Arsenal Banter Archive February 19 2013

19 Feb 2013 23:05:57
A half empty stadium with 10 minutes still to play is a joke. Those fans leaving early to beat the crowds want to be ashamed of themselves.
How can you expect the team to put in 90+ minutes if you lot can't be arsed?
Seriously, why pay good money to see a football match, against top class European opposition if you're not going to stay till the end? The team needs out support right until the final whistle.
I'd like to know if those same people would get up and leave at the cinema 10 mins before the movie has finished, to beat the rush to the car park? I think not!

Midlands Gooner.

19 Feb 2013 23:37:49
If the film in the cinema was crap I would leave early so don't give me all the crap. Yer were out of the champions league we were crap AGAIN. But everyone stay to the end and clap the players and bow to wenger. U ain't right in the head

People pay a lot of money and they can do whatever they want. Only Theo and Jack applauded the fans at the end, maybe you could make something of that.

Movies usually have a good ending.

Sure it's your ticket and your money that paid for it, so you can do what you like.
But. a half empty stadium has no chance of creating any sort of atmosphere to give the team a lift when they most need it.
So sure go ahead and leave early, and get tucked up in bed nice and early safe in the knowledge that you only gave the team 85% of your support.
There are fans that would cut off a limb to have the chance to give the team their full support, so next time don't bother buying a ticket and give someone else a chance.

The team needed a lift? Wow it thought it was time for the fans to get a lift.

As I am living in Germany I can't go to one of the matches but I always try to watch the games on tv or via internet stream. I do not say I would have left the stadium before the final whistle but you can't blame the ones who left.

It's the fans who pay huge ticket prices. Now (for some years now) it's time to pay them back. Otherwise the fans should spend their money somewhere else.

19 Feb 2013 22:55:01
Priority number 1 this summer should be Begovic.

Forget everything else, we need a world class GK. Let Shezza be backup. he's still a kid and clearly not ready {Ed027's Note - then a class powerful CB, big powerful CM, quality winger and a quality ST

19 Feb 2013 22:51:54
Are we allowed to field our Arsenal ladies in the next match? Would be far more attractive to watch.

19 Feb 2013 22:30:41
I would sell the whole backline that was on tonight. Not one of them is good enough. Maybe keep one of TV/Kos as a 3rd choice centre back but the rest can go.

Per and Kos have absolutely no composure on the ball, not good enough if we are going to continue to play it out from the back.

TV is not a LB granted, but he has been poor centrally all season.

Sagna is not the player he once was. His crossing seems to have got a lot worse and his defending is not much better. Needs to go.

My new back 4:

Jenkinson--Subotic--Hummels--Monreal

For me Schez needs to be replaced. Too much of a liability.

Arteta while steady needs to be replaced in the starting line up by a true DM.
-------------ter Stergen
Jenkinson--Subotic--Hummels--Nacho
--------------Wanyama-------------
-----------JW14------Cazorla-------
Walcott--------Cavani-------Jovetic

Koscielny had a good game today

Because Dortmund would sell us their centre back pairing.

Jw14?

1404

I think Koscienly played well in the game prob are best player at the back didn't do anything wrong.

19 Feb 2013 22:24:15
Big games taking on an all too familiar pattern. Arsenal sit back and let the opposition dominate possession and territory - not sure what training manual this comes from.
Secondly, love Jack's commitment, but increasingly he reminds me of Gerrard trying to get a hapless Liverpool into the game - by running into players in search of a foul or penalty.

19 Feb 2013 22:13:56
3-1 despite a much better 2nd half but you just can't afford to start so sloppy against a class outfit Like Bayern Munich and expect to get away with it.

Wenger keeps insisting on this 4-3-3 which clearly does not work. Walcott can't play as lone striker and needs a partner. Why does Ramsey start?

The 2nd goal was just the killer zonal marking nobody attacking the ball, its doing the simple basic things that fails us every time.

19 Feb 2013 22:04:46
I'm not surprised with the result. A team in decline against a team rising to become one of the best in Europe.
We were out fought and out classed.
How on earth can we attract the top players that this site has mentioned?
In a results driven industry someone has to answer. Yes AW has to be questioned but so have the players. Who was wearing the shirt with pride tonight?
Our keeper and defense are a mess and a complete overhaul is needed. Would Adams, McLintock, Nelson or Keown let Bayern run rings round them without putting in an almighty tackle to say I'm here and I'm Arsenal. Instead we have a bunch of big girl blouses in defense.

