The 2009-2010 Arsenal Thread
30 September 2009, 07:20 AM
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30 September 2009, 08:07 AM
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Same old story just can't finish the chances. 22 shots at goal but only scored twice, shocking. I'll leave it there before going off on another rant, like you say it's 3 points in the bag which is more than can be said for Liverpool 
He needs to get his wallet out and stop playing 4-5-1 as it's a useless formation.
01 October 2009, 10:05 AM
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He's playing 4-5-1 / 4-3-3, very much like Barca imo with Rosicky and Arshavin especially getting well forward. It will be the best formation when we have Theo and Nasri back. Then anyone of the four can replace Abou in the centre. 
Give the man a HOORAY (please)
Give the man a HOORAY (please)
01 October 2009, 10:24 AM
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Wenger used to hate teams playing 4-5-1 against his side. Ironic really. Top manager though and his battles with Fergie made the prem for a few years.
01 October 2009, 11:11 AM
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Those are the times I expect Arsenal to be back to (and to have never left) and when we are then I will be happy once again with Wenger. For me going from those times to where we are now simply isn't acceptable and Wenger and the Board are to blame for that as they have never replaced Henry, Bergkamp, Pires or the Vieira/Gilberto partnership. That is why we are no longer up there with Utd at the end of every season and have no silverware in the last 4 years. I don't care about the pretty football it's got us no where.
01 October 2009, 11:21 PM
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Those are the times I expect Arsenal to be back to (and to have never left) and when we are then I will be happy once again with Wenger. For me going from those times to where we are now simply isn't acceptable and Wenger and the Board are to blame for that as they have never replaced Henry, Bergkamp, Pires or the Vieira/Gilberto partnership. That is why we are no longer up there with Utd at the end of every season and have no silverware in the last 4 years. I don't care about the pretty football it's got us no where.
Henry / Arshavin
Bergkamp / RVp
Pires / nasri or rosicky or theo
Viera + Gilberto / song + fabregas
02 October 2009, 01:42 AM
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Imho you are a **** fan. Song and fabregas, is there a better midfield partnership in the PL? Arshavin RVP EDuardo and Theo who's strike force would you prefer? Fat **** rooney and berba? Vermi and gallas have been excellent. Sagna and clichey again imho the best in there positions in PL. The weak link is abou but he too must have something I am missing as.arsene rates him and arsene knows.
Henry / Arshavin
Bergkamp / RVp
Pires / nasri or rosicky or theo
Viera + Gilberto / song + fabregas
Henry / Arshavin
Bergkamp / RVp
Pires / nasri or rosicky or theo
Viera + Gilberto / song + fabregas
you haven't got a bloody clue 
The fact you think RVP is a suitable replacement for Dennis Bergkamp, the greatest player that has ever played for Arsenal is hilarious. RVP is a waste of space, we had 22 shots at goal the other night with that idiot up front and we scored only 2 goals. Eduardo and Vela are far better prospects than that self important over rated ****. The same goes for Bendtner, utter rubbish. We do not have a Torres, Drogba or Rooney and haven't had since Henry was sold for a pittance - less than Darren Bent went to Spurs for 
You think Song is the best defensive midfielder in the Premiership? Again completely deluded as is thinking Song is a like for like replacement for Vieira. He is much improved this season but not a patch on the Vieira and Gilberto days.
Arshavin is a midfield player if you hadn't noticed so not a replacement for Henry although his creativity and goals go some way to replace that lost when Bergkamp retired. Arshavin is quite possibly a replacement at last for the lost talents of Bergkamp.
Is there a better midfield in the Premiership? Yes, Ballack and Essien at Chelsea just for starters. Two massively experienced and highly successful international players.
Vermaelen and Arshavin have been our best players and it proves my argument that buying experienced and successfull players is the way forward as those two are the latest and only purchases for a while and are by far and away better than any of the youngsters in the squad.
Your statement above completely ignores what an amazing squad we had at the beginning of this decade and how successful we were. Those are the times we should never have declined from and when players left or retired they should have been replaced with equal quality and experience. They weren't and Wenger persited with youth and in doing so we have not won a single trophy under that policy. Only now when he has finally conceded he had to buy experienced players in Arshavin and Vermaelen are we seeing some strength coming back into the side. However the addition of 2 experienced players is not enough and he needs to buy more. This isn't just my opinion but one also expressed by tv pundits on MOD or on Sky Sports when commenting on Arsenal games.
What Wenger did up to 2004 was superb and I will always remember the team we had winning those trophies as at the time I think it was one of the best teams in World football. Until he gets the current team back to that same quality I wont be happy with his policies of youth over buying experience.
02 October 2009, 05:04 AM
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I feel it's necessary to repeat the above after todays coments.
DG was a genius whereas RVP is a lightweight made of balsa wood.
Song and Vieira in the same sentence, hysterical..
