Random Arsenal Shit (When it's not worth starting a thread)

Good to see him back. We could do with more athlete ball options.

i cant remember where but also read that we may not send akpom out on loan as we are considering bringing him into 1st team proper. silly move. we cant afford projects to push for a title, we need established players IMO and that's also why i don't think Morata would be good. but that's for another thread.

but ox, gnabry on wings is pretty decent. both seem to play without fear and like to take on the man. both seem footballistically intelligent as well.

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Originally Posted by I_Killed_Kenny

i cant remember where but also read that we may not send akpom out on loan as we are considering bringing him into 1st team proper. silly move. we cant afford projects to push for a title, we need established players IMO and that's also why i don't think Morata would be good. but that's for another thread.

but ox, gnabry on wings is pretty decent. both seem to play without fear and like to take on the man. both seem footballistically intelligent as well.

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I heard we were considering him for the Coventry game and sending him on loan after. Which makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Here's a good piece on the winger / wideman debate. I think it's quite concise in making a case for us having one more traditional winger and one unorthodox wide midfielder.

From the tactics column

Wide players

The unfortunate injury to Theo Walcott – arguably the one player that gives “depth” to Arsenal’s team – means Arsenal might revert back to a “wingerless” system, although the returns of Lukas Podolski and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can soften the blow of the loss. It’s an interesting system Arsenal used without Walcott earlier this season. Normally, you think of selecting players by their positions on the pitch – one striker, two wingers, an attacking midfield etc. With Arsenal, it’s about how they can manipulate space better. Usually that means playing a creative midfield on one flank, to allow Arsenal to keep the ball better, and one winger on the other side who stretches play.

Arsenal know as well, that they’ll often face teams that defend with two holding midfielders so what they’ll do is ask one of the wide players, or both as it has been at various points this season, to come off the flanks and create an overload in the middle. That creates space, of course, for the full-backs to push forward, but it also gives space to that wide player – who initially might have been suffocated on the flanks – in the hole in between the opposing full-back and just to the side of one of the two holders in a 4-2-3-1. That’s what Arsenal frequently try to do; get into that space (sometimes called the half-space or the quarter-space) because they know it is hard to cover. Why? Because the opposing winger will never track that far, while the full-back knows that if he tucks in too narrow, it distorts the shape of the team. The onus then, is on one of the holders to squeeze the space but of course, by trying to engage one of those creative wingers of Arsenal’s, say Santi Cazorla, he runs the risk of leaving the middle open.

It’s hard to explain but it’s an opportunity area for Arsenal to exploit, a gap where good players often take advantage of (think about it as the hole in the Death Star; imperceptible at first but a weakness nevertheless). One team who frequently expose this space is Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich who instead of asking the creative wingers to narrow, they move wider and open that space for the full-backs or another midfield to run into and occupy. With Arsenal’s attacking game all about dragging opponents about, watch closely and see how many goals they create this way. Lukas Podolski is particularly adept at this, drifting inside and playing one-twos before bursting behind the marker to play a cut-back or get onto one himself.

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Good article from Arseblog.

This also caught my attention.

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Wenger says, by deploying a central player wide, it allows him to “get used to using the ball in a small space, as the touchline effectively divides the space that’s available to him by two; when you move the same player back to the middle, he breathes more easily and can exploit space better.”

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Glad to see the Ox back indeed who I personally don't think is particularly less talented than Mr Popular Ross Barkley.

It will be interesting to see where Chamberlain plays long term wise....

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Glad to see the Ox back indeed who I personally don't think is particularly less talented than Mr Popular Ross Barkley.

It will be interesting to see where Chamberlain plays long term wise....

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some type of central role I think. 2 good feet and seems adept at taking balls (ahem) from any angle and moving forward so to sit him on one side or the other may take much from his game.

ever seen him train? clips i have seen, he has a smashing shot, strikes the ball very cleanly. also saw him taking corners and the whip and bend on the ball is brill. really wana see him take on some set pieces in games

I think I mentioned it in a thread recently. Every clip of him in training I've ever seen, he looks amazing in. Like you say, shooting and scoring from all over.

Most 2 footed player after Cazorla at the club.

Ox had a really good pre-season, like Ramsey. Started off the season well, too. Then :(.

Ox, Theo and Podolski have all been super productive in their cameos this season. As has Ger Nabry. Ger Nabry is next :rose:.

Actually, Bendtner has two goals and an assist from his few performances and he was struck down too. :lol:

This theory holds water. :(

At least it means Diaby will score two amazing solo goals and set up five more upon his return.

