I do
think that side of our game needs looking in to and for big changes.
This brave move shows a very progressive, forward -
thinking side of the games industry not often seen.
Not exact matches
So if we're building a
game and
think we can do something differently, we can move on it quickly, whereas if we're working with a contracted developer, it's really, really challenging to be able to [do that] because there are contracts involved and the legal
side of it.
My initial
thoughts were that the armband would go to Petr Cech, Laurent Koscielny, Aaron Ramsey or Alexis Sanchez but for some reason I forgot about Santi Cazorla, but the Spaniard was given the honour
of captaining the
side that beat the Mexican club Chivas De Guadalajara in the second and final
game of the mini tour
of America.
Arsene Wenger, however, is doing what he can to make sure that the Arsenal players are not looking at the other fixtures and wondering who might be dropping points, because the Frenchman
thinks that this might just mean that we ourselves could be the ones to slip up as he feels that every single
game needs complete focus in order to get the consistency that any
side needs to be crowned champions at the end
of a long campaign.
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.
Steve Finkel, who is coach
of the Eagles Sevens
side,
thinks the
game could have more appeal for uninitiated Americans than rugby proper.
On the other hand, I did
think that Ozil played better today than the previous few times I've seen him — he made some comment mid-week to the effect that he's there to provide the artistic
side of the
game and not to do battle, so maybe that's all we can expect from him.
Arsenal should win and we
think they will, but the Gunners, who go into Sunday's
game on a run
of three league matches without scoring, are unlikely to have it all their own way against a
side who have humbled Chelsea and Man United this term.
Not that 11 - man players don't play both
sides of the ball, but I
think it definitely helps with the speed
of the
game and being able to open - field tackle.
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
Former Tottenham, Juventus and Ajax star Edgar Davids, who is currently the
side's manager, was sent off for two bookable offences and the supporters
thought they would see no more
of the dreadlocked Dutchman until their
side's next
game.
I
think it was a pretty well coached
game on both
sides of the ball really.
It is a risk
of course, as is Arsene Wenger telling the world his tactical
thoughts ahead
of the
game, because the home
side are fairly competent going forward as well, but I
think the reason the boss has gone for this
game plan rather than try to be defensive as we did there famously a few years ago, is because
of the return to fitness
of Sead Kolasinac.
On one
side, you have the True Believers, the folks who
think his ability to control the running
game, pitcher - whispering, framing pitches, and leading the team adds up to some sort
of super player.
While you might
think this is only important if you finish the season on the same points, I
think it actually shows that a team has great balance between the attacking and defending
sides of the
game.
On a
side note, I couldn't help but
think 2 predominant
thoughts when watching the
game against Bournemouth on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead
of the team's best interests when it comes to team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3 points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version
of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse road record.
At first I
thought Wenger was just easing Walcott back and leaving him out
of games that required more defensive help on the right
side.
I also compare Chambers
games as Central defender with his
games in the right
side of defence and I
think he is a better Central Defender, more composed and assured in the Centre than on the right.
I do not
think we need to buy a RWB this 12 months, if the rebuild is true then it will be over 2 years and that will give Ox 12 months to play that role and to develop his def
side of the
game, when Ox is moved centrally then it will pay off.
I
think sometimes slower full backs are better positionally, because they have to learn that
side of the
game.
Couple that with his influence for the England youth teams, and United may well
think they've spent the money wisely provided that Gomes shows development and proves that he's capable
of taking his
game to the next level and shining for the senior
side.
I made that point earlier, in that I
think having someone with the experience
of Cech in the
side would drastically improve his
game.
«When they bought Pedro from Barcelona at the start
of the season I
thought it would give Chelsea more width, with him on one
side and Eden Hazard on the other, and they would open their
game out a bit.
well, we may have been a more physical
side than ManC in our last
game, but for most
of the season beore that i don't
think that statement holds much water.
We should try to win the
game of course but we must be clever and I
think the team's focus should be getting the defensive
side right.
Couldn't agree more with you regards the negative postings however I
think it's more a reflection on how divided our fans are, bad results and wenger out posts get thumbs up, a win
of any kind and wenger out posts get thumbs down.me personally a wins a win and I actually
thought we did ol but I'm very much in the wenger out brigade, the wins really do cloud the reality in my opinion which is wenger has built a squad so unbalanced its scary, miss managed it and not focused at all on the defensive
side of the
game, I do however feel that some though not all on both
sides are guilty
of stepping over the edge as regards personal abuse and it's all getting a bit ott
Considering that this
game was a must - win for many Arsenal fans,
thinking that the FA Cup is definitely our best chance
of a trophy this season, it was a bit surprising that he made wholesale changes to the
side that struggled against Burnley last week.
I
think the key
of the
game will be more on our
side than on the opponents»
side.
On the other
side of this Super Bowl 47 proposition bettors who
think the Ravens won't even need the 3.5 points on the spread, and might win this
game outright, can bet Baltimore giving 3.5 points getting a price
of +250; at -7.5 points getting +500; at -10.5 points getting +700; and giving -13.5 points getting a fat +900.
this window has just finished i am already
thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light
of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his
game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i
think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that
side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one
of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature
of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i
think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i
think we might just do well this season after all
no denying fact that with his abilities he still have some limitations so most fans see the bad
side of him, i
think we do that to almost all our players, we criticise them base on their flaws and fail to see how important their contribution is to the
game.
