Chelscums v/s Arsenal, 22nd March, 1245 KO

[fakeyank]

Massive Massive game!

Cunts dont have Ramires or Willian. Cant lose this! Is Mou off from the sidelines?

[Marc Overmars]

Another BT Sport away day against a rival. :sick:

2-1. Sadly.

[GP]

Man up.

0-2

[Munchies]

Just can't see us winning.

3-1

[LDG]

0-1

Giroud.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Arsene's 1000th game in charge of us. No better way to celebrate then by beating Mourinho

[McNamara That Ghost...]

An awful 0-0.

[Master Splinter]

Time for Sanogo to confuse them. Gnabbers on the left. Oxlade on the right. No fucking around.

0-5.

[Ernesto]

Is Ramsey back for this one?

[selassie]

I think we'll lose this 1-0.

[Thierrymon]

Do they have champions league this week? That could be to our advantage.

We do have a terrible record against mourinho though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They play Galatasaray on Tuesday at home. Shouldn't really be too much of an issue for them, tiredness wasn't really in much evidence for the Spuds today.

[Munchies]

^ Long term injuries in the Galatasaray game it is then :pray:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

0-3

Ozil hattrick

[Munchies]

0-3

Ozil hattrick

Why not :yippee:

Same team as the Spuds game for this one I guess.

[Bumble]

A week off. But first goal is key, we score and I think we have enough to hold on. They score first and I can't see us breaking them down.

Be nice to see Giroud score to prove he isn't hopeless. And be nice to see Terry sprawled out on the floor as the ox races past him and scores.

[AFC Leveller]

Chelsea are nowhere near City or even Liverpool quality and they are beatable. Their defense isnt as good as it was and they dont have a stiker. Hazard or a set piece are their best chance of a goal and we need to be tight, esp on crosses.

Same team as yesterday but no Arteta please, really poor against the big sides. Flamster, Ox and Cathoorla.

1-2, come on BOYs! AW's 1000 game in charge, and a what better then to celebrate it by beating Maureen at his own backyard.

[Niall_Quinn]

AW's 1000 game in charge, and a what better then to celebrate it by beating Maureen at his own backyard.

Got to be.

Why is nobody saying "Thanks Arsenal, Thanks Liverpool!"?

Don't they claim they want a close and exciting finish? And yet both teams are dismissed as real challengers. Based on what? The fact we'll eventually collapse? How many games are left now? Still no collapse. If we win this then the title goes up in the air again. If Liverpool beat the gypos then up it goes again.

Four teams in this - we're one of them. After that performance by Kos and Merts yesterday we have something really solid to build a performance on if our midfield decides to wake up for the run in. We're just as dangerous as any of the top four. Of course we can win this match and of course we can win the whole thing.

[Özim]

IMO Liverpool are the team to watch, they're in great form, have all the momentum and have a devastating attack capable of scoring against anyone. We're obviously in there with a chance but I don't personally think our form is good enough, we are winning games but without being in really great form, think we also lack the firepower to hurt the top teams.

On the face of it, it looks like we'll end up 4th again.

[Niall_Quinn]

we are winning games but without being in really great form

This is what makes us dangerous. Maybe we'll coast in 4th without hitting top form. But we have that extra gear if we decide to use it. I don't think any of the others do, except perhaps the chavs. The others are flat out already.

[Marc Overmars]

Not sure about having another gear, I mean we're certainly capable of stringing some great passages of play together, but in terms of being relentless in doing so over 90 mins I'm not sure. We've been winning games like yesterday for a long time now, that's just what we're built to do and if we somehow win the league that's how we're going to do it.

[GP]

Dunno man, we've still got Kimpossible to come in...

[Niall_Quinn]

The extra gear is really down to Wenger's tactics. I think we have been way too negative and conservative of late. We can take a few more risks and be a bit more ambitious without opening ourselves up. I still think there's no better counter-attacking side than us when we decide to inject a bit of pace and dispense with that tap, tap, tap, no you shoot, no I couldn't possibly, bullshit. Chances are we're 4th now at worst. So why not go for it in the last few games? If we don't put pressure on the gypo and chav defences and instead sit back and let players like Silva and Hazard have time and space then we're fucked anyway. So go for it, take a couple of hits and see if we can dish out as good as we're getting. Might grab a higher spot than 4th as a result but probably won't drop lower than that even if it goes tits up.

[Bumble]

Liverpool are the team on form but they do have an ability to get a really bad result along the line plus have chavs and city at home to play. what we have shown the end of last season and this is that we can win by only scoring once. which is very important as only results matter now. we havent played well this year yet we are still in with a shout. And i do think the next two games against Chelsea and City (i think swansea is in between though) are key. win them win the league lose them and we will finish 4th and while United (hahahahahahaha) are still in the CL that wont be certain a CL place next year. Perhaps finishing 4th within 5 points of top and the FA Cup wont be a bad season.

[selassie]

The extra gear is really down to Wenger's tactics. I think we have been way too negative and conservative of late. We can take a few more risks and be a bit more ambitious without opening ourselves up. I still think there's no better counter-attacking side than us when we decide to inject a bit of pace and dispense with that tap, tap, tap, no you shoot, no I couldn't possibly, bullshit. Chances are we're 4th now at worst. So why not go for it in the last few games? If we don't put pressure on the gypo and chav defences and instead sit back and let players like Silva and Hazard have time and space then we're fucked anyway. So go for it, take a couple of hits and see if we can dish out as good as we're getting. Might grab a higher spot than 4th as a result but probably won't drop lower than that even if it goes tits up.

