Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

1mcampo1 wrote: »

He was bought to be part of a squad that is on the up and up. City needed quality in depth juggling the CL, PL and the two cup's. And that's what they got in Nasri...quality

Exactly, city got what they wanted. But I find it hard to believe that nasri did (apart from the money of course :pac:)

Also hows clichy doing there? thats a genuine question, not a shot at him.

Nasri is not cr** and neither is he world class.
He is pretty useful and that is what City wanted to add to their squad.
Also it removes him from their rivals grasp.
They were fools to pay so much for him given how long was left on his contract, but then again Chelsea paid 4/5 times what Torres's form makes him worth and Newcastle thought all their Christmases had come at once when Liverpool bought Carroll.

City like Real a while back have lots of very good players vying for a few spots.
Barca IMHO don't really have the strenght in depth of bought in superstars.
Most of their backup are homegrown so they know the system and are probably more easily satisfied.
Mancini has actually surprised me and done ok trying to keep people happy.
I don't think God himself could keep Tevez happy sometimes.

Somethign has changed with the outlook of the Arsenal camp and maybe it does have to do with the new seasoned pros that were brought in.
Also maybe a few of the malcontents had left which helped.

jmayo wrote: »

Mancini has actually surprised me and done ok trying to keep people happy.
I don't think God himself could keep Tevez happy sometimes.

I've also been impressed with Mancini myself, especially how he handled the Tevez situation.

However they are still in a real honeymoon period this season and will hit a bump at some point as all teams do. Also as the season gets to the business end the players will all want to play in the big games. How he manages that will be crucial.

We've won 4 on the bounce now to move from 15th to 7th. Great stuff altogether. Scary looking at Man City though, the best we've ever managed after 11 games is 27 and they're 4 clear of that right now!

Premier League Record:

P   W   D   L   F   A  GD Pts  PPG
Wolves                6   6   0   0  15   2  13  18 3.00
Reading               4   4   0   0  11   2   9  12 3.00
Watford               4   4   0   0   9   3   6  12 3.00
Blackpool             2   2   0   0   9   1   8   6 3.00
Barnsley              2   2   0   0   7   0   7   6 3.00
Swansea               1   1   0   0   1   0   1   3 3.00
Ipswich              10   8   2   0  23   4  19  26 2.60
Wigan                12   9   2   1  28  11  17  29 2.42
Fulham               20  15   3   2  42  12  30  48 2.40
Charlton             16  12   2   2  36  12  24  38 2.38
Derby                14  10   3   1  27  11  16  33 2.36
Man City             28  20   5   3  51  18  33  65 2.32
Hull                  4   3   0   1   9   4   5   9 2.25
Birmingham           14   9   4   1  28   8  20  31 2.21
Leicester            16  10   5   1  38  13  25  35 2.19
Portsmouth           14   8   6   0  28   8  20  30 2.14
Stoke                 7   5   0   2  15   8   7  15 2.14
Everton              38  24   9   5  79  32  47  81 2.13
Crystal Palace        8   5   2   1  16   5  11  17 2.13
Nottingham Forest    10   6   3   1  13   7   6  21 2.10
West Brom            11   7   2   2  25  13  12  23 2.09
West Ham             32  19   7   6  48  19  29  64 2.00
Southampton          26  15   7   4  50  24  26  52 2.00
Bolton               25  15   5   5  46  27  19  50 2.00
Oldham                4   2   2   0   4   1   3   8 2.00
Swindon               2   1   1   0   5   1   4   4 2.00
Burnley               2   1   1   0   4   2   2   4 2.00
Middlesbrough        28  16   7   5  62  26  36  55 1.96
Coventry             18  10   5   3  25  13  12  35 1.94
Sunderland           21  11   7   3  35  14  21  40 1.90
Blackburn            35  18   8   9  63  35  28  62 1.77
Villa                38  18  13   7  61  34  27  67 1.76
Bradford              4   2   1   1   6   3   3   7 1.75
Chelsea              39  18  11  10  58  50   8  65 1.67
Leeds                24  12   4   8  43  25  18  40 1.67
Newcastle            35  16  10   9  50  32  18  58 1.66
Norwich               8   3   4   1  17   9   8  13 1.63
MK Dons              16   7   4   5  30  16  14  25 1.56
Sheffield Wednesday  16   7   4   5  21  16   5  25 1.56
Spurs                39  14  17   8  61  46  15  59 1.51
Sheffield United      6   2   3   1   9   4   5   9 1.50
Liverpool            39  11  13  15  41  53 -12  46 1.18
Man United           39  11  11  17  38  57 -19  44 1.13
QPR                   8   1   5   2   7   8  -1   8 1.00

