Arsenal Banter Archive March 23 2015

23 Mar 2015 19:01:26
Anyone else think le coq has been our player of the season since he came back, personaly I think we shouldn't sign a dm leave him have the job he's doing great, spend the cash on a world class striker

23 Mar 2015 19:13:02
I agree mate, i say don't sign anyone for that position again and sign another attacking player u need really bad. Please do.

23 Mar 2015 19:15:46
Absolutely no ones been better than him this year that's for sure, DM cover would be good but certainly not a replacement with Le Coq becoming an understudy.

24 Mar 2015 00:10:23
Chris,

Maybe we could sign ADM?

Or better still, a straight swap, him for Sanogo? :-)

24 Mar 2015 00:11:08
He's been top draw and has made the difference.

24 Mar 2015 03:04:33
I have been extremely impressed by Coquelin. I recall him signing as a youngster and thought at the time that he would make it. However, he looked poor for quite a time, with some very disappointing loans.
I would like to see us release Flamini & Arteta at the end of the season and bring in a top quality defensive midfield player to play alongside him at times and to rotate when only playing one defensive midfield player. My choice would be Schneiderlin, who would be ideal. We have young Bielik coming through, who could provide cover next season.

24 Mar 2015 09:32:46
Your points are becoming far more irrelevant by the day dags, is the pressure getting to u already? :)

24 Mar 2015 11:53:01
Dags, I'd rather keep Sanogo!

23 Mar 2015 17:46:54
Skrtel to possibly be charged by FA for challenge on DDG.

If found guilty, could miss Emirates match.

{Ed001's Note - I don't think there is any doubt he is guilty, and that he is not a big loss, or even a loss at all. He should have been sold years ago when he threw his toys out of his pram because Liverpool turned down an offer from Citeh for him.}

23 Mar 2015 18:03:52
Well he secured a draw for 'pool against us earlier, I would say he is a key player

{Ed001's Note - he is not, honestly he is awful.}

23 Mar 2015 18:06:55
I will be pleased if he suspended, he is Liverpool's best centrl defender.

{Ed025's Note - hes a thug robbie, if he does play you will gain a lot of free kicks mate..

23 Mar 2015 18:12:44
I'm going to duck the one about him securing a point at Anfield

{Ed001's Note - hahaha.}

23 Mar 2015 18:38:44
Not sure if pressed reply or close on my post. So I'll do another

Eds I believe he's a good player and there best defende . he's a loss for them of he's banned

23 Mar 2015 21:04:57
Think he's poor, but still Liverpool's best CB. He's a loss, but if he was playing for any other team he wouldn't be.

23 Mar 2015 21:09:10
I hear you Ed but he always seems to do well against us mate.

23 Mar 2015 22:04:03
Hes juat lost his first game this year in the leagu . Can't be that bad surely. Did anyone else think agger went back to denmark to early? I thought he was a good defender

23 Mar 2015 21:33:18
All that time in the SS stood him in good stead.

{Ed001's Note - he does look that type. Plays about as well as a guy in hobnail boots as well. Awful defender, always drops off too deep and grabs and pulls in dangerous places. Far too rash as well. Oh and he has the communication skills of a deaf mute with no hands, only Agger has ever been able to work with him. One of the first players out of the door if I was in charge.}

24 Mar 2015 03:09:06
I am a bit shocked at the criticism of Skirtel, who has been Liverpool's most consistent defender this season and indeed scored the eqauliser against us at Anfield this season. I will be pleased if he is banned against us. Whilst on the topic, I thought sly Brendan Rodgers pathetic attempt to defend the player was embarrassing and I am pleased Skirtel was charged for the awful challenge on De Gea, which could easily have injured the player. It is also good that if banned, Skirtel will miss the tricky away FA Cup replay at Blackburn.

