Well an interesting weekend of football, our 2-1 win at Anfield was a gruelling match but two superb goals from our talisman Robin Van Persie secured all 3 points. Granted we didn’t play our best football and as all the media and pundits publicly stated that we rode our luck.
Chelsea also had a bad weekend, they lost not only their game against West Brom 1-0, but their manager Andre Villas Boas as well after Roman Abramovich finally lost patience in not winning.
The good news of course is that we sit 3 points ahead of them.
It’s an interesting talking point about Chelsea, where their owner is hands on and as soon as he feels that his chosen manager is not producing, he sacks them almost immediately. Where as with our own club if, had we operated the same way, we would surely have lost Arsene Wenger a long time ago, especially in the early part of this season, but we are in it for the long-term, the board realise that the club comes first and the season is from start to finish, not just a couple of bad results.
Arsene Wenger was selected by a board of directors, his history and his background and his personality were carefully investigated, they instilled in Arsene what they wanted and Arsene told them his plans long-term and the two parties agreed and they are still confident in one another after 16 years.
Getting back to the football, Tottenham played Manchester United on Sunday at White Hart Lane and lost 3-1.
Last Saturday morning as we went into the NLD, they were a huge ten points ahead of us but now that gap has been reduced to just four points.
This shows just how easy it is for any team to hit a bad run and what seems an unassailable lead, can disappear in just a couple of weekends.
With that in mind I come to tonight, our return leg against AC Milan.
Arsene Wenger:
At the moment, basically I have only two midfielders, Song and Rosicky. That means we have to play with four strikers. We can play any system you can imagine until tomorrow night. But I will not tell you that now.
I am tempted to play Oxlade-Chamberlain down the middle, we will see. I have 24 hours and I have to see if Rosicky is available or not. If he is not available then I will be in a very difficult situation, because I don’t know what I can do then. I hope he will make it. He told me yesterday [Sunday] that he will. But the medical staff are not sure.
I can play six strikers if I want, I have enough. I have Chamakh, Park, Van Persie, Gervinho, Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain. I can take a risk, because I have no choice, basically.
We go into this game needing five goals and a clean sheet to go through to the next round.
Many would call an unassailable lead for Milan but I would give us a better than average chance. We are at home, in front of our own fans, fans who showed against Tottenham what voice they have to support our great club. We have fans in great numbers whereas Milan will tonight have a few, unlike the away fixture.
I know that many supporters have different views on how we approach this fixture, some believe we should field a weak team and concentrate on securing fourth place or above in the Premier League, others believe that finishing higher that Tottenham is the ultimate.
We are still in the competition albeit trailing by four goals, and I believe we should attack them and try our dambdest to get those goals back, if we go out there with belief and play like we did against Spurs and show the doggedness we showed against Liverpool we will give ourselves a good chance.
We can’t win the Premier League, so what have we got to lose?
Eight years ago, Deportivo lost 4-1 away to AC Milan in the first leg of a quarter-final of this competition then in the return leg and in front of their own fans, they spanked Milan 4-0 to go through.
If they could do it, so can we!
We must show commitment and the will to win, send a message out to the world that we are going to fight to the bitter end. Let them know we will not lay down, make everybody look over their shoulders and say, don’t forget the Gunners they are not finished yet and until it’s mathematically impossible, keep your eyes open.
Any team in the world knows that if they play the Arsenal at home it will not be easy, lets keep that going tonight, we are not out of this competition and we won’t be until the Fat Lady starts singing!!
We can win this game, we can get the result we need to go through, the goals we need to continue our journey but if we don’t I know it wont be for not trying.
COYG’s.
Written by Steve Palmer
Good morning Guys and Chicks of the Gunners’ Faith.
I put on the above vid just to compliment the article by Sir SP. It may sound hopeless……but hope should be last to die. I am still hopeful.
7-2 anyone??? Farfetched it might seem. Stranger things have happened. That is my heart speaking.
Personally I am not dreading today. I am feeling quiet. I am calm. Whatever happens I hope we will not get more injuries, however I do hope that we can grab the 3rd place in the league. Whatever happens in the CL is a bonus.
But I have a feeling that we might have a pleasant surprise.
Sir Sp…….Many would call an unassailable lead for Milan but I would give us a better than average chance. We are at home, in front of our own fans, fans who showed against Tottenham what voice they have to support our great club. We have fans in great numbers whereas Milan will tonight have a few, unlike the away fixture.
You forgot one small thing…….the state of the pitch especially on the flanks.