Bones

19 Feb 2013 21:54:01
Our season has now officially finished.
F**K the financial fair play. go out in the summer and buy a top class goal keeper that can command his area that will shout at the defenders.
A monster of a defender who can defend and organise his defence.
A world class right back
A top quality striker who can play up front on his own who can finish.
I don't care if this sets us back �100mil. we have the money
Because I can't see us winning anything with the current squad that we have.

A very angry Highbury Old Timer

If iwudve been Wenger iwudve f*k flair play since rvp red against barca, they did it purposely so barca dsnt get eliminated earlier, euro they wer happy on arsenal transfer sistem, and that rvp insident should be enough on ignoring ffp, we wanted a good way now we go 4 hardway.

19 Feb 2013 22:10:41
Tonight was sad but predictable. We are simply not good enough and have to face up to the decline of a once powerful and exciting team. We are no longer either. Equally, Monsieur Wenger is not ahead of the pack in scouting, tactics, fitness, nutrition and skills development like he once was. His scouting is also not what it was.

The team doesn't need tweaking. It needs a radical overhaul that is unlikely to happen.

With the above in mind, maybe the time has arrived for a change. But is it the board or Wenger that is the root cause? Or both? Who really knows?

Jonathan

There must be something going on behind the scenes (board). This team are ordinary, you can tell by the look on faces when goals go in, it is someone else fault and not collectively a team issue.

Wenger has done wonders but it is time for his tenure to be seriously questioned.

I believe the decline started at Birmingham and Gallas sulk, he wanted to win and showed the weakness.

The belief was not to buy but have organic growth and for that the board is to blame.

Get the Yank out put the Russian in Charge with Dein back at the helm, a real Arsenal fan and let's get our Arsenal back.

Great post^^^^^ totally agree David Dein was the nuts and bolts of our Arsenal FC. In David Dein wenger had a friend and a person who shared his ideas and passion for AFC. Get Stan & Ivan OUT! Profit is only there favourite word & it's taking the mick out of us loyal supporters! Devongooner

Ffs sake he is not russian he is uzbek why does everyone always get this wrong just because he is rich it does not mean he is russian
Ali

Calm down Ali. he's Uzbecki but he lives in Russia and his bussiness are russian based. Forbes Magazine named him the richest Russian in the world so before you start getting all angry understand why he's associated with being Russian

19 Feb 2013 22:09:20
well I predicted this and it was true. this was not arsenal vs bayern this was jack wilshere vs bayern. by far and away the best player on the pitch.

wenger needs more players like him. walcott was a one trick pony. podolski was too one footed, cazorla lacked imagination as he does when the space is sucked out.

the defense was well. ill let you choose a word.

for me I wanted to see gervinho on the pitch. he always makes me smile with those brazilian crossovers which go over the line for a goal kick.

There was about 6 or 7 Bayern players better than Wiltshire to be fair mate

19 Feb 2013 22:11:15
A lot of Arsenal fans confused their hope with their expecations tonight.

We got totally shown up for the team that we currently are. No shame in losing to Bayern Munich, they are arguably the best club in europe (and the world) at the moment, but you can't help but think we have weaknesses that are self inflicted.

Mertesacker = cumbersome.
Arteta = Captain Pass sideways.
Shezza = Disaster waiting to happen (and always does)

Sagna was exhausted by the 70th minute, walcott was dominated when he played up top, and Wilshere must be screaming inside because he wants Arsenal to succeed but not one player in the team has the same desire or ability that he does.

Wenger storming down the tunnel at the end of the game is unprofessional because we lost to a better team and there is no shame in that.

Daniel

19 Feb 2013 21:44:26
Now we know how far we have fallen. Didn't deserve to be on the same pitch. What more can I say.
Flybo

19 Feb 2013 21:37:04
I deluded myself like a lot of the fans that we had a chance. Thank you bayern for reminding me that we are crap.

Now let me start deluding over a top 4 finish, a 100 mill, 70 mill transfer kitty, beating bayern at the allian, wenger & kreonke leaving.

With all due respect. Wenger is now ruining his own legacy. its time for him to go or move up.

