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

L'prof · 13-01-2016 09:59PM

In bad need of this Elneny lad!!!

omega man · 13-01-2016 10:00PM

Always a sickner to concede so late but a draw at anfield is always a decent result.

Considering we conceded early, didn't play good at all and in fact we haven't been at our best in quite a while, that's a good point.

tayto lover · 13-01-2016 10:00PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Your boy Gibbs chronic as usual. He should be shown the gate and Ox not much better

Disappointed to concede the dying minutes but I think its a good result considering. The rest will struggle at Anfield.

I'm not worried about Leicester tbh. They've stumbled of late and theyll fall away. So long as we are equalling or bettering the rest we'll be fine.

I hate to see him coming on.
Gave the ball away loads again.
Lacks guts.

tayto lover · 13-01-2016 10:01PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Seriously does anyone know when Sanchez is back?

August if we're lucky :pac:

L'prof · 13-01-2016 10:01PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Seriously does anyone know when Sanchez is back?

Weekend I'd imagine, no?

emergingstar · 13-01-2016 10:01PM

Jaysus lads that was a cracker, with city drawing see ok

I said if we can get over this injures 3/4 of city we have a chance

Still two points ahead with Sanchez and elneny for the weekend

Happy days

Soups123 · 13-01-2016 10:01PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

No way.

We were Winning with 3 mins to go and everyone still knew the equaliser was coming.

We were dreadful for the last 20 mins when we should have had the courage to kill the game off.

That's not bottling that's football. Courage to finish it off? It was and end to end game of ball away to Liverpool

Did City bottle it tonight too?

JustTheOne · 13-01-2016 10:02PM

tayto lover wrote: »

August if we're lucky :pac:

Team needs a boost.

Sanchez is perfect.

emergingstar · 13-01-2016 10:02PM

Soups123 wrote: »

That's not bottling that's football. Courage to finish it off? It was and end to end game of ball away to Liverpool

Did City bottle it tonight too?

Cracking game

13-01-2016 10:02PM

Guys I reckon Liverpool will beat both City and Utd at Anfield so its so not all bad at the end of the day.

Skylinehead · 13-01-2016 10:02PM

Chamberlain was worse. Shocking.

gosplan · 13-01-2016 10:03PM

We got lucky in the last few weeks with the teams we were playing.

Tonight we finished well and scored three times.

I know people say 'oh we defended for the last 20' but Giroud can do no more after 70 mins, the only subs we have are Ox and Gibbs.

This is a threadbare squad that's always going to finish game poorly.

Over the next few games parity with City etc is a brilliant result.

Campbell awesome

tayto lover · 13-01-2016 10:03PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

No way.

We were Winning with 3 mins to go and everyone still knew the equaliser was coming.

We were dreadful for the last 20 mins when we should have had the courage to kill the game off.

Poor tactics sitting back.
Taking Ozil and Walcott off allowed us no out ball. Giroud was fcuked at that stage.

JustTheOne · 13-01-2016 10:04PM

Soups123 wrote: »

That's not bottling that's football. Courage to finish it off? It was and end to end game of ball away to Liverpool

Did City bottle it tonight too?

Yes courage to finish it off.

The last 20 mins we sat back and inevitably conceded.

Should have kept going for the 4th.

Anyway bottle probably too strong. Was just angry when we conceded.

Soups123 · 13-01-2016 10:05PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Poor tactics sitting back.
Taking Ozil and Walcott off allowed us no out ball. Giroud was fcuked at that stage.

Ozil was fcuked too. If we made no changes and faded people will still moan.

Lads we are top of the league, if you can't enjoy a game like that tonight on reflection you never will

wandatowell · 13-01-2016 10:06PM

Nobody concerned with Leicester????

Mr Blobby · 13-01-2016 10:06PM

Ox is sooo poor.
His entire plan is run - run - lose ball - walk back - run - lose ball.

Walcott was also very poor.

Soups123 · 13-01-2016 10:06PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Yes courage to finish it off.

