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

wandatowell · 29-09-2012 01:46PM

I just dont see why you drop Mert when he's playing so well unless he's injured.

29-09-2012 01:46PM

Lot of poor performances today and those that weren't particularly bad were let down by the rest of the team. Cazorla needs to start shooting on sight inside the box instead of outside. Gervinho was so wasteful and I hoped he might be less so through the middle but it's not going like that.

emergingstar · 29-09-2012 01:47PM

Just a poor team performance today

29-09-2012 01:49PM

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Same old arsenal,once their favourites they bottle it,like Birmingham like every year we are in with a chance of the title in January.frustrating.

At this rate I don't see us being near the title hunt come January. We've two points less than from the 6 corresponding fixtures last season. Next match is against West Ham and if we can't beat them I'll be very worried, it would continue the pattern started against the two puke teams we played in the first two matches.

Sergio · 29-09-2012 01:50PM

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Same old arsenal,once their favourites they bottle it,like Birmingham like every year we are in with a chance of the title in January.frustrating.

A bit OTT in your analysis my friend.I thought we were sloppy all over the pitch but its still early days. We still look alot more solid than last year but it show we still have lots of work to do with our defending of set pieces.2 bad goals today conceded

L'prof · 29-09-2012 01:51PM

Hope the injury to Diaby doesn't keep him out for too long, he could be a very important player for us if he could only stay fit!

.jacksparrow. · 29-09-2012 01:51PM

Sergio wrote: »

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Same old arsenal,once their favourites they bottle it,like Birmingham like every year we are in with a chance of the title in January.frustrating.

A bit OTT in your analysis my friend.I thought we were sloppy all over the pitch but its still early days. We still look alot more solid than last year but it show we still have lots of work to do with our defending of set pieces.2 bad goals today conceded

Not really,2 wins from 6 is mid table form,sur not good enough.

Mickeroo · 29-09-2012 01:53PM

Deleted User wrote: »

At this rate I don't see us being near the title hunt come January. We've two points less than from the 6 corresponding fixtures last season. Next match is against West Ham and if we can't beat them I'll be very worried, it would continue the pattern started against the two puke teams we played in the first two matches.

Aye, I'm hoping we'll clean up against the likes of West Ham though. Need to go on a run now after today.

I think the Gervinho as a striker experiment is officially a failure, don't want to see him through the centre again He'll pick up a few goals here and there but he's not a striker.

.jacksparrow. · 29-09-2012 01:54PM

Graham sounness talks some ****

29-09-2012 01:56PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Aye, I'm hoping we'll clean up against the likes of West Ham though. Need to go on a run now after today.

Would hope so but the only wins this season have been against poor teams who try to play. West Ham under The Big Sam are likely to set up for a 0-0 like Stoke and Sunderland successfully did.

emergingstar · 29-09-2012 01:57PM

Least this thread will liven up now we got beat

emergingstar · 29-09-2012 02:00PM

As poor as I thought we were today
We were done by two sloppy set piece goals again
And missed a couple of easy chances
All in all were not far off

keano_afc · 29-09-2012 02:00PM

L'prof wrote: »

Hope the injury to Diaby doesn't keep him out for too long, he could be a very important player for us if he could only stay fit!

We cant be depending on him, he's not up to it by the looks of things. Midfield 3 of Jack, Cazorla and Arteta should be where we're looking going forward.

29-09-2012 02:03PM

keano_afc wrote: »

We cant be depending on him, he's not up to it by the looks of things. Midfield 3 of Jack, Cazorla and Arteta should be where we're looking going forward.

And Rosicky has to make the bench whenever fit, he's much more versatile. We completely lost our shape for a while after Diaby went off and never really got it back. Cazorla went missing for a while to the extent that I wondered if he'd swapped with Ramsey.

.jacksparrow. · 29-09-2012 02:05PM

Anyone listening to graham sounness,he serious hates arsenal,saying we are same ap always,players are afraid,nothing about only conceding 2 goals up until today,he irritates the life out of my brain.

greendom · 29-09-2012 02:06PM

Deleted User wrote: »

At this rate I don't see us being near the title hunt come January. We've two points less than from the 6 corresponding fixtures last season. Next match is against West Ham and if we can't beat them I'll be very worried, it would continue the pattern started against the two puke teams we played in the first two matches.