19 Feb 2013 21:31:56
Watching arsenal week in week out makes me feel like when I was potty training my little one I think yes we're getting there next thing she sh£ts all over herself

So much for the quality players we have, another dry season

19 Feb 2013 21:14:31
OMG great move by Wenger, taking our best player off.

19 Feb 2013 21:07:39
Swap Ramsey for diaby let him break up play let jack do his thing without having to worry about defending cause you know he'll put the tackle in anyway. Not just going on tonights match but Wenger will have to go simple as,, same crappy tactics same crappy lies. He should stay till the summer bring in someone new and see where it goes, he has to go sometime why not now. Don't get me wrong I'm grateful for all that he has done but it's so obvious to everyone what way we will shape up and play ( passing it around pretending to do something) and we get knocked out by a team in disarray for about 2 -3 years aka Blackburn. It will be the same next season no matter who we sign.

Eyeball

19 Feb 2013 20:59:16
PODOLSKI:) pod!:) well done lad! least we got one! come on, concentrate, WORK rate!
(phew) :) COYG andi

19 Feb 2013 20:52:18
Men against boys embarrassing stuff

No way wenger can deny he has constructed a seriously crap team by arsenal standards. He didn't even sign our best player (wilshere)

This needs to be his last season but the board won't sack him because any new manager would want to spend money on players and wages

Dixon talks a lot of sense though maybe should get the old back four together to coach each position

Pat rice

Seriously don't sign off as Pat Rice, have some respect, you're opinion's aren't his

1404

Wenger needs to go he's ruined our f. ing club ffs

19 Feb 2013 20:46:59
I just got hold of wengers half time talk transcript.

He said, 'come on guys you are doing really well. Maybe playing a little with the handbrake on. I'm impressed with your spirit and I believe we only need a little more sharpness in the final third'

Utter pish arsenal. Pathetic.

Omg aweseome post. just made my day. haha nice one :D

19 Feb 2013 20:46:45
Crowd are doing us proud

Our lack of world class quality is there to be seen on the feld and on the bench. There is no hiding place at this level.

Lets hope the club is serious about giving the manager a big transfer fund and we need it.

With that said - it's a funny old game and a long way to go. Next goal is crucial ( need to hit the target first! ). Not giving up - come on you Gooners!

19 Feb 2013 20:42:25
is all too zzzzzzlow. we pass backwards and wait for them to get 11 men behind the ball. they defend brilliantly. and attack how good teams should. This German team is showing us how to play as a team. quality from them. Arsenal as usual are a shambles

19 Feb 2013 20:41:16
By the end of this match I'll have no hair, from the little I have left.

Put giroud on, Podolski up front, put santi on the left, wally on the right. and just cross those balls in.

I'll reply to me own post, walcott where were you? I think you need to learn from rooney. HINT work for the team drop back to pick the ball up etc. , 100k super striker, don't make me laugh.

19 Feb 2013 20:38:33
We got back in the match last 15 there. not going to dwell on negatives

It's a chippy match, let's get one back and see what happens.

We've got to have our patented second halves. did it against Barca, let's do it here.

Please boys. go out there get back in this

Wtf has happened to Tommy V?

19 Feb 2013 20:23:28
Games like this when u realise just how good fabregas passing ability really was. a few chances in the first half where his vision would have seen the pass early. Cazorla nowhere near his standard. Sagna and Ramsey are not good enough at this level either. Sorry to state the obvious. Serious changes are needed in summer

19 Feb 2013 20:21:16
Boys vs Men
no chance, over in 20 minutes, how did we even progress
= (

19 Feb 2013 20:16:29
0-2? Friends are you REALLY surprised? This is heartbreaking to watch, crowd doing their best. Those gooners as old as me will remember the name "Winterslag", no mark team from Iceland, back in the early 80's, last game in Europe for years?

Very depressed Egham gooner

Yes, : ( on saturday, I was gutted and angry.
at moment, just sad. munich are awesome, and we are ordinary. jeez, hopefully the lads don't cave in (for rest of season) anyway. COYG! andi

19 Feb 2013 20:13:40
if Wenger leaves in the morning then he is a coward. before leaves he should bring back first quality defence like that we had in 1996 when he arrived at the club then can go. go. go.

