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24 Jan 2018 18:11:36
Something that baffles and bothers me about the away goals rule is how they count after extra time. It should apply to the 90 minutes but then rendered irrelevant during extra time, otherwise one team has half an hour more than the other to score more valuable goals.
I seem to remember it being a decisive factor in a few Champions League ties over the years. Have I misremembered/ misinterpreted the rule or does it indeed make absolutely no sense whatsoever?
Anyway, I hope it doesn't come into play tonight and that Chelsea receive a comprehensive battering!
21 Aug 2016 14:05:52
I'm fed up of thinking about the current state of affairs so I've been contemplating possible scenarios that could occur this season. Here is my outlandish prediction:
Arsenal will finish in 6th place in the Premier League (behind Spurs) .
Arsenal will win the League Cup.
Arsenal will crash out of the FA Cup to a League 1 side.
Arsenal will win the Champions League.
Arsene will leave in a bizarre blaze of glory.
This is both extremely hopeful and pessimistic, while overall delusional. A perfect case of what being an Arsenal fan can do to you.
1.) 21 Aug 2016 14:50:55
Loose,
"Delusional" indeed :-)
2.) 21 Aug 2016 15:34:25
Dags, if it comes to fruition then I'll eat Wenger's magic hat!
It's not impossible though, if the league campaign turns into a disaster there will be extra emphasis and drive for the UCL.
Wishful thinking is all I have at the moment and even that train of thought is fraught with major hazards.
Something needs to happen soon.
3.) 21 Aug 2016 17:49:18
Absolutely agree Loose.
So, what's your expected outcome this season?
4.) 21 Aug 2016 18:10:37
Same as always, scrape 4th, not past the quarters in the UCL, might have a run in the cups.
But that's no fun to predict and adds to the insanity. I hope my outlandish effort is closer to the truth, or any alternative just to mix it up a bit. I'm bored of knowing basically how the season will play out before it's barely begun.
18 Aug 2016 22:44:30
Pessimist: Things can't get any worse than this.
Optimist: Of course they can!
1.) 19 Aug 2016 00:03:24
Arsene.
"I'm optimistic that I can be quite pessimistic in transfer window".
10 Aug 2016 13:26:55
Is it possible that the uncertainty of Wenger's future is a major factor in the lack of transfer activity? A new signing now might not feature in a new managers plans a few months down the line. And players we are trying to sign don't know who the new manager will be. This seems a good reason for reluctance but I'm just speculating.
1.) 10 Aug 2016 13:38:45
Or could the reason be we aren't offering enough money and really top top players want to win top top trophies with clubs they think can acieve that. I honestly don't think wenger has decided to leave and no one has actually come out and said so either. I do know, whoever decided it they are delaying him signing or not signing a contract. Its a results game and results win prizes, if wenger were to actually win the league, there wouldn't be any problem. Until that happens there are many.
2.) 10 Aug 2016 13:51:39
5 years ago, if you were a young, talented player with something to prove, you came to Arsenal.
The manager would have faith in you, you'd get plenty of game time and you'd be well paid.
Now lots of clubs give youth a chance and we've lost that advantage.
These days, I think the problem is almost the opposite of your point mate.
I think players listen to the offers and think to themselves that if they want to really challenge, they go to Chelsea, City, Utd.
But if you want to go to a club where expectations of you are the minimum for a top club, where you can lose 6-2 and have the manager just ask you to do better next time and generally just have 3-4 years of low pressure, you join Arsenal.
I just feel that players look at us and worry about the lack of ambition shown
The window where we signed Sanchez showed ambition.
Over £100m spent, got Alexis, Debuchy, Chambers and Welbeck in.
1 is still learning, yes.
Debuchy was unfortunate.
But Alexis is a huge success and I'd say Welbz is more a win than a loss.
We don't have to spend that every summer, it's like doing your groceries at home.
You do the big monthly shop at Sainsburys and then pop to tesco in the week to top up milk and bread.
We signed those players, the next summer, just Cech.
If we'd of got Cech and a striker, that's a good window!
But instead we settled on just Cech and paid the price.
I'm 100% sure Arsene will be at Arsenal next summer, just not in what capacity.
He said on SSN today that he will 'work until it's not physically possible, whatever the role' which to me sounds like he's planning for a move upstairs (not sure how I feel about that. 'what do you mean you want x player now, let's wait and see who Madrid cast out yes? ')
3.) 10 Aug 2016 14:43:13
In my opinion we now starting to see the results of years of low ambition coming through, players with options would rather join europa league utd or no European football at Chelsea than join us why? Money isn't the only answer it's a an excuse to cover up for the real reason.
Players feel they will compete for and have a real possibility of top honours with Chelsea and Utd while at Arsenal they feel the club isn't that ambitious and are happy to tread water.
Vardy stayed at liecester others weren't interested at all and this is just the beginning of it.
We desperately need to improve our image and standing in the game because even if the majority of Arsenals fans still think we're on the right track the rest of football doesn't.
4.) 10 Aug 2016 15:28:39
Is this season's transfer window any different to past window's?
Max £40m spend every summer.
5.) 10 Aug 2016 17:52:41
Decent assessments further backed up by the inability to tie down Ozil and Sanchez to new deals.
I'm just clutching at straws trying to make sense of it all.
