Comments on: Title hopes fading for Arsenal after fourth successive draw http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/ Arsenal Blog | Arsenal News Tue, 22 May 2012 14:51:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Spanish Fry http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19977 Spanish Fry Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:01:47 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19977 A lot of people are saying it's all about choosing between playing beautiful football or winning. It's not. This side has tried to do both and I'm bloody proud of it. Wenger has taken his time to realise that not everything can be won with silky skills and adapted more of a long-ball game at times to counter certain opposition and for the most part it has worked. Just because we do not win does not mean we're not trying to. Winning any of the major trophies is bloody hard work - some people seem to think it is easy. A lot of people are saying it’s all about choosing between playing beautiful football or winning. It’s not. This side has tried to do both and I’m bloody proud of it.

Wenger has taken his time to realise that not everything can be won with silky skills and adapted more of a long-ball game at times to counter certain opposition and for the most part it has worked.

Just because we do not win does not mean we’re not trying to. Winning any of the major trophies is bloody hard work – some people seem to think it is easy.

]]> By: TayGoon http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19974 TayGoon Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:32:07 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19974 amiaq_ferguson, You have been lucky with injuries these 2 seasons. We can afford to rest 2 starters when we are not decimated with injuries. amiaq_ferguson,
You have been lucky with injuries these 2 seasons. We can afford to rest 2 starters when we are not decimated with injuries.

]]> By: amiaq_ferguson http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19966 amiaq_ferguson Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:33:53 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19966 TayGoon, we are playing well eventhough we didnt score many goals. and yet we are able to rest some of key player such as Nani, Tevez and also Ferdinand. Can Arsenal afford to rest their key player? i doubt so... TayGoon,
we are playing well eventhough we didnt score many goals. and yet we are able to rest some of key player such as Nani, Tevez and also Ferdinand. Can Arsenal afford to rest their key player? i doubt so…

]]> By: Nick http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19949 Nick Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:41:40 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19949 Can't believe some of your comments.On the one hand you criticise Mark and others for saying that we need players and then you all go on to say that we do.Which is it? Beautiful football over winning trophies?? Amazing. It seems by some of the comments on here that all that matters is playing entertaining football. Weren't you supporting Arsenal under George Graham?? I did, always have regardless of the style of football we played. Were you complaining when we won trophies under Graham?? I don't think so, If AW were to leave tomorrow and the style of football changed would you no longer support Arsenal?? And as for the NO BIG PLAYER brigade, are you really saying that all these big name signings never succeed?? What Tosh. Not all players cost 20 mill. I'm pretty certain that there are players out there who cost a lot less that can improve our team.I'm not saying we should sign any of the following but are all these players flops?? Drogba, essien, anelka, ronaldo,Ronaldhino,Kaka,Torres and countless more. And Ryan, it's funny how the only teams that have one anything in the last 3 seasons are the one's that you criticise about spending big money, Man u, Chelsea and Liverpool, and if you want watch 14 year olds there's a good sunday league side for the under 14's I could recommend. No one on here is saying that we need to spend for spending sake, and NO there is no guarantee that buying players will improve the team, but if we stand still in the transfer market and rely on young talent to come through we'll be waiting a long time for any success. But then it doesn't matter we play beautiful football!!!!! Vicgooner, we all have opinions mate and will continue to express them so No we won't keep quiet and let you enjoy the football. Grant, no one is saying that we should go back to "boring boring Arsenal, what I am saying is that given the choice of entertaning and winning ugly I'd go for WINNING. Can’t believe some of your comments.On the one hand you criticise Mark and others for saying that we need players and then you all go on to say that we do.Which is it?

Beautiful football over winning trophies?? Amazing.

It seems by some of the comments on here that all that matters is playing entertaining football.
Weren’t you supporting Arsenal under George Graham??

I did, always have regardless of the style of football we played.

Were you complaining when we won trophies under Graham??

I don’t think so, If AW were to leave tomorrow and the style of football changed would you no longer support Arsenal??

