And we have to be honest, they are not a bad bunch are they?
Ok, we didn’t add in the positions we all thought we should but that’s done and dusted until the 1st January 2013!
So today it’s Arsene Wenger’s tactics up against Brendan Rodgers, two very attacking mindsets.
Last season we just about huffed and puffed our way past Rodgers old side Swansea at home. We’d had a dreadful start to the season and the 3 points were most welcome that day.
After that day, we suffered two bad away days at Blackburn and Tottenham but both games would have been won had we not defended like a bunch of Sunday League players.
Two games into the season and no goals conceded and it appears that Bould and Banfield have had an immediate impact to the defensive side of our game, something which was long overdue but today will really show us how much we have improved, or not.
The attacking side to our game differs very little. We have had all the possession as so often we do, we have created chances, but all that is missing is an end product. Let’s not forget who we have faced though, two sides with managers concentrate on closing us down and defending as if their life depended on it and both managers tactics worked, for them!
Today though will be different, we’ll be up against a side which will play a similar game to us, they’ll attack, attack and attack. A side who will allow us to do the same and if there was ever a fixture we needed it’s one like this. Just a shame it isn’t at The Emirates.
We need another rock solid defensive display and we may just come away from Anfield with something.
Statistics from the BBC:
Head-to-head
- Liverpool have won just one of the last 10 league meetings between the two sides, although six of those ended in draws (W1, D6, L3).
- The Reds are one short of 250 league goals against the Gunners.
- The last seven league encounters have produced seven goals scored in the 90th minute or later.
Liverpool
- The Reds have won one of their last six league games at Anfield (W1, D2, L3), with their only victory coming against Chelsea.
- The last time Liverpool failed to win at least one of their opening three Premier League games was in 2003.
- If they lose on Sunday it will be their worst start to a league season since the 1962-63 campaign, when they took one point from their first three games.
Arsenal
- The Gunners are only the third team to begin a Premier League season with back-to-back goalless draws.
- The other two sides (Chelsea in 1995-96 and Derby in 1998-99) both scored in their third outing, so Arsenal will make Premier League history if they are involved in another stalemate.
- The last time the Gunners drew three successive league games 0-0 was between January and February 2009, when they were involved in four successive goalless draws.
- Arsene Wenger’s side have drawn five of their last six league games (W1, D5).
- Arsenal have allowed the opposition just 10 shots at goal so far this season, fewer than any other Premier League side.
Laurent Koscielny returns to the squad for this game but Szczesny and Fabianski remain slight doubts. Our number one Pole has been having a few fitness tests over the weekend and like all of you no doubt, I really hope he is passed fit and able to play.
Mannone v’s Suarez is a bit of a worry. To say the least!
I’m not going to try and guess the starting eleven, I’ll leave that to the man who gets paid £7 million a year.
Lets just hope that whoever plays are in the mood to do so and we get something from this game.
0-0 at Anfield would normally be a good result but not today, we need to break our scoring duck and get 3 points…
Have a good day all….
If we score,we will win,as i doubt Liverpool can touble us.
At least Carroll has gone Scott 🙂
Suarez worries me though as do a few other of their players…
Morning all 🙂
Carroll never worries me Rico.
Suarez is a brilliant player,but should score more goals.
We can hold them out and pinch one or two,i reckon.
Morning gunners,
The boys are back in town. A cold wet morning in Liverpool as a result of light shower before dawn. Looks like there might be another light shower before the start of the match. Condition conducive for a good match. Looking forward to watch the match at home though. 3 pts up for grabs.
COYGs!!!
They lack creativity and if we cant beat that bunch it will be down to our tightfisted manage.
Emma,can i ask how you became a Gooner?
It isnt a loaded question…..just interested.
You must cop some stick for your good taste lol.
Don’t say that Scott, he might today…..
You not going then emma?
TT,i disagree with that comment mate.
Money has nothing to do with one result.
It will have an impact over the entire season,but not this one game.
Enough of that,we have what we have so lets get on with it.
TT – you confident?
rico – nope, home for the match. I pray we win so as to shut my neighbour’s big mouth 🙂
Im sorry but this is bigger than todays game. Win, lose or draw we have to mobilise and let the hierachy know that our lack of ambition and investment cannot continue. Under the curreregime Arsenal will not win a thing. We are competing for top 4 and thats it. Us fans starting today must begin the movement to force a change of ownership from kroenke to usmanov
funny that emma, i have a neighbour round the corner, she travelled south nearly 30 years ago but never lost yet accent.
Massive Liverpool supporting family, she said yesterday she’ll be knocking on my door at 4pm this afternoon once they get 3 points….
I’d love us to hush her up too…. 😉
Good luck with that then jamal…
One report suggests Ches is still out for today….
rico – 😉
Sadly another light shower again COYGs!!!
COYFGGGGGGG…mad hype about the game
Jamal,you do that and we will support the team.
Have fun dude!!
Scott we have been down this road many seasons now. And always the same problem. We may win this game handsomely but yet again fall into the same pit as every other year, lack of depth. It is not loosing or drawing to Liverpool that will end our season, it’s when one or two of our attackers and midfielders pick up long term injury’s.
Or do you feel confident having Camahck replacing an injured Giraud or Podolsky? Or that Diaby will defy the odds and stay injury free for the season?
And yes rico I am confident for the game to day, man to man we are a much better first 11 that ‘pool.
Tiddling it down in Berkshire emma….
I understand where you are coming from TT, the 5-3 at Stamford Bridge tells every story really.
Yet we lost games which were on paper, easier. But, many of those losses were down to us defending like sunday league teams, something which looks to have vastly improved.
Today is a big test….
Positive mind there Rico. A draw sounds bad but not as bad as it sounds. Liverpool v arsenal with all things being equal has been a close tight game. If you ask me, i will say from neutral perspective that liverpool at home should be the team to go for all the 3 points. Manchester clubs, chelsea, spurs and everton dont overcome liverpool at anfield in any manner. Lets not put pressure on our players as if we are the one who deserves 3 points more then the pools here. 3 points to us will be a brilliant awakening and momentum call for us but then let us sound as if nothing is lost if we draw or worst come to worst lose the game. All stated statistics points to a close tight direction. I go for a win, a draw wont be that bad, a lose wont be a disaster either especially if southompton do the damage of denying the devils some points.
Even though we have not signed new players i still feel very confident
we have 2 good strikers: Podolski and Giroud
4 good creative players: Cazorla, Arshavin, Rosicky and Wilsahre
2 good cm’s: Diaby and arteta and more than adequate back up in Frimpong, coquellen and rambo.
our defence is pretty solid with mert vermy kozzer djouru gibbs sagna jenko and santos
we have the 2 most pacy players in the leagues in walcott and Aoc and one crazy winger in Gerviniho.
Schezny is the next Casillas and mannone had 15 cleansheets for hull last season…
So all in not bad infact its pretty good.
Wenger is right coz if can get Wilsahre, Frimpong, Rosicky and Sgana back in good fitness we are as good as any team in the league.
i want to see arsahvin carzola and AOC in the same team for once i think that would be a delight to watch.
TT,read my comment mate…where did i suggest that i would be confident bringing Chamakh on?
I have said on any number of occasions that Arsenal AND Chamakh would better off if he left.
YOU said a lack of spending would be the reason we lost,now you have backpedalled……thats fine,but please don’t put words into my mouth.
Terry,they could tear side apart,and will soon….in a few hours 🙂
True scott I should have said if we drop out again, which is what I ment to say. To day game don’t really worry me at all as I said later but once injuris start to ravage the 1st 11 as they always do and we will find our self’s with far inferior players filling the holes,
Btb – a loss today would be dreadful, especially the way they are playing…
And we need to get off the mark with goals and with our attacking force, we should. Livepool won’t defend like either of the S’s, and we need to make our chances count…
Terry – the only one I doubt is Frimps, once he is fit, he could possibly go out on loan and try to achieve what he set out to do last season…
Arshavin, well if he plays, i hope his attitude has taken a turn for the better, otherwise lord help us..
TT – i’m hoping other sides get the injuries for a change, we have had more than our share. Surely we are due a bit of fortune.
But, should we lose Kos and TV, we are in deep doo doo…
Rico they all do, have you seen the manure defense? It’s just that those teams have better players to replace the injured ones.
COYG
Agreed TT.
I think two more players,and we’d have gone from a very good side to a contender.
