Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

thorbarry · 04-02-2012 03:15PM

Gervinho will have a tough time getting back into the starting line up considering the way Chamberlain is playing. Unless Chamberlain plays in Walcott's position where I have seen him play before.

I know Walcott got 3 assists today, but Gervinho final ball is a alot better than his. Gervinho and Chamberlain are 2 players that can really take on players, I think they could do a good job supporting Van Persie

Frisbee · 04-02-2012 03:18PM

Chamberlain and Gervinho should be first choice.

Walcott and Gervinho will be first choice.

thorbarry · 04-02-2012 03:20PM

Frisbee wrote: »

Walcott and Gervinho will be first choice.

I really hope not, although to be fair to Walcott, he did have a good spell a few months back. Maybe know that Chamberlain is on the bench behind him, will make him play better

Marty McFly · 04-02-2012 03:21PM

jordainius wrote: »

I'm not sure about that, based on some of what I've seen here and on other websites I reckon there's quite a few who want him gone asap.

You could be right but I do think the majority believe Wenger deserves more respect than that, plus from what I can gather it would have taken a brave man to take out a bin bag at the Emirates today.

jordainius wrote: »

A good day today, we should all be happy. But we should all know by now that one swallow most certainly does not make a summer when it comes to Arsenal. A bit harsh on Ramsey too! Today had more to do with Blackburn being terrible than it did with the team selection.

Yes we know it could just be a false dawn weve had many as Arsenal fans but one can always try be positive after such a result it was our first time to score 7 goals at the Emirates. That I dont buy one bit its down to Balckburn being terrible not at all even before they went down to ten men it was all Arsenal it wasnt that they were terrible it was that we controlled the game from start to finish when we lost the ball we chased it and won it back and when we had the ball we used it well. player like the ox were a constant thorn in there side but not only offensively he was also chasing back and winning the ball.

Ramsey maybe a bit harsh alright it was just a thought since we havent played that well in a good while and he plays in a pivotal role or this Arsenal side to tick.

batistuta9 · 04-02-2012 03:21PM

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Yeh it was a hoax I think the Mirror picked up on it first and from there it spread like wildfire, I think one thing all Arsenal fans have in common at this stage is that no one want to see Wenger gone mid season regardless so protesting whilst the players are on the pitch is never going to do any good.

yeah it'd be a stupid time to get rid of him and he at least deserves until the end of the season but that's another issue that's had plenty of airtime i'll call it, but their bound to know of the discontent among fans & it might actually be a good thing, make them realise that they need to preform better if they don't know already

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Have to say im delighted with todays result great performances all round now if we can perform like that week in week out id be one happy camper. Heres hoping this is a little kick start to get us going. Does anyone think dropping Ramsey may have been a key factor? I do like him as a player but hes been in poor form of late and had a lot of games for a player so young and after such a serious injury.

if we could play a team like blackburn at home for the rest of the season i'd be a happy camper

, not taking anything away from the performance or being over critical of the team but blackburn were píss poor - even with 11 - but your right it should definitely boost confidence & hopefully they'll kick on.
A united win tomorrow would be nice as well.

Not sure about ramsey being out had much of a difference, as i said blackburn were bad but i'd say he's played more games than wenger would've liked

Noo · 04-02-2012 03:22PM

thorbarry wrote: »

Gervinho will have a tough time getting back into the starting line up considering the way Chamberlain is playing. Unless Chamberlain plays in Walcott's position where I have seen him play before.

I know Walcott got 3 assists today, but Gervinho final ball is a alot better than his. Gervinho and Chamberlain are 2 players that can really take on players, I think they could do a good job supporting Van Persie

Hopefully now though walcott and rvp are starting the get the hang of it. Theo runs like a headless chicken to the goal line and crosses it to 6 yard box where rvp will be ready to pounce. When they do that it seems to work, why they cant get it to work more often is mind boggling.

batistuta9 · 04-02-2012 03:24PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Just home from work and i didnt know the score, saw 7-1 on SSN and truly thought it was the ladies team!

