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Cripps_orig
10-12-2011, 04:55 PM
Played shit but won
On we go to City
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 04:59 PM
Chesney - best keeper in the league now.
Defence - very solid, unspectacular, businesslike, effective. What a fucking relief. Clean sheet!
Midfield - mixed, great ball by Song for the goal but he played twice as many bad ones. But they ran all game.
Attack - Poor, Theo and Gerv need to sort themselves out, always busy but crucial ball or decision making always wrong, RvP's worst game fo the season but he can still score that goal.
Moyes - over-rated.
Wenger - on we go. The guy could have collapsed but he didn't and here we are!
Webb - fuck off. Not as bad as usual but still stopped play for a boot. Must be having a gay affair with Coleman.
Joker
10-12-2011, 05:01 PM
Good result but we must improve against City otherwise we're going to be hammered.
Power n Glory
10-12-2011, 05:02 PM
Was always going to be a tough game but we won.
McNamara That Ghost...
10-12-2011, 05:04 PM
1-0 to the Arsenal. No need for anything else.
Globalgunner
10-12-2011, 05:05 PM
DisHonorable shoutouts to
1. Arteta, played shit the whole game, if Jack is unavailable then have Coquelin to come in after 70 mins
2. Walcott aka walnut aka peanut brain. He should be called aside and advised to try out for the london 2012 100m team. More chance of getting an OBE from athletics than footie
3. Webb, a shit referee w/o a doubt
4. Wenger for not substituting Arteta
Chesney - best keeper in the league now.
He'll go unnoticed unless our defence is as shit as it was against Fulham at that away game Mannone was brilliant. Didn't have many (any?) shots to stop but was very good at dealing the ball from free-kicks/corners under considerable threat from Fellaini and Cahill. The goalkeeper's inability to do that has cost us many points in previous season.
It was a very good performance in the first half and an average one in the second. We really should've finished it in the first half...a 2 or 3-0 lead wouldn't have been flattering. A brilliant pass by Song and amazing finish by Van Persie probably capped off the most one-sided 1-0 win for some time.
Power n Glory
10-12-2011, 05:06 PM
Good result but we must improve against City otherwise we're going to be hammered.
Not so sure about getting hammered. Everton wasn't really opening us up. For once, I'd say we don't have to worry about the defence. As usual, we're depending on RVP for goals and Song/Theo for assists. Ramsey needs to contribute more from the middle and I'd say the same for Arteta.
hymppi
10-12-2011, 05:06 PM
gods of football have a sense of humor, one nil to the arsenal. :lol:
a superb volley from rvp. he's golden.
Power n Glory
10-12-2011, 05:08 PM
That was a stunning goal. Great pass from Song and stunning finish.
Master Splinter
10-12-2011, 05:08 PM
Turned what should have been a 5-0 in to a nervy 1-0.
A win is a win though.
Arsenal :bow:.
Koscielny was pretty awesome again, as was Szczesny who took their pub team hoofs out of the air every time.
Song :bow:.
RVP :bow:.
Joker
10-12-2011, 05:09 PM
Not so sure about getting hammered. Everton wasn't really opening us up. For once, I'd say we don't have to worry about the defence. As usual, we're depending on RVP for goals and Song/Theo for assists. Ramsey needs to contribute more from the middle and I'd say the same for Arteta.
Yeah to be fair to the defence they've improved a fair bit recently (although I still worry about Djourou) The lack of creativity from midfield is a problem though. Song's meant to be the defensive midfielder but he seems to be the only one trying to carve open the opposition defence. Arteta especially needs to do more, because at the moment I don't see what he's contributing tbh.
Japan Shaking All Over
10-12-2011, 05:14 PM
Need to sleep on this and come up with a response in the morrow. . .but happy with the win, someone said 22 points out of last 24, cant be bad. . .tiugh away games appriaching
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 05:14 PM
Yeah to be fair to the defence they've improved a fair bit recently (although I still worry about Djourou) The lack of creativity from midfield is a problem though. Song's meant to be the defensive midfielder but he seems to be the only one trying to carve open the opposition defence. Arteta especially needs to do more, because at the moment I don't see what he's contributing tbh.
