Morning All,
Today’s gossip…..
Well it seems Dubuchy is a done deal, well depending on if you believe the papers and the fact fee agreed to having a medical shortly is a done deal. Dubuchy in my mind is pretty decent and knows the premier league. He’s a few years younger than Sagna but not that young that he’ll maybe get in the way of the progress of Bellerin and Jenks. I don’t go along with anyone stopping a players progress, in my view if a player is good enough they will improve and then you play your best player simple as that, the cream always rises so they say. If a player gets dropped and is deemed 2nd fiddle if they don’t like it and don’t want to fight for their place then leave…!
There are now quite a few rumours saying we have made an offer for Sami Khedira in teh region of 20million pounds…. Other stories are saying Morgan Schneiderlin has told team mates that he will not be playing for the Saints next season and that Arsenal are not looking to discuss a deal possibly as well we’re interested in Lovren but I really cant see us paying 20million for him. For me as said before I’d prefer Schneiderlin but either player would be good for us and give us more bite and physicality in central midfield.
A brief post from AllezKev….
You see them everywhere at the moment, Striding around London bold as brass in their bright yellow shirts. The nearest to South America most of them have been has been to a Zumba dance class.
They used to be lifelong hardcore fans of Manchester United via the armchair and TV remote of course.
It now seems they are fans of Brazil. Neve rmind where they come from their nondescript lives draw them to the gold shirt of Brazil.
No room for a little bit of imagination or making up their own minds as they could have supported Uruguay, Chile, Mexico or even Costa Rica but no they’d rather follow the trend and be sheep…. Go with the flow, be glory hunters…! Having a mind of their own just wouldn’t do it.
We used to see them striding around proudly displaying their Barcalona shirts but all those red & blue favours are hiding in the back of their wardrobe alongside the Man Yoo shirt hat and underpants…
Thankfully for them Brazil are here to save the day.
It takes a bit if character to support a team that doesn’t win all the time.
I always enjoy chatting to the fans of the less glamorous clubs. As soon as someone says they support Man Utd my interest in anything they have to say just disappears and then you hear the lifelong fan crap and just know they were liverpool fans ten years ago…!
Many of our fantastic overseas fans are drawn to the Arsenal for their skillful play and the way the club conducts itself as opposed to those Petro-Dollar artificial teams. Arsene Wenger also attracts many fans from across the globe for his decency and the way he tries to run the club in the correct manner.
Winning trophies isn’t the be all and end all for these fans (although the odd trophy is nice).
For these johnny come lately Brazil fans who have been recently drawn to Man City after a brief affair with Chelsea they need to be associated with a big team… A team they see as winner and being popular it matters not to have an opinion and support a team because of a reason or a personal connection with that team. They always want to try and back the winners, the champions, the CL winners……. Plastic fans ain’t worth a hoot..!
Me? I’m supporting anybody other than Brazil or Argentina.
Morning/Afternoon All…..
Morning all. Very good point about the Brazilian shirts Kev! Although there is a chap in my local pub (mid thirties) who has worn the yellow shirt for years and years and said he has since he was 8 years old! So I’ll let him off.
How about that ref? Give Brazil a helping hand? Anything goes, so in the end both teams got away with lunges that should all have been bookings. Then hilariously, Rodriguez gets a yellow after all the punishment he has taken. Just read Neymar out, not condoning that knee, but after what ref was allowing Brazil to do, its no wonder something like that happened.
Germany!!!!!
Neymar out. Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Good Afternoon sunshine lollipops and beach bums
Nice points Kev.
Very good read rico//kev.
James is a very very good player imo.i had not seen much of him before the worldcup but boy he has it.What i liked more is that despite being kicked all over the park by the Brazilians he never shyed away from the ball.that boy has massive cojones.he has character as Wenger puts it.I’ll keep a close eye on his development from now on.
I hope Wenger will get the quality players to strengthen Arsenal.At the same time he has to look at his tactics. He likes to play a predictable short passing game which can be easily stifled as France were in their match against Germany.
The Germans were quick in their attack and came back asap in numbers to nullify the French attack which was slow and predictable like Arsenal.
Hopefully next season Arsenal will be less predictable.
I am sad for Neymar,I truly am.this opportunity to lead your country to WC glory at home will never come again.am not a Brazil fan but its sad he is out.but…
The ref caused all of this.he had absolutely no control in this match.James was kicked all over the park by the likes of fernandinho and paulinho without any of them being carded.Cuadrado was also kicked every time he had the ball.The ref just turned a blind eye.The Colombians in the 1st half had a penalty at the edge of the area where the Brazilians charged out of the line before it was even taken…the ref ignored this.
Guess what?…The Colombians decided to give as good as they got.The 1st foul James made he was carded!the hatchet men on the other hand despite committing multiple fouls were not booked.This ultimately led to a violent match and Neymar got injured badly as a result.The ref is to blame.
I feel sad for Neymar but not Brazil.I hope the Germans knock them out now.
Ref let so much go last night it was pretty obvious who he wanted to win and who was going to win. It sort of came back to bite Brazil in the arse with the injury to Neymar which is not nice but reap what you sow…!
Saw a great comment earlier today on twitter………..
“Strange that FIFA are trying to take away attention from a corrupt 2022 World Cup bid by fixing the entire 2014 tournament”
Good Morning all fellow Gooners in residence.
Kev – Amen to your rant about plastic fans and their membership in The Flavour of the Month Club. It’ll probably be a different sport, far less a different club or country, next month. A prawn sandwich anyone?
Just one small question though. What were you doing trolling through all those peoples’ closets, wardrobes and underwear drawers?
CG, Kev was looking for hints on what colour spandex strides he should be looking to buy next…!
kt – I’m in total agreement with your 12:28 pm post. Sad for Neymar, but not Brazil.
I think the the ref was in over his head and was so scared of making a wrong decision that he made no decision other than to wave play on. He was extremely lucky that both teams more or less held their discipline as the game could easily have degenerated into a brawl.
