Arsenal Banter Archive May 21 2015

21 May 2015 18:31:32
Read today that JM would be willing to do a swap with Cech for either Theo or The Ox, I reckon we would be stupid to that.

21 May 2015 18:41:53
Theo yea hey Jose let's do it now, the Ox? don't be a silly billy all your life mourinho, talk sense.
Cech Hazard and Oscar plus 50:million and you can have first option if we ever get skint

21 May 2015 20:34:37
Id much rather try and get theo involved in some sort of deal for sterling, if cech wanted to come to us anyway IF, could JM really stand in his way

21 May 2015 21:56:46
For me Theo is a player who has done very little for Arsenal in his 9 years with us but who for some reason wants a pay rise for doing it?
I'd cash in or out on him now and I think we will this summer because dispite all the words in the media I think Arsene is as disappointed in him and his attitude as some fans are

22 May 2015 00:16:42
Even if JM offered 100m and his resignation I wouldn't give them the Ox.

22 May 2015 09:30:01
I agree lemon but if he'd go back to being the funny and brilliant Jose Mourinho who first came to this country before he became the bitter one he could have Theo Poldolski and Sanogo on a free.
Love or hate him the first time round mourinho was as brilliant for the game then as he is as nauseating now.

21 May 2015 17:03:31
Many people threw a fit when Thierry said it, but I have always agreed with his thinking...

Arsenal will never win the league with Giroud as our forward! The man is shockingly wasteful. An upgrade is required asap

22 May 2015 00:18:20
I'm a big fan of giroud, but I agree we need someone better with Giroud fighting him for the place. If we had someone like Aguero or Suarez we would be unstoppable...

{Ed025's Note - i think your right lemon..

21 May 2015 11:57:27
What do people expect from Ozil? He plays inch perfect passes, and dictates the pace of play. Any short comings are from those around him

21 May 2015 12:33:30
Rubbish. He bottles every tackle he's no team player

21 May 2015 13:46:12
Yin and yin you are mate ;)

21 May 2015 13:58:14
I expect Ozil to be about the same as Silva or Mata. At the moment i just don't think he is influencing the game as much as they do.

21 May 2015 15:38:29
Look at ozil as an arsenal fan and you see him differently than a say man u or chelsea fan. No one at those clubs are jealous of us and at 42 mil you should be.Hes got great talent but it is limited. For 10 mil he'd be a bargain for 42mil he aint. he's definately no flop but he ain't a roaring success either.

21 May 2015 16:29:38
With possibly the most wasteful striker in the world n front of him, what do you expect? Ozil is too brilliant for the likes of Giroud who is pants

21 May 2015 16:32:36
Mata barely even gets into the starting lineup for one.

21 May 2015 16:35:02
Personally I'd have Ozil over both of them

21 May 2015 17:31:56
I'd have ozil over mata but not silva once again your blinded by the arsenal goggles Saint

{Ed025's Note - silva for me as well jelfy..

21 May 2015 09:20:24
Alright folks, it's been ages since I posted anything on here, hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the end of the season - it seems 3rd place is guaranteed, we've a cup final to look forward to and almost a full squad of players - even though a number of them are dead on their feet and in need of a break.

I watched last nights game, fair play to Sunderland, they came with a plan (as did Swansea), stuck to it and got what they needed. It amazes me time and time again that the 'smaller' teams seem to be able to grind out results when they need to but this is a mentality Arsenal simply don't have?

I was astonished to see Ramsay and Cazorla in the middle. AW must have known Sunderland would set up the way they did, he would have known they would play on the counter....yet he removed our holding player and arguably the most important player over the last 12 games. I appreciate Coquelin may have been fatigued but he should still have started the game, if not them Flamini should have played. AW reminds me of someone playing championship manager and trying to fit in all their favourite players; Cazorla, Wilshere, Ramsay and Ozil simply do not fit into the same 11. Never have, never will. For me one of Ramsay or Wilshere has to play second fiddle or be sold to generate funds for another. I know who I'd like to see the back of!

21 May 2015 16:33:56
You don't need an out and put defensive midfielder to play against a team that sits back and defends and does nothing else. You need someone better on the ball.

21 May 2015 05:19:52
In our final match before the Cup Final, if Wenger intends selecting Szcsesny for the Final, then he should play him against West Brom.
I would like to see the following team selected:
Szczesny
Chambers Gabriel Koscielny Gibbs
Coquelin Wilshere
Walcott Rosicky Ramsey
Akpom

This will give some players a rest and others much needed match time.

If Debuchy, Welbeck, Arteta or Oxlade are fit, then I would include them in the team/squad.

21 May 2015 11:05:23
Bearing in mind that wenger makes a maximum of 4 changes between games

20 May 2015 23:02:59
Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass.

Am I talking about Arsenal's style of play tonight or Ed025 on mastermind?

Only joking Ed.

But seriously, jeez get the ball in the bloody box.

We had numerous chances to whip it in the box or to have a pop at goal, but we just opt for another pass.

We need a plan B when plan A is not working.

21 May 2015 09:07:50
This is what you get when you play 4 central attacking midfielders in the same team, wherever they are meant to play they all drift to the middleand tack up each other's space. No real width and far too slow to move the ball.

When teams defend deep, we make it easy for them by trying to play imposible one twos through a packed box and never seem to learn, we just keep doing the same thing all match, as long as a team is disciplined and keeps enough bodies in the way the threat is totally nullified.

When we move the ball from side to side it is in 3 or 4 stages with each intervening player having a few touches giving the opposition plenty of time to readjust.

When we try a shot it is often after a number of touches and a telegraphed wind up that means the shot is blocked within inches.

We press up so close to a defending team that there is no space in behind, we never drop back and try to draw them out. We don't move the ball quickly from side to side and then whip a ball in to a runner trying to exploit the space we just keep on with no imagination.

I think Einstein defined insanity as "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."