Arsenal Banter Archive September 09 2017

09 Sep 2017 21:47:37
Cologne (FC Koln) .

Played 3, lost 3, scored 1, conceded 7.

There for the taking?

09 Sep 2017 23:18:46
They are but equally they will look at our start and think mmm not impossible by any means, plus if Bayern can win 10 2 against then we must have a chance.
I'm sure our reputation in Germany isn't too scary.

10 Sep 2017 00:06:23
That is some kind of negative thinking there G - it's going to be a long season for you. Happy with the performance today, liked that we didn't concede.

10 Sep 2017 09:25:31
Not really Red mate we are more than 10% of the way through it already, it's flying by :-)
Will the team turn up mentally on Thursday? It's anyone's guess.
I have no real confidence in or expectations of in the current Arsenal set up that's all mate.
Will Chelsea rip us apart next Sunday? Probably.
Why do I and all the pundits and most other football fans all over the country doubt the Arsenal team so much?
Because it's what Arsenal crumble and give up each and every season, the only way for the players to make people view them differently is to show a different attitude and mentality.
4 games in and all looks very usual to me Rooster mate.

10 Sep 2017 09:33:37
I can get pretty frustrated too my friend, but if we have a solid outing, I am still going to stop and give the lads their due. Let's hope they get on a roll, Chelsea looks flawed to me as well.

10 Sep 2017 10:38:10
Rooster mate the last time i was genuinely excited by an Arsenal season was 2013/ 14 season, j really thought we were going to go the distance that season and fight all the way into May for the title.
The humiliation at Liverpool shocked me but didn't dampen my enthusiasm the complete surrender to Chelsea in the 7 0 defeat hurt me to watch as a fan but also it hurt and mystified me how the team could give so little in Arsene's 1000th game against his arch rival Mourinho.
I had very serious doubts but still backed them 100%, then on the following Tuesday when they simply caved in against Swansea at home with so much to prove and the title still there to be battled for? That was the beginning of the end for me with the current Arsenal set up.
I have tried to let my self get excited and let myself get carried away by the team the manager the club again but each and every time I think maybe just maybe? They remind of just how unorganized dispassionate and non committed they are capable of being.
So for me personally it will take a lot more than the very usual defeats at Liverpool and Stoke and home wins against Leicester and Bournemouth to get me excited by this current squad and manager again.

10 Sep 2017 11:18:13
The most important thing is how the team is set out and that players are played in their strongest position. Although yesterday's opponents were weak, we were set out well and in general players played in their strongest positions. Against Chelsea I would like to see Mertesacker in the middle of the back three, with Mustafi and Koscielny either side. I would continue with Kolasinac at LWB and I wouldn't play Montreal. Ideally we need to sit deep and if he had been fit, I would have brought Coquelin in for Ramsey for his defensive qualities. As he is injured perhaps Ramsey over Elneny, although he needs to sit deep and protect the back three, which concerns me. The only other quandary is whether to recall Sanchez for Welbeck? Against Cologne my instinct is to play squad players in order to put out a really fresh team against Chelsea, but a win against Cologne would increase confidence, so a mixture of the team that played yesterday awith the likes of Walcott, Giroud, Sanchez, Mertesacker, Iwobi brought in.

10 Sep 2017 11:44:15
By far the most important thing is the team shows some commitment and passion for 90 minutes in every single match between now and May regardless of formation team selection.
Now that would be a very encouraging to see.
John Terry or Per Mertesacker who was and still is the better player?
One club has moved on from thier all conquering Captain (the player not the man) the other club still continues to involve a player that has always had serious question marks over him.
One of these clubs will compete for the title the other won't
Spot the difference?

09 Sep 2017 19:18:15
Guess that's it then, problems solved.

09 Sep 2017 19:31:22
Yep. We are going to win the League now 😁.

09 Sep 2017 23:18:04
Dags stop it mate you are killing me with all the optimism today. You better get off those specs mate lol.

09 Sep 2017 17:05:17
Expected a win and happy with 3-0 and a clean sheet is always a bonus.

{Ed002's Note - Yep, every cloud has a silver lining.}

09 Sep 2017 17:54:54
Good call on the correct score Dags.

09 Sep 2017 18:02:11
And good calls from Ed025 and Edd018;on getting the Chelsea score bang on too.

09 Sep 2017 18:25:09
It's a gift mate 😁.

09 Sep 2017 14:30:09
Xhaka ozil and ramsey all start, sick of seeing the same lineup week in week out. All 3 players are so indesciplined in terms of position its just a recipe for disaster.