Good morning all, and that is something we all say tomorrow too…
Great post Steve, it’s not impossible….
good morning Lady of HH Manor.
One early goal will be a massive boost.
After ten minutes,I thought the first leg could go either way.
They scored,and it was a massive swing.
I am living reading so many confident,positive comments on here…….keep it up guys,and hopefully,the lads keep on their merry way.
Bring it on!!!!
Loved the article Steve.
Morning Devil.
Hi devil, the state of the pitch is an advantage to us, but surely to them too 🙁
I just hope the team, whoever plays, give it their all, we need two really early goals and set the nerves into Milan…..
Hi Scott..
Not exactly Rico. They have old players. Our pitch is so wide that they will not last long on their legs. If we keep the width we can murder them. The early goal will be crucial. Score that and they will be like a rabbit caught in the headlamps. frozen.
Personally I would go with the OX in midfield. plus an attack of Theo, RVP and Gervinho.
But I would prefer to put Yennaris in the middle with Song, Rosicky in front of them and the OX and Theo on the wings either side of RVP.
Morning Scott. How’s the weather down there.
Morning all, good positive post SSP! Think it may be too bigger ask but we gotta go for it and no fcking in juries please!!!
http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xp8ij5
Ibrahimovic = prick!
Morning Lee.
If we do the impossible tonight we will go mentally berserk.
morning Devil…
Just playing “Armchair Wenger” I will have a formation of
Chezzer
Sagna TV Kos Miquel
Song Djorou
Theo VP Chamack Ox
this equals directness, fast transition from defence to attack, wing play, crosses and connection, defence packed with bodies to prevent counter attacks and height to nullify Ibra
Morning all,
Devil, you are a devil, great lyrics 🙂 I hadn’t forgotten the pitch, Devil we have a great pitch at the Ems and our boys can outstrip them, we need that early goal, get that and our boys will come good, i know we have a few players who are struggling to make it, i would like to see Jenkinson in tonight he could do a job in midfield for us. I read in the paper yesterday by a so called Journo that we should just lie down and concentrate on the league and concentrate on Qualifying for CL next year, Were in the CL this year we are not out of it yet unlike the other top teams in our league, who are now playing a Micky Mouse comp, we have a mountain to climb i know but winning tonight and going through would give us a chance to actually win the CL which is better than hopefully qualyfiying for next year, which i believe we will do anyway, we are bottlers we will give our all and Wenger will field a formation perhaps we have not seen before could be a good night ,if not we will go down fighting. I think we’ll win on our own Pristine pitch i only hope we score enough but with all the strikers we have 5 goals is not beyond us 🙂
fair point devil, AW has hinted that Ox will play through the middle…
Let the kids outrun the oldies then 😉
So……you suggesting that we go back to the future with the pre-Chapman formation of 2-3-5 Sir SP??? 😉
Morning Lee & Steve
I pray for no injuries too, the last thing we need is the Geordies up against Squilli and JD 🙁
Probably that is how we will end up playing.
welcome countryboy
JD in the middle??
Think Gibbs could be ok to play so better to stick with a proper left back imho…
Lee says:
Ibrahimovic = prick!
Spot On !!
The ox gets the nod infront of TW to play through the middle….
One thing is for sure, Wenger isn’t going to be defensive 😉
“I am tempted [to play Oxlade-Chamberlain down the middle], we will see. I have 24 hours and I have to see if Rosicky is available or not. If he is not available then I will be in a very difficult situation, because I don’t know what I can do then
He does indeed Lee….
Steve,I think we need to have a good crack early,but get RVP,Song etc,etc off after an hour if its not happening…..we still have work to do,so need flogging a dead horse.
Devil,weather here has been great today.
Kicking back with a fresh coffee,dark chocolate,Von Ryans Express and HH.
I’m going well lol!!!!
That should be not bottlers, i got a bit excited 🙂
Who cares what Imahimbobitch says anyway???
Did I spell that right?
I have a psycho Liverpool mate who has had the tables turned…tell me what you think.
One nil down,two one up,King Kennys boys fucked it up,then our Van Persie came and stole the show,King Kenny has got to go!!!!!!
Oh well,he didn’t like it either lol.
Devil, if we win tonight, you can do the match report 😆 😆
Match report???? I do those usually when I am sane. If I am mentally unstable all you will get is the result and the scorers.
Yeh old formations, Wenger would say he invented it if we won,
Scott i know where your coming from about the sixty minutes but hopefully we will have four goals by then and you would scream if he took Van the man off then i know.
