Stoke v Arsenal 26/8/2012

[The Wengerbabies]

Must win.

Kick off is 13:30 and its on SS1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This will be fun.

[Marc Overmars]

A lovely welcome to the Premier League in store for Podolski, Giroud and Cazorla.

2-1.

2 Delap throws and a Walnut consolation.

[Joker]

Would love to twat these twats.

[Master Splinter]

Everyone should be fitter/sharper for this and Koscielny and Oxo should be back.

0-5.

[Boss]

We're winning this.

[Cripps_orig]

This is Stokes big game of the season

We'll do well to get a win

1-1 imo

[Master Splinter]

This is Stokes big game of the season



Tied with their clash against the All Blacks tbf.

[LDG]

Lee Mason will ref this one :rolleyes:

[Letters]

Let's twat these twats!

[KSE Comedy Club]

Grumble, grumble.......selling our best players......

Moany moan.....balance the books......

Poor RVP, poor Song.......


Oh you mean there's a game on?

[Cripps_orig]

Not yet so let the moaning continue

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Would love to twat these twats.


Grumble, grumble.......selling our best players......

Moany moan.....balance the books......

Poor RVP, poor Song.......


Oh you mean there's a game on?

These people proably moan when their playing Fifa as Arsenal.

[Boss]

Well obviously, Arsenal are terrible on FIFA.

[GP]

We are raping the absolute fuck out of these ****s.

[LDG]

We are raping the absolute fuck out of these ****s.

Legit.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Well obviously, Arsenal are terrible on FIFA.

So's your face.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We are raping the absolute fuck out of these ****s.

What you and MS do to MO and Ach should be kept between the 4 of you.

[GP]

What you and MS do to MO and Ach should be kept between the 3 of you.

lol

MO loves it.

[Ollie the Optimist]

if it gets to the 90th minute and we are losing, i hope one of players makes a two footed tackle, on pulis, in his face

[LDG]

if it gets to the 90th minute and we are losing, i hope one of players makes a two footed tackle, on pulis, in his face

I hope we do that if we're winning too.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I hope we do that if we're winning too.

then to really piss him off, wenger could reel out the "i did not see it"

[Master Splinter]

What you and MS do to MO and Ach should be kept between the 4 of you.

:haha:

It was even more brilliant initially because you said 3 instead of 4 and GP is actually MS.

[Master Splinter]

then to really piss him off, wenger could reel out the "i did not see it"

:haha:

That would definitively be the best thing ever.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:haha:

It was even more brilliant initially because you said 3 instead of 4 and GP is actually MS.

amongst others on here.

[Master Splinter]

amongst others on here.

Joker/Diaby-fan/gooners/Ach :bow:.

[GP]

I'm also gooners and Rkane but I forgot the password to that one.

[Master Splinter]

I'm also gooners and Rkane but I forgot the password to that one.

That's why I wrote gooners.

You ILT account is strangely dormant as well, considering you're about to release a new album.

[Cripps_orig]

Back on topic

Are Kos and Ox back for this?

Defense was pretty good v Sunderland and against the Neanderthals of Stoke, we are going to need Merts height.

Kos is a good option off the bench

[GP]

Joker/Diaby-fan/gooners/Ach :bow:.

I rarely read your posts.

Also, my WMUG account is taking the glory on this one.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Joker/Diaby-fan/gooners/Ach :bow:.

Zimm, Letters, CTG :bow:

[fakeyank]

1-3 loss

[Cripps_orig]

1-3 loss

We're playing away so would be a 1-3 win tbh

[fakeyank]

My bad.. 3-1 loss

[Kyle?]

2-0 loss (Walters, Crouch)

[Master Splinter]

The Towel Vest is the most likely scorer.

[LDG]

Sir Chesney

Jenkinson Merts Vermaelen Gibbsy


Arteta Sahin

Cazorla

Chambo Giroud Podolski

[Marc Overmars]

Sahin. :lol:

He'll be getting snapped.