Wath – Enough about the f—ing Spandex. I’m beginning to have, NO – I’m definitely having, doubts about the pair of you. This is probably Adam’s influence.
Debuchy, Sanchez, Khedira(or Bender or Morgan) and a keeper, and we’d be ready for the season if we don’t lose any more players
CG, As long as I don’t hear your having spandex fantasy’s then all is well lol
Wath – There is more chance of me getting pregnant than that.
The next quarter final game kicks off in under four hours and today’s post was later than usual (no criticism intended Wath), so I can’t stay any longer as I need some sleep. However, I do want to leave a note for tsgh in case he drops by the House.
Have a great day fellow Gooners. Keep The Faith!
Ticos, Ticos, Ticos! If they win today will that throw a spanner into FIFA’s machinations?
Le Tour is in England! Eurosport Live!
Brazil play with 15 since the kick off. I wrotr this before.
Come on Argentina!
We are not linkiing with anyone today? Unbelieve
Ginge – I went back and read your article from a few days ago. Thank you for the acknowledgement in your byline.
I really enjoyed the article. It covered the range of possible DM/holding options and their pros and cons very well. It was helpful to see a list of applicable/suitable players for each category so we could more easily put the categories into context. It certainly got me thinking more about who and what we need. It even got me scratching my head more than once.
I agree that we don’t need a Destroyer type, especially one in the the De Jong mold. Not very mobile, lacks pace and prone to rash tackles to recover from errors or being outpaced; resulting in more bookings and free-kicks conceded in critical areas.
The Invisible Wall type a la our Brazilian Irishman Gilbert O’Silva has worked well for us in the past. It wasn’t until he was injured for a few weeks that many fans began to appreciate what he did for the team. This was, in great part, due to his ability to do it in seamless and unruffled way that belied his reading of the game, ability to anticipate the direction of play and adjust his position accordingly. He cut out many of the high balls over the top and long through passes and generally broke up the opposition’s play, thereby giving our defence time to recover and regroup. He was also adept at passing the ball off to a forward player with little delay and good accuracy. If no one was immediately open and available, he was capable of carrying the ball forward till he found someone free.
The Hybrid/Box-to-Box type a la Patrick Vieira has also worked well for us and needs little explanation to any Arsenal supporter with the exception of some youngsters or recent fans.
The Deep-lying Playmaker or Quarterback type goes contrary to our recent style of play where the forward players have licence to roam freely and interchange positions. This style would be tempered by a deep lying player dictating the play. Such a player would make the team more predictable, something they have been regularly accused of recently and also more vulnerable if such a player was marked out of the game or injured.
As for Jack Wilshere possibly being able to fill this role, I have my doubts. He is a capable and talented player, but I still see him as the joker in the deck. Arsene is still trying to find where he works best, but every time he seems to be finding his feet, he goes down injured. Just when he is starting to develop that sympatico with his team mates he is out for an extended period. So, the jury is still out.
The more I tried to weigh up and choose between the Invisible Wall and Hybrid/Box-to-Box the more I realized that it is totally dependent on who else is in and/or will be in the team for the coming season. Also, it depends on what system Arsene anticipates on playing this coming season (4-2-3-1, 4-1-4-1, etc.)
Thierry Henry said he wouldn’t have scored as many goals without his partner Dennis Bergkamp laying them on a plate for him. Patrick Vieira also had a great partner in Emmanuel Petit, who held the fort so to speak in front of our back four, thereby allowing Patrick to gallop forward and link up with the forwards. They could also interchange on occasion with Paddy staying back and Manu bombing forward.
Manu was tall and capable at cutting out the high balls like Gilberto. Also like Gilberto, he read the game well, anticipated the direction of play and was mobile enough to close down the breakout player or intercept the through pass and robust enough not to be easily dispossessed.
Although Aaron Ramsey is the not the tough tackler that Paddy was, he possesses many the same capabilities and qualities that made him so successful for Arsenal. If Arsene intends to stick with the double pivot at the back, he needs to find someone fairly young and compatible with Aaron. Someone like Manu or Gilberto who are intelligent, mobile, robust, reasonably speedy, tall and most of all – patient. Not easy, for as you said most players with those abilities don’t want to play the holding role.
We have been lucky that Mikel Arteta, who is not a natural holding player, has been willing to play that role for the team even though he is not tall enough or robust enough and is losing pace. Flamoney is tough enough, but lacks the intelligence and patience required. Yet, they are both good squad players and still have a role to play as we integrate new players into the squad.
So, my choice is the Invisible Wall.
Took you long enough…wath pah guess he was drunk all night. When is rico due back? Morning all.
Hellooooooooo….where is everyone?
Kev, couldn’t agree more. The plastics are everywhere here, too. Like you, I rummage through people’s closets 😆 and right now, the red and blue of Barfalona have been replaced by the Bayern Munich kit. 😉 Of course, this change in outfit coincides with last year’s treble winning efforts. Lol. Some people cannot help but be sheep.
Neymar’s never been a fave, but he has almost single-handedly borne the weight of expectations on this Brazil team. An unfortunate way to end his campaign, and I hope his recovery is quick. It should give the thugs in his team food for thought though, eye for an eye and all that.
A crowd in England for le Tour ! Fantastic!
Hiya, Goonie. Ready to be sent packing my Costa Rica?
JM, seems really busy in England; Wimbledon Ladies Finals, too. 🙂
Good afternoon everyone 🙂
Wath, I can’t thank you enough for keeping HH going strong, or should I say stronger over the last week, thank you…
Thanks Kev and Ts for helping out with the posts…
Great post today Kev, just off to read it – I knew I’d get my own back…. one day 😛
Kev, excellent post. Last year I did a post on how i became a gooner and why I’d always be one.
For me Arsenal match my nature and my way of life. I have paid as much as Arsenal for my carefree nature.