Just write dickhead Scott, we’d know who you mean 😉
That’s good enough for me devil, we can all fill in the rest during the day 😉
If we can win it at the hour mark,I want full pelt Steve.
If Milan have one on the board though..
I wouldn’t be suprised if we go all out tonight against Milan…
How many gooners up for a 0-0-10 formation?
Rush goalie too then VF 😛
Welcome by the way Vicky….
@rico. yes JD in the middle. He started his career as a DM. One thing we cannot afford is to concede goals. I am also assuming rosicky is out. If he plays ox in the middle we will score but we will let in goals. Play JD there then we will have tall CBs to deal with Ibra. Our fast wingers will draw them wide, Marouane can score headers or knock downs to RVP
Sounds good to me Vickyboy 🙂
Morning Devil Steve
Whipping the smirk of parrot nose would be sublime. I’ve seen him dragging down the entire team with him if shame lurks or his expectations aren’t met by glory.
Steve I like tooo move it, move it I like tooooooo MOVE IT. If the fat lady stops singing keep her tapping her toes.
Forgot to thank you again Rico xxx 🙂
Hi DG10. Good day lad.
Dutch Blinding ha ha
One of my best games of this season (though we lost) was in the cup against city at the emirates. not for the result but that The Coq and the DENCH guy proved, we could be solid with 2 DMs in midfield with 2 strikers upfront. If our strikers had been clinical we would have won. with RVP playing today, Song and JD will lock up the front of the back four. Of course Songinho will bring those passes. COYG
5′ A brilliant counter by Arsenal, pushing men forward. Just look at the speed at which Ox is heading up field. He sets up RVP with a beautifuly threaded ball and RVP taps it in from close range. GOOOOAAAAALLLL……
8′ Arsenal are looking deadly today and so are their home fans. You can just feel another goal around the corner.
19′ Corner for Milan. Header clear by the Verminator right in the path of Walcott who’s steaming ahead on the right flank. Its still Walcott. Is anyone gonna catch him. And its Walcotttttt!!! GOOOOOAAAALLLL…. Another example of pure speed and finesse. Walcott has surely come of age since the NLD.
25′ Arsenal are all over Milan right now. Milan have got no answer to Arsenal’s pace and width. They’re in total shambles, finally their cracks are exposed on a REAL football pitch.
32′ The game has settled down. A few nervous moments for Arsenal in the back, but nothing to cause them real worry.
42′ The Ox breaks through the middle, sets up RVP and thats almost a THIRD. Just wide of the upright. Who would believe this is the same Arsenal team that went down 8-2 to manu earlier this season. Verminator and Bosscielny looking solid at the back, now that Sagna and Gibbo are back this looks like a different team altogether.
HT Arsenal 2-0 Milan
*Just like Arteta said, you go into halftime 2-0 up and its game on… Just like that. We don’t have to pull off a miracle like the media puts it. Its true that nobody has overturned a 4 goal deficit, but thats coz teams like The Arsenal have never needed to overturn such a deficit. Its the first time and we will do it. Just by simple football, just like Milan did on their farmlands. KEEP THE FAITH, YOU’RE A GOONER.*
Vickyboy you have talent my man, when we win you can do the write up. 🙂
Nah, i’m not really a writer. Its just my love for Arsenal speaking…
countryboy, but is this the right game to be taking a risk with a player who is not playing his best?
Morning again DG 🙂
Steve, a pleasure as always….
Back in a bit…..
rico, this is exactly the right time to do it. We have nothing to lose. I say risk it all especialy if song is the only recognised CM available. who knows? it might work,. Remember, the norm for us is to concede even when we win. we cant afford that now. Also, he is not in the last line of defence. So what cover he provides will only be extra.
Rico………VickyFernandez can do the match report. He has already done it up til half time. 😆
http://www.fanatix.com/arsenal-vs-ac-milan-at-emirates-stadium-london-on-06-mar-2012-19-45/
Maybe a stream link for tonights game
Morning Gooners,
We have two hopes tonight, slim and none and slim just left town !!!
Belgian international Jan Vertonghen has reportedly refused to pen a new deal with Ajax and having made no secret of his desire to ply his trade in England – and Arsene Wenger and Alan Pardew are readying bids for the coveted defender’s signature.
Vertonghen’s current deal expires in June 2013 and seeing as Ajax have no intention of letting him exit on the cheap, a summer bidding war is set to ensue.
The 24-year-old defender, who has won 36 caps for Belgium, is also said to be on Tottenham’s radar but Harry Redknapp’s departure would seemingly scupper their transfer plans, for the time being at least.
