Arsenal Banter Archive November 28 2014

28 Nov 2014 22:36:52
Prediction's for tomorrow people?

{Ed025's Note - 1-3 for me G62..

Decent call that Ed in fact I think either 1 3 or 2 1, if we can put two good results together on the trot it could be a turning point in our season.
The 2 1 is based on our inconsistency so far this season and I'm a little afraid to get to excited just yet but the defending and discipline on Wednesday was very impressiveand cause for optimismno question

29 Nov 2014 00:50:23
Sorry to be a neg head, but 1-1.

I'm hoping for another clean sheet to keep the boys at the backs confidence up after the Dortmund result. i'm predicting a testing 1-0 with Giroud getting back amongst the goals.

29 Nov 2014 10:33:37
Cant see us not winning. 3-1

29 Nov 2014 11:46:01
Backing VdG here. A comfortable 1-0 with less posession and the team playing within itself would mean lesson learned from midweek. I'd fall over backwards if Wenger rotated the team for any reasons but injury, so 1-0 and no drama or over exertions please.

Big prediction for me 4-0 to us!

28 Nov 2014 19:51:30
So after not watching the game the other night, I've been told that Wenger actually changed tactics during last night's game?! Surely either my old man is pulling my leg or he's come down with a severe and rapidly progressive case of glaucoma. I mean this is Arsene Wenger we're talking about.

Anyone care to fill me in?

28 Nov 2014 20:45:18
Its true mate.

The main difference was, when 2-0 up, we didn't go gung-ho looking for a 3rd.

The defence dropped back further than normal and remained disciplined and the midfield protected the back 4. More like a 4-4-2 (ish) formation.

Was actually a joy to watch.

CIG,

We were the best I've seen us in a long time against Dortmund. Hopefully we can start putting in these types of performances from now on and salvage our season!

28 Nov 2014 14:16:34
Yet another injury and operation for Jack Wilshere. He's 22 years old and as far as the Daily Mail report he has been injured an astonishing 25 times totalling 119 weeks out of action. Say he's been on an average salary of £65K throughout that's salary in the region of ~£7.8Million for sitting on the bench.

Yes I appreciate players get injured and it's part and parcel in the game. What I can't stomach though is the ongoing issues.Wilshere will be Diaby II and will be a constant bugbear as long as he is contracted by Arsenal.

I've read loads of articles about his glass ankles, his cocaine habit, his smoking, his attitude but when he turns up to play there's no doubt he is fantastic. Unfortunately those games are few and far between so I'd like to see the club open to offers on him. I wouldn't miss him if he wasn't here.

28 Nov 2014 14:55:43
I stopped reading at Daily Mail

28 Nov 2014 15:10:41
Apparently during the initial assessment of the injury, all the professionals agreed that it was nothing to do with his glass ankles for a chsmge, but the damage caused by that tackle.

I think something is amiss as we always seem to get Mike Dean as ref when we play United, and that guy always seems to have it in for us. It was plain to see that it was a malicious and horrific challemg challenge, you could see his studs showing, and I believe that most other officials would have made him walk. Our record with Mike Dean reffing speaks for itself.

Yes mike Dean is a curse. I was amazed we still had 11 on the field come the end of the match. He loves sending players off, especially ours!

It was a combo of the daily mail and physio room - the two gospels of truth. ahem.

Still JW continued injuries bother me.

28 Nov 2014 20:13:07
G83,

I think that if our overall injury record wasn't so pathetic it wouldn't seem such a big thing.

It's not his original injury but a concern because the ankle or ankles have been the cause of previous lay offs.

It's just a shame because he's had a couple of knocks this season but come back no problem.

United are the new Stoke so I guess you're going to see that kind of tackle from their poorer players.

I agree Red Dog our mounting injuries always puts the limelight on Players such as Wilshere. Rightly so? Maybe but I would like to see us stick by him for a few more years to see if he can shake off his poor injury record.

28 Nov 2014 05:48:03
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match against West Brom. I would like to see Podolski, Rosicky, Koscielny, Giroud and Campbell in the starting line up.

I wouldn't risk Kos Robbie I'd get him 100% and ease him back in.
As much as possible I'd play the same 11 as Wednesday and say its up to you to keep your places now, keep winning and I'll keep picking you

Agree 62 too much rotation will cost us points at the moment.

27 Nov 2014 23:59:18
Just received an anonymous text.

It said "salmon, cod, skate, mackerel, pilchard, carp, trout and sea bass".

I'm not going to reply. Seems a bit fishy to me.