Official Arsenal FC Thread

Subs: Fabianski, Djourou, Koscielny, Benayoun, Arshavin, Van Persie.

Oh yeah, forgot you were playing tonight.

That's ok, we're fucked if he gets injured.

Surprised Mertesacker starts over Koscielny.

Mal wrote:

Szczesny
Jenkinson Mertesacker Vermaelen Santos
Song Arteta
Walcott Ramsey Gervinho
Park

The worst fulbacks we have ever fielded in the CL in the history of the club

kyro7 wrote:Oh yeah, forgot you were playing tonight.

Who is that in your Ava?

I don't get it Arise

Mertesacker hasn't actually done anything great, Koscielny has outperformed him in many opportunities together and you still don't think he's good enough for Arsenal? I don't understand this Mertesacker hype, he hasn't actually had to do anything and when he has he's just flopped it

In recent weeks, Koscielny has been our best player.

Koscielny has been a rock absolutely no doubt about it, Its always against the hoofball teams he fucks up against

Ramsey's tattoo is pretty beast.

http://twitter.com/#!/Charlie_arlie90

Is that your twitter Mal ? Theo Walcotts brother follows that

AriseForLife wrote:

arsenalap11 wrote:No, you underrate him. For about a calendar year he's been our best defender along with Sagna, and has hardly had a bad game bar the odd blip. He reads the game better then most defenders in the PL, and times his tackles, interceptions, heading e/t/c almost perfectly, and also is a decent passer. Sometimes he gets out-muscled, but that's a lot less recently because he's bulked up, and he can also get caught out with the offside trap at times, but that's more to do with the whole back line then just him.

Nah. I don't think I underrate him at all. I just don't rate him period. Many of you were talking him up since the moment he landed even after many shit performances, you're one of the many ones. Laurent has progressed this season from last season, but I still don't rate him as being good enough to start at Arsenal.

Also I would hardly say he has had a bad game bar the odd blip. He's fucked up a lot more than you like to admit. Need I mention the Blackburn game. Ignoring the own goal he was easily the worst defender on the field and had more than just odd blips.

No we/I wasn't, stop talking shit. I've rated him for about a year, the first few months he was awful but it was to be expected.

The odd blip is the blackburn game, bar that he's been very good this season.

Fonseca wrote:I don't get it Arise

Mertesacker hasn't actually done anything great, Koscielny has outperformed him in many opportunities together and you still don't think he's good enough for Arsenal? I don't understand this Mertesacker hype, he hasn't actually had to do anything and when he has he's just flopped it

I haven't actually said anything positive about Per lately, he has been average at best, but he is also brand new much like Laurent was last season. I admit I was wrong about Laurent, he is not garbage as I thought he was close of last season. That being said I still do not think he is good enough to be at Arsenal and wouldn't start at many of the top clubs in England and Europe except for us. Per will come good because I rate him as a player and if he doesn't then he doesn't. I've been wrong before and I am sure I will be wrong again, but I still do not care for Laurent. There are three players at Arsenal that I just cannot like and they are Diaby (because he is straight ass), Arshavin (don't really need to say why with him since I have done it many times over), and Laurent. As for Laurent I am on the fence about him, but I just can't like him because he just isn't "Arsenal" enough for me and when he fucks up, he REALLY fucks up. Birmingham, Blackburn, etc are perfect examples. Maybe one day I will like him, but right now I just don't.

arsenalap11 wrote:No we/I wasn't, stop talking shit. I've rated him for about a year, the first few months he was awful but it was to be expected.

The odd blip is the blackburn game, bar that he's been very good this season.

Not talking shit, stating truth. You've been championing him since virtually day one. I don't even need to say anything to you about Laurent and you will find a way to champion his cause. Hell I have been in back and forth discussions with other people and you find a way to chime in about him when the comments are directed to another person. It's all good, you like him, that much is obvious. I don't, that much is obvious. It is what it is. Don't really see the point in going back and forth with you over him since its been done to death already.

There are many worse players at Arsenal than Koscielny, Arise.

Johan for example and Sebastian just has to leave.

how did Gervais do?

I find it funny that with players like Santos, Walcott, Arteta etc starting at our club Arise singles out Koscielny (arguably our best defender this season) as the weak point in the squad

AriseForLife wrote:

arsenalap11 wrote:No we/I wasn't, stop talking shit. I've rated him for about a year, the first few months he was awful but it was to be expected.

The odd blip is the blackburn game, bar that he's been very good this season.

Not talking shit, stating truth. You've been championing him since virtually day one. I don't even need to say anything to you about Laurent and you will find a way to champion his cause. Hell I have been in back and forth discussions with other people and you find a way to chime in about him when the comments are directed to another person. It's all good, you like him, that much is obvious. I don't, that much is obvious. It is what it is. Don't really see the point in going back and forth with you over him since its been done to death already.

No your not, you're talking shit. I get that you don't like him, fine, but I haven't championed him since day 1, I was critical of him at first but I saw he could be a good player, and now he has proven that he is a good player by playing well for the past year.

This guy is pretty cool subscribe to him.

Would be interesting to see how that team would do. Ramsey and Wilshere would obviously switch throughout the match, as would our wingers.

I think it's really obvious to see where we need to improve looking at our strongest XI there. In order; left back, winger, central midfielder, center back. Then we can worry about adding strength in depth.

Stead which left back, winger, cm and cb would you sign ? (realistically).

Why oh why is Rosicky still an Arsenal player?

grenade187 wrote:Stead which left back, winger, cm and cb would you sign ? (realistically).

Jordi Alba, Armero, Montolivo, Alex

Off top of my head i'd go for them.


A right sided winger would be better than Armero though but i can't think of anyone

Sean wrote:Why oh why is Rosicky still an Arsenal player?

Because he is still on contract and Arsenal are cheap cunts despite making 80+ million in sales last summer.

To be fair he isn't a diabolical player to have in our ranks.

He just never does anything, I cant remember the last time he scored a goal.

Sean wrote:He just never does anything, I cant remember the last time he scored a goal.

He scored last year in the FA cup.

In the last 2 and a half years Rosicky has scored 4 goals in all competitions for Arsenal.

Sean wrote:He just never does anything, I cant remember the last time he scored a goal.

Here's a hint, the last time he scored a goal was also the last time he gave a damn about the club.

Worst captain choice ever.

Splashy wrote:

Sean wrote:He just never does anything, I cant remember the last time he scored a goal.

He scored last year in the FA cup.

In the last 2 and a half years Rosicky has scored 4 goals in all competitions for Arsenal.

Against Leyton Orient or something?

Sean wrote:

Splashy wrote:
He scored last year in the FA cup.

In the last 2 and a half years Rosicky has scored 4 goals in all competitions for Arsenal.

Against Leyton Orient or something?

I'm not sure, I was just looking at his stats and it said he scored in the FA cup.