Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [13th - 15th August 2011]
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Caporegime
Cant wait to see what DM posts up...lol
Caporegime
Balotelli is entertaining no doubt but Barton is a ****** who isnt that entertaining in the slightest.
Caporegime
*takes off the ignore list*
Same old Arsenal really, why have Gervinho bombing down the wing trying to cross the ball when he bothers (and trying to stay on his feet) and then bring Walcott on who does the same but from a different side but still have no one in the box to aim it.
God knows what goes through Wenger's head.
Fair play to Gervinho, the guy must have incredible arm speed to be able to slap and elbow someone in one movement!
Hopefully Song will get a retrospective ban to get PingPong in the team.
Wasn't pleased with Wenger's subs, seemed overly defensive to me taking off both our attacking centremids to put on a centrehalf and another holding midfielder, considering we weren't winning the match.
Thought we missed Fabregas today, he usually links well with RvP and we could have done with the inciciveness. Hopefully he'll be fit for Tuesday.
Hopefully Song will get a retrospective ban to get PingPong in the team.
Wasn't pleased with Wenger's subs, seemed overly defensive to me taking off both our attacking centremids to put on a centrehalf and another holding midfielder, considering we weren't winning the match.
Thought we missed Fabregas today, he usually links well with RvP and we could have done with the inciciveness. Hopefully he'll be fit for Tuesday.
Soldato
He won't be an Arsenal player come Tuesday.
Man of Honour
Gervinho and Song are probably out for LFC and MUFC.
This team is dire, we just can't create anything to save our lives and when we do, we try to look for a pass before shooting. Wilshere is going to have to be our cesc unless wenger actually goes and spends something for once in his life! I feel like going on long rant about everything wrong with us but I'll leave that to DM.
No new players = No top 4 =? No CL this year.
SPEND SOME ****ING MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!
This team is dire, we just can't create anything to save our lives and when we do, we try to look for a pass before shooting. Wilshere is going to have to be our cesc unless wenger actually goes and spends something for once in his life! I feel like going on long rant about everything wrong with us but I'll leave that to DM.
No new players = No top 4 =? No CL this year.
SPEND SOME ****ING MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!
Caporegime
Not sure if serious...?
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Gervinho deserved to be sent off for his 2 dives, Barton deserved a yellow for his handbags (as would have Gervinho for the slap) and Song should have been sent off for his stamp. Hopefully Song will be retrospectively punished and he'll be suspended for next week 
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Truly, epically pathetic, anyone who thinks Wenger plays to the same philosphy as he used to should be shot. Remember the days when people joked Arsenal were better with 10 players than 11, today we left on tired players who were playing badly, and brought on a DM and a CB, against a frankly very poor offensively Newcastle.
Should we have a list of things we did badly and see if they are the same things as last year.
4-3-3/4-5-1. Wingers/strikers all miles apart, everyone isolated, no coherant pressure or attacks, very few really dangerous situations, RVP was rubbish throughout. RVP can not be a leading lone striker, Gervinho, as I dared suggest when he also scored two goals, looked rubbish actually playing on the wing. He got the ball countless times and his delivery was horrific time and time again.
Arshavin had the best passes of the game, the flick over the top which RVP should have burried but was one of the 3-4 chances he refused to take on his right foot. So Arshavin was probably are most creative player who had the best chance of making a goal, so obviously he was the first sub. Theo, useless as ever, though he made a tackle, which left me in a state of shock.
Barton being a grade A **** however didn't leave me in the slightest bit shocked.
Sagna, Gibbs, Song, RVP, Gervinho, Theo were all rubbish, Ramsey was AWFUL in the second half giving it away time and time and time again, he was better but not great in the first half.
Song, as per usual, deserves to get sent off in just about every game I've ever seen, for repeated stupid fouling, or something worse like a stamp.
Rubbish, top to bottom, horrible line up, formation, subs, tactical changes(as in none).