[Cripps_orig]

Sir Chesney

Kos Mertemaelen Gibbs

Arteta Sahin

Cazorla

Theo Pod AOC

Can see Diaby playing in this though cos Wenger wrongly thinks his height will come in to play against the hoof ball and it might have done had Diaby not been a weak ass shit

[Dennis Bendtner]

I remember when our midfield against this lot literally consisted of the Pathetic Four.

Eboue---Song---Denilson---Diaby

Midgetball is probably the way to go. Stoke are so shit. Got to be winning this. 1-3.

[Cripps_orig]

Didnt we go 20 odd games unbeaten in the PL with that?

[Joker]

I remember when our midfield against this lot literally consisted of the Pathetic Four.

Eboue---Song---Denilson---Diaby

Those were the days :sick:

[Ollie the Optimist]

anyone chance of bringing steve bould out of retirement for this game? would love to see those ****s take him on

[Dennis Bendtner]

Didnt we go 20 odd games unbeaten in the PL with that?

Dunno. Lost to Stoke. anyway point is the best way is to pass through these ****s. They fundamentally cannot play football. Tom Hundredstone might play, I suppose alongside one of their clogger ****s, so it shouldn't be too hard. Hope Podolski or Giroud are sharper up front.

[Marc Overmars]

Bould. :bow:

Stoke City legend.

[Cripps_orig]

Just bring Sol back for this one game

He'll make that **** Shawcross cry again

[Xhaka Can’t]

While we are at it, I'd love to see Ralph back for this one

[LDG]

While we are at it, I'd love to see Ralph back for this one

Lehmann

Ralph Bould Adams Cole


Parlour Vieira Petit Williams


Smudger Wright

[Cripps_orig]

Williams?

[LDG]

Williams?

Steve Williams. Fuckin nutter from the 80's.

Mind you. Could have gone for Paul Davis I suppose. He got banned for 9 games for chinning some **** from Southampton in a game. Glen Cockrill I think it was....

[Cripps_orig]

Keown has to go in there somewhere

Put him in midfield and Petit at left back and get Cole out of there

[LDG]

Keown has to go in there somewhere

Put him in midfield and Petit at left back and get Cole out of there

:gp:

[Cripps_orig]

on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (ankle)...
He should be back in the training group from Friday. He has not practiced with the team yet. But he should be in the squad for Stoke.

on Laurent Koscielny (calf)...
He will not be back. But he should definitely be back next week. So he should play in the game after Stoke.

on Lukasz Fabianski, who missed the Sunderland game...
He should be OK. He has a test today [Thursday] and, normally, he will be back. He has had a problem with inflammation of the back.

on other team news...
Touch wood, we have no further problems apart from the guys who are out in the longer term.

Kos was supposed to be definitely back for this game now the same is said for the next game

Hes the new Wilshere

We need a CB

[Cripps_orig]

Stoke v Arsenal (13:30 BST)

There is a bit of history between these sides after their meetings in recent years and a visit to the Britannia Stadium is probably the last fixture Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wanted after seeing his side draw their first game at home against Sunderland.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is taking Tom Huddlestone on loan from Tottenham, which is a good signing, and every year they seem to make themselves stronger.
We know what the Potters are like at home and they will probably be a bit miffed to have only picked up a point from their opening game against Reading after conceding so late.
Arsenal lost Alex Song to Barcelona this week and, while he is not irreplaceable and the Gunners have plenty of decent midfielders, Song gave them a physical presence in midfield that they could have done with here.
So this will be another tough fixture for Wenger, although he has already started to bed new players in.
Prediction: 1-1

Lawro :bow:

[Grebbo]

D ‏@AFCAMDEN
Breaking injury news: Szczesny is doubtful for Sunday's clash with Stoke. Last minute decision will be made on him. #AFC

Flappy in goal against Stoke

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Towel-vest is going to have a field day.