I personally don't believe we have enough fit runners in the team to play a more open/expansive style.

Of course OX and Pods can definitely counter, as can Cazorla and Rosicky...but I think we really are missing Theo, Ozil and Ramsey to counter to the best of our abilities.

Right now I do actually think this team best form of attack is the solid defensive foundation.

We need to be careful playing too open because we are not blessed with pace across Central Midfield or the back for that matter. In theremaining big games if we play too open, Chelsea and City will tear us to shreads IMHO. I think Everton would too.

[GP]

Ramsey was the key.

[JonasTC]

I wish we would start Ox and Gnabry on the wings, they're the only players we have who try to run at their opponents (and have the speed to do smth) and pls put Arteta on the bench, he's good enough to control midfield against lesser teams, but against the big teams we get overrun so easily when he's starting. For the lolz put Sanogo in and see if he does a Liverpool/Bayern game again, atleast he'll probably punch racist cunt in the face with those wavy arms and then put Giroud in later.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bendtner's a mega tosser isn't he? When he should be trying to hit the heights of his game as a viable backup to Giroud instead he's pissed and rubbing himself off on taxi drivers. We were cursed when that cunt signed. Player with the worst attitude ever? Can't think of anyone worse.

[AFC Leveller]

i agree with Quinn about us playing too negative lately. The contrast between us and Liverpool yesterday was huge. They went 1-0 and kept attacking man ure and eventually got a couple more and ran out confortable winners in the end. Us, However, we sat back in the 2nd half and kept giving the ball away to them everytime had to dig really deep to secure the win. We could and should have added goals and really put the to the sword.

[JonasTC]

i agree with Quinn about us playing too negative lately. The contrast between us and Liverpool yesterday was huge. They went 1-0 and kept attacking man ure and eventually got a couple more and ran out confortable winners in the end. Us, However, we sat back in the 2nd half and kept giving the ball away to them everytime had to dig really deep to secure the win. We could and should have added goals and really put the to the sword.

Try taking Sturridge, Suarez and Gerrard away from that team and see how well they would be attacking :)

[AFC Leveller]

Try taking Sturridge, Suarez and Gerrard away from that team and see how well they would be attacking :)

Injuries have it us hard im not gonna lie but even with Ramsey and Theo in the side we werent really threashing teams or even winning by big margins. This team is about solid defense and a couple of goals in a short space of time to kill the game.

[JonasTC]

I think Walcott, Ramsey and Özil have played less than 10 games together this season? Im just saying if similiar had happend to Liverpool and those 3 i mentioned before had played less than 10 games together, im not sure we would have seen them in top4 this season.

We might not have been trashing teams, but we were still #1 until both Ramsey and Walcott died and now we're going into a tough run with more impact players dead :s

[Özim]

This is what makes us dangerous. Maybe we'll coast in 4th without hitting top form. But we have that extra gear if we decide to use it. I don't think any of the others do, except perhaps the chavs. The others are flat out already.

I'm not sure it's a choice, for is something that manifests itself from the confidence of getting big wins, lots of goals and wins against top sides, Liverpool are flying due to their results and the fact they are spanking a number of sides.

We're struggling to get goals, beating a top side would help confidence but our results in the last month and a half haven't been that good overall and thus we're not full of confidence going into those games.

[fakeyank]

Honest question... how many here think we will win this game? And why?

Here is where I think our strengths are: Defense and a little momentum
Here is where I think Chavs strengths are: Hazard and Mou

Looking at the comparison, I give the Mou factor higher points and think will triumph in the end unfortunately. Wenger really needs to fire up the boys.

[GP]

Honest question... how many here think we will win this game? And why?


I do. Because I'm an arsenal fan.

[Niall_Quinn]

Honest question... how many here think we will win this game? And why?

Here is where I think our strengths are: Defense and a little momentum
Here is where I think Chavs strengths are: Hazard and Mou

Looking at the comparison, I give the Mou factor higher points and think will triumph in the end unfortunately. Wenger really needs to fire up the boys.

Because all the pressure is on the chavs and none of it is on us. We do a lot better when the pressure if off. But sprinkle in a little pressure and we fold, though not as badly this season. Also we have just as many good players as they have, I rate us stronger in defence than they are even though the stats tell a different story. We blew a lot of goals away in two games against teams with top strikers and it skewed the stats. The chavs don't have top strikers. This will more likely be a game of attrition and we have a 50/50 shot on that basis.

Of course, as always, the ref will be the biggest factor. Get a decent, competent ref (are there any?) and we can give it a go. Get an arsehole who is too weak to ignore the crowd and the Oscars and Hazards with their filthy diving could decide the game.

[GP]

Because all the pressure is on the chavs and none of it is on us. We do a lot better when the pressure if off. But sprinkle in a little pressure and we fold, though not as badly this season. Also we have just as many good players as they have, I rate us stronger in defence than they are even though the stats tell a different story. We blew a lot of goals away in two games against teams with top strikers and it skewed the stats. The chavs don't have top strikers. This will more likely be a game of attrition and we have a 50/50 shot on that basis.