When Bellerin first came into the
side he not only defended well but was always so dangerous going forward.His pace and ability to go outside his marker gave us an attacking outlet that allowed us to play without a recognised right
sided attacker which coincided with Walcott getting less and less
game time.We all
thought this boy was going to turn into someone very special and so obviously did the management who apparently renewed his contract on a reputed # 100k per week.What have we seen since then?A player that seems as indecisive and under coached as the rest
of the defenders at the club.A player that has rarely delivered a performance that reflected his initial early form.A player whose body language seems to display his displeasure at being at our club when Barcelona reputedly offered # 40m for him in the close season.
Its been a difficult first season for life in the Championship for Steve Bruce's Aston Villa
side, which promised so much in the first few months, but seven defeats in eight
games at the start
of the new year put pay to any
thoughts of playoffs and automatic promotion.
As a
side note, I
think Wenger should go for the good
of his health, he's starting to look like a broken man, I noticed at the
game against Liverpool, he took a sip
of water from his bottle, and his hand was shaking uncontrollably, there's only so much a man can take, so please Arsene, go before you break the club and yourself.
The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has always been
thought of more for his ability to burst past players and create goals, with the attacking
side of his
game always drawing more praise and attention than the defensive
side.
With Arsenal having so far during the current season further increased our reputation for playing fluent and attractive football that is often more focused on the creative and attacking
side of the
game, you might
think that the Arsenal players most likely to have made the Premier League team
of the season so far would be from that
side of the team.
West Ham are one
of very few Premier League
sides who actually have worse form than us coming into this
game, having lost their last four consecutively, and could pose the ideal opponents as we look to build a little momentum in hope
of snatching our usually consistent place inside the top four, although most
of my fellow fans
think we have more chance
of getting a jackpot in one
of the UK casino free spins
I
think the Welsh midfielder has left it a bit too late and a lot
of what Ramsey does goes a bit unappreciated as it is not as eye catching as the more attacking
side of the
game.
I
think Coquelin should be our DM from now on, Schneiderlin along
side him will certainly add solidity in the midfield in the big
games,
of course there will be occasions where both are not needed together and we can play with Wilshere or Rambo.
Holding said he wants to leave last January so wenger played him and now he's re payed us with giving the ball away over and over again for the first goal and we obviously need a proper defense coz our only central CBs are koscielny n mertesacker so van dijk should
of been our first target along
side lacazette but wenger
thinks monreal n kolansinac are CBs we would
of won this
game by a lot
of goals if we could defend but being cheap won't allow that
Wenger never likes being predictable, but his successful settled team for the last ten
games of last season plus the lesson learned from Chelsea winning the title with mostly unchanged
sides may have altered Wenger's
thinking on his chopping and changing
of past years.
With Liverpool having so many injuries perhaps tonights
game could be the easiest
of the three, and Merson
thinks all three points is crucial to the Gunners, although he expects Klopp's weakened
side to raise their
game for this.
Granite Xhaka saved us last night, i'm not a great fan
of Xhaka but i
thought the
game changed as soon as he come on, on Wilshere i have been his biggest supporter but last night he let me down badly, he made no space for himself he was just out for the fresh air, i
thought Sead had a lousy
game to even do he scored, it was a sad night for Arsenal supporters and football to watch that, there were plenty
of alarms raised when we played Ostersunds FK in the first leg in the second half, AW should
of known better to prepare his team and should get off his ass and shout a bit from the
side line like all passionate managers do when they send a message to their players
Looking at the form
of both teams, with Arsenal bagging six goals in the last two
games, while Chelsea have bettered that with eight goals in their two, and both
sides having ample players that have an eye for goal, I can't help but
think that whichever way the
game goes I am pretty certain that it will be a very entertaining
game with lots
of goals as both
sides love playing exciting attacking football.
While I know that the current Arsenal front three
of Walcott and Iwobi on either
side of Alexis has been doing very well, I
think that Burnley would be a great
game in which to play Giroud through the middle again.
No matter how much Arsene Wenger is hoping things will change, the fact is that all Arsenal fans know that at the moment Alexis Sanchez is more
of a liability in the
side rather than a possible
game winner, and
think that should spend some time on the bench until he sorts his head (and his feet) out.
I don't
think the Arsenal fans need to be told that Liverpool are a real danger at the moment, considering that Klopp's
side are unbeaten in their last 12
games and have scored at least 3 in each
of their last 5 away
games.
Javier Hernandez beats the Czech shot - stopper and
thinks he has won his
side the
game, only for the underside
of the bar to save our blushes, and thank god for goal - line technology!
I
think sometime after his 35 pt
game, he tweeked his knee, it was while watching the tv, on the left
side of the screen, he went to the basket, and noticeably grimmaced after shooting (i
think he might have been dunking).