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Match Day Thread Arsenal vs West Ham Official Match Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by TheOXOCube:5pur2, Mar 9, 2015.

  1. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    You ****ing try telling her she can't go.Funnily enough her husband also came to the 4-3
     
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  2. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    She's a grown woman. She should be able to go to games without accompanying her old man <whistle>
     
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  3. Trick_WHUFC

    Trick_WHUFC Active Member

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    Valencia out of the game after he dropped a cup of coffee on his foot.

    :emoticon-0162-coffe
     
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  4. Trick_WHUFC

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    Without Valencia it's gonna be tough. Especially with Carroll and Cole injured we only have one fit striker in Sakho.

    But if we can get anywhere near the level of performances we had against Man Utd, spuds and Chelsea (could and should have been at least 7 points from those games) then I fancy us for a draw. Especially if Wenger has one eye on Monaco and rests a few.

    I also think Alex Song will be out to impress in this one. When he plays well it makes such a difference.
     
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  5. PeterRICK

    PeterRICK Well-Known Member

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    I'm hoping he puts in another stellar performance like his one against Palace. <whistle>
     
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  6. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    ****ing marvelous. Has to be up there with one of the best / weirdest injuries too
     
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  7. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    I remember Seaman getting injured because he did his back in (may have slipped a disk, I can't remember) reaching for the tv remote!
     
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  8. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Wasn't that David James ?
     
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  9. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    I thought David James had poor form because he'd been up playing his Nintendo console all night. It was definitely Seaman, might have missed an England game, can't be certain though...
     
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  10. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Didn't somebody also miss several games because they dropped a bottle of salad cream on their foot and it smashed and severed a tendon in their foot ?

    I can't remember who it was ?
     
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  11. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    I remember that - it was quite nasty - who was it?

    Having a trawl of the internet and apparently David James did injury himself like that as well. Some reports saying David Seaman broke a bone reaching for his remote, and some saying he injured his back (I don't remember him breaking a bone - but then my memory isn't the best). Apparently he did his shoulder in reeling in a carp while fishing!
     
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  12. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    According to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Beasant

    It was the one, the only Dave Beasant!

    I used to go to school with someone who claimed that 'on his day Dave Beasant was the best keeper in the world' he just never had his day...
     
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  13. Lee263

    Lee263 Well-Known Member

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    If the stars align we might scrape a point, but realistically im going 4-0 Arsenal.
     
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  14. BrunelGooner

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    Would be disappointed if we dropped points here, especially given that our recent record against West Ham has been excellent. The players have given a lot physically and mentally though in the games against Palace, Everton, QPR, Monaco & United. With Liverpool breathing down our necks, Spurs with only the league to focus on and United a point behind us despite how terrible they are, we need to keep the momentum going. Cannot afford to be dropping silly points now.
     
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  15. Arsenal87

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    We'd have a good almost 5 days rest by the time we play West Ham, enough time for the players to have recuperated from the previous tough games.
     
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  16. Trick_WHUFC

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    Tomkins out now. Looks like Kouyate dropping back to defence. I'm edging towards a defeat now.
     
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  17. NLDISRED

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    We desperately need to rest Alexis i think his dip in form is due to tiredness Welbz is good enough cover on the left
     
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  18. Smirnoffpriest

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    I think Walcott and Welbeck either side of Giroud would be a good front 3 for this game. Unless you play Ramsey next to Coq, pushing Cazorla further up, then I'd play Ozil, Giroud, Walcott.

    Apparently Oxo is out for a month, Wenger is being very edgy on Wilshere (which isn't good!), but Arteta will be back in 3 weeks, Flamini is back now, Gabriel will be back in a week/next game, and Diaby is confirmed as DOA!
     
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  19. Arsenal87

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    Arteta is apparently back:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...kel-Arteta-returns-training-ankle-injury.html

    Starting to train again, so will most likely be back in the squad after the international break. Flamini is back too, who's not so great, but good to have some more back up-options in that central defending midfield position.

    I think an Arteta-Coq combination would be interesting sometimes for the big games were we need to keep things tight, with those 2 together, would really free up our attacking players to literally do as they please as they keep things very tight. Think Coq could greatly compliment Arteta.
     
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  20. winifred122

    winifred122 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, I agree. Some interesting times ahead. Shame about Flamini - heart in right place but a disappointing second spell over all.
     
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