Wigan Athletic v Arsenal - FA Cup Semi-Final - Saturday 12 April (17:07/ITV)

[Master Splinter]

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/images/crests/wiganathletic.png?2012-13 V http://www.arsenal.com/assets/images/crests/arsenal.png?2012-13

Going into this on a shocking run of form. Negative momentum. A loss is unthinkable really.

If Wenger goes with the same lethargic, rigid, uninspiring team again, a loss is quite likely because there's just nothing there. No chemistry, no ideas, no confidence, no pace, no runners, nothing. Ramsey might be injured and Sanogo might be the poor tramp's Adebayor, but they will offer much of what has been missing. Depending on their recovery, Koscielny, Gibbs and maybe even Gnabry are musts too.

Hopefully:

Fabianski

Sagna
Mertesacker
Koscielny
Gibbs

Kallstrom
Ramsey
Rosicky

Gnabry
Sanogo
Oxlade


Likely:

Fabianski

Sagna
Mertesacker
Vermaelen
Monreal

Arteta
Flamini
Rosicky

Podolski
Giroud
Cazorla


:sick:

WUMger's final and greatest WUM?


A positive team and we win 3-1. The inevitable negative team and we lose 2-1 in extra time after Cazorla loses it high up the pitch and Al-Habsi just strolls through our defence and midfield and calmly slots through Monreal and Vermaelen's legs, which are open in unison.

[Marc Overmars]

Wigan will be fearless and vibrant.

We won't be.

We'll win it, just about. 1-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh deary me. :(

Flamini is suspended so we can't see the Arteta/Flamini creative hub.

[selassie]

Honestly wouldn't be surprised if we lost this game.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh deary me. :(

Flamini is suspended so we can't see the Arteta/Flamini creative hub.

Flamini out means we'll have no threat up front.

[GP]

0-4

[IBK]

Not sure that we should be considered the favourites for this. That is where I think our season has gone.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Not sure that we should be considered the favourites for this. That is where I think our season has gone.

As a great poster once said.....well, actually, he said so many a times, We have Wenger, so ....... favourites.....

Wigan will licking their lips at the prospect of upending us no doubt.

Think we'll pub a win, though. We have to.

[Bumble]

we are massive favourites really in this game. Wigan might have knocked out City at there place but ....... oh wait a minute. we will have all the possession and wigan will just sit back and defend and try to nick one on the break like they did against city. we score first and it will be comfortable, they score first and the team could implode. we desperately miss Walcott.

[Injury Time]

I'm going, still having flashbacks to Highbury v Wigan...that goal....out of the cup :arry:

[IBK]

we are massive favourites really in this game. Wigan might have knocked out City at there place but ....... oh wait a minute. we will have all the possession and wigan will just sit back and defend and try to nick one on the break like they did against city. we score first and it will be comfortable, they score first and the team could implode. we desperately miss Walcott.

I'm not sure, and I think the bookies will reflect that tomorrow.

[fakeyank]

4-1 loss

[AFC Leveller]

Wigan are the sort of team we struggle against these days. Organised, commited, tactically switched on and have some good forward players.

We dont have any match winners, we dont have any real threat, no confidence and no plan from the manager so i dont expect us to stroll this. If Wigan beat us it will be because they wanted it more and wil deserve it.

Giroud is the worst strker wenger has signed IMO, he really is poor and cannot be first choice anymore. How can the manager ply him for 2 fucking seasons in a row even though it was evident from day one that he was limited.

[selassie]

Wigan are the sort of team we struggle against these days. Organised, commited, tactically switched on and have some good forward players.

We dont have any match winners, we dont have any real threat, no confidence and no plan from the manager so i dont expect us to stroll this. If Wigan beat us it will be because they wanted it more and wil deserve it.

Giroud is the worst strker wenger has signed IMO, he really is poor and cannot be first choice anymore. How can the manager ply him for 2 fucking seasons in a row even though it was evident from day one that he was limited.

