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re: Arsenal 2013/2014 Season Long Thread
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:46 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:46 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
Soooo hold out hope for FA and League titles?
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:53 pm to ATLienTiger
if we didn't concede the second leg last year, we won't this year. we could have gotten a result if not for the red IMO. clear red, though. no complaints. they were much more in control of the situation than barca was yesterday after city went down to ten.
FA Cup is our only real shot at silverware. at least sanogo has shown he can give Giroud a breather. hugely important to get 3pts this weekend. i think Ozil and Ox will get a breather this weekend and Santi and Gnabry will start.
FA Cup is our only real shot at silverware. at least sanogo has shown he can give Giroud a breather. hugely important to get 3pts this weekend. i think Ozil and Ox will get a breather this weekend and Santi and Gnabry will start.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:57 pm to Friend of OBUDan
Still pissed at Mesut. And Arsene for playing for a draw against Napoli.
I had given up on CL before today, so no biggie. Pleased with Sanogo's development. Hope we can win FA Cup and make a title run.
I had given up on CL before today, so no biggie. Pleased with Sanogo's development. Hope we can win FA Cup and make a title run.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:07 pm to Stewie Griffin
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Still pissed at Mesut
meh
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And Arsene for playing for a draw against Napoli...I had given up on CL before today...Pleased with Sanogo's development. Hope we can win FA Cup... and make a title run
Agree on all points. Defeating a City side in the final could be tough. Need Ramsey to get healthy fast, and also hope Glass Gibbs isn't out too long.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:30 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I just shake my head. Same shite every year. We had a shot. Ozil doesn't bitch out and it is a diff game. I say bench him and I said that a while ago. He's not used to this. He needs a rest and we had opportunities to do so. Red I'm okay with, but I felt their striker was walking a thin line and could have been shown a second yellow on occasion.
Just frustration all around. Hell 1-0 would have been fine. 2-0 and its time to try to win something else.
Doesn't help to be forced into 2 subs before the 40 min mark.
Just frustration all around. Hell 1-0 would have been fine. 2-0 and its time to try to win something else.
Doesn't help to be forced into 2 subs before the 40 min mark.
This post was edited on 2/19/14 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:48 pm to ATLienTiger
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Soooo hold out hope for FA and League titles?
We got no favors in the FA Cup draw. If we go all the way it looks like nothing but EPL teams on the way to Wembley.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 5:34 pm to itawambadog
We lost to the best team on the planet 2-0 down to 10 men for almost 70 minutes. Nothing to be ashamed of. Is what it is. Sunderland at the Emirates on Saturday and Chelsea play Everton at the Bridge. Who knows?
I'm proud of the way we played.
I'm proud of the way we played.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 6:03 pm to glassman
Before the red, I was super impressed with our performance.
At full strength I think we can take Bayern at home. Missed Walcott and Ramsey in the worst way. Bayern are good but we were so wasteful again and again in the opening frame. We score early the game opens up. Oh well. At least getting knocked out of the CL ensures us a top four spot, in all likelihood.
At full strength I think we can take Bayern at home. Missed Walcott and Ramsey in the worst way. Bayern are good but we were so wasteful again and again in the opening frame. We score early the game opens up. Oh well. At least getting knocked out of the CL ensures us a top four spot, in all likelihood.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 6:19 pm to crazy4lsu
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Before the red, I was super impressed with our performance.
Me too. Neuer made a great save on Sanogo and Szcez made one on Kroos. We had the front foot with the Ox and Jack making really positive runs.
I have zero negative feelings about the match. Can't wait for Sanogo's first goal.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 6:20 pm to crazy4lsu
best recent development: sanogo looks really promising and is already pretty good.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 6:24 pm to Friend of OBUDan
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best recent development: sanogo looks really promising and is already pretty good.
For a young player of his stature he has really good control. It will only get better. And yes, of course he is French and was free.....
This post was edited on 2/19/14 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 2/19/14 at 7:03 pm to glassman
Mehsut was really a let down today. Poor defensively, missed the PK, had terrible passing %. Just awful all around. Y'all think Santi should have stayed in?
