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Didnt we go 20 odd games unbeaten in the PL with that?
Those were the days :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner
anyone chance of bringing steve bould out of retirement for this game? would love to see those ****s take him on
Dunno. Lost to Stoke. anyway point is the best way is to pass through these ****s. They fundamentally cannot play football. Tom Hundredstone might play, I suppose alongside one of their clogger ****s, so it shouldn't be too hard. Hope Podolski or Giroud are sharper up front.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Bould. :bow:
Stoke City legend.
Just bring Sol back for this one game
He'll make that **** Shawcross cry again
While we are at it, I'd love to see Ralph back for this one
LehmannQuote:
Originally Posted by GB.
Ralph Bould Adams Cole
Parlour Vieira Petit Williams
Smudger Wright
Williams?
Steve Williams. Fuckin nutter from the 80's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Mind you. Could have gone for Paul Davis I suppose. He got banned for 9 games for chinning some **** from Southampton in a game. Glen Cockrill I think it was....
Keown has to go in there somewhere
Put him in midfield and Petit at left back and get Cole out of there
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Originally Posted by Ach
Kos was supposed to be definitely back for this game now the same is said for the next gameQuote:
on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (ankle)...
He should be back in the training group from Friday. He has not practiced with the team yet. But he should be in the squad for Stoke.
on Laurent Koscielny (calf)...
He will not be back. But he should definitely be back next week. So he should play in the game after Stoke.
on Lukasz Fabianski, who missed the Sunderland game...
He should be OK. He has a test today [Thursday] and, normally, he will be back. He has had a problem with inflammation of the back.
on other team news...
Touch wood, we have no further problems apart from the guys who are out in the longer term.
Hes the new Wilshere
We need a CB
Lawro :bow:Quote:
Stoke v Arsenal (13:30 BST)
There is a bit of history between these sides after their meetings in recent years and a visit to the Britannia Stadium is probably the last fixture Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wanted after seeing his side draw their first game at home against Sunderland.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis is taking Tom Huddlestone on loan from Tottenham, which is a good signing, and every year they seem to make themselves stronger.
We know what the Potters are like at home and they will probably be a bit miffed to have only picked up a point from their opening game against Reading after conceding so late.
Arsenal lost Alex Song to Barcelona this week and, while he is not irreplaceable and the Gunners have plenty of decent midfielders, Song gave them a physical presence in midfield that they could have done with here.
So this will be another tough fixture for Wenger, although he has already started to bed new players in.
Prediction: 1-1
Flappy in goal against StokeQuote:
D @AFCAMDEN
Breaking injury news: Szczesny is doubtful for Sunday's clash with Stoke. Last minute decision will be made on him. #AFC
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Towel-vest is going to have a field day.
So Sir Ches is a definite starter :bow:
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Originally Posted by Grebbo
http://www.arsenal.com/team-newsQuote:
Lukasz Fabianski (Back)
Last Updated: 24 August
Lukasz missed the Sunderland game. Speaking on August 23, Arsene Wenger said: "He should be OK. He has a test today [Thursday] and, normally, he will be back. He has had a problem with inflammation of the back."
Flappy is not even fit.
If Mannone is in goal against Stoke we will lose at least 23-0. :rose:
We had Song who could have played there.
Also kept a lot of clean sheets during that period too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Wtf? Us booing Shawcross is hardly the same thing as them booing Ramsey :doh:Quote:
TONY PULIS has re-opened his feud with Arsene Wenger — and accused the Arsenal manager of ‘re-writing history’.
The Gunners travel to Stoke today for a fixture soured by a stormy relationship between the two bosses.
Wenger’s anger stretches back to February 2010 when a tackle by Ryan Shawcross left Aaron Ramsey with his leg broken in two places.
Last season, the Frenchman was furious Stoke fans booed Ramsey and he also criticised the Potters for their physical approach. But Pulis reckons Wenger’s side have a worse record.
The Stoke boss said: “We went to the Emirates and Ryan got absolutely slaughtered — so it’s not just a one-way ticket.
“People talk about us being a dirty team but I haven’t had as many red cards as Arsene Wenger as a manager.
“But people always mention me and Stoke City — but no one talks about the situation with Wenger when he took over at Arsenal. When that was going on, he never saw a thing!
“History has been re-written. The balance isn’t level. It’s frustrating that you get labelled like this.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz24bb2DMSX
This guys stupidity knows no bounds
We laugh as well, at you not with youQuote:
PETER CROUCH admits he sometimes laughs out loud during Stoke City games.
It’s usually when Rory Delap reaches for his towel — and he sees rival strikers throw in the towel!
Crouch has heard the critics say Stoke’s long-ball tactics do not intimidate opponents like they used to.
The Potters hurled in a staggering 980 throw-ins last season but only scored from two — even Manchester United did better than that.
But Crouch claims boss Tony Pulis would be crazy to scrap Stoke’s infamous tactic because he reckons opponents still visibly wilt when his mates win a throw.
That’s why he will be watching Arsenal’s new signings Olivier Giroud, Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski closely today — to see if they get in a flap over Delap!
