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

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A brilliant article on Hayden and how a flamini challenge changed his career:

https://amp.theguardian.com/football...mpression=true

And note:

Hayden tells the story of his Arsenal debut at West Brom in September 2013 and how, after Wenger had named him in the squad but excluded him from the team shape drills, he assumed he would be a substitute. When he got to The Hawthorns, it was the kitman, Vic Akers, who told him he was starting. Wenger then dropped another bombshell; he would be in midfield. He had been used purely as a centre-half in training and, even after the game, in which Hayden played well, the manager continued to push him as a defender.

Great planning and man management by Wenger No wonder we're so tactically shit.

And to do that to a young player no wonder players like Theo have turned out crap.

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Jamie redknapp reckons de bruyne is the best passer the premier league has ever seen

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Just speaking to guy I used to work with who is Arsenal Season ticket holder

Like a lot of supporters just seems totally apathetic.

His rationale for renewing is that if he doesn’t, if things suddenly change then he won’t get it back

But admitted that even that isn’t such a bad thing and will consider giving it up end of season. Bored of the football being played

[Niall_Quinn]

Jamie redknapp reckons de bruyne is the best passer the premier league has ever seen

Yes, and the gypos are the best team ever and Pep is the best manager ever and they have the best kit ever, best stadium ever. Well worth Sky and BT's subscription fees. And next season will be even better. It's all just better.



Talking of better - look at how much better footballers were back then. Passing, shooting, crossing. The media and TV hype is a desperation levels trying to disguise the horrendous drop in quality, which seems to be inversely proportional to the amount the fans get ripped off for.

[LDG]

Yes, and the gypos are the best team ever and Pep is the best manager ever and they have the best kit ever, best stadium ever. Well worth Sky and BT's subscription fees. And next season will be even better. It's all just better.



Talking of better - look at how much better footballers were back then. Passing, shooting, crossing. The media and TV hype is a desperation levels trying to disguise the horrendous drop in quality, which seems to be inversely proportional to the amount the fans get ripped off for.

That's a fucking joy to watch.

[Niall_Quinn]

Adams, Campbell, Henry, Petit, Vieira, Pires, Overmars, Anelka, Cole, Wright,.. Bergkamp.



Get over yourselves, gypos. Only way you get within a mile of us is when we need some boots polishing. Hype is not the same as genius.

[Niall_Quinn]

That's a fucking joy to watch.

The shite we get served up now, by comparison. And not just at Arsenal but at every club. Boring, defensive, sideways crap. Much of it thanks to one Mr Guardiola and his anti-football tip tap machine that for some unfathomable reason Wenger tried to emulate. When we already had a brand of winning football that would make your hair stand on end. Pure lunacy.

[Marc Overmars]

His passing was some next level shit but also look at the runs those guys were making, from all angles.

We just don't see that anymore with our robotic nonsense.

[Niall_Quinn]

His passing was some next level shit but also look at the runs those guys were making, from all angles.

We just don't see that anymore with our robotic nonsense.

Exactly. That's why I can scarcely bear to watch any football these days. I watch out of habit and history, not because I enjoy it. Static, snail paced bullshit. Compared to the joy of seeing Overmars, Bergkamp and Anelka all running in attack formation directly at the defence and just blowing them away. Or Henry accelerating out of the midfield and the perfect pass arriving on his toe, with Pires, Wiltord or Freddie already in position to tap it in should the unthinkable happen and Henry miss. Even Cole and Lauren going forward, compared to now. Kolasinac gave a hint of ambition in his early games, gave the fans something to watch. Benched. We don't need that sort of football around here any more. Tip, tap, backwards, sideways.

[LDG]

His passing was some next level shit but also look at the runs those guys were making, from all angles.

We just don't see that anymore with our robotic nonsense.

That's the point.

I know that teams learned to sit back against us, but if we had some sort of defence, instead of fearing an attack from the opposition, we should be drawing them in and breaking like fuck all over them.