{Ed001's Note - consistently bad, Sakho is head and shoulders above him despite the idiocy in the media. In fact Can, who is a midfielder struggling at the back, has been better than him.}

24 Mar 2015 07:12:36
I'd take skirtel over sakho. Sakho is OK but has the ball control of a toddler

{Ed001's Note - you obviously haven't watched him play then, he has very good ball control but always looks clumsy, like Crouch in that respect. Sakho is the one that ran it out of defence like a tricky winger when under pressure in the Swansea game and the United game. He played regularly at left back in the past due to having the ability on the ball to fit in there easily. Skrtel is the one that struggles on the ball, has no pace, struggles to pass it to a man on his team and is generally half the player that Sakho is.}

24 Mar 2015 10:00:32
Sakho does get away with it. Always has to sprint to catch his touch up. Good defender but he's a poot man varane and zoum .

{Ed001's Note - sorry but that is just not true. You haven't watched enough of him.}

24 Mar 2015 10:50:25
if he better than varane and zouma then i'm missing something. for me varane is the best of them. real need to play him or lose him simple.

{Ed001's Note - you obviously are. Varane is probably better now, Zouma is not yet as good. But you know so little about him you think he has to sprint to catch up his first touch, so it shows you are ignorant in this matter.}

24 Mar 2015 11:55:46
I can't tell if you're joking ed

{Ed001's Note - then you need to try watching the player instead of believing the idiots in the media.}

24 Mar 2015 12:12:09
i do watch him eds. zouma i do rate, one we should of signed. he's got 5 years on sakho.

sakho is ok at the touch to stop the ball and a pass. anymore no

{Ed001's Note - then you haven't watched him.}

24 Mar 2015 12:18:14
To all those saying Skirtel is Liverpools vest defender. Personally from what I've seen Liverpools current best defender is...Can, a central midfielder of all things. Think he's been a bit of a revelation in their system change this season.

Skirtel is a thug, which can be deceiving to some when watching centerbacks.

24 Mar 2015 14:31:54
Can is good but I think he'll always be a mid fielder. Very good signing

24 Mar 2015 16:58:48
I wouldn't have said the idiots in the media particularly hype up Skrtel do they? I just think he's not your worst (I wouldn't necessarily want him at Arsenal - too many own goals for one aha) and that Sakho is definitely no Varane or Zouma but an expensive reliability.

I do watch the players to form my opinions and the beauty of opinions is that they can completely oppose each other even when two people are watching the same thing.

23 Mar 2015 12:43:46
We've just bought a carpet and looks like a pitch.

23 Mar 2015 15:10:14
Have I started something here? :-)

23 Mar 2015 10:17:44
Red Dog,

Here comes a hand grenade.

Do you all think we have missed Jack?

Me? Nope I don't think so.

Love his spirit, attitude and do or die style of play.

But, far too injury prone and unreliable in my opinion.

23 Mar 2015 11:33:08
I think the first half of the season we did miss Jack simply because we had no Mesut Kos Ramsey or Olly but now? How could you fit him in!
This is my big fear that Arsene shows a loyalty to Jack Arteta and Theo that is detrimental to the team.
I know people said pre Christmas wait till we get our players back but I think that's only half the story because its Le Coq that has made the biggest single difference and driven our come back more than anyone.
Yes Giroud is in fantastic form as he has been for ages but Saturday at Newcastle we would have come away with a point in pre Le Coq days, chopping and changing to keep all happy would at some point mean playing without Coquelin and that's always likely to see us go back to dropping silly points again.
If Arsene trys to blend all his ingredients he will ruin the meal

23 Mar 2015 11:42:41
Totally agree G62,

The annoying this is, we have been crying out for a DM for years, to compliment our more flair players.

Coq boy has made all the difference.

23 Mar 2015 12:05:54
Very true mate but he's here now and lessons have been learned (hopefully) its not forgetting them that's important now.
Chavs have used least players of all clubs this season and although they look a bit jaded and possibly a bit short now they have won the only trophy so far this season and are in poll position in the title race.
I think there's a lot to be said for that old saying of not changing a winning team mate

23 Mar 2015 13:05:36
Not missed him in my view......as already said, where can he fit in? Apart from the bench

23 Mar 2015 09:51:55
Made love to Mrs Dags last night.

39 seconds. Get in there.

Gerrard, how stupid do you look now?

Oh, wait.

23 Mar 2015 17:37:45
I still think it's crazy that they let you marry your Hoover...