Yep, totally agree.

It's going to be a real slog against Wigan, wouldn't be surprised if it goes to penalties.

About Giroud, what makes it worse is he doesn't even have any proper competition, it's actually comical.

[Injury Time]

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalacanthearyouimshitt ingabrick just remembered last Arsenal match I went to at Wembley was when we were using it for chumps league matches...hmmm

[Niall_Quinn]

4-1 loss

You wish.

[Munchies]

I'd go with your team too MS, some pace upfront and legs in the midfield.

Really hope Arteta doesn't play

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

How quickly we've forgotten Jeffers! :d

It's quite incredible that it wasn't too long ago half our fans were kidding themselves we could easily do without Walcott too. Interestingly I've almost forgotten what Gnabry looks like from a time when folk were saying he should play every week! Anyway no wild cards like Sanogo for me..... I don't think Giroud is the second coming, but he is easily the best we have. Sanogo can run around and make a nuisance of himself....but I could do that too and my left footed attempts would be better than Sanogo's that was heading for the corner flag the other day!

--------------Szczesny--------------

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

--------Arteta-----Ramsey-----------

Oxlade--------Rosicky---------Cazorla

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

[Bumble]

i think giroud is in the team more for his defending at corners than for his striking ability... as we don't concede many goals from corners nowadays. maybe he should be 4th choice CB.

gnabry is injured I think at the moment and we don't really have much choice around the team for Saturday. Not sure if Ramsey will start though as Wenger might still want to ease him into the game and if Ramsey is the difference between beating Wigan and not then that is a very sad state of affairs. We have a good record after each spanking, so we will win and everything will be forgotten and Wenger will sign a new contract as we sneak 4th place.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Going to this.

2-1 Wigan

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

We would probably be encouraged to be more active this summer if we finished 5th ironically.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Considering how slow we've been starting games for some time now....I'd have no objections to starting Ramsey and taking him off after an hour if we had to. Can't be doing with this play our football from the 75th minute till the end.

[fakeyank]

We would probably be encouraged to be more active this summer if we finished 5th ironically.

Our overhaul of the backroom staff (manager, doctors) is more pressing than the players in the summer. Ronaldo and Messi would find it tough with the tactics of wenger.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

That's never going to happen though....

and as I keep saying....no top manager would want to go into a season with this squad.

[Bumble]

Our overhaul of the backroom staff (manager, doctors) is more pressing than the players in the summer. Ronaldo and Messi would find it tough with the tactics of wenger.


I don't know about that..... if Ronaldo and messi played for arsenal I would rather fancy our chances to win the league although that wont be because of wengers tactics. similar to when we last won the league it was superstar players not tactics.

[BlindFaith_8]

I would like to see Arteta and Giroud dropped, I would bring in Sananogo and Kallstrom. I would also pick Fabianski ahead of Czesnny who I lost a lot of respect after his selfie at WHL. I mean that was low class and not something I would have expected an Arsenal player to have done, we have more class or it seems I thought we did. Czesny really believes he's the real deal but he is far from being a great keeper. we have stop this childish celebration behaviour like when we dance around to celebrate finishing 4th or beating Spurs etc, its really emabrssing and not the menatality of Arsenal FC.

[selassie]

Got a really bad feeling about this game, I hope I am worrying for nothing.........

[Marc Overmars]

It shows how much Arsenal have melted our minds that we can't even be sure of beating a Championship side.

[pmakgreb]

what a pessimistic bunch, we are playign Wigan, a team who just got beat by Millwall at home. If we cant beat Wigan we may as well just rap it all up and go home. Yes we are off form but Wigan are no Cheslea or Everton. They have jorneymen and average players and if we apply ourselves 100% then we will win this easily. Could be 3 or 4 - 0

2-1 Wigan.

