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

tayto lover · 17-01-2016 08:59PM

What the hell has happened to Theo and Ox?
Both have had enough games to be leading players now yet they are seriously struggling. I would have Campbell ahead of both of them now. Both seem to be lacking in confidence big time.

emmetlego · 17-01-2016 09:08PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I blame Pascal Cygan for us not beating Stoke today.

Even that's more plausible than Giles's b*****cks! He's the major reason our threat was curtailed greatly today. The reason why Theo, Giroud etc looked toothless. All my opinion of course.

Looking forward to MOTD tonight, saw most of the game today between the gaps of my fingers. So glad we got a point, I hate the Stoke fans. That whole anti-Ramsey thing is appaling. A disgrace! Would have loved him to score a 93rd minute winner.

Not sure who said it today, but it was along the lines of: "they're still upset at women getting the vote". I had a dampness in the nether regions after reading that!!!

bad2dabone · 17-01-2016 09:22PM

Fecking Cygan! Even when it wasn't him I knew it was him!

17-01-2016 09:24PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Just listened back to Gilesy there.

Blaming a player who went off when were winning because we drew in injury time.

Blaming a player who wasn't actually on the pitch for conceding a goal.

It's bizarre.

I blame Pascal Cygan for us not beating Stoke today.

Have to disagree with you there. Surely Igor Stepanovs is more culpable in all of this? :pac:

gosplan · 17-01-2016 09:25PM

tayto lover wrote: »

What the hell has happened to Theo and Ox?
Both have had enough games to be leading players now yet they are seriously struggling. I would have Campbell ahead of both of them now. Both seem to be lacking in confidence big time.

Theo won't do well on the wing unless the entire team is set up for him.

OX disappointing.

17-01-2016 09:29PM

tayto lover wrote: »

What the hell has happened to Theo and Ox?
Both have had enough games to be leading players now yet they are seriously struggling. I would have Campbell ahead of both of them now. Both seem to be lacking in confidence big time.

Theo cant trap a bag of sand at the moment. Someone needs to have a word with Ox. Perhaps his old man would want to remind him that he is at a big club carrying the family name which tbf to Mark Chamberlain he is very much respected in football.

wawaman · 17-01-2016 09:32PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Was reyes not class for first few games?

No scored an og against Middlesbrough in a league cup semi

wonga77 · 17-01-2016 09:42PM

tayto lover wrote: »

What the hell has happened to Theo and Ox?
Both have had enough games to be leading players now yet they are seriously struggling. I would have Campbell ahead of both of them now. Both seem to be lacking in confidence big time.

I dont really use the term often but Theo is a one trick pony,running into space and using his speed is about the height of it. When he's good then he is a game changer but at the moment he looks lost, low on ideas and really not getting involved enough. Remember that run he made a few years back against Liverpool in the champions league, we havent seen that kinda thing or anything similar for ages.
Ox is baffling, he's young yet I know but hes also around the scene long enough to be putting his stamp on things, when was the last time you could say he had any influence on a game? Not for a long long time, he just doesnt seem to be progressing at all and its strange because he has loads of ability

Mr Blobby · 17-01-2016 09:51PM

wonga77 wrote: »

Ox is baffling, he's young yet I know but hes also around the scene long enough to be putting his stamp on things, when was the last time you could say he had any influence on a game? Not for a long long time, he just doesnt seem to be progressing at all and its strange because he has loads of ability

He has all the things you need to be a fantastic player. Pace,Strength,Dribbling and size. Yet his basic footballing ability is so poor which is very worrying. He strugglers with basic passing,defending and shooting, all of which he should have down to a tee training with Arsenal.

tayto lover · 17-01-2016 09:53PM

Mr Blobby wrote: »

He has all the things you need to be a fantastic player. Pace,Strength,Dribbling and size. Yet his basic footballing ability is so poor which is very worrying. He strugglers with basic passing,defending and shooting, all of which he should have down to a tee training with Arsenal.

I lost count of the number of times he gave the ball away today.
I thought he was going to be an all time great a few years ago.

tayto lover · 17-01-2016 09:55PM

gosplan wrote: »

Theo won't do well on the wing unless the entire team is set up for him.

OX disappointing.

He seems to have lost most of his pace too.

bad2dabone · 17-01-2016 10:39PM

Their form is worrying but I wouldn't be writing them off just yet

Ol' Donie · 17-01-2016 10:54PM

Ox banged in the winner in the Charity Shield against Chelsea.

Free season pass from me.

I thought he showed signs of improvent today. I think & certainly hope he'll come good.

17-01-2016 10:55PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Ox banged in the winner in the Charity Shield against Chelsea.

Free season pass from me.

I thought he showed signs of improvent today. I think & certainly hope he'll come good.