[Cripps_orig]

So Sir Ches is a definite starter :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Flappy in goal against Stoke

:haha:


Lukasz Fabianski (Back)

Last Updated: 24 August

Lukasz missed the Sunderland game. Speaking on August 23, Arsene Wenger said: "He should be OK. He has a test today [Thursday] and, normally, he will be back. He has had a problem with inflammation of the back."



http://www.arsenal.com/team-news

Flappy is not even fit.

[Boss]

If Mannone is in goal against Stoke we will lose at least 23-0. :rose:

[Xhaka Can’t]

We had Song who could have played there.

[hobson's choice]

Didnt we go 20 odd games unbeaten in the PL with that?

Also kept a lot of clean sheets during that period too.

[Cripps_orig]

TONY PULIS has re-opened his feud with Arsene Wenger — and accused the Arsenal manager of ‘re-writing history’.
The Gunners travel to Stoke today for a fixture soured by a stormy relationship between the two bosses.
Wenger’s anger stretches back to February 2010 when a tackle by Ryan Shawcross left Aaron Ramsey with his leg broken in two places.
Last season, the Frenchman was furious Stoke fans booed Ramsey and he also criticised the Potters for their physical approach. But Pulis reckons Wenger’s side have a worse record.
The Stoke boss said: “We went to the Emirates and Ryan got absolutely slaughtered — so it’s not just a one-way ticket.
“People talk about us being a dirty team but I haven’t had as many red cards as Arsene Wenger as a manager.
“But people always mention me and Stoke City — but no one talks about the situation with Wenger when he took over at Arsenal. When that was going on, he never saw a thing!
“History has been re-written. The balance isn’t level. It’s frustrating that you get labelled like this.”


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4504752/Tony-Pulis-goes-gunning-for-Arsene-Wenger.html#ixzz24bb2DMSX

Wtf? Us booing Shawcross is hardly the same thing as them booing Ramsey :doh:

This guys stupidity knows no bounds

[Cripps_orig]

PETER CROUCH admits he sometimes laughs out loud during Stoke City games.
It’s usually when Rory Delap reaches for his towel — and he sees rival strikers throw in the towel!
Crouch has heard the critics say Stoke’s long-ball tactics do not intimidate opponents like they used to.
The Potters hurled in a staggering 980 throw-ins last season but only scored from two — even Manchester United did better than that.
But Crouch claims boss Tony Pulis would be crazy to scrap Stoke’s infamous tactic because he reckons opponents still visibly wilt when his mates win a throw.
That’s why he will be watching Arsenal’s new signings Olivier Giroud, Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski closely today — to see if they get in a flap over Delap!
Crouch confessed: “I still love it whenever we get a throw-in.
“I see forwards who have to come back to defend our set-pieces and it genuinely makes me laugh.
“I’ve been in that situation myself so I know what’s going through their heads.
“As a striker, when your opponents win a throw-in you usually have to get back and help defend it.
“You’re whole body language is saying: ‘Oh no, I’ve got to get all the way back and defend now’.
“It’s bad enough having to come back and defend corners.
“But when it’s every throw-in too, mentally it makes teams HATE coming to play Stoke City. It’s been the strongest weapon in our armoury.
“I see teams who would rather give away a free-kick or corner than concede a throw-in to us!
“But I think we’re dangerous from all set pieces.”
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been the fiercest critic of Stoke’s tactic over the years.
He once famously said he would like to see throw-ins outlawed and replaced by kicking the ball in from the touchline.
Crouch says the Frenchman can expect the same old, same old at the Britannia today.
He added: “We’ve got a big team and good players like Matt Etherington and Jermaine Pennant with the ability to whip the ball in at set-pieces.
“We’ve also got Rory and Ryan Shotton on throw-ins, so we’d be crazy not to use their ability.
“When Rory can put the ball in flatter and faster than a corner then it’s a trick worth using.
“Whenever Rory’s on the pitch it’s a tactic we’ll definitely use.”
Arsenal may be the polar opposite to Stoke when it comes to launching balls forward. But Crouch says there is too much snobbery from some teams who pick and choose when they ditch their principles.
He said: “Listen, I’ve watched so-called ‘football’ teams who are losing with a minute to go and what do they do?
“They start slinging the ball it into the box! I’ve seen great teams who need a goal in the last minute and they suddenly play like us! Manchester United are brilliant at it.
“Manchester City won the title last year but against Sporting Lisbon didn’t they have Joe Hart up HEADING the ball in the dying seconds?
“People don’t give us enough credit for the fact we can play. We scored some phenomenal goals last season. Good team goals, some good individual goals.
“You’ve got to have that to your game in the Premier League otherwise you’ve no chance.”


