Arsenal vs Schalke 04. Weds 24th Oct. 19:45

[Marc Overmars]

Will we keep up the 100% record or will Huntelaar eat us?

[Niall_Quinn]

We will keep our 100% record by selling Wilshere to them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schalke won away against Dortmund today. :lol:

:(

[Marc Overmars]

Schalke have a highly rated German GHEL in their team, Lewis Holtby. Looking forward to seeing him if he plays.

[Marc Overmars]

Oxlade has a little hip and will miss this game. Expected to be back for QPR though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We need Gervinho to be at his confusing best in this one. I'll cry if I see him mainly out on the wing again.

[Master Splinter]

At least 8 players out. 10 ten if Sagan and Dench are not fully fit.

Still the number one problem at the club.

When we sell Sagan to Citeh, we should try to get their ninth-choice fitness coach as part of the deal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'd hate to say it but I don't think your head has control either.

[Syn]

-------------Mannone--------------

Jenk----Kos---Mert--Verm----Santos

---------Arteta---Coquelin----------

Ramsey-------Cazorla--------Podolski


Park the bus.

[Marc Overmars]

If we could just about see off Monty and Olympiakos, then this should be an extremely tough game. I think we'll take them though. 2-1.

Poldi x 2.

[Cripps_orig]

Havent lost a home game in the CL to a non English team since 2003

Since moving to the Emirates, we have the best home record of any side in the CL

We have a better team and players than Schalke

We have Wenger

Schalke favourites imo

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

it'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow

under bould we have a 100% win rate

wenger takes charge for the past few weekends and we end up losing some games. its obvious where the problem lies.

bould's final game in charge tomorrow, if we win its clear wenger's the problem.

if we lose its clear wenger felt under threat and told bould the wrong tactics.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

it'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow

under bould we have a 100% win rate

wenger takes charge for the past few weekends and we end up losing some games. its obvious where the problem lies.

bould's final game in charge tomorrow, if we win its clear wenger's the problem.

if we lose its clear wenger felt under threat and told bould the wrong tactics.

:lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Been confirmed, i am going to this.

Havent seen us lose a game for 2 years and the last 2 i have been to have ended 6-1 to us

Me :bow:

Wenger :pal:

[Master Splinter]

We have a great record at home in the CL.

Ach is unbeaten.

Ach always goes to thumpings.

:rose:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Been confirmed, i am going to this.

Havent seen us lose a game for 2 years and the last 2 i have been to have ended 6-1 to us

Me :bow:

Wenger :pal:

Another 6-1 :pray:

Make it happen

Ach :bow:

[Özim]

This group is sh*t, we'll win this comfortably.

[Özim]

Wenger:

"Overall what is the most important is that we have the ball, that we play our football, that we concentrate on the quality of our game anda that is the most important is to express your talent and to play and enjoy to play"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20049384

What a load of nonsense :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

They sure looked like they were having a bundle of laughs on Saturday.

I still struggle to comprehend how shit they played and how devoid of any passion they were. It was worst and least enjoyable match in years.

I switched off after 65 min and am fairly confident that had l been watching similar at a home game, I'd have headed for the pub.

Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This group is sh*t, we'll win this comfortably.

Not really no. Schalke are by no means shit and if you believe they are good luck to ya. We could struggle in greece too. With us you just know we could Arsenal it up.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

They sure looked like they were having a bundle of laughs on Saturday.

I still struggle to comprehend how shit they played and how devoid of any passion they were. It was worst and least enjoyable match in years.

I switched off after 65 min and am fairly confident that had l been watching similar at a home game, I'd have headed for the pub.

Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2

I still struggle to comprehend how shit your face is :coffee:

On the real though, we seemed so lethargic. I also think at 1-0 down, we just assumed we get back into it easy. Twas a poor performance but feck it onto the next one i say.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wenger:

"Overall what is the most important is that we have the ball, that we play our football, that we concentrate on the quality of our game anda that is the most important is to express your talent and to play and enjoy to play"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20049384

What a load of nonsense :lol:

It does not say that in the link :blink:

Anywhoo Tippy Tappy Football :bow:

[Özim]

It does not say that in the link :blink:

Anywhoo Tippy Tappy Football :bow:
Listen to the interview, he says exactly that at 1 min 42 seconds onwards.

