It should be interesting how this plays out
in a lot of games coming to the PS4 later this year.
Not exact matches
While it looks like the days
of big blockbuster
games being created
in Vancouver may be
coming to an end, there is
lots of activity going on with independent studios and various new
game initiatives.
And they were kind
of dropping the whole program at that time and I was early
in the
game there so I went out and at that time T.V. was starting to
come in and a
lot of TV series at that time just Highway Patrol and Men
of West Point or Men
of Annapolis, they had a couple
of those.
Its seems to me that both the club and it's fans are not serious.Anytime Arsenal sign a youngster from another team who is dubbed the next whatever people
come out and say Arsenal have just signed a youngster who may or may not make it and that Arsene should sign ready made.They say it to seem as if it's a bad thing.Now that Chris Willock is leaving I'm anticipating that a
lot of people are soon going to be blaming the same Wenger who actually likes bringing
in youngsters.Anyway you have to look at the reasons he lfet.It's for
game time and to him he thinks its a good choice.The bright side is that he's not Arsenal's most talented player.The likes
of Donyell Malen, Yassin Fortune, Reiss Nelson
in my eyes have more potential as wingers.I also think Arsenal should be very excited about Eddie Nketiah and Stephy Mavididi.They can be world class strikers
in the future particularly Eddie.
Having said that we have a
lot of players away on international duty and highly unlikely they will all
come back fit we always pick up 1 or 2 injuries so we may have important players missing as well fingers cross for a change we have no injuries and everyone fit for liverpool
game also we should have arteta, chamberlain and wilshire all fit to be
in the squad!
However, these have
come vs lesser opposition, ozil hasn't performed well
in big
games and I fear that is where a
lot of the criticism takes hold.
Wenger's love for Wilshere is not good for the team he must be benched, Jack stalls our fluid passing
game by running with the ball then being tackled and Ozil, Santi should be
in the centre with OX, Sanchez and Walcott when he
comes back being the wingers we have
lots of pace also with Welbeck upfront!
I even thought top clubs were
in for him.Some three or 2 seasons back many here were debating why he should be our main striker.As soon as you mention any other strikers name people would
come out with stats and many things defending him.Even Wenger has defended him blindly
in the past.People say Wenger's stubborn yeah.But don't we know that there's a reason why everything happens?Honestly speaking he's the reason why Arsene Wenger has failed to sign a top notch striker because he still believes
in him.The funny thing is we signed Welbeck at that time who to me did nothing before to be the main man here.People keep saying Welbeck is hardworking and that he works his socks off.But the question is was that our reason for signing him.Welbeck being signed to challenge Giroud tells me a
lot about Giroud's quality.Even Walcott (no offence to him) who has zero CF qualities was even chosen over him for a string
of games and all
in all I think he did well but has too many defeciencies for that role.We've compromised as a club and it'll
come back to bite us.
Because
of age Per is not expected to play a
lot of games in the
coming season, although his leadership and experience is needed
in the dressing room.
Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any
game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan
of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally
come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a
lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results
of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of each
game because we don't have faith
in those
in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless
of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state
of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those
in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions...
in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful
of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many
of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting
I see a
lot of these
games coming in our near future.
Finally, personnel men, recreation directors and industrial psychologists
came to the conclusion (long before it seems to have occurred to their counterparts
in, say, universities) that a participant gets a
lot more
of value, or what industry regards as value, out
of a
game than a spectator does.
(Scores, defends, creates off the dribble and sets up chances for his team - mates) With Ospina we had a great reactive keeper, crazy reflexes and didn't really put a foot wrong but although we didn't see that many errors resulting
in conceding, the proof was there that there were a
lot of short -
comings in his
game.
There's a
lot of games to play, and depending on the opponent he can either start, or
come in from the bench, and contribute with goals and assists.
The Panenka penalty from Alexis Sanchez was the latest,
in both meanings
of the word,
coming in the 98th minute with just about the last kick
of the
game and earning an absolutely vital win, but there have been plenty more and a
lot of them have been huge, like Giroud's 86th minute winner against West Brom, his 92nd minute leveller at Bournemouth or the 89th minute one against Man United at Old Trafford.
