There's so much enjoyment to be gained from rolling up everything on Earth that you can keep
on playing for a long time.
If they'd just spent a little more time on creating interesting endgame content I (and bunch of my friends) would probably have kept
on playing it for a long time.
Not exact matches
There were also high points, such as
playing for an audience of 10,000 in Bhutan
on a month -
long tour in the Himalayan kingdom, and being nominated three
times at the 2009 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards.
And Nintendo said in its earnings release it's planning to «introduce new [mobile] game applications while also focusing
on continued operations
for our released applications so that consumers can enjoy
playing them
for a
long time.»
Either way, come September,
for the first
time, Australians can no
longer watch Australia's One Day or Twenty20 Internationals
played in Australia
on free - to - air television — with that (effectively siphoned) privilege going to the fewer than 30 per cent of Australian households subscribed to pay television.
Now, I have been studying the problem of violence (especially violence as practiced today)
for a
long time, and
on several occasions have
played some role in violent actions.
It isn't
long before somebody is asked to organize activities
for the children, snacks
for the children, then somebody doesn't like the subject matter of the adult study, somebody says it's going
on too
long, too short, and where's the music, we need somebody to
play guitar, and who's going to organize the prayer at the end, and why do the children interrupt us all the
time when we're trying to talk to God?
For a
long time, it's been rumored that DC had their eye
on Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson to
play a superhero.
To this I would reply that
for a
long time now many biologists have readily accepted the possibility, if not the virtual certainty, that purposes in the form of the making of choices between alternative situations may indeed have
played an important function as canalising in certain directions the selective forces acting
on the stock in question.
I need to work with it, as I would have preferred them to be softer... but, I
played this same recipe off
on a stack of fresh Asparagus the next day... and they got soft and tender when cooked
longer... so, they just need a little
time on lower heat... then a last minute sear
for the browning... YUM
On the ninth day of pumpkin season we made chewy banana oh so delicious Pumpkin Banana Bread Bars (on the piano playing moonlight sonata in minor D. I am under the weather, so I am no longer allowed to sing for the time being
On the ninth day of pumpkin season we made chewy banana oh so delicious Pumpkin Banana Bread Bars (
on the piano playing moonlight sonata in minor D. I am under the weather, so I am no longer allowed to sing for the time being
on the piano
playing moonlight sonata in minor D. I am under the weather, so I am no
longer allowed to sing
for the
time being).
«I thought I
played the best I've
played for a very
long time,» Goolagong said afterward, and then announced her strategy against Evert in the final: «To get in to the net as much as possible, because there's no way I'm going to beat her sitting
on the baseline.
Iwobi recked my head last night he was weak and misplaced many passes he cant seem to control the ball its always running away from him he should not be in the middle in the middle you need good ball controllers with good eyes
for passes
long and short
on the ground and above the ground >> > waterford yesterday were
on top of us with no space giving to our players and we were scattered all over the place with no vision or leader ship too goals in the space of 3 minuets ok the first goal was a fluke but come
on the second one???? and thats all what it takes to loose a match many
times this season we cant
play when the opposition seats in our face we have no cohesion or understanding we crumble away we need to start the game together as a unit a compact unit
we've been patient with these guys and others
for a very
long time now and there seems to be no improvement
on the pitch of
play... fans have always listed players they believe are not good to take the club to the next height but Mr potato head will continue to have faith till those guys retire from football without achieving anything
for themselves.
Most of ye probably didn't support arsenal when Wenger was classed as one of the most wanted managers in Europe and was putting it up to Utd and winning trophies every yr things are different now the moving stadium all that less whinging give it a bit of
time he is starting to spend and I'm sure he will buy 1 or 2 in Jan and a few big signings nxt summer and I hope he goes out
on a high man gets ridiculed by knobs like ye
on a regular basis players want to
play for him big star players like his style wake up a bit as
long as he is in charge the club is in good hands
I don't think Bosa will be a «bad» player, and, barring injury, I would expect him to
play for a
long time in the NFL based
on his size and technique.
Before Arsenal
played host to Chelsea last weekend in a match that none of us want to remember
for long, the interim boss of the blues Guus Hiddink suggested that Arsene Wenger and his very
long spell as the manager of a top flight club like the Gunners could soon be looked
on as a piece of history, because bosses just do not seem to get anything like that sort of
time anymore.
«Then it pretty much went into Tiger and it was Tiger
for a
long,
long time... If he's
playing well and he's healthy then there's no individual in the world who amazes me more than him
on the golf course.»
Xhaka — paid $ 3 million more
for him than Kante was sold
for... another of the many ridiculous Wenger sanctioned moves... like some of his skills, especially his
long - ball potential but he's looked a shadow of his Swiss National team self and that really worries me... too slow and can't seem to master the
timing needed to tackle in the open field... this might have something to do with the lack of leadership and coaching
on this team, made more obvious by the fact that when he
plays with Coquelin he
plays in a deeper role (WTF???)
today
for the first
time he brought in a new team which looked pretty well, TR7 is looking great, Cocq did the job, even Campbell showed that with more game
time, he can be a good SUB
for ARSENAL as
long as WENGER let him build confidence
on himself by letting him
play....
