Arsenal Banter Archive September 08 2014

08 Sep 2014 22:39:10
Well played Danny - play with your heart on your sleeve and score a couple of goals then you will be a hero for the Gooners!

The fans trust you and so does the manager.

You will get your chance to play thru the middle so - grab your chance and become a hero! Can't ask for anything more.

Get ready to hear the Gooners sign your name!

08 Sep 2014 23:30:23
Also great seeing him celebrate the first goal with his fellow Gooners!

I am confident Wellbeck will do well for us and won't let us down. I am not saying he is suddenly going to turn into Henry Mark 2, but we can be assured he will always offer a threat in behind will not stop running and hassling the defenders.

And to me his conversion rate is not as bad as some make out. Wenger needs to show faith in him give him a chance down the middle and keep Sanchez out wide while Giroud is out.

A front 3 of welbeck, walcott and sanchez will offer some serious pace, that we only really got from walcott last year. should be exciting to watch :)

Totally agree Eden. I am trying to imagine a counter attack from an Arsenal defensive corner with those 3

08 Sep 2014 22:17:22
Isn't it funny that if Welbeck was at United, I wouldn't have given a damn that he scored twice tonight. Now he's a Gooner, I think, "Nice one Welbs!" We've needed a pacey poacher since you know who. Not saying he's a world ebayer but given the right service and a long run at CF whilst Olly is MIA til gone January then it might just turn out to be an inspired panic buy!

Not saying he's world class. Predictive text turning it into ebayer?!

08 Sep 2014 22:33:22
Agree mate.

World ebayer!
Well packaged and super fast delivery!

09 Sep 2014 07:51:53
Boom JPSA :-)

08 Sep 2014 21:39:01
It appears that we have signed the reincarnation of St. George.

Good man Welbeck.

08 Sep 2014 21:34:26
England have done ok so far IMO

BUT Jack Wilshire is fast playing himself out of the England set up, very poor

{Ed025's Note - he was banbury, along with jones and stones..

Stones is so inexperienced so I can excuse him, Jones and Wilshire NO

{Ed025's Note - fair point BG..

08 Sep 2014 21:59:21
Jack Wilshere is running the midfield.

Sorry, typo. Meant ruining.:-)

{Ed025's Note - i have to say...i feel sorry for the guy..he looks totally devoid of any confidence and self belief, lots of guys on here are of the opinion that this is a make or break season for jack, at the moment it looks like break to me and its such a waste of his undoubted talent, but such is life i suppose..

08 Sep 2014 22:00:34
Funny how football divides opinion!
Carra, Barton, Oliver Holt, John Cross and pretty much every other football expert/player/journo said he was one of our best.
Banbury and Ed25 think he was poor.
Interesting.

Personally don't think he was brilliant, but he was by far the best of the trio.

{Ed025's Note - being the best of that trio tonight is hardly anything to be proud of though LG, im not getting on his case, just fearing that his performance could see him lose his england place, and that would be a kick in the teeth he could do without mate.

08 Sep 2014 22:05:52
Wilshere was played in a different position, and with the two center backs playing so close together, it left him with very little room.
I think Hodgson got the formation wrong.

{Ed025's Note - some might say you are right MgM..as that formation included jack..

08 Sep 2014 22:18:39
Couldn't agree more.

The worse thing about JW, and I'm not really just talking about tonight, is his first touch.

For a 'composed' player, his first touch is poor, than he overstretches to win it back, resulting in injury.

I think Jamie Redknapp said this week "Jacks first team place is not guaranteed at Arsenal".

I think he has a point.

I wish, Wilshire to do a Ramsey and be formidable in our midfield.

I though he did ok. He was asked to play in position deep in midfield that for me does not suit him.

I personally don't think he can play as holding midfield because his first natural instinct is to turn and run at the defence and so when he does loss the ball it can leave a team exposed. A good holding player gets it and gives it with a eye for long pass and does not venture too far forward.

Wilshire game is about risk when it comes off it can really open teams up and create chances for others with his sharp one twos or darting runs, and you need that sort of player in your team that will take those risks.

There will always be a risk of him losing the ball that is why he better played further forward, so when he does loss it does not leave a team so badly exposed.

Didn't catch the game but didn't England win 2 0? Fail to see how Roy got the tactics wrong MGM, hope Arsene gets them as wrong all season :-)

09 Sep 2014 02:27:03
Good one Ryan. Totally agree. I think he was told to be disciplined and stay put deep.

But he is off his best so he better go find it over the next run of games. Confidence game. Nt as good has he needs to be, but not as bad as some are making out in the media.