The extent of Arsenal’s muscle in the summer transfer window will depend largely on their participation in next season’s Champions League.
Consecutive wins against Spurs and Liverpool has seen their price to finish in the top four plummet to 8/15 and Wenger’s men now have third-placed Tottenham firmly within their sights.
Their position in the transfer market would be significantly strengthened by automatic qualification for Europe’s elite competition, allowing Arsenal to do their business in the close season rather than being forced to wait until the final few days of August for their European fate to be sealed.
If Wenger has any hope of retaining the services of Robin Van Persie, Arsenal have to show their intent early in the window and tying up a deal for Vertonghen could well fit
I have a feeling he will go for a 4-2-3-1 formation and it will be the following….or not far from it.
Sczcesney
Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen,Gibbs
Song, Djourou
Ox,Rosicky,Theo
RVP
If the notion about JD is not on he might go as follows…..
Sczcesney
Sagna,Koscielny,Vermaelen,Gibbs
Song,Rosicky
OX,RVP,Gervinho
Theo.
Personally I would go for the first. But I have a feeling AW will go for the second.
Hiya Micko. My head agrees with you. Slim has left and only none remains. But my heart keeps saying the opposite. Its an impossible dream I know. But……!!!!!!!!!!111
What you think Dutch??
We have 6 strikers? Funny, ‘cos in that list I only counted one that plays as a striker for Arsenal. Gerv, Wallers, Ox all play on the wing. Chamakh and Park don’t play at all.
Off to bed,but will be back in around 8 hours!!!
I wonder when was the last time AC Milan played on a proper football pitch?
If I were AW I would instruct the groundsman to water the pitch prior to the game…….that way the ball would travel faster. With half of Milan’s team being on the wrong side of 30 they will tire out.
Boateng, Robinho and Seedorf have all been left home.
Devil, a dream is a wish your heart makes when your asleep, like the look of the 2nd team, 3 -1 tonight.
Scott, have a lay in, you’ve earnt it, I would.
Lee
After a check with Dutch sources I can confirm your post. He’s not doing a Na$ri on Ajax, too civil although his travel plans are no secret, London Heathrow. His thumb firmly points down and the finger is up on any contract extension. Putting a forced sale on the cards. He also revealed the wish to find a club for a long term, he isn’t interested packing boxes every 2yrs.
So there you’ve it. A plea in disguise without spilling the beans. Arsenal shouldn’t sit on their hands when they approach, just shake the hand of the accountant, book a flight and call Kev’s cab.
Devil a good coach knows aqua planning. 😉
The surface at the San Siro should be well aerated with the amount of pricks on it each week!!
Dutch, kev’s opening gambit would go something like “Jan, do you have a prefered route to the emirates or can i take you for a ride”
Did i hear my name mentioned….? 😛
Arsenal might line up with a 4-1-2-3 formation. Song will hold, with Chamberlain and Rosický in front. Usual front three. And gibbs is fit to start…
Good Afternoon all you Happy Gooners.
Afternoon Rico.
Top Post Sir Steven.
Hello Michael me ol’ ray of sunshine. 😉
You going tonight???
Hey Dutch, you crazy Hollander, how’s tings man?
Lee. i’ll be parking up in Moorgate about 6pm.
Suppose you’ll be on the train home by then?
Micko afternoon mate.
Let Kev pass Highbury and hold a minute of silence, that will give Jan a proper education. 🙂
Kif int Coach.
Reckon it’s gonna be a gooe game tonight. Shit or bust, no pressure, we all hate Milan, go for it….
Previous stat according to http://twitter.com/younggunsblog
Just gotta catch up on the comments, so you can carry on discussing my geography skills.
And i do go to South London….. 😀
Hiya AK I am in good spirit. Keep a gap in your agenda on June the 1st.
Hiya Sir AK.
I just heard you are going to be very busy come the last week of June and early week of July. Continuous destinations being from Heathrow to the Ems. Let’s see now……
One way trip for Chamack
Wash the car from hair gel and mousse
One way trip for Park
Scrub the seat from bench splinters
One way trip for Bendtner
Wash the car off any superego dirt
One way trip for Squillli
Wash the car from laziness
One way trip for Djourou
Aerate the car well so that any dizziness and insomnia wont linger
Then in July…….
A trip from Heathrow to the Ems for Vertonghen, back again so that he can go and collect his belongings. And then back from Heathrow to the hotel till he finds a house.
