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re: Arsenal 2013/2014 Season Long Thread
Posted on 12/11/13 at 3:51 pm to Sandperson
Posted on 12/11/13 at 3:51 pm to Sandperson
What a shitty game. I hate playing not to lose (by 3)
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Posted on 12/11/13 at 3:55 pm to Jumbeauxlaya
Possible opponents for us next round :Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, or Bayern.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 4:00 pm to Bwing4heisman
we acted like we had no idea we needed a goal when down 1-0.
not playing theo at all (he should have been on before their first goal) was as big a mistake as Pellegrini not putting on aguero yesterday.
not playing theo at all (he should have been on before their first goal) was as big a mistake as Pellegrini not putting on aguero yesterday.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 4:01 pm to Bwing4heisman
I'm officially going to be mad every game Walcott doesn't play from now on. Also on the "I love giroud but we need a better striker not just one to complement him" wagon. The same way I feel about Colston and the saints
Posted on 12/11/13 at 4:04 pm to tigerfan88
having theo there will really help him IMO. having no speed in our XI really hurts our overall attack because defenders can squeeze on him more with no fear of someone speeding behind.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 4:22 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I hate to say this but what is the use of having a squad depth, when we don't use it?
Looking at the squad recently, I don't think we would use Ox, podolski, walcott or Gnabry at all even if they are fully fit. And god knows when Vermaelen might start again for us.
Squad rotation is not a bad thing to do, especially when we have a hectic schedule like this.
Looking at the squad recently, I don't think we would use Ox, podolski, walcott or Gnabry at all even if they are fully fit. And god knows when Vermaelen might start again for us.
Squad rotation is not a bad thing to do, especially when we have a hectic schedule like this.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 4:28 pm to Bwing4heisman
We might need a few bad results before Wenger realizes the 5 CAM isn't feasible everygame
Posted on 12/11/13 at 5:17 pm to Bwing4heisman
i keep thinking he'll use it but it's frustrating he hasn't. walcott was slowed down by illness, but presumably he's over it now.
he really needs to start Saturday.
also, baccy being back would be huge. wonder if Wenger goes with Monreal v. Navas due to his experience going against him.
i'd go
szcz
baccy-per-kos-gibbo
arteta-ramsey
theo-ozil-jack
giroud
he really needs to start Saturday.
also, baccy being back would be huge. wonder if Wenger goes with Monreal v. Navas due to his experience going against him.
i'd go
szcz
baccy-per-kos-gibbo
arteta-ramsey
theo-ozil-jack
giroud
Posted on 12/11/13 at 5:23 pm to Friend of OBUDan
quote:
i'd go
szcz
baccy-per-kos-gibbo
arteta-ramsey
theo-ozil-jack
giroud
Theo was needed as a halftime sub. Napoli was ripe for the counter playing as high up the pitch as they were. Still took a shitty goal from Dortmund to push us out of first. Record setting performance to knockouts, first time we have given up two goals from the run of play all season. It took a BS second yellow on Arteta for that to happen.
Bring them on, I don't care. Saturday and a result is the only thing that really matters.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 6:18 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I think Arteta needs a match on the bench (nothing to do with his red card, I just don't think he's been consistently good this season so far)
I'd go
-----Giroud-----
Jack-Ozil-Rosicky
-Ramsey-Flamini--
usual back 5 if Sagna is 100%
I don't want to start theo for the first time back in a game of this magnitude, bring him in in the 60th minute.
I'd go
-----Giroud-----
Jack-Ozil-Rosicky
-Ramsey-Flamini--
usual back 5 if Sagna is 100%
I don't want to start theo for the first time back in a game of this magnitude, bring him in in the 60th minute.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 8:31 pm to Jumbeauxlaya
God dammit.
I'll go back and re-read the thread, but I wanted to spout off how pissed I am before reading anyone else's opinion. Just finished watching recording.
I hate playing not to lose by three. shite, play the game. You get a goal, and it's done.
The thinking was obvious. Napoli was going to play a high line, high pressure, so Arsene wanted to protect the back four with two holding players, while maximizing what he got in the attack in terms of both defensive tracking and ability to play in tight spaces.
And it was stupid.
He basically said, yeah, we can't win this tournament, but we can get to the next round. Hell, if you aren't going to play to win the whole tournament, just bow out now.