And as for the NO BIG PLAYER brigade, are you really saying that all these big name signings never succeed?? What Tosh.
Not all players cost 20 mill. I’m pretty certain that there are players out there who cost a lot less that can improve our team.I’m not saying we should sign any of the following but are all these players flops??
Drogba, essien, anelka, ronaldo,Ronaldhino,Kaka,Torres and countless more.
And Ryan, it’s funny how the only teams that have one anything in the last 3 seasons are the one’s that you criticise about spending big money, Man u, Chelsea and Liverpool, and if you want watch 14 year olds there’s a good sunday league side for the under 14′s I could recommend.

No one on here is saying that we need to spend for spending sake, and NO there is no guarantee that buying players will improve the team, but if we stand still in the transfer market and rely on young talent to come through we’ll be waiting a long time for any success.

But then it doesn’t matter we play beautiful football!!!!!

Vicgooner, we all have opinions mate and will continue to express them so No we won’t keep quiet and let you enjoy the football.
Grant, no one is saying that we should go back to “boring boring Arsenal, what I am saying is that given the choice of entertaning and winning ugly I’d go for WINNING.

]]> By: Scope Knight http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19943 Scope Knight Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:14:02 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19943 Mark well said!!!!! Steve D I totally do not care what you think of my opinion but all I can say is that I am tired of Arsenal. What is the diffrence between us and liverpool.Liverpool are not in contention but they have what they are fighting for.What are we fighting for? WHAT???Like I said Arsenal just but raise hopes only for them to dash your hopes at the end of the season. The goal against us in the boro match was sheer stupidity by Toure and Gallas looking for the offside flag. Dude if you had to watch football in Nigeria where over 150 peeople are wishing you lose a game and we aresenal do not disappoint them.How can we drop 8 points in 4 games.Simply put we are not ready for the EPL.Tired of Arsenal.Fucking tired of arsenal.No trophy in how many years and we are proud of our beautiful football.Those kids are tooo small mentally and physically.Fucking annoyed Mark well said!!!!! Steve D I totally do not care what you think of my opinion but all I can say is that I am tired of Arsenal. What is the diffrence between us and liverpool.Liverpool are not in contention but they have what they are fighting for.What are we fighting for? WHAT???Like I said Arsenal just but raise hopes only for them to dash your hopes at the end of the season. The goal against us in the boro match was sheer stupidity by Toure and Gallas looking for the offside flag. Dude if you had to watch football in Nigeria where over 150 peeople are wishing you lose a game and we aresenal do not disappoint them.How can we drop 8 points in 4 games.Simply put we are not ready for the EPL.Tired of Arsenal.Fucking tired of arsenal.No trophy in how many years and we are proud of our beautiful football.Those kids are tooo small mentally and physically.Fucking annoyed

]]> By: Scope Knight http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19942 Scope Knight Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:09:11 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19942 Mark well said!!!!! Steve D I totally do not care what you think of my opinion but all I can say is Mark well said!!!!! Steve D I totally do not care what you think of my opinion but all I can say is