Of course, as always, the ref will be the biggest factor. Get a decent, competent ref (are there any?) and we can give it a go. Get an arsehole who is too weak to ignore the crowd and the Oscars and Hazards with their filthy diving could decide the game.

Mike Dean is in charge of this one.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mike Dean is in charge of this one.

Sick joke. Uncalled for.

[LDG]

Michael Oliver would be my choice. About the only decent ref I've seen this year.

If it really is Mike Dean, we might as well not bother turning up.

[Letters]

I do. Because I'm an arsenal fan.
Being an Arsenal fan means I hope we'll win, it doesn't mean I think we will.

[LDG]

Being an Arsenal fan means I hope we'll win, it doesn't mean I think we will.

Yeah, whatever Hornby.

[Letters]

Right! That's it!

No more sharing of my prawn sandwiches with you :sulk:

[Niall_Quinn]

Right! That's it!

No more sharing of my prawn sandwiches with you :sulk:

Letting him look up at you eating prawn sandwiches is not sharing, in the strictest sense.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Being an Arsenal fan means I hope we'll win, it doesn't mean I think we will.


You just think whatever your missus tells you to think.

Which probably explains the recent and unexpected improvement in your posts.

[Niall_Quinn]

Btw, can I be an admin?

[fakeyank]

No

[Niall_Quinn]

No

You're the first one banned when I get the job.

[Niall_Quinn]

http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a433/qwerty12343/top-4_zpsf5403506.png

Chav game is the biggest of the season looking at these fixtures. I really don't see how our schedule is any more difficult than the other three. I;d say easier, especially the last few games. Beat the chavs and we can win this.

[Munchies]

Apart from Hazard, who's their main threat?

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Liverpool's attack is impressive but Sterling isn't anything we don't have in abundance in our ranks. Unfortunately we have nothing like Suarez or even Sturridge.....ironically both players we could have had, in our ranks, which is probably why there's no point getting our hopes up about the league.

The chavs are well able to bore their way to a 1 nil win against us...... I'm just hoping the tide turns sooner rather than later. Their backline is statistically better than ours and as much as I hate to credit them, they've been impressive.


This is not a game for Sanogo or the Danish Doughnut. I'll probably name about 15 players who are injured that I didn't realise were but here it goes.....

---------------Sneezy---------------

Sagna-----Merkyl------KOS-----Gibbs

--------Arteta--------Rosicky---------

Gnabry----------OxO-----------Cazorla

------------Olivier Giroud--------------

[The Emirates Gallactico]

This is going to be Wenger's 1000th game in charge for us. Whatever you think of the man, you have to respect his acheivements and his impact not only at the club but on English football. In this day and age of managers barely lasting for more than a couple of seasons, it's a feat that may take many years before replicating again.

How fantastic would it be if he could celebrate this by rubbing one in that cock Mourinho's face by simultaneously ending his no losses and the Bridge record and derailing their title bid. I expect nothing but 100% from all the players as a result.


Ches

Sagna
Merts
Kos
Gibbs

Arteta
Ramsey (should be back, no?)
Carzola

Ox
Rosicky
Giroud

Subs: Fabianski, Vermelean, Monreal, Flamini, Podolski, Gnabry, Sanago

[AFC Leveller]

What's AW's record during his 999 games? win percentage, number of losses etc.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I think he's lost all of them.

[Xhaka Can’t]

What's AW's record during his 999 games? win percentage, number of losses etc.


P-999
W-572
D-235
L-192
Win Ratio: 57.2%

[AFC Leveller]

P-999
W-572
D-235
L-192
Win Ratio: 57.2%

Thanks. Thats decent going.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tie it in with a net transfer spend of £7.36 and it's spectacular. Imagine what the record would be if he had £376billion to spend every 15 mins, like Maureen.

[fakeyank]

This is going to be Wenger's 1000th game in charge for us. Whatever you think of the man, you have to respect his acheivements and his impact not only at the club but on English football. In this day and age of managers barely lasting for more than a couple of seasons, it's a feat that may take many years before replicating again.

How fantastic would it be if he could celebrate this by rubbing one in that cock Mourinho's face by simultaneously ending his no losses and the Bridge record and derailing their title bid. I expect nothing but 100% from all the players as a result.


Ches

Sagna
Merts
Kos
Gibbs

Arteta
Ramsey (should be back, no?)
Carzola

Ox
Rosicky
Giroud

Subs: Fabianski, Vermelean, Monreal, Flamini, Podolski, Gnabry, Sanago

:gp:

Dont think Ramsey has a return date. I believe winter blockbuster signing Kallstrom will be available though. I also dont want Arteta starting but we dont have much choice, do we... I can see Flamini and Arteta both starting to have a physical presence against Matic.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Michael Oliver would be my choice. About the only decent ref I've seen this year.

If it really is Mike Dean, we might as well not bother turning up.

its Andre Marriner. he's given some very dodgy decisions for chelsea this season, the dive for the last minute penalty v west broom for one, but otherwise i don't think we have many problems with him. could be wrong

also for me, Clattenberg is the best ref in the league. doesn't often get much wrong

[Niall_Quinn]

Marriner will do. He'll probably fuck up but he won't do it deliberately.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Oh god I really hope we beat those chav cunts :pray:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Quite happy with Andre Marriner - he's usually fair and reasonable. However he does have a tendancy to be weak enough to be swayed by the crowd. Best thing to do is score an early goal to shut them up.


