Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

bad2dabone · 20-08-2012 09:14PM

Lads the Sunderland game was a direct result of us not having a complete pre-season sorted out. A couple of mickey mouse games with the youngsters over in asia and then the match v Koln which was the first time our 3 new players played together. Sunderland had zero ambition to win the match and had most of the team behind the ball for the whole game, sure we were not incisive enough and Walcott was piss-poor, but there were some ok signs and if Giroud had slapped that shot home like he should have then it would be a different story but I'm confident that we'll improve this season over last season and I'm equally confident that Sunderland if they park the bus like that will make other sides drop points.

No need to panic after 1 match.

Maire2009 · 20-08-2012 09:15PM

20-08-2012 09:20PM

HazDanz wrote: »

Is that a joke? A win on Saturday would have put us a whole three points above relegation! Some difference that!

Mickeroo wrote: »

We're only two points off the top. :pac:

We're twice as far from the top as we are from the bottom. :pac:

The league position stuff is just joking but I'm not happy with a point at home to Sunderland. If we talk about a "big 6" plus Newcastle that we're happy drawing against we need to win every other match to be challenging. If we're happy with a point against Sunderland at home then we need to shake up our expectations. Having 1 v 5 in their half with 88 minutes gone at 0-0 and people seeing nothing wrong with that worries me.

Maire2009 · 20-08-2012 09:23PM

Apparently Sahin to be announced tomorrow - did photoshoot at Colney today.Not sure if this is real or a photoshop:

photo.php?fbid=10152030021665004&set=a.10152030021655004.882093.570795003&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

Maire2009 · 20-08-2012 09:24PM

Apparently Sahin to be announced tomorrow - did photoshoot at Colney today.Not sure if this is real or a photoshop:

tayto lover · 20-08-2012 09:42PM

Not too many "world class" players on show for Man Utd tonight.

KINGVictor · 20-08-2012 09:46PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Not too many "world class" players on show for Man Utd tonight.

Surely the new "Cantona" would show up at some point..

gandalf · 20-08-2012 09:49PM

I have to admit feeling really happy reading the hopeful posts from the united fans when RvP came only to be disappointed:)

Also I wonder what the little boy in Robin is saying now? Perhaps "oh bugger I think I have messed up!"

Thanks for the 24 million Alex.

emergingstar · 20-08-2012 09:55PM

He is gone and I seen enough about utd on this thread to last me a year

Back to arsenal please

20-08-2012 10:01PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Not too many "world class" players on show for Man Utd tonight.

Rafael Da Silva not start no? Fabio on loan at QPR of course

Soups123 · 20-08-2012 10:02PM

I'd recommend a read of the united thread for the last six pages, look how stupid and over reactive it is and remember it the next time it all kicks off in here, pure tripe being sprouted!

20-08-2012 10:04PM

emergingstar wrote: »

He is gone and I seen enough about utd on this thread to last me a year

Back to arsenal please

Exactly sure look there is 3 prongs to the story. VP willingness to go, Uniteds willingness to buy, and more crucially, our willingness to sell

handsfree · 20-08-2012 10:07PM

Having watched all the utd, citeh, Liverpool, spurs, and chelsea this weekend i would have to say that i think that we'll have a great shout at the league.

utd lack quality in both midfield and defence
citeh were pedestrian
chelsea were suspect at the back and looked lathargic.
Liverpool and spurs will struggle with their new high defensive lines.

We may not have been great but we created a lot and our team looks hungery for once. i believe song leaving will help us defensively. i wonder i bould singled him out. either way Im very highly optimistic to the point of exuberance.

premierstone · 20-08-2012 10:21PM

Sergio wrote: »

Must say im delighted with result tonight.Utd were terrible all over the pitch and fair play to Evertons felliani in midfield he was immense and made cleverly and co look average!

Hardly a feat, they are average at best tbh.

tayto lover · 20-08-2012 11:14PM

Never heard of this player before. Is he any good?
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/8006507/M-Bengue-claims-Gunners-interest

Galvasean · 20-08-2012 11:15PM

No goals for Rvp and he loses his first match?

Well a boo-hoo-hoo!

20-08-2012 11:34PM

Galvasean wrote: »

No goals for Rvp and he loses his first match?

Well a boo-hoo-hoo!

Neeson · 21-08-2012 12:34AM

That's dirty.

AnCapaillMor · 21-08-2012 07:52AM

The Guardians gallery, this weeks subject; Van persie.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2012/aug/21/robin-van-persie-the-gallery

greendom · 21-08-2012 07:58AM

It's seems that Mourinho really doesn't like Arsenal (or Arsene probably) He has apparently told Sahin that if he chooses Arsenal he won't be welcome back in the Bernabeu - (fine with me).

I was tweeting a couple of Real Madrid supporters and they seem to think we have a vendetta against them. Always selling our players to Barca and never to them. Apparently they wanted RVP last January. As if we were going to sell then !

AnCapaillMor · 21-08-2012 08:03AM

Mourinho and Wenger never got on, remember the whole voyuer thing. wenger was always bitching about Chel$ki and the whole financial doping thing which really annoyed Mourinho, the clandestine cole meet up didn't help either.

pandaboy · 21-08-2012 08:43AM

It looks like the chink in the chain for Sahin is the option to buy. It seems that Morinho doesn't want this for some reason?!?

RE: Mbengue, great attacking full back. Shows more physicality than Gibbs and great pace. A little sloppy at times when it comes to keeping the ball but he's always eager to win it back and usually wins the opportunity. If he comes in I wonder what will happen with Santos? Will he be pushed up further afield into a winger role? He's eager to get game time as he wants to break back into the Brazil squad, although with Marcelo's last season & Olympics I can see it being a tough road for Santos internationally.

Drexel · 21-08-2012 09:01AM

pandaboy wrote: »

It looks like the chink in the chain for Sahin is the option to buy. It seems that Morinho doesn't want this for some reason?!?

Hope it doesnt drag on too long. Would love it all to be sorted before next match. Think its important to get the team sorted and settled as soon as possible

tayto lover · 21-08-2012 09:05AM

The problem is again MONEY.
Sahin is on 120k at Real and Wenger won't pay anything near that.
Can't see this deal going through now.

emergingstar · 21-08-2012 09:18AM

No one reliable saying the deal is off yet

bad2dabone · 21-08-2012 09:24AM

120k a week for a 23 year old who's done nothing is bonkers wages I think.

woof im a dog · 21-08-2012 09:25AM

silly wages sure i'd say song was earning even less than half that

tayto lover · 21-08-2012 09:26AM

bad2dabone wrote: »

120k a week for a 23 year old who's done nothing is bonkers wages I think.

Agree, but can you see him coming down to the 55k Song was on or even 70k?

AnCapaillMor · 21-08-2012 09:26AM

tayto lover wrote: »

The problem is again MONEY.
Sahin is on 120k at Real and Wenger won't pay anything near that.
Can't see this deal going through now.

That has to b*ll*x, there's no way he can be on that, if it was a bosman maybe. Madrid spend stupid money at times but not that stupid i think.

tayto lover · 21-08-2012 09:28AM

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

That has to b*ll*x, there's no way he can be on that, if it was a bosman maybe. Madrid spend stupid money at times but not that stupid i think.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2191230/Nuri-Sahin-Arsenal-stalls.html

Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

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