Really ? I still think there's lots to be optimistic about. Conceded 2 poor goals today it's true, but Mannone had very little to do. The options we have in midfield are great and i still think Giroud will come good. he did well when he came on today and was unlucky not to score.

.jacksparrow. · 29-09-2012 02:09PM

Why is graham and co saying Chelsea were brilliant,I can't remember Mannone been tested?cech on the other hand.

tayto lover · 29-09-2012 02:15PM

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Why is graham and co saying Chelsea were brilliant,I can't remember Mannone been tested?cech on the other hand.

Can't stand Souness.
The Chelsea defence was very steady while ours looked shaky throughout.
They easily cancelled our midfield and Torres looked like his old self.

.jacksparrow. · 29-09-2012 02:16PM

tayto lover wrote: »

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Why is graham and co saying Chelsea were brilliant,I can't remember Mannone been tested?cech on the other hand.

Can't stand Souness.
The Chelsea defence was very steady while ours looked shaky throughout.
They easily cancelled our midfield and Torres looked like his old self.

But giroud scores and its 2 all,and they show the other 2 great saves from cech,seriously they are wetting themselves over Chelsea,I thought they done nothing in attack,ridiculous.

iainconlon12 · 29-09-2012 02:21PM

Diaby out for at least 3 weeks

29-09-2012 02:22PM

Not really bothered by todays result tbh. Long season ahead with many twists and turns.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 29-09-2012 02:29PM

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Same old arsenal,once their favourites they bottle it,like Birmingham like every year we are in with a chance of the title in January.frustrating.

I don't think we were really favourites today. Chelsea have gotten off to the best start in the league. Fairly even I would have thought prior to the match.

.jacksparrow. · 29-09-2012 02:31PM

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Same old arsenal,once their favourites they bottle it,like Birmingham like every year we are in with a chance of the title in January.frustrating.

I don't think we were really favourites today. Chelsea have gotten off to the best start in the league. Fairly even I would have thought prior to the match.

Well this thread at the starts suggests otherwise,I had to keep reminding people we were playing the league leaders.

29-09-2012 02:42PM

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

I don't think we were really favourites today. Chelsea have gotten off to the best start in the league. Fairly even I would have thought prior to the match.

6/5 and 11/5.

keano_afc · 29-09-2012 02:48PM

iainconlon12 wrote: »

Diaby out for at least 3 weeks

Same ****, different season. I feel for him but it looks like he's just not cut out for the rigours of the game anymore.

Sgt Pepper 64 · 29-09-2012 02:56PM

Wenger summed it up, 3 shots on goal and 2 scored.
Chelsea hung on at times and if RVP was there, you would have probably won

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "I am deeply disappointed. We gave two cheap goals away, they had three shots on goal and scored two goals. It is unacceptable to give goals like that away in the big games.
"We lacked real authority and decisiveness at the back. We are a good side and that is what we have to take from the ganme. Certainly we can only blame ourselves for the goals.
"We were a bit nervous at the start I felt. We lost Abou Diaby early and that unbalanced us but we put a lot of effort in. In the second half it was all us until they scored on their first attack. Petr Cech kept them in the game and if we had scored the second goal we maybe get the third."

brianregan09 · 29-09-2012 03:24PM

Wenger out!

brianregan09 · 29-09-2012 03:24PM

Too soon ? lol

29-09-2012 04:15PM

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Graham sounness talks some ****

I thought Souness was spot on tbh. No one at the club willing to put their body on the line and fight tooth and nail for the ball when we dont have it. Few silly niggly little rash challenges today that gave Chelsea and dead ball specialist Juan Mata of all people perfect opportunities and per usual we were found badly wanting. Allowed too much time and space to Chelsea. The philosophy of the team has to change imo because quite frankly the defending today was nothing short of shambolic.

Barcelona have a philosophy where if they lose the ball they have to win it back within 6 seconds. If Arsenal are to be as good as them then they have to aspire to that just as they did vs Milan last year at the Emirates.

We can spend as much as Man City and Chelea on players but unless we are willing to change our attitude towards defending we are on a hiding to nothing. I thought we had turned a corner with Bould coaching us but it would seem its the same old story different day.

29-09-2012 04:17PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Same ****, different season. I feel for him but it looks like he's just not cut out for the rigours of the game anymore.

He is a luxury Arsenal can no longer afford though it probably wouldn't surprise me if he went on to another club and played 70 games a season for them.

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

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