Arsenal Banter Archive November 06 2013

06 Nov 2013 23:41:34
stunning stunning win! better then the Liverpool win on Saturday

every member of our team/squad is contributing to out strong form (excluding NB52), the same players that were slaughter not so long ago.

We have a genuine chance at the league this year IMO
just think we have to add another decent striker in the January window. Just to give Giroud a breather when required.

P.s Giroud looks like superman sort of

06 Nov 2013 23:21:31
Ramsey. 17 games, 11 goals. did I really just type that?

06 Nov 2013 23:13:45
2 - 0 win in Munich
1 - 0 win in Dortmond
We love beating the Germans in their own Beer Garden
and to top it all off a win at United will put the icing on the cake

Keep up the good work boys . and I want some of what Rambo is on

06 Nov 2013 22:49:22
Stunning result

First time in 61 games at home Dortmund have failed to score

Arsenal have now won 14 out of their last 15 away games, the one they missed out on was their recent 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns

06 Nov 2013 22:31:08
Hello Eds, very appreciative of all your work, so thank you! Just curious if there is any realistic interest from Arsenal in Diego Costa and vice-versa. Or are we more inclined towards Benzema? {Ed002's Note - I would not hold out any hope of Costa.}

06 Nov 2013 22:08:46
What a week if we turn over United on Sunday too. ANDY GRAY will still find fault with us though . Complete nob head.

Isn't Andy Gray now on Talk Sh**e.

He's never been much of a Pundit. Now he's the nearest thing to a Tesco Sliced Loaf ---
Cut Up Nice and Thin

06 Nov 2013 21:55:21
I am So proud of the boys. I said after the first match against them that we have the ability to do to them as they did to us, but WOW. I would of taken a draw before the game. That result is massive for us. Arteta again and the boy Ramsey. Bloody brilliant.
Credit to the Arsenal fans as well, did us proud.
UP THE GOONERS
Flybo

06 Nov 2013 21:43:47
YEEEEEEESSSSSS! That's not just a win away in Europe that's a message! F**k the critics we are the ARSENAL!!


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Exactly!

06 Nov 2013 21:42:33
Yes 1-0 Away win to a team that does not lose at home. First English side to beat them at Home.

All worked their socks off and Ramsey yet again in the right place at the right time to score. Up against it at times as you expect but I don't think Scezz' made that many saves really. Back 4 kept shape well.

06 nov 2013 19:25:39
i'd be over the moon with a draw. come on you gooners
flybo

Oh ye of little faith! Haha. To be honest Flybo, I was feeling uneasy as well and would have taken a draw with both hands if I had been asked before the match

06 Nov 2013 19:07:42
we need a biggie from Ozil tonight, I think he maybe the catalyst for a decent result.

06 Nov 2013 18:50:41
It ain't going to be easy tonight but it is going to be fantastic, sit back hold tight and ENJOY THE RIDE!!!

Aye aye captain

06 Nov 2013 18:08:22
I am very nervous about today I firmly believe we can get something from this game. I hope we play a great defensive game no more goals off our corner kicks. We need to come out with the belief we can win I think that was lacking in the first half last time we played them. We need to come out as we did against Napoli that was amazing football. If we don't get something we are in serious danger of not qualifying. I don't know if I can remember a 0-0 draw with our boys but I would be ecstatic. 2-0 to the Gunners!

06 Nov 2013 14:59:35
Hi guys dose any1 know any free football steaming sutesci can watch on my phone thanks

06 Nov 2013 10:15:45
I have looked up the champions league rules regarding what happens if the 2nd and 3rd teams in the group finish level on points.
If the result goes badly tonite and we then beat Marseille, I think we will need a point against Napoli to go thru.This assumes that Napoli beat Marseille and lose away to b.dortmund.If we get a point tonite then we will still need a point against Napoli.

Would you really be worried if we don't make the last 16?

not for me.

I think if we deserve to be there, then we will prove it, but if we dont, I won't be gutted. The champions league is way out of our grasp, as much as we may think we have the best midfield, we are still miles away from the likes of Bayern or Barcelona.

Luck does play an important part but in terms of worthiness we are not contenders, yet!

I would like to focus on the league, and for us winning silverware which is within our remit is very important.

We don't have the carling cup and by february, depending on the opponent we face in the last 16 we could possibly be out of the champions league too.

Im not suggesting at any point we field the weakest team, but I am being real about the prospect that we are not odds on fav to win the champions league.

however I am quite confident we can do some damage in the league and perhaps even the FA cup.

Just my opinion.

Fair play Lakerville, you are entitled to your opinion. But I do not believe that reading too much into the odds is the key. Chelsea, Liverpool, Porto have won it in recent times when the odds were heavily stacked against them. It's all about how you play on the day. I believe if we manage to proceed from the group, then it means we will have shown the footballing world that we mean business. Barcelona is not so scary so much for me these days. If we can beat Dortmund today, I believe we can beat anyone!

