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

Galvasean · 28-11-2012 01:22PM

I should be an interesting clash tonight; two managers who have consistently outdone themselves by punching above their weight on limited resources.

HazDanz · 28-11-2012 03:52PM

Hope we get through tonight without injury. Everton are tough tacklers.

It'll be a real defensive test too, should be interesting to see how we cope.

.jacksparrow. · 28-11-2012 04:11PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

I'd love to know who thought Man City vs Wigan is a better option than Everton vs Arsenal to show on TV. :mad:

Kind of says it all really.city are regarded as a bigger club now.

Mickeroo · 28-11-2012 05:03PM

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Kind of says it all really.city are regarded as a bigger club now.

I agree they're the bigger club but Wigan are in 15th and City are in second whereas at the moment Everton and Arsenal are two big rivals for 4th place playing each other with only a point between them. On paper its a more competitive game with more riding on it, which should mean more neutrals watching. I wouldn't expect Man City v Wigan to get precedence over two teams battling relegation either if you get what I mean.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 28-11-2012 05:07PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

I agree they're the bigger club but Wigan are in 15th and City are in second whereas at the moment Everton and Arsenal are two big rivals for 4th place playing each other with only a point between them. On paper its a more competitive game with more riding on it, which should mean more neutrals watching. I wouldn't expect Man City v Wigan to get precedence over two teams battling relegation either if you get what I mean.

Even if it was Spurs - Pool it would be more understandable.

Mickeroo · 28-11-2012 05:11PM

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Even if it was Spurs - Pool it would be more understandable.

Yea exactly, wouldn't have begrudged them screening that match at all.

premierstone · 28-11-2012 05:16PM

Lads what are ye blabbering on about, tee tv rights are sold in such a way that every team has to be shown a certain number of times, it has feck all to do with the respective matches and this decision was taken back in July/August.

gnfnrhead · 28-11-2012 05:18PM

premierstone wrote: »

Lads what are ye blabbering on about, tee tv rights are sold in such a way that every team has to be shown a certain number of times, it has feck all to do with the respective matches and this decision was taken back in July/August.

And there were no other times to give City or Wigan tv time?

.jacksparrow. · 28-11-2012 05:39PM

premierstone wrote: »

Lads what are ye blabbering on about, tee tv rights are sold in such a way that every team has to be shown a certain number of times, it has feck all to do with the respective matches and this decision was taken back in July/August.

But if you look up sky fixtures for the year it won't list what their showing for the whole season.They seem to pick which ones they want to show?

Pierce_1991 · 28-11-2012 06:35PM

emergingstar wrote: »

If ya think he is slipping or not, it's still an amazing job the boss has done for the last seven years. Very good read this

http://t.co/2wt7jndQ

“We are in a position where we can compete with the clubs for the transfer period. If you look at the recent years, we have lost players and not small players.”

Start with Theo please!

28-11-2012 06:58PM

arseblog ‏@arseblog
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud. (via @arsenal)
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Hows that gonna line up?

---Arteta ---- Ramsey
Walcott - Wilshere - Cazorla

Giroud

tayto lover · 28-11-2012 07:04PM

AdamD wrote: »

arseblog ‏@arseblog
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud. (via @arsenal)
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Hows that gonna line up?

---Arteta ---- Ramsey
Walcott - Wilshere - Cazorla
Giroud

Is Gibbs injured yet again?

28-11-2012 07:05PM

Nope

Substitutes: Mannone, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Coquelin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho.

MaxPower89 · 28-11-2012 07:18PM

Strange old team tonight, in Wenger we trust.

Podolski just rested?

robby^5 · 28-11-2012 07:21PM

Ramsey looked great against Villa (maybe because everyone else was so poor) but if he's played out of position again It'll be another tactical mystery from Wenger when Cazorla can play wide. I've been looking forward to seeing Ramsey and Wilshere in midfield, I think they could complement each other very nicely. *edit* Just realised Ramsey will probably be tasked with keeping Baines quiet.

Also no Podolski at all?