[Özim]

Not really no. Schalke are by no means shit and if you believe they are good luck to ya. We could struggle in greece too. With us you just know we could Arsenal it up.
This group is sh*t sorry, we got one of the easy ones so should walk it.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Listen to the interview, he says exactly that at 1 min 42 seconds onwards.

Sorry got better things to do with my time, not sure why you wasted yours.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This group is sh*t sorry, we got one of the easy ones so should walk it.

Yeah we should, then again we should have smashed Norwich :lol:

[Syn]

:haha:

Mental Charlie :bow:

Here's a written quote:

“Still overall the most important thing is that we have the ball, we play our football, we concentrate on the quality of our game, express our talent and just enjoy playing.

http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3553351/first-team/arsenal-v-schalke-04?tab=preview

Gnabry and Wilshere better start or I'm kicking off.

[Özim]

Sorry got better things to do with my time, not sure why you wasted yours.
So you say it's not in the link I posted and then tell me you don't have time to look at it :blink:

[Özim]

Yeah we should, then again we should have smashed Norwich :lol:
CL is different as they're bigger games, we do OK until we meet a decent side in the knockouts.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So you say it's not in the link I posted and then tell me you don't have time to look at it :blink:

I meant Listen to the interview.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:haha:

Mental Charlie :bow:

Here's a written quote:


Gnabry and Wilshere better start or I'm kicking off.

:haha:

http://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Arsene-Wenger-Smiling.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

So you say it's not in the link I posted and then tell me you don't have time to look at it :blink:

It's up to you to prove him wrong! I didn't look at it and I can't see it either.

[Syn]

It's up to you to prove him wrong! I didn't look at it and I can't see it either.

Never said you could see it.

[Marc Overmars]

Ah shut ya face.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ah shut ya face.

Just because you are losing!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Never said you could see it.

Never said you said i could see it :coffee:

[Niall_Quinn]

Never said you said i could see it :coffee:

And he never said he said you could see it, he said he never said he said I could see it. He wasn't even talking to you so what has any of this to do with you anyway?

[GP]

It's all about the he said she said bullshit.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's all about the he said she said bullshit.

Syn is a bird? That explains a lot!

[Dennis Bendtner]

Shame no Wilshere but the Monday game must have put him near enough match fit. John Cross :upset: reckons Giroud benched, Coquelin in and Ramsey on the right. That would make it:

Mannone, Jenk, Mert, Verm, Santos, Coq, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervais

Gervais through the middle is now a 'tried and trusted option', what the fuck world is this. Anyway, better performances in Europe are necessary, presuming Schalke will provide the toughest test given their attacking players. Hope at least for a better showing than the Olympiakos mess. But at least we're 6 from 6.

[Cripps_orig]

FFS

Only reason i wanted to go to this was to be there when Jack made his triumphant return

Wenger :doh:

0-3 Schalke imo

[Niall_Quinn]

Shame no Wilshere but the Monday game must have put him near enough match fit. John Cross :upset: reckons Giroud benched, Coquelin in and Ramsey on the right. That would make it:

Mannone, Jenk, Mert, Verm, Santos, Coq, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervais

Gervais through the middle is now a 'tried and trusted option', what the fuck world is this. Anyway, better performances in Europe are necessary, presuming Schalke will provide the toughest test given their attacking players. Hope at least for a better showing than the Olympiakos mess. But at least we're 6 from 6.

Mannone, Santos, Coq, Ramsey, Gervinho - too much shit to carry. If that's the team then a loss is likely, maybe a bore draw if the back four can keep the ball away from the keeper. Unless luck intervenes to assist us. That's a really poor line up, as poor as I've seen speculated in years. It is speculation isn't it? That's not the confirmed team?