Arteta is a workman, a link, I just don't get why he's getting caned by so many. The guy is everywhere on the pitch, he plays the odd stinker of a ball but who doesn't? The point is, he helps us keep possession and you need the ball to do anything else. If we couldn't have Parker then this guy will do just fine. And he's not looking to leave at the end of the season, a big plus.
milla
10-12-2011, 05:15 PM
Chesney - best keeper in the league now.
Defence - very solid, unspectacular, businesslike, effective. What a fucking relief. Clean sheet!
Midfield - mixed, great ball by Song for the goal but he played twice as many bad ones. But they ran all game.
Attack - Poor, Theo and Gerv need to sort themselves out, always busy but crucial ball or decision making always wrong, RvP's worst game fo the season but he can still score that goal.
Moyes - over-rated.
Wenger - on we go. The guy could have collapsed but he didn't and here we are!
Webb - fuck off. Not as bad as usual but still stopped play for a boot. Must be having a gay affair with Coleman.
Nothing wrong with attack IMO, the problem is our midfield is too static. Ramsey has been very poor (Arteta has been on and off). It baffled me why Wenger has never sub Ramsey or Arteta, it's always has to be either Gerv or Feo. :coffee:
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 05:16 PM
Need to sleep on this and come up with a response in the morrow. . .but happy with the win, someone said 22 points out of last 24, cant be bad. . .tiugh away games appriaching
Really? 22 out of 24. That's got to be up there with anyone else in the league. Who can complain about that?
http://arsenalist.com/video/?id=xmw8m7
:bow:
Even inspired the commentator to pick up some English. Fantastic strike.
Master Splinter
10-12-2011, 05:20 PM
Nothing wrong with attack IMO, the problem is our midfield is too static. Ramsey has been very poor (Arteta has been on and off). It baffled me why Wenger has never sub Ramsey or Arteta, it's always has to be either Gerv or Feo. :coffee:
Ramsey had a poor game, but it was the front three who messed up easy assists and chances today. It's their job to be clinical, not the midfield three's.
Master Splinter
10-12-2011, 05:21 PM
Really? 22 out of 24. That's got to be up there with anyone else in the league. Who can complain about that?
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hymppi
10-12-2011, 05:23 PM
and that looks goos atm. well, if it wasn't for spuds being second :O
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html/
Arteta is a workman, a link, I just don't get why he's getting caned by so many. The guy is everywhere on the pitch, he plays the odd stinker of a ball but who doesn't? The point is, he helps us keep possession and you need the ball to do anything else. If we couldn't have Parker then this guy will do just fine. And he's not looking to leave at the end of the season, a big plus.
http://arsenalist.com/video/?id=xmw5aa : Brilliant interception and pass by Arteta to create a clear opening. A simple pass from Theo to Ramsey and Ramsey'd have a tap-in.
Ramsey did something very similar when Gervinho was put through one-on-one.
http://arsenalist.com/video/?id=xmw89x - great piece of skill and shot from Walcott..it goes in against Chelsea, but it didn't today.
The point being you can clearly see why the team picks itself atm. Everyone's doing their bit. Just because there's a mistake in finishing, Arteta's interception and pass through to Walcott isn't considered, and Ramsey's interception and pass to Gervinho isn't considered. Song's fantastic ball fell to Van Persie who finished a more difficult pass - so that's what sticks in the mind.
Solid performance all-round...but care needed in finishing off openings but otherwise good stuff.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 05:27 PM
and that looks goos atm. well, if it wasn't for spuds being second :O
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html/
Fuck them, even other pub teams like Hull were 2nd at one point. We'll see how it maps out at the end of the season.