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Arsenal 7 (SEVEN) - 1 Blackburn

Love it :D:D

you know your teams been hammered when they have to put the written number after the numerical one on sky sports news :pac::pac::pac:

Frisbee · 04-02-2012 03:26PM

Sounds like Frimpong has done his knee in. Haven't seen it but it's just come up on twitter and BBC.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 04-02-2012 03:26PM

Frimpong has gone off with a knee injury this time. The lad just can't catch a break.

greendom · 04-02-2012 03:31PM

That cancels out the result at OT. Shame it wasn't against Utd though

Bad news about Frimpong. Poor guy

04-02-2012 03:34PM

Isn't Wengers contract up this summer?

If it is, I'd say he'll be legging it.

Frisbee · 04-02-2012 03:36PM

He signed an extension I thought?

emergingstar · 04-02-2012 05:02PM

Song was man of the match today, but what a different team we are when Arteta is playing
When gerv comes back I think chamberlain could drop out for a game or two but I don't mind that as long as he is ready to come on easy does it with him
As for park how bad must he be that he couldn't even get a run today, def a punt on a player that didn't pay off, strange one

ImpossibleDuck · 04-02-2012 05:13PM

Just looking at the rest of the games this weekend in relation to 4th place.

Chelsea are playing Utd so they're likely to drop 2 points at least.
Liverpool are playing Spurs and again a draw/loss is likely although they are in good form.
Newcastle playing Villa, will probably win because I think they've got Ba and Cissé back from ACN but a draw/defeat isn't that unlikely.

This could turn out to be a very good weekend for us. Leaving us just 2 points off 4th if Chelsea lose. If Newcastle and Liverpool win, Newcastle go 5th and level on points with Chelsea but we're still only 2 off 4th.

As long as Chelsea lose, it's looking pretty good. Breathing space would be nice though :P

Is it just me, or does Newcastle just not seem like a threat at all?

TBH, I'm keeping more of an eye on 'pool than Newcastle.

batistuta9 · 04-02-2012 05:52PM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Just looking at the rest of the games this weekend in relation to 4th place.

Chelsea are playing Utd so they're likely to drop 2 points at least.

I hope united win this, we haven't a hope of them falling out of the CL places so obvious enough of a reason

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Liverpool are playing Spurs and again a draw/loss is likely although they are in good form.

hard to know who to want to win this. L'pool haven't lose at home in the league but have drawn a lot - 7/11 so a draw is likely but i'd nearly prefer l'pool getting beat as i don't think spurs will drop out of the top 4 & don't want l'pool getting any momentum going in the league

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Newcastle playing Villa, will probably win because I think they've got Ba and Cissé back from ACN but a draw/defeat isn't that unlikely.

This could turn out to be a very good weekend for us. Leaving us just 2 points off 4th if Chelsea lose. If Newcastle and Liverpool win, Newcastle go 5th and level on points with Chelsea but we're still only 2 off 4th.

As long as Chelsea lose, it's looking pretty good. Breathing space would be nice though :P

Is it just me, or does Newcastle just not seem like a threat at all?

TBH, I'm keeping more of an eye on 'pool than Newcastle.

Ba's back anyway but might be rested i'd think, it's probably that they haven't been challenging for years that you think that. I think they'll finish above l'pool too, it'll be great for their fans to see european football back at the sports direct arena :pac:

emergingstar · 04-02-2012 07:24PM

Frimpong dOne his knee again today could be serious

cson · 04-02-2012 07:31PM

Nice.

It's been ages since we flogged someone.

A 34yr old loanee also has scored more in 4wks with us than our other two most senior strikers to RVP.