We still may prove to be,but we will need a lot of luck with injuries.
Anyway,let us get that first win tonight so we can all sleep well for a week lol!!
Rico,Arshavin has looked sharp for the little I have seen of him so far.
Not to dwell,but Lansburys heart and effort in Arshavins body would be an absolute world beater.
Rico,don’t forget BGF….he has had a great start.
Good morning Rico, morning all gooners.
Terry, I agree with you, we have a great squad of players. Some major new players who need a little time. WE have wonderful youngsters who will be coming through this year as well.
Liverpool is never an easy team and always lift their game for the big ones. But we have brought in experience with a lot of talent and they will not be overawed by liverpool.
Win,lose or draw i want to see that we have a team that will play football, fight hard from start to finish and show me we have a team that will be even more powerful as time goes on.
Well said Arty.
The biggest signing may turn out to be none playing staff though. The BFG excellent form may well be down to our two new coaches. The defense has been very solid in the traditionally difficult games against the long and high ball teams we played so far.
I agree there TT…
Morning Ak, you there yet?? 😉
I know Scott, but do you want to see Merts alongside JD or Miquel??
Liverpool (Suarez) 1- 2 Arsenal (Vermaelen Walcott)
No Rico,but would you like to see TV5 or Kozzer with them?
We have 3 very,very good CB’s,lets hope it stays that way.
Morning Arty, I just want to see us score 😉
TT – that;s why I think today is another big test, wee how we defend against a pacey side who will keep the ball on the ground. Come through this test with flying colours and we’ll all feel a lot happier..
Totally agree re AA/Lansbury Scott…
Good morning gunners. Arsenal will show her true colors today. 2 clean sheets until now but undeniably against poor offences. Liverpool will be the real test. If we left winners from Anfield today, i would get really satisfied and would give the side some confidence ahea of a difficult season
Morning All, Not a game for the BFG today, Suarez will rip him a new on, to quick and tricky am afraid so def TV and Koz for me and with luck we find our scoring boots otherwise the knives will be out again this early in the season with only 2 points and 60million sitting in the bank…!
Scott I have seen Kozzer and Verm play with them and JD has somehow managed to make two excellent centre halfs look average….
Christ Scott, if you put Lansbury’s attitude with AA’s skill and class you’d have the best player on the planet…!
But having said that I know there is a good defender hiding inside JD. He ahs shown us he can do a very good job and when he filled in for Verm t one stage he was arguably or best defender but he lost that form and I hope working with Bould may drag that to the surface again.
Djourou is an engima to me.
I have seen very,very rare glances of absolute genius,but he will make five mistakes that overshadow it.
He really has a hell of a lot of ability,but is way,way too inconsistent.
Wath,i agree with on BGF sitting this one out.
My point on him is he is a much improved player from last season,and will definitely be a very useful player for us this season.
You may be right TT….a good coach may well get the best out of Djourou.
The BFG is a good player Scott, he’s had a season to settle and we’ll see that in his game, Wenger must just rotate those 3 against the opposition and as poo will play the ball on the ground today it’s not a game for the BFG at all. Let hope another week on the training ground menas we are better still at reading each others game and finding the killer passes and playing in the players when runs are made. Time will tell.
morning Rico ,Kev & all
yes ,transfer drama is over…games time
i think the boys will up for this one and so do we
will be close one…….2/1 for de only Arsenal…
I am pretty comfortable and confident heading ino this game.
No I wouldn’t Scott, my point is, that after the three CH’s we have we are quite average…
I hope Merts doesn’t start today though….
Just making sure you included the big fella lol!!
Morning gunnernet
Morning Wath, we agree on Merts 😉 Stop Suarez and we stop Liverpool I think, and keep Sahin and Gerrard quiet too.
Their keeper is always good for a holwer these days, just pray Mannone doesn’t join him…
Hi hakzah –
wish I shared your confidence for the win…
just taking me about ten attempts to write that last comment, typos galore 😆
I’m going to get a job writing press releases for Wenger, just going to copy and paste old material from the last few years… could he please come out with something original and actually true! I hate hearing that the quality wasn’t out there and that we need to buy players that are better than the ones we have.. Its just the same excuse.
I think Wenger found three players of terrific value,and rested on those laurels.
He and the board must understand you can’t always get under the odds on players,and sometimes have to pay what they are worth or even more.
I’d rather Lansbury than Arshavin Wath….
Esp – ‘Quality wasn’t out there’
Where has AW been then for the last few weeks, Pluto or Mars?
Morning all,
Plenty of depth in Arsene’s pockets, must get his trousers specially made.
Nothing less than a win today, International break coming up, don’t want to be wallowing around for the next 2 weeks.
I’d say Capoue would have been worth £10 million ….
£6 million for Jordan Rhodes would have been a good one. Maybe even Craig Gordon – now he would have been value for money 😉
Deep pockets, short arm syndrome Micko…
Morning to you….
I know Rico, the quality is out there, and I hate when he says we can spend 40m on a player if we need… then why don’t we?! We need it!
One thing that has really got me sour over this transfer window and the several previous. The club has not spent one cent of the money assigned for transfers.. what sort of “war chest” must we have by now?!
And that bloody American hasn’t put a red dime in either and nor shall he, can’t wait for Usmanov to send him packing.
And this FFP is never going to be enforced. So why even entertain it..
http://www.footballfancast.com/2012/09/football-blogs/will-new-rulings-see-many-look-to-arsenal-as-the-ideal-blueprint-2
A sensible article….worth reading.
i honestly think the pool will edge it today 🙁 i hope im wrong tho!! i’d take a draw now……
Least when we need a winner in the last ten mins Chamakh can come off the bench and score us a scorcher…!
Morning Rico….
There lies the problem Scott the board are not prepared to spend or speculate to accumulate they merely happy to try finish 4th and top up the bank account while Arsene earns his bonus on the funds made… they all happy then..! Pathetic when we the ones that end up paying through the nose to watch a game over there.
See Platini making excuses for FFP already ESP….! will only come into force in 2014 but we will not ruin clubs we will merely guide them… what a crock of shit.. tells you everything you need to know.
Wath,as long as he doesn’t treat as like bloody kids and say he will buying,it wouldn’t piss people off so much.
I know WATH, we will never see it. So far all it is, is a tool for Wenger to use to make excuses for whatever his main agenda at Arsenal is, because winning trophies isn’t it.
Thats the biggest problem Scott as I said to you a while back, if wenger shuts up and stops taking us all for idiots with his bullshit about special player comments and we have top quality etc etc all that does is makes a rod for his own back when things go tits up….! We not stupid we see Park, Chamakh, Squillaci, Silvestre, etc etc and then we are spoon fed the same crap year after year…! No wonder it pisses people off..!
The board are happy making money ESP and until that changes wenger won’t be held accountable for not winning things or being competitive as we all know finishing 4th is a trophy… vicious circle..!
Exactly guys.
I’m at a loss as to how we can allow our main players go year after year and in many cases never replace them.
Its just awful WATH. People have said it time after time, but show me another “big club” who’s board would be more than happy with a manager that hasn’t won a single thing in 7 years?!
But whatever, shouting into a keyboard isn’t going to help.
As always really looking forward to getting to see the game on TV. Hope we can finally find a couple goals today and get the season rolling.
esp – just what scott was saying earlier, why feed us the spin each year only to know that he has no intention of every signing that £40M player..
Totally with you on AU, sooner the better but that day will come i’m sure….
Leaked Liverpool starting 11
https://twitter.com/Musker_LFC/status/242209512688324608
k1886 – they’ll certainly be trying to win in front of their home fans, especially as their start has been worse than ours…
ESP, as said the biggest problem is the board more than happy because the manager makes them money, they pay off the debts the owner see’s the share prices rise and his profit will increase when he sells for putting sweet FA into the club…! win win situation, they pay wenger a crap load to to as he told he tows the party line and the only ones getting screwed are the fans…!
We’re so close yet so far and another 2 quality signings and for me we’d of been there… As it is we’re having to pay we don’t get injuries and players return to full fitness and play well more or less straight away…! Why run a club like that..!?!? Anyway as you say makes no odds getting pissed off as nothing will change.
Rico, ‘Dreadful’? Hmm, from a neutral mind, what will a die hard liverpool fan says if they draw or lose to arsenal? Just like Arty said, i just want to my confidence to be boasted at the end of the, could be the final result, the fighting spirit, the efforts etc. I just pray that man u referee hawoody webby is not on it this early of the season since arsenal and man u are not chasing each other right now. Haven’t said that, he seems to be famous with liverpool matches too. I still remember how Babel left liverpool and England for his life(just teasing).
