Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

pudzey101 · 11-03-2016 09:34PM

keep lukaku quite at goodison and we SHOULD be ok , i agree with weak team against barca the league is much more important and realistic at this stage .

Drexel · 12-03-2016 12:22AM

Full strength side in the champions league.

Can't just fûcking give up.

What Spurs did the other night was shocking. I would have been raging if I supported them

mansize · 12-03-2016 02:14AM

Drexel wrote: »

Full strength side in the champions league.

Can't just fûcking give up.

What Spurs did the other night was shocking. I would have been raging if I supported them

priorities... I'll allow Adele explain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08DjMT-qR9g

L'prof · 12-03-2016 08:22AM

Drexel wrote: »

Full strength side in the champions league.

Can't just fûcking give up.

What Spurs did the other night was shocking. I would have been raging if I supported them

I'd agree, play your strongest team especially for the 1st leg!!! A lot of the time when teams prioritise one competition or another like that, it backfires in the most spectacular way. If Spurs went on a bad run, it's not beyond the realms of possibility for them to fall out of the CL places which is exactly what Poch was trying to prevent. That said Arsenal are already out of the CL. Wenger gave them a 5% chance but that's being generous at 2-0 down against the best team in the world.

gosplan · 12-03-2016 09:45AM

I'd still be going with a strong team but resting one of Elneny/Coq and not playing Kos if he's available.

But it'd have to be really attacking. We'd need to be scoring 3/4. No Alexis, when he gives the ball away it will take about 10 mins to get it back.

Something like

Ospina
Bellerin - Mert - Chambers - Gibbs

Coq - Ozil
----Walcott - Iwobi - Campbell

Giroud

Resting Monreal, Kos, Alexis, Elneny, Welbeck (so they all start today if available)

Alfred Borden · 12-03-2016 01:15PM

This cant be real?

https://twitter.com/DarrenArsenal1/status/708625398112899072

Ardennes1944 · 12-03-2016 03:40PM

Norwich keep us in 3rd anyway at least

5star02707 · 12-03-2016 03:42PM

FA Cup, Champs League then EPL all in 1 week. I hope we are still in 2 competitions atleast :P

12-03-2016 03:59PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Norwich keep us in 3rd anyway at least

Fully expected city to win their game in hand, be 7 behind Leicester, and be their main challenger for the title. Crazy season.

FixitFelix · 12-03-2016 07:11PM

Basil3 wrote: »

Fully expected city to win their game in hand, be 7 behind Leicester, and be their main challenger for the title. Crazy season.

That was their game in hand no?

gosplan · 12-03-2016 08:21PM

So that's Chelsea out of the cup and Barry out of the Sat morning game against us.

Ol' Donie · 12-03-2016 10:31PM

The best days for Arsenal are the days we don't play on!

farna_boy · 12-03-2016 10:44PM

gosplan wrote: »

I'd still be going with a strong team but resting one of Elneny/Coq and not playing Kos if he's available.

But it'd have to be really attacking. We'd need to be scoring 3/4. No Alexis, when he gives the ball away it will take about 10 mins to get it back.

Something like
Ospina
Bellerin - Mert - Chambers - Gibbs
Coq - Ozil
----Walcott - Iwobi - Campbell
Giroud

Resting Monreal, Kos, Alexis, Elneny, Welbeck (so they all start today if available)

To be honest, if I don't see Walcott for the rest of the season I'd be happy. It's bad enough that a few others are having a dip in form, but no matter how bad they are they tend to play some role or have some impact on the game. When Walcott has been playing recently it's been more like playing with 10 men if he is on the pitch.

A few stats taken from the Swansea game sum up Walcott recently (taken from arseblog):
63 – Minutes played by Joel Campbell
131 – Minutes played by Theo Walcott in the last three matches (Swans, ManU, Barca)
56 – Touches by Joel Campbell today
34 – Touches by Walcott in the last three matches
33 – Passes by Joel Campbell today
21 – Passes by Theo Walcott in the last three matches
18 – Passes by Joel Campbell in the Swansea final third today…
4 – Successful dribbles by Joel Campbell today (of 5, led all players)
0 – Successful dribbles by Theo Walcott in the last three matches
3 – Shots by Joel Campbell today
1 – Shots by Theo Walcott in the last three matches (today was his first shot since Hull)
2 – Chances created by Joel Campbell today
1 – Chances created by Theo Walcott in the last three matches (also today)

Alfred Borden · 12-03-2016 11:24PM

Looks like we have a great chance to win the cup again this year. If we do, hopefully Wenger does the right thing and step down on the back of that high of winning it three times in a row. Its the highest he can go out now imo.