I agree with you LDG that Michael Oliver is a good ref, however he seems to be a bad luck charm for us this season. We had him for both the Man Utd and Liverpool losses. :( Mind you, still would take him any day over the likes of Lee Mason, Phil Dowd and Mike Dean.

[Niall_Quinn]

We got lucky with the ref. Now there's at least a chance to do the business on a level field, or as level as it can be when you have a scumbag Russian gangster chucking cash.

[AFC Leveller]

Clanetburg is one of the best i think and seems to hate cunts like Chelsea and Man ure. Mariner did give Chelsea a non pel earlier in the season but in general he's not as corrupt as Down or Dean.

[Bumble]

pity the chavs didnt have to exert too much energy getting through last night. i wonder if mourinho will actually try to win the game this time round, as last time he just played for the draw. we score first i think we will win, if we have to chase the game we will lose.... so basically first goal wins it.

[AFC Leveller]

Chelsea have drawn their away games against the top teams and won all thei home games.

Doesnt matter though because i feel we can beat them.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Game will be won or lost based on Wenger's tactics.

Any hint of timid, negative football and Hazard will have a field day picking us off.

Meanwhile, we go out there and play brisk, fluent, enterprising football and we should finally stake that cretinous vampire Maureen, along with his vile blood sucking legion.

#COYG :scarf:

[Niall_Quinn]

Game will be won or lost based on Wenger's tactics.

Any hint of timid, negative football and Hazard will have a field day picking us off.

Meanwhile, we go out there and play brisk, fluent, enterprising football and we should finally stake that cretinous vampire Maureen, along with his vile blood sucking legion.

#COYG :scarf:

Yep, please, please no more of this cup final 2005 bullshit. Let's go and play at least.

[fakeyank]

Game will be won or lost based on Wenger's tactics.

Any hint of timid, negative football and Hazard will have a field day picking us off.

Meanwhile, we go out there and play brisk, fluent, enterprising football and we should finally stake that cretinous vampire Maureen, along with his vile blood sucking legion.

#COYG :scarf:

We need to put pressure so that Hazard doesnt get to run at our defenders often. If we let them come at us, I can see a couple of pels going their way.

[fakeyank]

url]http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26655587[/url]

Not sure what this means... is he banned for our game?

[Xhaka Can’t]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26655587

Not sure what this means... is he banned for our game?

No.

[Ollie the Optimist]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26655587

Not sure what this means... is he banned for our game?

it just means he is a cunt

[Munchies]

Hazard after the Gala game:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/19/article-2584151-1C65AAC800000578-31_634x367.jpg

You know what to do Flamini, the wound won't clear up by saturday

[Injury Time]

Hazard after the Gala game:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/19/article-2584151-1C65AAC800000578-31_634x367.jpg

You know what to do Flamini, the wound won't clear up by saturday
If that was one of ours they'd probably end up with an amputation...

[JonasTC]

Sooo Mourinho got send off (without a red?) and now the FA "charges" him, so he can still be coaching in their most important game and be out in the shit ones...? FA :doh:

[AFC Leveller]

I think they'll really miss City of God as he usualy plays well against us.

[Maestro]

Fuck Moaninho and any fan of his, fuck them all.

We simply must win tomorrow! Not for the league or silverware but for club pride and to defeat a true enemy of Arsenal and football.

[Maestro]

Late fitness test for Rosicky

[Maestro]

Game of the season says Wenger, and he will keep any opinions on Moaninho to himself. Utter class Wenget.

Let's do this!

[selassie]

Game of the season says Wenger, and he will keep any opinions on Moaninho to himself. Utter class Wenget.

Let's do this!

I think anything other than 3 points and our outside chances of the title will be over.

Tomorrow's game is huge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A draw is ok, keeps us on the fringes of it but still very realistic, so long as we beat Swansea and Man City.

[Munchies]

Early kick off though, we've never turned up before.

[Munchies]

Training:
http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/1000x744/mar_14/zp_480032771_SM_9398_50_27D591_5038.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/1000x689/mar_14/zp_480032771_SM_6885_0E_27D571_325.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20140321/arsenal-train-ahead-of-chelsea-match

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Draw is perfectly fine. Keeps us only 1 point behind (assuming we win our game in hand) Chelsea and possibly 2 behind Liverpool (assuming they win). Plenty of games left to go.

In fact, there's probably more pressure on Mourinho. Anything less than a win for them should result in them losing their top place.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Things are building up for a cracker.....need Kos and Merts to be massive.....if only Wenger can finally get one over JM

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kallstrom :bow::bow:


http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/932x1000/mar_14/zp_480032771_SM_9308_10_27D589_1162.jpg

Who's the guy in the background. :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

Please, please, please don't let the ref ruin this. Just give us 90 minutes to take these scumbags on and end that home record of theirs. This HAS to happen. After all the shit about failure coming from that cunt maureen, Wenger can boot that home record on his 1000th game and take us within a point of that trash with a game in hand. Despite their billion quid efforts to buy up everything in sight. This MUST happen. The chavs will pull out every trick in the book tomorrow, the team will have to be 100% in every position. No passengers.

