sick note. how many times does him and that diaby get injured?

Pepe LeFrits · 13-04-2009 01:19PM

lol, so now 1 quiet game means you're burned out?

Galvasean · 13-04-2009 01:29PM

Deleted User wrote: »

djourou is a walking sick note. how many times does him and that diaby get injured?

Could be worse...

yahoo_moe · 13-04-2009 04:32PM

I only saw highlights of the other day - how bad was Gibbs? Hopefully just a bad day - I was fairly confident he'd do okay for these few games.

At least Villarreal seem to be weakened in attack (Santi, Cani, Fernandez) to match our defensive injuries - plus Senna being out is huge. Still a pity about Djourou though, Drogba looks annoyingly lively again so the last thing we need for next weekend is a slowish centre-half who hasn't played a lot.

Galvasean · 13-04-2009 08:29PM

yahoo_moe wrote: »

I only saw highlights of the other day - how bad was Gibbs? Hopefully just a bad day - I was fairly confident he'd do okay for these few games.

Apart from his should have been sent off mishap he wasn't too bad. Ironically after that incident he started playing very well, even cleared one off teh line for us.

OPENROAD · 13-04-2009 10:45PM

Arsenal to play Inter, PSG and Rangers in the Emirates cup pre season it looks like if the following is to be believed.

http://arsenalspot.net/2009/04/2009-emirates-cup-fixtures-leaked/

Headshot · 13-04-2009 10:54PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Arsenal to play Inter, PSG and Rangers in the Emirates cup pre season it looks like if the following is to be believed.

http://arsenalspot.net/2009/04/2009-emirates-cup-fixtures-leaked/

will Arsenal be in the amsterdam tournament?

OPENROAD · 13-04-2009 11:03PM

Headshot wrote: »

will Arsenal be in the amsterdam tournament?

I would say so, pretty much the same matches every pre season for us,though nothing confirmed yet.

Headshot · 13-04-2009 11:06PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

I would say so, pretty much the same matches every pre season for us,though nothing confirmed yet.

might go to that

I heard amsterdam is a very interesting city

Galvasean · 14-04-2009 02:09AM

Words from Winterburn:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7987271.stm

yahoo_moe · 14-04-2009 09:35AM

Headshot wrote: »

might go to that

I heard amsterdam is a very interesting city

Don't worry if you can't make it, though - I think Barnet's supposed to be pretty much the same

itsjaybud · 14-04-2009 11:41AM

Senna decides to state the obvious regards Adebayor!

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5186572,00.html

Also some Van Persie contract news! Probably my favourite player this season with his performances, interviews and general attitude. I think some one mentioned his form being patchy of late but for me if hes not scoring hes setting them up. A vital player for us imo!

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5186466,00.html

yahoo_moe · 14-04-2009 12:18PM

Gotta love Wenger when he's in this kind of mood:

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-why-this-could-be-my-proudest-season wrote:

Speaking to Tuesday’s L’Equipe, the 59-year-old went on: “I remember winning at Chelsea this year. When I left the stadium, this bloke came to me at the end and said ‘I am an Arsenal fan, good game, but I don’t think we are going to win the league with such a team!’

“I told him: ‘You are not an Arsenal fan. You have just seen some 20-21-year-old kids in midfield beating the likes of Ballack, Lampard, Drogba and Anelka! Haven’t you got anything less negative to say?’

itsjaybud wrote: »

A vital player for us imo!

I agree that he's really stepped up this season but with Arshavin, Fabregas and Walcott all available, it's made me start to think that maybe the shape of the team will move away from playing Ade & RVP up top together. And we won't be able to afford two players at 80k a week each for just one position...

gosplan · 15-04-2009 09:36AM

Just got Diaby and Eduardo back so regardless of who plays tonight, we should have a well rested attack for the Chelsea match.

thorbarry · 15-04-2009 09:41AM

is eduardo deffo back? i havent heard any news regarding him

beer enigma · 15-04-2009 10:03AM

thorbarry wrote: »

is eduardo deffo back? i havent heard any news regarding him

Sky are saying that Eduardo is back in the squad

thorbarry · 15-04-2009 10:38AM

Andip wrote: »

Sky are saying that Eduardo is back in the squad

sweeet

itsjaybud · 15-04-2009 11:08AM

yahoo_moe wrote: »

it's made me start to think that maybe the shape of the team will move away from playing Ade & RVP up top together. And we won't be able to afford two players at 80k a week each for just one position...