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4504686/Peter-Crouch-says-Rory-Delaps-missiles-make-him-laugh.html#ixzz24bcjIygU

We laugh as well, at you not with you

[Marc Overmars]

Pulis. :lol:

I bet the whole city is coming out to see the Arsenal.

What a freak show.

[Cripps_orig]

Wenger spoke out in defence of Pulis' claims ahead of the two clubs' clash on Sunday, noting that Arsenal finished seventh in the Fair Play table, which takes into account attitude towards officials, while Stoke came last.

"I think we did quite well in the Fair Play table,” Wenger said.

“I don't know how they did, but we did quite well. It's not only about red cards, it's about the number of fouls.”

Wengers reply :lol:

[Syn]

Wenger would do well to ignore Pulis. Pulis desperately wants a big name manager as a rival and these pathetic attention-seeking attempts to wum wumger have gone on for some time.

We show Stoke too much respect. In reality, they're no different to most teams 12th-20th in terms of how 'physical' they are. But we will learn a lot about Cazorla in this game. His silky skills are incredible but I thought he was pushed aside too easily against Sunderland - something Hazard and Kagawa (as the other big signings that are looking to adapt to English football) seem to be handling better. Let's see.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Pulis is an absolute cock. . .Wumger comes out with some shit at times but when Pulis speaks I swear his arse cheeks move. . .

Im only sad thing is we havent rammed the words down the same hole they came out of more often. . .come Arsenal, lets twat those twats

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://i49.tinypic.com/j5asjp.png

[KSE Comedy Club]

Sir ches will play I reckon.

He's a proper ghel.

[Joker]

Wtf? Us booing Shawcross is hardly the same thing as them booing Ramsey :doh:

This guys stupidity knows no bounds

If RVP broke his leg we'd probably boo him at the Emirates if the online sentiment is anything to go by, so we can't claim the moral highground.

Having said that there's no question Pulis is an attention seeking ****.

[Xhaka Can’t]

If RVP broke his leg we'd probably boo him at the Emirates if the online sentiment is anything to go by, so we can't claim the moral highground.

Having said that there's no question Pulis is an attention seeking ****.

That is quite a leap, and I doubt it would happen. The only player that I'd boo in that situation would be el hadj diouf, and even then I probably wouldn't.

[The Wengerbabies]

If RVP broke his leg we'd probably boo him at the Emirates if the online sentiment is anything to go by, so we can't claim the moral highground.

Having said that there's no question Pulis is an attention seeking ****.

Thats different though. We'd boo RVP because he's a **** and deserves it, if he breaks his leg or not would have no bearing on whether or not he gets booed.

Stoke fans boo Ramsey because he had the audacity to have his leg broken and the mental anguish it caused poor Ryan Shawcross. It pathetic.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Sir ches has apparently failed hs fitness test and mannone will be in goal today.

Fuck.

[Syn]

Thats different though. We'd boo RVP because he's a **** and deserves it, if he breaks his leg or not would have no bearing on whether or not he gets booed.

Stoke fans boo Ramsey because he had the audacity to have his leg broken and the mental anguish it caused poor Ryan Shawcross. It pathetic.

You are right on the first bit, it's a stupid comparison and one made for a desperate search for double standards - the typical 'arsenal fans are hypocrites' obsession.

But for the second bit, let's be fair, as far as I can see, they don't boo Ramsey because he broke his leg or even because he ignored shawcross' apology or whatever (though a minority of Stoke fans might say that). The most compelling argument made for booing Ramsey is that they don't accept why we give Shawcross grief - so they do the same thing in retaliation.

