Match Reaction - Norwich

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

win after international break :bow:

sexy goals :bow:

team spirit :bow:

Chesney doing well :bow:

Cazorla and Ozil together :bow:

Rampard continuing fine form :bow:

Wenger subs :bow:

it's coming home :bow:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

We're fucking awesome.

speechless otherwise.....

Ozil. :bow:

Ramsey. :bow:

The entire team. :bow:

Us. :bow:

Wenger. :bow:

he's back. :patrice:

[Ollie the Optimist]

http://www.abload.de/img/randymarshjizznqfdt.jpg

[Marc Overmars]

Didn't see the game but it sounds like we were awesome again.

Arsenal. :bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Didn't see the game but it sounds like we were awesome again.

Arsenal. :bow:


you need to see our first goal then and see it now. goal of the season by a mile. best goal that we have scored in years. it was one of the all time great team goals imo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clear at the top. :cloud9:

Weirdly we didn't play that well for the majority of the game but when we did, it was ridiculous.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

http://www.abload.de/img/randymarshjizznqfdt.jpg

:gp:

[GP]

We are superb.

There isn't a team better than us in the league. Just need to keep this form going.

[Ollie the Optimist]

8 points clear of united already :haha:


are we still going in the wrong direction Robin?

[AKBapologist]

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[Ollie the Optimist]

just how did they do that? those flicks, the precision of them. knowing where each other would be. just wow. thats goal of the season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sadly it's likely to be usurped by some hit and hope from 40 yards but I concur, goal of the season probably. Team goals are awlsome.

[Munchies]

Still remember that Argentina goal, this is just as good if not better :bow:

Goal of the season for sure.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

That Aaron goal was special, too.


Oh, and Moyes. :haha:

[Munchies]

That Aaron goal was special, too.


Oh, and Moyes. :haha:

and...

RVC :haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

and...

RVC :haha:

:haha:

The Judas cunt only had to wait an extra year.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Will it finally be our year?

[Slacker]

Are Flamster and Cazorla OK?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No idea about Flamini, concussions can take a while to recover from. Cazorla just went off because it was his first game back I imagine.

[Master Splinter]

The period where Norwich were outplaying us doesn't matter. We stepped it up when required and the super quality of our players shone through.

Giroud was brilliant all game. Even if he has a drought, you know he'll be effective for the team in other ways. Two perfect assists. The new Ozil?

Wilshere had his best game of the season. Apart from some sloppy passing, he was lively, sharp, on the move and was a constant attacking threat. The return of Sir Jack.

Ozil drifted in and out as usual. But wonderful when he came alive. Wenger has already turned him into a prolific goalscorer. The new Pires?

Ramsey. Wow. His form is incredible. His touch outside the box before his goal was good enough, but then he took it a step further. He brought out excellent saves from Ruddy, drove the team forward with real force and added a lovely assist for good measure. He's also quick, fast and he's got pace. And he's strong, powerful, he's got strength.

Koscielny, Gibbs and Szczesny were superb too.

Cazorla was mostly good. Probably needs another game to get fully into his groove. He did assist the assister twice :bow:.

Arteta was the only negative. He looked out of sorts with his passing.

Special mention for Dennis Bendtner too, who linked well and looked like he was a really useful part of the team despite being a hermit for the past year.

In conclusion:

Our goals :bow:.

Ramsey :bow: :bow: :bow:.

Giroud :bow:.

Ozil :bow:.

Sir Jack :bow:.

Dennis Bentdner :bow:.

Wengerball :bow:.

[Slacker]

Cheers, good. I knew Matty went off early but if it's concussion should be good for Tuesday.

[Dr Singh]

It's hard to put to words the joy I'm feeling right now. A decade of suffering and we are finally turning the corner. Our performance today was a new breed of football. This play is reminiscent to how we use to be 10 years ago. We were exciting, creative and ruthless. I'm starting to believe THE Arsenal are back, and I'm just astounded by the quality on display.

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8_Tob-14Is

[Syn]

The first goal was the best goal we've scored for a long time. Slow motion replays and the usual televised view don't do it justice. I initially thought it bobbled through to Giroud, who played that superb ball. But actually it was an incredible back heel touch in by Jack. The first touch and speed for that goal was just about as good as anything we've seen since 2005. Top quality goal.

