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.

1.) 09 Sep 2017
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.

2.) 09 Sep 2017
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.

3.) 09 Sep 2017
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.

4.) 09 Sep 2017
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.