13-03-2016 02:30AM

FixitFelix wrote: »

That was their game in hand no?

Yeah, that's my point. City messed up their game in hand.....didn't expect that.

gosplan · 13-03-2016 08:46AM

farna_boy wrote: »

To be honest, if I don't see Walcott for the rest of the season I'd be happy. It's bad enough that a few others are having a dip in form, but no matter how bad they are they tend to play some role or have some impact on the game. When Walcott has been playing recently it's been more like playing with 10 men if he is on the pitch.

A few stats taken from the Swansea game sum up Walcott recently (taken from arseblog):
63 – Minutes played by Joel Campbell
131 – Minutes played by Theo Walcott in the last three matches (Swans, ManU, Barca)
56 – Touches by Joel Campbell today
34 – Touches by Walcott in the last three matches
33 – Passes by Joel Campbell today
21 – Passes by Theo Walcott in the last three matches
18 – Passes by Joel Campbell in the Swansea final third today…
4 – Successful dribbles by Joel Campbell today (of 5, led all players)
0 – Successful dribbles by Theo Walcott in the last three matches
3 – Shots by Joel Campbell today
1 – Shots by Theo Walcott in the last three matches (today was his first shot since Hull)
2 – Chances created by Joel Campbell today
1 – Chances created by Theo Walcott in the last three matches (also today)

I agree. I even posted the exact same stats in this thread a week or so ago.

But we've no hope against Barca. And if we have any hope it's a 100 to one shot and relies on them being a bit defensively naive and it being a massive pitch.

You'd be hoping Walcott has a good game for once.

Basically we're going to not have the ball for long long spells. I think if we're going to score it has to happen(or we win a set piece for it to happen) within about 20/30 seconds of winning the ball. We have to bypass the midfield.

mansize · 13-03-2016 08:47AM

I love gunnarsauras

wawaman · 13-03-2016 09:56AM

mansize wrote: »

I love gunnarsauras

Good man, must have been a good night!!!

FixitFelix · 13-03-2016 10:49AM

Basil3 wrote: »

Yeah, that's my point. City messed up their game in hand.....didn't expect that.

Sorry read expect instead of expected, and thought they still had a game in hand! Was getting worried ha

tayto lover · 13-03-2016 12:11PM

Anyone know what tv channel our game is on today please?

brianregan09 · 13-03-2016 12:45PM

BT Sports 1 or 2

Bobby Baccala · 13-03-2016 01:36PM

Ospina, Chambers, Mert, Gabriel, Gibbs, Coq, elneny, Campbell, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud.

Very strong lineup.

JustTheOne · 13-03-2016 01:38PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Ospina, Chambers, Mert, Gabriel, Gibbs, Coq, elneny, Campbell, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud.

Very strong lineup.

Towel thrown in in the league:)??

Skylinehead · 13-03-2016 01:39PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Towel thrown in in the league:)??

Champions League is next.

JustTheOne · 13-03-2016 01:41PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Champions League is next.

I know I'm just so nervous seeing our first team players starting in anything but the league at the moment.

Ol' Donie · 13-03-2016 01:48PM

Delighted with that lineup.

Need to get the job done today. Better start well.

pudzey101 · 13-03-2016 01:50PM

Arsenal v Watford

Line-ups
Arsenal
13Ospina
21Chambers
4Mertesacker
5Gabriel
3Gibbs
35Elneny
34Coquelin
28Campbell
11Özil
17Sánchez
12Giroud

Substitutes
14Walcott
18Monreal
20Flamini
23Welbeck
24Bellerín
45Iwobi
49Macey

Ol' Donie · 13-03-2016 01:58PM

All this talk of 3 in a row is all well and good, but Jaysus, it's not going to be easy. Everton and West Ham are very dangerous, and we defo can't take today for granted.

Despite the result at OT the other week, I'd be more afraid of West Ham.

13-03-2016 01:59PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

I know I'm just so nervous seeing our first team players starting in anything but the league at the moment.

With 2 weeks between league matches, you would want your players to be playing.

Pudders · 13-03-2016 02:05PM

Match sold out. Cue thousands of empty seats later.

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