09 Sep 2017 14:37:20
Chill out mate.

09 Sep 2017 14:40:45
Im calm mate, it just annoys me how everyone can see it yet the management team can't.

09 Sep 2017 14:45:21
Those players have something to prove and make things right I guess.
Lets wait for the ball to be kicked and leave the criticism for the half time talk at least.

09 Sep 2017 14:53:13
Moe, i'm not critising the players, i'm critising the team selection. i'm sure if xhaka was partnered with a TOP quality cdm he'd be a very good player. Also if ramsey played in ozil positions, and if ozil was played in front of 2 very good cdm players. I just don't think all of those players playing at once helps us.

09 Sep 2017 17:50:45
Olber lineup was spot on.

09 Sep 2017 11:38:48
Feeling optimistic today.

3-0, Lacazette 2 and Sanchez.

09 Sep 2017 14:46:05
Thats the spirits dags.

09 Sep 2017 15:52:00
Moe, yep Whisky 😁😁.

09 Sep 2017 07:55:34
Dick's out!
At last. Is this just the beginning of the very much needed clear out of past-it, has-been, never-we're, ne'er-do-wells that are sucking our club into mediocrity.

About ten transfer windows too late but at least Sick Law has had the decency to acknowledghis abject failure.

Wenger next, Kroenke and his cronies too.

09 Sep 2017 00:41:42
Huge match against Bournemouth today when a good win is vital. I hope Wenger puts out a sensible team with players in their correct positions. Starting with a back three of Mustafi, Mertesacker and Koscielny, with Bellerin and Kolasinac in the wing back roles. The DM's should be Xhaka and Elneny.

On another topic, I understand Dick Law is leaving and quite frankly I have never been over-impressed by his performance as a negotiator and if he is responsible for the contact situation at Arsenal then we won't miss him.

On Reiss Nelson, I'm pleased to see him doing so well and hope he starts to join the first team squad against Cologne. One worrying factor is that Wenger is already suggesting that this superb young attacking talent learns to play at wing back. Enter must stop this type of meddling that apart from a couple of positive examples hasn't been a huge success. I recall seeing Gibbs as a talented 17 years old playing in the Emirates Cup as a left attacking midfield player and he looked awesome. He then moved him to LB and he clearly lacked the defensive side of his game, as does Bellerin a converted winger. Defenders need to have a natural defensive talent, which can rarely be instilled into a player. From the brief glimpses of Nelson he looks like he should be used as an attacking midfeild player capable of going past players in the final third of the pitch.

I'm looking forward to today;s match, let's get behind Wenger and the team as a negative atmposphere at the ground is the last thing they need and will be counter productive. A win today will kick start our season.

09 Sep 2017 10:51:46
It will definitely kick start your season R. G., but you know in a few weeks when you pkay the likes of spurs, city, Utd etc you will be getting your usual nothing and the runaround. I'm looking forward to Thursday night this week as I will be keeping that bed warm with that lovely wife of yours.

09 Sep 2017 13:08:01
I hope the team shock me today by actually turning up with some grit determination and passion.
I think that would go a long long way to cultivating a good atmosphere.
Or are people just expected to get behind them regardless of whether they themselves can be bothered today?

I'm pretty sure all those fans who traveled to Liverpool were behind the team 100% at the kick off and I'm also pretty sure come the final whistle it wasn't the fans attitude commitment and passion who the pundits were questioning?
Let's see the Arsenal players earn the fans backing for a change or is that expecting far too much from them?

It's not the fans that the whole of football has questioned for the past fortnight.

09 Sep 2017 13:11:19
am sorry but you can't honestly think that team u picked is positive. it at home to Bournemouth no disrespect to them but u wanna one up with 7 defensive players at home to Bournemouth? Am an everton fan and we do the same thing today against spurs we will play 7 defensive players at home its pathetic. home teams should be on the attack not waiting for a counter attack.

rant over haha anyway I like arsenal there my 2nd fav team in prem so I hope you turn this mess around and have a good season lads and hopefully we'll do spurs today for yas.

09 Sep 2017 15:54:51
Raver 61 - don't worry you will back playing on Thursdays sooner than you imagine. Fortunately my wife is used to a man, not a boy who is often caught sobbing his eyes out in the back of his mummies rusty Subaru. Now you are nearly 12 it's time to stop sleeping in your mummies bed and remind her that breast feeding an 11 year old is a no no.
The pain at the lane and Wembley just goes on. 1961, 56 years of abject failure.