But from this match that made me gooner to today I have always been so happy to have been one. Enjoy highlights and also Titi destroying Liverpool and Carra and Carra’s Euro chances.
Vermaelen in the way out…
The PL will never see a better finisher.
Agree JM…
Henry = awesome…
I’m not so happy, rico
About Vermaelen JM?
I’m not happy either, not if he goes to Utd….. Sends out the wrong message and utterly goes against the comments made by AW after RvP moved there….
The sanchez deal is off…I knew it. No cojones no guts. A bunch of old moldy coonts. How hard is it to sign a player. Can’t be that hard cause my hometown club vitesse signed a player during the past week. A player wants to come to you whom you know ll massively improve you. You meet his his club. Agree a deal, thrash out the personal terms then bam unveil him. That’s how easy it is but no we had to test the waters first. Man I hate these guys.
David Ornstein @bbcsport_david 17s
Arsenal in talks to sign Sanchez & Debouchy. AS
complicated by #FCB Suarez move but #AFC
confident. MD advanced but no fee agreed #LFC
#NUFC
He has spoken
David Ornstein @bbcsport_david 3m
Arsenal still in market for other targets, primarily
holding midfielder & back-up goalkeeper, but
Sanchez & Debouchy current priorities #AFC
Calm down goonie.am not usually very optimistic but am willling to be patient this time.Lets see how this plays out.
Am underwhelmed by Debuchy personally though am glad we are seeking a CM.we also need a back up CB since Sagna left and there is no certainity vermy will stay.also as i forecasted earlier this summer Giroud will still be 1st choice CF next season.
Stan, calm down!! 😉
Great final at Wimbledon, top top tennis from Petra Kvitova…
Rico, Bouchard came into that match expecting to win. She was completely shown up. 🙁 Kvitova was fantastic.
Kt it’s all hogwash. Sanchez ain’t coming. He’s pissed we are not doing enough to get him. He’s off to turin. Mark my words. The deal is off and am so mad right now. Why do we have the bloodiest incompetents ever running arsenal. We must have done something rally terrible in our past lives to deserve such. God help us.
CG, when are you due?
Hi agag, I think she just wanted to enjoy the occasion and it hugely backfired, but she’s very young and I suspect she’ll win a few things…
Love Kvitova, she has the near perfect game, and being a leftie, she has it all….
😛
Rico, don’t get sarky now… 😀
Kitova won?
yes, about Vermaelen
The tour is now crossing Leybour 🙂
Leyburn…
Why not Kev?? 😉
Mind you, I was having a laugh with Ts last night, haven’t seen him since….
JM, she did, awesome tennis won the day…
We don’t need to sell Vermaelen to ManUre or anyone for that matter…
I wonder if the Sanchez deal is the Higuain deal of this summer?
Could mean that Di Maria is gonna be the Ozil of this summer…
After we have lost at home to Crystal Palace.
She is hugely talented, Rico. I agree.
Hiya, Kev. howdy?
Goonie, calm down. I am sure Farca are just giving us a hard time.
How do you know that goonie?…how???
Howdy Agag, how’s things Manila way?
I just love the Czech players agag… 🙂
Debuchey is an ok signing I suppose.
He’ll fill a gap in the squad…
Will he make a difference?
Are we stronger that we were 12 months ago??
If Wenger and Cowboy really have intentions of going for the EPL, then they’ll have to do better than that IMHO…
FIFA’s disciplinary committee is looking into Colombia defender Juan Zuniga’s challenge that left Neymar and the Brazilian nation in agony.
Zuniga bundled into the back of Neymar two minutes from the end of Friday’s World Cup quarter-final, putting the Brazilian superstar out of the rest of the tournament with a fractured vertebra.
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee is analysing all the elements provided, the videos and the match reports and will decide whether or not to take action,” FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said.
Humid in Manila, Kev. As always. 😕
Hiya, KT. 🙂
As it stands, all our major rivals have improved and strengthened their squads…
And Arsenal have not…
A repeatitive theme….
Well, then FIFA should investigate Fernandinho and Paulinho and everyone who hacked away at James and Cuadrado.
What Suarez did wasn’t career threatening and he got 4 months, this guy need to be given some time away from the game as well. imo
Hi Agag 🙂
I wonder if it wasn’t Neymar who had been injured if FIFA would’ve even blinked an eye…
Sanchez is coming. Relax, guys. 🙂 Haha.
Debucy would be a great signing imo Kev, after all, he’s keeping Sagna out of the French side and as Wath said the post, he won’t hamper the likes the Jenks etc etc…
When superstars express their views on the Neymar incident FIFA have to react. The news even transcended sporting codes with basketballer LeBron James tweeting: “Hate to hear the news on Neymar! What a player. Have a speedy recovery/Get well asap man! #HesABeast #MyKidsFavPlayer.”
Totally agree agag, the Columbian players were well and truly assaulted last night….
Fifa are just pandering to the demands of the Brazilian public. The hypocrisy of Scolari is a little embarrassing. He obviously sought to play a very physical match v the Colombians, and the Brazilians were allowed to kick lumps out of the Colombians with impunity. Neymar’s injury is unfortunate, but too bad. Those in glass houses…
Gdna, It’s a shame that Neymar got injured but the systematic hacking of the Colombian players by the Brazil tea that went unpunished was a joke…! FIFA we all know are a corrupt bunch of turds… Brazil been allowed to get away with murder the whole tournament so far…! Hope they get stuffed in the semi v the krauts…!
Hope you had a great week Rico, good to have you back now I don’t have to listen to Stan whinging like stuffed ugly ping every 5 mins…. He’s worse than Brianna and cries way more….!
If your not aware his new name is the blonde donis farter…!
I really don’t rate Debuchy.The only logical way of looking at it is that Wenger feels jenks/bellerin are not far away and Debuchy is also PL experienced.at least going forward he is better than Sagna…
Defensively am worried.Sagna was a beast at the back.he covered BFG excellently to an extent his lack of pace wasn’t an issue.just look at BFG for Germany to see what i mean.Can Debuchy play that role?…I seriously doubt that though i hope to be pleasantly surprised.