@Arsenal: Wenger: 'The first goal was one of the best [I've seen]. It was a mixture of technical quality and speedy thinking' #AFCvNCFC

Ramsey was my MOTM. Completely dominated in the last half hour as we've come to expect. Even without his goal, he was peppering the Norwich goal with some great strikes and Norwich (who I thought played reasonably well and usually do trouble the big teams) had no answer to him charging forward at will.

[milla]

The first goal was the best goal we've scored for a long time. Slow motion replays and the usual televised view don't do it justice. I initially thought it bobbled through to Giroud, who played that superb ball. But actually it was an incredible back heel touch in by Jack. The first touch and speed for that goal was just about as good as anything we've seen since 2005. Top quality goal.

@Arsenal: Wenger: 'The first goal was one of the best [I've seen]. It was a mixture of technical quality and speedy thinking' #AFCvNCFC

Ramsey was my MOTM. Completely dominated in the last half hour as we've come to expect. Even without his goal, he was peppering the Norwich goal with some great strikes and Norwich (who I thought played reasonably well and usually do trouble the big teams) had no answer to him charging forward at will.

I just hope Wenger keep Özil, Ramsey and Flamini midfield against Dortmund. Afraid Arteta is not yet fully fit (plus he is not mobile enough) to play against quick passing team. :coffee:

[BOBN]

:haha:

The Judas cunt only had to wait an extra year.
The guys playing with clowns like Fellaini (and you know RVP is an artsy type who gives a damn about style of play) plus I doubt living in and around Manchester will be up his street.

Ive no doubt this muppet is regretting his move :coffee:

[Marc Overmars]

you need to see our first goal then and see it now. goal of the season by a mile. best goal that we have scored in years. it was one of the all time great team goals imo

Sounds good. :popcorn:

Out of the country at the moment and haven't had a chance to see.

[Syn]

Sounds good. :popcorn:

Out of the country at the moment and haven't had a chance to see.

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[fakeyank]

Ramsey is God

Ozil is Jesus

[Munchies]

Ramsey is God

Ozil is Jesus

Diaby is the ghost

[Harland]

Ramsey is God

Ozil is Jesus
Giroud is Moses, able to part seas with his flicks

[Edinburgh Gooner]

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Pure fucking class that was.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby is the ghost

I'm the ghost!

[GP]

I'm batman

[Özim]

Great win, didn't see the game but can't wait to see the highlights! Couple of our rivals dropping points is great too.

This season puts to bed the theory that you don't need to spend money to be challenging for stuff!

[Power n Glory]

Pure fucking class that was.

WTF!! :lol:

[Master Splinter]

"It gets better every time you see it" can accurately be used for once.

I thought it was little bit bobble at first too.

Turned out to be another flash of Giroud Genius.

[selassie]

I honestly believe we're beginning to see the makings of another special team created by Arsene. Call it kneejerk if you like but....with the likes of Ozil and Cazorla pulling the strings and the development of Ramsey & Jack we're finally beginning to see a beautifully formed team. Arsene has actually bought very wisely over the past few years, those guys supplemented by the likes of Per, Flams & Giroud makes for very nice viewing.

It's still early days and this team is still very much in the "Development" phase, but right now we are playing at a very high level. I've not seen football like this from an Arsenal team for a good few years.

There is still work to be done, we need to address the lack of depth and quality upfront, Giroud aside. But all in all, it's a great start and today was another great result.

Big test next week against Dortmund, it's going to be a great game IMHO.

[JonasTC]

Amazing game, didnt look that good at times, but still manages to score 4 nice goals... stuff of champions :)

Everything :bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Amazing game, didnt look that good at times, but still manages to score 4 nice goals... stuff of champions :)

Everything :bow:

i disagree with how we didnt look good at times. Bar the five minute spell before HT norwich barely threatened, and even when they did, most of them where long shots which Szcesney dealt with comfortably. This Arsenal team seem to know how to control a game without the ball, norwich, stoke, swansea, sunderland have all had large amounts of time with the ball yet havnt really threatened.

[milla]

Pure fucking class that was.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BW9aRZyCIAA-m6U.jpg:large

It is on a porn site. :coffee:

[Ollie the Optimist]

its worthy of being on a porn site that. its orgasmic football

[Özim]

Great goals, Ramsey's goal was a cracker as were Ozil's goals which were good team goals as well, as well as the 1st goal of course.

Ramsey was sensational!

Wilshere sounds a like a zombie in post match interview.