[Marc Overmars]

I hope Giroud starts up top, should be a big test for him up against their knuckle dragging centre backs.

[Boss]

Sir ches has apparently failed hs fitness test and mannone will be in goal today.

Fuck.

:rose:

[north bank nutter]

Williams?

LOL no wonder people say man city 2012 was the best ever finish to an english season. I would defo have paul davis in, his left hook on cockerill was missed by 35000 as well as the ref. Shawcross would also poop himself if keown was around.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi and Giroud both start, Theo doesn't.

[GP]

Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Diaby, Cazorla, Gervinho, Podolski, Giroud

Stoke: 11 cunts

[GP]

Subs: Martinez, Santos, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Djourou, Coquelin

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Javi Martinez. :bow:

How did we sign him with nobody realising?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme starts now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Redknapp and Neville are on the pitch at Anfield.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cozola. :haha:

FFS.

[Boss]

Good that Wenger's dropped Theo.

Hope we see Ox in this one.

Need at least three goals to win this imo.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Redknapp and Neville are on the pitch at Anfield.

Cheers.

I'm readying my pitchfork as we speak...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'll listen out for Neville screaming like a girl again...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cozola's freekick against Marketing. :bow:

[GP]

Cocozza :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilson, Pennant, Cameron, Whelan, Kightly, Walters, Crouch.
Subs: Sorensen, Palacios, Jones, Upson, Delap, Shotton, Jerome.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

[Marc Overmars]

No doubt they're going to try and rough up Mannone, hope the ref doesn't bend over for them.

[GP]

Don Vito will make them sleep with the fishes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[I_Killed_Kenny]

Come on u gunners!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wenget masks. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh bollocks, Alan Parry.

:rose:

[Thierrymon]

Wenget masks. :doh:

What were they about?

[hobson's choice]

The great Jenkinson is starting again

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What were they about?

I think they're going to an en masse Wenger impersonation or something.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Mannone. . .welcome to hell

[Thierrymon]

I didnt realise stoke fans had such a problem with wenger. They really are sad, petty twats.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Stoke fans are a set of twats

[KSE Comedy Club]

I wish Mannone was a better keeper, he certainly has that 'dont fuck with me' look about him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla nutmegged Wilkinson. :haha:

[Thierrymon]

:lol: the boos started already.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

The whole city should cordon off or bombed or both

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilkinson gives Cazorla a kick for it.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Diaby and Gerv being booed.

Is it because they are black?

I certainly wouldnt put it past their fans tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Don't tell me that's why Cameron was signed?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

No delap

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

What was that passage of play?

[KSE Comedy Club]

Oh great, weve got shit diaby today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Walters. :lol:

[KSE Comedy Club]

fuck that was close.

[Boss]

Stoke score but it's offside :yikes:

We're making a lot of silly little mistakes, giving the ball away when it's not necessary etc.

[KSE Comedy Club]

That should be a throw in for us, the ball was deflected slightly.

oh well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a block from Wilkinson, Poldi nearly in.

[hobson's choice]

They are gonna go at Jenkinson whenever they get the chance

[Thierrymon]

Podolski almost scores after defender slips.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Ooo Poldi close there.

He's not gonna let them fuck him about!

[Young Guns 11]

Diaby's passing hasn't been good so far

[KSE Comedy Club]

That was a fucking penalty!

Blatantly had his arm out to block the shot.

[Boss]

Should have been a penalty ffs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That Wilkinson block was handball. :rolleyes:

[Thierrymon]

Our passing has been really sloppy so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Walters is whining.

[Boss]

We have 71% possession :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi header just over, offside anyway however.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Poldi close again, but offside.

[Thierrymon]

We have 71% possession :lol:

Booooooooooooooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud has been great. Our lump it up option. :bow:

[fakeyank]

So if Mannone gets injured, whose our keeper? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :doh:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

New guys are doing well

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Walters. :haha:

What the hell?

[Young Guns 11]

Giroud looking good physically against these ****holes

[Aida]

Any links please?

