Arsenal v Everton - Saturday 10 December - 15:00 (GMT)

[Master Splinter]

Despite Everton being rubbish last week, they can still pull good performances out of the hat. They'll probably just do what Fulham did and frustrate us.

With Santos out for the season, along with Gibbs being out for his career, it's most likely that Vermaelen will start at LB. Looking at how awful Djourou was in Greece, Miquel would probably be a more solid bet on the left, with Koscielny back to RB. But Djourou has been good recently apart from that dreadful performance, so Wenger will stick with him.

Szczesny

Vermaelen
Koscielny
Mertesacker
Djourou

Song
Arteta
Ramsey

Walcott
RVP
Gervinho

2-1 Arsenal.

[Marc Overmars]

Always expect a tough game from Everton but we normally edge them out.

I shall also predict 2-1 to the Arsenal.

[Cripps_orig]

Went to this game last season. The ref Lee Mason had a shocker. Everton are shit these days. We should win but never know with this Arsenal side

[milla]

Despite Everton being rubbish last week, they can still pull good performances out of the hat. They'll probably just do what Fulham did and frustrate us.

With Santos out for the season, along with Gibbs being out for his career, it's most likely that Vermaelen will start at LB. Looking at how awful Djourou was in Greece, Miquel would probably be a more solid bet on the left, with Koscielny back to RB. But Djourou has been good recently apart from that dreadful performance, so Wenger will stick with him.

Szczesny

Vermaelen
Koscielny
Mertesacker
Djourou

Song
Arteta
Ramsey

Walcott
RVP
Gervinho

2-1 Arsenal.

I'd rather put Miguel on the left, leave Vermaelan and Kos where they are. Djourou doesnt know how to play at right back. Bear in mind the same line up will likely start against Citeh as well, can you imagine Djourou vs Balotelli or Silva :faint:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

4-0 to us

[Syn]

We will utterly embarrass them. We will sleep with their women. We will take their jobs. We will shit in their gardens. And then we'll play football and win 4-0. Van Persie (2), Walcott (2)

[LDG]

I'm blaming you and CTG if we don't win 4-0 now.

[Syn]

Fair enough. And I will blame you if we don't sleep with their women.

[Marc Overmars]

Sleeping with Scouse women. :bow:

[LDG]

I'm up for that tbf.

Just got to decide which statue to do it up against.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I hope we score more goals than they do.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm up for that tbf.

Just got to decide which statue to do it up against.

Chamakh.

[LDG]

Chamakh.

:lol:

[Master Splinter]

I have revised my prediction to 4-0.

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may need to promote 17-year-old Swiss defender Martin Angha to the first team to face Everton on Saturday because he is so short of recognised full-backs.
Full story: Daily Mail

yay another swiss defender

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I'm blaming you and CTG if we don't win 4-0 now.

Deal.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Sleeping with Scouse women. :bow:

Kinky sex. . . .butterfly knives under the pillow :bow:

[tigerthesmurf85]

Big game. I can see this being a tricky one. Who's going to play left-back? Vermaelen or Miquel?

[GP]

I hope we smash their back doors in.

[Ollie the Optimist]

to anyone going to this, club are doing celerations on ptich etc for 125th anniversary from about 2.15

[Letters]

are they? might get there a bit early then. although it'll be cold so maybe i won't.

Got a bad feeling about tomorrow :unsure:

[PGFC]

No Rodwell for the scouse monkeys so no excuses now <_<

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal v Everton

Arsenal may have lost in the Champions League in midweek but forget about that, manager Arsene Wenger took the chance to rest a few players and I've no problem with that.

The fact is Arsenal are back at home, they are going well, and with Manchester United showing a few frailties in a few competitions the Gunners will want to keep chipping away and getting results. They've done extremely well of late and even though you feel that they are still vulnerable against the top teams they are still a good side and have shown that with a fine run of form.

Everton, on the other hand, were disappointing in the extreme against Stoke last week. I don't think they had a shot on goal and City easily kept them at bay.

This is a completely different fixture in that having enjoyed most of the ball last week, Everton will have to go long periods without it this week. Even so, and while Everton always give Arsenal a good game, I think the Gunners will just have too much quality.

Prediction: 2-0


Lawros view

[Master Splinter]

Rodwell monkey <_<

Racist.