Power n Glory
10-12-2011, 05:28 PM
Arteta is a workman, a link, I just don't get why he's getting caned by so many. The guy is everywhere on the pitch, he plays the odd stinker of a ball but who doesn't? The point is, he helps us keep possession and you need the ball to do anything else. If we couldn't have Parker then this guy will do just fine. And he's not looking to leave at the end of the season, a big plus.
If that's his contribution...fine. We need workers. But he needs to add more to his game in the future because Frimpong and Coquelin are looking for first team opportunities and I think they'll get his spot in the near future. If he worked hard and had a creative edge to his game, his spot would be safe for few years. But I think Frimpong and Coquelin work their socks off as well and could possibly add more energy. Song's spot is safe but I can't say the same for Ramsey and Arteta. We will see whose dropped when JW is fit.
McNamara That Ghost...
10-12-2011, 05:29 PM
And Spuds are third, anyway.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 05:30 PM
And Spuds are third, anyway.
You see - they've already dropped a place. Shit team.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 05:31 PM
If that's his contribution...fine. We need workers. But he needs to add more to his game in the future because Frimpong and Coquelin are looking for first team opportunities and I think they'll get his spot in the near future. If he worked hard and had a creative edge to his game, his spot would be safe for few years. But I think Frimpong and Coquelin work their socks off as well and could possibly add more energy. Song's spot is safe but I can't say the same for Ramsey and Arteta. We will see whose dropped when JW is fit.
Okay, but a few months ago we were asking where the strength in depth was. Looks like we have it now. Sort of. Chamakh and all that.
Power n Glory
10-12-2011, 05:41 PM
Okay, but a few months ago we were asking where the strength in depth was. Looks like we have it now. Sort of. Chamakh and all that.
I think we're spoiled for choice in the middle. Rosicky, Wilshere (when fit), Diaby (if fit), Coquelin, Frimpong, Benni could play there, and the Ox will end up as a central player in the future...
McNamara That Ghost...
10-12-2011, 05:47 PM
Just saw RVP's goal. :yikes:
Wenger: 'The problem in January is that we lose Chamakh and Gervinho but we have Arshavin and Chamberlain who can come in. We have Park as well, his adaptation period is over, we will see more of him as well'
'Adaptation period' :lol:
Now we must observe the waiting period once more.
Master Splinter
10-12-2011, 05:52 PM
Wenger said he was 'ready' to play after the League Cup game against Bolton.
Maybe he's been 'on the edge' in terms of fitness.
Ju may have been travelling with sweat rather than the needed petrol so far.
milla
10-12-2011, 05:53 PM
Wenger: 'The problem in January is that we lose Chamakh and Gervinho but we have Arshavin and Chamberlain who can come in. We have Park as well, his adaptation period is over, we will see more of him as well'
'Adaptation period' :lol:
Now we must observe the waiting period once more.
UEFA Cup next year :trophy:
Olivier's xmas twist
10-12-2011, 05:57 PM
Played shit but won
On we go to City
Most important thing.
good 3 points i say
Good performance, important 3 points.
Top 4 again.
Olivier's xmas twist
10-12-2011, 06:03 PM
Good result but we must improve against City otherwise we're going to be hammered.
Highly doubt it, they play a more open game which will suit us more as long as we take out chances and Gev does not miss every chance he gets.
fakeyank
10-12-2011, 06:06 PM
Rvp is god! Walnut n Gervinho are garbage.. theo more than Gervinho. Play AOC rather than theo.
Xhaka Can’t
10-12-2011, 06:14 PM
http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2011/12/10/video-robin-van-persie-goal-vs-everton-2011-december-rvp-volley-goal-arsenal/
milla
10-12-2011, 06:24 PM
http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2011/12/10/video-robin-van-persie-goal-vs-everton-2011-december-rvp-volley-goal-arsenal/
BOOM!