Gdna, Lebron as a moving force in football?? Weird. Couldn’t even help his team to the NBA championships. 😀
Wath, the same player kick Hulk in the hip area and didn’t get a card, both teams was guilty trying to stop the flow of the game with minor contact,, the glass house thing doesn’t adds up because Brazil was clearly the superior team.
The yellow card for James was disgraceful; plenty in the Brazil team ought to have gotten their yellows loooooong before that.
Oh stop rico debauchery?? Really? We need better. Look guys I don’t know about y’all but am done with this transfer crap. No more. That’s it. Am zipping it henceforth. Grrre
Ag, Lebron James went to the Finals 4 straight years winning 2, he is hailed by many as the best player to ever play the game, the best athletes in the world views are respected.
I couldn’t give a toss about Brazil, tbh…
Sad for Neymar but if the ref had stopped all the other Brazil players from assaulting the opposition, then maybe that wouldn’t have happened…
Brazil, well, what a bunch of thugs!
Yes Rico, the irony of it, Arsenal sign the guy whose taken Sagna’s international spot…
goonster, we are losing Sagna. Possibly replacing him with a player who is keeping Sagna out of the French team…
Doesn’t that alone suggest something?
At least the guy can defend…
Agag it’s quite humid and damp in London today…
I think Rico has brought the rain back with her… 😉
Exactly Kev, can’t all be that bad.. And we still have Jenks who you know, I love….
Cheeky Kev, had a week of beautiful of sunshine 🙂
I care about Brazil. I hope they go out in the semi’s and with golden boy and their captain, they probably will…. 🙂
I thought I just saw a guy, who looked a lot like Wath, coming out of the Elephants Head, and crossing the road to go straight into the Oxford Arms… 😛
Goon, Debuchy signing at least prevent Carl Calamity Jenkinson being 1st choice. Afc transfer policy only have 3 gears park, reverse and neutral.
4.18 agag, totally agree…
Rico am not so sure it worka that way.By that logic Sakho is better than Kos because he keeps him out of the team…Debuchy in my view is a downgrade.hope am wrong though.
Gdna, not sure Jenks deserves that title, when he gets a string of games he improves. Having seen a bit of Aurier, I’d rather Jenks any day of the week…
Good point Rico, Debuchey is 28, so he do the job whilst Jenkinson and Bellerin learn their trade….
Apparently Arsenal are looking at an Irish lad, about 20, who can play right-back and centre-back…
KT, that is a strange one indeed, how can Kozzer be kept out by that big lump Sahko?!
All the same, it helps Arsenal, and that’s what counts…
KT, what do you think of Griezman and Valbuena?
In your opinion, how would they fit in this present Arsenal team/squad?
Kos has been injured though Kt, so maybe that has had a say in the selection of Kos…
I don’t like Debuchy but he is ahead of Sagna in France
Harrogate is very close…
come on Argentina 🙂
Not heard about that one Kev…. You know the guys name?
Rico, If Jenkinson was any good AW would not be getting Debuchy, don’t be surprise if Jenks isn’t 3rd choice behind the Bellerin.
Lenihan I think Rico…
Mick would know…
Or BT…
Cavendish fall down! Terrible final!
yes, na Arsenal new possible signing: Manolas (Olympiakos)
Cavendish probably out of Tour 🙁
I disagree Gdna, my thought is that if AW trusted Bellerin, he wouldn’t sign another right back..
Rico debauchery is pants at defending. He’s keeping sagna out of the French team cos Deschamps rate him more than sagna but you and I know better. Debauchery ll be targeted next season. Lord jesus help me. I see a cricket score coming
Kev, this guy..
http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/07/02/five-facts-about-arsenal-target-brian-lenihan/
Rico, we should hopefully see the club scouting places like Ireland and other parts of England, in the months ahead…
Rick, Ginge and Fred will know how it’s changing, for the better.
Jonker and co just need to try and repair the loss of so many domestic scouts and contacts.
You may goonster, but I’d be ok if he signs…
I like Griezmann kev.he is like a silkier version of Theo with more ability.he makes very intelligent forward runs into very awkward areas for defenders to control him.however,he has a limitation in that when teams really restrict the spacea to run into he is ineffective.just look at how he played vs Germany.he lacks that extra level a Sanchez will give you when the going gets tough and you need an individual to step up.We have theo though an probably/hopefully “S” so i see no need for him.
Valbuena is brilliant.If santi were to leave i’d sign him.he plays a very similar role to Santi abd would slot in seamlessly.
Gdna, we agree on one thing at least: that Neymar should not have had to exit the WC this way. But on official count, Brazil committed more fouls than Colombia (and many more fouls were not called); so they set the tone for the downfall of one of their own. Other Brazilian players have to step up. Outside of the goals of Luiz and Neymar, they have been absolute crap.
rico, well, I for one, am excited about Debuchy. I think he is better than what I’ve seen of Aurier.
Kev, go take a break, and enjoy the sunshine. I’m sure there’s lots of lovely cafes in London. 🙂
Kev, I have a sneaky feeling we’ll finally see good coming through the academy, we’ll see a few oiked out no doubt, but I truly believe Jonker will shake things up enormously….
Dna this is one time you and I ll disagree. Corporal jenko is a beast. He just needs a regular run out. Everyone needs games. Keep messi out for a full season and let’s see how he performs. This same jenko kept that diving scum bucket robben*spits* at allianz arena. He also helps his own against Silva at wastelands. He’s not shit. He’s just still a young lad. I ll take him over eboue any day.
Agag, you and me both, I really hope he signs and I think he will after his little twitter comments…
Well said Stan! 😉
Rico kos has not been injured,Sakho has.against Nigeria in the last 16 Sakho was injured and thats why kos started.when he was fit for the quarters kos was benched.Deschamps simply favors Sakho.