[Syn]

It'd a poor choice to leave Giroud on the bench.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Mannone, Santos, Coq, Ramsey, Gervinho - too much shit to carry. If that's the team then a loss is likely, maybe a bore draw if the back four can keep the ball away from the keeper. Unless luck intervenes to assist us. That's a really poor line up, as poor as I've seen speculated in years. It is speculation isn't it? That's not the confirmed team?

It's from John Cross so certainly not confirmed. But I must tell you, we do not like to comment on speculation.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

It's from John Cross so certainly not confirmed. But I must tell you, we do not like to comment on speculation.

John Cross :haha:

Chats more shit then Ach.

[Marc Overmars]

Wolfchair will probably play against QPR.

Don't have problem with Gervais up front. As long as scores that is.

He's probably the only player who could score a hattrick and still have a shit game. Fucking chancer.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

And he never said he said you could see it, he said he never said he said I could see it. He wasn't even talking to you so what has any of this to do with you anyway?

Yeah but i was talking to syn, not sure what the feck it has to do with you :coffee:

[Cripps_orig]

John Cross :haha:

Chats more shit then Ach.

And yet you used to beleive everything he said

Charlie :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

And yet you used to beleive everything he said

Charlie :haha:

Not really no.

[Marc Overmars]

There used to be an innocence to Charlie but he's pretty nasty now. He's been fully GW'ified.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

There used to be an innocence to Charlie but he's pretty nasty now. He's been fully GW'ified.

As a great man once's said "if your not a **** on GW they will never take you seriously"

SWAYR :bow:

[Syn]

Nah that's garbage. Truth is, if you're not a **** on GW you'll stand out. Dickhead.

[Cripps_orig]

As a great man once's said "if your not a **** on CW they will never take you seriously"

SWAYR :bow:

CW :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

*****web. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

CousinWeb (TM)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

CousinWeb (TM)

CringeWeb actually :coffee:

[Master Splinter]

CousinWeb (TM)

:haha:

You need lessons in how to from Letters though.

[milla]

:coffee:

[Syn]

Same line-up as DSL posted earlier.

Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Coquelin, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Gervinho, Podolski.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Same line-up as DSL posted earlier.

Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Coquelin, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Gervinho, Podolski.

Subs: Shea, Koscielny, Giroud, Djourou, Arshavin, Chamakh, Gnabry.

Schalke 04: Unnerstall, Uchida, Howedes, Matip, Fuchs, Hoger, Neustadter, Holtby, Afellay, Farfan, Huntelaar.
Subs: Hildebrand, Marica, Jones, Barnetta, Moritz, Draxler, Kolasinac.

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Fuchs. :lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Hildebrand :lol: I remember him.

[Marc Overmars]

Didn't realise they had Afellay.

Interesting.

Holtby the GHELman. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Hope Bill Leslie is doing our game again.

I think Tony Gayle is on co-commentary which is a bit shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme starts now on SS4. :sick:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Sky's programme starts now on SS4. :sick:

I take comfort that we're still playing on Tuesday/Wednesday nights and not Thursdays.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Bill Leslie. :pray:

Failing that I will take Hawthorne.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Wenger better not have that fucking blanket again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League music. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Excuses about injuries are getting tired. We always have nine senior players out. It's just we don't have enough decent senior players to replace them. Awful starting team today. Simply awful. Ah well, I have no hope for this game but stranger things have happened.

[Marc Overmars]

Time for Bill Leslie to be promoted from the Football League to the PL tbh.

Come on you Gunners!

[bignev]

Anyone got a good sopcast link?

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho is just shit.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Great ball from Ramsey, but Gerv fucks it up as usual.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mannone. :lol:

Don't do that.

[fakeyank]

Great ball from Ramsey, but Gerv fucks it up as usual.

Dont post on the norwich thread.. this is the new game against Schalke..

Oh wait.. same shit different day. My bad!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Apparently we haven't won anything in 7 years. Yeah I know! Me neither!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Apparently we haven't won anything in 7 years. Yeah I know! Me neither!

I'd fall off my couch if a commentator produced an original thought.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great ball from Poldi, Gervinho clears it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho is just shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rather have the FK for the trip on Podolski.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good start tbf.