I know am
lot of fans feel as though we've turned the corner with the CL win, but I urge caution, wenger still played basically the same team barring forced injurys, he also did his usual subs at the last minute, I'm not convinced anything has changed, we have a few
games coming up which will test the team, let's see what happens, and then let's see the club put its money where it's mouth is
in Jan
For how long shall we
come in to
games expecting easy wins only to watch with
lots of frustrations and under too much pressure?????? When will english referees get over us and try to be fair while officiating us?
And while the nine
game reign will give him little time to cement a legacy
in the north - east, he will be looking to do a
lot better than some
of the other names that have
come before him.
With that
in mind I think this makes it make it more likely that we
come away with the three points and despite expecting Leicester to play a defensive
game I still think we can score
lots of goals.
I don't like to compare players but you look at kevin de bruyne, they try to hack him down
in a
lot of games but he takes it and even
comes out winning the
game for his team.
Ozil, with a
LOT more
games under his belt
comes in at 465 minutes per goal, but massacres all the others
in assists
of course.
But I thought it was the right move, and it
came directly (well, two weeks after) a
game in which I thought he played poorly
in a
lot of respects.
and lastly he tends to score
in patches and unfortunately his lean.patches MOSTLY seem to
come during crucial moments and
games, its alright scoring against the Norwich and Bournemouth
of the league but at the end
of the day goals against tougher opponents are much more appreciated by fans and means a
lot more
come end
of season....
Yes, it ties up a
lot of resources
in the line for years to
come, but
in building a power running
game we are already going against NFL trends, so let's take it all the way,
this is actually a
game in which a
lot of subs (think Pod or Roz for 1/2
game each) would be ideal since each player could
come on fresh and turbo charge for 1/2 the
game... but thats not how wenger rolls.
This season we have seen a
lot of injuries to our defensive area, which i consider to be a warning
of whats to
come later on
in the season, we should have added an experience center half and a Defensive midfielder, now all arsenal
game will lie and a knife edge especial when we see a defensive player go down,.
When the NBA Finals
came around, I was watching one
of the
games on DVR, zipping through the
game in the same way I had for a
lot of the previous 90
games that year.
«
In this period, for a team like us, Arsenal or City, we play a lot of games and come from a period where we play every three days, but we need to feel good and confident in our squad and ensure we are ready to compet
In this period, for a team like us, Arsenal or City, we play a
lot of games and
come from a period where we play every three days, but we need to feel good and confident
in our squad and ensure we are ready to compet
in our squad and ensure we are ready to compete.
It's hard to get past the hype after only one year
of production and when a
lot of the production
came in two
games.
This is an easy injury for us to take
in, but with 8 other Arsenal players on show and a
lot of tough
games ahead, let's hope we don't get any more serious news
in the
coming weeks......
Arsenal still have more more
games to play before we reach the halfway stage
of the EPL season, so there is a
lot of water to go under the bridge and a
lot of footballing twists and turns to
come before someone gets to lift the big trophy
in May, but our attempt to be that club is looking a
lot better after the reigning champions Leicester City rose from their slumber to inflict a painful defeat on Man City yesterday.
Last but least Ozïl, the talent is there and we know it: on any given day at the top
of his form he is arguably the best # 10
in the world and just need performances like this and the previous one to show it and remind everyone (what a pass for Giroud); will do a
lot for his confidence and also felt he could've been more involved
in the team play but that will
come with
game time (got 90 mins today)... Hopefully that doesn't stop until season's end and keep them passes and goals
coming... Dare I say I would've love to see once a front
of Alexis, Ozïl, Walcott / Chamberlaine and Cazorla (mouthwatering)!!!
Had he been on the squad for the second half
of the year, he would have made a rare start or two but probably would have
come off the bench a
lot as a second half sub
in tight
games.
Theo has
come in for a
lot of stick over the years for his misses and his seemingly endless list
of injuries, but the fact is that he has played 370
games for the club and has scored more than a goal every four
games despite being a winger for 95 %
of his career.
Xhaka and El Neny are a must this
game to offer ozil more cover so he can express himself more, I think nacho aswell did a
lot of chasing on Tuesday and had a stinker, maybe gibbs
coming in to freshen it up a bit wouldn't be too bad.
Prior the
game against Zagreb none
of you
lot came in to refute any statement about rotation,
game plan etc..
Chambers - Paid a
lot of money for a young player with little experience
in regards First Team and Premiership
games.He looked a good prospect and because
of injuries to the squad he found himself playing very soon into his Arsenal career.This caught up with him a bit as did playing with different CB partners and filling
in at full back.Form dipped and was out
of the side till a year long loan move to Boro.He was playing every week and despite them going down he was one
of their best and consistent players.He has been indifferent since
coming back but has looked better
in last few
games he has played.I believe there is a very decent centre back
in this player and would not describe him as a bad buy at all.