Goon, lol. He is still a young lad that is only accepted by fans of the PL. Age is just a number if you are good enough, you are old enough. J Rod and Neymar is the same age group as Jenkinson, I won’t even mention Raheem Sterling who is the English Messi. lol
All those aforementioned are mid fielders or strikers. Dude defenders don’t come into their own until their mid or late 20s. Who knew Maldini at 21? Come on now. At 19 Michael Owen rip the argentine defense apart. Am pretty sure you didn’t know Hummels Simon kjaer bastuba and the great Tony Adams at 21.
Higuain has scored. Ick.
Kt, you sure? I read he was injured during the WC…
Gdna, how do you know that about Jenks?
You cannot make such a statement when you are guessing….
Goon, I know they are MF, I’m just tell you the slogan young don’t really justify if he is any good.
GDNA, you’re much kinder to those overrated Brazilian players than you are to our club’s own. 😆
Well said agag, nothing like supporting our own eh, well certainly not with a few afc fans….
Rico, haha. I like Jenks! too. He just needs playing time, he won’t be able to refine his technique, improve his game, etc. without a run of matches.
Agree agag, the more Jenks plays, the more he will improve…
He wasn’t rico.Deschamps has some weird preference for Sakho over kos.
Exactly, Rico. If Ramsey hadn’t been giving a chance, would we have known how great he could be?
Fair enough Kt, but I did read he was injured during the pre world cup games…
Agree again agag….
Belgium need to improve on their finishing, and some of their first touches have been appalling.
Later guys…. Woofa calls.. 🙂
Hiya all…
Thanks Cg.
Kt I am with you on Debuchy…is he going to cover the bfg’s backside if we sign him or are the EM faithful going to start calling for the bfg’s head.
Sagna will be a miss and not AW is shite at scouting defenders.
24 years ago AW thought Thuram was average…;)
agag-by Dna’s logic on judging a players quality,RM were right to sell Makelele for £3m-ish and buy Gravesen from Everton for £14m
😉 😛
Ts, you can always come with your bs, if AW fill the squad with mediocre players you will find ways to justify it and hate on other clubs who spend to improve their squad. You always come of as Mr know it all, live your dream its not your fault.
Suarez has more bite than Belgium it seems…
Hiya, ginge. I’d be happy to see the back of the most ordinary Brazil side I have seen, they have their work cut out for them now. Germany must be shaking in their boots at the prospect of facing Hulk and Jo and Fred.
Years on, people still mock RM for the Makelele sale. Lol.
Kev, hahaha.
U might be home thinking Messi and Higuan is shit. lol
Messi, according to BBC5Live, has made four cautionable fouls…
But no card is shown to the FIFA bum boy…
Corrupt competition run by the most corrupt sporting organisation in the World…
Still nothing aired about the bribes paid for the 2022 World Cup…
Before today, Higuain has been shite at the WC, GDNA… Messi, as usual, has been stellar.
Kev, No surprise there…
Lol DNA… Calm.down mate.you need to know when a joke is a joke… 😉
Agag-brazil will win wc just so FIFA can be seen to bring joy to folks faces…
Very good read Mr Kev btw… How rude of me.
Welcome back Rico…tell Theo to take a pay cut. 🙂
GDNA is just cross nobody in here feels sympathetic towards Brazil. 😀 GDNA, I am kidding, although it is true.
how is Gago ahead of Pastore? Dev/Agag
Then again I am full of bs so..:)
Cheers Ginge
It like like another golden generation will be falling short-Belgium
The next euros would be exciting… Better French and Belgian sides…
Kev/agag what have you thought of Bilgia.we were linked with him a window or so back…
Oh Lord not sanchez too. I ve dreaming if his combination with the ozster rambo and carxola. I ve had some serious wet dreams over those quartet. Now those bloody incompetent have ruined for me just like mata. Christ am still hunted by him. Put your fucking finger out you old gits. Sign some fucking players. I need sanchez. Wath needs sanchez. We all need sanchez. Make it happen or just fuck off. What a bunch of unambitious toad stools. Grrrr am so angry.
Courtois has Messi figured out. Haha.
Calm down, Stan…
TRUEue…
What a miss…i wonder what syg will say to that? Lol
Omg. Lol
Courtois did not look even remotely worried when Messi was bearing down on him…
Calm down you say agag. Chelshit have signed 2 players manure have signed 2 player heck even poor old losercoonts have signed 2 players yet we re busy twiddling our thumbs. Really? How do these guys sleep at night?
ts i enjoyed your post the other day on midfielders.I wish i was available that day to comment.very thorough read.
We will announce the triple swoop of S, Debuchy and Schneiderlin at the official Puma launch, Stan. 😀 it’s unlike you to be sooo pessimistic.
Thanks Kt…
Our best display last season imo was at Craven Cottage when we started a midfield of Rosicky,Santi and Ramsey.It was so fluid and a joy to watch.for that deep midfield role you don’t necessarily need a brute…intelligence is key imo.if the deepest player has intelligence and the teams plays a good pressing game its a very good system.I’d certainly prefer it over a dedicated DM.
Such confidence AGAG, Can’t say I share your optimism.
Just back from Catalonia today the place is in shock over Neymar. Rumour has it the although they still want Suarez they are unlikely to sanction the Sanchez sale until they know more about their Brazilian golden child.
I am with you Kt;klopp,Pep and Conte commented about that fluid display.
You said it potter. We re doomed I say. We’re being led by a bunch of loons. God help us.
Gdna, 6.23 is a bit harsh on Ts just because you don’t agree with his view…
I don’t agree with with a lot of what you say, but I would never accuse you of talking BS….
Vlaar vs JC coming soon.lol
No De Jong.I wonder if Blind will get another chance in CM against Ruiz?
Thanks Ts, but if TW has a great season, give him a pay rise I say… lol
lol Rico…you are definitely Theo’s agent.