[Master Splinter]

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/498x334/dec_11/zp_135454674SM003_Arsenal_Trai_6717.jpg?ic=f9229fT

"I scored from that spot last week in training."

[LDG]

Fabianski and Mannone out. Almunia in squad.:haha::ilt:

[Cripps_orig]

We dont need another keeper

:Ollie:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Along with Rodwell being out for Everton, I think Osman might be too.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We dont need another keeper

:Ollie:

We just need to know the way home.

[Ollie the Optimist]

We dont need another keeper

:Ollie:

ive never said that. what i have said is that we dont need a new keeper to replace chesney. never said we dont need a back up keeper

[Ollie the Optimist]

from john cross on twitter, events on the pitch from 1.30. bands, legends etc

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Howard Webb is the ref today, apparently. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

And John Motson is the commentator for MOTD. :rose:

At least he won't be having a heart attack every time Lenin or Bale touch the ball.

[IBK]

I reckon Almunia is OK for a back up keeper.

[milla]

I reckon Almunia is OK for a back up keeper.

You reckon..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LOVw09sNDg&feature=related

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Arsenal back on TV over here, after the TVgods decided we werent good enough last week (showed fucking the Scum though)

[Master Splinter]

Szczesny, Djourou, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Gervinho, Walcott, Van Persie.

Substitutes: Almunia, Miquel, Frimpong, Benayoun, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The team picked itself tbf.

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Arteta, Song, Walcott, Ramsey, Gervinho, van Persie. Subs: Almunia, Rosicky, Arshavin, Frimpong, Chamakh, Benayoun, Miquel.

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Jagielka, Baines, Coleman, Neville, Fellaini, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill, Saha. Subs: Mucha, Stracqualursi, Distin, Gueye, Barkley, Vellios, McAleny.

Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

[Master Splinter]

REF: HOWARD WEBB.

[Master Splinter]

Anon via text: "I think that 20,000th goal could be scored today if Van Persie's up against Tony Hibbert..."

It wasn't me, so well done Maccy.

[Niall_Quinn]

The team picked itself tbf.

Apart from Chamakh on the bench which is cuntishly stupid. Why not Ox? Why not Park? At least they have a chance (slim or otherwise) of making a difference when they come on, whereas Chamakh is a steaming pile of useless shite. Waste of a place on the bench. Very fucking stupid to still be including the cunt, almost as if nobody has seen his last 50 dog shit performances.

[GP]

Gimme a stream, bitches.

[milla]

Bobby Pires :bow:

[milla]

Gimme a stream, bitches.

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=134407&part=sports

[Japan Shaking All Over]

REF: HOWARD WEBB.

Who?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Great tackle

[Master Splinter]

Good tackle from Vermaelen.

[Master Splinter]

Who?

Useless policeman.

Even worse referee.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Just realised
our defence = 4 CBs
got to be a first?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Nice

[GP]

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=134407&part=sports

Thanks, bitch :good:

[Master Splinter]

Just realised
our defence = 4 CBs
got to be a first?

We had four versus Man City in the Cup last week.

[GP]

Saha injured?

That's unusual...

[Master Splinter]

Saha takes out Djourou and injures himself in the process.

Djourou probably injured too.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

What ex players attended the celebrations?
was Paddy there or is his main job now being a Cireh WUM?

[Master Splinter]

Howard Webb with a great block for us.

Webb :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Theo the new Ade :doh:.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

We had four versus Man City in the Cup last week.

Quite a while back then? :getcoat:

[Cripps_orig]

Mertesacker :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcott is just a fuck up! 3 times offside and then bottles it. Get you act together!

[Master Splinter]

:doh:

Walcott squares when he should have scored then Gervinho fucks up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Theo :doh:

Hibbert :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Arteta booked.

Koscielny beat Cahill in the air :bow:.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Walcott has just provided NQ with the excuse to batter him to death for te next month f Sundays

[GP]

Theo :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Theo has become a bigger pussy than Chamakh in front of goal.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

MS difficult to sauy Gerv fucked it up. . . .he must have been as surprised as the whole country to see the ball come his way

[Master Splinter]

Webb doesn't book Baines now for a similarly cynical challenge as Arteta.

World's best ref :bow:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcott has just provided NQ with the excuse to batter him to death for te next month f Sundays

You don't need any excuses to say it when he fucks up. If he scores then that's a different thing again.