A trip from Heathrow to the Ems for Podolski, back again so that he can go and collect his belongings. And then back from Heathrow to the hotel till he finds a house.
A trip from Heathrow to the Ems for M’vila, back again so that he can go and collect his belongings. And then back from Heathrow to the hotel till he finds a house.
A trip from the south coast and back again for Luke Shaw. Bring his belongings and back again.
A trip from the Nottingham and back again for Jamaal laxcelles. Bring his belongings and back again.
That should help Sir AK a lot with his mortgage and help him get a new scooter plus some new tyres.
You catching a ferry then Dutch? 🙂
Joking habib. BDW did you like the photo of grandad with the little un??? That was taken on the spur of the moment without them realising it.
Hey Coach, i hope so.
When are you visiting?
Yes Mate, very nice it was.
I think we should really move the ball around super-quick, a bit like when we ran Juventus off their feet.
Milan will set up defensively, so i predict a red card or two for Milan.
Not scoring in Italy is the biggest drawback to tonight.
Milan only need one goal and we’re buggered.
But it promises to be a rip-roaring game of speed. Something the Italians can struggle with.
Visiting where??? London?? Not at the mo habib. Its North Italy for me in the summer. I always prefer that quiet little place to the hustle and bustle of any MegaPolis.
Rosicky is key, to linking everything up, yes our defence can be suspect, but not if we’re camped in the Milan half, pressure pressure pressure.
Off for now. Later’s my friends.
For those who still believe that we would have to pull off a miracle to go through the next round. Here’s a stat for you…
Since
2000, AC Milan have lost
three times in a 4-0
margin away,
at
Dortmund in 01/02,
at Deportivo in 03/04
&
at Man United in 09/10.
Good morning
If we win today it’s ok.
Milan must play at least, with only 10 men … 🙂
Gervinho must play today.
Rosicky is fit or not? Anyway, he can’y play all the match.
It’s the ideal game for Chamack! 😉
Of course, we don’t wanna get caught with an early sucker punch, that would burst the bubble.
But 12 goals in our last two home games gives me optimism.
We’ll give them a real examination, whatever the end result.
Milan were flattered by that result in Italy.
Arsenal are not that bad. And.
Milan really aren’t that good…
About time we gave Ibrahimovich a bloody nose.
And what a nova hooter he has… 😛
AK, ruby tuesday with the old man and back to his to watch the game! COYG’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kev If I would cross the pond I do it in style, I don’t share space,I don’t share a boat, I don’t share cuisine. I peddle on air mattress with dry crackers in my backpocket.
Devil 😛 Moehahaha 😛
Vertonghen might come scouting houses early, just to open a bank account on 1 July. 😉
Vicky, if you wanna lend me a 20 spot i’ll pop down the local bookies and put on a bet for you !
Afternoon Joaquim. Chamack to score 2 goals. 🙂
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17213383
An interesting read.
this is more like it…..
Arsenal are planning a shock move for Juventus veteran Alessandro Del Piero, according to reports in Italy.
Daily newspaper Tuttosport have claimed that the north London club are hoping to hand the 37-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, a short-term deal at The Emirates.
Arsene Wenger landed club legend Thierry Henry on a loan deal earlier this year and the club’s all-time record goalscorer enjoyed a fruitful second spell – scoring winning goals against Leeds in the FA Cup and then at Sunderland in the Premier League.
And it has been speculated that the manager thinks evergreen Juve and Italy stalwart Del Piero could make a similar impact on his youthful side.
Arsenal’s central striking options are in need of bolstering with only Marouane Chamakh and Park Chu-young challenging Robin Van Persie in attack.
Wenger has been linked with a long list of forwards, including Lukas Podolski, Loic Remy and Matias Suarez, but he could be tempted to move for Del Piero, who will not cost anything at the end of the season
Arsenal will face a fight with Inter Milan if they follow up their interest in Yann M’Vila.
Arsene Wenger was keen on the Rennes midfielder in the summer but didn’t follow up with a bid when the French side demanded in excess of £20m.
But shortcomings in the Premier League could force the Gunners boss to spend some of the riches the club has accumulated during his frugal reign.
Inter are a club in turmoil in Serie A, down in seventh place and 17 points off league leaders and city rivals AC Milan and could start their rebuilding process with a move for the combative 21-year-old.
M’Vila has played over 100 times for the Ligue 1 side in just three seasons and has broken into the France side.
According to French radio station RMC, Inter have been in contact with Rennes to discuss a move at the end of the season and have been told he will cost around £22m as he is under contract until 2015.
