tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post1294048238515636299..comments2023-10-30T07:49:39.886-04:00Comments on Goonerboy: Unreplaced invincibles lie at the heart of Arsenal's malaise.Goonerboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489244017423718503noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-49906336057314705552006-12-01T13:13:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:13:00.000-05:00I think people should be a little more critical of...I think people should be a little more critical of Henry's performance vs. Fulham.<br /><br />He was lackadaisical at times and didn't have an impact on the game like one would expect after a crushing defeat at Bolton.<br /><br />Whatever Adebayor is doing isn't working. <a href="http://thegunners.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/adebayor-needs-to-go-in-favour-of-walcott/">I propose giving all his minutes to either Walcott or Baptista</a>.arsenalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449858776108894429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-13150188500396198112006-12-01T08:29:00.000-05:002006-12-01T08:29:00.000-05:00what more let give credit where it is due.fulham w...what more let give credit where it is due.fulham was on fire(boa morte,bouba diop)and on the night any team would have struggled(remember chelsea last season) craven cottage is a fortress and was responsible for fulham remaining in the prem last season.what more i like how they play(positive attacking football) and chris coleman a cool guy.however this doe not excuse our poor performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-5711381034918385082006-12-01T08:18:00.000-05:002006-12-01T08:18:00.000-05:00i disagree on your comment about baptista.i have y...i disagree on your comment about baptista.i have yet to see him outmuscle anywhere.he has not been playing well.but there a difference between outmuscle and not playing well. sheva cost 30mil and ballack will be paid 30mil and they both been horible with many chelsea fan wanting them out.what it shows is that even world class player takes time to adapt.remember essien last season.he was poor but he has been probably the best player in the prem this season.we have class all we need is a little more physicality which we have but unfortunately they are either injured(lauren,diabby) or out of form(baptista,ade)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-43241461588521650832006-12-01T07:49:00.000-05:002006-12-01T07:49:00.000-05:00I THINK THE BUNG ENQUIRY SHOULD LOOK INTO THE ALEG...I THINK THE BUNG ENQUIRY SHOULD LOOK INTO THE ALEGED 4 MILLION POUNDS THATWAS PAID FOR SONG....<br />Tomorrow Lennon will give our backs a hard time so lets hope they have improved abd have been studying how to win tackles. When Lauren is back we should try Eboue in midfield hes fast and could become a winger it has happened before, otherwise Lauren could play midfield like he did for Mallorca.I think Jol has bought some players wisely at Tottenham this year,Chimbonda is a tough back and Zilorah ios amin Viera we could have used both of them instead of wasting money on Song, and Adebayore.Ferguson has done it agian getting Larson on loan he would have been ideal for us to bring on a sub instead of Adebayore, as has been said we could finish third or fourth just because all the other 17 teams are inconsistent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-76857815988803687702006-12-01T06:34:00.000-05:002006-12-01T06:34:00.000-05:00Please, please don't look to George Graham for ans...Please, please don't look to George Graham for answers, and not to ANR quoting George Graham quoted by another hack.<br /><br />The Fulham game was winnable even with 10 men for most of the second half. <br /><br />If you honestly believe that the team can only succeed by having an Essien type player, then you must believe that we are doomed to failure because AFC are not going to spend that sort of money and neither should they, because we have a more extensive squad than we have had for ages. Baptista has hardly played for us yet, and he will get much better.<br /><br />I know you think that I am wildly optimistic but you just have to watch and wait. The answers to your questions will come from this squad and Arsene Wenger, a very modern manager, and not George Graham and the old boys. Thank God. <br /><br />We have to get behind the team and help them through it not keep crying out to buy, restructure, change the manager when we have a bad patch. Please don't add to the campaign against young Alex Song he may get there and he may not ...but certainly not when people are baying for his blood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-71996557036727301922006-12-01T05:22:00.000-05:002006-12-01T05:22:00.000-05:00No, we need an Essien type player. Just someone to...No, we need an Essien type player. Just someone to actually provide some leadership in midfield if nothing else. Diaby may be the player to step into this role, but who knows how he'll recover from such a bad injury at such an early age? And how long will we have to wait for Baptista to come good? And in what position?<br /><br />And the fact we fielded a weakened side is emblematic of our problems: players are playing in Premiership matches who are not good enough to play for the club. Our squad isn't good enough at the moment; the point of my article was to question whether this was because we have a team which is still growing into a decent one, or whether because, actually, too many of them are simply not good enough, and will never really develop. At the moment, Denilson should be given a chance, because he can't be any worse than Song or Flamini in centre-mid. <br /><br />Henry will play tomorrow, even if he shouldn't. He'll at least come on at h-t.