[Master Splinter]

MS difficult to sauy Gerv fucked it up. . . .he must have been as surprised as the whole country to see the ball come his way

He would have fucked it up anyway, even without Hibbert getting back tbf.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Its coming. . .offside?

[Master Splinter]

Everton to score a wonder goal any minute now after our poor decision making.

[Niall_Quinn]

Its coming. . .offside?

Maybe by an inch. Bad ref, bad linesman.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

And Merts wasnt fouled?

[Niall_Quinn]

Dive! Webb happy to give it.

[Syn]

No composure with the final ball from Walcott or Gervinho.

Panicking like schoolboys.

[Master Splinter]

We get booked on first offence.

Everton on their fifth.

Webb :bow:.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Maybe by an inch. Bad ref, bad linesman.

Just got told by Trevor Francis that Webb is the best ref in the world and the linesman is a bit tasty too homo!

[Power n Glory]

Walcott is just a fuck up! 3 times offside and then bottles it. Get you act together!

He's not shooting with his left foot. Easier to square it. Gervinho was sleep walking.

[Syn]

Van Persie :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

He's not shooting with his left foot. Easier to square it. Gervinho was sleep walking.

Nah, this kid should be 100 miles ahead of where he is now. 150 appearances and he's still playing like a novice. Time for him to step up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Holy fuck, Ramsey over. Will we pay for this sloppiness in front of goal?

[Master Splinter]

FFS.

Should be 4-0 at least.

Arsenal :doh:.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

How many chances?

[Niall_Quinn]

Now Gerv fucks up 1-on-1. FFS!

[fakeyank]

We are going to lose this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll never score.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Now Gerv fucks up 1-on-1. FFS!

Tadge harsh!

[Niall_Quinn]

We'll never score.

We're so much better than this lot, we'll win it eventually, once we stop fucking around.

[Master Splinter]

Why isn't Cahill booked for that?

Webb is an utter retard.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Although it nay have been easier to score than not!

[Power n Glory]

Nah, this kid should be 100 miles ahead of where he is now. 150 appearances and he's still playing like a novice. Time for him to step up.

How many 22 year olds you know that play that many games at a high level? He's doing better most. You just saw that one on one Gervinho hit at the keeper right? Went for it with his right foot and it was similar situation to Walcott's.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcott - he just doesn't use his brain.

[Niall_Quinn]

Trevor Francis - LOL. What a cunt.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

You cant fault Gerv's running!

[Niall_Quinn]

You cant fault Gerv's running!

Or his covering back. But awful at the vital moments.

LOL, Webb books Ramsey but Coleman allowed away with it.

[Power n Glory]

Walcott - he just doesn't use his brain.

That's just lazy analysis and your not using yours.

[fakeyank]

Gervinho is pretty good in fifa.. don't know why he is shit in real life

[Master Splinter]

Commentator's laughing off the fact that Webb is inconsistent with his cards and that Coleman should be off.

[Master Splinter]

RVP having a shocker.

[KESSLER]

van persie playing like the white heskey today

[Power n Glory]

Why pass it back, Ramsey?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Webb's gran is a scouser and its her birthday

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo suddenly wakes up. At last.

[KESSLER]

walcott should be trying to score from the byline according to the retard commentator

[Power n Glory]

Theo suddenly wakes up. At last.

Bollocks.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bollocks.

Yeah, we need an end product from time to time or else what's the point? It's not ballet dancing, no points for style either.

[Niall_Quinn]

Like that crappy cross he's just put in when unchallenged. Dire.

[Cripps_orig]

Another crap performance?

I blame the board

:NQ:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Apart from his first wrong decision. . . , Walcott has played well. . .think Arteta is finding his passing more and more

[Niall_Quinn]

And again, Walcott.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Damn.

[Niall_Quinn]

Apart from his first wrong decision. . . , Walcott has played well. . .think Arteta is finding his passing more and more

He's been involved - doesn't mean he's played well because clearly he hasn't.

[Niall_Quinn]

0-0 HT, should be at least 2-0.

[Power n Glory]

Yeah, we need an end product from time to time or else what's the point? It's not ballet dancing, no points for style either.

Your talking bollocks because it's one of those games where a few key playere getting it wrong. Ramsey passes it back instead of shooting but you say nothing. RVP gets the timing of his run all wrong for Gerv's pass...nothing about his brain and decision making.

Tired of people repeating stuff they've heard others say in the press. It's just bloody lazy.

