Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

afcdave · 20-04-2009 09:04PM

I see Wenger still reckons Fabianski can be a 'world great' !

With our current list of injuries I cant see us getting much out of Anfield tomorrow but even a draw might pick up some confidence? I agree that 2 loses in a row could undo the recent positive impact.

Arshavin and Eduardo could be a big combination for the future...

Pepe LeFrits · 20-04-2009 09:08PM

I agree with Wenger on Fabianski.

Green Hornet · 21-04-2009 12:58PM

Little basturd:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1172327/Former-Gunner-Flamini-urges-striker-Adebayor-ditch-Arsenal-AC-Milan.html?ITO=1490

yahoo_moe · 21-04-2009 01:18PM

Green Hornet wrote: »

Little basturd:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1172327/Former-Gunner-Flamini-urges-striker-Adebayor-ditch-Arsenal-AC-Milan.html?ITO=1490

Did you even read it? All he says is Ade would be a good signing for Milan. (And that's ignoring the 'Ade as a replacement for Kaka' bit which just shows it's the usual English paper bull****.) If he goes there, okay - but it'll be f*ck all to do with anything in that article.

On Fabianski, he's only 21 - he's not due to hit his peak for about another 10 years and he's not a bad keeper already... so yeah, why can't he be one of the world's best? It's not like he's blind in one eye or isn't an ambidiver.

Green Hornet · 21-04-2009 01:34PM

yahoo_moe wrote: »

On Fabianski, he's only 21 - he's not due to hit his peak for about another 10 years and he's not a bad keeper already... so yeah, why can't he be one of the world's best? It's not like he's blind in one eye or isn't an ambidiver.

He probably will be a decent keeper but he's not there yet.

He was finally caught out on Saturday but he has been racing off his line way too quickly in every game. It was only a matter of time before he got found out. He seems very rash in his decision making.

Hopefully he will learn from it.

Almunia was guilty of some howlers in his early Arsenal career too and he's turned into a very competent goalie.

Galvasean · 21-04-2009 01:59PM

Fabianski has both great agility and reflexes. Just needs to improve on his judgement (which only improves with experience) and he could well become a very good if not excellent keeper.

DenMan · 21-04-2009 03:55PM

Be great if we can get something out of tonight. Skysports.com are going with a 2-0 victory for Liverpool. Sagna, Walcott, Eduardo and Arshavin will cause them problems. Come on Arsenal.

Bolton will beat Villa on Sat imo and then we have Boro on Sunday. That's that I would say (even if we go down to and Man Utd and Chelsea).

yahoo_moe · 21-04-2009 04:43PM

Green Hornet wrote: »

he's not there yet.

Never said he was - but there's no way anyone (not you, I know) can or should write him off.

He was finally caught out on Saturday but he has been racing off his line way too quickly in every game.

No, he's cleared some excellent ball by dealing with it swiftly in every game. But yes, he just needs to improve his strikerate so that his judgment is spot on every time.

Like you say, Almunia (and let's not forget Lehmann before him) was very similar - it seems to be Wenger's (or Bob Wilson's) favoured type of keeper, who'll clear up behind the centre-halves as much as possible. I'm not sure we keep all that high a line but it might well be something to do with Wenger's tendency for smaller 'footballing' centre-halves rather than a dominant Vidic type.

Royale with Cheese · 21-04-2009 09:08PM

Right what did we learn tonight?

1. Arshavin is quality

2. Arsenal cannot defend to save their lives and crumble under any kind of pressure.

Neither bode well for the champions league. Still, cracking game & the unbeaten run continues. Pity it handed United the title, it feels dirty.

Galvasean · 21-04-2009 09:10PM

So... WHY THE HECK WASNT ARSHVIN PLAYING AGAINST CHLSEA?!!?!?!?!?!

CCCP^ · 21-04-2009 09:13PM

Why, why...WHY!?

Frisbee · 21-04-2009 09:21PM

I think it's time Silvestre was taken out behind the woodshed for someone to do the humane thing.

He's a one man wrecking ball

Galvasean · 21-04-2009 09:28PM

Frisbee wrote: »

I think it's time Silvestre was taken out behind the woodshed for someone to do the humane thing.

He's a one man wrecking ball

When's Djourou back? If we can get him, Almunia and Clichy back for the United game we may stand a fighting chance.

Beau x1 · 21-04-2009 09:28PM

Can anyone imagine what tonight would be like if Wenger didn't buy in Jan?

Galvasean · 21-04-2009 09:30PM

Beau x1 wrote: »

Can anyone imagine what tonight would be like if Wenger didn't buy in Jan?