[Master Splinter]

Schalke doing a Sunderland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Afellay booked for diving! I thought it was a pelanty at first.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Fucking hell! Manone twat!

[Niall_Quinn]

Mannone is a shit keeper. Ref got it 100% wrong there. Midfield left Arteta be outnumbered 4-1. Fucking awful.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Good start tbf.

Lots of possession.

Wonder what's coming next?

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Mannone is a shit keeper. Ref got it 100% wrong there. Midfield left Arteta be outnumbered 4-1. Fucking awful.

Great work in midfield wasn't it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen booked. :doh:

[Xhaka Can’t]

"nowhere near the ball, Mannone".

Yeah, apart from when he pushed the fucking ball away.

[Niall_Quinn]

Now ref misses a real dive. What a bell end.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Lots of possession.

Wonder what's coming next?

Don't tempt it!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Mannoe :haha:

should have been a pen tbh

[Master Splinter]

Tony Gale devastated that the penalty wasn't given.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Horrific freekick from Farfan.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Mannone is a shit keeper. Ref got it 100% wrong there. Midfield left Arteta be outnumbered 4-1. Fucking awful.

Na, clearly a dive, went down before the contact. Fucking awful keeping for hanging his arm out like that though. TBF Jenkers should have just got rid of it to start with

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well defended by Ramsey, shame he gave it away straight after.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey keeps the move alive... For the opposition.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi pulls it across goal, nobody running in!

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey clueless. Good work by Podolski though.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Holy fuck, Tony Gale sure wants Schalke to win.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

FUCK OFF GERV!

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho is just shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Holy fuck, Tony Gale sure wants Schalke to win.

So does Gervinho.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho and Ramsey excellent for Schalke so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leslie getting Coquelin and Koscielny confused.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why no yellow there? TV booked for doing the same thing. Crap ref.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

We're playing the ball very slowly again, so easy to defend against.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho you muppet! Cazorla set him free.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jeez, wtf Ramsey and Gervinho, they are breaking up everything. Lol Gervinho again. He's fucking shit.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

:haha: Gervinho!

Waste of space!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Has anyone mentioned that Gervinho is shit yet?

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho :haha:.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Obviously Sky didn't get the memo It's pronounced: CATHORLA!!!!

[Power n Glory]

How on earth is Gervinho getting games up front ahead of Gervinho.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How on earth is Gervinho getting games up front ahead of Gervinho.

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

How is it going to boost girouds confidence being benched for a shit like Gervinho?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Gervinho and Ramsey are both ucking unbearable to watch.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

How on earth is Gervinho getting games up front ahead of Gervinho.

Huh? :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

How on earth is Gervinho getting games up front ahead of Gervinho.

That's even more confusing than everything Gervinho doesn't.

[Power n Glory]

:lol:

Sorry, Podolski.

[Niall_Quinn]

No exaggeration to say, if Gervinho was in blue and playing sweeper he'd be MOTM.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots, deflects for a corner.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I'm sick of Gervinho.

Time to bring on Gervinho.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

So yeah, it's gonna be 0-0 at HT btw. :good:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

I'm sick of Gervinho.

Time to bring on Gervinho.

:lol:

[Power n Glory]

Ref!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen has injured himself.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

If I listen hard enough, I can just about hear some Arsenal fans.

[Xhaka Can’t]

If I listen hard enough, I can just about hear some Arsenal fans.

Those are you neighbours.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Great hoof upfield from Verms. I bet he intentional over hit it so as to spare us the embarrassment called Gervinho.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a block from BFG. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :rolleyes:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

We had ages to clear but give it straight back to them and then down the other end gervinho does fuck all.

[Özim]

Ricky Gervais

http://gifs.gifbin.com/sw8035sw753.gif

[Xhaka Can’t]

If I listen hard enough, I can just about hear some Arsenal fans.

I was wrong about your neighbours, I've just heard the groans too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Too easy for schalke, followed by another horror moment from Gervinho.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Those are you neighbours.

