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Merson: Arsenal only play expansive football when pressure if off

Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by CFC: Champs £launderx17, Jun 23, 2015.

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Do Arsenal only play well when pressure is off?

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  1. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia
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    "over 100 years of history" seems a strange user name for someone who doesn't think past history matters
     
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  2. chelsea - over 100 years of history

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    And here in lies the problem, people confusing history with trophies won.

    Unless you actually witnessed it, trophies are merely numbers in a book. Just think it's funny people brag about all these trophies won when a large proportion were before we were even born.

    A significant proportion of Liverpool fans on here may not have even witnessed (or at least remember) Liverpool winning a title but will quickly brag about 18 titles. Strikes me as a little odd.
     
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  3. gooner4ever

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    so a more realistic username for you should be "over 11 years of history" as you won **** all pre 2004 (pre Roman)

    so so should we not count England's World Cup win in 1966 as some weren't born then? I watched the game so I can what about you ?
     
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    He's kind of shot himself in the foot!
     
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  5. Boys, the crucial questions, as I see them, are these:-

    1. is Chelsea, currently, a far better side than Arsenal? Yes or no?
    2. Hs there been a quiet power-shift by Spurs on Arsenal? Yes or no?

    I reman undecided on 2.
     
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  6. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia
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    Unless you witnessed it surely history is the same.Do you think we shouldn't observe a minutes silence on 11/11 as none of us were alive in 1918
     
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    1 = no
    2 = no

    i remain decided on 2
     
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  8. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    I think the bigger questions are :

    1. Why is HIAG constantly waving his Chelsea blue pom poms ?
    2. Is it because he knows Spurs lag way behind Arsenal, so he's shamelessly giving it the big un' for the chavs ?
    3. Is it because his Power Shift thread came back to haunt him, so he's ditched it in favour of Chelsea blue.
    4. He's a closet Chav ?
     
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  9. chelsea - over 100 years of history

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    I think respecting people who lost their lives in a terrible conflict and bragging about trophies won 80 years ago are slightly different things.
     
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  10. chelsea - over 100 years of history

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    Again stop confusing history with trophies. People can respect history but its somewhat laughable to brag about trophies won so long ago. I've never bragged to anyone about winning the world cup that was won 15 years before I was even born. I respect the achievement and it's nice to know we had a good side once, that's about it.
     
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    Well you would say that seeing as Chelsea have no history :tongue:
     
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    History means nothing unless it is trophy laden?
    The same Arsenal fans that say this are the same ones who will tell you Wenger is awesome because he managed to keep Arsenal in the top 4 for 10 years on a small budget, despite winning 0 trophies. So basically between the years of 2004 and 2014, Arsenal didn't exist, no history.....
     
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  13. chelsea - over 100 years of history

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    Sounds good :)
     
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    What does that say about chelsea and their half century barren spell then ?
     
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  15. goonercymraeg

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    You could also say the same about Chelsea for their first 100 years <ok>
     
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  16. Chelsea were slow starters. That's all.
     
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    Are you wearing your Chelsea shirt as you post that ?
     
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  18. No. I do't have a Chelsea shirt.

    I have an Ajax shirt, that I bought from the club shop.

    Perhaps you can rip the piss out of that fact?
     
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    Just the Chelsea blue Pom poms then ?
     
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  20. No. You fantasize about me naked with Chelsea pom-poms, but that doesn't make it real, PISKIE.
     
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