Come on Watford
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Come on Watford
I'd feel much better about life if Wenger could offer the three points to Newcastle as compensation. I'm not up to the moral dilemma of playing badly and winning.
Stop that COYG shit
COYG is what spuds do. Albeit with the G replaced by the Knob.
Come on you rip roaring fucking gunners! Is the way to go.
If he didnt play them people would moan, we had artea and Wilshere whom can both play Coqs position, but they have suffered long term injuries.
IF (big if) we win the league, would you be happy? Genuine question, I respect you opinion, we all have different views.
Personally, I dont think this team is as good as the team that went unbeaten (that team imo is the best ever premier league team, they were very special) but I will take the Premier league however it comes to us. If we pub every game from now till the end of the season, then so be it. The records we will show us top.
I dont understand much of the negativity after the win, but what you posted there is wrong. Wenger chose to put faith in Rosicky, Wilshere, Arteta and Flamini, when pretty much everyone could see a mile away that we needed a back up CDM. What was the point of renewing Rosicky's contract? Wilshere got injured in pre-season and yet no one was purchased. Elneny cant come soon enough, and frankly I dont think he'll be that good either... but I'll take anyone with a pair of legs in midfield now.
It's 3 points and it keeps us top. I'll catch the highlights. It sounds like Ramsey in the middle isn't working. We need Cazorla and this has to be Rosicky's last contract. Ramsey really isn't good at passing and keeping the flow going. It always seems to break down when he's in the middle.
Credit is a commodity Leicester fans crave and want because ultimately they deep down know they won't win the title.
We should want the title, forget credit. We have been admirable in the absence of several players but I do fear our fortune is bound to change....particularly with the games we have this month.
No idea what Rosicky's problem is but he can't get a new contract after this season. I was in favour of him staying on because he really is a good at that CM role. Like Cazorla, his style just changes the way we attack. He's better at the role in fact. He's just a damn crock.
Ramsey has to learn how to play this role if he wants a future here. Anytime he plays that role he has really slowed us down. He just needs to keep things simple but I don't know if he has it in him.
I think it's more a case of finding him the right partner..... as I don't see that he is ever going to be the kind to control the ebb and flow of a game.
When he got forward more towards the end he looked a lot better.
Decent result, didn't see the match but it seems it wasn't a good performance from what people say, it's the away games where we're more likely to struggle however.
Theo has had his chance and he hasn't taken it. He was so poor today it was painful to watch. Almost as painful as Ox. And Bellerin's defensive displays are becoming a real concern.
Good stuff from Bif today, he had to fight for everything on his own because the two in the middle did fuck all for him and Ox and Theo were nowhere. Ozil way too good for this bunch, seems to be the only player who can retain the ball. Kos was okay too, having to do his job and Mertesacker's.
Wenger outclassed tactically by Schteve, embarrassing. When's he going to find some balls and lay down the law to Ramsey? Ramsey wanted a start in the middle, he has it and now he wants to be Ozil. Time for him to buckle down and work for the team.
Cech won us a game in which we were second best for most of the 90. At home. Against Newcastle.
We pubbed the 3 points but this team, with its lack or organisation and continuing failure to appreciate the opposition and react based on in-game events, is always one slip away from a Southampton style calamity. Fortunately we're the least shit team in the league this season.
Some very, very poor performances out there today, the ref for one. But Theo sticks in the mind.
Can we continue to slog our way to a title? Looking at the opposition, we could. It won't be pretty and it's a shame because we are all aware how well this team can play.
Oh, and Letters has started the year with a bang. Two threads and both his initial contributions designed to start arguments.
Yeah, you get the feeling that Wenger only plays Ramsey in CM reluctantly - looks a long way from sold on that option.
I said the same thing in the Elneny thread, but I wouldn't be surprised if that turned out to be the first of a couple of moves in a bit of a central midfield rebuild? I can't see Arteta, Flamini and Rosicky lasting beyond the end of this season, I don't think Wenger likes playing Ramsey there, Wilshere is becoming little more than a bonus when he's fit, but is no one you can count on, and Cazorla is in his 30s and has just ruptured his knee ligaments - that doesn't mean he's finished, but it's something we may have to manage from this point on? Bringing Mo in is a start, but I can see us needing a second addition in CM before that start of next season...
Or the right formation? He'd probably work a lot better in a 433 than a 4231.
In the current formation, I'd be tempted to play Ramsey behind Giroud and give Özil a rest - we'd lose a playmaker, but hopefully gain a half-midfielder half-striker? But to do that we'd need another fit central midfielder!
We haven't bought a new CM in years, it's an area of the team WUMger likes to shoehorn players into. The Egyptian is a step in the right direction if he's more specialised for the role.
I haven't seen this Mo fella play but if he can distribute the ball well we may solve this CM problem. I'm not convinced Ramsey has the chops for the role. He really has to find that beast mode form or we just have to bypass him. We always seem to suffer from a lack of cohesion and fluidity when he plays there. It's only until he's replaced by Rosicky or Cazorla that we start to find our attacking stride again. It's just a shame about Cazorla and Rosicky. I'm hoping Wilshere can takeover of he ever stays fit. But we can't afford to wait on him to see if he takes to the role.
Just saw some Cech highlights from yesterday. Couple of important saves again.
The points he's getting us this year really are adding up, we wouldn't be in the title race without him.
Spot on Letters! Wenger was putting up with average keepers like Fab and Ches when we should have gone for quality! I would be very happy with a decent midfielder and a decent CB in this window. We have no voice on the pitch at the moment, we got out of jail yesterday.
A question for you guys regarding the ox.
This is his 5th season and he has never scored more than 2 PL goals in a season. I know he has been injured a lot but that's a terrible record for an attacking midfielder
Campbell has shown him up really. Maybe a loan somewhere could do Oxlade some good.