Match Reaction vs Fulham 10/11/12

[Özim]

right wenger has confirmed we have a list of penalty takers, arteta is number 1, cazorla is number 2. so that puts that argument to bed

Where did you find that BS?

If Podolski isn't a penalty taker Wenger should be sacked on the spot tbh.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Where did you find that BS?

from arsenal.com twitter page on his press conference

[Niall_Quinn]

there is no debate, it was shit today. sure, it's been shit for years but why would a first reaction on leaving a game like that be 'where was giroud'? if i was walking out at full time i'd be fuming at our back 6 and at arteta for not putting away the chance. if the aim is to score 4/5 a game and then have a go at strikers not doing so, then people really are losing the plot.

Because we've pinned everything on Giroud being a success up top this season. The whole team could have benefited from him stepping up and smashing that hat trick in. His confidence would be sky high for the NLD, we would have 3 points in the bag because of a grandstand performance from him personally. The questions would be gone. Sure he could have missed too. But that's the point, we want to see what we have up there. Is he something worth pinning a hope to or just another so-so player who will get lost in this bullshit we call a season. You have to seize these moments, it's crazy to let them pass. Succeed, fail, but either way at least try. If the decision was not in his hands then whoever took the decision needs to be sat down to have football explained to them again from scratch. It's supposed to be about the highs and lows, the heroes and the also-rans, that's where the entertainment comes from and the meaningful talking points. Our football is like our financial policy - fucking stale and fucking boring and a million miles from what football should be.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Taking penalties from the bench, interesting.

[Globalgunner]

GWrs cast your memories to a few seasons back. Who was our most dependable penalty taker. Yes it was the least offensive player in the team. The one who never scores from open play Lauren. Basically penalty taking is not a skill. It is a mindset. Right now we have no characters in the team. Wenger likes it that way.

[Özim]

Because we've pinned everything on Giroud being a success up top this season. The whole team could have benefited from him stepping up and smashing that hat trick in. His confidence would be sky high for the NLD, we would have 3 points in the bag because of a grandstand performance from him personally. The questions would be gone. Sure he could have missed too. But that's the point, we want to see what we have up there. Is he something worth pinning a hope to or just another so-so player who will get lost in this bullshit we call a season. You have to seize these moments, it's crazy to let them pass. Succeed, fail, but either way at least try. If the decision was not in his hands then whoever took the decision needs to be sat down to have football explained to them again from scratch. It's supposed to be about the highs and lows, the heroes and the also-rans, that's where the entertainment comes from and the meaningful talking points. Our football is like our financial policy - fucking stale and fucking boring and a million miles from what football should be.

:goodpost:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Where did you find that BS?

If Podolski isn't a penalty taker Wenger should be sacked on the spot tbh.

we seem to be saying that every week

wenger

staying in a job even though he should be sacked 4 times a month

[Özim]

Taking penalties from the bench, interesting.

He plays every game so it's highly likely he'd get a fair few chances. Today he as off sure but I was referring to be the general penalty taker not today's incident.

[jelgoon]

And we should start with Diaby. Sick of listening to Wenger telling us hes like a new player ever teim he comes back for 20 minutes. He's now out til at least January with a muscle injury. Just sell him or give him away or cancel his contract and get him the insurance money.

Bar a handful of players this squad is sh*t it really is. We need a massive clearout from top to bottom.

[RomfordPele]

this

its pointless.

Yep. As will we be soon if we stick with the mad prof.