And new
players came into the team.
I think that us true arsenal fans are having a huge impact at the moment regarding the way wenger is changing and relizing that we need quality
players coming into our team, we are not going to allow arsenal to become a has been side, I truly believe that the impact from us all has finally been heard by the board and wenger that enough is enough.lets hope that the transfers we are hearing of are true.
Everytime a new stylish and cool - looking
player comes into the team, most of the fans forget the old players that have been the backbones for the team and carried the team so far in this season.
He needs to add goals to his game, but when you're a young
player coming into the team, you're really just trying to settle in.
Every other average
player comes into the team and we still atleast look decent on the pitch but with fellaini, its like playing with 10 men and hoping the eleventh produces a moment of magic which only happens one in ten times.
Not exact matches
But until the Durant Rule
came into play, there was very little incentive for these
players to sign a third contract with the
team that drafted them.
«When he
came back
into the
team, he gave a lift to everybody and of course he has a fantastic leap, he's an intelligent
player as well and he can score goals with his feet.
iwobi on Wolcott as winger will not work for a whole season
team on there manager will figure how to defend against us very easily because they both
come into the middle not on the outside so there no space for the other midfield to work
players like.
I am pissed - off that other
teams even clubs like Spurs see the
players that they want and immediately pounce on them like a tramp on chips, but when it
comes to Arsenal we make appointments weeks and months
into the future... I ask myself, what can I do as a fan of my beloved Arsenal, and what can we (Arsenal fans all over the world) do as supporters to show our outrage and indignation of the status - quo at Arsenal when it
comes to transfers.
we'll need
team cohesion for our ventures
into europa, greater positivity the kind that sees
player pettiness put aside so we
come away from this campaign with the kudos we deserve.
I think the whole
team has improved defensively since Coquelin has
come into the
team more bodies getting back behind the ball Arteta was the only real disciplined
player in midfield at times.
The
team had just 28
players under contract, so it
came into the day with over $ 25 million in salary cap space.
There is no way we are selling Lacazette.He scores goals in France and he will score goals here.What he had at Lyon was a
team that played fast flowing attacking football with pace and with a system that was designed o get the best from the
players strengths.He has
come into a
team that had a toxic dressing room (Sanchez) a defence that did everything but defend a system that strictly forbade any
player from playing anything other than the Wenger Qiuckstep - Sideways Sideways Backwards Lets all start again.
It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring
players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs
into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it
comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German
team versus his time at Arsenal are the
players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer
When one analyzes the 4 games in which the
team conceded three or more goals, a number of factors
come into play: attacking
players losing balls in our defensive third, attacking
players not committing fouls when they lose the ball to stop counters, attacking
players not tracking back to defend, and attacking
players lacking a defensive mindset..
Wenger will bring Ozil back
into the
team slowly and we should have a good 10
players to rotate throughout the season (hopefully that will fund our
coming FA Cup run).
• Fifty seconds
into this mess, a
player from the blue
team comes flying at a pile of
players and does a full flip onto his head.
So much to say about this: 1) The attitude: Are we the only top
team to celebrate wins like an FA cup tie or a MANC
team that had 2 - 3
players part of there XI not fit or not even available... we are AFC and as such should be
coming into almost every match with a winning mentality and anything but a win seen as a bad result!Let's stop taking selfies and dressing room pictures as if we've just won a major trophy!!!
I guess it's important to send the message out that
players can't leave us and just
come back
into the
team like that if it doesn't work out for them.
nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this
team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class
players into the fold without being fearful of how said
players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest
players, both young and old, without any real replacements
coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different
team to pretend to follow
And has anyone taken
into account that maybe Dez's antics / work - ethic / words were no longer welcome within the overall philosophy of the
team when it
comes to the younger
players like Switzer?
I will hear that Walcott is not defensive enough and all that, but not many
players were before, now when the
team is attacking and defending like a unit, then Walcott will also get
into the rythm, He has just
come from an injury, he might not have been lethal enough but he is still good as a winger, he can make runs behind defenses, he is a good crosser, he can test the keeper...
He
came into the season as a two - time Mountain West Special
Teams Player of the Year, with five kick returns for touchdowns.
The evidence shows that he doesn't, he coasts through games and, as someone above has already mentioned only
comes into his own if, on the day, the whole
teams has hit a purple patch.You can praise him for his assists but a
player of his supposed calibre should be doing more than providing the odd assist.
Few believed those qualities would
come out at the next level, but we're heading
into year three of Green showing Warriors fans why he's the type of
player everyone wants on their
team.
There is a theory that it is much better to introduce up and
coming young
players into a strong side so that they get a taste of what playing in the first
team will be like, rather than struggling in a disjointed display because the whole
team are unused to playing together.
All of these
players have played a major role in the
team over the last few years, but it's time for them to step aside or at least
into drastically reduced roles to let the next generation of United States talent
come into the
team and make it their own.
What an idiot these Paul Merton geezer saying he can't see any arsenal
player getting
into Chelsea
team well pal with the same set of
players we've beaten them 3 times in the last twelve months besides we are playing away so if we get a point to me that's a result against Chelsea, don't let's beat ourselves and the
team before the game,
come on yu gooooooners!!!!!!!!
