Comments on: Gallas asks a question we’ve been asking all season after already answering it

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:59:18 +0000

Can somebody tell me Why we are loosing to the so called “underdogs”. When we are almost ready to celebrate a victory ahead of the game,Arsene Wenger and his boys would not allow that happen…..Well, i guess its time we took our mind off the tittle this season. So sad.

By: SCOPE KNIGHT

SCOPE KNIGHT — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:57:20 +0000

Dynamite,
I feel you. With all due respect to other bloggers football especially with Arsenal in Nigeria is a way of life. I actually left my boss’s kids naming ceremony, ran a minimum of 120 miles/hr to get to VGC to watch the match and the united match way behind me.U can imagine. What annoyed me more was that we would have just let united beat us instead of raising false hope. Fucking hell. After the second goal i had to sneak over to the united game a slip out unoticed but i was caught by my friends laughing antics at the gate.I had a bad weekend. I have made up my mind to start watching boxing, skiing or Formula 1 cos i cant support anyother club than arsenal.
The players have lost respect for wenger.He has got it wrong and they dont trust his judgement. Bent-neerr should be banned from football he is a disgrace.

By: MoMONEY

MoMONEY — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:54:47 +0000

I agree that Nasri is a bit out of place on the wing… Ideally we have Rosicky out ther and Nasri in front of the strikers but Wenger rarely uses that kind of setup…

Another thing I forgot to mention is our lack of depth. We try to use our same first team and replace the injured players throughout the season… The big clubs usually have more than capable backups that they use in order to keep their best players fresh… Example is Tevez at ManU and many many others…

We dont have depth. We dont have attitude. We need some steel at both DMF and CB. Its been the same for a few years now and it needs to be addressed… I would be THRILLED if we got De Rossi… Yaya is nice but De Rossi is better IMO

By: Gibbs

Gibbs — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:33:08 +0000

I dont know why Appiah is still a free agent, but he is free, we have got nothing to lose. If we get De Rossi and Yaya we will have 3 world class CM, i’d rather have 3 than 1, our rivals have 4 or 5 DCM, they are spoilt for choice, i also want that in our team.

By: Dynamite

Dynamite — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:43:48 +0000

Jay,
Iagree with u. Did we have an all children squad when we had the golden years? Wenger is acting God. It is so frustrating to the over 16 million Arsenal supporters spread all over Nigeria. On Saturday I left the viewing centre like a beatten dog with my tails between my leg. Imagine me a lawyer, 40 years, dressed to kill with my home jessy, face cap, shorts and whistle making so much noise at the pub even though I have paid for subcription at home leaving the centre with Chelsea and Man U fans laughing, jeering and/or starring at me. He does not know what he is doing to me!!!

By: Ianinja

Ianinja — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:56:56 +0000

Somehow I knew this lost to Villa is coming. All of Arsenal players look bad. I believe this team is complacent and it shows. Cesc had the worse game for a couple of games now, Denilson tried hard but since both our central midfield is slow there’s no tracking of Barry or Sidwell when there’s a counter. Nasri has good feet but is slow. People who say he goes pass players must be blind, when he’s stuck he spins and pass backs or sideways. Why put a playmaker at the wings. A marseille fan once highlighted to me that Nasri will slow Arsenal’s game and yeah it shows. Diaby is another hot and cold, the only thing simmilar to him and Viera is the height and that’s where the simmilarities stop, Viera was a brutal lion whilst Diaby is a bit kitty like, has the grace but no ace. The first team is complacent, plays with no heart and thinks they are champions after the ManU game. If your going to lose, at least lose with a fight. Somebody gotta kick them in the head and say the league is not one game. Really I think Arsene is too soft on these overpaid youngsters. Sometimes I wish Adams is part of the backroom staff. He’ll just squeeze all of their nuts just like how he use to on the pitch, Adams prob say it’ll improve their stamina on the pitch. I’m not for new signings but its apparent that an experienced talented player is needed. I don’t know what Arsene is hiding, but he did try to get Inler. I saw Udinese play and he is one brutal mofo, a good partner for ballerina Cesc. Maybe AFC really has no money or AFC’s board is just a bunch of stingy diamond traders and elitist. The recession is quite bad and I wonder whether the apartments are selling as well as reported, why was Keith sacked? and where’s the new CEO or whatever. There’s more than meets the eyes here…

By: jay-jay

jay-jay — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:32:40 +0000

Ive heard stories we have signed Toure already, we are just waiting until Jan. Spurs/pompey/fulham would have snapped up Appiah if he was as good as he apparently is. Xabi Alonso would be a great signing and Cesc would play much better, Barry would also be a super signing but Alonso would play better wiv Cesc.

By: MoMONEY

MoMONEY — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:57 +0000

Yea i definitely think there is a reason Appiah is unsigned still… I was just mentioning him… Toure is a great player but idn if he has the mental aspect/ leadership we are lacking… De Rossi could be an amazing signing if it would be possible… He is tought, talented, and performs under pressure… I would love to have him…

By: Demetrio

Demetrio — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:49:22 +0000

@ MoMoney

Roma wouldnt Mexes go unless he starts to stir up trouble and asks to leave. They have many others they can let go. They wont be forced to sell him.

And i agree 100% with butterfingers. The people whom have watch Appiah train know better then us. If he was THAT good someone would have picked him up. So i hope Wenger would not want some other teams sloppy seconds as he did with Silvestre. Silvestre is not the worst, but if he cannot make it into the Man U first team, then he isnt what is needed at Arsenal. I fell Appiah would be the same thing.

Instead of being cheap bastards, actually spend the money to invest in a real world class DMF. Try to lure De Rossi or Toure to Arsenal, or someone similar not get a player who cant find a team to take him. I think Alonso should be Wengers #1. He would form a quick partnership with Fab and i think Fab would play much better then he has with Alonso there in MF with him.

By: butterfingers

butterfingers — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:27:20 +0000

But again there must be a reason appiah is still a free agent and no body has signed him and if cesc goes to barca it might not be much different in the epl where real now look winning the title for the next couple of years. I can’t see why players play if they don’t care just like roy jones jnr last week why stand there for 10 rounds and let someone hit you if you can’t be arsed. Just play wilshere, djorou and vela and drop ade and silvestre and cesc is banned so we might get a half arsed performance and might actually win and the kids have burnley next round who beat chelscums we are in it to win it team so at least we have a good game coming up in a couple of weeks.