29 May 2016 16:25:04
Interesting developments regarding Flaming, it now seems likely he'll be staying. Is this just a way to keep Mesut happy and settled as their bromance is well documented. Surely that isn't the sole reason, there is no longer room for him in midfield barring 3 injuries to players ahead of him. He can provide decent full back cover which is in his favour but such a squad role wouldn't justify his wages. Or maybe Wenger is concerned that if we release him then he'll seek revenge as a maniacal villain, ploughing all his billions into diabolical schemes against the club. Who knows? Who really cares? I just enjoy speculation.
1.) 29 May 2016 16:36:02
Obviously meant to read as Flamini. Flaming auto-correct!
2.) 29 May 2016 19:01:07
Love the Flamster, probably won't get a game but a legend for me.
3.) 29 May 2016 20:08:35
To be fair to Flamini atleast he was available for selection most of the season and did contribute to some degree, as long as him staying doesn't take up a squad place and prevent us signing new players I don't see a problem.
4.) 29 May 2016 21:17:30
I've got to say I too love flam-bam. I think he'd make a decent coach so hopefully he stays n does his badges, the plus side of that is like you say "the bromance" between him n mesut.
5.) 29 May 2016 22:35:43
I did question this the other day. supoose he's a good back up back up.
6.) 30 May 2016 07:48:19
I truly hope you are joking. He was awful when used last season, a complete waste of space. One would have to question Wenger's sanity if Flamini remains at the club. I would never have resigned him, after he left the first time, never mind extend his deal for a further season.
7.) 30 May 2016 07:53:42
I just had a quick look at the official site and all three of the older players that should have left a couple of seasons ago are still on the site, albeit Flamini is the sole one that still has a number. I believe all three will be taken off the site as soon as their contracts actually run out, anytime soon. Unless, Flamini's contract was for a year longer than we thought and we have to get rid of him first.
8.) 30 May 2016 14:39:58
I'd prefer him to leave and free up a squad role space for a player who can actually contribute something on the pitch.
It just strikes me as odd that he wasn't included in the fanfare of farewells like Arteta and Rosicky. He also maintains his squad number on the official site, as has been stated.
Maybe Wenger doesn't want to lose 3 'experienced' players in the same window. But as far as I'm concerned Flam just doesn't offer enough to merit a place, regardless of his status as a cult hero.
9.) 30 May 2016 16:41:36
There is another not so appealing thought that Arsene might be considering letting Le coq go to raise funds and having Flamini as back up to Element and xhaka?
Especially if reports of our maintained interest in Kante is true.
10.) 30 May 2016 17:55:55
G62, I know it seems silly to place importance on something as trivial as squad numbers, but if that were the case then I'm sure Xhaka would have been given 34. We're well covered without Flamini and it seems to me that the centre of the park is sorted.
11.) 31 May 2016 04:21:55
Other than his performance out of nowhere against spurs where he bagged a brace including an absolute screamer - I don't have much time for Flam.
20 Aug 2016 08:11:41
If Campbell does go out on loan, which would be truly bewildering, then Serge should stay.
29 Jan 2016 17:17:02
Yarmolenko will cost an arm and a leg though.
29 Jul 2017 14:27:06
They actually changed it from Arsenal Ladies to Arsenal Women. The 'Women' is there as a formality and for differentiation from the men's side but they'll simply be known as 'Arsenal' when talking strictly about women's football. Still a nice touch though.
10 Jul 2017 14:41:51
Coquelin will probably act as more of a utility player this season and cover both wing back positions when required. He had an excellent run at right back a few years ago but he does seem to pick up more injuries there due to the demands of the role.
If this is indeed the plan then a central midfield signing seems even more likely.
Also, Maitland-Niles will be prove to be an excellent squad player this season I reckon.
23 Feb 2017 19:22:47
G62, it's a strange situation mate. It seems like some players have the attitude of 'leave it to Sanchez' and Alexis himself often tries to do everything on his own instead of functioning as part of the team.
Others definitely work harder when he isn't in the team and we do seem to play with more fluency in such instances. Altough that doesn't make us anymore more efficient as far as end product goes.
For the team to be so unbalanced at this stage in its cycle is simply unforgivable and entirely the fault of the manager. This summer is going to be an extremely interesting one for Arsenal with so much uncertainty and so many possibilities. Yet I wouldn't be surprised if we're in the same boat this time next year.
23 Feb 2017 17:52:58
Sanchez is an excellent player and his work rate is second to none. However I don't think his departure would be as disastrous as some suggest. He has a tendency to overplay and hold onto the ball too long which has cost us on multiple occasions. The attack can seem quite disjointed when he plays and his passing is rather atrocious. He seems to think he can defy physics and pass the ball through a solid opponent.
He is capable of producing something out of nothing but those moments are few and far between. He's odd in that he is erratic yet predictable.
I'm not disputing the fact that he is a wonderful player but if he leaves then we have an opportunity to make signings that suit our system and compliment existing squad members. Although my preference would be signing players to suit a new system.
I'd love to see him stay but won't be distraught if he leaves, I just hope whatever funds we receive from his sale are reinvested back into the squad.
14 Sep 2016 22:51:33
Ospina and Cech are well matched but have different styles. Both are great keepers, Ospina even surpasses Cech in certain areas.
Monreal was uncharacteristically poor against PSG but has been one of our most consistent performers over the last 2 seasons. He is a quality left back, a young understudy with potential would should be signed. Hence the sustained interest in Chilwell.
I do agree the formation could be tweaked in order to suit the players at our disposal. There are a few varities that would be extremely interesting to try, depending on the opposition.