There are a
lot of games in December, so I'm sure he's going to get a start and if he's
coming on scoring goals that's massive for the team and it was an important goal for him today.
Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass
of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded
game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends
of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their
game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best
of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened
in the meantime, but it's important to make note
of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many
of the traditionally dominant teams
in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out
of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss
of Cazorla, who took a
lot of pressure off Ozil
in the midfield and was highly efficient when it
came to getting him the ball
in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk
of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type
of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed
in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it
in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments
of greatness undercut by long periods
of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste
I have had
lots of successes
in coaching and not all have
come from winning a
game.
If Ramsey is
in the mood / form to get back and defend with as much passion as he has at going forward then I would choose him to partner Coquelin (Once before he had this for a consistent period and we all got wow'd by him then), Ramsey has played a
lot of AM roles after the injury and Cazorla being used there but his last
game shown a good willingness to get back and defend, maybe it can
come back
in a few more
games playing
in the middle.
> Impressive work by Walcott
in the second half
in the centre
of the pitch > El - neny calmed things a
lot when he
came on > Great vision from Sanchez and Ozil for third goal >
Game shows why a striker was absolutely necessary > The passing from Xhaka were a joy to watch
I agree that we can expect a
lot more from Arsenal
in a few weeks time, but there are some crucial
games coming up quickly, especially the one against Besiktas which could see us drop out
of the Champions League group stages for the first time
in 16 years.
i completely agree with you, arsenal fans might be the most present online but i truly believe that they are some
of the most clueless when it
comes down to the
game, they slam the manager based on what they read
in the papers, on websites as if it were the gospel truth some
of them would like to think they, d do a better job than wenger and our players, they post a
lot of comments and don, t even know the positions
of some players even when we win comfortably they, re never satisfied oh also they love the usual cliches used by the so - called journalists / pundits.
the
game there has changed before the match i was thinking about a formation but flamini was not available
in my formation carzola was not
in for the simple reason he put a
lot work
in the last match i would have picked wallcott rosciky and gabrial having said that when the player sheet
came out my first thought was yup the team is balanced the bench constituted walcott and chambarelain (speed) so
in essence the plan was ok but it just was a disaster The 22 million dollar question who would one pick to secure a win
in Monaco and advance into the quarter finals
of the champion league
Now I think there is still reasons to be cheerful, I agree Man C & Chelski have spent & bought some good players, we all understand that 5
of those teams might be
in the CL proper which is a huge distraction for those 4 - 5 teams.Chelsea will not be able to field the same 13 - 14 players all season, as for Man C they were very frail at the back last season, add to that 2 flying wing backs and I'm not sure they will be any better this
coming season.LFC will most probably have CL as well if they qualify and haven't exactly bought great players apart from Salah who could be a good aquasistion for them.Spuds have sold a good player & strengthened a rival & still not bought a single player yet, Man U have bought 2 good players &
in Lukaku have a proven goal scorer
in the PL but if they play the same dour way they did last season & with the added
games the CL brings will they perform week
in week out
in the league??? As for Everton yes they have released a
lot of players and also brought
in a
lot too to give better quality
in the squad as they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most
of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend
in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing
in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won
in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT
in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs
in the League basket and field an under strength side
in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer
in the race.
Following the
game at Old Trafford
in which Arsenal
came away with a point, the Gunners star Aaron Ramsey has once again earned a
lot of plaudits for his performance.
«I know I will spend a
lot of time
in purgatory for what I did to Mikan
in that
game,» says Hyde, whose lone basket
of the tournament
came that day.
In terms of the total, this game opened 150 but has dropped all the way to 146 despite relatively split ticket action which is a clear indication that lots of smart money has come in on the Unde
In terms
of the total, this
game opened 150 but has dropped all the way to 146 despite relatively split ticket action which is a clear indication that
lots of smart money has
come in on the Unde
in on the Under.
We better be
in mid-season shape and form
come 12 august coz this season is going to be one
of the toughest
in decades.Last season we suffered a bit
in some
games and that trend may continue until someone this season steps up and gives the player who is not giving his 200 % a slap on his back side and tells him to work his socks up a
lot more.