Just give us this one Arsenal :pray:

[Munchies]

---------------Ches--------------

Sagna-----BFG------Kos-----Gibbs

--------Arteta/Flamini--------Rosicky---------

Ox----------Cazorla-----------Pods

------------Sanogo/Giroud--------------

[KSE Comedy Club]

Kallstrom :bow::bow:


http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/932x1000/mar_14/zp_480032771_SM_9308_10_27D589_1162.jpg



Who's the guy in the background. :unsure:

That's just kos' shadow


:getcoat:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Please, please, please don't let the ref ruin this. Just give us 90 minutes to take these scumbags on and end that home record of theirs. This HAS to happen. After all the shit about failure coming from that cunt maureen, Wenger can boot that home record on his 1000th game and take us within a point of that trash with a game in hand. Despite their billion quid efforts to buy up everything in sight. This MUST happen. The chavs will pull out every trick in the book tomorrow, the team will have to be 100% in every position. No passengers.

Just give us this one Arsenal :pray:
Agreed.

We have to beat that cunt just to ram his words down his fuckin throat!

And I would fuckin love it if chezza, pods and kos ran over to Maureen after we win and take a selfie with him :lol:

[I am an entertainer, Fact]

Is Ramsey back for this game?

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Ramsey back for this game?

No. 2 weeks :haha:

[GP]

No. 2 weeks :haha:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-33jcEDk4

[Niall_Quinn]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Dr_Nick.png

[Injury Time]

So odds on RvC (4-6 weeks) is back before Ramsay...

[Niall_Quinn]

Jesus will return before Ramsey. He's had two fatal assessments so far, "back in 2 weeks" and "suffered a setback". There's only one more serious assessment that can be made, thankfully we haven't heard it yet - "He will be like a new signing when he returns".

[Munchies]

Atleast Wenger sorted out the payrise before it all .

[Master Splinter]

It would be great in so many ways if we won this, but we have so few options with Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere and possibly Rosicky out.

Our best chance would be to go pacy and unpredictable with Gnabry and Oxlade behind Sanogo. But Wenget will stick with the same team, with Flamini probably in for Rosicky to further erode our attacking fluidity and threat. We really need Podolski and Giroud to have their best games of the season or else we'll be mostly blunt again.

[yorkshire-gooner]

What bars/pubs will be good to watch the game at in London?

[Niall_Quinn]

It would be great in so many ways if we won this, but we have so few options with Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere and possibly Rosicky out.

Our best chance would be to go pacy and unpredictable with Gnabry and Oxlade behind Sanogo. But Wenget will stick with the same team, with Flamini probably in for Rosicky to further erode our attacking fluidity and threat. We really need Podolski and Giroud to have their best games of the season or else we'll be mostly blunt again.

If we go negative the whole game could be our 11 in our half staring at their 11 in theirs with the only action being fresh bricks coming on to block up the goals.

[Munchies]

What bars/pubs will be good to watch the game at in London?

Tollington/12 pins , both are within 20 mins of the emirates

[Munchies]

It would be great in so many ways if we won this, but we have so few options with Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere and possibly Rosicky out.

Our best chance would be to go pacy and unpredictable with Gnabry and Oxlade behind Sanogo. But Wenget will stick with the same team, with Flamini probably in for Rosicky to further erode our attacking fluidity and threat. We really need Podolski and Giroud to have their best games of the season or else we'll be mostly blunt again.

Reading this made all my optimism go. All true really :(

[Alpha]

Wenger has given chances to many players . He has even sacrificed his own pride for those players who have disappointed him sometimes . It is now their turn to pay him back . It could be a special gift if they could work their socks off and beat Chelsea to allow Arsene to celebrate his 1000th game with a smile .
The players who were helping Mourinho to beat Wenger are all gone : Drogba especially . We have no excuse not to get a good result . I can not see any Chelsea player who can intimidate the current Arsenal . If Arsenal can not win the game , get at least a draw . They must avoid the defeat at any cost because this is a special game which will go down to the history . Especially as it is against Jose whom Wenger has never beaten before .
Come on Arsenal break the record and make things happen .

[Munchies]

I'd be disappointed if we don't end that cunts home record, it's all set up nicely, COYG :scarf:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

For anyone on Virgin, BT Sport is free for the rugby this weekend but it was unblocked all yesterday and this morning as well.

I wouldn't be surprised if they blocked it again for the match but you never know...

[Munchies]

^ Knowing those cunts, they'll probably keep it going until the pre-match build up then cut off the feed as soon as the teams walk out :lol:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I'd be disappointed if we don't end that cunts home record, it's all set up nicely, COYG :scarf:

I would snap your hand off for a draw to be honest, I think that would be an excellent result even if we have to play "19th century" football to do it. I don't think we will win the league, my priority would be to finish second or third to avoid a qualifying round of the champions league and then winning the FA cup. That in my opinion would be a successful season, and would be a sound basis for us to push on in the Transfer market and looking towards winning the league in the next few seasons.

[Niall_Quinn]

Have doubts after the event if necessary, there's nothing to be gained from having them before it. Not only are we winning this, we're winning the whole thing.

[Maestro]

Have doubts after the event if necessary, there's nothing to be gained from having them before it. Not only are we winning this, we're winning the whole thing.