[BlindFaith_8]

what a pessimistic bunch, we are playign Wigan, a team who just got beat by Millwall at home. If we cant beat Wigan we may as well just rap it all up and go home. Yes we are off form but Wigan are no Cheslea or Everton. They have jorneymen and average players and if we apply ourselves 100% then we will win this easily. Could be 3 or 4 - 0

2-1 Wigan.

I wouldnt be that confident mate. Wigan have no pressure and will play with freedom and all the pressure will be on Arsenal as we are expected to win this no problem. But what worries me is whenever we go in to a game with pressure we always seem to crumble. This game is hard to call and could go either way depending on our performance on the day really.

[fakeyank]

Wigan were fantastic against City. If they play at that level, this could be a massacre! The players lack any confidence or direction in their play and it would be criminal to look at the manager to fix it. Unless some Godly events take place, we are not going to win this.

[Niall_Quinn]

We just better fucking win it, that's all.

[AFC Leveller]

Dont worry folks, Arsene has been studying Wigan's game for the last 3 weeks and has been to their last 3 games to make sure we're well prepared for them. He's also drilled the players tactically and made sure everyone knew what their ob was and who they should mark.

Trust me.

[Niall_Quinn]

Dont worry folks, Arsene has been studying Wigan's game for the last 3 weeks and has been to their last 3 games to make sure we're well prepared for them. He's also drilled the players tactically and made sure everyone knew what their ob was and who they should mark.

Trust me.

Plan B should be subs after 67 mins rather than 68.

[Munchies]

11 players possibly out for #afc on Sat. Gibbs, Ox, Rosicky, Koscielny, Ozil, Wilshere, Walcott, Gnabry, Diaby, Bendtner, Flamini (banned).

Chamberlain (groin), Gibbs (ankle), Rosicky (thigh). There will be last-minute decisions on those three players. They are all 50:50.

Ozil and Koscielny are still out. I think the earliest to come back for Koscielny could be Tuesday and for Ozil it could be next Saturday.

on Fabianski…
Fabianski will play in goal. It's not a difficult decision because it's a decision that has been made for a long time.

on whether Fabianski would play in the final…
Let's play on Saturday. You play football on your merit and your performance and he has turned up with top-level performances until now in every single game. He has done extremely well. He has been man of the match in the three games he has played.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20140410/team-news-who-s-fit-to-face-wigan-

[AFC Leveller]

11 players possibly out for #afc on Sat. Gibbs, Ox, Rosicky, Koscielny, Ozil, Wilshere, Walcott, Gnabry, Diaby, Bendtner, Flamini (banned).

They've all been using that hair growth product it seems.

[Munchies]

They've all been using that hair growth product it seems.

:lol:

Out of those, Ox/Rosicky/Gibbs will have late fitness tests.

--
Team :

Fabianski (Really hope he has a good game and plays in the final)

Sagna
Mertesacker
Vermaelen
Monreal if Gibbs is out (he's awful though, hope he leaves in the summer)

Arteta (I'd put Kallstrom, but Wenger :shrug: )
Ramsey

Podolski
Santi
Ox (if he's fit, don't know who else we can play here)

Sanogoogo

[selassie]

I think Wenger will risk all 3 doubts...he has to.

If we lose on Saturday Wenger's position will become untenable.

[Niall_Quinn]

Are they practising with live ammunition on the training ground now?

[BlindFaith_8]

I hope the boys are up for this and not turn up like they did against Liverpool, Chelsea and Everton. We have to win the FA Cup as 4th place is all ours with Everton having some tough fixtures, and I dont think they can perform in such intensity as they did against us.

[Niall_Quinn]

I hope the boys are up for this and not turn up like they did against Liverpool, Chelsea and Everton. We have to win the FA Cup as 4th place is all ours with Everton having some tough fixtures, and I dont think they can perform in such intensity as they did against us.

