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

JustTheOne · 26-01-2016 11:06PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Am i right in saying that's 2 years in a row they equalised against us about an hour into injury time in their gaf?

Not too mention the last minute penalties we gifted them in the cl when Babel earned it and when eboue gave away a 95th minute penalty in the league about 4 years ago.

27-01-2016 09:08AM

tayto lover wrote: »

Wenger is a company man. He's not going to be sacked ... ever.
Now if he retired which I can't see happening for years to come then someone will have been picked beforehand.
I never heard of any of those lads either. I would actually prefer an English manager who would bring a bit of grit into the side. By that I mean someone who's already in the Premiership.

Sampaoli is over that tenacious Chile team. I wouldn't mind him tbh

speedboatchase · 27-01-2016 09:29AM

There are always going to be options out there for Arsenal, especially as long as we remain a CL club, which is the only box Wenger has to tick. Simeone, Sampaoli, and Pochettino are all on Chelsea's wish list, according to The Times today (along with Deschamps), and I agree that either of them would be a great fit. But I can see Wenger getting another three-year contract and sticking around at least until 2019/2020.

Bobby Baccala · 27-01-2016 09:54AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sampaoli is over that tenacious Chile team. I wouldn't mind him tbh

Think he stepped down the other day. Plays some incredible football with Chile but hasn't done anything outside south America really.

emmetlego · 27-01-2016 10:05AM

Linked with Morata this morning...

Bobby Baccala · 27-01-2016 10:15AM

emmetlego wrote: »

Linked with Morata this morning...

Aren't we always?

Makes a bit of sense though given they now have 4 first team quality strikers. Surely somebody has to make way. A man can dream!

wonga77 · 27-01-2016 11:29AM

cutting it a bit fine on time if we were to get Morata, we can but hope I guess

cson · 27-01-2016 11:31AM

Would Morata really be a big improvement on Giroud though?

It'd strike me as a bit of a waste of £££s. If we're going for a striker you'd rather spend big on someone like Icardi imo - the potential to develop into a world class striker and is completely different to Giroud. I think Morata's had his chance at Juve and the fact they're bringing in more strikers is telling.

emmetlego · 27-01-2016 12:05PM

Yeah, his goals per game etc are not that impressive...

27-01-2016 12:29PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Jesus lads Liverpool are dire how did they put 3 past us:(

I never understand comments like this. It happens in football all the time, teams don't always play amazing football every week. That's why people watch football, it always has a level of unpredictability (except when Arsenal play Chelsea).

Just imagine Bayern fans sitting there watching an Arsenal match. "Jesus lads, Arsenal are dire. How did they put 2 past us?"

jonneymendoza · 27-01-2016 01:02PM

Basil3 wrote: »

Just imagine Bayern fans sitting there watching an Arsenal match. "Jesus lads, Arsenal are dire. How did they put 2 past us?"

But they out 5 past us in the return fixture..

27-01-2016 01:05PM

jonneymendoza wrote: »

But they out 5 past us in the return fixture..

Exactly......

27-01-2016 01:35PM

Some people were happy with the result against a terrible Liverpool team.

27-01-2016 01:46PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Some people were happy with the result against a terrible Liverpool team.

A terrible Liverpool team who played well that night.

JustTheOne · 27-01-2016 01:57PM

Basil3 wrote: »

I never understand comments like this. It happens in football all the time, teams don't always play amazing football every week. That's why people watch football, it always has a level of unpredictability (except when Arsenal play Chelsea).

Just imagine Bayern fans sitting there watching an Arsenal match. "Jesus lads, Arsenal are dire. How did they put 2 past us?"

Oh I'm sorry for criticising the team for not beating a very poor Liverpool team when we are meant to be title contenders.

sure going by your logic no team is open to criticism seems every team can loose.

Everyone should be a happy camper regardless of your teams results.

27-01-2016 02:04PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Oh I'm sorry for criticising the team for not beating a very poor Liverpool team when we are meant to be title contenders.

sure going by your logic no team is open to criticism seems every team can loose.

Everyone should be a happy camper regardless of your teams results.

No, that's not my point. No problem being unhappy with the team, or critical of their play.

You are criticizing the team based on how Liverpool played last night. Liverpool played well against us, but by your logic they must always play badly?

JustTheOne · 27-01-2016 02:08PM

Basil3 wrote: »

No, that's not my point. No problem being unhappy with the team, or critical of their play.

You are criticizing the team based on how Liverpool played last night. Liverpool played well against us, but by your logic they must always play badly?

Liverpool are playing badly on a consistent basis.

Why is it they played well against us?

Same with Chelsea.

Anyway when is it ok to give the team a bit of criticism?

27-01-2016 02:11PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Liverpool are playing badly on a consistent basis.

Why is it they played well against us?

Same with Chelsea.

Anyway when is it ok to give the team a bit of criticism?

Whenever you want, as long as it's not based on how our opposition played in a different competition on a different night with a different line-up.

jonneymendoza · 27-01-2016 02:26PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Liverpool are playing badly on a consistent basis.

Why is it they played well against us?

Same with Chelsea.

Anyway when is it ok to give the team a bit of criticism?

because we are crap

emmetlego · 27-01-2016 02:37PM

jonneymendoza wrote: »

because we are crap

Disagree fully. We're not crap. We're inconsistent, and we have had a lot of injuries that upset the balance of the side. Granted, they are returning now, so we'll find out how good we really are for the run in. But I disagree we're crap

jonneymendoza · 27-01-2016 02:41PM

emmetlego wrote: »

Disagree fully. We're not crap. We're inconsistent, and we have had a lot of injuries that upset the balance of the side. Granted, they are returning now, so we'll find out how good we really are for the run in. But I disagree we're crap

we are crap mate. against liverpool , chelsea and in the past, united, we gave up before the whistle is blown.

Skylinehead · 27-01-2016 02:47PM

jonneymendoza wrote: »

we are crap mate. against liverpool , chelsea and in the past, united, we gave up before the whistle is blown.

Against Liverpool where we went ahead? That's "giving up" before the game even starts?

Against Chelsea, Mertesacker's brainless red card ruined any chances.

Against United, we were 3-0 up within 20 minutes.

Giving up :rolleyes:

emergingstar · 27-01-2016 05:04PM

I think Welbeck coming back is gonna be huge for us

Going to be a very important player for the run in I think

Bobby Baccala · 27-01-2016 05:21PM

emergingstar wrote: »

I think Welbeck coming back is gonna be huge for us

Going to be a very important player for the run in I think

How so? He'll offer decent cover but that's about it imo.

27-01-2016 05:33PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

How so? He'll offer decent cover but that's about it imo.

Walcott is playing so badly, I really hope Welbeck coming back gives him a serious wake-up call.

Welbeck can offer more going forward, defensively, in the air and with his workrate than what Walcott has been showing.

27-01-2016 05:50PM

People who find Walcott frustrating want Welbeck. :pac:

DarraghF197 · 27-01-2016 06:24PM

Deleted User wrote: »

People who find Walcott frustrating want Welbeck. :pac:

And that people believed that, once everyone was fit, Walcott would be better than Giroud up front :pac:

Bobby Baccala · 27-01-2016 06:45PM

Basil3 wrote: »

Walcott is playing so badly, I really hope Welbeck coming back gives him a serious wake-up call.

Welbeck can offer more going forward, defensively, in the air and with his workrate than what Walcott has been showing.

Welbeck still couldn't finish his dinner and has a way worse first touch than Walcott.

27-01-2016 07:06PM

DarraghF197 wrote: »

And that people believed that, once everyone was fit, Walcott would be better than Giroud up front :pac:

How many games did he play through the middle? Could've sworn I remember him starting well.

27-01-2016 08:13PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Welbeck still couldn't finish his dinner and has a way worse first touch than Walcott.

I'm not saying Welbeck is a better player, but he's just as capable of not scoring goals as Theo is right now.

Welbeck offers a lot more in other aspects though.

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

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