Match Reaction vs Villa

[milla]

The weird thing was that Podolski was actually starting to play consistently well on the left, until WUMger put a halt to that and took him out of the team.

yeah, he is getting better at it but different level as CF.

[Syn]

He turned a corner at the start of the year and was probably our best player for 5 or so games in a row. Before that there was a (small) case for him to be left on the bench for a while but Wenger stuck with him through that. And for the big games he is straight into the team. The smart money would be on him carrying little bit but persistent muscle injury and so he's being used sparingly until it gets fixed.

[Dennis Bendtner]

That game was pretty sleepy. General play going forward wasn't great. Abu Dhabi is well off the pace and Feo is in hiding. But clinically done by Cazorla. No idea about any confidence theories to be drawn from this but hopefully the tempo is quicker next week. First real chance to see Monreal (is he the least talked-about signing ever?) and he's unspectacular but pretty tidy. Not got Gibbs' pace but I think he's more composed.

[BOBN]

Jack, Santi and Jenks looked on form. The rest, very poor. Diaby injured again. What we need to do with that guy is keep him and then keep saying Diaby can play there when he comes back. That way we can avoid signing the defensive midfielder we desperately need. Glad Stan got to see close up what he's building here. I suppose he had to attend the match too just for appearance, but running his claws over the books surely made up for that.

Walcott, Giroud and Podolski when he came on. Terrible. I wonder if these players would be so bad at any other club or is it just us?

No defence again but that's normal.

Keeper is a deadbeat and needs to be replaced.

Be honest, wilshere was terrible. he needs a game or two off.

But jenkinson was better that usual even tho he messed up for the goal.

Giroud and podolski are shit. Wenger wastes the budget again.

[GP]

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

something interesting picked up on a couple of other forums and websites:

"Got MotD on Sky+? Check out what Bould says to Wenger after Villa score. He says: 'How many times do I have to say it to you?' & looks at Wenger reproachfully."

it seems they dont agree on something and chesney is one. does bould want him dropped? or want to bring in competition? at least he has a bit of common sense.

[Munchies]

They're bound to disagree on some aspects, but with Chesney, he has no one to challenge him. If he drops a clanger, he'll still be likely to play the next game. We've had Fabianski for ages now, and he ended up a flop, so he has to be moved on and we need a good keeper. I hear Almunia is playing well at nearby Watford

[Grebbo]

something interesting picked up on a couple of other forums and websites:

"Got MotD on Sky+? Check out what Bould says to Wenger after Villa score. He says: 'How many times do I have to say it to you?' & looks at Wenger reproachfully."

it seems they dont agree on something and chesney is one. does bould want him dropped? or want to bring in competition? at least he has a bit of common sense.

He could just as easily be talking about our defenders never closing down. You don't know it was about Chesney.

I don't think Chesney is great but tbf to him he did get us the 3 points the week before at Sunderland with some great saves.

[server too busy!]

Whats happened to Fabianski, he sounds as if he's been injured for about 2 years.

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah he's been dead for a while. Will probably be moved on in the summer.

I remember he actually started to play quite well until he did his shoulder in, then Chesney took over and he's not been seen since.