AKBapologist
10-12-2011, 06:25 PM
Feels like people are starting to understand just what we've missed (and to some extent what we still miss) ever since Adebyor left. No idea if we'll be lucky enough to keep him fit for the season (RVP already looks burnt out) but I'll be fucking pissed if we don't splash out on another world class striker this Jan. We're fucked without another.
Feels like people are starting to understand just what we've missed (and to some extent what we still miss) ever since Adebyor left. No idea if we'll be lucky enough to keep him fit for the season (RVP already looks burnt out) but I'll be fucking pissed if we don't splash out on another world class striker this Jan. We're fucked without another.
We won't pay the required money for a world class striker.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 06:58 PM
We won't pay the required money for a world class striker.
I always suspected you were deeply connected with the board.
Thanks for all the shit you have (haven't) done in the last 5 years.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 07:02 PM
BOOM!
Not happy with his reaction after the goal though. The outstretched arms signify the crucifixion. This is an obvious dig at the jews who killed Christ. RvP being incredibly racist again. He needs to stop that.
Globalgunner
10-12-2011, 07:10 PM
I always suspected you were deeply connected with the board.
Thanks for all the shit you have (haven't) done in the last 5 years.
Thanx for that man. You made my day almost as much as the 3 ponts did. We should be looking at Podolski or Soldado at Valencia. that class rather than Bent or his ilk. heres hoping. The thing the board do not realsie is that Van Persie will only stay if he sees more players of his own calibre around him in the club. I hear he wants us to go after Ibrahim afellay at Barca to show Walcott how it should be done.
Master Splinter
10-12-2011, 07:24 PM
http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/sp/empics/20111210/17/2214353397-soccer-barclays-premier-league-arsenal-v-everton-emirates-stadium.jpg
https://p.twimg.com/AgUb4nhCMAAkJyl.jpg
:lol:
:bow:
McNamara That Ghost...
10-12-2011, 07:24 PM
Afellay is out for the season. I think having a 'world class' back up is only any good if RVP gets injured - what we need first and foremost is somebody else that poses a goal threat whilst he can start too.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 07:46 PM
RvP's not going to get injured - this is his year on a plate. Nobody outside Arsenal will give the guy due credit (top 3 in the world) but we'll know.
milla
10-12-2011, 07:53 PM
http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/sp/empics/20111210/17/2214353397-soccer-barclays-premier-league-arsenal-v-everton-emirates-stadium.jpg
https://p.twimg.com/AgUb4nhCMAAkJyl.jpg
:lol:
:bow:
Wonder what Sczeczn3y will do after we win CL this year. :coffee:
milla
10-12-2011, 07:56 PM
Not happy with his reaction after the goal though. The outstretched arms signify the crucifixion. This is an obvious dig at the jews who killed Christ. RvP being incredibly racist again. He needs to stop that.
RVP :bow:
I always suspected you were deeply connected with the board.
Thanks for all the shit you have (haven't) done in the last 5 years.
Yes, and thank you for the £0.00 you've contributed, that definitely entitles you to an opinion.
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 10:56 PM
Yes, and thank you for the £0.00 you've contributed, that definitely entitles you to an opinion.
LOL, £0.00, you city types are all the same, anything under £1mill and it goes down as petty cash.
Cripps_orig
10-12-2011, 10:58 PM
http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/sp/empics/20111210/17/2214353397-soccer-barclays-premier-league-arsenal-v-everton-emirates-stadium.jpg
https://p.twimg.com/AgUb4nhCMAAkJyl.jpg
:lol:
:bow:
Wtf is he doing?
Seriously, hes embarrassing. New keeper needed
GunnerFan4Life
10-12-2011, 11:31 PM
That goal was absolutely unreal. Freaking loving Song's vision right now.
Demba Ba would be a sick striker to have here. AW should of nabbed him during summer!
Cripps_orig
10-12-2011, 11:32 PM
That goal was absolutely unreal. Freaking loving Song's vision right now.