From Talkshite;
I like him, but £20m + when we already have Coquelin and Frimpong???
Players’ agents are working extra-hard at the moment i suspect.
Recession or what?
Hi Kev. So we’ve got Fever Pitch to blame for toff journo Henry Winter then. With the exception of anyone called Redknapp there are few I dislike more though Winter stands at the front of a really poor list of UK football writers. What a sorry lot they are when you meet them too.
Wenger would rather buy N’Zonzi and mould him I suspect than stump up all that money for M’Vila.
Adam, mould him into a winger?? 😆
Face a fight…oh no we dont!
Hi Lee. No, the new Diaby.
Hi Adam.
Henry Winter. What a waste of a Private Education…
How ya doing mate?
The bog standard £100 seat at Arsenal is just daylight robbery.
Adam, a question for you mate.
Who, of the footie journos you’ve met, have you been impressed by???
Not bad Kev. Sitting around listening to some music for a living this afternoon. Well, someone’s got to do it. Off to the game later, then the Gatwick Express from Victoria tomorrow to go to Holland for a couple of days. Cab too expensive so Victoria line for me.
Kev. Paddy Barclay and Martin Samuel.
I met Martin Samuel in Copenhagen, 2000.
Seemed a nice guy…
Paddy Barclay always speaks well.
Typical Jock, know’s his football.
Hugh McIlvaney is a nice guy, i took him to Heathrow many years ago.
A great trip. football all the way to the airport.
Kev. If you ever get Beasley or Lipton for Heathrow take them via Southend. I wrote an e-mail to Martin Samuel a few years back pointing out some errors in his Arsenal piece that day. He wrote a very detailed and friendly mail back explaining the reason for the errors. He was good.
AK, you going with your boy?
That’s interesting Adam…
Pretty sure i took Amy Lawrence home from the FW Footballer of the Year. She loves the Arsenal.
There used to be two guys who wrote on the old Today paper.
Can you recall their names???
Lee, nah, i’m using his ticket. Going with his mate.
no defenders and they will let in more goals
Sports use to divide social classes. Nowadays some might go as far as calling Golf playing marbles for people to proud to bend their knees.
In all seriousness the world accommodates interests in various channels, you just choose on your budget.
Amy Lawrence is great. I can’t even remember the paper but I have found that with football journalists, if you look like a weasel, you usually are. Step forward the 2 I mentioned earlier. Where do you sit in the Emirates Kev?
Just a quick hello, busy in the garden, securing it all up before the new arrivals, now waiting for their house to arrive 🙂
Hi Rico. New arrivals? Pray tell.
Adam if I may ask what kind of music??
Hi DG. A mix really but, at this vey moment, I am listening to Rachmaninov’s 2nd piano concerto. It’s an old recording from 1959 by Richter but earlier I was contemplating Shakti Live with John McLaughlin.
Chickens Adam 😛
I don’t trust Wenger.
He will field this team:
……………………………….Fabianski
….Yennaris……..Squillaci…….Miquel…………Gibbs
.Walcott………….Song……..Djourou….Oxlade-Chamberlain
………………..CHamakh……………Park CY
Have we got any more players out of Sick Bay?
WHy risk Van Persie for the crucial game against an in-form Newcastle this weekend?
Which is more important?
CHasing a lost cause and risk injury against a brutal Italian side that will target RvP for a kicking to shut him down?
Chickens, Adam.
Rico. Ah, I see. I forgot you are a country girl. Nothing like fresh eggs.
DG. Hence my links with Hilversulm.
Surely not Merlin 😉
When you getting yours Lee 🙂
Adam, nothing like selling them either 😉
Ahh Adam the classic spectrum. I used to send underground deep house around the world collecting Best Rising DJ mixes in a 6 pack monthly.
I like that JV story Lee, surely we are a better prospect that Newcastle…..
😮
Dutch, a man after my own heart…house music!
Righto, i’m offski.
See all you Gooners later.
C O Y G…..
DG. I am afraid that Underground Deep House is a genre that has eluded me. I am probably a fair few years older than you I imagine. Rico. You sell eggs then? How many chickens have you got and how many eggs does the average chicken lay? I am a novice in such matters being a townie of course.
So Jamie Redknapp was constantly blattering about RVP and why AFC are the wrong team for him and how should Liverpool benefit from him. Well can any of you point out to him that RVP alone this season has scored more goals….31 in all comps, than Liverpool have done in the league…30 goals.
Did anyone notice that???