:good:


no pre-event wrist slashing please

COYG and come on Wenget, let's make the bitch pay today

[Master Splinter]

Arsenal team: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud
Subs: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Jenkinson, Flamini, Kallstrom, Sanogo, Gnabry

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, David Luiz; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Eto'o
Subs: Schwarzer, Kalas, Mikel, Lampard, Salah, Ba, Torres


Kallstrom :bow: :bow:.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

:good:


no pre-event wrist slashing please

COYG and come on Wenget, let's make the bitch pay today

nah i'm just being realistic, even if we lose i will be more philosophical than devestated but here and now i'd take a draw all day long. Mourinho doesn't need to be made to pay, by reacting to his comments we are only enabling him.....he's a very, very ill man mentally.

[Munchies]

Arsenal team: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud
Subs: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Jenkinson, Flamini, Kallstrom, Sanogo, Gnabry

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, David Luiz; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Eto'o
Subs: Schwarzer, Kalas, Mikel, Lampard, Salah, Ba and Torres


Kallstrom :bow: :bow:.

Glad we didn't go with Arteta/Flam in the middle!

That's the team I would've gone for, COYG!!

[Maestro]

nah i'm just being realistic, even if we lose i will be more philosophical than devestated but here and now i'd take a draw all day long. Mourinho doesn't need to be made to pay, by reacting to his comments we are only enabling him.....he's a very, very ill man mentally.

okay then, all behind the lads and our manager today COYG. Hope they're all fired up as much as we are, must go all out for the win today!

[sibreen]

Chelsea 2 - Arsenal 3

COYG
(first post)

[Master Splinter]

Chelsea 2 - Arsenal 3

COYG
(first post)

Welcome to GW :tiphat:.

[Heisenberg]

Rosicky! :scarf:

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's have a start like last week and a finish like Kanuuuuuuuuuuuu - but without any chav goals. That would do.

[Power n Glory]

Ox will probably start down the middle again with Rosicky out wide. Not sure how that's going to work out. Ox more dangerous in the wings.

[Munchies]

Chelsea 2 - Arsenal 3

COYG
(first post)

:wave:

[Maestro]

Ox will probably start down the middle again with Rosicky out wide. Not sure how that's going to work out. Ox more dangerous in the wings.

true, ox is better for us when he's nearer the oppo goal. our most dangerous threat.

[Power n Glory]

true, ox is better for us when he's nearer the oppo goal. our most dangerous threat.

He might be okay today. They have Matic, David Luis and Oscar in the middle. Not so sure how that trio will operate in the middle.

[adzzzbatch]

The players want to celebrate with Wenger today so it's time for them to deliver, but it's also up to Wenger to play the right time and set the right tactics too.

[Munchies]

HD flash Bt Sport Stream
http://sportz-hd.eu/

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

I really think we'll win today :blink:

[adzzzbatch]

we haven't won our last 11 games against city, united or chelski. I don't think that will change today sadly. I hope it does though!!

[Maestro]

He might be okay today. They have Matic, David Luis and Oscar in the middle. Not so sure how that trio will operate in the middle.

well we know Luiz and Matic will have clear instructions to "chop down the ox", they're not in the team to play football. let's hope the ox runs rampage just riot on them.

[Maestro]

we haven't won our last 11 games against city, united or chelski. I don't think that will change today sadly. I hope it does though!!

come on addz, positivity please

COYG!!!!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud is key. We need so much more from him today than he's given recently. Huge day for him. Can he lead the line in the biggest and toughest matches? Come on Bif!

[Xhaka Can’t]

http://sd.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/i/keep-calm-and-come-on-you-reds-2.png

[Niall_Quinn]

Good question from the interviewer - are you looking forward to your own 1,000th game for chelsea. LOL.

[Xhaka Can’t]

My wife just brought me a cup of tea and said, "we'll drink this and head out". I looked at her and said, "eh?"

She replies, "shopping."

I've just told her that I'm not going anywhere.

[Power n Glory]

Giroud is key. We need so much more from him today than he's given recently. Huge day for him. Can he lead the line in the biggest and toughest matches? Come on Bif!

Wright just said something similar. We can't afford to play in front of Chelsea. They'll be comfortable with that so we'll need to get in behind them. If Giroud doesn't hold the ball up well, the midfield won't have a chance.

If it starts looking like that sort of game and Ox is in the middle, Wenger will need to get Ox on the wing so he can get in behind them and maybe force their hand.

[Maestro]

Good question from the interviewer - are you looking forward to your own 1,000th game for chelsea. LOL.


No chance of that happening.

....and on Giroud, if he pisses around again today then we need to locate him and send zim round his gaf

[GP]

No chance of that happening.

....and on Giroud, if he pisses around again today then we need to locate him and send zim round his gaf

And do what? Bullshit him to death?

[Xhaka Can’t]

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

We asked the manager and the team to challenge, to be in it for the critical games at the death. Here we are. Well done lads. The hard part is done. Now for the even harder bit. Let's get it sorted.

[Maestro]

My wife just brought me a cup of tea and said, "we'll drink this and head out". I looked at her and said, "eh?"

She replies, "shopping."

I've just told her that I'm not going anywhere.

lol, the cuppa was the sweetener ...just sent my mrs out to do the shopping, and cleared all poxy furniture from the living room. it's on!