Morning gooners..
Good read rico, terrific post yesterday as well.. keep getting better..
We should win this one .. Liverpool is weaker than last season.Lets hope to get Season’s first win today before we hope few more things.
Rico, ‘Dreadful’? Hmm, from a neutral mind, what will a die hard liverpool fans like you to arsenal says if they draw or lose to arsenal? Just like Arty said, i just want my confidence to be boasted at the end of the match, could be the final result, the fighting spirit, the efforts etc. I just pray that man u referee hawoody webby is not on it this early of the season since arsenal and man u are not chasing each other right now. Haven’t said that, he seems to be famous with liverpool matches too. I still remember how Babel left liverpool and England for his life(just teasing).
Scott – as you know, that is my gripe too, stop telling us a load of lies and then no-one gets their hopes up….
Esp, best to be punching into a keyboard than anything else 😉
Strong side Emma. A big test for our offence today. Willing to see how Sahin would cope against Diaby Arteta duo. Winning the middle of the park today could prove crucial.
Wenger pls put walcott against enrique
Hi STV, thanks re the posts…
Where are Liverpool truly better than us with that side?
GK maybe if Ches is out but the rest?? I’m not so sure any are better than our players…
Ok, maybe Suarez is good, but he’s a cheat…
Don’t give a toot about the Dipper fans borntobe, I hope we batter them and Rodgers suffers the media crap instead of Wenger…
Just arrived at the pub with my daughter….aka beer wench….and settling in. Bring on kick off!!!!
Morning all.
Liverpool will play an open game, which should suit us.
Once we get a goal, there should be a siphon-type reaction and we’ll click and they’ll come flooding. Giroud is certainly capable of getting 20 a season.
I’d certainly take a 1-0 win.
Emma, any leak of arsenal starting xi? Would like Arshavin against johnson for the first 45 minutes
yeah rico they’ve had a bad start and were really unlucky against city, personally i think there intensity at home will undo us!! i hate to be the negative one here ;( COYG
True he is a good actress, They are worse rico, they try to play Swansea way 😉
Chesny out? well, chance for fab’nsky to prove what he said.
No reason why we should’nt beat em. worst case scenario? 1-1 draw I’d say..
Today SYG it’s of utmost essence to keep our composure and calmness. A win would alleviate the tension and stress of the players to deliver.
i know we could have done with 1-2 players more in the squad,
but that’s gone now….
four months till Jan,will tell us how things are shaping to be.
buying players for Arsenal FC ,seems is very complicated matter !!
but selling players ,that’s where the biggest problems lies.
could have done with keeping Vela,i don’t understand why we sold him 4mil !! though we have a clause to by him back for 5,5mil ! bet
will be awesome by then. what a finisher ..far much better than chamack !!
reagreding loaned players,can we recall them before their agreed loaning time? Ryo & Afobe ?
all am hoping for is ,injuries leave us alone.
Too true. Keep a clean sheet and work from the back.
Arshavin would be better suited in the hole and Cazorla/Oxlade-Chamberlain playing alongside Arteta.
The beauty about Arsenal is that we do have a good few players that can interchange positions.
Hi Syg, any kind of victory would be nice eh, 1-0 or 5-0 😉
Time will tell K1886, we have a team more than capable, as long as they all turn up in the right mindset..
Scott – what are you drinking in that good old English pub??
The player I particularly want to see scoring is Podolski
https://twitter.com/GeoffArsenal/status/242219636656058368
What?? Where is Vermaelen???
The weather is now lovely. All things being equal dont think it will rain during the match. COYG!!!
God! Mannone ???
3-4-3? Are you high Emma?
am still upbeat though….feel we gonna be doing well..
when this team gel together ,we will be a force to reckon with.
we gonna cheer on fellow gunners from the centre
of Toulouse,only if i can go to shift Capoue over !
a win today will do us good ….coyg coyg…
He wont buy in January, he has stated before he doe’s not like to bring in players mid season.
Just think back few years when, in January, we where crying out for another CB because of vermaliens injury and he bought fuck all.
Ha ha Stv, I think Fabianski is out too…
He must have omitted Vermalean and added someone that’s not suppose to be in the team. Am waiting for his response
emma, no captain then 😉
That leak is poss wrong….
My confidence has just lessened.
we gonna make statement today for the rest of teams..
getting excited already
Got to be Ox, Theo or Gerv.. not to be starting. Hope its Gerv
If this line up is confirmed we are going to see run & gun game. Quite open match.. Where is either Vermaelen or Koscielny?
Arshavin saved our season 3 years ago, TT. A January purchase …
Adebayor, Song, Diaby were bought in January …. Mind you. that was one to forget …. in fact he bought Walcott as well in that window… Panic purchases …….
If that is the line up, AW has truly lost the plot…. 😉
TT, and all the bull about getting a left back on loan….
https://twitter.com/AFCAMDEN/status/242222199275155457
Theo on the bench…! TV playing..!
Rico, winning liverpool will make my day more than ever. Am only saying is that, let us fan let our players play with free mind and that might even work 3 points for us.
Thank Christ for that.!
Chamberlain ahead of Theo? Interesting.. It means either that Wenger rates him higher than Theo decreasing the chances of Theo’s stay OR that at last Wenger sees Walcott as a CF and not a winger anymore…
That was back when he spent money Syg and AA was an exception to his usual rule…
Theo to come on with 30 mins to go and bag a hat-trick and shut you moaning lot up
😆
I think Ox offers more creativity than Theo,but bringing Theo on V tired defenders could work wonders.
I did’nt know rico 😉 may be I should come here earlier.
Any way I remember a game against fulham where Mannone was simply outstanding. can only hope he produces something like that today
Verm loss news nearly gave me goose bumps..
Lets hope they play well with Wenger’s ‘Available resources’
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/242224226436775936
see y’all after the game
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/242224053975408640
Theo as a super-sub again?? I wish to see Wenger start him in the middle just for once. Just to see how it might work out.
No Chamakh again then..
A great post on Le-Grove today….
Very pragmatic.
If WBA can wallop these lot 3-0 and miss a penalty, I think we can come away with the three points.
Gunnernet. He might try Walcott at CF in the League Cup v’s Coventry.
No probs Stv, see you after the game, hope it’s a cracker with the right result ….
That’s better emma, not a bad bench either really…
gunnernet, he might do yet…
Hello fellow arsenal lovers Scott’s daughter Hayley here writing from the oz! About to watch my first game and can’t wait!! GO THE GUNNERS!!
Are they paying you commission Syg 🙂
Definetely a great pilot match for him Syg. No Arshavin also. 🙁
It seems that he is the last in the pecking order… Fitness and laziness issues maybe. Quality wasted there
Hi Hayley, hope you bring good luck to the Gooners, your Dad will be a miserable toad if not….
I bring the best luck trust me! Arsenal will win tonight!
Maybe AA is still going to leave, when does the Russian TW close. Would stupid to let him go now though imho…
See you at H/T, here’s to a great 1st half….
Go you good things.
Hello, all. We are all over the place… 🙁
Happy birthday, Hayley!! I hope it’s a match that you manage to enjoy. 🙂
Poldiiiiiiiiiii!!
cmon pod!!!
lukas podolskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…………..yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. COYGS
good half…is diaby a beast or what? rico, you ll be eating a lot of humble pie.
Now you guys all know Podolski is my boy……you have to be loving him now!!!!
Haven’t seen the goal or first half, just the last 10 minutes. Looks like Liverpool can score against us and we again need to be quicker with the ball.
Will,we can score more against them too.
I speak the truth here, just before we scored i thought about tomorrow’s post headline:
‘Podolski, the forgotten man’……
He hasn’t been used enough, we hadn’t switched the ball or played it wide to him, and then we did…
Great finish!
Gutted for Giroud… and after some super play by Diaby….
Defence doing, worry about Merts on a yellow though….
Giroud seems nervous in front of goal. Should have buried that. But what a move and pass from Diaby
COYGs!!!
Good lord we look good! 🙂
Podolski what a great run beatiful goal and working hard on the defensive front. MOTM until now.
Diaby almost excellent, a class today and Jenkinson, Gibbs got better as the match wore on.