[Cripps_orig]

Apart from his first wrong decision. . . , Walcott has played well. . .think Arteta is finding his passing more and morePretty much

Keeps playing as he is and he'll eventually score or assist one

Best player so far

0-0 HT

[Niall_Quinn]

Another crap performance?

I blame the board

:NQ:

You;re the first person to mention the board in this thread.

[Niall_Quinn]

Your talking bollocks because it's one of those games where a few key playere getting it wrong. Ramsey passes it back instead of shooting but you say nothing. RVP gets the timing of his run all wrong for Gerv's pass...nothing about his brain and decision making.

Tired of people repeating stuff they've heard others say in the press. It's just bloody lazy.

Oh okay, he's a great decision maker, his footballing brain is his primary asset and he's lethal in front of goal. Let's say that, even though it's anything but true.

[Joker]

Another shit performance at home. We look so turgid and laboured these days, something which has been overlooked because we've picked up wins recently. RVP is having a shocker, he's done very well this season in terms of goals but his all round play has been mediocre for a while. It doesn't matter so much when other players are offering creativity from midfield, but given our midfield is so lacklustre and the wide players are inconsistent, we need our main striker to take some of the slack in terms of creating and instigating chances, and he's failed miserably at that.

[Niall_Quinn]

Back 4 have played well, Arteta good, Ramsey sloppy, Song 50/50, Gerv and Theo wasteful as always, RvP with his worst half in a long time. But we are still well on top of them. If the defence can avoid mistakes we should sneak a goal and win it.

[Syn]

Midfield 3 very good. Ramsey, Arteta excellent and we've created many openings because we're winning the ball in midfield and getting it quickly forward.

The movement of the front three is very good but they keep getting the final ball completely wrong - especially Theo and Gervinho.

And it wasn't difficult to get it right on quite a few occasions.

We had a chance to get a solid lead and blew it. The second half will probably be much harder.

I wouldn't make any changes atm - just hope one of the Walcott/Gervinho chances fall to Van Persie.

[Master Splinter]

The most one-sided 0-0 since.......well all the other 0-0s where we've battered teams and been embarrassingly wasteful in the box.

[Niall_Quinn]

but his all round play has been mediocre for a while

Oh dear. Positionally he's probably the best in the league. Apart from this one game he's been holding up and distributing the ball brilliantly. He's even been good in the air. Not sure how much more the guy could do, he's got it all.

[Joker]

Let's not pretend we've played well though. Everton are actually not playing anywhere near as well as they played last season, and the fact that they've been relatively comfortable says a lot about our lack of teeth in the final third.

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's not pretend we've played well though. Everton are actually not playing anywhere near as well as they played last season, and the fact that they've been relatively comfortable says a lot about our lack of teeth in the final third.

They've been comfortable to the extent we'd be 4-0 with a little more care in front of goal.

[Power n Glory]

Oh okay, he's a great decision maker, his footballing brain is his primary asset and he's lethal in front of goal. Let's say that, even though it's anything but true.

Some middle ground. Use your brain.

With every wrong move from Walcott leads to some stupid comment about his brain. As soon as he does something good...'oh he's woken up'. It's bollocks.

[Syn]

They've been comfortable to the extent we'd be 4-0 with a little more care in front of goal.

He's attention-seeking or thick as shit. Just ignore it.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Going to be a different second half. . . .mark my words. . .

[Joker]

He's attention-seeking or thick as shit. Just ignore it.

Bullshit, anyone who's watched the match will know we've struggled to really breakthrough Everton's defence. Yes, we've had a few openings, but hardly any of them clear-cut. Unless you're watching the game through rose-tinted specs, you'd know that there is a serious lack of creativity in the Arsenal team at the moment, something that was unthinkable a few seasons ago. We've had so many games like this this season, where you can't really see a goal coming unless the opposition make a mistake.

[Syn]

Bullshit, anyone who's watched the match will know we've struggled to really breakthrough Everton's defence.

I watched the match. And we have had good chances to score but the finishing/final ball has been off.

You're talking garbage.

[AKBapologist]

any streams?

[Master Splinter]

Theo's done a Vidic.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Walcott tackled by the pitch. . . .not uding his brain :clap:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

I watched the match. And we have had good chances to score but the finishing/final ball has been off.

You're talking garbage.

You new around here?

