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Chelsea vs Arsenal: Match Thread.

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by Sanj, Jan 17, 2013.

  1. Arsenal87

    Arsenal87 Well-Known Member

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    How exciting, having to play catch up to Spurs again, how far this club has regressed. But hey, nothing to see here, EVERYTHING is fine. LOL, we are so **** it's funny.
     
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  2. suker_suker

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    Complaining about the way the club is run and our damaging transfer and wage policy is not 'ranting and raving like a 5 year old', it is in fact a more appropriate response to the realities facing our club at the moment. Certainly more so than expressing delusional, ignorant, mindless optimism in every single comment. It is clear to so many that there is something seriously wrong with the club and pathetic comments like the last one you have made are completely futile and irrelevant.
     
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  3. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    There is nothing wrong with criticizing the cub, but there are definately people on here you "rant and rave like 5 year olds"
     
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  4. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Maybe you don't read my posts ?

    I think we need to improve the squad, simple.

    We've got a decent first XI, but we lack depth through the squad. We need a DM and a Striker to compliment the first XI and I want to see us use different formations to suit the personnel that we have got. I also think we need to start games more brightly and press from the front, make the opposition work and force them into mistakes. When we let teams play, they play through the middle of us and we're on the back foot. We can either address this by pressing from the front, playing a four man midfield or buying a DM.

    I have said these things on countless occasions, maybe you just need to pay attention <ok>
     
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  5. suker_suker

    suker_suker Well-Known Member

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    Blaming our being 2-0 down after 15 mins on the ref is a good example of your head being firmly in the sand regarding the shortcomings of our squad and manager. <ok>
     
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  6. Not PC enough

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    when was the last time we was 100 per cent ?

    When dinosaurs roamed the earth.

    And really , you fancy us to beat the pool now ?

    The form they are in .

    Face facts , we are screwed .

    Too little , too late .
    The icing on the cake will be Judas lifting the PL trophy , i hope Wenger watches that delightful spectacle.
     
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  7. I am Gooner

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    Yet again we have lost and the ref is the main talking point. If you take out the 2 goals from wrong decisions it would indeed have been 1-0 to us as someone said. A foul on Coquelin, then scoring from runninginto the space he would have been covering. And then a dive for the penalty. Ref got both wrong. Our last game against Man City the ref was the talking point, although I dont think as controversially, but there as a foul on TV as bad as the one Kos got sent of for (when Giroud headed over near the end, Cahill had his arm around TV to stop him jumping).

    Something needs to be done to be done to improve refs in this country. My idea is to have fans voting and take the average score from both sets of fans. Good refs would get 7 or 8 at least from both sets of fans I reckon giving 15/16. Biased ones would get 9/10 and 1/2 giving a total of 10-12. Whoever is in last place gets replaced by the top ref from the Championship and so on.
     
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  8. afcftw

    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    suker_suker

    I don't need to wake up. I'm not happy with where we are at currently. Our first half performance was rubbish. Our second half performance was very good. But i don't have to throw a tantrum to explain my opinion. I also accept that despite my displeasure at our current position, i can't change that and so i analyse what we can do to improve and also appreciate that a season lasts 38 games and things change alot. In my time watching Arsenal i have seen us both overturn 10+ point gaps and also throw away 10+ point gaps. It's not blind optimism to think we can do what we have done for the last 15 years and finish in the top 4. Especially when you consider it's the same Manager and that we overcame a similar situation last season.

    We now have some catching up to do but things could be much worse. The shift we put in during the second half today shows signs of a team capable of playing very well. I think we will add some consistency over the duration of the season and it will be close between a few teams come the end of the season, just as it was last year. But we need to play well for the full 90 minutes and a signing or two could make a big difference.

    (oh and i don't know why you think people need to show anger to prove they are not happy with something?)
     
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  9. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    When the ref makes a mkistake its not a bad thing toal him out on it.
     
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  10. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Thast being said it as stilla terrible first half
     
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  11. suker_suker

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    Responding in English would be useful here! <laugh>
     
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  12. Kyle?

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    People blaming the board are daft. For once, they've done nothing wrong. it's the manager who's at fault here.
     
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  13. Arsenal87

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    Because being 21 points behind United and no where near the top isn't bad enough.
     
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  14. Krome

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    Would be the icing on the cake of Wenger's worst season if Liverpool overtake us. You wouldn't say it looks unlikely at the moment..
     
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  15. afcftw

    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    @kyle?

    Why is it that you think Wenger doesnt think the squad needs improving? Because of a single quote of him saying he is happy with the team and that they can make top 4? Do you want him to say we can't and completely demoralize oru entire team? Get real.

    It's obvious he wants to bring players in, he is moving lots of people on and has repeatedly hinted at money being spent.
     
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  16. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Sorry. My bad. It was a terrible first ahlf. The attack was non-existent. The midfield didn't press, and the defense (particularly Sagna) had lapses. I still think the 1st goal was definately a foul on Coq. The 2nd goal looks like Ramires kicked Chez then went down, but that one is really 50-50 so the refree couldn't really have been blamed.
     
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  17. suker_suker

    suker_suker Well-Known Member

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    And yet nary a signing to be seen....
     
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  18. Kyle?

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    He has said numerous times that he doesn't like spending in January. He has said numerous times he prefers to promote from within. This bunch deserves a collective kick up the backside, a scathing media interview would have been ideal.
     
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  19. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Ah yes, I mean forcing Wenger to sell Samir, RvP, and Cesc when he wanted to keep them means they are angels.
     
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  20. afcftw

    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    @A87 - No. It definately is bad enough thanks.
     
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