And we look cynical too. Great team effort! Keep it up!
Well done afc not a bad first half. COYGS
Will, no disrespect – but how can you say that after watching just ten mins??
We are away at Anfield and apart from a couple of suicide passes by Jenks, they have hardly got through through our defence….
Giroud was stretching for that 1, lets be patient he is a good player.
emma – some of Diaby’s play today is first class, he has a few dodgy moments to but….
I wish Giroud had scored off the pass that Diaby laid on for him.
Will, tbh, Liverpool are playing the more fluid football at the moment. But our defense has so far managed to hold off any meaningful attack by the poopies.
Goonie, Diaby needs to work harder to retrieve the ball.
hey DNA, happy yet? told you we ll be alright. COYGS…………YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH.
gunnernet, Gibbs is a totally different player to last season isn’t he, if only AW had bought Banfield and Bould in 2/3 seasons ago eh…
And, Santi, Podolski and even the Ox haven’t got going yet… 😉
so far so goooood…Diaby looking awesome
Hi agag, goonie…
Giroud needs a tap in, get his confidence going. He’s the one feeling the pressure, don’t know why though, he should just chill and play his own way….
See you all at F/T
rico just admit it……or i ll gladly feed you with them humble pies.
hi agag and all
gotta say proud of the boys so far…
Because in the 10 mins I have seen Rico, we have backed off Liverpool and we should have had a couple more quick breaks and disrespect taken but that is par the course.
Morning Gunners
@ STV: 12:19
You better off buying a Lottery Ticket; today is your lucky day.
i dont know why folks dont rate BFG……. he’s been the stand out performer at the back for me.
45mins to go…more of the same please
The best example to illustrate Bould’s impact is probably Jenkinson Rico too. Apart from some abysmal efforts (pass, clearance) he looks pretty solid in tackling and position taking. Gibbs is far better than last year indeed.
hey nasher……are you watching it on FSC? those commentators are just full of shit. liverpoop the better team they say! boy i outta..
Goon BFG is class..lol
my lord BFG is having a “beastly” game. 4 interceptions already. come on.
Hi goonster, let them talk while we score goals. Yes I’m on FSC.
santiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Cazorlaaaaaaaa!
We R the ARSENAL…..COYGS
Mygod, Cazorla is sooooo good. An otherwise quiet game, and then BOOOOOOM!!
Cazorlaaaaaaaaaaaa………hahahahahaah
3 games, 2 goals and 0 goals conceded. good start
emma – you and me have some bragging rights 😛
What a victory, what a bloody victory that was……
Hey, how good was our defence eh?
Best defensive start in the league EIGHTY EIGHT YEARS!!!
COYGs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rico – Cant wait to see my neighbours face 😉
Hats off to the lads excellent performance!
I think that you may start sharing my confidence now Rico. 🙂
THAT WAS A VERY PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE.
Steve Bould & Wenger must be doing something right. Well impressed.
There was a spine and spirit about the team.
Walcot thought he is indispensable. Sign that contract or on your bike in Jan
lol Shain
afternoon all, COYGGGGGGGG. things to improve on but 2-0 at anfiield is good in any season.
What a good performance!
Diaby was very good, Cazorla is a different class.
Team looks a lot better with Walcott or Gervinho.
Ramsey was shocking when he came on, I’ve seen continents move faster than him!
Overall the team was fantastic.
Looking forward to getting our no.1 back.
Oh, and AW should refer the Gerrard tackle on Vermaelen to the FA, studs up, feet in the air….. Straight Red Card…
You mean WITHOUT ESP?
ABOU DIABY what a BEAST
rico and emma, I’m sure you’d enjoy being out and about in your neighborhood today. 😆
Fantastic, zero goals conceded. Is this us?? Well-done, Mannone. 🙂 He has been a welcome surprise.
Who were the commentators?? So pro-Liverpool, it was cringe-worthy.
Yes Diaby, slow sometimes but precise.
Sorry without!!
Diaby was brilliant! That was a straight red.
i said it once i ll say it again……we look better at he back with BFG on. he keeps everybody back there calm. what about that tackle on twat faced suarez. 3 point, no goals conceded. can it any better? and ypu diaby haters(rico,kev,adam,micko and W.A.T.H) get rady to have humble pies stuffed down you throats! COYGS!
Sahin must be wondering what on earth have i got myself into
Both goals came from releasing the ball quickly from a player running beyond the attack. Several times in the second have we had more chances to do this only for the player to turn around and keep the ball with a 5 yard pass. It is infuriating at times.
nasher the commentator at the end had no choice than to concede defeat.hahahahahahaha what a muppet.
Esp, Diaby was…. very very very good…..
Ramsey came on to do exactly what AW wanted, slow the game and stop them….
will we won for pete’s sake. what’s going on with you these days pal. hey rico, is this the same will or just another troll on here? sheeesh.
Would have preferred to see Coq come on instead to be honest Rico, I don’t think Ramsey is up to it.
Gibbs did well also, as to did Giroud, pity about the miss.
congrats fellow gooners
impresive display ..and so happy for Diaby MOTM deservedly
emma – you and me both – they have a woofa, they will be by soon 😉
Just think about this though guys and gals. Santi and Podolski weren’t so much involved today imho – today was about Diaby and the defence.
Just imagine how we’ll be when both Pod and Santi are both on fire in the same game. Giroud struggled a bit too but I can’t wait for him to drop his shoulders and relax….
what ll make my day better you ask? robin van purse string falling over himself and kicking that red haired c**t scholes on the groin. the former out for 6 months while the latter is forced to retire. hahhahahahah COYGS, men am so exicted.
goonster those nuckers don’t worry me at all. Let them do their talking, we’ll score goals. Do you see Diaby? I Say “in Arsene we Trust.” There is something he sees in this young man. I hope he keeps it up.
I’m sorry gooners but the BFG is a starter, AW has a tough decision hopefully he allows SB to decide. Happy days ahead. COYGS
good to see rico finally admitting my man diaby is CLASS! hey lady, hope you didnt choke? hahahahahahaha.
No idea goonie, have to be honest, if anyone wants to moan about that performance, i’ll be surprised…
Esp, re Gibbs – I haven’t a clue what Bould and Banfield have done, by my word, this kid is no longer a kid, he has matured so so much, his positioning has improved no end…. Bloody good…
nasher the other twat almost had a seizure after santi scored the second goal…….DNA, i ve always been a huge fan of the BFG but some on here thinks he’s shit!
Afternoon all, nice one Rico,
Abu Diaby has not all ways been a favorite of mine but fair do’s to him today couple oouple of stray balls but to move his six foot five frame as he did was impressive The Pod and Santi steady games Jenks and Gibbsey solid even Merts didn’t do bad everybody else did their jobs very well Giroud will score soon and he will turn out a blinder, makes a change to say that we were head and shoulders better than the other team but with performances like this we will be a force this year.
2 signing …one goal & one assist each…good business so far
goonster – one thing you know about me, i am honest. Diaby was top class today and long may he stay fit and play as he did today…
yes rico re gibbs, and bigger too. we have a beast in the making. he just needs to learn how to deliver his final ball and we ll be saying” cashley who”
Its a real shame we lost RVP, himself and Santi would have caused untold havoc.
Come on Southampton, batter the Mancs 😛
fair enough rico, fair enough. where’s kev, i need to hear all about the trip to arnfield. did you guys notice that we out sang those tossers. i love the away guys. God bless them all.
Now we are talking. Jenkinson now has a pass mark. Great positional sense and solidly defended well. Never gave Sterling a sniff 😉
goonie – his final ball will come, Giroud is tall but Gibbs needs to realise he’s not ‘that’ tall 😉
Goonster, there is nothing wrong with me. I have just seen too many 2-0 games get to 2-2 with a blink of an eye and the truly top teams,. once they get the opposition on the rack, look to score a hat full and put the game beyond doubt. We bossed that game but I feel that we sometimes slow the game up at the wrong time. I am allowed to state opinion right?
Ak will be on his way home, I just text him to ask if he was happy 🙂
emma – 2 suicide balls imho from jenks but how much has he improved too, has to be down to the BB effect…
Why oh why did AW not get defensive help before this summer, silly stubborn idiot… 😉
Arsenal…..you fucking beauty. What a night…..fathers day….daughter turning 18….The Arsenal winning…..go you bloody champions. Podolski…..my lad scored with a crisp finish…….Santi…….Siaby…man of the match.
its so hard to choose my man of the match……..some good performers there. arteta, BFG, my man diaby, gibbsy,jenko and even TV5. what a performance. 3 games no goals concede! who would have believed we ll be saying that now? what a performance.