Good Evening everyone and a very warm welcome back to The Lady of the House.
Rico – I trust you had a relaxing and satisfying holiday at the beach.
I see Stan’s resolution to ignore and not to discuss the transfer window lasted a matter of minutes. However, I do agree with his assessment of Jenkinson. I too think he will come good if given a run of games with the first team.
I’m growing tired of people running down our young players who have yet to be given an adequate chance to prove themselves. We had enough of that two seasons ago with them running down Ramsey and calling him shit. Yet, we certainly missed him when he was injured last season.
Hi Cg,are you staying up just to see Olympics standard diving?
Ginge – KT reinforced a point I was trying to make. The new holding player needs to be intelligent, able to read the game and react quickly to the evolving situation. He has to be mobile in order to patrol the gap that often opens up between attackers and defence. Plugging the holes that open up due to our free roaming and fluid forward players, especially when one or more of our defenders venture forward.
Ginge – No. I got thre or four hours kip before the Brazil vs. Belgium game.
Kev – “Corrupt competition run by the most corrupt sporting organisation in the World…” I have to disagree with you there. FIFA are amateurs when compared to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). FIFA only f–k up one sport while the IOC do it it to dozens of sports, but I fear they are all much of a sameness.
IOC and FIFA corruption is laughable….
Well put Cg
Good evening to you Cg, thank you and yes, I had a wonderful break thanks…
A very good comment from you in my opinion…
Good reason Wenger has signed a 29y old it keeps everyone happy no negatives from us…is their..great deal,
Never fancied the African geezer..a bit ebour for me
fred, Debuchy is 28 isn’t he? 😉
I’m off to make a bite of brunch before the Costa Rica game kicks off. Ticos, Ticos, Ticos!
Catch you all later.
Well, until the end of this month… lol
Enjoy Cg….
Come on Holland
eyes in Campbell
Anyone know when the players regroup for pre-season?
Must be very soon….
Come on Costa Rico…… 😛
I think you right rico
😉 fred
29 candles next birthday then
Yep, but he’s cheap for experience I guess….
Rumours that Arsenal and Newcastle have agreed a deal for French right back Mathieu Debuchy have been rife all week.
After Bacary Sagna’s departure on a free transfer, it was thought Ivorian right back Serge Aurier was the most likely replacement at the Emirates.
However, in recent days, Debuchy has returned to the front of the queue amid rumours that a 12 million pound deal has already been done.
Debuchy even had to quash rumours on Saturday after a fake Instagram account under his name claimed the deal with Arsenal was done.
In an interview with L’Equipe on Saturday, predominantly about France’s World Cup exit at the hands of Germany, Debuchy said the following…
L’Equipe: A word about your future, have you announced a move to Arsenal?
Debuchy: It is not me who posted such a message on Instagram. Everyone reports this, but there is nothing done. For now, we are in discussions. Arsenal is a great club, we’ll see how it goes.”
Watching Judas play..is like wanting your brother to get knocked over..ain’t it
lol fred, I get that… and Robben…
Thinking the other day(don’t laugh) imagining being a player and the papers are reporting you are the next arsenal player,your agent asking you do you want sign for the arsenal..you say….. yes the agent ..says yes..the club says yes we will sell..then Wenger starts to get the cards out.Who’s dealing ……the first hand.
Night guys and gals….
I really don’t like to see referees talking and laughing with players at half time.
Scoreless at the half. Costa Rica are certainly up for this game and aren’t going to be anyone’s whipping boys. Can they they pull off another big upset? Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion.
They aren’t the master craftsmen of other teams with much better and exalted pedigrees. However, their collection of talented apprentices and journeymen through sheer grit and determination are making a game of it.
Ticos, Ticos, Ticos!
The Ticos win their group and take the Netherlands into extra time in the quarter finals. Who would have believed that before this tournament kicked off.
I was sorry to see young Joel Campbell substituted, but he has worked his socks off.
Ticos, Ticos, Ticos!
Should have booked Krull for gamesmanship
Get in….champions stuff. Come oranje. Yeeaaaaaaahhhh.
Campeones campeones ole ole ole….campeones campeones ole ole ole.
Congrats Goon. Lol
A Krul loss for Costa Rica, but they pushed the Netherlands right to the wire and have done their country proud. Ticos, Ticos, Ticos!
The officials were certainly better than those for the Brazil vs. Columbia game. At least this match didn’t degenerate into a mixed martial arts slug fest.
Potter – Yes! Krul’s gamesmanship was distasteful and uncalled for. A blatant lack of class and unsporting behaviour. He should have been booked the second time around.
Scott – I thought you might have dropped by the House as, by my calculations, it’s 11:16 a.m. Sunday morning your time.
I’m assuming your at church atoning for your profligate sins. Either that or Sean’s got a game or you’ve gone to the dogs, races that is.
Morning CG,
I am still nursing some cracked ribs from last week, so am not in a jovial mood at present.
Good to see Costa Rica have such a good tournament, and Campbell was definitely not out of depth at that level.
Just a shame to see Robben will be playing again………he is up there with Suarez on my most detested players list 🙂
100% Man United @bueyb_mufc · 8h
Manchester United fans – Holland
Man City fans- Argentina
Chelsea fans- Brasil
Arsenal – Germany
LFC fans still supporting Suarez
Morning Rico, Scott et al
£60m bid in for Vidal from Yanited according to UK rag tops.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Debuchy-proche-d-arsenal/480018
More debuchy news
Scott – Sorry to hear you’ve done yourself a mischief with cracked ribs. I missed that, so I’m assuming that this happened in one of your football matches. At least that’s the story your telling and you’re sticking to it.
Get well soon mate. We need your irreverent sense of humour in the House, especially at this time of year when there is a tendency for the tone of the place to become morose. Arsenal need to sign someone of note soon before some of our resident lose all hope. Even Kev is flipping between his AllezKev and BrainWashedKev personas.