Posted on 2/19/14 at 7:22 pm to cwil177
i pretty strongly disagree. i thought he was very good to start, then down a bit after the PK. he was playing very well again until the red card. afterwards, he was playing LW (LWB would be more correct) and he isn't good defensively. not to mention being forced to stay wide severely hampers his offensive ability because much of his movement is negated (which is why i disagreed with the idea of he wide and santi centrally). he was bad in the second half, but he wasn't put in a situation to succeed.
it's a tough call. honestly, hindsight being 20/20, i'd have withdrawn sanogo. we couldn't get him involved at all. ozil could have played the false 9 and been given more space to work with and minimal defensive duties. if wenger's thought was to keep our best offensive player on the pitch, that would have probably been the best method. otherwise, yeah he probably should have come off. gibbs' injury hurt a lot. i bet we would have doubled up on the left with he and monreal had there not been an injury earlier.
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Y'all think Santi should have stayed in?
it's a tough call. honestly, hindsight being 20/20, i'd have withdrawn sanogo. we couldn't get him involved at all. ozil could have played the false 9 and been given more space to work with and minimal defensive duties. if wenger's thought was to keep our best offensive player on the pitch, that would have probably been the best method. otherwise, yeah he probably should have come off. gibbs' injury hurt a lot. i bet we would have doubled up on the left with he and monreal had there not been an injury earlier.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 7:59 pm to Friend of OBUDan
Ozil has missed his last 3 pens on the club level. That's unacceptable.
ETA: We kept getting torched down that right side (well... our left). Whether that was a product of poor defensive work by Monreal, Ozil, et al or a product of being down a man, I'm not sure. I'll let y'all tell me what it is.
ETA: We kept getting torched down that right side (well... our left). Whether that was a product of poor defensive work by Monreal, Ozil, et al or a product of being down a man, I'm not sure. I'll let y'all tell me what it is.
This post was edited on 2/19/14 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 2/19/14 at 8:04 pm to cwil177
Mesut was awesome early, minus the missed PK.
I'm most disappointed for Jack. He was on the verge of a stellar performance before the red card.
The result today wasn't terrible considering the context. Not terrible at all.
Talking with a buddy today, and truth is, we're a couple years away. We need Theo and Ramsey healthy and on top form. We need Ox and Jack to continue to improve. We need to keep our defense intact and find the replacement to Arteta.
If/when those things happen, we can compete for a CL title. We're not far off. You can see the positive steps being taken.
I'm most disappointed for Jack. He was on the verge of a stellar performance before the red card.
The result today wasn't terrible considering the context. Not terrible at all.
Talking with a buddy today, and truth is, we're a couple years away. We need Theo and Ramsey healthy and on top form. We need Ox and Jack to continue to improve. We need to keep our defense intact and find the replacement to Arteta.
If/when those things happen, we can compete for a CL title. We're not far off. You can see the positive steps being taken.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 8:21 pm to cwil177
mesut was our worst defensive player for sure and Monreal lacks the quickness and recovery of Gibbs. against the pace and direct play of bayern, they were overwhelmed (much like santi and monreal v pool).
stewie, I don't necessarily disagree, but I think we'll be much improved next year. I think we could be outside CL contenders next year. I have hope that we'll fill a lot of needs in the summer.
stewie, I don't necessarily disagree, but I think we'll be much improved next year. I think we could be outside CL contenders next year. I have hope that we'll fill a lot of needs in the summer.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 8:47 pm to Friend of OBUDan
We are and aren't that far from being one of the top teams in Europe.
If we buy 3 to 5 players, our young players continue to develop, and Walcott can recover his earlier form, we have a chance. The game was really even before the red card, and with a more clinical player in front of goal we could have scored two goals. It is what it is. Bayern didn't press all that intensely, and when they did we dealt with it well. The difference between last year and this year was absolutely stark. Hopefully we can recover.
If we buy 3 to 5 players, our young players continue to develop, and Walcott can recover his earlier form, we have a chance. The game was really even before the red card, and with a more clinical player in front of goal we could have scored two goals. It is what it is. Bayern didn't press all that intensely, and when they did we dealt with it well. The difference between last year and this year was absolutely stark. Hopefully we can recover.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 9:05 pm to cwil177
That's not a bust-up. Ozil was clearly frustrated. He's been frustrated many times this season. He's a player that came from one of the top clubs in the world to a team that is still (and seems to perpetually be) a project. I hope we match his ambition in the summer, as I can easily see him leaving us for another team if we don't match his vision.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 9:09 pm to cwil177
Not even close. Sturridge and Suarez do that to each other up 5-0 against relegation teams on a regular basis.
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