Arsenal Banter Archive October 25 2014

25 Oct 2014 21:21:52
Swallow our pride and re sign Cole, the horrible dutch bloke, nasty little nasri and go on to be Pl and Cl champions 2015/16
Or
Stand firm refuse to forgive and forget and be forever 4th?
Its a tough one I admit but which one would you chose if no other choices?

25 Oct 2014 23:08:55
That is no choice mate, Cole is passed his sell buy date and Nasri would probably rather set his head on fire than rejoin us.

Just like Song, who had great games for us, but they were normally spaced 10 games apart.

Let's leave the signing ex players bow locks alone and look at buying players the quality of Sanchez and Ozil where we need them.

People want us to win 5h1t then sign any old duffer just because they've got two Fricking legs half the time.

Does my nut!

25 Oct 2014 23:09:04
From what I saw today, although I have said it before, gutted we didn't bring Song back.

Dont care what most people say. Song was a very very good player for us. If u asked the lads today would they want song lining up with them today I think they would say yes.

Song was superb yesterday the performance he put in is what we miss, can he do it week in week out?

Who knows

But he looked a bargain for Big Sam yesterday

26 Oct 2014 11:11:37
Songs biggest problem was his ego and the fact 'apparently' was very disruptive in the dressing room, change in attitude and I'd have him back. Not being good enough for Barca might have curbed his attitude slightly, hopefully.

26 Oct 2014 11:22:03
No suprise Song put in a disiplined DM effort under Sam, no getting caught in no mans land in the attacking third.

That was a great display by the Irons. tactical innovation, disciplined positioning, focus, wing play, a link-up strike play, high tempo pressing game, counter-attacking, timely substitutions. Maybe we should go for their manager 😉 -;) -;).

Ye 1404 many say he was an person. That barca failed move must of brought him back down to earth. Still love the time he walks forward for the trophy when its actually for abidal lol.

Why do our players go to barca. Helb had a shocker he was immense here. Verm I don't think will take off over there. Injurys etc

25 Oct 2014 19:49:42
We are 3/4 players and a new manager who can get the best out of players away from the title.

For me:

Take: 2 World Class CB's and a World Class DM and the team becomes a vast deal stronger and has depth at back.

Add another pacey winger to replace Poldi (he'll sadly leave) and you're looking at a top squad.

Add a top manager who plays the modern way and can get the best tactically out of players and we'll be onto something.

25 Oct 2014 20:14:13
I see where you are coming from G95 but,

If we get 2 worldie Centre Backs and we have Per and Kos, where are they all going to fit in?

TV5 was an above average CB and we lost him because he wasn't happy bench warming.

Its one thing signing them, but another thing playing them and keeping them all happy, bearing in mind we can't do what City do and pay players £130,000 to sit on the bench.

25 Oct 2014 20:47:23
I think when Jenkinson comes back he will be reserve RB and that will mean Chambers will mostly play at CB.

I would sell Monreal as he is good, but simply not good enough and ageing. Probably get around £5m for him. i'd then buy a top LB to compete with Gibbs and also cover for the 10-15 games a season Gibbs misses through injury. Maybe Fabio Coentrao if he becomes available? He can't be happy on the bench Madrid for the past 3/4 seasons.

CB I think Mertesacker is already in decline. Next season he won't be half the player he is, and with age he will only get slower. So Subotic, Papadoplous, Bonucci, Javi Martinez or Abdennour (AS Monaco, reminds me of Kompany) would all be perfect.

CDM we obviously need someone who can retain the ball, pass and keep things ticking over in midfield aswell as be able to tackle and bring a more physical presence. Lars Bender and Javi Martinez suit that role perfectly. Sadly Schnierderlin or Cabaye are more realsitic options, but i'd still be happy with that.

I don't think we need anymore players in attacking roles unless there are departures. Podolski leaving would give
Gnabry and Ox more game time with Walcott and Sanchez as starters on the wings. Ozil and Cazorla adequalty fill the CAM position and Ramsey and Wilshere both fill the box to box midfielder role alongside the DM. Then there's Rosicky, Diaby and Campbell.

I don't think a new manager is needed at all. Yes Wengers tacticd are partly to blame for our slow start to the season, but the players underperforming are just as responsible. Ozil, Ramsey, Mertesacker have been very disapointing. Then there's injuries to key players such as Giroud, Debuchy, Walcott and Koscielny.

Detroit, wenger is to blame for it all, baffling, or lack of tactics, poor team selections, poor substitutions, injuries and not buying in weak positions.

Dags,

Per needs to go. Never suited this league. Hampers our defending. Kos guaranteed at least 2 lengthy injuries a season. So you have 3 top CB's with 2 new and Kos. That's the minimum every top team should have.

Totally agree Steve

26 Oct 2014 13:22:52
G95,

Id buy someone to push for a strating place and ultimatley replace Mertesacker as 1st choice. Mert and Chambers would be more than adequate cover.

I agree detriot gooner. Our centre half signing should hopefully be the best defender at the club

25 Oct 2014 19:13:01
I Still think bony would of been immense for us.

25 Oct 2014 17:18:51
My gut feeling about us being 3 up after 14 mins.

Sorry, chalk that down to a dodgy kebab.