Ya its interesting point but i think Wenger firmly believes in his usual 4-4-2
starting formation when he has a fully fit squad at his disposal (which is hardly ever so maybe an almost fully fit squad)

At the moment the 4-5-1 approach as being getting results for us but again when Wenger has most of his attacking players to pick from i think its just more the arsenal way to go with them than having both Song and Denilson in alongside Fabregas. I really hope the squad can be kept together this summer, we really do have a very impressive squad going forward and atm theres not that many areas that need improving, allbeit a CB would be handy!

gosplan wrote: »

Just got Diaby and Eduardo back so regardless of who plays tonight, we should have a well rested attack for the Chelsea match.

Ya exactly and hopefully we can get plenty of crosses into the box and plenty of shots on goal! Cech was all over the place last night.

Anyway first theres the small matter of Villarreal

Evil_Clown · 15-04-2009 03:07PM

Now that the Emirates flag ban has been temporarily ended, people have started using theur creative skills
Check it out :

http://arsenalspot.net/2009/04/new-massive-new-flag-making-its-debut-tonight/

Should add to the occasion, I always got envious when I saw those huge flags and banners at Anfield etc., time to start catchin up

Frisbee · 15-04-2009 08:51PM

Sooooooo.... United ey?

Just looking at the run in:

Chelsea FA Cup
Liverpool (A)
Boro (H)
United (A) CL
Pompey (A)
United (H) CL
Chelsea (H)
United (A)
Stoke (H)

Galvasean · 15-04-2009 08:58PM

Frisbee wrote: »

Sooooooo.... United ey?

Just looking at the run in:

Chelsea FA Cup
Liverpool (A)
Boro (H)
United (A) CL
Pompey (A)
United (H) CL
Chelsea (H)
United (A)
Stoke (H)

Sometimes you've got to go through hell before you can get to heaven.

OPENROAD · 15-04-2009 09:03PM

Frisbee wrote: »

Sooooooo.... United ey?

Just looking at the run in:

Chelsea FA Cup
Liverpool (A)
Boro (H)
United (A) CL
Pompey (A)
United (H) CL
Chelsea (H)
United (A)
Stoke (H)

As Tony just said, it is one game at a time now.

Wreck · 15-04-2009 09:05PM

Liverpool once, Chelsea twice and Man Utd three times in nine games. That is just savage. And then there's the possibility that we play two more games, one against Chelsea or Barca and one against Man Utd or Everton.

Royale with Cheese · 15-04-2009 09:07PM

10 points from the last 6 games guarantees 4th place, unless Arsenal get hammered a few times and Villa hammer a couple of teams themselves.

Obviously aiming for wins at home to Boro and Stoke, away to Pompey too.

redout · 15-04-2009 09:14PM

Right so United v Arsenal is going to be a cracker of a semi-final lads especially with fab and Ade now back.

Cant wait.

All I can say is what a run of games Arsenal have remaining:

Saturday, 18 April 2009
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
Arsenal v Chelsea, SF, 17:15

Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Barclays Premier League
Liverpool v Arsenal, 20:00

Sunday, 26 April 2009
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal v Middlesbrough, 13:30

Wednesday, 29 April 2009
UEFA Champions League
Man Utd v Arsenal, SF, L1, 19:45

Saturday, 02 May 2009
Barclays Premier League
Portsmouth v Arsenal, 15:00

Tuesday, 05 May 2009
UEFA Champions League
Arsenal v Man Utd, SF, L2, 19:45

Sunday, 10 May 2009
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal v Chelsea, 16:00

Saturday, 16 May 2009
Barclays Premier League
Man Utd v Arsenal, 12:45

Sunday, 24 May 2009
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal v Stoke, 16:00

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