19 Feb 2013 20:11:36
how can people blame the fans. we are just not good enough

19 Feb 2013 20:10:25
We are so so POOR!

19 Feb 2013 20:09:35
Absolutely sick what have we come to as a club we are playing s%%% for a grown man I feel like crying its either that or punch my tv

Dave :) know what you mean! stay calm! save your knuckles!:) god, I feel more sad, than angry. we are ordinary. anyway COYG! andi

19 Feb 2013 19:57:56
Enjoy the game mugs Lmao

spurs guvnor

Enjoy home and away before the channel 5 cup lol

The Dude

19 Feb 2013 19:42:57
what's great is the level of optimism here even after a poor blackburn performance,
good to see everyone behind the team, true passion

19 Feb 2013 19:26:44
Here's the thing that makes life so interesting. The theory of evolution claims that "only the strong shall survive". Maybe so, maybe so. But the theory of competition says, "just because they're the strong doesn't mean they can't get their asses kicked". That's right. See, what every long shot, come from behind, underdog will tell ya is this: the other guy may in fact be the favorite, the odds may be stacked against you. Fair enough. But what the odds don't know is, this isn't a math test. This is a completely different kind of test. One where passion, has a funny way of trumping logic. So before you step up to the starting line, before the whistle blows, and the clocks start ticking just remember: out here the results don't always add up. No matter what the stats may say and the experts may think and the commentators may have predicted, when the race is on, all bets are off.
Don't be surprised be if someone decides to flip the script and take a pass on yelling "Uncle". And then suddenly as the old saying goes, "WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A GAME".


SM1996

19 Feb 2013 19:04:08
nervously excited now, this could either be an absolute pasting like utd at the start of last season or we will hang on and steal a 1-0! either way win or lose I'm always a gooner with the good and the bad! COYG!

19 Feb 2013 18:54:20
Here�s the list of our players who would break into Bayern�s squad: Jack Wilshere. That�s it. He�d probably make it into the first 11. Nobody else would warrant a place on the bench.

So don�t kid yourselves: This round might well be over after tonight. And let�s hope it is, because then Bayern may let up. If there is anything to play for in the second leg, we will get annihilated.

And don�t even start the abuse, I will suffer just as much as anyone watching it. I�m just not blind.

We are not blind bro. it's called getting behind the team. the game has not even started and you're already saying we've lost. have some faith, leave the negativity till after the game.

Podolski played over 70 games for Bayern

19 Feb 2013 18:36:35
Hi guys nerves are here now I am sure, I will try to show optimism, bayern are beatable they lost 3-1 against BATE,
if wenger gets his selection right and his formation we have the tools to hurt them, come on Lads give this great club some hope back. 2-1 to arsenal

Shaneyd

19 Feb 2013 18:09:58
I wonder what Pascal Cygans doing nowadays.

19 Feb 2013 17:24:28
ESPN just said they predict Bayern has a 77. 5% chance of advancing.

If I'm Wenger, I print that out. maybe some 1000 copies. and I post it everywhere throughout the emirates.

I have my assistants text that message to each player. on the hour every hour

I want their blood boiling. smoke coming out of their noses. If that isn't a personal attack, not sure what is.

Bayern, for as good as they are, do NOT win on the big stage. we, rubbish our pants against average competition and always rise against the top teams.

I'm not afraid of Bayern. boys shouldn't be either.

Lets kick their ass today, shut all the critics. Merson, Robson, Graham. now Benedict Arnold. I mean Patrick vieira.

They can all kiss our asses. go get em boys

Coyfg!!

US Gooner

19 Feb 2013 16:53:06
Arsene Wengers best success in the prem, was when he had only one real team to challenge, now he cannot even challenge teams outside of the prem, time for a new set of ideas.

19 Feb 2013 16:42:12
Here we go. Should we thump bayern Munich 3-0 tonight will we not be on the verge of a huge positive result that would confirm our position amongst Europe elite clubs.
Should we get knocked out over 2 legs will it be any worse then last season.
4th place was always the target and remains so.

19 Feb 2013 16:27:33
Its not Wengers fault, or that of the board, or the team, not even the fans are to blame, it must be some mystical curse on the club, or that darned odd looking blade of grass, on the half way line, or maybe your just not good enough any more.

19 Feb 2013 15:47:22
I saw yet another interview with Stewart Robson today, he seems to have nothing more than a personal vendetta towards Arsenal, so bitter vindictive and angry, he's like a man with a fork in a world of soup, why does he hold such feelings towards the club?