This Season v Previous Seasons:

P   W   D   L   F   A  GD Pts
2011-2012:  11   6   1   4  23  21   2  19
2010-2011:  11   6   2   3  22  11  11  20 ( 2nd)
2009-2010:  11   8   1   2  36  14  22  25 ( 3rd)
2008-2009:  11   6   2   3  23  12  11  20 ( 4th)
2007-2008:  11   8   3   0  24   9  15  27 ( 3rd)
2006-2007:  11   6   3   2  19   6  13  21 ( 4th)
2005-2006:  11   6   2   3  16   8   8  20 ( 4th)
2004-2005:  11   8   2   1  31  12  19  26 ( 2nd)
2003-2004:  11   8   3   0  23   9  14  27 ( 1st)
2002-2003:  11   7   2   2  26  13  13  23 ( 2nd)
2001-2002:  11   5   4   2  24  13  11  19 ( 1st)
2000-2001:  11   7   3   1  22  10  12  24 ( 2nd)
1999-2000:  11   7   1   3  17  10   7  22 ( 2nd)
1998-1999:  11   5   5   1  13   5   8  20 ( 2nd)
1997-1998:  11   6   5   0  27  10  17  23 ( 1st)
1996-1997:  11   7   3   1  22   8  14  24 ( 3rd)
1995-1996:  11   6   3   2  15   6   9  21 ( 5th)
1994-1995:  11   5   2   4  16  12   4  17 (12th)
1993-1994:  11   6   3   2  12   6   6  21 ( 4th)
1992-1993:  11   5   2   4  14  12   2  17 (10th)

Rolling Season:

P   W   D   L   F   A  GD Pts
2011-2012:  38  19  10   9  73  53  20  67

Current Run:

P   W   D   L   F   A  GD Pts
2011-2012:   4   4   0   0  13   5   8  12

Galvasean wrote: »

and thumped a Liverpool team that didn't like the idea of having double digits worth of players on the pitch.
.

As a Liverpool fan - lol

RVP 11 wrote: »

Even Wenger came out this week with praise for Arteta.
He is easily overlooked in this squad, as he does a quiet but important job.
He has been as good as Fabregas for me, in a different way.

Totally agree, Arteta has been different gravy since he's signed for us, very under rated player.

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Wow this makes interesting reading alright. After our horror show at the start of the season we have recovered excellently. Cant believe we are only 1 point worse off at this time than last season. What makes it even more interesting is that in the double winning season of 01-02 we have exactly the same amount of points. :eek: Obviously I dont see us winning the title but is amazing to how seasons differ from each other on points required to win it.

it's around the same number of points in all the seasons we've finished fourth though

batistuta9 wrote: »

it's around the same number of points in all the seasons we've finished fourth though

We'd have taken that a month ago though

I see today that Arshavin has come out and said if his amount of game time doesnt improve he will have to seriously condier his options, No Arshavin please dont go your the one who makes the team tick;), if Wenger has any sense hed drop him straight to the reserves for a few weeks just to make sure he gets the hint.

On the plus side Wilshere PROMISES to stay at arsenal for the rest of his career !!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/07/arsenal-jack-wilshere-positive-xray

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Unfortunatly promises dont mean very much in football but I really hope he means that. Ashley Cole was probably the only player in recent memory to come through and really establish himself as one of the best, but we know how that turned out. Hopefully Jack will be more along the lines of Tony Adams.... in terms of loyalty anyway, we could do without some of the other stuff :pac:

I would normally be very sceptical aswell and ignore these kind of articles, but there is something very genuine about the chap and the passion and love he clearly has for the club, I think he could be an absolute Arsenal legend.

emergingstar wrote: »

Coquelin also gave an interview today saying he might leave in January he would be a loss I think

Surely only on loan though?

amiable wrote: »

emergingstar wrote: »

Coquelin also gave an interview today saying he might leave in January he would be a loss I think

Surely only on loan though?

Phillipe auclaire had the qoutes from the interview on twitter, even he didn't no if he meant loan or permanent

He is another one with only one year left on his contract come the summer so it is worrying.