Keep telling you, it was the camera angle that made Kallstrom look like a giant. He's not really that big. He's the same size as all the other little boys. Hope they don't have mattresses strapped to their backs for this one. Need to be awake, have a crap, washed, teeth brushed, dressed, read the paper and breakfasted. Need to get that all out of the way before kick off.

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du5EhAnjsX0&feature=youtu.be

Talks the cup, Wenger, Ozil, signings.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

apparently Wenger has said we need to go back to basics when it comes to defending, all very well but i still don't think defending is the issue, i think getting a lead to defend is the issue and we have scored five goals in the last six games.

[Marc Overmars]

apparently Wenger has said we need to go back to basics when it comes to defending, all very well but i still don't think defending is the issue, i think getting a lead to defend is the issue and we have scored five goals in the last six games.

I think that's right. We've only come from behind to win 1 game this season, which was West Ham on Boxing Day. Shows how weak our attack has been when asked to chase a game.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I think that's right. We've only come from behind to win 1 game this season, which was West Ham on Boxing Day. Shows how weak our attack has been when asked to chase a game.

And our record in games where we have taken the lead in the match at any point during the 90 minutes, 28 wins 4 draws 1 defeat....which i would say is a good indicator of being able to protect a lead.

[Munchies]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ukSgyT3zfw

[Letters]

I think that's right. We've only come from behind to win 1 game this season, which was West Ham on Boxing Day. Shows how weak our attack has been when asked to chase a game.
Our attack is just weak full stop. Happily our defence (a few notable exceptions aside) has been very good this season.
Tomorrow is unlikely to be a goal-fest. We'll probably pub team a 1-0.

[Munchies]

The thing with our attack is that it's lost everything that it had early on, players were interchanging, making runs and generally being unpredictable to defend against.

Now, the only thing defences have to worry about is Giroud, and he offers no threat to them at all.

Good thing Ramsey is back, in the short time he had against Everton, he was the only player who was going direct at them.

[IBK]

The thing with our attack is that it's lost everything that it had early on, players were interchanging, making runs and generally being unpredictable to defend against.

Now, the only thing defences have to worry about is Giroud, and he offers no threat to them at all.

Good thing Ramsey is back, in the short time he had against Everton, he was the only player who was going direct at them.

Yes - even a 75% fit Ramsey looked the pick of the bunch for his cameo at the weekend.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Pub at midday to get smashed before heading off to the stadium :pray:

[Munchies]

COYG

[adzzzbatch]

I'm going to this one now :scarf: 50,000 gooners at Wembley! We should make it like a home game!

Which pub you going to SWAYR?

[Letters]

Bet you're glad you didn't sell me the ticket!

Enjoy.

Come on boys :scarf:

[Injury Time]

what a pessimistic bunch, we are playign Wigan, a team who just got beat by Millwall at home. If we cant beat Wigan we may as well just rap it all up and go home. Yes we are off form but Wigan are no Cheslea or Everton. They have jorneymen and average players and if we apply ourselves 100% then we will win this easily. Could be 3 or 4 - 0

2-1 Wigan.
Apply ourselves 100% :haha: :crying:

Wigan to score first, late equaliser and win on Pens due our keeper being awlsome :lilbitnailbiter:

[Injury Time]

I'm going to this one now :scarf: 50,000 gooners at Wembley! We should make it like a home game!

Which pub you going to SWAYR?
See you there I'll be the one in red n white :scarf:

[Munchies]

Apply ourselves 100% :haha: :crying:

Wigan to score first, late equaliser and win on Pens due our keeper being awlsome :lilbitnailbiter:

Hope its not like last time we played them back in 06

ROBERTS!!!

Arsenal are out of the carling cup

[Munchies]

@FA

Arsenal will have almost 50k fans watching the SF v Wigan at Wembley on Sat. Their average home attendance is 60,014.

Home fixture really :lol:

[GP]

I hope we treat it like a home fixture. Need to give these cunts a proper shoeing.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

@FA

Arsenal will have almost 50k fans watching the SF v Wigan at Wembley on Sat. Their average home attendance is 60,014.

