Official Arsenal FC Thread

Mertesacker had a 97% pass completion rate in the first half. Arteta (92%) and Djourou (92%) also had a 90+ percentage accuracy.

Chris wrote:Mertesacker had a 97% pass completion rate in the first half. Arteta (92%) and Djourou (92%) also had a 90+ percentage accuracy.

#sidepassmerchants

Chris wrote:Mertesacker had a 97% pass completion rate in the first half. Arteta (92%) and Djourou (92%) also had a 90+ percentage accuracy.

Mertesacker and Djourou always pass to the nearest teammate tbf. Still decent.

Arteta passes forward all the time. (Not every pass but very often)

Where has Fonesca been for the last few days? Hasn't had anything to complain about i guess.

Van Persie's goal btw.

I predicted 10 out of 12 points from the Norwich game to the Everton game.

I was spot on

Only won 1-0.. was the game that difficult for us?

justaddfinesse wrote:Only won 1-0.. was the game that difficult for us?

Our finishing and decision making in the final third were terrible today.

It's fitting that we won 1-0 on our 125th anniversary anyway.

Is this legit ?
http://twitter.com/#!/IgnasiMiquel
Or fake ?

grenade187 wrote:Is this legit ?
http://twitter.com/#!/IgnasiMiquel
Or fake ?

I know there was a fake one before. Bellerin or someone said it was fake.

Missed the game today, anything memorable? Heard Robin's volley was pretty nice.

AriseForLife wrote:Missed the game today, anything memorable? Heard Robin's volley was pretty nice.

Pretty nice doesn't do it justice.

kyro7 wrote:

AriseForLife wrote:Missed the game today, anything memorable? Heard Robin's volley was pretty nice.

Pretty nice doesn't do it justice.

Doesn't do it justice at all

AriseForLife wrote:Missed the game today, anything memorable? Heard Robin's volley was pretty nice.

The game itself was overshadowed by the fact it was our 125th anniversary as a club.

Nothing much to note. We had four center backs playing and defended pretty well (albeit against a weak Everton attack) for the majority of the game. Our attack lacked that final ball/finish until Song and Robin combined beautifully.

Song's last 3 assists have all set Robin up.

Everyone's assists set Robin up because Robin is a BEAST, but Song is an equal beast.

Anyone think Robins goal yesterday was the best goal we've scored this season?
Also will Vermaelen miss the next game?

Would you guys still want Arsene Wenger to sign another striker in January, as a main priority? I'm sure you're aware, despite to form of RVP if he get injured you're kinda screwed and left with Chamakh as a target man.

JMB_94 wrote:Would you guys still want Arsene Wenger to sign another striker in January, as a main priority? I'm sure you're aware, despite to form of RVP if he get injured you're kinda screwed and left with Chamakh as a target man.

A new left back is the main priority tbh. Gibbs is injured 8 times out of 10 and Santos is also injured + shit at defending.

nah the priority is a striker, RVP will have to miss games eventually, chamakh will be at ACON aswell as Gervinho so that just leaves us with Park.

Who would you buy?

Milito or Podolski

Oh yea, I heard about Podolski, that would be decent.

Doubt we will get him at all though let alone in January, wouldn't mind using Arshavin in the deal but he isn't going to move to Cologne

Milito? Not bad. Ageing abit though

I agree that getting a striker is main priority. As you said, half of our attack will be off to Africa. Anything else is a bonus really, in terms of priority of bonus players, it would probably be a new LB, maybe a back up RB, although we seemed top have covered those positions fairly well recently; possibly a winger as well. But I don't think we'll sign more than 1 player in January, that's if we sign a player at all.

Filippo Inzaghi wrote:Milito or Podolski

Do you really think either of them would join knowing they won't be playing many games unless RVP is out ? Can't see it happening myself. Plus they're a little too old for Wenger to be signing
Chamakh has had another tantrum about RVP starting and said he'd consider a transfer in June

Personally I would have liked to see Afobe given a go. Wenger didn't give him a loan nor any playing time with the first team .

Milito doesn't start for Inter, not last time I watched them anyway, Podolski can play anywhere across the frontline so it isn't striker or nothing for him. He's better than Gervinho and Walcott that's for sure.
Left back still needs to be sorted but it isn't as important as upfront, gibbs has had 3 years and he has had long term injuries in each and every one of them. I would love to get Jordi Alba.