Arsenal Banter Archive May 15 2015

15 May 2015 22:43:42
I think Sunday will tell us a lot about how much we do or don't need in the summer, if we can go there and win AGAIN :-) I think Arsene will consider us very close to where we need to be but should we lose to them (spit spit) then we might need to assess what we need to do because all rivals will strengthen over the summer.

15 May 2015 20:29:07
Great news.

The jacket potato will miss Sundays game.

Good news for us because he is by far their best player.

15 May 2015 19:24:57
A lot of pundits have been saying that arsenals 'spine' is not good enough, referring to the main, central playing positions on the pitch. In my opinion, a striker such as Lacazette and Schneiderlin would be a successful summer, and I know it is unlikely, but Cech would be a great signing as well

15 May 2015 21:18:18
How sure are we of what we have?
For me
Ospina 75%
Mertesacker 1%
Gabriel 75%
Chambers 40%
Le Coq 85%
Artetta 40%
Giroud 90%
kos 100%
Szczesney 40%
Welbeck (down the middle) 50%
Theo (down the middle) 30%
Poldolski 40%
So kos is OK Giroud and Le coq should be OK Gabriel and Ospina will probably be OK and the rest have a way to go to be even close to havung big part in a title challenge

15 May 2015 22:23:00
I think to win the league you have to have a strong spine.

Chelsea had Courtois, Terry, Matic and Costa, hence why they won the league.

I don't think we are far away with Ospina, Koscielny, Coquelin and Giroud, but Cech, koscielny, Schneiderlin and Giroud is arguably an upgrade.

15 May 2015 23:07:06
Bit tough on Per - as a pair, Per & Kos are a good partnership

16 May 2015 01:07:58
Il be honest here SY4 and say I'm not a sac hater but I was thinking the other day. Is their partnership really that good. Or does kos make it look good with his covering and the fact he is just that good. For me it's the latter tbh

17 May 2015 15:43:59
I can't believe Giroud got a 90% there. For me he would be about 40%. Just by changing Giroud with a worldie (more pace, better dribbling, better shooting) Arsenal's attacking efficiency would go u phenomenally. When we play counter attacks, Giroud is so slow that he is rarely ever in a position to finish off the move. When somehow he finds his way into the box, he is not clinical. I would die for someone with Suarez-ish ability.

15 May 2015 14:14:37
All this talk of going out and making a new number 1 our priority this summer baffles me. Ospina has come in this season and has made us look so much more reassured at the back, and his stats speak for themselves:

15 PL appearances
9 goals conceded
7 clean sheets
Has only conceded more than once in one game, which was against Tottenham where he conceded two.

For his first half season they are quality stats and a definite level up to what we've had. We look so much more solid with him between the sticks and as a spectator and a fan I feel a lot more reassured with him in the team. The defence to me looks a lot more confident also.

Personally I think we should concentrate our efforts on a clinical finishing striker. That's where our team lacks when you look at the whole squad.

There's also been talk of a DM aswell, although Coquelin for me has proven his worth he's also shown us just how solid and balanced our team can be with a proper DM in our line up. I think this area should be our second priority, so eine who can share the responsibility with Coquelin.

If we manage to get quality players in those positions I feel we would have a squad capable of challenging on all fronts.

15 May 2015 15:18:55
I agree he is a good keeper and I'm
Happy with him in goal. However if we can get someone like cech then we should get him. And To be honest I think our defence has improved more due to le coq than ospina

15 May 2015 17:32:17
Just a curiosity about these stats.

Ospina's selection as keeper coincided with Coquelin's selection in midfield. Defence was shored up, less shots were conceded, possession more controled. I'm sorry, but I see Ospina's success as a direct result of Coquelin's ability, rather than a happy coincidence.

15 May 2015 18:15:24
Begovic?
27. £8m.
No brainer as Cech will not be allowed by Mourinho or Abramovich to join us.
Simples.
This plus Kondogbia, Breahinho and a swap (+ cash) for Theo and Sterling = KERCHING!

Oh and Bale would be nice too......

(Sexy) MF

15 May 2015 23:05:37
Oh dear, it's dags isn't it, can't believe I fell for it...

15 May 2015 07:55:47
Hi Gents. Firstly, I would like to throw in my two cents on Ospina: I fail to understand what he has done wrong. He has been very good. If you guys can tell me of a keeper who does not concede any goals at all, then we can replace him. I do not think it is mere coincidence that our good run of form coincided with him taking over from Sczezny. I think he is a good keeper and deserves to be number one

Point number two for me: Rambo is not a winger. Is he a good player? Yes he is but not on the wing. I feel like we lack that cutting edge on the right when he plays there. It's these small things that we might not notice when we win, but when we lose, then you are left wondering what if. Let's get some pace on the right wing for the game against United

15 May 2015 08:34:12
For me Ospina is far more dependable and an improvement on Szczesney but not a very top draw keeper.
Arsene didn't want to change a winning team so Aaron played wide but that might change Sunday I guess, Walcott is a very big gamble that if he performs might he might well be a match winner but its more likely we would end up playing utd with 10 if we start with Theo, just just puts in far to many non performances for me.

15 May 2015 12:00:32
Totally agree.

I posted similar the other day.

We have been screaming for half a season for an upgrade on Sczezny.

We have it in Ospina.

Let's keep him as our No.1.