[Ollie the Optimist]

something really has changed this season, playing great football, we spent money, and Zimm hasnt been negative since the villa game ;)

[Dennis Bendtner]

Wilshere's goal made me cry tears of joy. Wengerball executed to perfection. :upset:

Ramsey's roulette and backheel to a roar of appreciation. :upset:

Ramsey leaving two defenders on their backsides and scoring. :upset:

Too many perfect things to take.

[GP]

You know what? Even Dennis did quite well when he came on. Maybe there's a player in there after all.

[adzzzbatch]

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE T*THENAM? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE SMALL? YOU SELL BALE, WE SIGN MESUT OZIL, MESUT OZIL, MESUT OZIL!!!

[Letters]

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That's Footballwang!
Rotate the pitch
:patrice:

[LDG]

:patrice:

:dance:

We're back!

[Penguin]

Great win and some outstanding goals. I'll never get bored of that first one. Never!

But take it easy guys, we were just as good in the 2007/8 season and look what happened there. :whistle:

[WMUG]

Great win and some outstanding goals. I'll never get bored of that first one. Never!

But take it easy guys, we were just as good in the 2007/8 season and look what happened there. :whistle:

Flamini got injured?

[AFC Leveller]

Great win, great goals and all in all another step in the right direction.

The big tests will start to come at us soon with the double header against Dortmund and Liverpool soon so that should tell us where we're at.

The team looks accomplished and fearless.

[footloose, the wanderer]

Right up there with PV4s' box to box 2 pass (TH14->DB10->PV4) against spuds......different but still absolutely top drawer


Sadly it's likely to be usurped by some hit and hope from 40 yards but I concur, goal of the season probably. Team goals are awlsome.

[footloose, the wanderer]

How? Practice, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly over the last years they been working their nuts off while fans bitching and moaning


just how did they do that? those flicks, the precision of them. knowing where each other would be. just wow. thats goal of the season.

[Bumble]

Impressive start to the season although we have played only one of the current top 10 sides. Ramsey is awesome at the moment.

Liverpool have started well so will present a challenge. City and Chelsea are up there. United are struggling and at least fergie isn't around for us to roll over for.

Long way to go but little to complain about as fans. So that makes a change.

[Marc Overmars]

Just seen the highlights. Absolutely brilliant. :bow:

Really looking forward to the big matches we have coming up over the next month.

[Bumble]

Right up there with PV4s' box to box 2 pass (TH14->DB10->PV4) against spuds......different but still absolutely top drawer
one my favourite arsenal goals. Just looks so simple yet devastating.

Bergkamps against Newcastle still best dink pass.

[Marc Overmars]

Don't forget Vieira's against Everton in the 7-0.

Team goals. :bow:

[Dennis Bendtner]

We've had some great team goals. Must be a YT vid of the best ones. Vieira's at Anfield in 2004.

Wengerball. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We've had some great team goals. Must be a YT vid of the best ones. Vieira's at Anfield in 2004.


Fatty Mellor :bow:

Did Wilshere shin it? If he shinned it his transformation into Gazza would be complete.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Fatty Mellor :bow:

Yeah the fat Gerrard had to go and fuck it all up. Very annoying.

[Munchies]

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Zizou :bow:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PTTiRHDeF2c#t=15

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

A world class player in the making. He could probably play 3 times every week!

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought our first goal was one of the best team goals I've seen in the prem by any team!

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Flamini didn't get his yellow before getting knocked out did he? :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Flamini didn't get his yellow before getting knocked out did he? :doh:

No. But if he gets booked against Palace, won't he miss the COCup against Chelsea, rather than our game?

[Penguin]

We need him for both of those games though :(

[Ollie the Optimist]

the thing for me that makes that first goal so special, is that norwich didn't make a mistake. they just couldnt do anything about it, the speed and accuarcy of hte passes, the awareness of where each other would be. they were just dumbfounded by pure and utter briliance. glorious

[Dr Singh]

A world class player in the making. He could probably play 3 times every week!

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought our first goal was one of the best team goals I've seen in the prem by any team!

I've been saying for years that Ramsey's long range shooting before his injury was the best in the squad. Yesterday was like going back in time. He was thundering shots on goal from outside the box - what a joy to watch!

I've always had faith he'd be a top player, but I can't quite believe how good he's become! My comparisons with Schweinsteiger last season seem to be doing Ramsey a disservice! He's great defensively, box to box, tricky dribbler, pace, power, thunderous shot, deft clinical finishing - he's just an utterly top class player.