We really should not underestimate our opponents especially in the champions league.

Are we a TOP TEAM. of course we are. but for me the genuine threat should be a player who can score out of pure air.

we have players in midfield probably the envy of every team besides maybe 2-3 in the world.

if we added that lethal striker, or we had judas we would have been quite the opposition.

Giroud is amazing he gives us a dimension which in itself is impressive.

However a goal, down looking for an equaliser, the most likely player to look forward to pulling that off, in no particular sequence

Cazorla, Ramsey, Giroud, Walcott, Ozil

If we look at the likes of Marco Reus / Julian Draxler and possibly Ilkay Gundogan, then we could contend with possibly the strongest lineup we could field.

if wenger is not planning on splashing 50 million on a striker, I quite like the genius of berahino as a backup to giroud. he's looking good.

But assuming Marseille finish bottom of the group are we not guaranteed a Europa League spot anyway? Similar distractions and potentially more damaging to our PL ambitions as Thursday night games.

06 Nov 2013 18:09:29
To be honest I am fairly worried about our chances of qualifying. The way I see results going we will struggle to beat Dortmund and Napoli away. Hopefully Dortmund beat Napoli. Finishing 3rd will be hugely damaging.

I don't see why we cannot get to Semi Finals/Final this year. Maybe Uefa will stop plotting against us and we won't draw Barca/Bayern every time.

See where your coming from Lakervile with the not making last 16 thing and if we did end in the uafa we could field the youths.
The fact is we will be in the last 16 and most likely 8 which I think will be a happy distraction from the league

Well. i'm proven wrong. slap me silly I like being proven wrong.

06 Nov 2013 07:01:04
Ed, who looks like a likely signing for us in january? {Ed002's Note - I can't answer "likely" questions - I have previously explained where I know of interest.}

06 Nov 2013 05:29:03
I love the BFG. He has been awesome this season. He is using his height to good advantage and rarely gives away needless fouls in dangerous positions. His positional awareness is so good that his lack of pace is not even that much of an issue. Last but not least, he is marshalling his defence and shouting commands to them. Well done so far big Per!

Helps to have defenders like Kos, Sagna and Gibbs who can recover after having lost out position.

True!

Totally agree, we all talk about our wonderful midfield and rightly so, but per and kos have been great this season. (apart from villa game)

05 Nov 2013 23:48:21
just been on the Moan Utd website (post real sociadad game). They are not happy bunnies and they think their team is basically crap, no flair, no imagination and they don't play as a team.
well I hope, come sunday evening, they will have even more to be unhappy about after we give them a damn good thrashing (smiles)

Hello there mate :-)
I think a few are overreacting tbh, yes sociedad are not a great team and we SHOULD be winning there, but considering the conditions it was made tough, add to that the fact we are playing the team to beat sunday it all sorta points to a game we just had to get thru, we had to try & give some of our players a rest, some of our 1st team had to play more out of necessity than wanting them too.
We will be ready Sunday dnt u worry about that, atm I can't think of team i'd rather not play than yourselves atm, but we are united and we rise to the games like this, either way whatever happens Sunday your boys are the team to beat atm and a win against u will not change this in my eyes, u have have set the bar this season and its up to us and the other to meet and exceed it.
Gd luck sunday lads

CTR, you are a true gentleman.
I did post on the Manchester United site a few days ago saying you are still the team to beat and any team with Rooney, RVP and chica will cause us a major problem.

The way I look at it playing Teams such as liverpool, spurs, chelsea, city, utd, everton = 36 points.

We have taken 6 from Liverpool and Spurs. even if we manage to draw all the others is not such a bad scenario or even lose 1-2 games.

main objective is to win the games we should win. that's how I have seen united win the title, lose to chelsea, city, everton, liverpool yet come away on top.

For me this weekend decides nothing but gives one or the other added confidence. but the season is just 11 games in at this point and plenty of games to be punished or punish to prove title credentials.

From my perspective a draw would do just fine. from their perspective they want to win and will probably come guns blazing.

If they do it may just work to our advantage, as I really do not see how their midfield will stifle ours without their strikers putting in a shift to keep us from dominating.

on the other hand sometimes our biggest enemy is us. if we are lethargic or lacklustre we are practically giving them 3 points on a silver platter.

Good post Lakerville, pretty much spot on - we've not done that well at OT recently, but MU have been ropey at home. They will be up for Arsenal, no doubt. A draw would be a good result for me, a win would be very hard to achieve, mostly pyschological after the 'game that shall not be named'

Utd look poor by utd standards but like a wounded Lion you can never afford to take your eyes off it.

The fairest thing to do is put the poor thing DOWN :-)
Seriously thought! they are not going to let us beat them Sunday we are going to have to earn anything and every thing we get from the game