The last 20 mins we sat back and inevitably conceded.

Should have kept going for the 4th.

Anyway bottle probably too strong. Was just angry when we conceded.

Fair enough on the bottle

Courage didn't come into it, we had courage to go from 2-1 to 3-2. Had we held on for 3 more minutes we'd have praised there courage

Skylinehead · 13-01-2016 10:06PM

wandatowell wrote: »

Nobody concerned with Leicester????

No.

emergingstar · 13-01-2016 10:07PM

I remember posting here saying Campbell won't make it all his does his run around and that's not good enough

I may as well get me coat for a post like that

keano_afc · 13-01-2016 10:07PM

We were hamstrung by having a paucity of options up front. Another night Giroud gets replaced by a striker and we can push on. Cant do an awful lot with no attacking options on the bench. Ox came on and was Ox. Fell over and gave the ball away.

We need some LANS. Or better still, actual signings.

JustTheOne · 13-01-2016 10:07PM

Soups123 wrote: »

Fair enough on the bottle

Courage didn't come into it, we had courage to go from 2-1 to 3-2. Had we held on for 3 more minutes we'd have praised there courage

Ah I have calmed down was just pissed we were so close to beating them in anfield.

gosplan · 13-01-2016 10:08PM

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Ox is sooo poor.
His entire plan is run - run - lose ball - walk back - run - lose ball.

Walcott was also very poor.

Walcott isn't a great winger..

Gibbs is a defender coming on for 10 mins in midfield. How can people give him sh1t over that?

Ox should be doing better in the final 10. Taking the ball towards the corners, winning frees etc.

tayto lover · 13-01-2016 10:08PM

Soups123 wrote: »

Ozil was fcuked too. If we made no changes and faded people will still moan.

Lads we are top of the league, if you can't enjoy a game like that tonight in reflection you never will

Wouldn't have taken both of them off, just inviting trouble.

tayto lover · 13-01-2016 10:10PM

emergingstar wrote: »

I remember posting here saying Campbell won't make it all his does his run around and that's not good enough

I may as well get me coat for a post like that

I saw enough in the World Cup to recognise a very good player.
He gives everything for 90 mins. Workhorse.

gosplan · 13-01-2016 10:10PM

And sorry but fcuk this talk of courage.

Fantastic first time finishes from Rambo and Giroud to level it twice.

Courage is standing up to that opening salvo from Liverpool and being cool under pressure.

domrush · 13-01-2016 10:11PM

Koscielny might be a great defender in his own right but he doesnt have the ability to command and settle a defence like Kompany does

Soups123 · 13-01-2016 10:11PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Wouldn't have taken both of them off, just inviting trouble.

Both had to come off Campbell put in a trogan effort, Ozil was wrecked. The crowd were always going to give them a lift the last 10 and Wenger had to prepare for that extra energy with the best options he had in the bench

emmetlego · 13-01-2016 10:11PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Poor tactics sitting back.
Taking Ozil and Walcott off allowed us no out ball. Giroud was fcuked at that stage.

Ozil and Walcott are not "out balls" though, Giroud is. I smell a row coming on, but I disagree on what you think an "out ball" is.

Overall, always disappointing to concede last, and draw, but a good game tonight and always good to come away from Anfield with something. Klopp has them well versed on how to press, and that upset us tonight.

I really don't get this Gibbs sub thing with 15 to go. I really don't see what he offers. Giroud was exceptional, despite THAT miss. Flamster was very good. Mert mixed the brilliant with the odd WTF moment. Ozil was inches away from some absolute brilliance. Joel is for me now on, an absolute starter. Great performance.

Overall, we're still very strong. And we're still top of the table. So of course, I'm happy, but it's somewhat tempered by that frickin last minute goal!

COYG

13-01-2016 10:14PM

Gibbs came on and actually kept that ball reasonably well. Ox was a shambles, just hunts for goals whenever there's a hint of a counter attack when we really need to hold the ball up and calm the game down a bit. I hate the phrase but he really doesn't have a football brain.

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

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