Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 ( Mod Note linked in OP 29/12)

djan · 29-10-2015 05:06PM

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

Wenger on his options for right side...

"On his right-sided options at Swansea…

Campbell and Alex Iwobi. Santi can play there as well but he has become very important centrally. The problem sometimes is that you can destroy two departments if you move one player out. We control the ball better with Santi in the middle."

He is right. Coquelin and Cazorla simply must stay together in the middle as they are one of the most important parts of our game, especially when we sit back and hit on the counter as Cazorlas switch over of play and then pass to Ozil or direct to the wingers is something that we need. If we put Cazorla on the right this means Flamini in the middle. While he has score 2 goals that is all that he has done. His positional sense is non existent, passing is weak and as a break up player he does not do that well enough either.

I would be happy with Campbell on the right. To me he was one of the best players in the Sheffield game and even if he won't do as much going forward he still has that industrious side to him in tracking back and putting himself about similar to Ramsey, therefore keeping the balance of the team. I really think he is not as bad as people make him out to be.

djan · 29-10-2015 05:08PM

Double post.

Mickeroo · 29-10-2015 05:12PM

Campbell is a hard worker, and that is something that is needed if he's to help cover Bellerin while he bombs forward. I don't think he has too much in the way of quality but I'm hoping the rest of the team will make up for that.

The biggest downside to the injuries is we have no alternative to Giroud, while he's in good form it's good to be able to swap him out for Walcott or vise versa if either of them aren't working out in a match.

Nemeses2050 · 29-10-2015 06:17PM

Good Read about Fran Merida...One of so many footballers being impatient and never reaching their full potential...

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/fran-merida-exclusive-interview-former-152132239.html

Quazzie · 29-10-2015 08:06PM

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

Good Read about Fran Merida...One of so many footballers being impatient and never reaching their full potential...

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/fran-merida-exclusive-interview-former-152132239.html

Take him back, he can play on the right :pac:

On a serious note though that interview does to show that there is a lot more to football than statistics and mathematical equations. Behind everything are people with real emotions. This is far too often overlooked in football

ShoulderChip · 29-10-2015 08:10PM

Quazzie wrote: »

Take him back, he can play on the right :pac:

On a serious note though that interview does to show that there is a lot more to football than statistics and mathematical equations. Behind everything are people with real emotions. This is far too often overlooked in football

Football overlooks a facet of itself?

Quazzie · 29-10-2015 08:13PM

ShoulderChip wrote: »

Football overlooks a facet of itself?

gosplan · 29-10-2015 08:13PM

ShoulderChip wrote: »

Football overlooks a facet of itself?

????

Anyway to get pedantic, no.

Football does not do the overlooking. It's a facet of football that is overlooked.

efb · 29-10-2015 08:45PM

I don't care how hard a worker a player is, if they can't cut it, they can't cut it, but sticking in Campbell in Ox's role is the least worst option imho, it's not as if Ox was setting the place alight himself...

Bobby Baccala · 29-10-2015 09:49PM

efb wrote: »

I don't care how hard a worker a player is, if they can't cut it, they can't cut it, but sticking in Campbell in Ox's role is the least worst option imho, it's not as if Ox was setting the place alight himself...

Chamberlain did a job there and that's all we need out of Campbell as well until theo, Ramsey or the Ox are back. It's no big deal as long as Campbell keeps up his defensive duties.

29-10-2015 10:27PM

Could Campbell become the Coquelin of this season?

GeorgeBailey · 29-10-2015 11:13PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Could Campbell become the Coquelin of this season?

No.

Mr Blobby · 29-10-2015 11:13PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Could Campbell become the Coquelin of this season?

Honestly I'd settle for the Campbell from the World Cup.

29-10-2015 11:15PM

GeorgeBailey wrote: »

No.

A run of games could change an awful lot. I won't rule him out yet.

Bobby Baccala · 30-10-2015 12:36AM

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Honestly I'd settle for the Campbell from the World Cup.

He was great in the world cup, I think he just needs a solid performance to boost his confidence and we could see him come into himself. I was shocked by how bad he was against Wednesday but I've always wanted him to prove we was good enough for Arsenal.

Mr Blobby · 30-10-2015 12:42AM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

He was great in the world cup, I think he just needs a solid performance to boost his confidence and we could see him come into himself. I was shocked by how bad he was against Wednesday but I've always wanted him to prove we was good enough for Arsenal.

