No, there's a guy who lives in Croydon who didn't see it either and neither did his wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
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No, there's a guy who lives in Croydon who didn't see it either and neither did his wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
You can't see what isn't there.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
City had bigger fish to fry, we hadnt won a trophy since 2005 and Pelegrini needed more playa. Not only that but they didnt have their best players available such as Fernandino, the Ref and the two linesmen.
I think we'll certainly see a more confident and relaxed Arsenal, winning the cup last season lifted such a huge weight off the clubs back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sterling Archer
Agree with this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
We missed some big players last season in crucial moments of the season. The winning feeling the players got after beating Hull 3-2 will be a huge lift not to mention the new signings and the likes of Ramsay and Feo coming back fresh as well.
Looking up for us this season.
Yeah he is a posh boy like Theodore and Alexander.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sterling Archer
And Wilshire too.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
Ramsey and Cazorla are starting to Didier it up by relishing the finals. 2 goals in 2 for both of them.
That FA cup win was huge. Already it seems the team don't fear going to Wembley anymore. No nervousness in their play etc.
This Arsenal looks so different to ones of recent years. There isn't any fear around the club. No fear of spending money, we've gone out and got deals done without messing around over fees. We've got the trophy drought off our back and you can see its relaxed the club. Just look at Arsene, he looks 20 years younger. The club has tried to address problems, signing a world renowned fitness coach to try and help with injury problems, quickly replacing players who have left, and we have three world cup winners due back to training this week and Theo back next month.
I think also training in Austria this pre season instead of travelling around Asia will help. Means the squad could focus on getting fit etc without having to do all the commercial stuff and lots of travelling. Think that will help too. If we now go out and sign a good back up centre back and get a holding midfielder in of some quality, given what we have done already this summer, it sends out a huge statement, we've looked at our problems, attempted to fix them and strengthened our squad with world class players. The belief seems to be back in the manager and the players, the Arsenal are coming.
Fun reading the media today. What are the main stories following this match?
1. Joe Hart. Will he be #1 for the gypos? It's understandable they lead with this because it's undoubtedly the main issue engaging football supporters up and down the country.
2. We can't judge anything from the game because the gypos were without several of their big hitters (and had to make do with other multi-million quid players). No Aguero (if you add Ozil and Walcott together they are only one tenth as good), no Kompany (statistically inferior to Merts last season), no Zabaleta (he'd have scored several goals for sure) and no Sagna or Lampard (who have never played a game for the gypos anyway - this is how badly they were missed).
The word is, be careful Arsenal fans because this match means nothing. Bigger tests are to come. This is handy advice because it's doubtful any Arsenal fans could have figured out by themselves that this encounter doesn't guarantee a title win. The stupid Arsenal fans spent most of their time enjoying a victory over a rival in the sunshine and watching new signings fit nicely into a smooth performance from the whole team. Thankfully the media have compensated for the lack of hysteria by manufacturing it and helpfully adding their word of caution. What would we do without them (if you exclude celebrating their demise)?