Match Reaction v Spurs

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Originally Posted by BoringBoringArsenal

Link please?

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It was on Sky Sports last night before the City game. Looks like the video have been removed from 101 Goals as well.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Just watching Monday Night Football analysis from Neville. Really good stuff from him on the way we play the high backline. Vermaelen is a nightmare defender to play with. No communication, action jittery movement.....he has no control of the backline or any idea of whose covering for him. He plays for himself.

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Some of his insight is good, but they shouldn't let him co-commentate until he removes his retainer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ela--Pncwjw

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Just watching Monday Night Football analysis from Neville. Really good stuff from him on the way we play the high backline. Vermaelen is a nightmare defender to play with. No communication, action jittery movement.....he has no control of the backline or any idea of whose covering for him. He plays for himself.

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With the parade of CBs we are now being linked with (who, of course we wont get but lets live in cloud cuckoo land for just a moment), who do you think we are looking to replace? Could it be Verm? The whole band need to be dealt with but that wont happen in one fail swoop. . .I said before that it was a mistake making Verms captain, it would mean a guaranteed start when fir and his form last year, let alone this deserved such a privilege!

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Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over

With the parade of CBs we are now being linked with (who, of course we wont get but lets live in cloud cuckoo land for just a moment), who do you think we are looking to replace? Could it be Verm? The whole band need to be dealt with but that wont happen in one fail swoop. . .I said before that it was a mistake making Verms captain, it would mean a guaranteed start when fir and his form last year, let alone this deserved such a privilege!

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I wasn't overjoyed with his appointment as captain either because his form was so bad and it makes him an automatic starter and I would say Merts and Kos have a better partnership. As captain he's poor and doesn't communicate with his backline at all so how is he expected to lead a whole team?

As for replacements, Verms has just signed a new deal but we waste money like nobodies business, we did the same with Djourou so who knows what Wenger is thinking. But in my opinion, Wenger needs to teach good defensive principles and get Bould to drill these guys. No doubt there is a rift between the pair. I don't think Bould is allowed to work with the defence and that's the problem. Regardless of who we buy this will always be a problem because we neglect coaching in this area.

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Originally Posted by BoringBoringArsenal

Link please?

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Ohh, there might be a link to the video on Arseblog.

http://arseblog.com/2013/03/on-defen...re-struggling/

See if it works.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Ohh, there might be a link to the video on Arseblog.

http://arseblog.com/2013/03/on-defen...re-struggling/

See if it works.

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No link there. Just a seemingly unending epistle from arseblogger. Would probably take me a day or two to complete reading.

Much thanks none-the-less.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/ga...iant-analysis/

Wow, though I've enjoyed being invisible for a while, this Wheelchair bashing needs to be put in the right perspective, especially when you lot bring up the inevitable Cesc comparisons.

For those currently too traumatised to remember, Cesc played his first 150 games in Arsenal with the likes of all/one of Henry. Vieira, Edu, Gilberto, Freddie, Sol being on the lineup 95% of the time. He learnt at the best period ever to learn at Arsenal (for an attacking player anyway), when we as fans were still caught up in our shinny new stadium, Henry's awesomeness and our histroy making Invincibles. There was NO PRESSURE. In fact his only real competitor for playing time for the experience he needed was Denilson, FACTS.

He NEVER CARRIED OUR TEAM till he'd played a 100+ uninterrupted games (no long term injury or loan periods) and that was the 2007 season when Henry waned and got injured. A simple look at Wiki will confirm this in his stats. 13 goals in a 150 games. Then Henry leaves and the rest is history.

Please before you lot crucify the best natural thing to happen to Arsenal in a generation, take a f**kin breather and you'll see you are just venting misplaced Wanger ;)

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

Wow, though I've enjoyed being invisible for a while, this Wheelchair bashing needs to be put in the right perspective, especially when you lot bring up the inevitable Cesc comparisons.

For those currently too traumatised to remember, Cesc played his first 150 games in Arsenal with the likes of all/one of Henry. Vieira, Edu, Gilberto, Freddie, Sol being on the lineup 95% of the time. He learnt at the best period ever to learn at Arsenal (for an attacking player anyway), when we as fans were still caught up in our shinny new stadium, Henry's awesomeness and our histroy making Invincibles. There was NO PRESSURE. In fact his only real competitor for playing time for the experience he needed was Denilson, FACTS.

He NEVER CARRIED OUR TEAM till he'd played a 100+ uninterrupted games (no long term injury or loan periods) and that was the 2007 season when Henry waned and got injured. A simple look at Wiki will confirm this in his stats. 13 goals in a 150 games. Then Henry leaves and the rest is history.

Please before you lot crucify the best natural thing to happen to Arsenal in a generation, take a f**kin breather and you'll see you are just venting misplaced Wanger ;)

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Cesc and Jack are just different types of players. Cesc had some fantastic players around him but I’d say he learned a great deal at Barca on how to control a midfield with his passing. He just has better vision, positioning and passing skills. He’ll look for pockets of space in the midfield call for the ball and he already knows whose making run, whose open to receive the pass before he’s even touched the ball. He just thinks quicker and sees the more earlier. Plus he’s able to execute the perfect pass when he sees it. Jack just isn’t that sort of player. He’s not a deep laying midfielder and more of an attacking midfield player with his dribbling skills. He just needs to learn how to shoot.

But we really miss a player that has the ability to keep things ticking in the middle. I have no idea why Rosicky isn’t starting more games because he’s the sort of player that can do it. Arteta has been a huge disappointment because I would have thought he’d be the type I’m talking about. Before Cesc started adding goals to his game he was the young Xabi Alonso/Xavi/Pirlo. That’s what we really need at the moment. That anchor to keep the passes fluid and quick. We suffered the same problems last year and Rosicky made a huge difference later in the season. A huge reason why we were able to get the CL spot last year.

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

Please before you lot crucify the best natural thing to happen to Arsenal in a generation, take a f**kin breather and you'll see you are just venting misplaced Wanger ;)

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Kroenke? :unsure: