Comments on: Arsenal 2-0 Standard Liege: Still not good enough

By: Isaac

Isaac — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:21:02 +0000

negative, negative, negative.. One even wrote: “i dont trust him” WTF?? do you know him?? have you played with him?? or is it just a hunch??.. very stupid thing to say.

You have a GREAT TEAM, you should be proud of it.. So grow a pair, get behind the team, and support it.. too many unsatiable whiners.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:13:37 +0000

Im a Barcelona fan, that follows Arsenal exclusively because of Carlos Vela. Ive been following him since he played for Osasuna here in Spain because i believe he is one of the most talented prospects world wide.. I find the Arsenal fan mentality on this blog to be very negative. This was Velas 1st match in 6 months, before that when he did play he only got like 10 minutes a game and still you want him to perform as if he had allways been in the starting eleven. Wenger said he was happy with Velas performance, and its funny when i see some fans think they know more about football than the coaches.. Or do you really think you know more about the sport than Wenger??.. I would love to see Barca SNATCH Vela from Arsenal, it will happen soon enough, right after we bring back Cesc home…

By: utch

utch — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:36:58 +0000

It’s not being negative,there’s nothing wrong with being objective or realistic.Am sure both AW and d players knows d importance of this match.Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

By: utch

utch — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:36:58 +0000

It’s not being negative,there’s nothing wrong with being objective or realistic.Am sure both AW and d players knows d importance of this match.Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

By: shambogunner

shambogunner — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:56:01 +0000

wel rusty may hav been the wrong word but wasteful wud maybe more accurate for theo,very rarely an end product,i know ur gonna now tel me hes only back from injury now so am just gonna stop….listen my point is they came on at 2-0 and the game ended 2-0 with neither creating or havin a chance of note,theos was a hit and hope that flew thru the def legs and keeper laughed at,and i just feel AW cud hav taken gibbs and song off because both are very important to us at the mo and you cud see right from the restart that liege were diving in wrecklessly….ramsey for song and traore for gibbs,then you cuda given theo a run out….

By: Ianinja

Ianinja — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:51:14 +0000

I aggree with Taygoon, Theo’s decision making is not very good, he’s playing purely on instinct, problem is his instinct is usually not accurate. Lots will flake me anyway but that’s what I see of Theo alot of pace but nothing else. Hope he surprise me against Chelsea.

Cheers!

By: radads

radads — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:57:52 +0000

“Rusty” Theo???????/
@Taygoon, nice to have you back mate, its been a whle isnt itz?/
Well,you ve mentionned some good points (Chelski being not that great,Arsha being put central..) but there are few tht I dont agree with as usual,
1- Not having Theo in the starting line up to me would be madness, he would be the only one who could challenge Ashley cole.How could we leave one of our best player on the bench agst a team like chelsea?remember he just came back from injuries, its normal that he might loose posession somtime, but he is a good player and he can recover his fitness quickly.As for Theo’s crossing,I agree when he didnt see Arsha backward in the box on his left who shud have dfntly scored our third goal that night but I think that the most important thing is for him to over run the defender and get the cross over in the box while our attacking mdfldrs ans strikers choose their way to fill the box.The guy who never looks at his mate when passing is always Sagna, the guy can make ugly crosses and kicking the ball blindly.
2- Dudu faster than RVP? i dont think so!! RVP has more finishing senses, and more sharper and faster in the box.The way I see it is,Who runs faster in the box? Dudu may have more pace than RVP on the run, but RVP has more quick acceleration and sharpness on escaping from defenders in the box.RVP not being associated with physicality? he is more physical than you think he is!! you usually talk abt statistics, then let me tell you that 92% of RVP’s goal have been all associated with a fight of over-runnin defenders in the box itself, rarely a challenge run from midfld.
3- you can never win easely agst chelsea,They arent easy to break down, very organised defensivly from full back to midfld, and i personnaly beleive that pace with agressivity would be our most effective tool to bring them down cos they are old and we are young.They are the only team in the league who have all 3 midfld players attacking and defensive midfldr at the same time (Diamond midfld), and they can defend with 9 players with one single striker up front.I know that they dont look as dangerous as Manu or Liv or mancity when they attack with their only 2 or 3 attacking force but still its dangerous enough for any top 4 in the league.

By: Hey Nonny Mouse

Hey Nonny Mouse — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:54:14 +0000

@shambogunner – I enjoy your posts, mate, but some of the things you say are just outrageous. Theo and Rosicky ‘had zero impact and looked terribly rusty’. S’funny because I could have sworn I saw Theo have a shot on goal that JUST missed the far post. He also put in some crosses – one of which went right across the face and just needed someone to touch it in. Rosicky had some very good moves and touches and kept the opposition more than busy enough (ie. instead of attacking us). I mean what the hell? Whaddaya want? What was the ‘needless risk’ by the manager? Leaving Gibbs on because of course he knew he was going to get his foot broken in the last minute – or bringing on the ‘rusty’ Theo and Rosicky – instead of leaving them on the bench to do er…nothing. Rusty? Christ I’d like to be as rusty as Walcott who was zipping down that touchline like a rocket. And did anyone notice that, by the way, we just qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League – top of the group. Fans, Cah!

By: georgetown gooner

georgetown gooner — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:18:33 +0000

nice read today lads,lots of good points and opinions shared.i think arshavin is sulking because he wants to play more central in the bergkamp role, for sunday v chelski the team must be almunia,sagna,tv5,gallas if fit traore,song,denilsoncesc,arshavin,eduardo,rosicky with subs theo,vela,ramsey,eboue,senderos with senderos to come in if gallasa is not fit.chelski can be beaten but it means big performances are required all round anything less and we could have a problem.we cant start too many players at once who have been out through injury for a long time or we will get overun. COME ON YOU GUNNERS!

By: Andy @ Arsenal FC Blog

Andy @ Arsenal FC Blog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:22:24 +0000

@ TayGoon – Your comment put a welcome smile on my face.