Lee for you my best source by far,just sign up on a free account and you can download to your liking.
http://djmix.net/
DG. I think Redknapp has. Did you see his old man blathering on about the Chelsea job today. If only he knew how to make a phone call he’d apply for it himself. There’s one team he couldn’t send bust.
Lee here they make trends not following mainstream. You hear new records first.
Laters AK, hope it’s a 5-0 victory and a night to remember…
Adam there are many genres I like, underground deep houses just being a favorite. I also listen to Reggae, Old skool hip-hop, classic now and then, U2, Jules Holland and stuff.
A good app for you might be InTune radio it clusters the best of in web radio globally all across any interest.
Lata Kev.
we need to rob AC Milan
” Stan & Deliver ”
I read somewhere in a newspaper today we are intreresting in Del Pierro. He is free un summer.
Dutch, at home I’ve got a wifi music system called Sonos and there is a Dutch soul radio station…it is the bollocks!!
7-2 for me
Sonos system is the bollox all on its own Lee. So many options. I like to buy one in the future.
Soul station, might that be FunX ??
I’ll find out and let you know….yeah sonos is the way forward!
It seems that this transfer now has Arsenal written all over it. Rumours are reporting that Lukas Podolski will be available for a very affordable £5 million of Cologne get relegated from the Bundesliga this season.
German newspaper Bild described that if Cologne has been relegated by the end of the season, their star player will be allowed to leave for a minimum fee.
Arsenal loves a bargain and if they can get their man for that kind of price, I’m sure they will be over the moon.
Colognes and Podolski find themselves sitting in 14th place on 25 points following a recent draw with Hoffenheim in a game which Podolski scored in.
Podolski didn’t have much to say about the matter in a recent interview, seeming more interested in talking about Cologne’s survival hopes.
‘I will give all I’ve got to the very end,’ he said. ‘We have 10 more very tough matches. Every game is a final for us.”
“On Saturday we have an important game against Hertha (Berlin) and we need to win that game at all costs.”
Podolski scored his 16th goal in 20 Bundesliga games and could be seen as the ideal replacement for Robin Van Persie, if the Premier League’s top scorer decides to depart North London this summer.
But I think all Arsenal fans would be more interested in hearing about a new partnership forming between Van Persie and Podolski instead of the Dutchman being replaced.
Pololski was rumoured to have signed a provisional agreement with the Gunners which would see him arrive in North London after EURO 2012.
Wow i just woke up and checked my email, and i’ve got over 30 notifications from this blog. And tbh I don’t undertand most of em. I’m guessing most of you’ll are reporters or journos of some sort, right? Phew…
Vicky Highbury House always comes thick and fast. Keeping up will boggle ur mind. Just pick a comment of your interest to reply. 😉
DG. Do you mean Tune In? I do have an Internet Radio set-up and regularly trawl the net by genre for an hour or two through the good old HiFi system. In fact I spend a ludicrous amount of time listening to and thinking about music. Thanks for the tip though.
That’s it Adam. Awsome app.
Ok all. Fun chatting. Off for the day. Heading your way in the morning DG. See you on the Bridge Too Far tomorrow. Hope that’s not prophetic though.
Adam cheers. Hope it’s a festive trip, floating high on the result. No shell shock.
Alan, missed your quality clips, if we pull off a miracle tonight it has to be Fantastic Day by Haircut 100 tomorrow morning.
Evening guys and gals – one fine looking chicken coop all assembled, now i ready to watch us batter Meeeeeeeeeeeelan 🙂
Correction for people I offended, my mind was in 2 places.
Nowadays some might go as far as calling Golf playing marbles for adults too lazy to be on their knees. Meaning, besides Polo elite sports have found their cash machine in catering to the middle classes.
Hi DG, you been offending folk, i find that hard to believe….
Whats the latest guy’s any news of the team yet got my fingers crossed for this one
Hi Stevie P, no news yet, i’ll go check again 😉
Evening Gooners. I’m outside Ashburton Grove, noshing an overpriced burger and having a couple of cans of you know what. 🙂
There’s quite a relaxed vibe in the air.
Looking forward to the game.
As someone said earlier, lets go 2 3 5 and have a ball.
Nah, can’t guess AK, what you drinking 🙂
Stella??
Evening you….
Give a shout from me Kev 🙂
I could see Souness cry if we pull it off
Kronenberg your Highness.
And very nice it is.
Just gonna enjoy it tonight.
What will be, will be.
Er it wasn’t a veggie burger. Sorry boss.
Top of the morning,fellow Gooners.