Of all the players who left Arsenal how I wish he stayed.The hole he left will take a
long time to fill.The impact he had
for us
on the pitch was massive and he
played the ball like a captain.What a player he was.It's a shame denied himself legendary status.He was the architect of our game.
«I didn't realise myself
for a
long time, but, last
time we
played them, somebody found out and then he missed a penalty and we managed to go to the final and we went
on to win the Champions League.
Arsene Wenger can must get Ben Yedder as
long as he's clinical and can beat his man.I'd take him over Giroud any day and I think if Giroud is put in that Toulouse squad he won't score more goals than Ben Yedder and denying this fact would mean you choose to be blinded.We had better get him quickly.I've said it here
time and
time again the reason why Arsenal are not winning things with Giroud is because he's not clinical.If you guys were to ever watch his misses in every season by season since he came here you would be shocked at the kind of striker we have.But as usual he's always forgiven and people continually rate him basing it
on statistics and forget he's
playing for Arsenal with the likes of.......
I've been watching the boys from the sidelines
for what seems like an eternity now because I'd been out
for so
long, but to be back
on the pitch and
playing with the boys has been a
long time coming and I'm just enjoying every moment of that now.»
I wonder why we are taking too
long to sign this guy, forget about being a striker, whether we get Mahrez or not, he can also
play on Wings, full of tricks and knows to score... take a close look to him, u will notice this guy knows when to pull a trigger... scoring is not just about kicking the ball, but doing that at right
time, thats what he does... Lyon now needs 40 +
for Lacazette..
Shut up you muppet Your a totaly blinkerd fool And why are people coming
on here slating English fans all the
time How do you know what we think Arsenal is an English club in an English league so we should be allowed an opinion without being categorised The games we lost the whole team
played badly The games we won we were having our best run of form
for a
long time All because jack is injured ha,, you haven't got it all figured out
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer
for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of
play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and
play» mentality where players
play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago...
on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender
on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance
play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive
on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted
play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone
for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was
playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as
for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched
played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too
long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities
on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his
long ball
play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he
played with Coq Wenger always seemed to
play Francis in a more advanced role
on the pitch... as
for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong
times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third...
on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been
played out of position far too many
times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily
on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist»
long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are
on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay
on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen
on this squad
for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too
long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at
times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
Finally, and to reiterate an earlier point, the way forward
for this club is to stop paying below average bench players so much money and to focus the bulk of the weekly wages
on establishing a dominant starting 11... this will require the club to eat some wages in order to ship some players out, get rid of any deadwood over the age of 21, develop a cutting edge scouting service and put your money where your mouth is
for once... I would much rather have a starting 11 that was world - class and give some reasonably paid young blue - chippers
playing time when injuries occur than have 2 or 3 world class players surrounded by a plethora of overpaid and underwhelming players... management would no
longer be able to sell their half - baked plans to the fans under the guise of «winning now», which any intelligent fan knows is a crap - shoot at best, and instead create a a squad that provides hope
for the present and the future... this is exactly the model that has been used by Barcelona, Real & Bayern, so it should be good enough
for us... by the way, until Messi & Ronaldo re-signed just recently all 3 clubs weekly wages were
on par with ours... think about that
for a second or two
He hasn't been
on serious money
for a
long time, is loved by LCFC, is with a closely knit group of players, and either way will
play ECL football next season.
The attack we
played on Friday was much much much better than previous seasons, which we haven't seen
for a
long time.
He was obstructed by a slight pull
on his arm in front of the goal with reasonable chance of nutmeging the keeper YES it seams light but in real speed he was obstructed and that's what the ref / linesman saw, if it was the EPL unless your Delle Alli its defenetly no penalty but some leagues they give free kicks
for just about everything, if you look at stats in every country how
long a game is
played without interruption (game stoping) I think EPL has the
longest time in
play, not quite shore about Sweeden where the ref is from
Mertesacker is basically «dead»
on his feet and the retirement door has been opened
long time ago... The only problem is that Wenger is holding the door... Same with Arteta... Those 2 players should be looking to
play regular football
for West Ham or QPR not Arsenal.
Mike Shanahan will clearly be questioned
for a
long time after this, because Griffin has been
playing for nearly 20 minutes
on a knee that is clearly not healthy.
I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn
on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying
on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting
on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked
long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of
playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization...
on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start
for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much
time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision
Stupidly rigid 70th minute subs, rather than as the game warrants; ludicrous
playing of players in wrong positions,
for which he is notorious; catastrophic ingnorance of the vital need
for attack / defence BALANCE, with never two fullbacks up at same
time; inability to motivate players to fight, inability to keep them fit, stupid loyalty to
long term hospital cases like Diaby and much more besides, too
long to list
on here.
Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing
on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough
time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even
playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who
played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how
long do you think it will take
for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone
on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many
times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in
times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent
times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs
on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of
for years because he and his father were a little too involved
on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders
on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our
time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed
on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building
on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous
for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order
for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence
on the pitch... as
for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal
for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money
for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul...
for me it's
time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much
time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
time on the training table as
on the field of
play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought
on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid
for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up
for half the price he eventually went to Juve
for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger
on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness
for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no
longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
Wenger was especially pleased with Debuchy's return: «I am pleased
for him because he survived 90 minutes without any setback, he had only
played one half in the under - 23s
on Monday night and overall he had a positive performance
for someone who has been out
for such a
long time.»
