Arsenal Banter Archive October 29 2015

CTR and Darryl discuss and review all of last weekend's Premier League matches

Premier League Review Podcast #1

30 Oct 2015 00:18:56
Good stuff guys. Chris, take it your not from moss side then? Like it will be tuning in 👍🏻.

30 Oct 2015 06:54:36
Hahaha brow no mate I'm a Utd fan after all.

30 Oct 2015 07:55:41
I enjoyed that Chris. Well played mate.

30 Oct 2015 08:34:44
Very good.

30 Oct 2015 08:49:01
Very professional Chris, your days of getting up at 4am to empty bins could be coming to an end mate, question time awaits you :-)

30 Oct 2015 13:20:24
I like that G62 :-)

30 Oct 2015 14:25:30
Nice one Chris. :-)

29 Oct 2015 20:01:44
Cech, Monreal, Kos, Gabs, Bellerin, Caz, Coq, Ozil, Sanchez, Campbell and Giroud.
That's the team to play Swansea.
Despite our injuries, that's a strong team.
We beat Swansea, we go to Bayern with confidence.

Calm down everybody. You are all making a mountain out of a molehill.

29 Oct 2015 20:32:35
I don't understand where all this mountains out of mole hills talk is coming from as far as I know no ones written us off or suggested where in a complete mess or anything like that, all that's been quite rightly said is the squad is light on quality strength in depth in peoples opinions which playing Joel, our limited options up top and some of the faces on the bench will show Saturday.
I don't see how that's making a mountain out of a molehill its just stating a fact surely.

29 Oct 2015 20:47:06
You are indeed correct G62,

But all this talk about playing Right backs as Right Wingers and Centre halves as wingers is absurd.

Somebody even said play Ed025 there :-)

29 Oct 2015 21:58:36
Its been talked about premier league B teams joining the lower leagues maybe the league cup could become a forerunner of that with one team each from premier league championship league 1 and 2 forming a group and play home and away for a place in the later stages? Would give experience to young prem players plus give smaller clubs a boost financially.

29 Oct 2015 23:29:39
Good point G62,
We could play them all on the right wing :-)

30 Oct 2015 07:20:57
You a lot of worry because we are short on the wing, we are a bunch of bullies if we are scared of Swansea because we are only better in 7 or 8 out of 11 positions for the weekend - poor, poor arsenal.

Do you think Campbell would get a game with Swansea, chances are he might.

So tough it up lads.

30 Oct 2015 07:33:15
We will beat Swansea d, that I am VERY confident about.

30 Oct 2015 09:58:25
Hopefully you are correct Bambam.

30 Oct 2015 12:33:02
get jeff adelaide unleashed against bayern :)

29 Oct 2015 17:04:41
So, Ox and Walcott out for the next 3 matces, which are hugely important. I can't believe Wenger is considering playing Campbell or Iwobi, both of whom were useless against Sheffield Weds. Perhaps it would be better to play Bellerin on a more advanced role, with Debuchy at right back.
The muscular inuries at the club continue, with Ramsey, Ox and Walcott all out. It comes as no surprise that Arteta and Rosicky are injured, they really should have been replaced last summer. As we enter a really important period the weaknesses in the squad are now clear. Without the injured players, I can't envisage us getting anything from Bayern and that leaves us having to win both the remaining matches and pray other results go our way. On Saturday, we will miss the pace provided by Walcott and Ox, as well as Ramsey's well timed runs. Then we have to play Tottenham, hopefully, we will not pick up any further injuries before we play them.
It's a shame we don't appear to have any quality young players coming through. The majority of those on loan are not playing particularly well.

29 Oct 2015 17:21:02
Personally I'd like to see Joel Campbell play in a full strength Arsenal side before we write him off completely, Gabriel looked dodgy against Liverpool playing along side Chambers yet next to Kos looks excellent.
Its a much better gauge of players when you introduce just 1 or 2 at time into a settled team than when you make wholesale changes and everyone struggles to adjust to each other.

29 Oct 2015 17:26:00
Don't think you should change back 4, they have been superb this season.

If you have a flat tyre, you don't replace it with a steering wheel.

Replace a RW with a RW, but we have none left. Not ideal, but Campbell will have to do.

He's in the squad, gets paid a lot, let's see what he can do.

29 Oct 2015 18:33:33
Very true Dags and surrounded by quality Joel may well shine brightly but if he doesn't we do have other options as we stand.