<br /><br />And can I also say that I hadn't read Georgie G's comments before I wrote this, as what he said - going on what Arseblog reported - seems to be quite similar to my contentions.Goonerboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489244017423718503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-56484581441840867232006-12-01T04:23:00.000-05:002006-12-01T04:23:00.000-05:00I think some of you guys are beginning to take you...I think some of you guys are beginning to take your eye off the ball. In all but one of the pl games so far this season we outplayed and outfought the opposition. Our problems were that we conceded early, usually from set pieces and we did not convert hatfuls of chances some of them missed on the line. <br /><br />The Fulham game was different because we fielded a weakened side and Song and Flamini looked lost in the first half. But again we conceded early from a set piece. Second half we looked better and for about twenty minutes it looked like we were going to pull it off. Had TH's goal been allowed we would have equalised and I think Fulham would have collapsed. <br /><br />In the Fulham game the one thing that was noticeable is that players were not jumping out of tackles or being outmuscled so I am not sure where this so-called 'thug' would contribute. Song was too slow for Boa Morte and Flamini had forgotten how to play left back and let Radzinski go. In fact one missing ingredient for the first half was a lack of cohesion and our passing was unusually woeful. TH looked very quiet and perhaps his sciatica is the cause. The slightly worrying thing is that the root causes of sciatica are not trivial. He needs to rest until it is sorted out. But a 'thug'? And an English 'thug'? Are you sure? AS far as competition for Gilberto is concerned - Diaby should be back in January and Denilson is coming through and we already have Baptista beginning to adapt. <br /><br />Back to the two root problems - defending corners needs to be improved through training and better organisation. This is what Wenger means when he says that games are too close together - he does not have time to sort these problems out with the team. In terms of organisation - although he is a good keeper, Jens positioning and actions at corners is woeful and I don't think he knows what he wants from his defenders. He shouts at them but they look confused. If he spent a little more time concentrating instead of instilling a sense of panic we might not have conceded three really crucial goals. Making him captain would be an absolute, copper-bottomed, full-on disaster in my humble opinion. <br /><br />In terms of our own goals - they will come. If Thierry is carrying an injury then we need to allow RvP to play centre forward or to create a playing partnership with Adebayor. I reckon that 4-4-2 is best for this but who knows? <br /><br />btw if we get third and a cup what is wrong with that? Please God not with Joey Barton in the side though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-24340856920349724652006-12-01T00:37:00.000-05:002006-12-01T00:37:00.000-05:00We need to buy in Jan or we're fucked, even though...We need to buy in Jan or we're fucked, even though we ain't got Russian mafia money we need to spend 20 mil I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-17709086041187367652006-11-30T18:47:00.000-05:002006-11-30T18:47:00.000-05:00You are right we do need a thug but also a leader....You are right we do need a thug but also a leader. Since Adams Vieira have left we have not had a player of that type. Too many players want to play the pretty stuff without winning the right to play. Team has no resiliance,to soft, no pressure on certain players ie Henry and Silva. No guarantee that Lauren or Diaby who is unproven will come back from such serious injuries. Wenger has been guilty of over indulging players and is starting to get on my nerves with his whinging about fixtures,chelsea,managers overcelebrating etc instead of addressing the problems of his own team. We have had problems with teams like Bolton etc for at least the last 2 seasons and he still has not addressed these problems and until he does we can best hope for is 3rd place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-22041603294445047662006-11-30T18:46:00.000-05:002006-11-30T18:46:00.000-05:00Spot on. I dont think Arsene can be blamed. I woul...Spot on. I dont think Arsene can be blamed. I would have thought the one thing he was determined to prevent last night was yet another early goal conceded in the first half. And the team let in 2 in 20 minutes. This was a gutless display and the players need to take responsibility. Even Kolo is having a very half hearted season. Flamini is bloddy useless. Let's hope we can tempt Sid Sidwell back to the club. To think a very average Man Utd can compete with Chelsea makes me think we missed a great chance this season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-42499190267911506582006-11-30T18:39:00.000-05:002006-11-30T18:39:00.000-05:00In the hurly burly of the pl you need thugs as wel...In the hurly burly of the pl you need thugs as well as artists. Trouble is we have too many artists who will jump out of a tackel.<br />One more thing .Teams have already known that to stop the gunners from playing their natutal game get stuck in like Bolton .I don't see Chelsea having a problem with <br />the walrus team and could have won by more than a single goal.<br />Lose this Saturday's game and you can be sure the fans will scream for AW's head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-85368628596475627382006-11-30T17:32:00.000-05:002006-11-30T17:32:00.000-05:00Unfortunately it will be sweet and sour this seaso...Unfortunately it will be sweet and sour this season. We need a lift asap. I just wish we could beat Spurs. I'm so ashamed I cannot beat my chest and say we would not lose against Spurs. I can feel it. It makes me sad because I can't just see how we'll beat Spurs with the current spirit. Everyone's on a downwer, even the players.<br /><br />Low confidence makes players even more tired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-26842002587760770652006-11-30T16:57:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:57:00.000-05:00Yeah, the Fulham game was different in that it see...Yeah, the Fulham game was different in that it seemed Arsenal were legitimately outplayed. It was no fluke. <br /><br />There's too much pressure on you guys. Anything but a trophy is a disappointment. Enjoy the third place you will almost inevitably wind up with. There are 17 teams that would love to be you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com