Gibbs is England number ONE in making, all he needs is keep improving. He was calm,cool and collected.
will calm down man, we look good already. throw in jack the lad, TR7 and sagna and we have the look of a championship winning team. we ll be hard to beat this season guys. i can feel it. winning begets winning. first the lads learnt how not to lose, now they ll learn how to win. COYGS!!!!!!!!!! come the fuck on. Gosh i need me a drink.
But I thought you were always the mr positive Will?
The first half showed that our defence were solid, the dippers may have looked liked they could score at any time, but reality is, very little got by our backline and that was a joy to watch.
Which is why I queried your comment after just ten minutes of watching….
Gibbs is a vastly improved player, rico. I worry sometimes that he bombs forward too much; but the more he plays, I guess the better he will be able to discern when to attack or hold back. 🙂 So promising.
I really have no complaints; none. Sooo happy.
ESP, I’m not sure what was going through Robin’s head when he demanded that move away. It’s a shame, Cazorla is exactly the type of player he’d love to be playing with. Instead he has Shrek and Evra and Giggs, et al… Who are all fantastic human beings. 😀
spot on nasher……he ll soon force that money grabbing sod into an early retirement.
Scott 😆 😆
Love him agag, Cashley who ??? 😉
sahin who!!! Non-existent
Goonster says:
‘throw in jack the lad, TR7 and sagna and we have the look of a championship winning team’
You mean Premier League goonie 😉 😉
i hope this will soften the harsh criticism AW gets from some
gooners and certainly clueless pundits…
without Gerv, Theo , le coq & Schez….no Chamack & Arshavin …. wilshire & TR7 to come later …
i suspect Boudy will prune JD& Frimpong to match his hair style ,too.
more time for this team…..we can only get stronger…..
vida, so glad AW opted out of that financially crippling deal….
Good Afternoon all.
Rico — “We need another rock solid defensive display and we may just come away from Anfield with something.” Very prescient of you. It is not often that we are outshot, but we made our count. That should improve the teams confidence. Two of our newboys open the scoring. Now if we can get Giroud scoring we should be away to the races. Everyone played well and we defended as a team.
Jenky is doing great…,waw….i forgot even Sagna…..
hakzah — What happened to that carload of players you were driving to London?
rico am so happy i didnt even know what am typing…….my faith in diaby is finally paying off. i told folks we are a better team than last season but very few believed. am so happy………i am vindicated.
ico says:
September 2, 2012 at 3:57 pm
But I thought you were always the mr positive Will?
I am Mr Positive and I honestly believe we will be close this season but in games like this, all it would take was a lucky goal for Liverpool, their fans get up and wallop, we are under the cosh. A few times in the second half we had a chance to go for the third goal, we had players running beyond the opposition defence and we went for the safe side ways pass instead of the through ball. I want to see games like this won well which gives even more confidence for the next game.Come on, how many games have you seen where we were cruising 2-0, lost a sloppy goal and then had to defend for our lives in the final 10 minutes?
As for my comments. I watched 10 minutes and saw the same problem and also saw our team backing off the opposition and letting them get close to our box when we had the chance to close down and win the ball early. I am a hard task master and I want as near and damn it to perfection as we can get.
Yes, Liverpool were poor today but we have the team that could lead Man City 2-0, if we do, I want to see 3,4 and 5 while we are on top. Remember, the 2001-2004 teams would do that. Go for the kill.
rico make no mistake…..sahin is class. he probably went to the wrong team and besides its his first game and unfortunately for him……he’s facing us. poor guy, am sure he ll probably be kicking himself now.
@Rico, we won the match but, I’m still concern about Jenks. Those two passes were cause for concern. Adam and Emma once said an accident waiting to happen.
Hakzah – good point there, especially about JD and add to that Miquel. If Bould/Banfield are having an influence on them too and they have witnessed it, maybe that’s why we didn’t sign a defender.
But, I’d rather we didn’t have to witness that until the CO Cup 😉
goonster — Diaby did play very well today. My only criticism is that he is still a bit slow in the transition. Hopefully this will improve with more games played.
cut him some slack nasher…….he ll grow into that role. he’s a good kid. he ll be an arsenal legend. watch out.
CG, its his style. you cant coach that out of him. there was a moment in the game he slowed down then BAM burst pass 3 poop players. his turn of speed is quite impressive for someone that tall. 6’4 right? what a player.
Will,
I could accept your criticism of the performance more if you didn’t always defend AW’s business in the transfer window.
Earlier this morning when talking about a DM you suggested that the reason for that was AW moving away from the traditional DM position…
It seems he has, and today we won, yet you are looking at the dippers suggesting they were rubbish. They weren’t. They created many chances but were snuffed out by solid defending, something which we have all waited to see take place.
You really can’t have it both ways Will….
When we don’t score you blame opponents tactics or the ref, well today we defended resolutely, yet you are not happy??
Your comments confuse me…
https://twitter.com/ESPNUK/status/242279204991934464
Diaby’s turning is a sight to behold. There is no one in the league quite like him and it looks like he is getting a brain as well.
Will — I think the team are still working on the balance between defense and offense. Gibbs was galloping forward more than in the first two games. The team playing style continues to evolve. A good defense that has given us three clean sheets is a great base to build on.
Southvanpersie
I am very happy Rico, I just always want more. I am sure you know how that is.
@philmcnulty
Arsenal fans going through the full range of taunts directed at Liverpool: “You’re The Spurs Of Merseyside.” #bbcfootball.lol
1.0 Southampton cum on
@emma, u mean Jack W # 10….
I agree CG and you can see the influence of Bould but a few times we backed off and backed off. That could lead to trouble.
Great news emma 🙂
Not really Will, no…
I’m still waiting for SYG comment re Diaby. Come on Syg.!!!!
If you say so goonster, I’ll.He did well by the way. Just pointing out the obvious.
Two or three game performances like this from Diaby, I’ll remind Micko about the beer he promised me.
Rico.. indeed ,we ‘ve 5 CBs ,am sure what Bouldy did to the first three choice ,will do to JD&Miguel as well..reason to keep Miguel
rather than loaning him out this season.
CG….Alladdin & his jar did a runner on me that day…typical
agents huh……
goonster — With more playing time, more confidence, and a better understanding with his fellow players I think he will pass the ball sooner. I know he isn’t the fastest of dribblers, but he is still holding on to the ball too long when there are better options. I think that will improve. His long passes were excellent.
Oh well.
RVP again…
van p scores
‘HE’ has just equalised for the mancs….
Hi Steve – nice result eh….
hakzah — Let’s hope you and the club have better luck in January.
Rico – you are right. This WASN’T a bad Liverpool side that we played agaist.
Will – you are right … the last 10 minutes we made it awkward for ourselves. Bould will hammer this into them…
Diaby was okay but Arteta and Vermaelen were awesome and played the game likes their life depended on it.
True captain material
Giroud was fine. He got two half chances which the defenders both did well. One thing about Giroud is his work rate – he selflessly chased the ball down, even racing through at Pepe Reina….
When did you ever see £25M Adebayor do that. 1 out of 10 of those will pay off.
As stated – This was a very fine team performance.
Dead happy.
A certain dutch man just equalized for the manure
Well, we all know that He is THAT good. I hate him again. Grrr.
can’t wait to see MOTD 2nite..wanna hear what Savage& co say
will say ..bitter clowns
Syg, it’s all down to our own view and mind was that Diaby was the stand out. The whole of the defence were very solid and very good and that has to be a joy to every fans eye…
Just remember how we are when we are chasing goals at the ems, we are the ones bombarding the goal, not the oppo and Liverpool did no different today.
We didn’t make it difficult in my own opinion, we stood strong against a good attack force who were chasing and hoping to get a point….
hak – if the mancs win, we’ll only get two mins on motd….
Missed the game due to family function. Can anyone tell me how Jenks and mannone did?
Agag…he is good no doubt..but isn’t gonna last..
the well will run dry..and when it does ,Manure will struggle
TT, apart from two heart attack-inducing silliness from Jenks, he did okay. Mannone was surprisingly composed. Made a few good saves. 😉 And his distribution is not bad at all.