Probably is :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

If I listen hard enough, I can just about hear some Arsenal fans.

Is it the crunch of the swan salad focaccia? :ninja:

[Özim]

If I listen hard enough, I can just about hear some Arsenal fans.
Yeah, probably moaning again right, they just don't know how lucky they are.

Some people are never happy! :rolleyes:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Is it the crunch of the swan salad focaccia? :ninja:

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Just a matter of time before santos makes the breakthrough for schalke.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

BFG has been utterly superb thus far

[Niall_Quinn]

Surely a red for ****elar? The whistle had gone.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Just a matter of time before santos makes the breakthrough for schalke.

:gp:

Yep, he's been crap for us.

Pretty decent for them though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Magnificent defending by Ramsey. He's shut down everything we've tried down the right.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

:yawn: I'm fucking bored with this.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey is crap and all, but nobody gave him any options there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hoeger booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bit of a shit cross from Jenkinson. Good run though.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Great clearance from Jenks!

[Niall_Quinn]

That old tech fault is back, posts disappearing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Huntelaar. :lol:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

We have a really awful defence!

[Niall_Quinn]

Santos plays ****elar in and the best striker in the world fluffs it.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Santos is fecking shit.

We really do miss gibbs.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We have a really awful team.

I'm giving the 2nd half 5 minutes. If it is more of the same, I'm done with this shit.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Santos again! what a wanker! :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Everyone stood and watched santos getting fucked over. There's no team here, absolute clueless.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Oh Fuck off you fat shite santos

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Not a classic.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

So yeah, it's gonna be 0-0 at HT btw. :good:

:gp:

(Only just though.)

[Xhaka Can’t]

0-0 HT. Not a classic.

:lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

No added time.

Even the ref is bored with this shit.

[Marc Overmars]

What are we doing?

We look absolutley lost.

We're playing such dull and predictable football, nothing inventive or audacious about what we're trying to do.

[Özim]

We have a really awful team.

I'm giving the 2nd half 5 minutes. If it is more of the same, I'm done with this shit.
That's cos you don't understand what it means to be a fan.

[Niall_Quinn]

Complete total utter shit. Lucky not to be losing. Ramsey and Gervinho fucking horrible players. Merts chucked himself into the battle a couple of time, otherwise nothing worth mentioning. A dead team that bores everyone else to death. Easy win here for schalke if they want it.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Just happy the Mont v Oly game is still a draw, that would be best result of the day

[Özim]

What are we doing?

We look absolutley lost.

We're playing such dull and predictable football, nothing inventive or audacious about what we're trying to do.
What's impressed me is the total transformation since last season, it's like a new team, really surprising to see such a change, things really have changed and we really have finally turned the corner...got to give credit where credits due for making this work so well after what happened last season.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Santos' first half basically what he did at Chelsea away last season. Though he was probably fatter then.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho and Ramsey off, that immediately puts them down to 11. Arshavin and Giroud on. Has to be.

[fakeyank]

Just watched the last 20 mins of first half. The only good part was Mertesacker and the rest looked like the pile of shit they are...

Oh they also showed the muppet responsible for this shower of shit in the stands... AW

[Niall_Quinn]

What's impressed me is the total transformation since last season, it's like a new team, really surprising to see such a change, things really have changed and we really have finally turned the corner...got to give credit where credits due for making this work so well after what happened last season.

We do have a new team, we sold the other one.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

How bad is that the UEFA "respect" advert :lol:

[Özim]

Just watched the last 20 mins of first half. The only good part was Mertesacker and the rest looked like the pile of shit they are...

Oh they also showed the muppet responsible for this shower of shit in the stands... AW
I'm going to be Bould here and blame Steve

[Marc Overmars]

Catzola probably gets ripped on national duty because of the non-footballers he has to play with at club level.

[Özim]

We do have a new team, we sold the other one.
Yeah and credit where credit's due, I bet noone expected it to turn out this good.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Gervinho and Ramsey off, that immediately puts them down to 11. Arshavin and Giroud on. Has to be.