[ARightTouch]

COYG! Glad Podolski, Rosicky and Ox are playing, they need to support Giroud!!

[Maestro]

And do what? Bullshit him to death?

no, he can take out his anger on him

[Xhaka Can’t]

lol, the cuppa was the sweetener ...just sent my mrs out to do the shopping, and cleared all poxy furniture from the living room. it's on!

It is! :scarf:

[Maestro]

COYG! Glad Podolski, Rosicky and Ox are playing, they need to support Giroud!!

no passengers today, bif needs to carry his own dick first today

[Munchies]

Teams coming out...

COYG :scarf:

Fuck off MOurinho

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh God - Owen. I had totally forgotten about that. Well, it's a setback but let's show some spirit as fans and overcome it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Right - going to watch this uninterrupted. Will be back at half time to analyse our two goals and praise the defence for keeping the chavs in their pocket.

[ARightTouch]

Oh God - Owen. I had totally forgotten about that. Well, it's a setback but let's show some spirit as fans and overcome it.

The mute button is our friend

[Master Splinter]

Come on Arsenal :scarf:.

[Munchies]

http://sportz-hd.eu/

Let's hope the cunt doesn't fuck about with the remote like last time :lol:

[Munchies]

Fuck off MOurinho ringing loud :haha:

[Power n Glory]

What's happened to Flamini? We need tougher guy on Oscar.

[adzzzbatch]

hit it giroud!!!!

[Master Splinter]

Cech saves from Bif!

[Munchies]

Fuck close

[Master Splinter]

fUCK.

[adzzzbatch]

fuck off

[Power n Glory]

That's fucking lame!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Fuck off

[Munchies]

FUCK FUCK FUCK

[adzzzbatch]

11 men behind the ball for chelski now

[Penguin]

Pathetic defending

[Maestro]

fuck off giroud, just fuck off ....what more do you want

they get theirs and score, but you continue to dick around

FFFFFSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COYG

[adzzzbatch]

Pathetic defending

can't play in big games like this

[Thierrymon]

Fuck, so sloppy to give the ball away in midfield like that.

[adzzzbatch]

fuck off giroud, just fuck off ....what more do you want

they get theirs and score, but you continue to dick around

FFFFFSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COYG

I he's shit tbh

[Thierrymon]

Its liverpool all over again.

[adzzzbatch]

pathetic

[Master Splinter]

Oh dear. 2-0.

[ARightTouch]

Ok we re getting smashed.....again

[Xhaka Can’t]

Oh great.

Another hammering

[Maestro]

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH

[Munchies]

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKk

[adzzzbatch]

Liverpool all over again

[selassie]

Predictable, same as Liverpool game.

[Power n Glory]

Fuck off!!

[gunnerrrrr]

WHY THE FUCK DO WE HAVE SUCH A FUCKING SHIT MIDFIELD....FUCK OFF ARTETA AND FUCK OFF OXO

[adzzzbatch]

what a shit showing from midfiekd

[Penguin]

Jesus... WTF are we doing?

[Marc Overmars]

Another BT sport battering then.

FFS

[adzzzbatch]

WHY THE FUCK DO WE HAVE SUCH A FUCKING SHIT MIDFIELD....FUCK OFF ARTETA AND FUCK OFF OXO

cost us big time

[gunnerrrrr]

cost us big time
first thing i noted was no Flamini...is Wenger stupid?

[adzzzbatch]

had giroud not been a twat and scored things might be different

[Maestro]

how flamini is not on the pitch is a mystery

[Thierrymon]

had giroud not been a twat and scored things might be different

Give it a rest. There are others on the pitch far more guilty than Giroud right now.

[Maestro]

WHY THE FUCK DO WE HAVE SUCH A FUCKING SHIT MIDFIELD....FUCK OFF ARTETA AND FUCK OFF OXO

they are not ball winners, flamini should be on the pitch and ox further up

[Master Splinter]

It was Oxlade who lost the ball for the first. He does that too often.

Cazorla for the second.

Two mistakes punished with admittedly great finishes.

Stupid and most likely disastrous.

[adzzzbatch]

game over so soon.

[Globalgunner]

Giroud again shows us the difference between a striker and a bovine biped

[fakeyank]

Pathetic performance in a big game again. Tactics of a Sunday league team.

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[Power n Glory]

Gibbs missing down that left side for both goals and having a mare. Arteta not really helping either. Exposed!

[adzzzbatch]

Give it a rest. There are others on the pitch far more guilty than Giroud right now.

chelski have 2 shots and score both....

[selassie]

Giroud should have buried that chance too

[adzzzbatch]

wenger tactics wrong again.

[Xhaka Can’t]

STOP GIVING IT AWAY

ALL

THE

TIME

[sibreen]

Get one back before half-time and we're still in this

[fakeyank]

Refs fault yet? :lol:

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[adzzzbatch]

why the fuck can't we turn up in 12:45 kick offs??????

[Xhaka Can’t]

Refs fault yet? :lol:

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shut up

[Munchies]

Gibbs is fuckin shit

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

just as well i put thirty quid on chelsea before kick off, easiest pony i've ever made.

[Globalgunner]

Character: that thing that Wenger likes to wax lyrical about. We need to show it now.

[Penguin]

It's embarrassing how easy we are to beat.

