Arsenal Banter Archive March 21 2015

21 Mar 2015 23:00:05
Just seen game.

Credit to Newcadtle, 2nd half they were superb.

Luckily, so was our defensive play.

22 Mar 2015 01:29:50
We were so tired Dags it showed. Long haul back from Monaco and then up to Newcastle. Fair play to them for holding on

21 Mar 2015 23:16:01
I'm just watching the bony show. Big Alan is a fan

22 Mar 2015 06:04:45
Can't believe you watched Horse of the year instead of MOTD Derby, did he have a clear round? ;-)

Dags it's great that this team now takes 3 points in games like that as opposed to when we'd walk away with 1 or a big fat zero.

22 Mar 2015 08:33:17
Agree Red,

We would normally get turned over in games like this, with Wenger using our Euro disappointment as an excuse.

21 Mar 2015 22:46:06
Steve I want Liverpool to win. I just don't was manu getting top4

22 Mar 2015 00:24:50
The main thing is making top four ourselves hopefully top 3 derby but the loveliest of course icing on the cake would be a second conservative utd free champions league, a nice one size fits all trophy indeed.

22 Mar 2015 00:53:16
Derby i'm with you I just think mus run in is to much for them.

21 Mar 2015 20:36:40
If Carlsberg did tiffs,

It would involve Bambam and Steve r, lol

22 Mar 2015 10:49:42
Its ok, I heard they met up last night and hugged it out :-)

21 Mar 2015 20:10:10
we have just won away in Manchester, Monaco and Newcastle................not exactly short trips eh?

No wonder we looked a little tired

21 Mar 2015 20:25:18
Wait till the European super league gets here they will be local derby games :-)

21 Mar 2015 21:29:37
21 wins from last 26 games.

They are entitled too feel a little jaded.

21 Mar 2015 19:37:49
Derby,

Its sacrilege for me to compliment a Spud, but I must admit, Kane has been awesome this season.

But, he's still a spud :-)

21 Mar 2015 20:49:54
Good player dags. Great attitude not sure how he'll do at Madrid next year though lol. He should go to the u21s this summer BTW

21 Mar 2015 23:36:30
Derby,

I think City will snap him up.

Blimey, you will be happy.
Kane and Bony up top together :-)

22 Mar 2015 08:10:16
Kane and bony at citeh, it's not exactly balotelli and aguero is it?

{Ed002's Note - You need to take this to the Manchester City page from now on.}

21 Mar 2015 18:16:58
Not quite what I had in mind, but get in there.

Happy Dags.

21 Mar 2015 19:14:28
The hoover's working again then?

21 Mar 2015 19:25:12
Saint,

Like a dream Bro, like a dream :-)

21 Mar 2015 17:05:13
Steve, Giroud is one we need to keep not move aside.

I love the way we keep mentioning ......how many has Giroud missed..............oh come on .

21 Mar 2015 18:14:22
Giroud is a top boy, and getting better.

Like I posted yesterday, only 4 strikers in world football have a better goals per game ratio.

If he doesn't play, who scores?

21 Mar 2015 18:22:54
Banbury I've never said, even though i think giroud is not top top class, he should be moved on, far from it, but if we want to challenge and go higher, we need a mobile speedier and more clinical player to come in.

21 Mar 2015 18:24:59
Kane must be up there dags.

21 Mar 2015 18:34:57
BG and Steve, have you had a little lovers tiff? Now now, kiss and make up please x

21 Mar 2015 18:46:50
Giroud is such an under rated player for me. He offers so so much and the amount he has improved is amazing. I can think of many players more threatening in the air

21 Mar 2015 19:53:09
337 we don't do tiffs.

21 Mar 2015 16:21:36
Fresh legs required one or two look leggy. Plenty of fresh legsxon bench. Get them on wenger.

21 Mar 2015 15:35:31
Giroud has scored 2. Furthermore, he has netted 11 times in his last 12 starts, with an additional 4 assists.

Not bad for a waste of space.

21 Mar 2015 15:44:56
But what about the missed chances Ted? If only he could score every time he touched the ball mate I don't think that's unreasonable

21 Mar 2015 16:01:32
Im not his biggest fan, but no one has called him a waste of space, just questioned his ability at the higher level. I've always said he is a good striker. he's not top top class at the highest level, pleased he's at arsenal but a more dynamic striker next year to move us up is still required. he's doing a job to the best of his ability and at the moment we are benifitting.

21 Mar 2015 16:16:44
I think there's a few who need to make way for a much better replacement before Olly Steve, if we upgrade everyone who's below him we'll have spent 200-300 million by the time we get to Girouds upgrade

21 Mar 2015 17:00:58
Ur words don't need to say waste of space, he does the job

21 Mar 2015 18:24:39
Hood please do explain.

21 Mar 2015 14:20:45
Strong team, wenger obviously plays golf too. Caz no10, easy win.

21 Mar 2015 14:57:11
Would have liked to have seen Sanchez rested and Walcott played. Sanchez needs a break whether he likes it or not.

21 Mar 2015 13:16:39
Bony starts. Goal. Shock face

Big player guys

21 Mar 2015 13:57:50
He didn't look that big on TV, Its hard to tell though i guess it depends how far away he is, plus he was sitting down on the bench AGAIN

21 Mar 2015 14:47:39
So if Giroud scores against 10 man WBA at home - he's a big game player also......

21 Mar 2015 17:19:02
New club for bony and joined in a big of a low time. I think he'll prove a great buy

21 Mar 2015 12:54:33
Big away win today 4:1

Come on you Gunners!!