But then you're back to 8 against 14 again (I've added mannone)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This is not the time for wumming zimm ffs.

[Xhaka Can’t]

How bad is that the UEFA "respect" advert :lol:

Fuck off Nick Griffen! :angry:

[Niall_Quinn]

You don't really get a clearer pen than that. Ref bottled it. Won't affect his decision making with our pen claims though because we never get any anyway.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Fuck off Nick Griffen! :angry:

:lol:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Ivan looks pretty happy sitting there smiling away, I wonder why...?

[Niall_Quinn]

Lol, fucking ads on sky. It's up to our banks and regulators to protect us! Stupid cint. Is up to us to kill those bank fuckers and puss on their charred corpses. Least we can fucking do.

My point being, Gervinho is shit.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ivan looks pretty happy sitting there smiling away, I wonder why...?

He's laughing at all the money people paid to leave those seats empty.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Ivan looks pretty happy sitting there smiling away, I wonder why...?

He won't be happy when the guys at the AGM get him tommrow or whatever day it is.

[Joker]

Santos is terrible at defending. I know Podolski hasn't tracked back much, but his positioning is all over the place, and he seems to have no idea where the right back is. You can tell he's not a natural defender. Better get Koscielny on in the second half and stick Vermaelen to left back.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ivan looks pretty happy sitting there smiling away, I wonder why...?

Just got a decent offer on eBay for Wenger's empty chair in the dugout.

[Marc Overmars]

Get Giroud on. He'll win some knock downs and bring the midfield into the game.

Gervinho really pisses me off. I've never seen a player devoid of this much technical ability and composure. At least Adebayor could upload beast mode from time to time, this guy is just a chancer. I hate him.

[Özim]

Just got a decent offer on eBay for Wenger's empty chair in the dugout.
Yeah but that's a cheap copy, he sold the old one.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Just got a decent offer on eBay for Wenger's empty chair in the dugout.

And then you woke up. Seriously the board wanna do what they did to walt disney and freeze him until they can make him live for ever.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hoeger off, Jones on.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Santos is terrible at defending. I know Podolski hasn't tracked back much, but his positioning is all over the place, and he seems to have no idea where the right back is. You can tell he's not a natural defender. Better get Koscielny on in the second half and stick Vermaelen to left back.

Its no coincidence since Gibbs has been out we have been bad.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Arsenal! FFS.

[Özim]

Jermain Jackson's on for Schalke, he's only had two nose jobs!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Get Giroud on. He'll win some knock downs and bring the midfield into the game.

Gervinho really pisses me off. I've never seen a player devoid of this much technical ability and composure. At least Adebayor could upload beast mode from time to time, this guy is just a chancer. I hate him.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey. :banghead:

Leave it for Poldi you moran.

[Özim]

Its no coincidence since Gibbs has been out we have been bad.
and it's no surprise Gibbs is out, there are couch potatoes that are fit more often than him.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Ramsey you pillock.

[Niall_Quinn]

Think I hate Ramsey more.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

IT'S CATHORLA!

[Özim]

You guys are all forgetting the point of today, let me clear it up for you:

"Overall what is the most important is that we have the ball, that we play our football, that we concentrate on the quality of our game anda that is the most important is to express your talent and to play and enjoy to play"

If we win great, if not then we've expressed our talent and it's all good.

[Niall_Quinn]

Getting comical with santos now. Are bould and Wenger watching the city match?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Howedes puts one over. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ooh, just over. That's santos with his third assist.

[Power n Glory]

Santos! You suck!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Santos is a twat.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

You guys are all forgetting the point of today, let me clear it up for you:

"Overall what is the most important is that we have the ball, that we play our football, that we concentrate on the quality of our game anda that is the most important is to express your talent and to play and enjoy to play"

If we win great, if not then we've expressed our talent and it's all good.

*shudder* :sick:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Getting comical with santos now. Are bould and Wenger watching the city match?

Id not blame then if they were tbh.

[Power n Glory]

Gervinho! Rubbish!!!

