Didn't know where to post this, but great watch, I love Ian Wright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_Ma...eature=g-all-u
Printable View
Didn't know where to post this, but great watch, I love Ian Wright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_Ma...eature=g-all-u
I guess the problem AW faced whenever we faced Barca in recent seasons was the fact that he knew that his side couldnt defend to save their families lives.. so he just figured it'd be best to attack. Dont for a second think I am defending him.. he is the manager and he shouldve worked hard on getting a stronger defense. This season (so far), we look strong at the back and look to have what it takes to Chelsea the fuck out of teams like Barca... whether we do it or not is a different story of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
then again utd tried to adapt to barca and got battered. sometimes the opposition are so good, it doesn't make a difference what you doQuote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
This, but also we don't have the players chavs do and the players we do or did that time, where not players who were defending minded players.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
You say that but when we played Barca when RVP sent off, we defended for the whole game and still lost. we never Attacked them or played that passing way. And had Bendtner not been shit we'd have gone through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
The ref was the biggest c*nt in that game.. This is one of the 3 games where I wish Aids upon the referee for fucking us over so bad*Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
* The other 2 being the battle of buffet game and the 4-4 draw against newcastle where penalties were given as charity!
http://sportsvibe.co.uk/news/footbal...-lehmann-19831Quote:
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann insists the club made their right decision in selling Robin Van Persie to Manchester United.
The former German international also shared the details of his quest to enter the world of management, a process that he has embarked under the tutelage of his old manager, Arsene Wenger.
Lehmann, who made 147 appearances for the Gunners recognised the logic in the club ‘s decision to allow Van Persie to seal a £24 million move to Old Trafford during the summer, a move that the goalkeeper saw as a necessity, given the Dutchman’s contract situation and his susceptibility to injury.
“When you see a player wants to leave for money reasons and probably because he thinks that somewhere else it is easier to win, you have to let him go,” Lehmann said, speaking to Laureus.com.
“Particularly when he has only one year on his contract and when he played the first season without an injury in eight or nine years.”
The eccentric shot stopper also backed his compatriots Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker to thrive at the Emirates as the season progresses. Podolski, a summer arrival from Bundesliga side FC Koln, has hit the ground running at Arsenal, scoring three goals in his first five appearances for the club, and despite a rocky start to his career in north London, defender Mertesacker has shown signs of significant improvement this campaign.
“They have two players who are very experienced in the national team of Germany and are still at a young age,” Lehmann added.
“Arsenal are expecting to see them performing three times a week on a high level, so far my impression is that everybody’s quite happy with them, but everybody knows that they still have to improve, to adapt to the English football and to adapt to the pace of the game there. Lukas and Per are mentally strong and they have definitely got the potential to perform and to improve their game.”
Lehmann, who returned to Arsenal in 2011 for a brief loan stint, now has management on his mind. Following in the steps of Steve Bould, Lehmann plans to earn his stripes at the club he spent his best years at, and is delighted to have the opportunity to learn from Arsene Wenger.
“I’m looking over his [Wenger’s] shoulder and they let me train the reserves sometimes and the Under 18s, which is a big gesture, and I really appreciate that.
“I would like to probably become a manager after this year dependent on my progress and so I am happy to learn a lot from Arsene and his coaching team. It’s a good experience.”
Jens :bow:
Spot on about the **** and i didnt know he was training the reserves. Next Arsenal manager?
If you've got a spare half hour watch this Wrighty life story video. It's not his gutter press ramblings but an insight into his childhood and making it as a pro. Really good stuff except for the background sob story piano playing.
It's amazing to think that he was working in a factory and playing Sunday league football until signing a short term pro contract at the age of 22! I think we right off young players far too early these days forgetting that their prime isn't until 26/27 years old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_MaGEFH8g
His book was a pretty good read - I'd recommend it.
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...a-striker-saysQuote:
Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes the Gunners would see the best of Theo Walcott if they played him as a striker.
The England international is currently in a contract dispute with the club and has had an inconsistent start to the season but scored twice in a fine performance in their 6-1 win over Coventry in the League Cup on Wednesday night.
Wright feels Walcott has all the ability to be a top striker after spending the majority of his career on the wing, and says that all he needs is a chance to prove himself.
"I love Theo and have been saying for a long time that he should be playing as a striker," Wright told ESPN.
"Clearly he is not the finished article and could do with some more work from the Arsenal coaches, but Theo has all the ingredients to be a top striker.
"[Arsene] Wenger has been saying for a long time that he sees Theo developing into a striker, so give the guy a chance to prove he can do it. If it doesn't work, then fair enough, but it has to be worth a try.
"My hope is the fans get Theo's contract situation sorted and then he can get on with showing what he can do on the field. There are so many good things about this guy, but people always tend to focus on the negatives."
The former Gunners striker believes the 23-year-old has faced too much criticism so far in his time at Arsenal, which he feels is solely down to the expectations following his call-up to the England squad for the World Cup in 2006.
He added: "The trouble for me is that people believe he should be doing more than he does every week and that expectation around him isn't all his own fault.
"There he was at 16, never played for Arsenal in the Premier League and he was thrown into the England World Cup squad in 2006. It was stupid. Ever since, people want him to win games on his own every week and nothing he does is good enough.
"I hear so many people slagging off Premier League footballers for being bad role models, but Theo is a great asset to our game. He is a solid young man, articulate and never gets himself into trouble on or off the pitch.
"What more could you want from a guy in a high profile position? So I hope the Arsenal fans give him a bit of a break instead of getting on his back."
Spot fucking on once again from Wrighty