Official Arsenal FC Thread

Zlatan wrote:So, Milan.

I think we could have a decent chance of overcoming them.

I think we do, yes. Second leg at home could be the deciding factor for us. A lot also depends on how each squad will look by that point.

The Arsenal curse continues.. draw the toughest opponent available.

Better watch out for KPB

Kuled wrote:Better watch out for KPB

Love that SOB
I reckon Pato will be a huge threat too.

Pato hasn't been that good this year, damn injuries Zlatan though Passing it like a boss and scoring alot too. Think he could change the game but I think Robin will smash them.

Potato is a fast + skillful little phaggot. Was quite good against us in 08.

Imagine him against Mertesacker and Santos

You don't have to be good to score against Arsenal, you of all people should know this.

grenade187 wrote:Potato is a fast + skillful little phaggot. Was quite good against us in 08.

Imagine him against Mertesacker and Santos

Santos is out for three months.

This dude on twitter said he's back in January around about the same time as Sagna

arsenalap11 wrote:

Szczesny
Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - A. Cole
Song
Fabregas - Wilshere
Nasri
Adebayor - van Persie

Following a post in the Liverpool thread, title winning side?

The defence is quite weak compared to most other title winning sides, at a push it could win the league but it would be a difficult title race.

thedinho wrote:

arsenalap11 wrote:

Szczesny
Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - A. Cole
Song
Fabregas - Wilshere
Nasri
Adebayor - van Persie

Following a post in the Liverpool thread, title winning side?

The defence is quite weak compared to most other title winning sides, at a push it could win the league but it would be a difficult title race.

How? Koscienly isn't the best, but, Vermaelen is really good, Cole in his prime is class, and Sagna is the best RB in the League.

thedinho wrote:

arsenalap11 wrote:

Szczesny
Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - A. Cole
Song
Fabregas - Wilshere
Nasri
Adebayor - van Persie

Following a post in the Liverpool thread, title winning side?

The defence is quite weak compared to most other title winning sides, at a push it could win the league but it would be a difficult title race.

I don't think it's weak at all. Sagna is the best RB in the league, Cole is the best LB in the leave, and Koscielny has improved a lot and Vermaelen is quality and Szczesny is quality. Although I suppose there are better CB partnerships out there. I'd say Koscielny and Vermaelen are better then Skrtel and Agger though. Song is possibly the best DM in the league, and the front 6 would be the best in the league.

arsenalap11 wrote:

thedinho wrote:

The defence is quite weak compared to most other title winning sides, at a push it could win the league but it would be a difficult title race.

I don't think it's weak at all. Sagna is the best RB in the league, Cole is the best LB in the leave, and Koscielny has improved a lot and Vermaelen is quality and Szczesny is quality. Although I suppose there are better CB partnerships out there. I'd say Koscielny and Vermaelen are better then Skrtel and Agger though. Song is possibly the best DM in the league, and the front 6 would be the best in the league.

Talk about bias...

ClarkY wrote:

thedinho wrote:

The defence is quite weak compared to most other title winning sides, at a push it could win the league but it would be a difficult title race.

How? Koscienly isn't the best, but, Vermaelen is really good, Cole in his prime is class, and Sagna is the best RB in the League.

Sagna is barely in the top five in the league, never mind the best, he's fairly solid at the defending part of his game if unspectacular while his attacking game is fairly mediocre.

thedinho wrote:

ClarkY wrote:

How? Koscienly isn't the best, but, Vermaelen is really good, Cole in his prime is class, and Sagna is the best RB in the League.

Sagna is barely in the top five in the league, never mind the best, he's fairly solid at the defending part of his game if unspectacular while his attacking game is fairly mediocre.

Name better.

Fluorescent wrote:

arsenalap11 wrote:

I don't think it's weak at all. Sagna is the best RB in the league, Cole is the best LB in the leave, and Koscielny has improved a lot and Vermaelen is quality and Szczesny is quality. Although I suppose there are better CB partnerships out there. I'd say Koscielny and Vermaelen are better then Skrtel and Agger though. Song is possibly the best DM in the league, and the front 6 would be the best in the league.

Talk about bias...

Thanks for that input Be nice to see where you think i'm being biased.

thedinho wrote:

ClarkY wrote:

How? Koscienly isn't the best, but, Vermaelen is really good, Cole in his prime is class, and Sagna is the best RB in the League.

