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re: Arsenal 2015/2016 Season Long Thread

Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:35 pm to
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
21744 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:35 pm to
I made a ticket request on Arsenal America on August 10th for the Everton match on October 24th and it's not showing up on my account.

I emailed and they haven't gotten back to me.

This could be my only chance for a long time to go to the Emirates

I feel like I would have a decent chance of nabbing a ticket if my request actually went through
Posted by Alan Garner
thigh-land
Member since Oct 2009
3433 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 2:36 pm to
best and worst on arsenal from santi

hilarious. they ask santi whats the best and whats the worst on the team.
Posted by RTR America
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2012
39600 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 3:12 pm to
Apparently Kos was back in training today. I wouldn't mind seeing a Kos/Gabriel pairing tomorrow if Per is still ill.
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
12469 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

Apparently Kos was back in training today. I wouldn't mind seeing a Kos/Gabriel pairing tomorrow if Per is still ill.


That is good news. I would like to see this lineup tomorrow

Walcott
Alexis Ozil Chamberlain
Cazorla Coq

Monreal Gabriel Kos Debuchy

This gives plenty of cover for Gabriel in defense, but we also have plenty of speed up top. I think Giroud is a better option than Walcott, but we need to change something up. Leave Giroud as a sub to come in and mix things up. Clearly, Walcott has not been able to make a difference as a sub.
This post was edited on 8/28/15 at 3:36 pm
Posted by different arse
'Merica
Member since Apr 2014
4300 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

I would like to see this lineup tomorrow
Walcott
Alexis Ozil Chamberlain
Ramsey Coq
Monreal Gabriel Kos Bellerin
Posted by RTR America
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2012
39600 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 4:56 pm to
quote:

Walcott
Alexis Ozil Chamberlain
Ramsey Coq
Monreal Gabriel Kos Bellerin


Support
Posted by ThisWayChad
Member since Nov 2009
2531 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 7:22 pm to
Lot of speed and forward thinking on the right side with an Ox-Bellerin pairing. DM would be busy on that side
Posted by Stewie Griffin
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
16148 posts
Posted on 8/28/15 at 7:27 pm to
I wouldn't mind seeing Alexis up top, Ox on the left, Ramsey on the right, either, with Coqzorla still central.

Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
21744 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 7:41 am to
Lmao. Arsenal have been dire in attack today.

Story of the season so far.
Posted by ATLienTiger
NOLA
Member since Oct 2006
26861 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 8:31 am to
I am genuinely worried about our attack. I also don't know what we should do to fix it.
Posted by Jabroni
USA
Member since Jan 2013
673 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 8:38 am to
It's cliche but this game is a perfect example of Arsenal's lack of a killer instinct. 75 minutes with the opposition down a man and they can only manage an OG? City would've put 2 or 3 past NUFC by halftime.

The attack is stagnant and incredibly predictable. When Arsenal click, they are amazing to watch and are very hard to stop while producing great goals. When they don't, they're too predictable and frustrating to watch.
Posted by Stewie Griffin
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
16148 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 8:42 am to
We are very lackluster going forward with no sense of urgency.

Ox was awful, minus the OG. Theo is only really effective centrally when teams are pushed forward. Giroud is soft.

Hope Welbeck comes back soon. Maybe he can help.
Posted by WhoDatNC
NC
Member since Dec 2013
11710 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 8:55 am to
I have never seen a team that lacks that killer mentality like Arsenal.m any other top team wins that game by at least 3.
Posted by Stewie Griffin
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
16148 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 8:59 am to
Though this guy Own Goal looks quite promising. Two in four matches. Not a bad return at all.
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
28431 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 9:07 am to
quote:

Giroud is soft

Haha no shite. He's a dainty French pastry.

Our attack blows. Not direct. Slow. Trying to get too cute. Some of our best chances came when people just took shots when the presented themselves instead of trying to walk it in, which is pretty hard with ten behind the ball.

It's the culture that Arsene has ingrained in the team unfortunately.
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
12469 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 11:17 am to
I was looking forward to this game all week. Wake up early, enjoy a coffee, watch Arsenal turn things around. Man, that felt like one of the longest games I've ever watched. It's a shame Rosicky has the worst injury. He is the exact kind of player we need in the side to get some energy and attacking going.
This post was edited on 8/29/15 at 11:18 am
Posted by different arse
'Merica
Member since Apr 2014
4300 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 11:26 am to
If you would get 3 points for controlling the ball and passing a shite ton, then we would be in great shape. Unfortunately, goals win games and we can't seem to produce many. We may be in trouble if they don't turn this around.
Posted by timlan2057
In the Shadow of Tiger Stadium
Member since Sep 2005
16829 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 1:19 pm to
Hey, we scored one goal against a team that was four points from being relegated last season, while they played shorthanded most of the game.

We're making progress.

I guess "own goals" count as GF.
This post was edited on 8/29/15 at 1:21 pm
Posted by RTR America
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2012
39600 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 2:22 pm to
One thing that sort of annoys me is that our fullbacks refuse to get to the byline to play crosses in. They seem to stop on their overlaps and try to join the "lets pass around the box" game.

Wished this would have been the game where Arsene moved Ramsey back next to Coquelin, so we would have actually had someone who knows how to play the 10 (Santi) actually play the 10. This game was screaming for Ozil, especially with Theo on.

Their sending off seemed to hurt us more than it hurt them

eta: I do think we look at these last 2 games a bit differently if Ramsey's offsides goal is called correctly and Bellerin gets the pen today.
This post was edited on 8/29/15 at 2:26 pm
Posted by Stewie Griffin
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
16148 posts
Posted on 8/29/15 at 3:55 pm to
quote:

One thing that sort of annoys me is that our fullbacks refuse to get to the byline to play crosses in. They seem to stop on their overlaps and try to join the "lets pass around the box" game.


No one to swing it into.

We really need Jack right now. Someone to drive at a deep lying defense.

We also need a forward who can give some semblance of hold up play and run the channels.

Giroud is just so fricking mentally fragile. That bullshite garbage arse chip at the end was the epitome of it. And he's so fricking soft. He never engages physically with opposing center backs.

Costa, count that he is, is constantly initiating contact with defenders, keeping them off balance and wearing them down. Giroud checks to the ball, holds them off, and then offers nothing else outside of one twos. He's a good sub, an inadequate first choice striker.

Walcott is a winger, Welbeck has every tool but the most important -- finishing -- and that's all we have.

I am happy with the three points. I am. But I'm also ruling out anything but a league or FA Cup.
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