It's such a privilege to have a blend of top quality players all clicking together once again. There is no glaring weakness in our squad for the first time in nearly a decade. Of course an injury to Giroud would be catastrophic, but I have more faith in our German striker with 111 caps than most.

The invincible's were perfect because we had so many players all playing together who had legitimate claims for being among the best in the world for their positions. Sagna, Ozil and Cazorla for me are undoubtedly top of the range, with Ramsey playing at that level currently, and Wilshere having the talent to reach such heights himself. There is also a vast amount of experience to back up some of the outrageous talent we have flowing through our squad. All in all I just have a very good feeling about the squad we are putting together.

Our back 4 will not get the recognition it deserves until they rightly win something, but the Mertesacker Koscienly partnership seems to work perfectly, and I can't believe how much Gibbs has progressed since last season. Gibbs would probably walk into most World Cup squads other than Englands ironically. Mertesacker is the commanding presence we'd all hoped he would be, and is clearly the best leader we've had at the back since big Sol.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

No. But if he gets booked against Palace, won't he miss the COCup against Chelsea, rather than our game?

I suppose he will yes, although as Penguin suggests, it is not ideal not to be able to consider him for that game.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I've been saying for years that Ramsey's long range shooting before his injury was the best in the squad. Yesterday was like going back in time. He was thundering shots on goal from outside the box - what a joy to watch!

I've always had faith he'd be a top player, but I can't quite believe how good he's become! My comparisons with Schweinsteiger last season seem to be doing Ramsey a disservice! He's great defensively, box to box, tricky dribbler, pace, power, thunderous shot, deft clinical finishing - he's just an utterly top class player.

It's such a privilege to have a blend of top quality players all clicking together once again. There is no glaring weakness in our squad for the first time in nearly a decade. Of course an injury to Giroud would be catastrophic, but I have more faith in our German striker with 111 caps than most.

The invincible's were perfect because we had so many players all playing together who had legitimate claims for being among the best in the world for their positions. Sagna, Ozil and Cazorla for me are undoubtedly top of the range, with Ramsey playing at that level currently, and Wilshere having the talent to reach such heights himself. There is also a vast amount of experience to back up some of the outrageous talent we have flowing through our squad. All in all I just have a very good feeling about the squad we are putting together.

Our back 4 will not get the recognition it deserves until they rightly win something, but the Mertesacker Koscienly partnership seems to work perfectly, and I can't believe how much Gibbs has progressed since last season. Gibbs would probably walk into most World Cup squads other than Englands ironically. Mertesacker is the commanding presence we'd all hoped he would be, and is clearly the best leader we've had at the back since big Sol.
Quite a lot of ahfc doubted Gibbs but I'm glad he's stayed fit and looked good.

Ramsey has far exceed his form of before his injury as well as our expectations. Delightful to see.

I have slaughtered Wilshere for his reluctance to use his right foot so it was nice to see him use it to score yesterday!

[I am invisible]

Gibbs has always looked like he had the ability - most of the doubts were simply about his fitness. He's still got a bit to prove there, but i'll be delighted for him if he makes it to the end of the season without any lengthy lay-offs.

[Munchies]

Flamini should be fit for the Dortmund game

@johncrossmirror
At Arsenal open training. Flamini trains so you'd expect he'll be fit for #afc.

:popcorn:

[LDG]

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One second while I nip to the toilet....

[Letters]

Huddersfield! :haha:

[LDG]

:lol:

[WMUG]

Have we still only played fixtures that we won last season?

[JonasTC]

Have we still only played fixtures that we won last season?

We're #1, we're playing awesome football, have world-class players and we havent even played with our best starting line-up yet... You can allow yourself to force out a little smile.

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQPZqK74scs&feature=youtu.be

Compared our first goal to a goal on the playstation :lol:

Mesuts :loveblush:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Huddersfield! :haha:

I hate you and your lanky mate.

[LDG]

I hate you and your lanky mate.

Letters :pal:

Letters' lanky mate :pal:

[fakeyank]

Flamini should be fit for the Dortmund game

@johncrossmirror
At Arsenal open training. Flamini trains so you'd expect he'll be fit for #afc.

:popcorn:

He is out :(

[Ollie the Optimist]

Have we still only played fixtures that we won last season?


yep but who gives a fuck? we are top of the league. 2 points clear of second, 8 points clear of united. those are the stats that matter. not that we beat the same teams last year. those comparisons take out the fact that those teams havnt improved from last year so they are pointless and only seem to be used by spurs fans claiming we are worse then last year. bitter fuckers