Ginge – Good Morning!
i can’t say I’m surprised at which teams the stated club’s fans are supporting. Most are supporting the counties their players are still representing. However, I feel for the poor Liverpool fans as they are still supporting Suarez. Talk about being in denial, very sad.
I have to stop typing with my feet as my spelling is atrosious.
See, I can’t even spell atrocious correctly. Good job Adam isn’t around.
This should bring a tear to your eye lol;
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/387427/EXCLUSIVE-Manchester-City-star-Samir-Nasri-to-take-a-huge-pay-cut-at-the-Etihad
Good Morning Stunning studs and Whacky dolls.
We signed anyone yet???
Last I heard is that AW is after an Aussie. A cheapo one. His fetish with injured players has led him to a mud hut area where he has seen a guy with cracked ribs. Rumour has it that AW is convinced that the latter is a very promising CB with years of experience juggling tennis balls and fighting crocks and kangaroos. You tube has films showing this guy who is superior to the Brazilian banana shots because he has perfected the boomerang shots. 😛
Morning All…
Morning Coach.
I gather that Holland won then. I went to bed at half-time as I found the game boring.
What was the score?
Pens habib
Costa Rico(a) lost two since Krul made two saves.
Morning Kev, Cg, Devil, Scott, Ts and all…
Penalty shoot-out win for the Dutch Kev…
Morning habib. The dutch stole nothing. And tbh neither Costa Rico would have stolen anything had they won.
Germany are still in there.
I predict a Germany-Argentina final. Same as 1990.
Hiya Lady. Its Costa RICO from now on. 😛
Can’t wait for Brazil to get knocked out….team of wankers! As for what happened to Neymar call it karma for his team’s persistent foul play!
Come on the Krauts!!!
Morning all…
Morning Lee, who do Brazil play in the semis?
They play Germany Rico.
It is ……
Germany vs Brazil
Argentina vs Holland.
I predict Germany vs Argentina for the final
Phil “the power” Taylor commented on the Neymar incident saying “ouch, I bet that hurt…. bless him!” You have to take notice of such honed athletes like him!!!
The Brazilian referee will have his work cut out in their semi….
Thanks Devil…
I hope the Germans spank them but no doubt the officials will ensure they don’t…
And so the Sanchez saga rumbles on…
Arsenal are ‘poised to swoop’ it seems.
Arsenal are reported to be in ‘advanced talks’…
That’s encouraging!
Then I read that Arsenal are in ‘deep talks’…
Hmm, are ‘deep talks’ better than ‘advanced talks’…?
Morning Lee, can you help?!
I think I read that at the quarter final stages The Arsenal had more players there than any other PL team! Semis too???
Morning Rico…
Pens eh?
Thanks Coach/Rico…
Glad I went to bed…
Deep and advanced.
hmmmmmm
depends on the situation mate
one the football pitch, on the sofa, between the sheets. does not matter. I think there is no difference.
😉
Replace the Sanchez name with Mata and just add Dick Law into the mix….he’ll be playing for another team not The Arsenal!
Deep advanced talks…..we need Adam and we need him now!
we have three left now.
Kos, Per and Pod
Dev is our BFG the new Lothar Matthias or Kohler?
West Germany: Illgner, Brehme, Kohler, Augenthaler, Buchwald, Berthold (Reuter), Haessler, Littbarski, Matthaus, Klinsmann, Voller
Argentina: Goycoechea, Ruggeri (Monzón), Simon, Lorenzo, Serrizuela, Sensini, Burruchaga (Calderon), Basualdo, Troglio, Dezotti, Maradona
I can’t start a sunday without stats. lol
Sagna v Debuchy 2013-14 Mins 3060-2494 Goals 1-1, Assists 2-3, Chances created 21-23 Pass% 85%-72% Pass % Final third 79%-56% Cross %15%-16%
Joel Campbell is an interesting situation…
What do Arsenal do, considering that he has only two years left on his deal???
Do we bring him into the fold, give him the perfect stage to perform, then see him angle for a big contract raise or agitate for a transfer to a Petro-Dollar club in 12 months?
Or…
Do we sell him now while he is a hot property?
Kev….I think AW will see him in the pre-season. between now and 31 st August the team will play various friendlies even behind closed doors. So ample time to assess him.
Yeah Coach, that makes sense…
And where is Adam, Mr Vape himself. 😉
Good question Kev…
I’m not convinced by him yet….
Good Morning to The Lady of the House and all fellow Gooners in residence.
Kev – I think Arsene will give Joel a run out in our preseason friendlies and then make his mind up. That ‘ll still leave him a few weeks to sell if that is his decision.
Morning Rico and all. Good to have you back Rico.
It also depends if AFC sign Sanches and Remy. If both of them come then one has to go…..and I cannot see it being one of Giroud and Poldi.
So it will be a straight one between Campbell and Sanogo. And there is no need to bet who that one will be.
interesting question kev..
i guess if you look at his figures then he is not a AFC ready but he is a big game player who can still improve under A. his all round game is very advanced. If he can be as good as Paolo Wanchope then it isn’t bad to keep him as a 3rd choice striker/midfielder.
on his modest salary he is worth
Ginge – Remember, if you can’t dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with bullshit (stats).
Sanchez, Remy, Giroud, Podolski, Theo, Sanogo, Campbell.
So one of the latter two has to go
Morning Adam, thank you….
lol Cg.. watch it…
That’s if we get Remy and Sanchez.
cg/Rico-On a serious note I have been asking about Theo’s contract situation.. he has 2 years left. Do we start vdiscussing now or wait and get another Nasri or Sagna situation reoccurring
Again Ginge……who do we get and if Theo’s speed will recover. So expect movement in around Dec/January when he would have got game time.
All depends on how he returns imo Ts…
Pires had two cruciates. But he had a footballing brain to go with his technique.
Depends how Theo’s brain and feet pan out.
