Random Arsenal Shit (When it's not worth starting a thread)

[Munchies]

Wasn't there talk of him playing for England (along with Almunia) before ages ago ?

He'd be a regular starter for England

[Power n Glory]

We need to address the balance in our midfield. Arteta is part of the problem. We haven't got enough players that are comfortable controlling the ball in tight spaces and under pressure. The intricate passing moves are long gone and we’re not a team that can create a load of chances and dominate possession like we used to.

[Ollie the Optimist]

have to admit, what the judas **** did to morgan made me laugh, i bet it was ferdinand who made him do it. even so, hes a ****, ferdinand is a ****, morgan is a ****.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I've got a bad feeling that making him captain will stop the long line of captains that have been sold.

Who seriously would want a pointless player like him?

without him playing as well as he did in the run in, we would be sitting here listening to spurs gloat about fnishing above us. stop being a wum

[Cripps_orig]

Confirmation if we needed it that Arteta is indeed a pointless player

Thank you Ollie

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Come on guys, Arteta deserves to be treated with a lot more respect on here. I do think we need someone better, someone more dynamic capable of offering us a more threatening & dominating presence in midfield but it's not like Arteta has had an incredibly poor season or hasn't given his best throughout for the team.

He's not in the same category as players like Gervinho, Diaby, Squillachi, Denilson, Chamkah etc etc who deserve to be ridiculed.

[Cripps_orig]

Why not?

He's played much more than any of them and thus has infected us with his shite much more

[Niall_Quinn]

If we're going for top quality this summer then I agree, Arteta has to make way. Get the chequebook out then and splash the cash. We'll need £30-£50mill plus another £20mill wages for a striker to replace RvC. Let's say £25mill plus £10-£15mill wages for a top quality midfielder and another wad for a top defender. £100-£150mill all in should do it.

Back in the real world Arteta will remain a key figure for us. We'll probably bring some prospects and second raters in this summer. If we get lucky I suppose we might find something in the bin that provides an alternative, doubt it though.

[Kano]

We need to address the balance in our midfield. Arteta is part of the problem. We haven't got enough players that are comfortable controlling the ball in tight spaces and under pressure. The intricate passing moves are long gone and we’re not a team that can create a load of chances and dominate possession like we used to.

opta broke down the stats for chances created, drilled down to those 'most likely to score' meaning one-on-ones or situations where it is pretty much expected to really test the keeper and we were up there with the rest in the league. (this was from xmas but it gives an indication, especially as we won more games in the second half of the season).

http://thefootballfront.blogspot.co....er-league.html

but you are right about the midfield balance and arteta, who has done a 'job' for us but is an area we have to upgrade.

[Niall_Quinn]

but the stats do suggest a some connection between clear cut chances and goals scored.