After having shown such good form that day he has been piss poor since. His whole body language is off. Appears to be in a sulk.

keano_afc · 17-01-2016 11:09PM

A point is a decent return there. We just have too many creative players out injured. Any team would struggle without Ozil, Sanchez and Cazorla. If we can stay in touch and get them back into the team, together, we have a chance.

emergingstar · 17-01-2016 11:29PM

How calm and composed does iwobi look

emmetlego · 17-01-2016 11:34PM

keano_afc wrote: »

A point is a decent return there. We just have too many creative players out injured. Any team would struggle without Ozil, Sanchez and Cazorla. If we can stay in touch and get them back into the team, together, we have a chance.

Agreed.

Who have we got?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdSAxDyaXkw

KaiserGunner · 18-01-2016 03:08AM

ronjo wrote: »

All this talk of our away games but we have 9 home games left

Chelsea
Southampton
Leicester
Swansea
West Brom
Walford
Palace
Norwich
Villa

we could easily get 25 points there.

Yeah looking at them fixtures there, we surely have to be aiming for maximum points there? Obviously Chelsea is the tough one on paper, but I wouldn't fear anybody else there. Improve our away form a bit and we could be looking good.

Glico Man · 18-01-2016 06:08AM

keano_afc wrote: »

A point is a decent return there. We just have too many creative players out injured. Any team would struggle without Ozil, Sanchez and Cazorla. If we can stay in touch and get them back into the team, together, we have a chance.

As an outsider I would definitely consider a point away to Stoke as a decent result, especially considering the players you had out injured.

Stoke themselves have a good squad, are playing some fine ball this season and have taken 3 points at home from City, United and Chelsea (no mean feat this season, but still). Liverpool, were lucky to get the 3 points, a brilliant strike from Coutinho late in the game salvaged those points.

Stoke are by no means a safe bet to get any sort of result away to, not only this season, but any.

northknife · 18-01-2016 09:12AM

ronjo wrote: »

All this talk of our away games but we have 9 home games left

Chelsea
Southampton
Leicester
Swansea
West Brom
Walford
Palace
Norwich
Villa

we could easily get 25 points there.

Hopefully Phil Mitchell is still on the sauce and we can nick a result.

ronjo · 18-01-2016 10:04AM

Nice to be able to clearly hear this at the game yesterday.

We've got Özil
Mesut Ozil
I just don't think you understand
He's Arsene Wenger's man
He's better than Zidane
We've got Mesut Özil

18-01-2016 10:08AM

ronjo wrote: »

Nice to be able to clearly hear this at the game yesterday.

We've got Özil
Mesut Ozil
I just don't think you understand
He's Arsene Wenger's man
He's better than Zidane
We've got Mesut Özil

Quite a storm being kicked up over that chant, stolen straight from West Ham. Of course they stole it from someone else, and so on.

DeclanRe · 18-01-2016 10:13AM

“We’ve got Payet, Dimitri Payet! I just don’t think you understand. He’s Super Slavs man, he’s better than Zidane. We’ve got Dimtri Payet!”

Ozil sounds much better

:D

DenMan · 18-01-2016 11:35AM

Great signing! Hopefully he'll unearth some gems for us. COYG

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/12104189/Arsenal-raid-Leicester-for-highly-rated-scout-who-helped-sign-Riyad-Mahrez-and-NGolo-Kante.html

tayto lover · 18-01-2016 11:52AM

That song the Stoke crowd were singing about Ramsey was disgusting.
A horrible bunch of neanderthals.
Can't wait for them to be hammered at our place.

greendom · 18-01-2016 12:08PM

If Shawcross and/or Hughes had anything about them they would publicly criticize those chants and say that it's really time for their fanbase to move on.

ronjo · 18-01-2016 01:14PM

greendom wrote: »

If Shawcross and/or Hughes had anything about them they would publicly criticize those chants and say that it's really time for their fanbase to move on.

Yeah but its all Ramseys fault apparently....... Cretins!

ronjo · 18-01-2016 01:16PM

tayto lover wrote: »

That song the Stoke crowd were singing about Ramsey was disgusting.
A horrible bunch of neanderthals.
Can't wait for them to be hammered at our place.

We already beat them 2-0 in September

emmetlego · 18-01-2016 01:50PM

ronjo wrote: »

Yeah but its all Ramseys fault apparently....... Cretins!

Somebody posted earlier that the Stoke fans blame Ramsey on Shawcretin not getting into the England squad because of that tackle, and while that's somewhat believable considering the fan-base, the real reason apparently is that Ramsey refused to accept a letter of apology from Shawcretin... As his prerogative!

The more I think about yesterday, the happier I am to accept the draw as a decent result in the circumstances. I also read a rumour on twitter that Ozil wasn't rested, but that he is leaving the club! Ah twitter, you never cease to amaze me!

gandalf · 19-01-2016 01:31PM

Good news confirmed today. Monreal signs until 2019!

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/01/monreal-signs-new-arsenal-contract/

He's been one of the most consistent performers this season so absolutely delighted he has committed to us especially with the rumours doing the rounds earlier in the season about a couple of Spanish clubs looking at him.

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

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