]]> By: Mark http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19930 Mark Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:27:58 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19930 I see my previous comments have annoyed some of you and I applaud your faithfulness to the team. In all my coments I have and will continue to support Wenger because, as I have said, he has brought the best possible football to Arsenal. What I don't understand about some of the coments is that some of you imply that finishing second in the premiership and going out of cup competitions is fine as long as we play the entertaining football. 1) I didn't see this entertaining football when Spurs and Man Utd thrashed us and knocked us out of two cup competitions ...allowing Spurs to actually win a trophy ...... 2)I know it is politically correct in these days and times to say that it's not the wining but the taking part that counts ...but if we accept the premise that we don't need to win things but just play good football then what is the point of being in the premier league and in cup competitions? if you don't want to win them but see them go to the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea ...then we might as well take Arsenal out of the league and play pretty friendlies every week where taking part is all that matters. 3) And to all you undoubtedly loyal fans who stick by these players come what may ...if we continue playing second fiddle to the likes of Man Utd and Liverpool etc. how many "LOYAL AND FAITHFUL" players will stay at Arsenal to play their beautiful brand of football? It is their career (not the club) that comes first and they are all in this game to win trophies...if we don't start winning soemthing soon they will be off to feather their nest and win things with other teams (Flamini maybe this summer if we fail to win anything or buy big). And then what sort of players will we attract ...will we go back to the Ian Ure's and Brian Talbot's of this world .... please please please I've lived a lifetime (or so it seems) watching some right dross at Arsenal and I don't want to go back to those years. We have, at times, been a very ordinary side in the past and on more than one occasion feared relegation. We must buy to keep the quality of football this high and yes to win trophies. Even if this team pull off a miracle and win something this year I will still stick with what I have said previously and that is that we need to buy a few more quality players and strengthen this squad .... it is the only way forward at this level. I see my previous comments have annoyed some of you and I applaud your faithfulness to the team. In all my coments I have and will continue to support Wenger because, as I have said, he has brought the best possible football to Arsenal. What I don’t understand about some of the coments is that some of you imply that finishing second in the premiership and going out of cup competitions is fine as long as we play the entertaining football. 1) I didn’t see this entertaining football when Spurs and Man Utd thrashed us and knocked us out of two cup competitions …allowing Spurs to actually win a trophy …… 2)I know it is politically correct in these days and times to say that it’s not the wining but the taking part that counts …but if we accept the premise that we don’t need to win things but just play good football then what is the point of being in the premier league and in cup competitions? if you don’t want to win them but see them go to the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea …then we might as well take Arsenal out of the league and play pretty friendlies every week where taking part is all that matters. 3) And to all you undoubtedly loyal fans who stick by these players come what may …if we continue playing second fiddle to the likes of Man Utd and Liverpool etc. how many “LOYAL AND FAITHFUL” players will stay at Arsenal to play their beautiful brand of football? It is their career (not the club) that comes first and they are all in this game to win trophies…if we don’t start winning soemthing soon they will be off to feather their nest and win things with other teams (Flamini maybe this summer if we fail to win anything or buy big). And then what sort of players will we attract …will we go back to the Ian Ure’s and Brian Talbot’s of this world …. please please please I’ve lived a lifetime (or so it seems) watching some right dross at Arsenal and I don’t want to go back to those years. We have, at times, been a very ordinary side in the past and on more than one occasion feared relegation. We must buy to keep the quality of football this high and yes to win trophies. Even if this team pull off a miracle and win something this year I will still stick with what I have said previously and that is that we need to buy a few more quality players and strengthen this squad …. it is the only way forward at this level.

]]> By: Can Arsenal still win the Premiership? http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19929 Can Arsenal still win the Premiership? Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:24:31 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19929 [...] what does it all mean for Arsenal? I mentioned yesterday that after the draw with Middlesbrough, for the first time this season I really feel like the [...] [...] what does it all mean for Arsenal? I mentioned yesterday that after the draw with Middlesbrough, for the first time this season I really feel like the [...]

]]> By: Steve D http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19928 Steve D Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:39:40 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19928 Good point Mexican Gooner: We'd all like to have both but I would also prefer b) if I had to choose. Good point Mexican Gooner: We’d all like to have both but I would also prefer b) if I had to choose.

]]> By: Mexican Gunner http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19927 Mexican Gunner Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:13:00 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/title-hopes-fading-for-arsenal-after-fourth-successive-draw/#comment-19927 What do you prefer: a) to celebrate one day because your team win the championship with boring football OR b) to celebrate every weekend watching beautiful football! but no trophy ? ? ? (I pick the b) What do you prefer:
a) to celebrate one day because your team win the championship with boring football
OR
b) to celebrate every weekend watching beautiful football! but no trophy
? ? ?

(I pick the b)

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