CFH = Clueless from Highbury (Roger the Nouveau football fan from the Fast Show) for uninitiated
02 October 2009, 08:44 AM
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you haven't got a bloody clue The fact you think RVP is a suitable replacement for Dennis Bergkamp, the greatest player that has ever played for Arsenal is hilarious. RVP is a waste of space, we had 22 shots at goal the other night with that idiot up front and we scored only 2 goals. Eduardo and Vela are far better prospects than that self important over rated ****. The same goes for Bendtner, utter rubbish. We do not have a Torres, Drogba or Rooney and haven't had since Henry was sold for a pittance - less than Darren Bent went to Spurs for As for not having a Torres Dogba or Spooney, this is why I think your a **** fan. As far as attacking players we are in a better position than the other three. You would swap Arshavin, Theo, Eddie, RVP, Vela, Rosicky, Nasri, Bendtner & Fabregas for Torres Gerrard and Voronin? Or Spooney (0.43 goals/game for Utd in PL or 0.37 gls/game for club) and Berba and Owen & Giggs and Valencia & nani?
Henry wanted to go therefore he went, Darren Bents selling price is irrelevant.
I need to do some work now but the rest of your post is BS anyway, Ballack and essien for starters? Where were you going from there? I would still prefer Fabregas and Song.
02 October 2009, 09:46 AM
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Too many French and Africans in the Arsenal squad. Both sets of players are temperamental and generally lazy. You need some good old British grit and spirit in there. United have lost talent but it's the home grown players who are fighting for the cause at the mo and making United a force still.
02 October 2009, 10:22 AM
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I feel it's necessary to repeat the above after todays coments.
DG was a genius whereas RVP is a lightweight made of balsa wood.
Song and Vieira in the same sentence, hysterical..
CFH = Clueless from Highbury (Roger the Nouveau football fan from the Fast Show) for uninitiated
I don't think you can blame Arsene for Arsenal's current situation - He's done pretty well to keep Arsenal in the top 4 given the Boards current "direction".
Not sure we're going to be in the top 4 at the end of this season
02 October 2009, 01:05 PM
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The stats show we don't do as well with RVP. With him we win 47% and without him we win 72% of games.
Same goes for Diaby: with 45% without 63%
We all knew this anyway but the most shocking one was Eboue : With 71% without 42%
The stats show we don't do as well with RVP. With him we win 47% and without him we win 72% of games.
Same goes for Diaby: with 45% without 63%
We all knew this anyway but the most shocking one was Eboue : With 71% without 42%
02 October 2009, 02:19 PM
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The stats show we don't do as well with RVP. With him we win 47% and without him we win 72% of games.
Same goes for Diaby: with 45% without 63%
We all knew this anyway but the most shocking one was Eboue : With 71% without 42%
The stats show we don't do as well with RVP. With him we win 47% and without him we win 72% of games.
Same goes for Diaby: with 45% without 63%
We all knew this anyway but the most shocking one was Eboue : With 71% without 42%
04 October 2009, 06:22 PM
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Very good result today, was watching at 2-2 the missus made me get ready to go out and when i came downstairs it was 3-2. Went shopping and came back and it was bloody 6-2
Oh and Brownface is a comedy genius
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04 October 2009, 09:15 PM
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Fabregas played out of his skin today, best i've seen him play in a very long time. Vermaelen is something else, what a superb goal. All 6 goals were good today and I even had to eat my words when Bendtner scored after saying when he came on he couldn't hit a barn door 
Good to see Theo come back and have an immediate impact and Rosicky is starting to show flashes of his previous brilliance, some good passing from him today and a few shots that were very close and just lacked the curl he used to put on them.
They need consistency though as the 2 Manchester games were shocking in comparison and we need to be beating those who are going to be at the top come the end of the season.
Shame Henry was only watching today - get your ar$e back to The Emirates Thierry!
Good to see Theo come back and have an immediate impact and Rosicky is starting to show flashes of his previous brilliance, some good passing from him today and a few shots that were very close and just lacked the curl he used to put on them.
They need consistency though as the 2 Manchester games were shocking in comparison and we need to be beating those who are going to be at the top come the end of the season.
Shame Henry was only watching today - get your ar$e back to The Emirates Thierry!
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05 October 2009, 07:55 AM
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Even though we were playing a poor Blackburn side with no CB's, the result and the performance should boost morale and confidence. Hopefully among the players and the Subaru owning ($hit)fans
Three cheers for WENGER
HIP HIP.............
05 October 2009, 01:22 PM
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I heard Wenger had a dump before the game, imagine he didn't. Oh how things would of changed
we smashed 6 past them and were never EVER under constant pressure. With big Sam in charge we know exactly how they play, route one and hard challenging.
Hasnt Vieira played for Inter in the CL? if so then thats a ball ache if he comes back.
we smashed 6 past them and were never EVER under constant pressure. With big Sam in charge we know exactly how they play, route one and hard challenging.
Hasnt Vieira played for Inter in the CL? if so then thats a ball ache if he comes back.