Hiya Nash. just took the hounds out – Diaby played okay. He still has a tendency to dwell on the ball. Today he was fine. Not brilliant – but he was fine.
He’s a much better player than the road sweeper Wenger mugged Vilanova off for £15M.. of that there is no doubt…
If Suarez would have concentrated on winding Diaby up, the same as he tried winding up Mertesacker and Vermaelen, we may well have had a different outcome… However, that never happened.
Today is a day FULL OF POSITIVES. Enjoy it. We have another fifty-odd games to go before we lift the Premier League Title, the FA Cup, the Champions League and League Cup.
The biggest difference from last season is how hard all the team work when we don’t have possession. All our players become defenders not spectators.
hakzah, Robin goes through barren spells. May it start now, and never end. 😀 😀
Who’s watching the Manc game. This Lambert fella is good.
Emma I was looking for you in the Arkles ph, where was ya Scouser Gooner?
Diaby was immense.
The defence was disciplined, organised and G.Grahamesque.
Cazorla is a gem.
Giroud worked his nuts off. Top performance.
Gibbs was superb.
Mertesaker dominant despite an early booking.
Jenks again very impressive.
Tommy V played a captains role.
AOC looked mature and in total control of his role in the team.
Hello everyone!
I followed the transfers news. j. Moutinho is a good boy … 🙂
Meanwhile.. we must go to the market on January. Diaby was fantatsic.
Giroud, is he another Chamac?
Out squad very short
TT, it was a good team performance, cazorla value 30 mil..
Hi Rico, yes happy with the result. This team will take time to mature together but the way they are passing was reminicent of that spainish side who’s name i can’t remember, but we do have spells during a game where we take our foot of the gas i would think Bouldy has seen this nd hopfully point this out. I liked the way the players always gave the player with the ball options and i also liked how the defenders backed one another up if i had any criticisiom its that sometimes we allowattacking forwards to much time to advance befor we close them down apart from that yes i’m happy.
Hakzak, allez les rouges
TT – I thought both Jenks and Mannone did very well, one cross the goal pass from jenks had me taking a deep breath, but….
Mannone wasn’t really tested..
CG, at the same time, I feel like we could work harder on trying to retrieve the ball when we lose possession. But that is the only thing I can think of to “complain” about today. 😉
Scott, do we know have another young lady converted to the AFC faith?
At the 1971 cup final my then 14 yr old brother got beaten up at Wembley by a mob of scousers who took his ticket, money and watch. He arrived home just before kick-off in bits. Ever since, my family has had an all consuming hatred of Liverpool FC, increased over the years by scum like Case, McMahon, Smith, Souness, etc. We have always lived with the hope that the b@stard who got his ticket would have been standing in the AFC end and maybe got a kicking himself and who knows. he may have been there on 26th May ’89! Therefore, any win against them is doubly special no matter how it comes.
Rico, totally agree with your comment about Gerrard on TV. Webb would never take action against one of the #golden generation’. Far easier to book Mert and Mig for heavy breathing!
Giroud is no chamack, he just needs to settle, people lets supports who is on the pitch they r all playing for the shirt not transfer for big bucks
Syg, I have to disagree re Diaby, I really do, he was much better than you are giving him credit for…
Even every pundit on SS’s gave him MOTM…
Joaquim …what are you about !!!
salut Kev…..must ‘ve been great to witness that display…we could hear the away fans loud and clear…..big ups to perfect day
Canadian Gooner says:
September 2, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Astute observation.
Had a good day then AK 😛
All those criticising Giroud, will be eating humble pie IMHO.
@CG 4:42 Spot on, even when we do have the ball others need to create space and do running so Diaby and Carzola don’t dwell too long on the ball. He(Diaby) tends to dribble and dwell too long when there is no one to pass to in a good position.
I said he played fine Rico.?
There is NO ulterior motive.
I said he played fine.
But it was a team performance, full of positives.
As an ARSENAL supporter, we all want the same end product.
As stated straight after the game. IT WAS A VERY PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE and I am well happy.
Ak, you enjoyed that I’m sure! 🙂 Were you singing “You’re getting fired in the morning??” 😆
JM, Giroud has been one of our hardest working players these past three games. He will come good. I am certain of it.
Well thats one of the big games down. No doupth the excuses will be out soon IE Liverpool was not the real test but Shitty will be….then Chelsky will be…..then Manure will be…..you get my drift 😛
Sister AGAG — Right now the team are concentrating on defense. As they gain confidence in themselves and each other, that sympatico of a comfortable team; I think our game will open up a bit, but we can’t complain about three cleansheets from three games.
Kev – so true
Giroud was starting the defence from the front,which our former attacker weren’t renowned for…he’s n’t scored but that’s will come..
one thing we can’t question , his committment and work rate.
hahahahahahahaha sister AGAG eh? CG you slimy bastard. hahahahhahaahahaha.
Bob John says:
September 2, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Sad to hear that, Bob.
We grew up in an era when Liverpool were at the top of the pile and in an era where it was a much more level playing field re: clubs and their finances. They were a good team of that there was no doubt, and beating them has always given me a massive sense of satisfaction.
Brian Talbot’s diving header in the 1980 FA Cup Semi-final replay was a great feeling ….
Being from South Yorkshire I don’t have the rivalry (or hatred in some cases) that others have with Tottenham, therefore Liverpool and Manchester United (and some years ago Leeds) are the clubs I love us to turn over the most ..
“Sister”, lol. The nuns will be disappointed. To be honest, it was a bit of a struggle coming up with something to complain about. 😉 I’m not used to not moaning about our club. Haha.
Once Giroud opens his account, vs Soton, he’ll be off and running.
This team is a team of winners.
As Lee texted, We are a team again…
Come on Stan less of the bullshit aggression … LOL
Diaby was fabulous!
What about AA? In Russia, France and Turkey, the market only finish next week
kev i need details you mongrel……tell me all the juicy stuff. how vocal were you? cause i coulda sworn i heard a whiskery voice bawling out” you ll be sacked in the morning> if that’s not you then i dont know who it was.
SYG.
I was behind the goal at Highfield Road when Talbot scored that header and over the years we have tended to beat them in the big ones. Cardiff and getting robbed in CL 1/4 final apart. I can usually find a reason to dislike most other teams!
DB10 and TH14 both opened their accounts v Soton so here’s hoping for Giroud.
Agag, my little GoonerGal, I was starting the singing off… 🙂
It was like being on the old North Bank again..
Come On You Glorious Gunners.
SYG — Thanks for the compliment.
goonster — “slimy bastard”?
Bob John, that is terrible. You’re in good company here. rico hates the dippers, too!
Giroud’s a fine player, Bob – Hope so. He worked tirelessly today.
All positives …..
SYG, CG, you know goonie has a way with words. 😉 🙂
AK, the away fans were wonderful yet again. I heard nothing of that much vaunted Liverpoop support.
Syg, i wasn’t suggesting any ulterior motive, i just think he was better than ‘good’ 🙂
Ak, I reckon Giroud will be our modern day smudger, but maybe better…
Afternoon all, amazing what a win can do for the spirits.
Thought our counter attacking was brilliant today, always nice to put one over the scousers.
Canadian Gooner 4.42, no-one more so than the Ox, he’s gonna be a real diamond for us.
Goonster. I think we could all learn from your sense of humility.
BobJohn – I share your hatred, I despise Liverpool, second to the Totts….
Bob John, was you the Gooner I jumped all over al Highfield Rd in 1980..?
I missed the 2nd replay, but saw the one that mattered.
Stan, it was effin brilliant
Hello all….
Back from the pub where Scousers outnumbered the smart ones 4 to 1.
Still,weight of numbers isnt everything,and brains won out.
Hayley is a deadset Ooner now…she had an absolute ball and can not believe the atmosphere at a football match.As for Sean..well, i just got me at 1.45 am and his first words were “who won”…..my kids are well trained!!
Anyway,Podolski did what i always said he would.
Diaby was just phenomenal.
Giroud was brilliant.
Cazorla is just Cazorla.
Mertesacker….please do now waste you time telling me he is no good!,
Vermaelen…superb.
Suarez…….fucking little c……….i will never use that word,Rico,but it describes him well!!
Arteta…….this guy is just the glue that holds the side together………GENIUS!!!!!L
Video #Arsenal’s #Wenger delights in ‘convincing’ #Liverpool win http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19458514
Micko – The Oxlade-Chamberlain is a cracking talent … sad to see him go off… We were very fluent NIL GOALS CONCEDED….