Will, when you spend years playing for a club, and then years offering them basic analysis of their strengths and mistakes for a fair while, and all you get is ignored, yuo will get pissed off. And when it's by something you love as much as he undoubtedly loves Arsenal, it's hard to keep it tempered. You may not like what he has to say but you can never say he has no right or is incorrect, what he says is true. If Arsenal took half an hour every week to listen to some of the MOTD feedback and had paid attention to Robson's match analyses over the years then maybe we wouldn't be witnessing identical problems year after year, almost to the tick of a clock.

Anyone willing to improve and progress should have a totally open mind when it comes to feedback and criticism. At least Robson backs up his chat. Look at Piers Morgan, every day on tw!tter giving it large when he has zero suggestions and zero analysis, just faux-sincere rants of utter nonsense. Then you get Robson saying 'I have told the club this for years' - I know which one I prefer!

Thanks for the reply I don't disagree with all he says and he seems a passionate man, to me sometimes though he just seems to go a bit overboard in looking for opportunities to have his say on Arsenal, I just wondered what event may have pushed him to speak his mind. I assume it was frustration at seeing the same thing over and over again during punditry for the club from what you've said.

19 Feb 2013 15:17:36
good luck to all the players tonight, do your best that's all we can ask for. leave it all out on the field and show how proud you are to be wearing the arsenal red.

about the booing, I don't agree with booing our players while the game is going on, however I don't see a problem with it AFTER the final whistle as a way of letting our feelings be known about the performance. as a paying customer, you are entitled to let your feelings be known. we are not one of those teams that will cheer and root for our team "no matter what". we hold our team to certain standards and that should speak to the greatness of our club.

players, don't worry about the fans just go out there and give it everything you have and we will appreciate you and your effort.

Arsenal 1 - 0 Bayern

Great Post

19 Feb 2013 15:08:53
Lets hope Walcotts pace rubbishs the life out of Ze Germans back line!

19 Feb 2013 14:20:15
I'm completely 50/50 about tonight game, it could go either way, but I also think whoever comes out top tonight will go through.

Walcott should have no problems exploiting the space left by Alaba, so I want to see 70% of play down his wing, that should be our biggest strength tonight, Hopefully Wenger plays to it.

My biggest fear and what I predict will once again illustrate a point that has been discussed and re discussed since the departure of Vieira. We need a prop CDM to stay glued to Tony Kroos for the night, if we had that I would be a lot more confident, we don't so I expect him to be there biggest threat as the orchestrator (nothing new obviously).

2-1 but to who? I don't kow

COYG

Sheeny

And you don't think the mighty Bayen Munich have not planned for Theo Walcott, has A. W. planned for Bayens formidable attack, if not be afraid be very afraid.

19 Feb 2013 13:12:18
I really really hope we don't sign Amorebieta, clumsy clumsy centre half.

19 Feb 2013 12:37:49
"We're by far the GREATEST team, the world has ever seen!"

I will always believe this whatever happens!

COYG! Home win tonight!



TMC2

Best post ever mate

19 Feb 2013 01:14:02
edd regarding arsene there's rumours that he wants david dein back in charge of contract negotiations or some sort to support wenger is this true {Ed002's Note - I really don't know what Wenger wants in respect of DD.}

19 Feb 2013 11:41:09
I have sympathy with Arsene, and indeed other managers at press conferences. The media seem to use press cenferences as an excuse to take the piss and throw any questions they like at the hosts.
From politics to other sports problems to nasa's next moon landing if they wish for god's sake.
Wenger usually always accomodates any questions with grace and a well thought out answer, but why should he?
So yes he is well within his right to get the hump and lose his rag, when he is taking the time to answer questions regarding a forthcoming football match, and all the press are intersted in is asking half arsed nonsensical questions about anything BUT the forthcoming game!

Midlands Gooner

You obviously haven't heard the interview from last night. I strongly suggest you go and listen, then comment. there were no questions about nasa, polotics or any other subject. the main questions that reallyupset were, what do you think to the fa cup loss and how strong do you think the bayern defence are. the other thing that upset him (laughably) was he thought people were looking at him and as the reporter said they were looking at him as he was the vocal point to the press conference. surely you can see the cracks appearing. and surely you can see these were RELEVANT football questions

dave

Thanks for your reply Dave, I have watched the interview thanks, do you think I would go to the effort of posting without having done so?
You appear to have taken my examples of questions literally for some odd reason?
If YOU listen again you will notice that the question that initially angered Wenger was the one regarding the (false) reports of him being offered a new 2 year contract.
What right did the reporter have to ask that question? And what has a new contract got to do with the bayern game anyway?
He then caught the eye of a reporter who he thought worked for the Sun newspaper, who wrote the story, and questioned if it was him who wrote it. It turns out it wasn't, and he works for another paper.
I agree this was a bit cringy, but a simple case of mistaken identity I would think.
The question regarding the fa cup loss was answered in the previous post match press conference, so irrelevant.
He then insisted on having questions only about the arsenals preperations for the bayern game, and was then asked what he thought of a particular bayern player (cant remember who exactly), and he didn't want to answer it as it was still not a question about Arsenal.