09 Sep 2014 05:35:21
G62, there was no linkup play down the middle, sterling was coming from the right wing to pick the ball up from the centre backs.
If it wasn't for half of their players being very disinterested in playing, it would have been different.

08 Sep 2014 23:29:26
Contracting yourself there though Ed. Why would the best of the trio be the one that gets dropped? And it's hardly like we've got players to come back that will displace Wilshere or Henderson.

{Ed025's Note - its not a contradiction LG, for me none of that trio should be playing mate, stones is not a right back but if he does play should be playing alongside cahill as jones is woeful, and jack has been poor for a year...but thats just my opinion..

Fair play MGM mate as I say I didn't watch it but on paper 0 2 win away from home against a team who had a very good world cup does sound good.

10 Sep 2014 21:00:22
I meant the trio of midfielders; Jack, Henderson and Delph.

08 Sep 2014 20:45:05
I can't change that I'm gorgeous! Ha ha go on ollie G!
What can u not change about u!

08 Sep 2014 13:21:21
Heres a 'gave how does this work in football' type question again.

I imagine the transfer windows to be ridiculously long days for football agents trying to but deals to ether and sound out interested parties to get his client the best deal, but what do they do when the window shuts, assuming the player is contracted at a club?

ok they would be sounding out potential deals for the future, but that surely wouldn't fill a full-time week?

I would imagine they then turn to non football related matters concerning clients. Sponsorships, advertising and things like that.

08 Sep 2014 14:12:22
I guessing contact talks and sponsorship deals make it a very long week, if u are genuinely interested youtube the documentary 'Jorge Mendes super agent' the mans a beast!

08 Sep 2014 14:42:25
I would imagine if you were a super agent, you could just relax, but if not, than I would imagine they would be working to get new players on their books.

{Ed001's Note - and getting their current players better deals, as well as checking out promising young players to see if they want them on their books etc.}

08 Sep 2014 20:18:45
Chris,

Mendes has earned £20m this season and over £100m in his career as a Super Agent.

Amazing.

And we paid every single penny of it somewhere along the line, beast or leach!
Depends on how deep you want to look I guess

Thanks folks. Much appreciated. I'll give the Jorge mendes video a watch!

08 Sep 2014 11:13:43
Woohoo,

I just realised something.

I won the best joke competition.

Go Dag's, go Dag's, go Dag's.

Nice try everybody, but you can't outdag the Dag's.

And thanks Ed, you run things like clockwork.
As 'Sade' once said, "You are a smooth operator".

Yes but you have entered 11, 888 jokes so you had an advantage mate

Dags

You got Henry
You are past it
I got yaya toure
I deserve a cake

Reet, he's not past it.

08 Sep 2014 14:24:58
Do I detect "Sore losers" above?

Remember, its not the taking part, its the winning lol :-)

Dags

You need not see my un posted joke
then make a decision

*you need to see

Yes it is the winning

cant disagree Dags

{Ed025's Note - dags won 1 catagory BG, and so did you!...it depends on what you consider the most important as to who won..

Wise choice Eds, having a real champ like Banbury and also investing a category for Dags to win, genius

08 Sep 2014 19:46:53
Ed,

'Best joke' category is the equivalent of winning The World Cup :-)
Banbury won the Intertoto Cup, lol.

Reet, I had a good one that Ed didn't post :-)

{Ed025's Note - he did you know dags...but a liverpool docker would have blushed at its content..

08 Sep 2014 20:58:21
Ed,

I use to be a diesel fitter at Liverpool Docks.

I use to sell knock off jeans and walk around saying "diesel fit you mate".

Sorry, lol.

08 Sep 2014 10:50:17
Big shout to the Northern Ireland boys, 2-1 away to hungary. A fantastic start! Maybe, just maybe I'll get to see them play at a major tournament in my lifetime. The last was spain 82, 3 years before I was even born.

There a lot of complaints on here by you England fans about your national team. At least you qualify each time. Spare a thought for the other home nations who find it that bit more difficult. If the Green & White Army make it to the euro's, I'll be fit to burst with pride! Even if we get spanked every game. There is real prestige in securing your place at these tournaments and that should always be remembered.

08 Sep 2014 14:27:46
Good post mate.