[adzzzbatch]

should be 3-0

[adzzzbatch]

penalty its all over

[ARightTouch]

WTF OX I think it was missing anyway?

[Maestro]

getting absolutely annihilated

fuck off ox

[adzzzbatch]

fuck you ox

[Penguin]

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

:rose: :rose:

It looked like going wide too.

[gunnerrrrr]

Oxo fucking immature, is not ready for midfield in a huge game...what a complete joke Wenger

[Xhaka Can’t]

What the fuck Ox?

[adzzzbatch]

fucking joke arsenal

[Marc Overmars]

Oh dear god.

What a bunch of chokers.

[selassie]

This is absolutely tragic, what on earth is going on out there?

[Niall_Quinn]

Another freak performance. And the ref, WTF? Gibbs?

[Munchies]

Oh dear.

[gunnerrrrr]

hahahaha sent off Gibbs instead....bit of comedy

[adzzzbatch]

3-0 :ilt:

[Thierrymon]

WTF gibbs? racist ref thinks all dark skinned people look the same.

[ARightTouch]

This is just comedy as per usual in big games, why do we do it to ourselves??? Blame Wenger?

Gibbs been sent off instead of Ox lol....

3-0 inside 17mins

[Maestro]

really tried to be positive about this game, but fuck this shit the manager and players have shafted us again ...in another big game

3 - 0 and counting

[adzzzbatch]

Another freak performance. And the ref, WTF? Gibbs?

not really a "freak" though is it?

[Penguin]

Can we just walk off the pitch?

No point in finishing this game :fury:

[Özim]

Wow can't believe this, 3-0 down FFS

[Munchies]

Gibbs off :haha:

[Master Splinter]

They all look the same.

Shellshocked, panicky Arsenal players that is.

[ARightTouch]

not really a "freak" though is it?

When it happens in every big game, it can no longer be considered freak

[selassie]

really tried to be positive about this game, but fuck this shit the manager and players have shafted us again ...in another big game

3 - 0 and counting

Im turning it off, not going to put myself through it, not worth it.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Total humiliation.

[Maestro]

This is absolutely tragic, what on earth is going on out there?

gutted just gutted, where do we even start to analyse ????? analyse what ????? we've been shit again

[JonasTC]

Ehh Rafael got a yellow for exact the same a week ago... Why are rules different with us?

[RomfordPele]

Great save by the ox though.

Could get really embarrassing this.

[Master Splinter]

This is why that 1000 games nonsense was too much.

This was inevitable.

[Marc Overmars]

Are we the worst title challengers of all time?

[adzzzbatch]

When it happens in every big game, it can no longer be considered freak

exactly

[Özim]

We're never going to win another big game again are we?

[Thierrymon]

I just want our team to be fucking competitive in these big games. So sick of getting destroyed

[Globalgunner]

Another big game another big Fuck up. Is it always someone else's fault. Surely not?

[adzzzbatch]

This is why that 1000 games nonsense was too much.

This was inevitable.

was always on the cards

[Niall_Quinn]

Freak as in Eto'o doesn't score that 99/100 and Schurle's hit and hope doesn't go in 99/100. Then again, Bif doesn't score that glorious chance 99/100 so that was no freak.

Shit. Losing is one thing. Giving the ball to them to beat us - adds a crushing effect.

[adzzzbatch]

whats the wenger chant?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

This is painful.

[A Gunner]

Question:

If Gibbs was wrongfully sent off, it means we can compalin, and it will get recinded, and since ref has seen the incident but dished it out to the wrong person, am I right in thinking they can't ban Ox either?

[Penguin]

Gibbs deserved to be sent off tbf. Just send all of our players off, we would probably play better with 0 men. :lol:

[Munchies]

Another little red card icon for us.

BT Sport :bow:

[ARightTouch]

Great save by the ox though.

Could get really embarrassing this.

Not really, it was going wide FFS. I know its an instinctive thing to do, but FFS!!

This could be 10

[Xhaka Can’t]

was always on the cards

And the cards were red.

[Master Splinter]

Ox hat-trick :pray:.

[A Gunner]

Question:

If Gibbs was wrongfully sent off, it means we can compalin, and it will get recinded, and since ref has seen the incident but dished it out to the wrong person, am I right in thinking they can't ban Ox either?

[Niall_Quinn]

Best we can get from this - keep it 3-0. That would rescue just a scrap.

Ref and linesman though. That's an unbelievable decision - it highlights the extreme incompetence of these guys. They must literally think, they all look the same to me.

[BOBN]

Question:

If Gibbs was wrongfully sent off, it means we can compalin, and it will get recinded, and since ref has seen the incident but dished it out to the wrong person, am I right in thinking they can't ban Ox either?

Who cares? Season over.

To the "we're still ... in the league so everythings ok" types :wave:

[Niall_Quinn]

Question:

If Gibbs was wrongfully sent off, it means we can compalin, and it will get recinded, and since ref has seen the incident but dished it out to the wrong person, am I right in thinking they can't ban Ox either?

You know the FA - they'll create whatever rule is necessary to limit the extreme embarrassment.

[hobson's choice]

All we can do is just laugh to hide our pain, one thing about Arsenal under Wenger. They sure know how to completely capitulate in a truly unique and entertaining fashion.


On to the same next season