Hated bringing on Monreal when we did. Yeah, they scored just as he was about to come on. Pull him back and get Theo out there. Then, if they get a second, put Monreal in.
ETA: I'll cut the negativity. Literally just finished watching. Glad we advanced. Hate that we put ourselves behind the ball by not playing for just one goal.
I'll go back and re-read the thread, but I wanted to spout off how pissed I am before reading anyone else's opinion. Just finished watching recording.
I hate playing not to lose by three. shite, play the game. You get a goal, and it's done.
The thinking was obvious. Napoli was going to play a high line, high pressure, so Arsene wanted to protect the back four with two holding players, while maximizing what he got in the attack in terms of both defensive tracking and ability to play in tight spaces.
And it was stupid.
He basically said, yeah, we can't win this tournament, but we can get to the next round. Hell, if you aren't going to play to win the whole tournament, just bow out now.
Hated bringing on Monreal when we did. Yeah, they scored just as he was about to come on. Pull him back and get Theo out there. Then, if they get a second, put Monreal in.
ETA: I'll cut the negativity. Literally just finished watching. Glad we advanced. Hate that we put ourselves behind the ball by not playing for just one goal.
This post was edited on 12/11/13 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 12/11/13 at 8:34 pm to tigerfan88
quote:
Also on the "I love giroud but we need a better striker not just one to complement him" wagon
We need a better striker to compliment Ozil.
Ozil needs runners. Giroud doesn't make runs until the ball gets wide. When he does, he's not fast enough to outrun his marker most of the time.
I'm hoping we see Theo and Ozil together soon, so Ozil has someone to create space for. Today was such a shite show. Enjoyed the way Kosc and Per played in the first half, but you can't ask those guys to do that 90 minutes.
Arsene showed no balls today.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 8:35 pm to Jumbeauxlaya
quote:
I think Arteta needs a match on the bench (nothing to do with his red card, I just don't think he's been consistently good this season so far)
Arteta plays much worse when he's with Flamini. I thought Flamini was pretty good today, but he eats up the areas Arteta naturally drifts to. Mikel looks lost at times when Flamini is out there.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 10:01 pm to Stewie Griffin
quote:
Arteta plays much worse when he's with Flamini. I thought Flamini was pretty good today, but he eats up the areas Arteta naturally drifts to. Mikel looks lost at times when Flamini is out there.
Yep, just like Jurgy's USMNT formation with Jermaine Jones and Beckerman together. In both cases, it's a "play not to lose" formation and it never works.
Posted on 12/12/13 at 4:49 am to NOTORlOUSD
So which draw would be the best of a bad lot?
PSG?
PSG?
Posted on 12/12/13 at 10:00 am to timlan2057
Good question, we def could have helped ourselves out by winning our group. Tough road to the finals.
But like the great Ric Flair once said ... If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best! Woooooo!
And to answer your question, I would enjoy a PSG matchup.
But like the great Ric Flair once said ... If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best! Woooooo!
And to answer your question, I would enjoy a PSG matchup.
Posted on 12/12/13 at 11:10 am to Downtown Devin Brown
Posted on 12/12/13 at 11:11 am to Friend of OBUDan
Thanks for that. 
Posted on 12/12/13 at 1:05 pm to Jumbeauxlaya
quote:
I think Arteta needs a match on the bench (nothing to do with his red card, I just don't think he's been consistently good this season so far)
Um we would be knocked out of the cl rt now if it wasnt for his ability to break up play. rewatch the game and you will notice how many times he had to bail out gibbs and jenks. Both didnt play that well imo.
But game is over we moved on, now its time to keep the distance at the top of the table.
Posted on 12/12/13 at 1:08 pm to Stewie Griffin
quote:
We need a better striker to compliment Ozil. Ozil needs runners. Giroud doesn't make runs until the ball gets wide. When he does, he's not fast enough to outrun his marker most of the time.
Honestly though, Giroud was outplaying higuain. Well until the goal. Thing about giroud is he needs better service than what he was getting. hes not going to create chance for himself. But his hold up play is phenomenal. Did you see when he took that ball down on the sideline then split the defenders? The shitty ref called it out, but that was some skillz rt there.
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