Barton, really should be banned, I can't stand the idea he makes something ridiculous like the 70k+ a week stupid deal he got from fat sam. He got stamped on, fair enough, but he was acting like he broke his leg for three seconds before he jumped up to complain. THe "punch" from Gervinho, no questions Gervinho is a pratt for that, but it wasn't a punch, it didn't knock him to the ground, his insistance later on that it was a punch to everyone was shameful, as was Taylor's reaction, though again I'll be fair and it happened behind Taylors back so he couldn't really see what happened or how obvious a dive it was from Barton.
I really really wish I could say I expected something more from Arsenal today, but I didn't, negative attitude, lack of support for the strikers, the gap between the strikers/midfield was either massive, or RVP was so deep there wasn't anyone anywhere near their back four. Our attitude when we went down to 10 men, against a team playing very badly, sums up new Arsenal, 6 years ago we'd have put on two attackers and gone for the win.
Should we have a list of things we did badly and see if they are the same things as last year.
4-3-3/4-5-1. Wingers/strikers all miles apart, everyone isolated, no coherant pressure or attacks, very few really dangerous situations, RVP was rubbish throughout. RVP can not be a leading lone striker, Gervinho, as I dared suggest when he also scored two goals, looked rubbish actually playing on the wing. He got the ball countless times and his delivery was horrific time and time again.
Arshavin had the best passes of the game, the flick over the top which RVP should have burried but was one of the 3-4 chances he refused to take on his right foot. So Arshavin was probably are most creative player who had the best chance of making a goal, so obviously he was the first sub. Theo, useless as ever, though he made a tackle, which left me in a state of shock.
Barton being a grade A **** however didn't leave me in the slightest bit shocked.
Sagna, Gibbs, Song, RVP, Gervinho, Theo were all rubbish, Ramsey was AWFUL in the second half giving it away time and time and time again, he was better but not great in the first half.
Song, as per usual, deserves to get sent off in just about every game I've ever seen, for repeated stupid fouling, or something worse like a stamp.
Rubbish, top to bottom, horrible line up, formation, subs, tactical changes(as in none).
Barton, really should be banned, I can't stand the idea he makes something ridiculous like the 70k+ a week stupid deal he got from fat sam. He got stamped on, fair enough, but he was acting like he broke his leg for three seconds before he jumped up to complain. THe "punch" from Gervinho, no questions Gervinho is a pratt for that, but it wasn't a punch, it didn't knock him to the ground, his insistance later on that it was a punch to everyone was shameful, as was Taylor's reaction, though again I'll be fair and it happened behind Taylors back so he couldn't really see what happened or how obvious a dive it was from Barton.
I really really wish I could say I expected something more from Arsenal today, but I didn't, negative attitude, lack of support for the strikers, the gap between the strikers/midfield was either massive, or RVP was so deep there wasn't anyone anywhere near their back four. Our attitude when we went down to 10 men, against a team playing very badly, sums up new Arsenal, 6 years ago we'd have put on two attackers and gone for the win.
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What pretty passing football? I really don't get this thing, they were going on about the good football in the first half. Go on the Arsenal website and watch highlights of this, vs any game from 6 years ago, completely different football.
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Well Gervinho seems like a nice player
Soldato
I lolled at this on twitter...
"Can anyone help me? I just bought FIFA 11 & I can't figure out which button makes Joey Barton kick people in the head?"
Barton is takin a pasting on twitter for todays lols
"Can anyone help me? I just bought FIFA 11 & I can't figure out which button makes Joey Barton kick people in the head?"
Barton is takin a pasting on twitter for todays lols
We kept a clean sheet though, our defence is awesome.
Gervinho should have been sent off, but so should barton, he picked him off the floor for nothing, oh and it was a penalty , so barton is totally out of order as he didn't dive
how is he even allowed to play football with that criminal record, its a disgrace! , the FA shouldn't allow people with violent convictions to play football at this level
how is he even allowed to play football with that criminal record, its a disgrace! , the FA shouldn't allow people with violent convictions to play football at this level
Caporegime
LOL here we go again.