Home fixture really :lol:

And half the population of Wigan

[milla]

Will anyone be at the Pins today? I wonder if they will show the game on tv. :coffee:

[Munchies]

Arsenal team:
Fabianski
Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal
Arteta, Ramsey
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski,
Sanogo

Arsenal subs: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Kallstrom, Akpom, Eisfeld, Giroud



Wigan Athletic team to face Arsenal: Carson, Perch, Boyce, Ramis, Crainey, McArthur, McEachran, McManaman, Beausejour, Gomez, Fortune
Wigan Athletic subs v Arsenal: Al Habsi, Barnett, Caldwell, Maloney, Espinoza, Collison, Powell

[GP]

I'd have played Akpom instead of Sanogo tbh.

[Munchies]

I'd have played Akpom instead of Sanogo tbh.

Me too, Sanogo makes a prescence of himself, but he's pretty shit at scoring

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bold decision to drop Giroud.

Just hope Vermelean and Monreal have spent enough time working on traning ground to avoid leaving massive chasms of space at the back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo will lead us to the promised land.

[Munchies]

Monreal is a real weak link for us, their winger McManaman is pretty decent

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV's progamme on in a few minutes.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sanogo will lead us to the promised land.


Nandos after the game.

[Munchies]

Starting now :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arriving in suits. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wigan's FA Cup song. :blink:

[Munchies]

Did you know Dave Whelan broke his leg ? :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Little bit of cup trivia - we are the first club to play a postman as a striker in a cup semi-final. There has been a butcher and a cook, a tailor and a seaman but never a postie.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :pray:

[fakeyank]

Streams?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chiles wants to keep his pecker up. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bit odd springing in to clapping.

[Marc Overmars]

Nervous. :sick:

Come on you Gunners!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

96 fans locked out so 96 scarves can have a seat. Total bullshit. Why not give the seats for free to 96 poor kids from Liverpool or something similar. Or 96 seats with cards making up the message, Lying Sun, Lying police, Lying politicians.

[Munchies]

COYG

[Niall_Quinn]

Bit odd springing in to clapping.


Whole thing is bizarre.

Anyway, footy on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It is what it is, they are where they are.

Thanks Townsend.

Sanogo flick, Ox with too heavy a control.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sanogo is shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Really shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG takes out McManaman. :bow:

[Özim]

McManaman is a quality player, need to be careful of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort from Sanogo, Carson saves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox's pace makes such a difference.

What a miss by sanogo. Fuck me.

[Munchies]

Sanogo ffs

[Özim]

Sanogo is destined never to score for us.. kinda like Kaba Diawara.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta. :haha:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Sanogo ffs

Munchies ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen. Good tackle in the end.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You can see why Ox is dead after 70 minutes.

[Niall_Quinn]

Monreal is playing in the space between the front man and wide man again. Might as well not be on the pitch.

[Özim]

Munchies ffs

JSAO ffs

[Özim]

Monreal is playing in the space between the front man and wide man again. Might as well not be on the pitch.

Ring up Wenger and tell him that and then report back with what he says.

I reckon it's just down to him lacking a little bit of sharpness though.

[Munchies]

What's with all those red empty seats there ?

I know they have the LFC scarf ones, but those just look empty

[Japan Shaking All Over]

JSAO ffs

?

[Özim]

COME ON YOU REDS.....COME ON YOU REDS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Save your career Ox!

[Niall_Quinn]

So much better with Ramsey in the team.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

COME ON YOU REDS.....COME ON YOU REDS!

:gp:

[Niall_Quinn]

Pitiful play there.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stylish dive.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody hell Poldi.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like we've settled into our nothing style again.

[ARightTouch]

Looks like we've settled into our nothing style again.

yup :angry:

[fakeyank]

You really have to train professional footballers very very hard for them to not want to go forward ever.
Our football has regressed to possibly he worst levels from what I can remember. Absolutely horrible stuff!