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Originally Posted by Master Splinter

At least it means Diaby will score two amazing solo goals and set up five more upon his return.

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...he's not due back on February 8th by any chance?

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Originally Posted by Coutinho Is Boss

...he's not due back on February 8th by any chance?

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Nah, he said Giroud will do it for him. :coffee:

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Originally Posted by Coutinho Is Boss

...he's not due back on February 8th by any chance?

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Should be more worried about Cazorla tbf. He's your genuine new nemesis.

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Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico

Ox finally back in first team training!!!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bdd6IR_IEAA7EUj.jpg:large


Probably another couple of weeks before he's ready though. Just remember to go easy on him once he returns. We've seen from Ramsey how difficult it can be to return to the same level from a long term injury.

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Great news, can't wait to see him back, he's got so much talent and we could do with someone who can play on the wing.

I'm excited to have him back too. I think he has everything needed to be a world class player! And I'm not using the term 'world class' lightly here. With a little bit of maturity and more chances, I can see him becoming one of the top players in the PL.

The classiest message to fans so far this year: 'This is intended as a small thank you for your great support in 2013.' Keeping things in proportion rather than blowing it up into something ridiculous like the PL would certainly do.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...eague-tie.html

Dortmund cleverly start rumours about a bid for Gnabry, we'll have to give him more game time I suspect.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...youngster.html

Sorry mate, but gay is not big or clever in football, especially if you keep it quiet. If it's okay for this bloke to wander around men's showers then why can't I wander around women's showers? Serious question. What's the difference? Wouldn't I be prosecuted, so why isn't he?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-football.html

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Sorry mate, but gay is not big or clever in football, especially if you keep it quiet. If it's okay for this bloke to wander around men's showers then why can't I wander around women's showers? Serious question. What's the difference? Wouldn't I be prosecuted, so why isn't he?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-football.html

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This is disgusting, utterly shocking. How is it that in this day and age, in this modern society, a man like Thomas Hitzlsperger can amass 52 caps for Germany?

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Originally Posted by BOBN

This is disgusting, utterly shocking. How is it that in this day and age, in this modern society, a man like Thomas Hitzlsperger can amass 52 caps for Germany?

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Seriously though, do you or don't you know some loophole that would allow me to wander around women's showers?

I was actually thinking about this as the only issue about the whole gay thing in footy. Segregation by sex (toilets, changing rooms etc) is a given thing, but that is loosely based on the idea that we aren't attracted to the same sex isn't it?

A gay person in a changing room of heterosexual's kinda turns that on its head. In the case of Hitzlsperger it may not have been an issue because his team mates probably didn't know.

Will all changing rooms and toilets be unisex in the distant future?

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Will all changing rooms and toilets be unisex in the distant future?

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I went to a bar in Ibiza with unisex toilets.

Seedy as fuck tbh.

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

I went to a bar in Ibiza with unisex toilets.

Sticky as fuck tbh.

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fixed it for you

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Will all changing rooms and toilets be unisex in the distant future?

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I doubt it, don't think women will like walking in large pools of piss, nor will they appreciate pint glasses blocking toilets or the doors being smashed up.

I don't like it either.

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

I don't like it either.

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Yeah but you don't have a choice, it's what blokes do.

lol...

Wenger on Bayern subsidising ticket prices: "It is something we already do. We just don't talk about it like Bayern Munich."

Yeah £2.50 off an away game :haha:

It's easy to subsidise tickets when your stadium was donated by the government.

And when you exploit your dominant status in German football to monopolise commerical income (allowing them to buy stars from their top rivals).


PR stunt from Bayern. Hope no one is fallen for it. :coffee:

Every giveback would be a PR stunt then. They could hardly keep this a secret, unless they pushed notes under doors anonymously. The real stunt is the British media having a pop at PL clubs in order to pretend the scum in the media are friends of the fans. Without those high charging PL clubs how would a bunch of useless hacks get their jollies or even a job? In their press release Bayern referred to a "small" thank you. Correct. But who are the beneficiaries? The fans, not some corporate gaggle or the media hacks.

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

I was actually thinking about this as the only issue about the whole gay thing in footy. Segregation by sex (toilets, changing rooms etc) is a given thing, but that is loosely based on the idea that we aren't attracted to the same sex isn't it?

A gay person in a changing room of heterosexual's kinda turns that on its head. In the case of Hitzlsperger it may not have been an issue because his team mates probably didn't know.

Will all changing rooms and toilets be unisex in the distant future?

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does anyone think he had to walk around with a jock strap on all the time in case he had to hide an erection?

Serious question.

Also, does anyone think that some players that played against him now feel violated when he was 'letting them know he was there' ??