Hi Micko – nice eh 😉
Hey Adam, nice to see you, hope you enjoyed that…
Saints 2-1 up 🙂
christ i creamed when carzola whip that shot in……massive creaming.
Giroud will be fine once he scores his first goal. He only had a couple of half-chances today. His turn will come.
!!! Soton Go ahead agai
I’m a bit conflicted re giroud’s performance. He showed great movement of f the ball. Had a few intelligent runs… But i don’t think he did enough to get ON the ball. His body language isn’t great either. I still think he’ll be a hit when he gets it all sorted however.
It was not only the win, but the quality of the performance. Our defenders keep it simple and DEFEND…
That’s what we want to see, well I do!!!
http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/267518/video
come on you bloody saints…..
Who wants to write the match report then?? 😉
Scott, I know what you are saying, sometimes only one word describes people like Suarez…
Patrice Evra looking very sheepish. Come on Soton!
We need two/three more players for the rest of the season
The Manc defence looks like ours….
Last season 😉
ak
Could well have been! Was an amazing night. Managed to get to every home and away game that season except Magdeburg away – my employer wouldn’t allow me to go to East Germany! 5-0 away to Boro’ in Brady’s last game……………
Hi JM, too late, we have who we have… and today they did all Gooners, the club and themselves very proud….
OK Emma, where were you!!!???
I was looking for you
You missed a party at Anfield.. 😛
I can’t believe how much room ManUre are giving the Saints to play. They are not shutting the Saints down.
How many times over the years have we done it at that end of Anfield?
MickeyT, Wrighty/Limpar. Merse, Freddie, Robbie P, plus a lazy Russian and some other bloke.
hahahahahaaha ‘he’ missed a penalty 🙂
hhahahaahahahahah the look on van purse string face says it all. what a plonker.
United get their customary penalty and van persie misses day just gets better
vP misses his pen. Ha ha ha.
AW! Isn’t that a shame Robin van Pursestrings misses a PK.
Van p fast becoming the mickey mouse of the EPL, retribution!!!!
will this ref be brave enough to give utd another
What a great pen that was! No doubt they will get another before the end. Mike Dean – the new Mike Riley/Howard Webb
The media are going to slate vanpussy for that miss today hahahahahahahah
lol 2 1 s’hamton 😀
If Soton lose, it will be in no mean part due to their keeper. He has messed up some very simple standard clearances.
Adam!! Are you properly awake now?
steve don’t b surprise, they r the darling for the referee’s.
😆 BJ, some other bloke…..
Hi CG, nor can I but I’m loving it….
the saints look good with the ball guys….we need to be careful when we face them.
I wonder how much Fergie time we’d be seeing… Man United are poor all around. The only thing they have going for them is vPursestrings.
SYG, poor bloke’s in denial.
Dirty, cheating, diving, thieving scousers got exactly what they deserved, ain’t that right kev, it’s gonna be a good coach journey home for ya !
To be fair, it was a def penalty….
Goonie, they do look good. Puncheon was excellent.
emma did you just say “van pussy”……….christ, woman have some decency.*winks*
agag, I think Adam has drifted off back to sleep….
emma, vanwho??? 😳
Adam couldn’t handle the excitement, rico, and nodded right off.
Rico – fair and Man U don’t belong in the same sentence! Where’s Ashley Young when they need him?
hahahahahhahaha sister AGAG, playing the righteous card!
Rico…..i would never,ever use that word on your forum,but if i ever did,it would be to describe Suarez.
Guys,the wonderful pub where i watched our Arsenal win erupted when Suarez went down,but even Scousers were embarassed after seeing the replay.
He is a player no Liverpool loves,bu they do tolerate him.
RIP face tells it all…well is gonna run dry …i know it
Hairdryer treatment for RvP at half-time me thinks !
You just know things aren’t going well for ManUre when Auld Whisky Nose is continually pointing at his watch.
agag – 😉 thats’ what my hubby just called him
Night all…..one very,very proud Gooner signing off!!!
darn it, ‘HE’ has equalised….
vP again. Yuck.
great……..
Nite Scott, hope you got the liver salts in.
I know you wouldn’t Scott, bless ya. Sleep well….
hakzah, you spoke too soon. 🙁 Hang in there, Southampton!!
emma, hahaha. 🙂
Excrement! A lucky ball drops for van Pursestrings to poke home. Come On you Saints.
Hair drier worked Micko, mind you, i could have scored that one….
got outta jail !!!
Flippin hat-trick for ‘HIM’… bugger
Am I right to say Manutd is now a one man team? 🙁
A hattrick. It’s enough to make anyone sick.
i know Agag….so jammy he was to have that ball droped to him..grrr
Micko — #$@&, I think RvP just postponed his hairdrier treatment.
Sigh that’s what happens when you stop pressuring manure. When they com a cross a good team that can keep up the pressure for 90 min they will be torn apart.
oh poop…….
Not again!!! 🙁
I did say, their keeper has been just awful.
Let ‘HIM’ grab the headlines, we’ll just creep up the table quietly and in the background….
Then come May – BOO!!
We just sold One-heck of a player to Red-Nose.
what the hell..for heaven SAINTS !!!!
CG – I think he’s in credit now 😉
Manchester United – the new ‘one man team’ 😆 😆
nasher he ll struggle when they face a better team…….this manure team is shit
Yep CG, its gone back into the drawer again !
Damn, well we know we wont get much time on MOTD now. Oh well, the Saints gave them a good game. They wont be pushovers.
whatever our feelings are ‘he’ seems to have another magnificent season. Today’s result was purely his. Utd would have lost it without ‘him’. Still hurts seeing him in a Utd shirt..
well put mama bear well put……but i ll bet you we wont hear that in the media. instead all we ll hear is ” a genius piece of business by fergusnose”………ahhhhh double standards.
Yes, a one-man team, rico. Poor all around; except for vPursestrings.
Nahsua, that’s okay; he’ll get injured at some point, and United will be neck deep in doo doo.
still Manure leak goals…5 in 3 matches so far..got away against
fulham and today as well……how lucky!!!
but the day belongs to the arsenal big time
emma — Yes, ManUre are a oneman team, but Fergie and the press are not going to be saying it. You can bet your house on that.
gunnernet as a fellow dutch man…….i feel betrayed and ashamed. seeing him in manure red breaks me.
That lucky v Persie win (and let’s face it, he may as well have played alone) hasn’t taken the shine off our wonderful victory! COYGS.
gunnernet, i hate seeing him in their shirt…..
Off to get dinner, back in a bit….
Agreed there gunnernet. We nurtured him and now his is on the other side. No matter what he’s a good player. Red-nose never sell us any good player.
Goonster I hope so, because the guy seems to fire on all cylinder.
AGAG if i could see you now…i ll plant a huge wet one on ya. thanks that just lifted my spirit.
In no time at all, he’d be complaining about “carrying” the team. Haha. I wish he would stop gesturing to his badge when he scores. It makes him look like such a wan**r.
wrong tactical changes my Saints coach. Taken out all your best players. 🙁
AGAG, let’s forget him, he’s not worth it.
Calm down, stan!!!
Rico — Shades of Harry Potter – ‘He’ who should not be named. Well for me it’s shades of Star Wars. The evil Ferguson has turned him to the Darkside. Is Cazorla, Giroud, Podolski, or maybe Ox to be our Luke Skywalker? Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of Gunner Wars.
away at loserpool is the pick of the day….
now we have Prince Poldi…his tracking back today was immense and …scored
two weeks without seeing this new-look arsenal is too long
Don’t worry, RIP is long overdue a cruciate ligament.
It’s gonna happen.
Goonster and Agag, I always give credit where it due. We nurtured the guy and now ManU are enjoying the benefit.
hahkah did you know he ran covered a lot of ground to score that goal…….he collected the ball in the middle passed it to santi then ran all the way to score. what a stamina that guy has! wow.
I’d rather focus on the Arsenal positives…
When was the last time that Arsenal started a season with 3 clean sheets???
Nashua, that speaks volumes about vPersie, doesn’t it? We nurture him, and he moves where there is more money. Fantastic player, yes. Money grabbing, definitely.
Reverend AK, that’s not very charitable from a man of the cloth. 😛
Rev. AK — You should have excorcised his demons before he was lost to the darkside. Can you bring him back into the Light?