So he had been sat ther 10 minutes or so before the first question relevant to the actual game in which the press conference was intended was even asked.

Midlands Gooner

19 Feb 2013 11:16:22
Would anyone accept Kolo Toure back as another option in defense?
It looks like he will be leaving Man City in the summer.
He would certainly be a good 4th choice.

WG

Not any more, Citeh have literally let him rot on the bench. He is overweight and slow in body and mind now. Obviously he is to blame for this as well. He should still play over Lescott or Nastascic (sp), but he doesn't and that says it all.

And I am a big fan of Kolo, the best CB we have produced in 15 years, bought for 150k at 17/18 years old, went on to partner firmly established players like Campbell and Gallas. A real gem, probably AW's best ever (Cesc was somewhat already "known" for a youngster)

Reports a year or so ago claimed that Wenger actually predicted Kolo's early physical demise, I think Arsenal worked extremely hard to keep his weight down, so the sale of Kolo wasn't met with too much resistance.

Maybe on a free transfer and a reasonable salary, and if it meant Djourou left forever, I would have Kolo for 4th choice.

Not been the same since he stopped taking his wifes diet pills. Sorry Kolo but AW was 100% right selling you and for top money!

337

19 Feb 2013 10:59:53
The lack of transfer activity is down to Wenger. The board have stated there's money to spend, but Wenger doesn't want to spend on qulaity, thus the poor performances we have seen. And this is why Wenger has to take the blame. We are now paying for the lack of quality replacements for the stars who left. Sadly I think its time for Wenger to step aside. He's achivements are slowly fading away in this barren eight years.

NigeranGunner

19 Feb 2013 10:32:12
i think people on here that know me know my passion and love for arsenal.
for over 4 decades I have been a fanatical supporter of our club.

tonight we play probably 1-2 best team in europe.

bayern munich have the best defensive record in all competition in europe. tonight we will see if the forward line that wenger has put faith in is up to the job.

tonight we will see if the gamble not signing a replacement for alex song and taking a gamble on diaby was worth not spending 15-20 mill on a quality cm.

tonight we will see if WENGERS internations are up to the task of being worthy of the CL.

tonight we will see if we still have a MANAGER who can pull of a GIANT KILLING.

A WORLD CLASS MANAGER SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO HIS TALKING ON THE PITCH NOT IN THE PRESS ROOM.

TONIGHT THE FOOTBALLING WORLD WILL BE WATCHING ARSENAL AND ESPECIALLY ARSENE.

IN MY OPINION TONIGHT IS JUDGEMENT DAY FOR A LOT OF ARSENAL FANS/SUPPORTERS.

I FEAR FOR THE CLUBS REPUTATION IF WE GET HAMMERED TONIGHT.

IF PEOPLE THINK THE PRESS WAS BAD ON MONDAY WAIT AND SEE WHAT THEY WILL BE LIKE AFTER THE GAME.

I am not going to the game tonight.

i will ask any 1 that is going to the game on here not to boo or jeer at the game. I have never did this and do not agree with it.

the defence needs to turn up tonight, if they do we have a chance.

1-0 theo to score is me prediction. we will see if he is worth that new contract?

e. i. e

I will never boo. I never leave before the final whistle. I will go and support the club through thick and thin.

I can see a few goals tonight. A 2-2 draw.

Tonight won't define as much as you suggest. Like you said this Munich team is 1 of the best in Europe right now. No one outside of Arsenal expect us to win.
To an extent the pressure is off.

Pauline- Rochester

Pauline. Classic spell check

May we call you that from now on Paul?

I prefer to call it 'Autotw4t' after some of the stupid corrections I see in my texts. not so much on here. mistakes on here sadly are genuine!