Unless it's an injury he really needs to work on his fitness, has only lasted a full 90 once so far and yet to do so in the league.

Pierce_1991 · 28-11-2012 07:33PM

I'd say we'll see ramsey out wide tonight

Arteta

Wilshere

Cazorla

Walcott

Ramsey

Giroud

iMuse · 28-11-2012 07:42PM

Podolski supposedly has a minor illness

Wenger tells French TV tonight that he plans to sign 2 players in Jan & confirms intentions to loan Henry - via

2 New players :O

.jacksparrow. · 28-11-2012 08:06PM

Where are the ramsey defenders?

28-11-2012 09:39PM

Cazorla Arteta Wilshere doesn't work. They've lost the midfield battle in every game they've played vs 10 men. Tonight they got outplayed by Gibson and Osman. That says an awful lot.

wonga77 · 28-11-2012 09:40PM

Toothless, not using Giroud enough with any meaningful crosses, and I just cannot figure out bringing in subs so late into the game.

28-11-2012 09:41PM

At least our rivals West Ham didn't win.

Pierce_1991 · 28-11-2012 09:42PM

Coq for Santi with 2 minutes left, good man Arsene

keano_afc · 28-11-2012 09:42PM

A kitten with ebola has more fight in it than we do these days. Another toothless performance. We have a striker who's strengths we dont play to, a passing game that has been stinking in the last 2 games and no options on the bench. Sorry state of affairs.

emergingstar · 28-11-2012 09:43PM

Decent point thought verm was superb

28-11-2012 09:43PM

AdamD wrote: »

Cazorla Arteta Wilshere doesn't work. They've lost the midfield battle in every game they've played vs 10 men. Tonight they got outplayed by Gibson and Osman. That says an awful lot.

I still think Arteta is being played out of position where he is and Wilshere isn't doing what he used to do. We need a proper defensive midfielder as far as I'm concerned, not the double pivot or whatever **** we play that leaves the defence utterly exposed the whole time. The last 2 matches we defended OK around the box but in the build-up we look awfully vulnerable. It's to be expected really I suppose.

28-11-2012 09:45PM

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Coq for Santi with 2 minutes left, good man Arsene

Should have done it 15 minutes earlier, Santi killed every attack we had in the 2nd half. He also has this incredible ability to ignore the first pass on the counter attack, cut inside, wait 4 seconds, then pass it sideways.

tayto lover · 28-11-2012 09:46PM

21 points out of a possible 42 = 50%.
Not good enough for Arsenal. We are dire lads. Going absolutely nowhere.

28-11-2012 09:48PM

tayto lover wrote: »

21 points out of a possible 42 = 50%.
Not good enough for Arsenal. We are dire lads. Going absolutely nowhere.

We're a couple of first-team players and actually playing to their strengths away from being very good tbh. Whether or not I see that changing any time soon though is another thing altogether.

Galvasean · 28-11-2012 09:50PM

Walcott 10 (4)
Giroud 7 (4)
Podolski 7 (4)
Gervinho 5 (3)
Cazorla 4 (4)
Koscielny 2 (1)
Chamakh 2 (0)
Mr. Owen Goal 2 (2)
Wilshere 1 (0)
Arteta 1 (1)
Mertesacker 1 (1)
Arshavin 1 (0)
Miquel 1 (0)
Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 (0)
Ramsey 1 (0)

(league goals in brackets)

Congrats to Theo on being the first to break into double digits for the season

28-11-2012 09:52PM

Galvasean wrote: »

Walcott 10 (4)
Giroud 7 (4)
Podolski 7 (4)
Gervinho 5 (3)
Cazorla 4 (4)
Koscielny 2 (1)
Chamakh 2 (0)
Mr. Owen Goal 2 (2)
Wilshere 1 (0)
Arteta 1 (1)
Mertesacker 1 (1)
Arshavin 1 (0)
Miquel 1 (0)
Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 (0)
Ramsey 1 (0)

(league goals in brackets)

Congrats to Theo on being the first to break into double digits for the season

At this rate he could be "Three-o Walcott" by the end of the season.

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

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