Hi Rico. I did drift off again. I feel like a submarine at the moment.
wh00p
evening gunners, so now man united is a one man team!!!!!!!!!!!
Agag, RIP has decided to associate with demons.
So I’ve excommunicated him…
Superb win at Anfield we were brilliant COYG!!!
adam its just old age i guess…..where’s mrs A when you need her?
wt a day to be a gunner…nt even a certain dutch betrayal can take d happiness away…
Diaby looked a beast, even Ramsey off the bench had vigour in his legs, PRINCE POLDI GOAL, i am goin to bed drunk and happy 2nit2!!
Canuck, you are a true believer
Well a Great Day to be a Gooner. Had the Saints held out it would have been Fantastic.
Let’s get over it. Today was a massive result huge for our beloved club. We should keep walking stay humble and not let ourselves get distracted by ‘his’ performances or comments from the media. I know what tomorrow’s headlines would be and i don’t care.
In the end we have sth priceless sth that we were missing at Henry, Fabregas and at last RVP era. And that is team performance. We are a TEAM not one man’s group anymore. I am really glad that Song departed. He could have ruined today’s discipline with his laziness. We need players 100% commited. We need to field 11 Artetas each week.
As long as it stays this way title drought is going to end sooner than later..
Goonie. Mrs Adam has been brilliant I have to say. I am a very lucky man indeed. And I even told her that just before I asked her to make me a cup of tea. 🙂
dang you re making me crave for marriage adam….but alas i wont be tempted. its not my thing.
allezkev — Were you at the game? I kept hearing chants of what sounded like ‘Hey Giroud’ sung to the tune of the Beatles ‘Hey Jude’. what the atmosphere in the stadium like?
AK, 😆 and excommunicated he shall remain. 🙂
gunnernet, I agree. this team seems to have a resolve about it; and we aren’t doing bad for what is in large part a newly-assembled line-up.
Adam, you’d be lost without Mrs Adam. 🙂
Goonster – Gibbo will be over the moon to have the Prince playing
ahead of him..really reliable in shutting down and solid on the left side…bet he can play left back too.
kev- positives are in numbers of arsenal performance so far,
soon our interchange from defence to attack will be swift and
deadly like the old days…allez les gunners
yes AK tell us….i ve always envied you away fans. gosh i so wanna be one of you! COYGS!
Rev. AK — Excommunicated, then he is truly beyond redemption and therfore will be shunned. As Rico has done, let us turn our backs to him and let no one speak his name.
HE is history now…
our present and future is this hard working arsenal team..can’t
ask for more .
God bless ya hazkah, just done telling my cousin the same on the phone now.
Giroud will come good. He needs to relax in front of goal. he is just trying too hard. Hope he gets a goal against the saint
Agag. True.
gunnernet — Yes, it was a team performance. If we can get more of our players scoring, instead of relying on a single central striker, ir will make us much harder to play. With distributed scoring, we’ll be that much harder to mark. We need to have Giroud, Ox, Walcott, Arshavin and the rest all finding the back of the net regularly.
emma the saints wont be a walk in the park. those guys look the part with and without the ball. we need to cut out the complacency or we ll be punished. they did realy well against shitty and manure. we need to keep our defensive shape.
rico, two/three players in January..
RVP is a world class player. where will be MU without him? Is the forward reference of MU and the “family allowance” of Mu.
3 matches into the new campaign and we are the only team with
clean sheet !! dont remember the last time i said this .
manure 5 against
shitty 5 against
spuds 4 against
loserfool 7…..yes 7 conceded !
i know it’s inevitable we gonna concede at some stage,but its
encouraging and so satisfactory so far…..last season around this (3 matches)time we let in horrific 10 painful goals..
much much better indeedy
Canuck, we were about 5 seats away from the Scousers, but despite the banter from the Arse fans, we got nowt in return.
I cannot recall visiting Anfield and the home fans being so bereft of support.
We sung for 90+ mins, it was just like the good old days.
The away support is quality.
ManCity is sold out, but i’m booked for West Ham.
Brilliant mate, totally brilliant.
allezkev — Glad to hear you and the other travelling fans had a good afternoon away. Even better hearing that you managed to squeeze in 90 minutes of choir practice. You all sounded in good voice. Keep up the good work. I hope the choir is as melodious and voiciferous at all future games.
Stan, you could go apeshit, and nobody would notice, because we were all going nutty.
Hakzah, great points ami.
There is a control and solidity about this team.
Bouldy?
Banfield?
The new players?
The departure of some of our underachivers?
A combination of all three???
I don’t know, but first Stoke and now Liverpool today were games that were held up as the ‘test’….
Well we’ve passed the test, Santi has scored, Poldi has scored, Giroud WILL score vs Soton, what more do they have to do to be taken seriously?
hakzah — While it may be inevitable we concede a goal. Let’s see if we can keep the cleansheets coming. Poor defence cost us dearly last season.
A celestial choir Canuck…
I’ve seen teams and sensed something about them before.
This group of players has that ‘something’ about them.
A unity of purpose, bloody hard to beat, a doggedness, even Diaby has bought into it….
See you Gooners lata.
Evening everyone, did we win 😆
allezkev — Au revoir.
Time to grab a bite of lunch. Till later fellow Gooners.
Later CG… enjoy lunch…
Good night, friends. rico, make sure you walk the woofa as far as your neighbor’s property. 😀
It’s a good day to be a gunner. 🙂
i was born a gunner and wld die a gunner…i just wish i wld be buried at ashburton grove
😆 agag, the husband has just sneaked by, I’ll catch him tomorrow 🙂 Nighty, you stay safe and rest well
mario, not yet i hope….
All quiet here so I’m off for an early one…
Night all, stay safe..
Night Rico, I thought we played as a “team”. I thought Arteta was different gravy and Stan’s man was good too, but held on to the ball for too long. Giroud will open his account soon and then we’ll be cooking. Add sagna,rosicky,chez and jack….. who knows? Three games and no goals conceded what a start, eh?
I read that the drog is a free agent….he’d be a good addition.
I reckon that rip should be banned from the house the same way that the word cnut is…..just a thought!
All in all I thought that we’re starting to gel as a team and not reliant on judas asparagus….. COYG’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fly Emirates – New Real Madrid sponsor
Song and Fabregas in the some team tonight versus Valencia
I looked at another site pre today’s fixture and there was a few leg draggers hoping we’d get stuffed 3-0….. How do these amoebas consider themselves AFC supporters? Too busy blowing smoke up tampon’s arse……WANKERS!!!! COYG!!!
Still I suppose you can be 17yrs old and give it the big un on a keyboard!! Nothing that a flurry of uppercuts wouldn’t put straight….
Where’s my ol’ china WATH?
First sign of madness…..did you know?
Goodnight you fine Gooners! Work in progress, but we’re starting to play as a team!
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8045927?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/sep/02/santi-cazorla-arsenal?
http://news.arseblog.com/2012/09/liverpool-0-2-arsenal-by-the-numbers/?utm_source=feedburner.com%2Farseblognews&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arseblognews+%28Arseblog+News+-+the+Arsenal+news+site%29
Am pissed now and dont want to sound like the big sleeved one, buenos noches amigos!!!
Lee must be sparko now. Sleep well buddy.
Highlighted Diaby on MotD.
And there’s no doubt, that our French sicknote is really playing well. 2 games in 4 days for France is a bit of a concern given his history of injuries. You would hope that the France Coach would use him intelligently. But being an International Coach & being intelligent, seems to be an impossibility…
Credit goes to the entire playing group….what a win!
I was as drunk as ten man last night,8-9 pints wll do that,but it was worth it….giving to rowdy Scousers was just gold…..well,they were rowdy before Podolski struck lol!!
What a night…what an atmosphere at the pub,it was brilliant.
Brisbane Gooners are true Gooners,have no fear!!
Morning all – happy 🙂
Hi Rico….
I am so bloody tired…just pulled up home after a flight then 1 1/2 hour drive home,so just relaxing.
I have never watched an Arsenal game with so many fans and i had an absolute ball.
I hopped on the plane today and saw the last five minutes of the Newcastle game,but next up was a replay of our win,s. had a sensational trip home!!
My girl had a ball and is going to get some friends together and watch a few games at the pub.
What a weekend!!
Hi Scott,
very busy few days for you, all worth it though eh… bit of fortune on the plane too, always easy to watch matches like that twice ….
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