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Need to drag Santos immediately

[Niall_Quinn]

Eboue got booed for a performance that was no worse than Gervinhos. The guy has done nothing right all night.

[Özim]

Bit lucky there, Schalke should have scored, Santos doesn't want to run. Slight problem when playing football (unless it's table football)

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Santos is a twat.

He needs to get injured that's the only way he's getting subbed

[fakeyank]

:lol:

Doesnt our team see that our left side is absolutely shit. Make some changes... Its not a crime to do a substitution before 60 minutes ya know!

[Niall_Quinn]

He needs to get injured that's the only way he's getting subbed

Injury wouldn't affect his performance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Catzola. :bow:

[Power n Glory]

No natural wingers up front, a complete idiot leading the line as striker...we'll be lucky to score a goal tonight.

[Özim]

Injury wouldn't affect his performance.
Will he still be able to spin on a bar?

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Are they actually just trying to pass the ball to schalke now?

[Master Splinter]

Santos is a bigger psychopath than Wenget.

[Niall_Quinn]

Santos is just afraid to touch the ball. His confidence is totally gone. Amazing how the manager can't see that or can see it but does nothing.

[fakeyank]

How many times have we passed back to Mannone? I think he has kicked the ball more than anyone!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah no scores from other games please.

[Özim]

Zonal defending, what a f*cking stupid way to defend.

[Niall_Quinn]

By changing nothing I suppose Wenger is waiting to see if the gameplan works out. But what could that gameplan possibly be? The statistical inevitability of Gervinho doing something right?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zonal defending, what a f*cking stupid way to defend.

Yet so many teams use it. There are just as many flaws as with man-to-man.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Yeah no scores from other games please.

Sorry Maccy

[fakeyank]

Ramsey is dire..

[Gervinho's Forehead]

By changing nothing I suppose Wenger is waiting to see if the gameplan works out. But what could that gameplan possibly be? The statistical inevitability of Gervinho doing something right?

Ah well that could be it, afterall Wenger is a numbers man.

[Özim]

Santos has had a mare, what's amazing is noone at the club seems to be able to see this, that's the only way I can explain why we haven't made any kind of change or substituted him.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Ramsey is dire..

The whole match is dire and the "team" is tonight as well.

[Özim]

Yet so many teams use it. There are just as many flaws as with man-to-man.
They'e highlighted the problem on MOTD many times, if you're very disciplined you can get away with it but for us we more often than not don't really do our job at the back. At least with man to man you know your job.

[fakeyank]

:haha: Another two back passes to Mannone!!

[Niall_Quinn]

He played this badly before and then scored. Maybe that's the gameplan.

Anyway, one hour gone, Chamakh for Cazorla surely?

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Fucking hell still half an hour to go! Please hurry up and blow the whistle!

[Özim]

Choice between Giroud or Chamakh, we're really spoilt!

[Niall_Quinn]

Hour gone, no shots on target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They'e highlighted the problem on MOTD many times, if you're very disciplined you can get away with it but for us we more often than not don't really do our job at the back. At least with man to man you know your job.

It fits in with the narrative of English defending being above that sort of foreign nonsense. If you go man-to-man with many people moving about in the box, it would cause just as much havoc. And what happens if someone makes a run in to the box you can't account for?

[Özim]

0 attempts on target from us and only 4 shots....oh dear.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Hour gone, no shots on target.

The Arsenal way :bow:






:ilt:

[Niall_Quinn]

Pathetic defending again from santos. Free cross, luckily poor quality.

[Power n Glory]

Vermaelen and his reckless runs forward almost cost us. Idiot player.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :haha:

[Özim]

It fits in with the narrative of English defending being above that sort of foreign nonsense. If you go man-to-man with many people moving about in the box, it would cause just as much havoc. And what happens if someone makes a run in to the box you can't account for?
I personally think man to man works much better as the best and most dangerous players are up against the better defenders, you shouldn't really get the mismatches you can see in zonal marking.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Gervinho accidently wins the ball back! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho did the right thing there. Nobody running in, again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cross comes in one man in the box. We're going for the draw.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho did well there.