[KSE Comedy Club]

What the fuck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ambitious effort from Giroud. Why did Diaby go for the 3-4? Weird.

[Boss]

Giroud :bow:

The new Chamakh

[KSE Comedy Club]

Why is everyone trying to lay off Diaby?

Hes fucking crap.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area. Come on Cozola.

Hoof booked.

Poldi. :bow:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Well played Poldi!

[Boss]

Great play Podolski :bow: :bow:

[Thierrymon]

Great run from the german. Good chance with the freekick here.

[Boss]

Five people standing over the free kick.

Gervinho being one of them.

GTFO you WUM :lol:

[KSE Comedy Club]

I love Poldi already, he looks dangerous and confident everytime he gets the ball.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

great direct running

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla with two efforts, neither doing anything. :lol:

[Aida]

ANY LINKS PLEASE
??????????????

[Thierrymon]

Why is everyone trying to lay off Diaby?

Hes fucking crap.

Wenger is the only one who should lay him off.

[hobson's choice]

Good to see that Wenger actually change things, and put Podolski out left

[mkkreuk]

ANY LINKS PLEASE
??????????????

http://www.nutjob.eu/

[hobson's choice]

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/6816

Sopcast link

[KSE Comedy Club]

Cazorla with two efforts, neither doing anything. :lol:

I tell you what, you can see that Giroud, Poldi and cazorla are desperate to score their first goals for us.

You can feel the tension building.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Wenger is the only one who should lay him off.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why is Jenkinson trying the fancy passes? Stick to what you can do tbf.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Were only being undone by our own sloppy passing.

[Aida]

thanks (you to mkkreuk)


sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/6816

Sopcast link

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs. :doh:

Cazorla is awlsome.

[Thierrymon]

Wtf gibbs

[KSE Comedy Club]

How fucking close do they want to get to the fucking goal ffs!

Just shoot.

[Boss]

Good play, just too high from Gibbs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great tackle from Gibbs. :bow:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Fuck sake.

Nice counter attack then we stop before their box and pass the ball around again.

WTF is wrong with this team?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shot, fairly weak. :lol:

[fakeyank]

There is absolutely zero creativity from us..

There is negative creativity from theirs though..

[hobson's choice]

Why is this team so bad at counter attacking these past 3 years

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi keeps turning in to where all the players are. :lol:

[Newguy]

How has Diaby been? just switched on now

[GP]

How has Diaby been? just switched on now

Pretty good.

[KSE Comedy Club]

How has Diaby been? just switched on now

Shit.

However Alan Smith thinks he's been very good so far.

[Master Splinter]

Cazorla is little bit superb.

[hobson's choice]

Suicide ball from Carzola to Diaby there

[Boss]

Cazorla is class.

[Özim]

This is such a boring game so far, we're dull as dishwater to watch at the moment, the strikers are for some reason appearing in midfield and on the wing and the pace of our game is sooooo slow, it's no wonder we have no penetration! We've had plenty of possession but what have we actually done with it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby got megged. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kightly goes for glory, fairly comfortable for Mannone.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Shit.

However Alan Smith thinks he's been very good so far.

Wouldnt say shit. . .has been offering a physical presence. . .passing has been not good though

[Boss]

Diaby is on course to overtake Denilson as Wenger's greatest midfield WUM of all time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen's clearance. :faint:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Cazorla is little bit superb.


Just a tadge ;)

[Thierrymon]

We look a bit devoid of ideas already.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilson tries to rip Cazorla's foot out.

[KSE Comedy Club]

That didnt take long.

Fucking ****ing stoke fans.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor shot from Cazorla.

[Özim]

We look a bit devoid of ideas already.
Yup, we're gonna struggle to score goals this season if we play like this....we're creating next to nothing....we've got plenty of possession of course but that counts for nothing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lee Mason you utter dick.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Cazorla cant be too far away from his first

[Master Splinter]

Lee Mason :doh:.

[Özim]

Cazorla cant be too far away from his first
Needs to shoot on target first.

