Premier League 5/6/7/8 March 2011 Discussion

Baines

Der Hammer

Arsenal chucking more points away

Sandra Redknapp

Rosicky wrote:I have been saying for years wenger won't win another trophy for arsenal. His time is up.

If he only spent 40 million or so in the summer you'd be absolutely flying in this league. A goalkeeper and a left back.

Fuck the referee, 2 decisions stopping us from scoring!

No need for Wenger to start with Denilson, should have played Chamakh from the beginning.

Luis wrote:

Rosicky wrote:I have been saying for years wenger won't win another trophy for arsenal. His time is up.

If he only spent 40 million or so in the summer you'd be absolutely flying in this league. A goalkeeper and a left back.

Houllier looks like his dog just died.

I don't think I overstate when I say this has been the worst week since the beginning of time.

debaser wrote:This game makes me sick. Bolton deserve misery and death, almost as bad as Blackburn. Thought Coyle was supposed to have them playing football. All they can do is corners. I admit I do have a hangover. This doesn't alter the facts. We're probably gonna get relegated now. There is nothing good in this world.

Blame Young for missing the penalty.

You won't get relegated. Bolton are no pushovers. Plenty easier games to pick up points.

There is something good in this world - the black Villa away kit. It's pretty sexy

shazlx wrote:Fuck the referee, 2 decisions stopping us from scoring!

No need for Wenger to start with Denilson, should have played Chamakh from the beginning.

Both complete joke decisions, it's hard to fault the performance of the players (at the least the 2nd half) when you have that going against you.

Szczesny with a great stop to keep a point. Sorry to say but it had shades of some of our home games (Aston Villa + Middlesbrough) after Birmingham away in 2007/08 where we just couldn't get over the finishing line.

Cue the "March bottlers", "lack of backbone" comments by the media.

halfway through the 13 days that will define Arsenal's season, 2 competitions down just 2 to go. Why didn't Wanger sign a proper keeper and CB in January when he knew Flappyhandski and whatsisname were out long term?

WHY?

Cesc Soler wrote:

shazlx wrote:Fuck the referee, 2 decisions stopping us from scoring!

No need for Wenger to start with Denilson, should have played Chamakh from the beginning.

Both complete joke decisions, it's hard to fault the performance of the players (at the least the 2nd half) when you have that going against you.

Szczesny with a great stop to keep a point. Sorry to say but it had shades of some of our home games (Aston Villa + Middlesbrough) after Birmingham away in 2007/08 where we just couldn't get over the finishing line.

Cue the "March bottlers", "lack of backbone" comments by the media.

It's easy to blame the ref and his assistant but that's only part of it. What about the other 75 minutes when you didn't create enough chances, and/or finish the ones that you did create? That's the players' - and indirectly Wenger's - fault.

The injuries have a big part to play too, because they weaken your team considerably and force the likes of Diaby to be played...every year we ask the same question - what the fuck does Wenger do in training that Arsenal suffer an injury crisis in Feb/Mar/Apr?

Noah and the Bale wrote:

debaser wrote:This game makes me sick. Bolton deserve misery and death, almost as bad as Blackburn. Thought Coyle was supposed to have them playing football. All they can do is corners. I admit I do have a hangover. This doesn't alter the facts. We're probably gonna get relegated now. There is nothing good in this world.

Blame Young for missing the penalty.

You won't get relegated. Bolton are no pushovers. Plenty easier games to pick up points.

There is something good in this world - the black Villa away kit. It's pretty sexy

I do kinda blame Young, though it wasn't the worst penalty ever, Jussi simply guessed right. Still it was Young who won the penalty himself.

You may say Bolton are no pushovers, but did you just watch the game I watched? A complete nothing of a team who simply capitalized on awful defending from corners (even the 3rd came from us not properly clearing a corner). If we can find a way to lose that match, we can definitely get relegated.

1 game in the next month. Good job all the players are well rested

Wow, we won on the road

Only 4 points behind 6th Bolton and having one game in hand as well.

Alan Al Habsi proves you don't have to play for Arsenal to be a shit goalkeeper.

Not a great performace by us we looked really tired but it was our 3rd game in 6 days so im not surprised, anyway we won and thats the main thing. Credit to Wigan they played some good stuff and went for it.

I didn't go to the game today because I had more entertaining and important things to do, so I can't offer many comments. It sounds pretty typical though. So many themes that reoccur year after year. We get to a key stage of the season and lose key players to injury out of nothing. We have games like today where we maybe lack a bit of fortune, or get a rough call against us and it's the difference between a closely fought win and a disappointing draw, but ultimately it comes down to something more than that, and it's that often intangible and indefinable difference between us and the teams who do win regularly - they just find a way to edge through these matches. A few people here have talked about signings and reinforcements, but I still think it is a mental edge and toughness that we're lacking more than a lack of quality on the pitch. The players we had on display today should still be enough to beat an out of form Sunderland at home. And this happens time and time again. Still, Man Utd have plenty of tough games ahead so it's not over as a contest - even if we do seem intent on throwing away our best opportunities to catch them.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Steven-Gerrard-is-unlikely-to-play-against-Manchester-United-after-breaking-down-in-training-with-groin-injury-article711063.html

ahh of course, no Gerrard.

I'm guessing our team will be something like:

----------Reina-------------

--Johnson---Carra----Skrtel------Wilson--------

-----------Lucas----Spearing------------------

-------------Meireles------------------------

Kuyt-----------Ngog-------------Suarez-----------

Can't see Caroll starting, Kenny didn't rush Suarez into anything so it will probably be the same with Caroll. No Gerrard in midfield will probably mean Spearing is thrown in there like he was in the derby. Can't see us playing with 3 centre backs again but you never know.

Both sides are looking pretty weak really. United are reliant on Nani and the strikers. We're going to be reliant on Meireles and Suarez. Can't see it being too pretty but it would be great to get a win. I'll be there but I've never been when we've beat them...

Not a bad lineup for us. Only really Agger missing.

...............Reina

Johnson...Hoof.....Skrtel....Aurelio

.........Lucas.....Gerrard
..............Raul
Suarez....................Maxi
................Dirk


Carroll on the bench. Lucas and Gerrard will be key today. Lucas has been off form for about a month now (probably since the return of Jamie hoof).

Sweet jesus

Manucho

I don't how many games Man Utd have won with a CM of Giggs, Scholes and Carrick, but it can't be many.

Fucking hell

Aurelio has broke down again. Balance of the side ruined.

not a bad goal

SUAREZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz

What a goal

You little fucking genius

1-0

Kuyt!

Lovely stuff

2-0 Kuuuuuuuuuuuuyt

Hahahaha

Nani racks up another assist

Nani

That was an even better assist