That explains the aweful jokes, just a bad diet

25 Oct 2014 16:52:08
Sanchez. What a guy. Chases everything. Reminds me of a dog in a park with a ball. Happy to be out and about chasing and catching.

Id add reus to our left side. The price he will leave for will be below his value I think.

Every man and his dog is likely to be in for him though, which means either a bidding war or where he wants to go, can't say either puts us as favorites

True eden

25 Oct 2014 16:49:50
Cazorla has been tata all season and needs dropping he could have had 5 today!

25 Oct 2014 16:54:25
I think it's time we offload him. He's not been the same player since his first season and it shows that the premier league isn't for someone of his stature (or lack thereof) barring his FA Cup free kick and goal against Tottenham he's done nothing to warrant a place in the starting XI when the squad is fully fit.

Teams are still willing to pay pretty much what we did for him. I say we cash in on him before it's too late and he just becomes more dead wood on the wage books.

25 Oct 2014 17:45:01
He'd make a great clown with all the balloons he's pulling out!

He's been dreadful in the shoot for a good few months now but the man is custard. The position's he got himself into today were great. Granted he shouldn't be fluffling him. Bench player? Only because we have 10 no. 10s. Offload him? Absolutely not

If atletico want him i'd be happy to take arda turan in exchange even if we have to pay. That guy is a work horse and winner

25 Oct 2014 16:06:24
Ahoy Gunners, have not posted in a while but I have a bit of a confession that I have to get off my chest.

I have to first start off by claryfying that I am a straight man who can't get enough of the opposite sex.
But there is something about Alexis Sanchez that makez me want to sing: " Take my haaaaannnd, come with me baby to love laaaaaannnd. Float on, float on. "

I know Charlie had a thing for Remy, but Remy is just Remy.
No more then a transfer window fling.

Alexis on the other hand. my girlfiend won't understand.

Float. float on

Well you take Alexis and I'll take his girlfriend ;)

25 Oct 2014 17:12:19
Rabbit,

You are right, my flirtation with Remy was a mere schoolboy crush, lol.

Yours however, I can see a court order and a banning restriction dropping through your letter box any day now.

Worried mate.

Must be the way he pulls those shorts up nice and high ;-))

Rooster knows what i'm talking about.

The diiference between me and you Dags is A. I pick them well. And B. i'm ready for all the hate I will get from Arsenal fans and Chileans for kidnapping their most prized asset.

Gents i'm applying for planning permission for one of those dungeons.
Help me

25 Oct 2014 18:39:43
Rabbit, you are on a slippery slope to hell, lol.

May your God go with you:-)

25 Oct 2014 13:22:24
Song is having an excellent first half for the 'ammers v M City

He has bossed it. He pisses all over arteta and flamini. On loan how did we not make it happen

What a game. And song was deservedly man of he match. He could definitely have done a job for us. He's much better than what we currently have.
It's the key position to sort out in January.

25 Oct 2014 16:06:32
So what! I like everyone stated we needed a DM and more defenders but feel it is a knee jerk reaction yet again. So Song had a good game . At work if an employee left in the manner Song left and wanted to come back no matter how much I needed them t I would say no F***ing chance! Surely a bit of integrity is needed and I for one don`t blame Wenger for not signing him back!
COYG

We took flamini back sussex.

25 Oct 2014 17:15:54
Sussex,

Song did have a few problems, but I'm not sure if he asked to leave, as far as I remember.

And he is better than what we have.

Season long loan at Upton Park?
We should have brought him back, ala Flamini.

26 Oct 2014 01:06:51
Man, I called for Song to come back during the window and you blokes absolutely roasted me.

25 Oct 2014 11:55:46
So anything less than 3pts today and it will be THE WORST start to a premier league season under Arsene Wenger.

More crack papering over with a 3-1 Arsenal win.

One win from the last seven PL games says enough for me.

Very poor

25 Oct 2014 09:26:49
Anyone on here who thinks because Sunderland lost 8-0 last week will be a pushover today are in cuckoo land.

Last week was the worst possible result for US, they will be so fired up today.

Lets not forget we had a tough game on Wednesday and got back in the early hours of Thursday morning

Mr Wengers comments after todays game

No games in the EPL are easy, but i'd rather play them after they were destroyed than if they were sky high in confidence.

We have enough in attack to win these games but our defenders need to concentrate.

1-3 I say

25 Oct 2014 11:01:46
Remember, gut feeling.

3-0 up after 14 mins.

Remember during WC when I posted before game that Germany will be 5-0 after half hour against Brazil?
I was right.

Got same gut feeling.

In Dags we trust :-)

Did you really post that Dags? What would the odds have been on that?

25 Oct 2014 15:32:27
Yep 337, I posted Germany to be 5-0 up after half hour, wish I put a bet on at the time lol

24 Oct 2014 23:40:54
Wenger claims that we are 5 per cent from being our best.

What was he smoking that he failed to see the plethora of problems that were made abundantly clear on Wednesday night?!

Maybe he meant 50%?

25 Oct 2014 10:57:36
CIG,

I think you misread it.

He meant 105%, lol.