What did he say?Originally Posted by LDG
What did he say?
somebody put something in my milk
He played well yesterday - that shot where he managed to find the post was incredible given the angle and how it was covered by Boruc. He worked hard throughout. The one criticism is that he went down to easily a couple of times. I think he is paying the price for this, because he got absolutely clattered outside the edge of the Southampton area in the first half - I heard the smack of the impact from my seat (seven rows back to the right of the edge of the Southampton technical area) and nothing got given. That could have been Clattenburg being consistently bad in his calls, but it could also have been to do with Jack's rep for going down too easily.
It is one aspect of his game that I would love to see eradicated. He has a low centre of gravity and has bulked up - he'll find that he will get far more success staying on his feet rather than trying to win a free kick.
The boy is starting to show up again. Last two matches (Besiktas and for England) have seemed more like Wilshere. He's getting away from his man a bit better, and generally speedier in his release of the ball.
He'll come good this year if he stays fit.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Yeah I think he is starting to get back to the Jack we know. I think Jack has been given a really rough ride by the media, of course he did himself no favours getting caught smoking, but the scrutiny regarding his performances is a little bit off considering he missed almost a year and a half of football.The boy is starting to show up again. Last two matches (Besiktas and for England) have seemed more like Wilshere. He's getting away from his man a bit better, and generally speedier in his release of the ball.
He'll come good this year if he stays fit.
He does need to step up and cement a place in both the Arsenal and England team this season, I think he will achieve both if he stays fit and performs at the level we know he can.
I also thought he looked good for England last week, moved the ball quickly and accurately. Its fashionable in the media to criticise Jack though, therefore when he does play well it's not really acknowledged. Glad he had a pop back at Redknapp recently.
It's happening to Oxlade now.
A kid who had more than half a season out, played well when he came back for a few games, got injured again, was England's most promising player in the pre-World Cup games, got injured again, played a few games for his club at the beginning of a new season and had an average 60 minutes or so in his first game back for England (playing no worse than most of the below-average team).
But his entire future is now questioned on the basis of that 60 minutes. And Hodgson replaces him with a more defensive player.
I don't necessarily think this is an anti-Arsenal thing, it's just a moronic media/pundits/fans thing.
Sterling will have a dip in form over the next few months and they'll question his attitude, whether he's washed up and his fathering of 7 children. And there will be calls for Adam Johnson or Milner to replace him. Which Hodgson will agree with.
The fuckwits who populate the football community really make it hard to enjoy or even tolerate at times.
Last edited by Master Splinter; 11-09-2014 at 10:16 PM.
Ox was great in the last game. Constantly running, assured on the ball and linked up well with the real front man - as opposed to that outrageous fraud Rooney who (as expected) did absolutely fuck all in and England shirt again, but got the plaudits, again.
Those fat cunts who call themselves journalists know fuck all about football except where the bar is at every club. That's what they do, drink piss and write shit.
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Football365 are probably losing readership to Goal.com:
http://www.football365.com/faves/946...g-Into-Nothing
Someone should commission his 'Arsenal have won nothing for NINE years' and 'Martina Navratilova is a lesbian' articles next.
He's started to recapture his form, having surprisingly lost it due to being out with injury for half his life. So the media has to work a lot harder to maintain the current plot line.
Ozil anonymous, stealing a living, flop, waste of money. This one has run and run and even has some of the Arsenal fans loving it. But the "Ozil buying off coppers to prevent investigation" twist was a little much, I think his character tailed off after that. But he'll always have the moment after that thrashing of Brazil on the biggest stage when he grabbed the headlines for being useless and undeserving of his place. Right up there as one of the very best moments.
Rooney MOTM, always. The timeless classic is stronger than ever. Misses his two chances while another player scores two in what will probably be the most crucial game of the qualifiers? MOTM. Everyone is so comfortable with the character after so much time, this is the one unchanging role around which the whole drama pivots.
Wilshere - a wasted talent, the opposite of Rooney. Has started to take the badly missed Gazza role and make it his own. Boozing, smoking, playing for the wrong club, a villain in the making. His script has the potential to go anywhere, huge potential in this role.
Gerrard. Stevie Me. The Daddy. Even his calamitous, title losing and qualification trashing screw-ups can't stop us loving him. Yes he has a reduced role now but there's still plenty of mileage in a comeback plot, will he or won't he? Stevie Me - your country needs you! I'm picturing the scene, maybe a cliffhanger end of season finale, lip quivering as the prospect of further humiliation battles the call of duty - will he, won't he? Bloody heroic! Bloody British (minus the Scots).
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bang on, it's nauseating. media=cunts mc2
'WHEN HE HAS A PLAN, WE BACK HIM, WHEN HE DOESN'T......WE KEEP QUIET'
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