Laca
playing as a CF in a 4231, with mesut (10, not a winger) wide
on one side, Welbz (not a winger)
on the other, and a midfield triangle of Ramsey as a 10 (doesn't posses the requisite technical ability to be effective there), Jack (awful today and hasn't been good enough
for a
long time for us) and el neny (squad player but not arsenal quality).
«To have him back
playing is huge
for the sport,» Mickelson said of his
long -
time rival and old friend (more
on that later) in a video posted
on Twitter Tuesday.
I've had enough of this crap, look I honesty do think giroud is a good striker and he is a fairly consistant goal scorer, and every
time he
played for arsenal he gave 100 percent and I think we all appreciated the way he was, a true professional, but to say we as fans were too critical of him or that he didn't have enough of a chance at arsenal is just absolute bullshit, first of all he has scored more headed goals than any other player in the prem since he arrived in 2012 so we did
play to his strengths and he was our main striker
for four
long years and every pundit
on sky and motd has at one point said Giroud is not enough
for arsenal to win the title ect, but, now we have sold him he is apparently the best thing since sliced bread and the best buy of the transfer window blah blah fuc * # * g blah.
A lot of people won't see it but I believe if Maitland - Niles was given his chance at CM (which is his proper position) he'd do better than those who
play there.It's just Wenger who has misued the guy.Out of all our youngsters I saw him as the one close to being world class due to the maturity he shows
on the ball.He's a player who is very ready
for the Arsenal team and I believe he should be given his chance at CM no matter who comes.He's very good but shame it'll take us a
long time to realise this when it's too late.
Am never one to excuse our continuous failings and Wenger's general ineptitude but all this talk of Afobe been another one we missed out
on is a bit preposterous and very very premature... yes he's scored a few goals
for Bournemouth but can we all take a step bck and recognise that
playing for a team who will be happy just to avoid relegation is very different from
playing for a club which demands trophies and high achievements every season (yea, I know we have been found wanting
on these fronts
for a
long time)... some players are better in small clubs with limited expectations and very neat to no pressure... that is why history is littered with stories of good players who went to big clubs and flopped only to go down a few levels and find their form again....
I agree tho many fans who cant read games like those who
played it a
long time (no offence) but reading a game is half the battle and as someone who
played for 25 years tho not the best teams or leagues i still know what its about and have watched 30 years now of ball
on tv i can say we are a disgrace at the back how many stray passes Xhaca alone made is a joke i can only hope something changes cause we need it i love us dominating teams but when we got 70 % possesion and only 1 shot
on target its a joke.sry lad s but enoughs enough Wenger had his day its over now
time to move
on...................
«to be fair it would be harsh
for wenger to force ospina to spend another year
on the arsenal bench» i completely disagree with you we are talking about professional players with contracts to honour, if wenger decides to keep ospina he would have to bite the bullet and give his best to compete with cech you never what could happen the season is
long and there are many games to be
played and with our luck we have to expect some injuries, also wenger is already guilty of being too loyal towards certain players it, s about
time he shows his ruthless streak!do you agree??
The same old crap again.I wonder how many more
times will we have to hear it.They both are at arsenal and are
playing all right so why does not all these f *** ing pundits shut the hell up??? I just hope we tie them down to
long term contracts so that all these stories shut down
for good.If they want to move, the least we can expect is
for someone to just clear that they will be leaving in january
on for free next summer
but i guess this
time wenger will opt
for a sanchez giroud walcott front line because ramsey can no
longer play on the wings due to cazorla absence.
where would we be relegated to the lower LeagueI am frustrated to watch Arsenal
play seem like we're making it up as we go no movement off the ball everyone just stand
on pass the ball to each otherI miss my arsenal way of
playing I have not been happy
for a
long time
Now is the
time Wenger MUST change things round ready
for next season.Auba and Lacazette up front as TWO STRIKERS.Mikki
on the right.Ozil in the CENTRE FFS.He is not
on the ball enough out wide.He is our best player so
play to his strengths.He will get the best out of everyone else.Get Zhaka out and put AMN in as a CDM NOW.How much
longer must we put up with below level performances?Just admit it was a mistake buying him, ship him out and move
on.Try to get through the season with the defenders we have got.Wenger has proved he is incapable of moulding a consistent performance from what we have got (ALL PLAYERS HE HAS BROUGHT TO THE CLUB) and let the new guy in next season either sort them out and / or get rid of them.
On defense, OU will give up several long runs from Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, but when it comes time for Jake Fromm to convert on third and long, OU's secondary will make enough plays to limit Georgia's success through the ai
On defense, OU will give up several
long runs from Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, but when it comes
time for Jake Fromm to convert
on third and long, OU's secondary will make enough plays to limit Georgia's success through the ai
on third and
long, OU's secondary will make enough
plays to limit Georgia's success through the air.