Can anyone imagine what tonight would be like if Wenger baught an extra defender or two in Jan?

Dave! · 21-04-2009 09:31PM

Frisbee wrote: »

I think it's time Silvestre was taken out behind the woodshed for someone to do the humane thing.

He's a one man wrecking ball

Take that Bendtner lad back there too.....

Was absolutely incredulous at the fact that Eduardo was on the bench while Bendtner dicked around up front

Nevertheless, a bloody exciting game!

Arseshaving you are a sexy Russian beauty. I would do dirty things to you right now.

Beau x1 · 21-04-2009 09:33PM

Galvasean wrote: »

Can anyone imagine what tonight would be like if Wenger baught an extra defender or two in Jan?

Fair enough, but I think the main problem is Silvestre in our defence right now. He played a good first half but he can never be consistent until the end of the game. Sagna, Gallas, Djourou, Touré, Clichy are all quality imo.

tony1kenobi · 21-04-2009 09:34PM

Frisbee wrote: »

I think it's time Silvestre was taken out behind the woodshed for someone to do the humane thing.

He's a one man wrecking ball

He did the job tonight. If he hadn't been there we'd have let in six goals.

Give Gibbs a raise.

gosplan · 21-04-2009 09:35PM

Galvasean wrote: »

When's Djourou back? If we can get him, Almunia and Clichy back for the United game we may stand a fighting chance.

Yes, people on this forum have been a bit 'oh, i don't know' about Djourou but he's a stopper. You won't get much from him but you'll get that.

TBH, shortly after the Gallas captaincy thing, Djourou played a few games and I was hoping he'd stay in the first team.

OPENROAD · 21-04-2009 09:50PM

Anyone still think we can get 3rd?

Beau x1 · 21-04-2009 09:55PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Anyone still think we can get 3rd?

Providing we beat (and I mean snatch the whole 3 points) from Chelsea on the 10th of May, then yeah I wouldn't write it off as a possibility.

cashback · 21-04-2009 09:56PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Anyone still think we can get 3rd?

If we had held on for the last three minutes but I fear the chance is gone now.
That fourth by Arshavin was so great to watch, Theo taking em on and then seeing the little Russian belting towards the Pool goal, and then will he, can he finish?! Oh yes!!!!!!!!

leninbenjamin · 21-04-2009 09:57PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Anyone still think we can get 3rd?

not a hope in hell with a performance like we just saw.

OPENROAD · 21-04-2009 10:03PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

not a hope in hell with a performance like we just saw.

Hopefully Almunia will be back at the weekend.

Come on Everton on Wednesday.

tony1kenobi · 21-04-2009 10:05PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Anyone still think we can get 3rd?

I think we can still get 1st.

Pepe LeFrits · 21-04-2009 10:05PM

George Weah would have looked like a donkey had he been playing in Bendtner's place tonight. Seriously, I can't imagine a worse game for a striker to play in.

Absolutely appalling performance with one small, five-foot-five exception. He bailed out his team and his manager tonight. Big time.

tony1kenobi · 21-04-2009 10:07PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

George Weah would have looked like a donkey had he been playing in Bendtner's place tonight. Seriously, I can't imagine a worse game for a striker to play in.

Absolutely appalling performance with one small, five-foot-five exception. He bailed out his team and his manager tonight. Big time.

I never understood the reason before but....

.....+1....with bells on.

Dave! · 21-04-2009 10:09PM

tony1kenobi wrote: »

I think we can still get 1st.

The eternal optimist!

yahoo_moe · 21-04-2009 10:15PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Hopefully Almunia will be back at the weekend.

Fabianski wasn't perfect but his ratio was excellent tonight... the amount of times he was left exposed (and the amount of times Gibbs was played into trouble) was shocking.

How any central defender didn't expect Torres to be, eh, quick, strong and hungry is beyond me. I'm not saying it's easy to play against but it becomes a whole lot easier to deal with if you don't dally on the ball or play dangerous slide passes that only need an alert forward to turn them into suicide passes.

Hence why I'd rather the defence back before Almunia.

As an aside, I actually thought Song did well, despite what the scoreline would suggest.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 21-04-2009 10:16PM

I'm quite disappointed by letting in the last minute goal again, and also the poor performance in general. But when you think about it it's not too bad at all. Pool have scored 4 against Man Utd., Real Madrid, and Chelsea already, and plus we were missing 3 of the back 5. Also, the result was never that important in any case.

That being said, at the same time it should act as yet another reminder that it is essential to add defensively in summer and learn how to close a game off. If we can do that and keep the rest of the players things look fairly good....course it's never that simple.

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