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[Niall_Quinn]

Sanogo is appalling

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo just needed to leave it run, the pass was perfect.

[Munchies]

FFS Sanogo u shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great clearance from Sagna.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Ahhhh!

[Munchies]

Sagna looks like a ninja turtle

[Niall_Quinn]

Bit of a miss that from Sagna, not easy but a lot of the goal to shoot at.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sanogo just needed to leave it run, the pass was perfect.

He can compete for the ball but can't do anything with it if he gets it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yawn.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Is Fabs trying to use his goal kicks to give Wigan a throw in?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Verm beaten way too easily there.

[Özim]

McManaman roaster Vermaelen there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's ridiculous refereeing but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[Niall_Quinn]

O come on, foul on Ox.

[Munchies]

Monreal is shite

[Özim]

You can see both teams are very evenly matched.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Obvious what side the Refs family fought on in the War of the Roses!

[Niall_Quinn]

Cazorla :doh:

city wont be ringing based on this performance

[Niall_Quinn]

Lol foul on ramsey

[Japan Shaking All Over]

You can see both teams are very evenly challenged.

There you go

[Özim]

Cazorla :doh:

city wont be ringing based on this performance

I don't think he'll be given freedom of the city quite yet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo. :haha:

[Munchies]

Sanogo :haha:

As MO has often said, he looks like he's won a competition to play for us

[ARightTouch]

Err bring back Giroud?? :run:

[Niall_Quinn]

Pods off the pitch, probably has cramp from not moving for so long

[Niall_Quinn]

Err bring back Giroud?? :run:

Has to be.

[Özim]

Sanogo :haha:

As MO has often said, he looks like he's won a competition to play for us

Didn't he win strictly in France? Might have been X Factor actually.

[BlindFaith_8]

Sanogo = French version of Carlton Cole.:haha:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

What's the point in strolling over to the free kick Fabs?

[BlindFaith_8]

Err bring back Giroud?? :run:

:ilt:

[Penguin]

Why is our passing so bad? We can't even Wengerball properly anymore.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McManaman. :lol:

Should have done better there.

BFG's mind turning to mush.

[Özim]

Sanogo = French version of Carlton Cole.:haha:

Carlton really is a big bag of shite, was always highly rated when he was younger for some reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

Luckily mcmanaman is as greedy as Robben

[Munchies]

Didn't he win strictly in France? Might have been X Factor actually.

:lol:

Still better than Giroud though :coffee:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fabianski saves from Fortune.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Not sure if I will be around for the pk shoot out

[ARightTouch]

:ilt:

:d

[Niall_Quinn]

Pods and Cazorla to be shot for desertion at HT?

[BlindFaith_8]

This is emabrssing, has thier keep been forced in to a save yet?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, quite far out though.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Luckily mcmanaman is as greedy as Robben

And we all know what Robben is good at doing

[Munchies]

Pods gonna score this now

[Özim]

If not for Ox we wouldn't have gone anywhere near their 18 yard box.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi curls it wide.

[Özim]

And we all know what Robben is good at doing

Is it winning CL finals?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Be fair.....there aren't many players that score with their first touch

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Make up your mind Tyldesley.

[Munchies]

Just put Sanogo on the wing, Pods through the middle.

Another shit display.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking useless decision by that Lino, not even close to being offside

[ARightTouch]

Not sure if I will be around for the pk shoot out

I would take a penalty shoot out

Can see them sneaking one

Cant see us scoring for shit

[Özim]

Sanogo fluffs another one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo is inventive in finding ways not to score.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Is it winning CL finals?

Yes, mate. You are so clever.

[Munchies]

Sanogogogo :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh come on, we can't seriously have this sanogo bloke playing for us. Must be a nightmare. Can't wake up.