I wouldn't judge him too much by yesterday's game. Yeah he was poor enough but look at who he was playing with. He didn't really have anybody to play off.

He was being played in the centre if i recall so it wasn't his natural position. I'd say when he has a full squad around him he'll look a lot better.

Looper007 · 30-10-2015 07:48AM

Quazzie wrote: »

On a serious note though that interview does to show that there is a lot more to football than statistics and mathematical equations. Behind everything are people with real emotions. This is far too often overlooked in football

It also shows young players need to have a little patience and don't believe their own hype. I think that was Merida's problem, he wanted everything given to him straight away instead of biding his time (he even admits it himself). The same thing happened with David Bentley, who started to believe his own hype and look how his career planned out.

To be fair, most of our youngsters have their feet on the ground.

gosplan · 30-10-2015 08:32AM

Looper007 wrote: »

It also shows young players need to have a little patience and don't believe their own hype. I think that was Merida's problem, he wanted everything given to him straight away instead of biding his time (he even admits it himself). The same thing happened with David Bentley, who started to believe his own hype and look how his career planned out.

To be fair, most of our youngsters have their feet on the ground.

Bentley hated working at football. The professional side didn't suit him at all.

He basically fell out of love with the game once he was required to be very serious about it.

marvin80 · 30-10-2015 09:47AM

Interesting graphic ahead of this weekends fixtures:

https://twitter.com/PA_dugout/status/659791923532529664

30-10-2015 11:02AM

gosplan wrote: »

Bentley hated working at football. The professional side didn't suit him at all.

He basically fell out of love with the game once he was required to be very serious about it.

He's more of a GAA man these days

Nemeses2050 · 30-10-2015 11:10AM

marvin80 wrote: »

Interesting graphic ahead of this weekends fixtures:

https://twitter.com/PA_dugout/status/659791923532529664

I wanna see those across the bridge in bottom three...:D

tayto lover · 30-10-2015 12:37PM

Campbell was far from being the worst player on the field the other night.
He gets stuck in and is not afraid to tackle and track back unlike a lot of others.
He could work out quite well with a few matches under his belt.
I wouldn't write him off just yet. He was brilliant in his role in the World Cup and showed that he can play.

Marty McFly · 30-10-2015 01:41PM

So Barnsley's manager has been singing the praises of Crowley saying he's the most talented 18yr old he's ever seen that and the amount of appearances he made for them suggest it's nothing to do with him being terrible anyway.

tayto lover · 30-10-2015 01:43PM

Tomorrow we seek out 2,000 th goal in all competitions under Wenger.
Any predictions on who will get it?
I'm going for Sanchez.

Ken Shamrock · 30-10-2015 01:47PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Tomorrow we seek out 2,000 th goal in all competitions under Wenger.
Any predictions on who will get it?
I'm going for Sanchez.

Probably Owen Goal

Kirby · 30-10-2015 01:57PM

A long kick out from Cech. With his right foot. Which then hits a beachball and goes in. Off a streaker.

greendom · 30-10-2015 02:31PM

Kirby wrote: »

A long kick out from Cech. With his right foot. Which then hits a beachball and goes in. Off a streaker.

For EFB's sake the streaker is Olivier Giroud

30-10-2015 02:47PM

I've never been impressed with Campbell....has he ever done anything good while on loan? I can remember him playing one good match in the World Cup, was he good for the whole thing?

In any case, I'd be happy if he proves me wrong. He can't really be any worse than the Ox has been lately.

Mr Blobby · 30-10-2015 02:58PM

Basil3 wrote: »

I've never been impressed with Campbell....has he ever done anything good while on loan? I can remember him playing one good match in the World Cup, was he good for the whole thing?

In any case, I'd be happy if he proves me wrong. He can't really be any worse than the Ox has been lately.

He was good at Olympiacos and with Costa Rica.
Maybe he just needs time in the starting 11.

Bobby Baccala · 30-10-2015 03:03PM

Basil3 wrote: »

I've never been impressed with Campbell....has he ever done anything good while on loan? I can remember him playing one good match in the World Cup, was he good for the whole thing?

In any case, I'd be happy if he proves me wrong. He can't really be any worse than the Ox has been lately.

Scored a cracker against united in the champions league, definitely has a finish in him

Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 ( Mod Note linked in OP 29/12)

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