[GP]

Nice shielding by the ref :rolleyes:

[GP]

What a shot!

[Cripps_orig]

We have looked comfortable but nothing in the final third

Cazorla shot saved from Begovic

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Much better shot from Cazorla, Begovic punches it away.

Arteta got a kicking.

[Power n Glory]

Gervinho has been shit.

[Boss]

Cazorla :bow:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Ah well, we've had our half hour.

Mason will be on Stokes side for the rest of the game now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mannone. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho goes for the most difficult option by a mile.

[Young Guns 11]

Yup, we're gonna struggle to score goals this season if we play like this....we're creating next to nothing....we've got plenty of possession of course but that counts for nothing.

It's stoke away, we know this is going to be hard to create! None of the top 4 beat them at home last season, ffs.

[Power n Glory]

What a loser.

[Cripps_orig]

Cazorla being called Caforla is fucking annoying

Gervinho :doh:

Get it in the box ffs

[Özim]

Gervinho is so sh*t, he pretty much delivers nothing everytime he has it.....another player with no end product!

[Cripps_orig]

It's stoke away, we know this is going to be hard to create! None of the top 4 beat them at home last season, ffs.

Tbf we were the same last week

[Özim]

It's stoke away, we know this is going to be hard to create! None of the top 4 beat them at home last season, ffs.
Yeah well we didn't score against Sunderland at home either.

[Newguy]

Our tempo is so slow...its hard to say but swansea play better football than us by a mile

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gervinho has been shit.

This is a first but i agree with you.

[Toronto Gooner]

Yup, we're gonna struggle to score goals this season if we play like this....we're creating next to nothing....we've got plenty of possession of course but that counts for nothing.

Two comments:

First, Arsenal have played like this for a few seasons. The presence of van Persie glossed over this previously.

Second, Arsenal have two new strikers and a new midfield pivot. It is going to take a while for them to gel and for the rest of the team to get used to them.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Yeah well we didn't score against Sunderland at home either.

This match is not finished though.

[Özim]

Two comments:

First, Arsenal have played like this for a few seasons. The presence of van Persie glossed over this previously.

Second, Arsenal have two new strikers and a new midfield pivot. It is going to take a while for them to gel and for the rest of the team to get used to them.
Yeah I know and I've long thought it was sh*t to watch tbh.

Thing is though, the strikers are appearing in midfield and on the wing, not exactly the right place to be, sadly we don't have time to wait for players to gel.

[Young Guns 11]

Yeah well we didn't score against Sunderland at home either.

We should have, Giroud missed a sitter. It's only the 2nd game of the season. Let them gel.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Second, Arsenal have two new strikers and a new midfield pivot. It is going to take a while for them to gel and for the rest of the team to get used to them.

This, they will take time. need to get used to the prem you can't expect them to score loads straight away.

[Boss]

Two comments:

First, Arsenal have played like this for a few seasons. The presence of van Persie glossed over this previously.

Second, Arsenal have two new strikers and a new midfield pivot. It is going to take a while for them to gel and for the rest of the team to get used to them.

:good:

[Master Splinter]

Short throw :lol:.

Return to Mordor for him.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Whats the betting wenger leaves gerv on and takes off poldi or giroud.

[Young Guns 11]

Giroud, apart from doing well physically, nodding balls on etc, looks off the pace with his runs, hopefully it's just a matter of settling in

[KSE Comedy Club]

corner

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One added minute.

[KSE Comedy Club]

corner 2

[Syn]

Gervinho is so fucking frustrating.

Need to get Oxlade there asap.

[Cripps_orig]

0-0 HT

Defensively been comfortable

Mertemaelen are showing why they should be our first choice CB pairing.

Offensively, a bit shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Pretty good I'd say. Best defensively we have been at the Britannia.

[KSE Comedy Club]

2 corners, both shit.

[Toronto Gooner]

The thing that I have noticed, and think is a good development, is how often the strikers are closing down the defenders.

[Cripps_orig]

First team ever to go 38 games with 0-0s?