Demba Ba would be a sick striker to have here. AW should of nabbed him during summer!
Pretty much but he went for Park...
:lol:
Niall_Quinn
10-12-2011, 11:35 PM
Pretty much but he went for Park...
:lol:
You can't prove he went for Park - name one person that has actually seen this park guy?
GunnerFan4Life
10-12-2011, 11:42 PM
Park's 'adaptation period' is over. I really freaking hope this period is over when RVP does get injured. It just seems very likely he'll get injured in the next couple of games but hope he doesn't.
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Scores when he waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaants
Scores when he wants......
Felaaani (whatever his name is cunt) ran the show in midfield. Lucky we had super Alex Fucking Song.
Magic he was. About 20 times he played the right ball, and Theo, RVP and Forehead weren't in the game.
Said at half time: "Alex Song will be the man to change this"
I was right.
Fucking brilliant pass.
And only Robin could do that with it.
Alex :bow:
Robin :bow:
Arsenal :bow:
Rvp is god! Walnut n Gervinho are garbage.. theo more than Gervinho. Play AOC rather than theo.
That. Smells like an old lady.
I should know.
I've had your mum.
Great win, RVP the hero again....he's been absolutely brilliant in recent times.
Hard to believe we're in the top 4 right now.
Dog Toffee
11-12-2011, 12:48 PM
Another example of why we will get relegated without Van Persie. I hope to God those greedy money grabbing cunts (aka 'the board) are having a whip round for Van Persies salary to make him stay.
More importantly- Does anyone actually know why Alan Hansen hates us so much? You can see the resentment in his eyes when he's forced to admit that we're kicking arse atm.
Marc Overmars
11-12-2011, 01:26 PM
Didn't see the game but heard it was hard fought. Should have been a bit more clinical from the brief highlights I've watched.
RVP. :bow:
What a fucking man. Absolute hero.
Please get someone in Wenger so we don't have to rely on his brilliance all the time. It doesn't even have to be a big name, just someone who can notch up a couple when given a chance. Defenders must be loving it when Park or Chamakh take the field.
Can't argue with our form right now, brilliant stuff. Annoyingly Spurs and City are matching us game for game, but hopefully they blink before us.
Cripps_orig
11-12-2011, 01:40 PM
Another example of why we will get relegated without Van Persie. I hope to God those greedy money grabbing cunts (aka 'the board) are having a whip round for Van Persies salary to make him stay.
More importantly- Does anyone actually know why Alan Hansen hates us so much? You can see the resentment in his eyes when he's forced to admit that we're kicking arse atm.Yeah calling Arsenal and Arsene brilliant is a sure sign of him hating us :rolleyes:
I don't know what Park has done for people to immediately write him off. The same thing that happened to Koscielny and Oxlade. Kos was always a decent defender but because we wanted someone with Mertesacker's credentials, we were disappointed. I understand that much. But Park hasn't shown anything that suggests he can't be a good finisher. In the few appearances he has made, he has shown good ability and a 'busy' style. Wenger has said that he will see much more of him now. Wenger did the same thing with Eduardo and others. I get the feeling had we paid £10m for Park, people would be more encouraged.
I agree with MOe that we should be looking to get a striker in. But obviously we're not going to get a 'world-class' striker or anything approaching Van Persie's level...because people approaching Van Persie's ability are settled with very good teams and don't fancy moving to a club where their chances of starting important games depend on someone else's chances of being injured (no matter how likely we consider it to be in Van Persie's case). After that you have to ask whether we can attract, in January, someone who is better than Park. And that is difficult to say because we don't really know how good Park is.
Cripps_orig
11-12-2011, 01:51 PM
Didn't see the game but heard it was hard fought. Should have been a bit more clinical from the brief highlights I've watched.
RVP. :bow:
What a fucking man. Absolute hero.