21 Mar 2015 11:53:47
Presumably wenger will get his Coq out for Newcastle today, the questionis who will join him in midfeild, I'd personally have Rambo in there

21 Mar 2015 10:35:47
This seems like the type of player and attitude we would all want :

"I am now the first to training and last to leave. This used to be the other way round. I did not like training as much." He told German newspaper Express


"I have gained a lot of muscle mass because I am now going to the gym everyday. I train hard. There are no more excuses." he added



He knows he will never be a goalscorer to compete with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but has his own views on making his game enjoyable.

He said: "When I was a kid I dreamed of winning the Balon D'Or. I still have that dream.

"People have criticised me for my lack of goals but I have nothing to prove to them. I do not have a big ego. It is more important for me to create goals for others than to score them for myself.

"I don't need to score goals to be happy. Assists are what make me happy."

Sounds great - who is he, surely the fans must love him....

Shame we could not sign a player of this quality and attitude to put the team first in terms of assists and off the ball running.

21 Mar 2015 11:07:45
A guess, is that Özil? What a superb player and bloke

21 Mar 2015 11:26:59
But did you see that ball that was fired at Le Coq at around 70mph from 5yrds away in the 17 minute, Ozil was only 20 yards away and for 42 million you'd expect him to make up that ground stop the ball from reaching Le Coq by intercepting it with his chest then on the volley play a 75yd pinpoint pass that splits the defence leaving Welbeck one on one with the keeper then get forward to give Danny an option, I mean for 42 million surely that's not too much to ask!

21 Mar 2015 11:32:34
you just described me!

21 Mar 2015 12:07:51
I love Mesut Özil!

21 Mar 2015 13:01:27
Nicholas Bentner.

21 Mar 2015 09:52:37
Newcastle 0 Arsenal 2

21 Mar 2015 10:04:14
I'd take that mate

21 Mar 2015 10:22:13
G69, I'm not taking that! we need to win by at least 3 goals or "wenger out"!

21 Mar 2015 11:38:00
724.3 as long as its 3pts I'm happy and if we can play well and do better than 0 2 brilliant, but Monaco taught us to take nothing for granted although I'm sure Reading are hoping approach them with that same compliancy too

21 Mar 2015 12:02:32
G5TR1NG, I was only playing with the wenger out bit, although with Newcastles injuries, the fact that they have nothing to play for and if we play with the spirit we did last week we should hammer them.

I say let Theo and Ramsey loose on them, with Sanchez and Giroud and rest Ozil, but then what do i know?

21 Mar 2015 13:09:18
If we are scoring that many that easy leave giroud and ozil on to bump their stats up a bit more. In fact play all the squad members who haven't scored up front too and give shez a run at striker. Let wenger take a penalty if we get one. I play golf and we always say beware of the wounded golfer. It might not be that easy, let's hope it is.

21 Mar 2015 00:14:35
Was in a restaurant tonight and I wondered what the 'Jeremy Clarkson special' is.

Than it hit me.

21 Mar 2015 09:39:57
Apparently Francis coquelin is opening his own pub in North london, 'the Coq in arms'

21 Mar 2015 10:53:37
Apparently Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are recording a charity song, the producer is hoping for a big hit!

21 Mar 2015 00:56:09
What would you guys think if the Petre Cech rumours are true. What one of our current keepers would you guys like to keep. I personally think Ospina is quite good and still has time on his side for improvement, but at the same time would be kinda gutted to loose Shez as he is still quite young and could be great in the not to distant future, I think we tried to bed him in to the team abit early to be honest and don't think a loan option would be the case, but how can you say no to someone of Petre Cechs ability.

21 Mar 2015 09:10:12
Szczesney has to be the one to go, he wouldn't be a number 2 without complaint and would bring in more money so it would make sense to let him go

21 Mar 2015 11:43:23
yeah i agree but what a shame to let someone so young and talented leave suppose its a win win situation for all partys involved

21 Mar 2015 12:58:02
I'll cech the news on us signing Chelseas goalie. The signing would be great for us

21 Mar 2015 00:40:35
Some people were saying earlier, quite wrongly we were a top 5 or 6 club in europe. Well boys I think you now realise, what people were trying to tell you guys, not even close. People have a go at me for being negative, well you guys were positive to point of ridiculous. I don't think I was negative by saying we aren't in the top 10 or 15 just real. Mind you I think all our clubs have had an embarrassing wake up call this week. Greatest league, only in uk.

21 Mar 2015 08:54:27
Wake up we are defo within top 10, the only english clubs better are utd and maybe liverpool

21 Mar 2015 09:50:18
Thats right right hoody boy, we hammer Chelsea every season don't we .

21 Mar 2015 10:58:39
Let's be the best in England and then wory about where we are in Europe. How can you be Europe's top anything if you can't be the best in your own country.

21 Mar 2015 11:00:43
C'mon guys, we are in the top 12 clubs in europe, and the league table doesn't lie as it stands at the moment we are better than utd and liverpool as they are below us, but chelsea and city are above us.

We were better than Monaco but unfortunately we took the for granted at our place, and lost!

Bickering between ourselves won't solve anything, the solution is we need to sign 2 or 3 world class players to compete at the top level and all the signs are there that we may do that.

21 Mar 2015 11:52:08
1st Madrid, Munich and barca

2nd Everyone else

21 Mar 2015 12:18:33
Top 16 337

That is as far as we get how can we be any higher when we can't get into the quarter finals

You are correct we are better than both Liverpool and City, I would say on our day we can be as good as City, who at the moment I think are going backwards

21 Mar 2015 14:13:54
Hood take them ROSE coloured specs off and see the truth a bit. No keep them on.