Marty McFly · 04-02-2012 07:47PM

emergingstar wrote: »

Frimpong dOne his knee again today could be serious

Ah fcuk hopefully its not to bad, was really hoping hed get some valuable experience at Wolves and come back ready for the first team he sure has the potential.

He must definetly have Arsenal D.N.A though.

keano_afc · 04-02-2012 08:22PM

Yes it was a fine win, but lets not get carried away. Sometimes I feel wins like this are a double edged sword; its great to hammer teams but I always wonder does Wenger look at this and say "its not so bad." Rovers were terrible, really awful, and had 10 men for a good portion of the game.

Big test next week, Sunderland are flying. If we're sitting here this time next week after another good win than maybe we can look at turning the corner.

gnfnrhead · 04-02-2012 08:28PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Yes it was a fine win, but lets not get carried away. Sometimes I feel wins like this are a double edged sword; its great to hammer teams but I always wonder does Wenger look at this and say "its not so bad." Rovers were terrible, really awful, and had 10 men for a good portion of the game.

Big test next week, Sunderland are flying. If we're sitting here this time next week after another good win than maybe we can look at turning the corner.

People are quick to get carried away when we lose, why not get a little carried away in a positive direction for a change? It doesnt always have to be negative.

emergingstar · 04-02-2012 09:04PM

I think coq will be a star when he gets back into the middle

tayto lover · 04-02-2012 09:13PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Yes it was a fine win, but lets not get carried away. Sometimes I feel wins like this are a double edged sword; its great to hammer teams but I always wonder does Wenger look at this and say "its not so bad." Rovers were terrible, really awful, and had 10 men for a good portion of the game.

Big test next week, Sunderland are flying. If we're sitting here this time next week after another good win than maybe we can look at turning the corner.

Yes next week will be a big test with a team in form. If we win this and put another run together then I would be confident of catching Chelsea and staying ahead of Pool and Newcastle. Very hard to judge Arsenal on today's performance as Blackburn are drivel and relegation candidates for sure. Delighted we won but certainly not getting carried away.

greendom · 04-02-2012 09:35PM

Blackburn were poor but let's not forget that not so long ago they beat United at OT and got a draw with Liverpool at Anfield. Fantastic result today. Agreed though Sunderland away is much more of a test.

greendom · 04-02-2012 09:37PM

emergingstar wrote: »

I think coq will be a star when he gets back into the middle

Seriously promising player and probably the reason why Arsene let the unfortunate Frimpong go to Wolves on loan.

greendom · 04-02-2012 10:03PM

Looking at Spurs and Man U to do us favours in their next 2 games. Spurs have Liverpool away and Newcastle at home. United with Chelsea away and Liverpool at home. It's not great to be reliant on others especially these particular others but needs must.

amacachi · 04-02-2012 10:04PM

greendom wrote: »

Looking at Spurs and Man U to do us favours in their next 2 games. Spurs have Liverpool away and Newcastle at home. United with Chelsea away and Liverpool at home. It's not great to be reliant on others especially these particular others but needs must.

Want to catch Spurs too, more like needing a favour from Pool. :pac:

emergingstar · 04-02-2012 10:06PM

I really feel we're on the cusp of something big with these players coming through and the all seem arsenal through and through, really exciting times ahead

greendom · 04-02-2012 10:07PM

amacachi wrote: »

Want to catch Spurs too, more like needing a favour from Pool. :pac:

I admire your optimism

tayto lover · 04-02-2012 10:27PM

Our next six League games are not easy. Wonder how many points we will pick up from these -
BPL 11 Feb 2012
v Sunderland (A)

BPL 26 Feb 2012
v Tottenham (H)

BPL 3 Mar 2012
v Liverpool (A)

BPL 12 Mar 2012
v Newcastle (H)

BPL 17 Mar 2012
v Everton (A)

BPL 24 Mar 2012
v Aston Villa (H)

L'prof · 04-02-2012 10:42PM

Vela scored against Barca, when's he comin back???

Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

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