Please get someone in Wenger so we don't have to rely on his brilliance all the time. It doesn't even have to be a big name, just someone who can notch up a couple when given a chance. Defenders must be loving it when Park or Chamakh take the field.
Can't argue with our form right now, brilliant stuff. Annoyingly Spurs and City are matching us game for game, but hopefully they blink before us.
Could be worse. Could be Bendtner and Park. The thought just makes you shudder. Striker most defenitely needed
I don't know what Park has done for people to immediately write him off. The same thing that happened to Koscielny and Oxlade. Kos was always a decent defender but because we wanted someone with Mertesacker's credentials, we were disappointed. I understand that much. But Park hasn't shown anything that suggests he can't be a good finisher. In the few appearances he has made, he has shown good ability and a 'busy' style. Wenger has said that he will see much more of him now. Wenger did the same thing with Eduardo and others. I get the feeling had we paid £10m for Park, people would be more encouraged.
I agree with MOe that we should be looking to get a striker in. But obviously we're not going to get a 'world-class' striker or anything approaching Van Persie's level...because people approaching Van Persie's ability are settled with very good teams and don't fancy moving to a club where their chances of starting important games depend on someone else's chances of being injured (no matter how likely we consider it to be in Van Persie's case). After that you have to ask whether we can attract, in January, someone who is better than Park. And that is difficult to say because we don't really know how good Park is.
he's written off because firstly a lot of people are anxious for more depth upfront with instant impact and secondly because he is from s korea, not a nation renowned for potent strikers in the european game.
park has shown some good touches so far, the goal against bolton seemed to come very naturally and effort saved against city was hard but well taken. like any player, given a run in the team and we'd see more from him, although we do need another striker when chamakh is going for a month in january. something in the cost range of eduardo would be fine, wenger has a good eye for forwards so hopefully he's going through his list in preparation right now.
Power n Glory
11-12-2011, 11:53 PM
I can't understand why Wenger isn't at least trying to play Park on the left wing. When Gervinho is gone, we might need him to play there and at least he gets games and learns how to flow with the team with RVP gets injured.
I can't undersand how anyone can write him off with so few appearances. It's pretty ignorant. The logic behind such thinking is that if he's good enough, he'd get games, but it's not as simple as thy with Wenger. There is a pecking order and he sticks to it. A lot of people were skeptical of Chesney when he was making noise about playing first team football and doubters were saying he can't that good of Wenger is playing Almunia and Fabianski ahead of him. He's lucky, if those guys had never picked up injuries, he wouldn't have played last season. I think it's the same for Park. He's waiting in the wings and will get his shot when someone is injured or when players go away for the ACON. It takes Wenger a very long time to give up on a player and he will keep giving Chamakh chances.
Niall_Quinn
12-12-2011, 12:00 AM
All I know is we're winning and that's good enough. It's hard to say the manager is getting it wrong when we are winning all our games.
fakeyank
12-12-2011, 12:46 AM
That. Smells like an old lady.
I should know.
I've had your mum.
You have bad taste in women..
Master Splinter
12-12-2011, 01:57 AM
Thought this was quite interesting:
http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/PR/oform.html
In the form table (last eight games) we're joint top with Man City. We're also the second highest scorers behind them and only Liverpool have conceded less (7 and 5) in this period.
We also have six clean sheets this season, with only Man United and Swansea with more on seven.
I think it's fair to say our defence and the team's defending as a whole has been excellent recently. And that's with the constant moving of players in the back line and Sagna, Gibbs, Jenkinson and now Santos all out.
Of course City will be the biggest challenge so far, but one-man, haphazard, soft-centre Arsenal deserve some credit.
Niall_Quinn
12-12-2011, 02:01 AM
City, easy 3 points for us. Wish we could play them every week.
Letters
12-12-2011, 10:26 AM
Overall a pretty decent performance on Saturday but one of those frustrating games where it just wasn't happening for us and RvP was having an unusually poor game...then he came up with that goal out of nothing! Fantastic strike, great result. And then Spurs lost.