Sagna is barely in the top five in the league, never mind the best, he's fairly solid at the defending part of his game if unspectacular while his attacking game is fairly mediocre.

Fuck off

He's the best defending RB in the league, and his attacking isn't bad either.

thedinho wrote:

ClarkY wrote:

How? Koscienly isn't the best, but, Vermaelen is really good, Cole in his prime is class, and Sagna is the best RB in the League.

Sagna is barely in the top five in the league, never mind the best, he's fairly solid at the defending part of his game if unspectacular while his attacking game is fairly mediocre.

Fucking wow.

arsenalap11 wrote:

Fluorescent wrote:

Talk about bias...

Thanks for that input Be nice to see where you think i'm being biased.

Most of that post.

Also thedinho, Sagna is the best RB in the league, by far

ClarkY wrote:

thedinho wrote:

Sagna is barely in the top five in the league, never mind the best, he's fairly solid at the defending part of his game if unspectacular while his attacking game is fairly mediocre.

Name better.

1)Micah Richards
2)Glen Johnson
3)Kyle Walker

Some may scoff especially on this thread about my choice of Kyle Walker, but he's an excellent Right back, very good attacker and a decent defender to boot.

thedinho wrote:

ClarkY wrote:



Name better.

1)Micah Richards
2)Glen Johnson
3)Kyle Walker

Some may scoff especially on this thread about my choice of Kyle Walker, but he's an excellent Right back, very good attacker and a decent defender to boot.

thedinho wrote:

ClarkY wrote:



Name better.

1)Micah Richards
2)Glen Johnson
3)Kyle Walker

Some may scoff especially on this thread about my choice of Kyle Walker, but he's an excellent Right back, very good attacker and a decent defender to boot.

thedinho wrote:

ClarkY wrote:



Name better.

1)Micah Richards
2)Glen Johnson
3)Kyle Walker

Some may scoff especially on this thread about my choice of Kyle Walker, but he's an excellent Right back, very good attacker and a decent defender to boot.

1. That is 3
2. There is no chance any of them are better. Richards comes very, very close, and could surpass but you can't say Walker. Sagna has been good and consistent for 4 years now, Walker has played about 40 games with Villa and Tottenham.

arsenalap11 wrote:

Szczesny
Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - A. Cole
Song
Fabregas - Wilshere
Nasri
Adebayor - van Persie

Following a post in the Liverpool thread, title winning side?

The defense would be quite poor. Not the back 4 but the whole team defensively. Especially with corners if you think about it, Vermaelen is the only good player aerially . RVP + Adebayor could be helpful at defending set peices I guess?
Not sure how you can say its a title winning team as it takes more than just a good starting XI.

ClarkY wrote:

thedinho wrote:

1)Micah Richards
2)Glen Johnson
3)Kyle Walker

Some may scoff especially on this thread about my choice of Kyle Walker, but he's an excellent Right back, very good attacker and a decent defender to boot.

1. That is 3
2. There is no chance any of them are better. Richards comes very, very close, and could surpass but you can't say Walker. Sagna has been good and consistent for 4 years now, Walker has played about 40 games with Villa and Tottenham.

I said barely in the top five...I was going to include another player but I would be labelled as biased if I did. More to the point do you really think that Micah Richards is a worse right-back than Sagna. At the moment Richards is the only rb that I can say excels at both attack and defence. If City were lose him, a key cog of their immense attacking and defending machine would be lost. The same couldn't be said about Sagna if he played for a club with a bit of depth in his position.

Richards really isn't fantastic at defending. Maybe you could argue Ivanovic on top form is better than Sagna.
Kyle Walker wtf ?

And do include the other.

People say Sagna does not shine, he is just there and does nothing outstanding. Others say Richards does, in 4 seasons Sagna made it into TOTY (Something Richards hasn't done) and played a little under 25 games less) Yes, I do. Richards is not key to Manchester City. Likewise Walker is not, not Johnson. Sagna barely ever makes mistakes, he has a great balance of pace and strength. Richards talents have only just started to be recognised, does that say something in contrast to someone whose talents were recognised just a few months after joining the team.

Sagna is the best, closely followed by Richards.