Wenger spoke of how Arsenal have invested a lot
into Gnabry since his debut
came in 2012 and although the winger hasn't gone on to make too many appearances since then, he has shown to be impressive on the occasions he has played and he works well alongside the more regular first
team players.
As for people whose argument is based around statistics I'll say two things; 1) How did
teams buy
players before this Americanisation
came into the equation 2) And a quote; There are lies, damned lies and statistics.
We are also proven to be an attractive club to those who have
come through the Barcelona youth academy, with Hector Bellerin and Cesc Fabregas having earned their way
into the Gunners first -
team having joined at a young age, while a whole host of
players have played for both sides later in their careers.
Can't chuba akpom
come from bench... i wud feel we shud give kid a chance... plus if we are to go 4 a «WC» striker we should first sell giroud... coz den he is of no use... coz wud prefer walcot any time coz of his pace and welbz coz he can hold up the ball in front «like» giroud plus he is a better runner nd confident his striking can only get better... 4 me giroud is of no use to dis
team coz we are developing
into more of a counter-attacking type wid help
player like coq available... so better first get a DM which shud be our prime requirement....
1) Sends the wrong message to young
players coming into the squad 2) Sends the wrong message to the
players concerned: comfortable 3) Doesn't develop a winning culture At
teams like Bayern, Barca & Real (the extreme) fail to live up to your contract or club expectation & you will soon be on the bench than in the stands than will probably have to look out for another club in the summer after a 1 -2 years (coach, management will let you know).
the result he
comes directly
into the first
team and it could be a reason behind having to offset other
players positions albeit temporarily.
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
They have a number of quality first -
team players who are
coming into their own.
There is not one leader in the whole squad, Alexis shows glimmers of it, but ends up looking sulky, I remember when Coq
came back to the club and was put
into the
team, there was one occasion were we went a goal up, all the
players were celebrating and Coq was the one telling them to focus and think, I thought good lad.
For a football
team to be successful, everyone must buy
into the concept that what
comes first is the
team, not the
player.
Chelsea are also more cynical when it
comes to
player recruitment and development, farming out youngsters on an industrial scale, operating questionable and occasionally illegal tactics to attain promising youngsters, and generally buying
players for their immediate impact as opposed to what they might develop
into, hence the fact that you could make a
team of ex-Chelsea
players that's probably better than Chelsea.
Wenger put ozil on the wing for his development one thing i do nt get is how the fans do nt see that Wenger done the same process with Wilshere, I remember when Monreal was caught out at the back post from a set piece and ozil did nt cover he just jogged abit n let monreal get beat, that would be video evidence for Ozil to learn and work on his duty to defend instead of giving him Candy like a baby n letting him be lazy in the middle not tracking back for the
team its a learning process im 100 % Wenger knows ozils best position is in the centre he followed him since Shalke its obvious but Wenger develops
players into world class after seeing Ozil in the world cup and
coming back after the world cup i coud see he defended alot more helping out monreal on the flanks and putting in alot more effort only then once hes showed his duty in defending will he be given his free role in the middle.
«If Arsenal are to achieve anything this season, then the motivation must
come back
into the
team — and Wenger is responsible for that Mourinho??? he is strong mine and will motivate the
players good coach
The problem is — does any great
player want to
come into a
team and not be guaranteed football?
One thing we can all agree on is that he has been a great leader and servant to the club, and has helped advise many Arsenal
players coming into the first
team and will do again when he moves top the Academy in the summer.
even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs
into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as
players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented
player, who can help a
team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the
teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that
come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat
Who ever is available now needs to
come in and prove their worth to the
team but I don't buy
into the thinking that we should rest some
players just becoz we are taking on Spud this Saturday....
It also helps the
players and the fans to settle
into the game and allows the confidence to spread, which is why Arsene Wenger has been making such a big point of it to his
team after the first half of the season saw us fail to make our possession count and saw us often having to
come from behind.
The things that killed us in our last match were obvious, why was mertsacker running
into the box when hes a defender and knowing that hes the only qualified cb in the
team surely he should have left the roaming for monreal, too many
team members try and instill the responsibility of a WHOLE
team onto themselves especially when we go down, now that works in a case where your
team is packed with stars ala chelsea and man city but when you have
players like ours our best way to win is patience and everybody playing THEIR role and playing it f-ing well and only few are doing that at the moment and that is the main spine of our problems when it
comes to the
team!
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.
Both
teams come into this game with injuries to key
players.
I too also know that we look weak at the back but i also believe they have learnt from there mistakes last season and have a stronger unity this season going
into the 3rd season with the
team wenger has put together without losing key
players and adding real Quality and world class that i havent seen before because none of our history says we bought our trophies we won them with all the unexpected beliefs and never bought
into the society and modern game we seen before us not one of our legends were already labelled for they are today before they
came to us The made a name for themselfs in our Jersey and build a foundation of what we represent today Before Arsene Wenger and with him We are a club that overachieve and under promise Everything we've done has be our very own unique way of doing it not the way other clubs are ahiceving i for one will not Follow the Man City's ambitions Chelseas Manchester united or anyone elses