:dance:
On we go.
Just seen City's home record in the league. Played 7. Won 7. Scored 24. Conceeded 4. Hold me! :upset:
"I should have shot," he said. "But the thing about me is that last week I squared it and we scored. I'm not lacking confidence. It could have hit anyone and it could have gone in.
"But I never dwell on chances. It was a mistake, I should have shot, but I won't dwell on it. If you keep on thinking about it then you won't have a very good game.
"In previous weeks that would have gone in after I'd put it in the middle. But the team won and that's the main thing.
"I've always enjoyed my football,” Walcott added. “The manager has got a lot of faith in me, doing the jobs forward and back as well.
“Hopefully I've got that right balance. I've been getting assists and now I need to get some goals in my game as well but that will come.
"If I want to be the player that I want to be, playing up front, then I need to be shooting on goal when I get in that position. I'm not too fussed about that though, as long as the team is winning."
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/walcott-i-should-have-taken-the-shot
Still has the dream of playing as a striker. :console:
That'll happen when Charles becomes King tbh.
Ollie the Optimist
13-12-2011, 11:32 AM
something has changed with the club now, and i am loving it. i cant quite say what it is, but suddenly everyone loves being here, everyone loves playing for us and they all feel proud when they pull on the shirt. their attidue of throw everything you can at us, and we will not let you pass is brilliant. inspiring pride in everyone. how many games recently, have we been under pressure yet still won? its fucking brilliant
Letters
13-12-2011, 12:01 PM
something has changed with the club now, and i am loving it. i cant quite say what it is, but suddenly everyone loves being here, everyone loves playing for us and they all feel proud when they pull on the shirt. their attidue of throw everything you can at us, and we will not let you pass is brilliant. inspiring pride in everyone. how many games recently, have we been under pressure yet still won? its fucking brilliant
Aye, there does seem to be something different now. The players look like they're playing for each other and for Wenger. They look like they get it, they actually get what it means to be playing for The Arsenal. It's great to see and if we end up trophyless again (quite likely, tbh) then it won't be for the want of effort. Trophies are nice but the end result of the season, while important, is not the only thing that matters. If it were so then we might as well all stop watching and just look up the league table in May. What also matters is the journey. Are the players working for each other? Are they doing all they can to win trophies? Do they get what it means to play for us? Right now I think the answer to all those questions is, largely, 'yes'. And that's good enough for me. I can take disappointments and setbacks if I feel we're doing all we can. The end of last season was so bitterly disappointing because they just seemed to give up and that's not good enough.
Olivier's xmas twist
13-12-2011, 12:17 PM
something has changed with the club now, and i am loving it. i cant quite say what it is, but suddenly everyone loves being here, everyone loves playing for us and they all feel proud when they pull on the shirt. their attidue of throw everything you can at us, and we will not let you pass is brilliant. inspiring pride in everyone. how many games recently, have we been under pressure yet still won? its fucking brilliant
I agree, it seems the players know they have to play as a team, they want to win things and are working hard to do it. I also think that because were not expected to win much they have less pressure on them which is helping them play better unlike the last few seasons.
Its good to see them playing for Wenger, each other the fans and the shirt and those who did not want to be here are not here. thank feck we got rid of Nasri and Cesc tbh the sqaud look so balanced now hopefully we streghen in Jan.
Marc Overmars
13-12-2011, 12:34 PM
The end of last season was so bitterly disappointing because they just seemed to give up and that's not good enough.
That's pretty much why the club reached its lowest ebb under Wenger. What happened for 6 months of this year was unforgivable, but it's just nice to go into games expecting to win again, we've turned it around and credit where it's due. Because of the nature of the league at the moment, there's a good chance we may not finish in a CL spot, but providing we don't roll over and die again, I think we should be able to look upon this year as a bit of progress at least.
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