They haven’t always worked well when he’s fit Devil… 😉
Ginge – There is a 95% chance (19 times out of 20) I will push the limit of acceptability without actually going to far.
Galindo back to Bolivia. Seems that we can bid cheerio to him. His contract finishes next summer so I cannot see the club offering him a new contract and thus he will be left free.
Ginge – I think Arsene will wait till late autumn, so he has ample time to assess Theo’s recovery and future potential, before starting talks with him about extending his contract. Who and how many forwards we sign this transfer window and how Sanogo and Joel Campbell progress will also have a bearing on those matters.
FFP is having an effect on even the petrodollar clubs. Note $amir Nasti’s rumoured ‘significant pay cut’ in his new contract as an indication of the shape of things to come.
Lol Rico…
Cg, nice calculations . 🙂
Dev, Theo can drop a few yards and still be above average in terms of speed but as he approaches the stage in his career when he needs to start delivering his brains need to catch up as you were inferring…
Theo has fast feet and a fast brain. The problem is that his brain was in the inner lane while his feet where in the fast lane. So about time now he gets them in the same lane.
I have a feeling that AW will get both Debuchy and Aurier. Especially if Tommy leaves. Jenks will be sent on loan.
So Aurier can cover all the back positions, RB, CB, LB while Debuchy can play at RB all the time.
Cg, NAstri and pay cut?? Do you want his new Wag to call you out on social media outlets?
Ginge – Khedira seems to be the press’s flavour/rumour of the week for Arsenal’s holding midfielder target. After our recent discussions that doesn’t thrill me as it once would have. I’m rooting for Schneiderlin.
Mangala is joining City whilst we do f.. all.
The £30m bid is taking longer than ever to be placed going by the media’s reports..-Cg
Bartomeu did not deny bids have been received for ‘S’ but he said no bid will be refused/sanctioned until the board decide on Jaws…
Devil – I know the mother country drive on the wrong side, pardon left side, of the road, but isn’t the inner lane still the fast lane?
Morgan for me all day until he signs for Yanited or Spurs… when I will make up ‘stats’ to show he is shite! 🙂
If we are to believe what is written in the papers, the dippers are still hoping to get AS to move there as part of the Suarez deal. Just hope he says no and we get him….
Ginge – “Cg, NAstri and pay cut?? Do you want his new Wag to call you out on social media outlets?” No!, although I don’t tweet, I prefer to associate with a better class of people. That is why I can often be found in the House.
Ginge – Shame! One doesn’t make up stats. Although not recommended, one may massage the data. However, a simple reanalysis of the data with a fresh outlook due to new information should yield the desired results.
Morning all, and that’s for the sympathy hahahaha.
Yes, CG…..I was nailed late and from behnd last week, copping the point of his shoulder into my ribs.
It’s still damn sore.
Arsene knows I’d be no god, Devil, though I’d be cheap lol.
ha ha Cg…
was implying she will tell you off for saying Nastri took a pay cut even though her other half is trying his hardest to convince himself he left AFC only for footballing reasons.. even though football=money*
you get my drift then cg re 10:48
Even Shitvestre was no good Scott. Even AW knew that.
BVB has informed us Reus is not for sale at any cost… shame!
Scott – “Arsene knows I’d be no god, Devil, though I’d be cheap lol.” What’s this, delusions of grandeur, Scott seeks deification? You must be typing with your toes like me.
CG, Freudian slip there…missing an ever so important O hahaha
Ginge – Na$ti’s new contract is just another little piece of evidence that FFP might be starting to have the desired effect. The article I read seemed to imply that he was/will not alone in taking a pay cut. When Vain Wooney hears of this, he may need more hair transplants.
Devil, if the money’s right, I will sign on the dotted line 🙂
Scott- so if we sign you, are you going to be a big game player or a big game bottler? 😛
Sorry Scott, I couldn’t resist the temptation to kick a man when he was down. Maybe I could play for Brazil or Columbia?
Ts, your 10:40…. you mean make em up like you normally do 😉
Morning All,
New Post up in a bit was waiting for “S” confirmation but it seems not this morning so best I shoot off and write the post….!
Lata………..
I take offence to that comment Wath.. but since its a Sunday I will forgive and forget. 😀
Ginge – We won ‘t know for a year or two as Scott will be loaned to a team in Perth, Western Australia for a little seasoning and toughening up. Little does he know, it’s an Aussie Rules team. If he survives he will be given an opportunity in 2016 preseason exhibition game(s).
I reckon the statistics are about 95% against you ever forgetting I made such a remark 😉
CG, but then I’ll be 82 years old…just coming into my prime 🙂
Ginge, I’m a big game hunter…does that count?
🙂 Wath, you weren’t hoping for too much then…. lol
Wath, heathen that he is, does not comprehend the power of the arcane and esoteric mysteries of statistical analysis. Little does he know, we are all statistics of one form or another. Whether you realize it or not, you can’t escape statistics. Just ask the friendly and helpful people at Google, Microsoft and Twitter who analyze, manipulate and mine ours every waking and sleeping minute of our lives.
Any excuse for a lay in Rico 😉
I don’t blame you Wath, you’ve had a busy week… 😉
Quiet week Rico it was great even Ts didn’t post stats, your back and he takes liberties…… It’s only Stan who is a pain in the arse but we accept his special needs so all fun…! 🙂
Rico, they’ve all been picking on me.
I’m so glad you’re back 🙂
I’m not officially back until tomorrow Wath, that’s what you told me, so those stats were on your watch… 😉
New Post up……………..!!
They are a rotten lot then Scott, glad you missed me… 😉
Wath – That is a great idea, a long lay in on a Sunday morning. These recent long days and late nights are catching up with me. So, it’s Good Night from me and Good Afternoon to you all.
‘S’ to sign by next weekend. Keep The Faith fellow Gooners!
At last!! 🙂 🙂
Night Cg, sleep well…