Crouch confessed: “I still love it whenever we get a throw-in.
“I see forwards who have to come back to defend our set-pieces and it genuinely makes me laugh.
“I’ve been in that situation myself so I know what’s going through their heads.
“As a striker, when your opponents win a throw-in you usually have to get back and help defend it.
“You’re whole body language is saying: ‘Oh no, I’ve got to get all the way back and defend now’.
“It’s bad enough having to come back and defend corners.
“But when it’s every throw-in too, mentally it makes teams HATE coming to play Stoke City. It’s been the strongest weapon in our armoury.
“I see teams who would rather give away a free-kick or corner than concede a throw-in to us!
“But I think we’re dangerous from all set pieces.”
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been the fiercest critic of Stoke’s tactic over the years.
He once famously said he would like to see throw-ins outlawed and replaced by kicking the ball in from the touchline.
Crouch says the Frenchman can expect the same old, same old at the Britannia today.
He added: “We’ve got a big team and good players like Matt Etherington and Jermaine Pennant with the ability to whip the ball in at set-pieces.
“We’ve also got Rory and Ryan Shotton on throw-ins, so we’d be crazy not to use their ability.
“When Rory can put the ball in flatter and faster than a corner then it’s a trick worth using.
“Whenever Rory’s on the pitch it’s a tactic we’ll definitely use.”
Arsenal may be the polar opposite to Stoke when it comes to launching balls forward. But Crouch says there is too much snobbery from some teams who pick and choose when they ditch their principles.
He said: “Listen, I’ve watched so-called ‘football’ teams who are losing with a minute to go and what do they do?
“They start slinging the ball it into the box! I’ve seen great teams who need a goal in the last minute and they suddenly play like us! Manchester United are brilliant at it.
“Manchester City won the title last year but against Sporting Lisbon didn’t they have Joe Hart up HEADING the ball in the dying seconds?
“People don’t give us enough credit for the fact we can play. We scored some phenomenal goals last season. Good team goals, some good individual goals.
“You’ve got to have that to your game in the Premier League otherwise you’ve no chance.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz24bcjIygU
Pulis. :lol:
I bet the whole city is coming out to see the Arsenal.
What a freak show.
Wengers reply :lol:Quote:
Wenger spoke out in defence of Pulis' claims ahead of the two clubs' clash on Sunday, noting that Arsenal finished seventh in the Fair Play table, which takes into account attitude towards officials, while Stoke came last.
"I think we did quite well in the Fair Play table,” Wenger said.
“I don't know how they did, but we did quite well. It's not only about red cards, it's about the number of fouls.”
Wenger would do well to ignore Pulis. Pulis desperately wants a big name manager as a rival and these pathetic attention-seeking attempts to wum wumger have gone on for some time.
We show Stoke too much respect. In reality, they're no different to most teams 12th-20th in terms of how 'physical' they are. But we will learn a lot about Cazorla in this game. His silky skills are incredible but I thought he was pushed aside too easily against Sunderland - something Hazard and Kagawa (as the other big signings that are looking to adapt to English football) seem to be handling better. Let's see.
Pulis is an absolute cock. . .Wumger comes out with some shit at times but when Pulis speaks I swear his arse cheeks move. . .
Im only sad thing is we havent rammed the words down the same hole they came out of more often. . .come Arsenal, lets twat those twats
Sir ches will play I reckon.
He's a proper ghel.
If RVP broke his leg we'd probably boo him at the Emirates if the online sentiment is anything to go by, so we can't claim the moral highground.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Having said that there's no question Pulis is an attention seeking ****.
That is quite a leap, and I doubt it would happen. The only player that I'd boo in that situation would be el hadj diouf, and even then I probably wouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
Thats different though. We'd boo RVP because he's a **** and deserves it, if he breaks his leg or not would have no bearing on whether or not he gets booed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
Stoke fans boo Ramsey because he had the audacity to have his leg broken and the mental anguish it caused poor Ryan Shawcross. It pathetic.
Sir ches has apparently failed hs fitness test and mannone will be in goal today.
Fuck.
You are right on the first bit, it's a stupid comparison and one made for a desperate search for double standards - the typical 'arsenal fans are hypocrites' obsession.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Wengerbabies
But for the second bit, let's be fair, as far as I can see, they don't boo Ramsey because he broke his leg or even because he ignored shawcross' apology or whatever (though a minority of Stoke fans might say that). The most compelling argument made for booing Ramsey is that they don't accept why we give Shawcross grief - so they do the same thing in retaliation.
I hope Giroud starts up top, should be a big test for him up against their knuckle dragging centre backs.
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Originally Posted by Jeebus
LOL no wonder people say man city 2012 was the best ever finish to an english season. I would defo have paul davis in, his left hook on cockerill was missed by 35000 as well as the ref. Shawcross would also poop himself if keown was around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Poldi and Giroud both start, Theo doesn't.
Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Diaby, Cazorla, Gervinho, Podolski, Giroud
Stoke: 11 cunts
Subs: Martinez, Santos, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Djourou, Coquelin