[Bumble]

This is emabrssing, has thier keep been forced in to a save yet?

that's two saves from sanogo, one from header early on. he is bit poo though

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Eisfeld. :bow:

[ARightTouch]

Its a no go

[Munchies]

Bring Akpom on

[Bumble]

Oh come on, we can't seriously have this sanogo bloke playing for us. Must be a nightmare. Can't wake up.

like people say he won a Budweiser competition to play FA Cup for us

[Niall_Quinn]

Poor bastard. He tries, he's ever willing. But he can't play football.

[Globalgunner]

This is shit on a Sanogo stick

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox stealing Carson's drink.

[Özim]

How any manager of a top club can go into any season with Walcott (not a natural striker and always injured), Bendtner (who wanted away), Giroud and Sanogo and not be considered incompetent is beyond me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. I'd rather hear about Danny Welbeck's boot situation then watch that half again.

[Munchies]

Awful.

Penalties it is :coffee:

[Niall_Quinn]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuull boring slow sad.

[Power n Glory]

Sanogo is getting chances and making the runs. It's an improvement over Giroud who's had very quiet games recently.

But we need to do better!

[Bumble]

was there a bit of booing at half time didn't last long but if there was.... would be sad at a cup semi to boo..... fabianski hasn't been troubled much

[GP]

You know, the more I see Sanogo, the more I appreciate Giroud.

[Niall_Quinn]

How any manager of a top club can go into any season with Walcott (not a natural striker and always injurd), Bendtner (who wanted away), Giroud and Sanogo and not be considered incompetent is beyond me.

How about we just focus on this particular game for now and get back to the constant Wenger whining later?

[ARightTouch]

How any manager of a top club can go into any season with Walcott (not a natural striker and always injurd), Bendtner (who wanted away), Giroud and Sanogo and not be considered incompetent is beyond me.

This is the worst Arsenal strikeforce I have ever seen, BY A LONG WAY. it really is embarrassing

[Özim]

The more I see Giroud and Sanogo, the more I appreciate pub league strikers.

[Marc Overmars]

Just need a little bit more quality in the final third, otherwise more of the same.

[Özim]

How about we just focus on this particular game for now and get back to the constant Wenger whining later?

I am, it's been sh*t and we've got a pub team player up front who can't hit a barndoor with a banjo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Would it really be such a great risk to bring akpom on? He couldn't do any worse.

[ARightTouch]

Would it really be such a great risk to bring akpom on? He couldn't do any worse.

Why does Wenger never give Gnabry a go these days either??

[Bumble]

Why does Wenger never give Gnabry a go these days either??

Thought he was injured.

[Power n Glory]

You will all be eating your words about Sanogo! :lol:

[Munchies]

Cazorla gone missing again

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't know where they're getting idea Wigan are comfortable. Even a half decent p,Ayer up top for us and they'd be two down. They're not over stretched but they aren't comfortable. Silly pundits.

[fakeyank]

How any manager of a top club can go into any season with Walcott (not a natural striker and always injured), Bendtner (who wanted away), Giroud and Sanogo and not be considered incompetent is beyond me.

:gp:

Only a specialist in failure can do this tbh..

[Niall_Quinn]

You will all be eating your words about Sanogo! :lol:

If he pubs one in then great. But it's undeniable he's several levels down from PL level.

[ARightTouch]

Thought he was injured.

Ill let Wenger off that one :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

:gp:

Only a specialist in failure can do this tbh..

Are you sitting there secretly hoping for a Wigan goal? You are, aren't you?

[BlindFaith_8]

For once Keane is talking sense.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Eisfeld has got this.

Me. :lol:

[ARightTouch]

For once Keane is talking sense.

Wouldn't mind a Keano in this Arsenal team right now. He would fuck shit up

[fakeyank]

Are you sitting there secretly hoping for a Wigan goal? You are, aren't you?

:lol:

Yes, I'm doing this while reading a book on the negative effects of capitalism and how referee's influence games. Also have an article open about how stupid people are..

