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| re: Arsenal Football Club 2011-2012 Season Thread Well you're good for at least one now. Reply • Back to Top |
| Certainly helps us. Big test for Theo. Enrique shut him down first go-round. Theo needs to prove he can do something versus a solid LB. Also, I'm excited to see Gervinho run at Glen Johnson. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Is absolute shite on the defensive end. I hate him. Almost as much as Beast hates Kuyt (if that's even possible). Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Hahahahaha. I don't hate Kuyt as much as ya'll think. I criticize him on what he does poorly and praise him on his positive skills. I absolutely love the guy coming off the bench, I just can't stand when he starts a match as a forward. When he has good matches I absolutely acknowledge how well he played, and nobody wants him to score as much as I do. ETA But the feeling on Johnson is absolutely mutual. This post was edited on 2/28 at 1:27 am Reply • Back to Top |
| A big key is how deep 'Pool will play. If they press, Theo might have space. I don't think they will press though, as they will probably try to beat us on the counter. Reply • Back to Top |
| with Djourou out for a month and Vermaelen questionable for Saturday, our defense will be slightly less horse shite then it was when we played Liverpool on matchday 2 This post was edited on 2/28 at 8:33 am Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Are you implying that Verm being out upgrades the defense? Reply • Back to Top |
| sorry, looking back on the match report and the lineup wasn't as woeful as I remembered. I think it was the red card on Frimpong that did us in. The only Jeremy Lin in the armor was Carl Jenkinson at left back, and Frimpong was in over Song. Our defense really came apart for the United match. Reply • Back to Top |
quote:  Going to have to use this one. Reply • Back to Top |
| Doubt we play a high line. Then again, if we get behind like Tottenham did we may have no choice. Reply • Back to Top |
| What are the rules on motor scooters? If FIFA forgot to put something about these in the "Laws of the Game" then I'm thinking we have a secret weapon to level the playing field for Carra. Reply • Back to Top |
| Glen Johnson out for the England friendly. Wonder what his status for this weekend is. 'Pool and Arsenal both struggling with back line injuries. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Only in regard to Agger. Glen being out strengthens our defensive back line. Reply • Back to Top |
| What about my man Rosicky busting arse recently? Really happy for him, always liked his effort (partly because that's about all he gave). Hopefully that gives him some confidence as this team is gonna need him to give more of these performances down the stretch. I think he is currently a better option than Ramsey right now. Poor Aaron just isn't the type of player that can run a midfield right now. I feel bad for him as he should have never been shouldered with that burden to begin with. This post was edited on 2/28 at 1:36 pm Reply • Back to Top |
| TV5 starting today for Belgium which is both a bad and good sign. Reply • Back to Top |
| So how optimistic are you all about a top 4 finish currently *tied* with Chelsea? Amazing that we are tied in both points and GD. Looking ahead to the rest of schedule I'm figuring around 25 more points out of it which would put us at 71.. hopefully enough. Reply • Back to Top |
| We've got: @Liverpool Newcastle Utd @Everton Aston Villa @QPR Man City @Wolves Wigan Athletic Chelsea @Stoke City Norwich City @West Brom Chelsea has: @West Brom, Stoke, @Man City, Spurs, @Villa, Wigan, @Fulham, Newcastle, @Arsenal, QPR, @Liverpool, Blackburn. We both play at Anfield. We have the edge of Man City at home, are done with Spurs, and have Chelsea at the Emirates. Our remaining games are probably slightly easier than Chelsea's too. We have the advantage, but I really have no clue as to if we'll seize it. Can't predict this season. Reply • Back to Top |
| Because frick-it-all february ended on such an alarmingly high note, and if you're one to believe in signs, then maybe there's room for optimism. also Abou Diaby coming back will be like a new signing. edit: also good to hear about TV5, we may essentially have a 75% ideal back four, with Gibbs being a permanent defensive question mark This post was edited on 2/28 at 2:28 pm Reply • Back to Top |
quote: LB will always be a problem with the way the side is structured. As long as the LW is an inverted winger, the LB will get little to no protection. I don't think Gibbs defensive ability is bad per se, but he's definitely on an island a lot often facing 2 players. Clichy had the same problem when we switched to the 4-3-3. Reply • Back to Top |
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