[fakeyank]

Walcott n Gervinho in a competition to be the worst player on the pitch

[Syn]

FFS Van Persie totally fucked that up. He could've played in Ramsey.

[Master Splinter]

Cahill's boot comes off :lol:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Howard Webb WTF?

[Cripps_orig]

Well played Webb

[Master Splinter]

It's an offside battle.

We lead 12-5.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Adidas and Nike have managed to introduce a new rule. Boot stops play, close up of boot.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Walcott n Gervinho in a competition to be the worst player on the pitch

:yawn:

[Master Splinter]

Theo sends one to Angel.

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo LOL.

[fakeyank]

Holy fucking shit theo.. terrible player!

[Master Splinter]

Theo turns into Henry :bow:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlucky Theo that time though.

[Master Splinter]

RVP :doh:.

[Cripps_orig]

Theo turns into Henry :bow:.Hes going to lie about signing his last ever contract and then join Barca as well?

[GP]

Walcott :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck off, never a foul.

[Cripps_orig]

Everton looking pretty comfortable apparently

Time for a change.

Time for Chamakh and lump it up to him

[Niall_Quinn]

Everton hanging on by the skin of their teeth - we must score.

[fakeyank]

Hes going to lie about signing his last ever contract and then join Barca as well? I'll be damned if a team like barca would want someone as terrible as Walcott! But then they signed hleb from us so fingers crossed they take this shit kicker away from us!

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL Distain for Saha.

[Master Splinter]

Get Pires on.

[Niall_Quinn]

We're letting them back into it.

[Cripps_orig]

We're letting them back into it.Its 0-0 :unsure:

They were always in it

[Master Splinter]

Arshavin coming on. Yay.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP!!!!!

Stunning volley apparently.

[KESSLER]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 Arsenal

RVP

[Master Splinter]

RVP!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Holy God!

RvP 1-0

[Niall_Quinn]

And that's why you have this guy on the pitch no matter how he's playing.

[Master Splinter]

Song's assist was just as good as the finish.

[fakeyank]

Finally the goal from the best player in the planet

[Power n Glory]

That was beautiful!

[Syn]

Oh Robin, how dare you.

[Cripps_orig]

Might watch MOTD after all then

[Niall_Quinn]

The crowd must have finished their sandwiches - lots of noise now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck, Moyes bringing on some scouser for his first game. Need to watch out for the totally un-meant Wundergoal™

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Could celebrate as I was feeding the nipper when EvP smashed in a contender for goal of the season

Fucking yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

Delayed celebrations :bow:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Just thought I heard FakeYank start up 'One Arsene Wenger'

[Master Splinter]

Screech at it again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great goal for all the legends to watch.

[Syn]

Screech at it again.

Should be off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Screech at it again.

Cunts gonna be cuntish.

[Syn]

Djourou cannot be trusted. At all.

[GP]

Iggy :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

See Howard Webb books Distain for fouling Theo, but he let Coleman off a ton of shit. Where does it say in the rules that cards should only be given out if the player hasn't already been booked?

TV off - Gerv off

Rosicky, Arshy on

[Niall_Quinn]

Sorry not Arshy - Miguel.

[Niall_Quinn]

Djourou cannot be trusted. At all.

He's 100% better than he was at the tail end of last season though.

[Master Splinter]

Screech is somehow still on the pitch.

Webb :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Gay nearly scored.

[Niall_Quinn]

Have we had more cards than them?

[Master Splinter]

Supercop making up new rules every minute of the game.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking run Theo - he lays off the ball, has an acre in behind and he just fucking stands there!

[GP]

Theo off. He's had a good game.

DEEEEENCH on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo off - awful performance

Frimpong on.

Just keep it tight now.

[Syn]

Not happy with Miquel and Frimpong on the pitch. Need experience on right now. Where's Benayoun?

[Niall_Quinn]

Scouser misses the Wundergoal™

Thank fuck!

[Master Splinter]

Shit. That was close.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Woukd had to hsve blsmed NQ for that. . .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GET IN!

1-0 FT.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'll take 1-0 all season long.

[Master Splinter]

Webb is a scumbag.

[Cripps_orig]

This is the kind of game we'd have lost not so long ago

Mertesacker :bow:

Main reason for the clean sheet

[GP]

I hope we smash their back doors in.

http://troll.me/images/victory-baby/nailed-it.jpg