19 Feb 2013 09:58:16
Hi all I see the board is backing wenger and have given him the dreaded vote of confidence does this mean he is about to be sacked like so many managers have or am I being to optimistic as it is clear to all he has become clueless as to what direction to take us in new blood required asap.

19 Feb 2013 09:28:51
someone has posted we should get Kevin Trapp. I hope IG doesn't get involved, he'll probably sign von Trapp from the sound of music!

19 Feb 2013 08:27:14
Just like the Pointer sisters once said
'Im so excited'

19 Feb 2013 08:07:52
Dont mean to sound like a big girls blouse but its the lies that hurt the fans simple as. each yr we are told we hace dough and linked with good players and inevitably we never get them. wenger said when we moved in stadium in 5 yrs ewe will be one of the leading clubs financially etc and each transfer window we are promised activity which never happens. its like he always does the opposite to what he says in the press. with both purchases and sales of star players and when your managers integrity comes into question at a club the size of arsenal the proverbals will hit the fan eventually. especially when as a squad and a club we are not where we should be. even the new official website lacks class. bit like the whole club atm sad to say
Kcider

19 Feb 2013 06:11:26
I saw with interest the interview given by Arsene, and I have to say I am concerned that he will leave at the end of his current contract. He seemed angry and not his calm polite usual self, we need to be careful what we wish for in replacing him. I believe he still has much to offer and will produce another winning team. He has been working with one arm behind his back due to relocation of the stadium. We are promised that is behind us now, I want to see what Arsene can do when he has the financial muscle to compete at the highest level, he has earned the right to do so, Mourinho, Manchini, and Ferguson have out spent us by a long long way. What we need now is every fan to get behind this team shout them to fourth place as a minimum ensure the top players Champions league Football for next season, then they will come. Let's see what Le Prof can do on a level playing field, I for one don't think he's done yet.

19 Feb 2013 00:33:41
Can't wait for tomorrow.

Bayern Munich in London for a knockout European match.

Doesn't get much better than this folks. I live for this competition. CL is everything as far as I'm concerned.

C'mon boys. remember how horrible it felt when Milan escaped last year? We have to play angry from the get go.

Lets see, these are the matches we usually show up for. I'm confident

Coyfg!

US Gooner

Love it dude, I am confident as well, shouldn't be but I am - if there's one thing we know about us it is NEVER write us off!

Metal Gooner

We will respond tomorrow night. let's get behind the boys and be vocal and positive at the game. we will win this game. by the odd goal,, either 1-0 or a 2-1

Noely

We will certainly be up for it, about time we see some passion from Wenger. These set of players are capable but sometimes complacent and lazy. If we attack quickly and press them at every opportunity when we lose the ball we can certainly win. Wenger is very angry can this spurr on the players.

19 Feb 2013 00:05:34
I honestly feel that wenger is the right man for the job. Although I can understand why people say he needs to go, but honestly the club has taken huge steps to be a top top club both financially and COMPETING with Europe's elite. However we do need the club/board/wenger to turn us from COMPETING into WINNERS. Wenger claims the the squad has mental strength but we don't have any winners in the squad who have been there in 90th minute in cup final who know what to do to ensure we win. We have tried to promote youth but what we really need is experience of winning and a desire to win at any cost. Ideally in the summer I would like to see;
Valdes
Villa
Lampard
Reus
El shawary
Capoue

That is the minimum when I looked at utd's bench this evening and the team they had out this is the level of competition our club needs at the moment players know that there is no real threat to them or there place so makes them complacent. Changes are needed at board level and players not manager. Again this is my opinion and I am happy to hear other

Valdes is rubbish in my opinion rather have begovic or julio cesar and David villa is 31 it mite take him to settle so I'd prefer jovetic

Wenger has taken this club as far as he can. If we want to be competetive again then we need a new manager with fresh ideas in tune with the modern game. End of story.

I agree, would much rather like to see Begovic than Valdes in an Arsenal shirt. One keeper though who I wish Arsene would take a serious look at is Ter Stegen. The guys on fire and I have no doubt will be picked up very soon by a big club. However for us to improve in the GK department an experienced goal keeper is really needed. Someone who can mentor Shez and even rival with for first team action.

If I were to take my pick on 5 signings that are some what realistic for us to make and would address our squad issues they would be:
Begovic
Lampard
Jovetic
Wanyama or Capoue
Hummels or Amorebieta

Corbs Adelaide Gooner