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Can't believe Wenger started him again. Starting to worry that he rates Giroud about as much as Park.....

[Munchies]

^
If we do lose, Wenger is gone.

Don't want it to happen obviously, but there you go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Let's try again: Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[ARightTouch]

Dixon:

"Wenger lets the players create the tactics for themselves, that's the sort of manager he is."

:lol: That explains a lot of our results this season

[Özim]

^
If we do lose, Wenger is gone.

Don't want it to happen obviously, but there you go.

It's win win then in reality.

[Özim]

Dixon:

"Wenger lets the players create the tactics for themselves, that's the sort of manager he is."

:lol: That explains a lot of our results this season

:lol:

[Munchies]

Giroud to come on at 72 mins :coffee:

[Niall_Quinn]

:lol:

Yes, I'm doing this while reading a book on the negative effects of capitalism and how referee's influence games. Also have an article open about how stupid people are..

How can you read with Maureen's cock in your face?

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud to come on at 72 mins :coffee:
68 mins I think.

[fakeyank]

How can you read with Maureen's cock in your face?

Your mom should be able to answer that too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cazorla can't be arsed.

[Munchies]

I'd swap Podolski for McManaman

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Beausejour. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Your mom should be able to answer that too.

Yanks are so imaginative.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo. :lol:

It's coming.

[Özim]

Sanogo :lol:

[Munchies]

68 mins I think.

(68+72) /2 = 70 ?

[Niall_Quinn]

Sanogo has more pace than Giroud, but he hasn't exactly got a lot of pace.

[Munchies]

phew , ffs u bottling cunts

[Niall_Quinn]

I hope were lulling them into a false sense of security here.

[Özim]

Wigan making us look like a Division 1 team :lol:

[BlindFaith_8]

Little Wigan from the Championship are up for this and the mighty Arsenal yet again havent turned up for a game. Sanogo you are the worst Arsenal striker since Kabba Diawara.

[Özim]

Sanogo seems to do almost everything wrong.

[Niall_Quinn]

Statistically sanogo must do something right, and soon.

[Munchies]

50,000 arsenal fans, and you can't even hear them. Who can blame them ? :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Statistically sanogo must do something right, and soon.

There you go. 5 yard pass. Complete. Thats it then.

[ARightTouch]

50,000 arsenal fans, and you can't even hear them. Who can blame them ? :lol:

It looks like half of them have already left

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Arteta, twice.

[Niall_Quinn]

Not good enough by Cazorla is it. He's better than this.

[ARightTouch]

PEN :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Wigan. :doh:

[Munchies]

LOL

[Niall_Quinn]

Ludicrous decision.

[Özim]

mertesacker fouls McManaman, penalty.

[BlindFaith_8]

What a load of gobshite. We have bottled it again. Wenger fuck off now.

[Power n Glory]

Well done! Absolute joke!

[Niall_Quinn]

Ludicrous decision.

By Merts I mean.

[Özim]

Poor play Mertersacker

[Power n Glory]

Come on Fabs!!! You can save this!

[Globalgunner]

Nailed on pen. We have to wake up now at least

[Niall_Quinn]

And monreal can fuck off. He just fell on the ground and let it all unfold behind him. Terrible player.

[BlindFaith_8]

In Arsene we trust. :ilt:

[Niall_Quinn]

Stretcher? He hardly touched him. Might have grabbed his balls, but don't think he has any to grab. This guy is bottling it, scarpering.

[Penguin]

Really Merts?? :doh:

I blame Nacho for that though. Fucking idiot losing the ball there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal off, Gibbs on.

[ARightTouch]

All our hopes are on Wigan missing a pen :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wigan 1-0 Arsenal, Jordi Gomez.

Deary me.

[Marc Overmars]

I don't fucking believe this.

[Globalgunner]

Monreal....I hope that the last we see of him. From Santos to Monreal.....parallel lines of crap