Its happening

[Master Splinter]

Giroud and Podolski work very hard, which should bode well for the rest of the season.

Get Oxo on for Gervinho. Everyone else has done well.

[Arsenal Fan]

Need to win 3-0 , Cazorla podolski and giroud

The longer it takes to score the more shit we are going to hear about missing robin **** Persie which won't be helpful for us at all.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Denfinding there has been an improvement from last season tbh Jenkison, Gibbs look amazing even the GK looks ok, if offensive just same old same old Gev needs to go off Ox on. Diaby off Theo on.

[Joker]

We look much calmer defensively, and are holding our shape better when we don't have the ball. Offensively we still look a bit toothless though.

[LDG]

0-0 HT

Defensively been comfortable

Mertemaelen are showing why they should be our first choice CB pairing.

Offensively, a bit shit

Pretty much. Need more pace on the counter.

Someone fuckin shoot too please :rolleyes:

[Letters]

Meh. Same old Arsenal...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We look much calmer defensively, and are holding our shape better when we don't have the ball. Offensively we still look a bit toothless though.

The fact Gibbs is winning balls tells you something, infact most of the team is winning balls and in the air too.

[GunnerFan4Life]

Santi Carzola.

[Marc Overmars]

In control of the game but creating nowt so far.

Gibbs and Poldi playing well and Giroud is grafting.

I'd like to see more from Jenkinson as an attacking threat, Gervinho needs an option on the right otherwise he will keep on running into traffic.

Cazorla looking great, probing well and picking up the ball in dangerous areas. Someone needs to make some runs for him, it's shame we don't have another Spanish midget in the team.

[Boss]

Sahin would have been a good addition imo.

[fakeyank]

Denfinding there has been an improvement from last season tbh Jenkison, Gibbs look amazing even the GK looks ok, if offensive just same old same old Gev needs to go off Ox on. Diaby off Theo on.

:gp:

I dont know what Ox needs to do to start games. Quite possibly one of the best players at Arsenal and he is sitting on his arse while shit kickers like Diaby get game time!

[Cripps_orig]

Time for Theo and Ox imo

Gervinho and Arteta/Diaby off

Bring on Ramsey as well and get him to do 2 footer on Shawcross's face

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Frustrating 1st half of football

Hope we'll be more productive in the attacking 3rd next 45 mins.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nevile thinks we've been good.

I concur.

[Cripps_orig]

Meh. Same old Arsenal...

Not really

We actually look decent defensively.

Thats our problem i guess. We can make one part of our game pretty good but the other suffers.

We need to find a balance

[Letters]

Not really

We actually look decent defensively.

Thats our problem i guess. We can make one part of our game pretty good but the other suffers.

We need to find a balance
We do look better at the back but for years we've had games like this where we've controlled the game, had the majority of possession but not moved the ball forward quickly enough and not done enough to win.
Need to find a cutting edge.

[GP]

Pleased with that.

We look really good in defence and with the quality we have upfront goals will come.

Should have had a pel too.

[Marc Overmars]

My only conern so far is that Crouch is winning literally every ball hoofed to him, we're doing well picking up the 2nd balls but sooner or later they will get in behind.

[Cripps_orig]

We do look better at the back but for years we've had games like this where we've controlled the game, had the majority of possession but not moved the ball forward quickly enough and not done enough to win.
Need to find a cutting edge.

This where a Sahin would have been perfect. Or a Wilshere that wasnt dead. Arteta, for all his strengths isnt the quickest or most offensive of passers

[Özim]

This match is not finished though.
Yeah, but if we continue to play like this, we won't score.

[Joker]

Agree that we should haul Gervinho off and bring AOC on.

[Cripps_orig]

QPR midfielder Hogan Ephraim, on loan at Bristol City, tweets: "You can watch football from all over the world and even the lesser/bad teams try and play passing football. British football is miles behind. If a certain style suits your team and gets results then fair play - but watching it, playing against it or playing it is just annoying!"Hulkster :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Come on you Gunners!!