Comments on: Clichy out for two months + Arsenal FC Weekly Podcast 10: Arseblogger’s back

By: shambogunner

shambogunner — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:54:51 +0000

gunnerboss u know how i feel mate its just i dont wanna keep downin the guy,i do hav the upmost respect for him as a professional,in this regard i feel he is a great role model for the two young guys,but he is so limited in ability and has such slow reactions both physically and in his concentration…i feel we hav made our point on him at this stage and there is nothin to be gained by arguing with fellow fans who dont share our opinion ,i mean ultimately it has been AW who has been selecting him all this time,that is the real mystery my friend…i mean wer in a lose-lose here because we call it as we see it and get labelled as bashers and negative but when,and i MEAN when this guy gets exposed again in the near future an ‘i told you so’ will not be worth it as hel hav cost us by then
really mate it is somethin that is completely out of our control,my only issue is is that when we come in and vent that people will actually use their brains and be honest when hes botched something

By: GunnerBoss

GunnerBoss — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:42:49 +0000

@SHAMBO – What do you still think about the podcast and the faith in ALMUNIA considering the fact that he conceeded that cheap goal

By: guyfrmars

guyfrmars — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:39:46 +0000

IMHO,
To blame the keeper for that goal is abit harsh.
There should have been 2 tackles, before he had the chance to shoot.Was watching the game and when i saw Lens going on through goal, he had 2 defenders on him. It was 3 vs 1. And at that point everyone was anticipating a foul for the handball in AZ penalty box.

The defence just switched off. And i think that led to the goal.

How bout looking at Alumunia reflex save earlier in that game.Slow reaction? i dont think so.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:52:22 +0000

irregardless of Diaby’s goal. Review the match. How often does the ball get taken off him when he tries to do a trick. He can win it, but what good is that when he tries to just take it himself and just loses it. It’s frustrating. Diaby is a good player, who shows a lot of class. but he also shows a lot of immaturity.

By: MoMONEY

MoMONEY — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:08:44 +0000

Lets not crown Diaby yet. he usually does good against the small sides and poor against good teams. If he plays like that vs some of Europe’s best then I will be sold

By: georgetown gooner

georgetown gooner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:20 +0000

the captain is in fine form and leading by example,took his 2nd goal superbly tonight and a good performance by the lads.for the first time this season i am begining to think we could win a trophy,also 3 assists by shava song,gallas and vermaelen solid and a great finish by nasri.andy good stuff with the podcast.

By: shambogunner

shambogunner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:25:11 +0000

@gunna shah,
i think it was i who labelled him an enigma,after id called him everytin else!!!!ah no he was very good toni and we shud be fair to him when he does wel
@billi,
arsha set up the last 3 goals mate and it just shows his quality that he can produce such genius while only on the periphery of a game
@guyfrmars,
their goal toni was not a reason for almunia to be dropped but it was a prime example of his slow reactions and heavy footedness, he second guessed the attacker and anticipated he would shoot across him and in fairness it was a poor goal to concede…add this to the concrete argument that he manages to concede in games wher the opposition mite hav had as few shots on target as 4 and you can see why the ‘detractors’ are out there to begin with…i mean they had 4 shots on target and 3 were straight at him,the 1 shot where he was required to move or dive to get to and he fluffed,should he be dropped for that?no way but it just highlights wot iv said before
can any1 tell me who it was on our side that angered cesc so much that he neglected to celebate his opener???i heard as he shot that one of ours yelled somethin about him not releasin the pass….strange

By: Gunna shah

Gunna shah — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:55:56 +0000

whoever said abou diaby is an enigma,was absolutly spot on. You never know what he is gonna bring to the table,i just wish he could put in performances like this. Not because he scored,but he had an allround game,tackles seems to be improving,passing was better today than other days,who knows,maybe the sight of nasri,is pushing him to up his game. All round great stuff.

By: spanishgunner

spanishgunner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:54:12 +0000

Come on guyfrmars – Almunia was SERIOUSLY at fault . He is NOT – nor ever will be – a top class ‘keeper.Sure , he’s doing his best, but it’s not nearly good enough for a top Premier League side that wants to challenge for all trophies . We need a goalkeeper and Almunia is NOT a goalkeeper.

By: guyfrmars

guyfrmars — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:46:09 +0000

Gibbs was great. For the whole 60mins.AZ targetted Gibbs as the weak link and he perform brilliantly.MoTM.

That being said, Cesc is Class. Arshavin is back!!! Song was devastatingly good.

shame bout the clean sheet though.
i’m sure Almunia detractors will point that out as a reason for him to be dropped but really, its a defensive error. truth be told, i was expecting Lens to be tackled before he shot and i think Almunia thought the same too.

great game.great team.