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Seriously though, do you or don't you know some loophole that would allow me to wander around women's showers?

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http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cd1...osed-in-shower

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Originally Posted by Munchies

Wenger on Bayern subsidising ticket prices: "It is something we already do. We just don't talk about it like Bayern Munich."

Yeah £2.50 off an away game :haha:

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you laugh but actually although £2.50 is not a large sum of money, it rewards everyone. if you go to almost every away game, the amount you saved by the £2.50 off each time would basically mean that one of the matches is free, thus rewarding those who go almost every week.

to those who go quite regularly they save money and those who go once or twice get a small saving. they could have said we will pay for every fan to go to game x then only those who go to that game get a saving. the £2.50 rewards any away fan who goes to watch the club. fairest and best way to do it IMO and good gesture from Arsenal

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Originally Posted by Ollie the Optimist

you laugh but actually although £2.50 is not a large sum of money, it rewards everyone. if you go to almost every away game, the amount you saved by the £2.50 off each time would basically mean that one of the matches is free, thus rewarding those who go almost every week.

to those who go quite regularly they save money and those who go once or twice get a small saving. they could have said we will pay for every fan to go to game x then only those who go to that game get a saving. the £2.50 rewards any away fan who goes to watch the club. fairest and best way to do it IMO and good gesture from Arsenal

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I admire you're attempt at looking on the brightside of this Ollie, but £2.50 off when most arsenal fans are paying a fucking shedload more for games than other clubs fans, is a piss take not a good gesture ;)

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Originally Posted by Jeebus

I admire you're attempt at looking on the brightside of this Ollie, but £2.50 off when most arsenal fans are paying a fucking shedload more for games than other clubs fans, is a piss take not a good gesture ;)

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Yup. :gp:

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Originally Posted by Ollie the Optimist

you laugh but actually although £2.50 is not a large sum of money, it rewards everyone. if you go to almost every away game, the amount you saved by the £2.50 off each time would basically mean that one of the matches is free, thus rewarding those who go almost every week.

to those who go quite regularly they save money and those who go once or twice get a small saving. they could have said we will pay for every fan to go to game x then only those who go to that game get a saving. the £2.50 rewards any away fan who goes to watch the club. fairest and best way to do it IMO and good gesture from Arsenal

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:gp:

Somebody buy Wenger a new coat.

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Originally Posted by Jeebus

does anyone think he had to walk around with a jock strap on all the time in case he had to hide an erection?

Serious question.

Also, does anyone think that some players that played against him now feel violated when he was 'letting them know he was there' ??

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See, this is what I don't understand. Lets be honest here - for heterosexual men I reckon that of all females they come into contact with (all ages/all types) perhaps 5% would be sexually attractive. Taking the age range of footballers, this may rise to 20%. Lets face it, most human beings are 'normal' - and for non-teenagers relationships are based as much on character as on looks. For women, I'd say that an even lower percentage are attracted simply by looks. So why do people think that homosexual men are any different. Why would a gay man fancy a greater percentage of men than women?

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for heterosexual men I reckon that of all females they come into contact with (all ages/all types) perhaps 5% would be sexually attractive

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??? 5% ???

By attractive do you mean - yes I'd give her one? In which case where do you get 5%? Must be close on 100% surely?

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

??? 5% ???

By attractive do you mean - yes I'd give her one? In which case where do you get 5%? Must be close on 100% surely?

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Of all females, of all ages? Nah. If you hang around 18 to 35 year old women all the time, of course it would be higher. But think about being, say, in a supermarket. Unless you are hormonal, I would be surprised if you seriously fancy more than 5% of the women you see. (ok - MAYBE 15% MAX)

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Originally Posted by IBK

Of all females, of all ages? Nah. If you hang around 18 to 35 year old women all the time, of course it would be higher. But think about being, say, in a supermarket. Unless you are hormonal, I would be surprised if you seriously fancy more than 5% of the women you see. (ok - MAYBE 15% MAX)

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Sometimes if they don't move for a long time I don't fancy them as much. But how many women stay completely still for days (probably weeks) at a time? Not many. So anything below 99% is unrealistic.

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Originally Posted by Jeebus

I admire you're attempt at looking on the brightside of this Ollie, but £2.50 off when most arsenal fans are paying a fucking shedload more for games than other clubs fans, is a piss take not a good gesture ;)

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arsenal don't set the price of away tickets though do they? the home club do that. if it was a home game with £2.50 off then id agree but its not. its £2.50 off what the opposition are charging us

Podolski was asked on twitter if he would rather play for spurs or retire.

he answered "retire"


i love him :haha: