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

5star02707 wrote: »

agreed, everyone was expecting Arsenal as favorites. I really hope this would push our team forward and want's to win. I do agree that ever since Campbell stopped playing we aren't getting enough wins.. Walcott didn't do anything for an hour, i like him a lot but he needs to step up! Welbeck looks really good coming from injury 2 goals in 2 games now. 11 games to go. 5 points we can still win this long as we go on a winning streak!

Well if we play like that...I doubt we'll go on a run...As someone pointed above after Leicester win we should have been up for it...

5star02707 wrote: »

agreed, everyone was expecting Arsenal as favorites. I really hope this would push our team forward and want's to win. I do agree that ever since Campbell stopped playing we aren't getting enough wins.. Walcott didn't do anything for an hour, i like him a lot but he needs to step up! Welbeck looks really good coming from injury 2 goals in 2 games now. 11 games to go. 5 points we can still win this long as we go on a winning streak!

No chance. A lottery win would be more likely IMO. If Walcott needs motivation after years at the club, then he has had that since before Christmas with us so near the top. Hopeless. Put Campbell in and Elnery and drop some of the others. Merts back. What's to lose.

emmetlego wrote: »

That was part of the debate on Arsecast. The rumours are rife, but they also make a point that Arsene is a football man, and they don't think he's work with anyone who was just using the club to funnel money through. They make the point that Kroenke is just not they type to force Arsene to spend money in areas we need most. I do agree with them thouhgh, that the next 8 weeks will tell whether he should stay or not, and the vast majority of fans will want him out if/when we don't win the league. FA cup won't cut the mustard this year.

He is not funnelling Money out of the club bar his consultancy fee

But by the club having a cash pile his other business can borrow on the strength of it

Koeman is the guy i'd like to replace Wenger. A no **** proper manager

I love Wenger by the way. But if you can't get your team to beat Man United reserves when you need to then I'm sorry but that's time up

I actually think the talent is all there, its just the attitude that is missing. Noone is afraid of playing ****e because who's going to give out to them? Sanchez is a franchise player for this team. He's been beyond brutal since he got back from injury, he seriously needs a talking to but who out of the whole squad would have the balls to tell what should be the best player on the pitch to get his **** together?

Position for position we're better than almost that entire united team on paper (De Gea, Blind and Lingard probably better than Cech, Gabriel and Walcott). We're desperately needing a leader on the field, Kos should really fill the roll but he seems to be very timid when dealing with his teammates. Cech does his best but you can only shout so much from the goals, you can't stop the midfield passing it around endlessly instead of attacking the box.

Vidal or someone of the like would have been excellent for this team, he showed a win at all costs attitude with Juventus that's desperately missing from this team, and that's been missing since Viera left if we're being honest. City have Kompany, Chelsea have Terry and Costa. You might not like them but they're the players who have the attitude to tell their teammates to get their **** together when the pressure is on. If Kompany had been fit all season we wouldn't even be in the running for the league. Chelsea have had one of their worst seasons in history but they still managed to roll over a mentally weak Arsenal twice.

For what it's worth I'd have Simeone or Koeman for manager, Viera assistant if he could be got back from New York

bad2dabone wrote: »

Koeman is the guy i'd like to replace Wenger. A no **** proper manager

I love Wenger by the way. But if you can't get your team to beat Man United reserves when you need to then I'm sorry but that's time up

Wouldn't mind Koeman myself

tayto lover wrote: »

Would Pocchatino leave Spurs for Arsenal?
Doubt it myself, they're on the rise while we're on the way down.
Plus he's created much of the Spurs team himself.

Is this the same downward spiral they sent us into before??

Gringo180 wrote: »

I'd be all over Vincente Del Bosque myself. Top top manager.

He's just as bad as Wenger for having faith in poor players.
Honestly i'd do anything to get Simeone in.

Like we'd have zero problem convincing managers to come here. Sure just look at last years manager wages.

1) Jose Mourinho - £13.2m
2) Carlo Ancelotti - £11.4m
3) Pep Guardiola - £11.2m
4) Arsene Wenger - £8.3m
5) Louis van Gaal - £7.3m
6) Fabio Capello - £6.6m
7) Andre Villas-Boas - £6.25m
8) Sven-Goran Eriksson - £5.9m
9) Jurgen Klopp - £5.3m
10) Laurent Blanc - £5.1m
10) David Moyes - £5.1m
10) Rafael Benitez - £5.1m
13) Walter Mazzarri - £5m
14) Roberto Di Matteo - £4.4m
15) Luciano Spalletti - £4m
15) Luis Enrique - £4m
17) Antonio Conte - £3.9m
18) Manuel Pellegrini - £3.8m
19) Brendan Rodgers - £3.6m
20) Roberto Mancini - £3.5m

Simeone and Löw don't even make the list!
He won't sign big players that we need but is more than happy to take a wage that high.

FixitFelix wrote: »

Really? You're talking like we are utter ****e! We've hit a serious bad patch but it'll end Wednesday

I've calmed down a bit now.

We need to remember we still managed to get into the top 3 with 11 games left.

Yesterday was a nightmare, but we are still in it.

The mystery is that we're scoring so little. Blaming the manager is all well and good, but Theo, Alexis etc should be raising their game at this stage of a title race irrespective of any other factors really.