29 Oct 2015 19:47:06
Careful RG I bravely mentioned we would get nothing from Bayern ( becuase of key players with pace missing ) and got slaughtered, but I agree without that pace its going to be very very hard.

As for the 2 x PL games I think we will get 6 points .

I agree with Dags put a wide player out wide. It is very important that AW leaves the back four alone, it is solid .

29 Oct 2015 20:07:40
I agree Bambam.
Call me negative, but we won't get anything against Bayern.
Slaughter me if you like, but if we go out, it won't be because of Bayern result, it will be the 2 crushing defeats against Dynamo Zagreb and Olympiacos.

Also, if going out means we have a much better chance of winning the league, I will take it.

Not being negative, just realistic and practical.

29 Oct 2015 10:11:33
A question gents,

As I've been thinking about our injuries to attacking players and the concerns about how much it will cost us in the next three games what do you all think about us defensively.

In that I mean with what looks to be a change possibly from Mertesacker to Gabriel as first choice next to Koscielny, I think we are actually stronger.

If I look at Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin and Cazorla do any of you see a better group of those 7 players at any other club in the EPL and how many are better across Europe.

What does everybody think?

29 Oct 2015 10:32:19
As a complete 7 from one team I think you would struggle to find one in the EPL. I don't think we will struggle anymore than we would have typically in next three games. Just stick Campbell on the wing one man down.

29 Oct 2015 10:43:54
I agree that back 4 with Cech behind them and Le Coq and Caz in front is as good as any of the premier league and I doubt there's too many better in Europe, as always its how much its weakened by an injury, if we lose if we lose Monreal Belerin or Caz it becomes a big worry but lose Kos or Le Coq everything becomes a bit desperate.
Our first choice's through out the team are good but as its the dramatic drop in quality with our cover that's a concern, Artetta Flamini are not even close DM cover and Keiren chambers and Debuchy are to big a drop from the first picks.
If everyone was always fit and available it would be easy but that's not us.

29 Oct 2015 10:44:50
That was pretty much my thoughts grow and hopefully after the international break Ramsey, Walcott and Chamberlain will all be back.

We are certainly not going to roll over and die against Swansea, Bayern and the spuds.

29 Oct 2015 10:47:12
GNABRY is coming home. watch this space.

29 Oct 2015 12:06:06
Four PL points and one CL point over them three games is a result and very achievable. Would love to take the three points at shite hart lane.

29 Oct 2015 12:41:18
I don't think gibbs is a huge drop in class from Moneral and as for debuchy while i agree he seems to be off the pace quite a bit he has not suddenly become a poor player. but Moneral and bellerin are 100% first choice.

we have 3 good CB and any combination of them is decent, Kos is key but we have been without him and not fallen apart, chambers seems to be going backwards with us which is strange.

I do agree however that without le coq we are very short and this for me would be the key area i am hoping that Wenger straightens in jan.

29 Oct 2015 12:53:56
Grow

We will not be taking 3 points at The Lane in November. No chance










We are at home :)

29 Oct 2015 12:58:32
GROW

I'm expecting 6 points from the next two PL games.

29 Oct 2015 13:07:02
Oops are we never mind ☺️.

29 Oct 2015 15:51:18
Wow not sure i agree with some of the things being said about the defence. 4 of the eight mensioned are not even full internationals and to say best in europe, come on.
You honesly think we are better than man city, bayern, madrid, juventus or psg. They are good but not that good, calm down. Lol.

29 Oct 2015 17:10:05
We have a decent squad, but we should have let Arteta, Flamini, Cambell and Rosicky depart last summer and brought in a couple of defensive midfield players, a rapid wide player and a quality forward. I have a feeling we will pay the penalty in the run up to the new year. I hope I'm wrong.

28 Oct 2015 23:50:12
Come home gnabry. #freeserge.

29 Oct 2015 08:12:24
He can't even get into west broms first team.

29 Oct 2015 09:13:59
have you watched pulis teams mate.

jordan ibe didn't get into the derby team on loan?

{Ed001's Note - to get into a Pulis team you have to be tall, strong and able to kick the opposition into submission. It helps if you are good at shirtpulling as well.}

29 Oct 2015 09:35:07
I guess that's about right . Pullis did say he didn't have what it takes to get into one of his sides. I will say though gnabry look huge at the moment.

29 Oct 2015 09:51:38
spot on eds. clean sheet nick a goal from a set piece lol

and growbun i agree he does look to be carrying abit. he's a big lad naurally stocky tevez type. but it does look abit too much.

would i have him on our right side for saturday? yes

hes scored there before too hasn't he.