Seems to be an air of quiet confidence around!!!!!
Hiya mate. I said we go 2-3-5. Lets hammer them habib. Shout to the rafters and blow the roof off for me will ya.
Arsenal starting XI: Szczesny; Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs; Song, Rosicky; Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho; Van Persie
Subs: Fabianski, Djourou, Jenkinson, Miquel, Ozyakup, Park, Chamakh
Stevo, you can take it from me that there will be a special HH cheer tonight as we kick off, in your honour sir.
so it is not 1-1-8, nor 2-3-4, nor 0-0-10.
It is 4-2-3-1. And I guessed the line up.
only the score for me remains though.
I still see a 7-2 win for us. Impossible is nothing.
Who is pulling who off Steve 😉
AK, nice, and don’t worry, you scoff and enjoy that fatburger 😉
COYG!!! COYG!!!
Done a pizza pepperoni with 6 Olives representing a goal each.
Blimey those two cabs disappeared a bit too sharpish.
Rico, Sir Stevo, Coach, Lucky Scott, and all you fine Gooners. All together now. COYG.
See you all lata. 🙂
Ak, we score early you will hear me have a good night mate
Cans…
Can’t wait for kick off.
Walcott needs to remember he’s paid as a footballer tonight.
Run the bastards into the ground!!!
Van Bommell has one arse cheek on the bench.
Kozzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Mzzer hit the RIGHT net….bloody bewdy.
Kozzer hit the RIGHT net….bloody bewdy.
Time to kiss your bald head Scott!!! 😆
Enough of this bald shit lol!!!
There’s a bit of stubble up there!!!
Okay we kiss your hedgehog than. 🙂
This whistles copping a caning.
So so close to being two……
Ref is a bit of a knob…..
I can live with that Dutch.
COYG’s…..
That is for luck’s sake Scott.
I can make that sacrifice Devil.
our pressing is perfect, strong and high up the pitch, defenders already making mistakes
Ref is definately a knob!!
Tomassssssssssssssssssssssssssss 🙂 🙂
Get in there…
BAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Good job Theo fecked that cross up 😉
Time to kiss your bald head Scott!!! 😆
Even Gary Neville wants us to win
😮
BANG!!
They are looking rattled. That’s two.
I’m gonna shave my head,just to make it easy!!
I might have to shave after this game. But one more smacker on your head Scott.
Enjoy it!!!
Who is this new 7 we’ve got,he’s been superb lately???
Superb play by Ox.
Never milked it,but bloody well earned it.
Bammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Kiss anything you want guys.
Time to kiss your bald head Scott!!! 😆
Aren’t they feeling the pressure.
That should have buried us,but it didn’t.
My lip feels a bit rough already. COYG *SMACK AGAIN*
It’s official,Koscielny IS world class.
come on you gunners another three and we can do it
Scott, shave your head and we will have to call you shaun.
Fantastic stuff !!!
SOMEBODY PINCH ME I THINK I’M DREAMING!
Kiss anything you want guys.
Scott there’s no need to moonshine the screen is not a car window. Pull up your pants mate. 😛
Time for this again. And let us all sing it…
Whatever happens tonight guys……we are proud of those 45 minutes. They gave us a glimpse of what this team can achieve with the right mentality and attitude. Impossible is nothing.
Come on Gunners keep it tight and keep working your socks off
Seems that many will run naked if Arsenal win and overturn it tonight. Twitter is awash with it.
Mick, my boys a Sean,does that count lol?
Wondering if Milans manager wishes to swap any players now?
The OX is very similiar to Theo…..with the added speed of the brain.
Deja Vu. Remember the AC Milan – Liverpool final? First goal a header. Second a Czech midfielder. Third goal a penalty.”
Took reachhhh the unreachable staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar.
Why doesn’t dickhead just stand next to Chezza…..he’s living offside.
He kicked the bloody ground.
Now that is a sight I want to see….Song whacked Ibrahimnoseiitch. Well done lad. Now for three more assists tonight Alex.
Lucky git. that should have been number 4
The team are performing well. But they are doing only one slight mistake…..they are passing to the feet of players not behind Milan’s defence which is all at sea and spread out and old.
The Ox is running on empty.
Who will get MOTM tonight??? All the team for me.
Park when he pots our fourth lol.
Can Chamack and Park give us at least one hurrah each?? Can they manage to score more than they have scored during the whole season in under 15 minutes??
Ibra goes down better than Linda Lovelace.
Low bloody dog.
RVP is nowhere to be seem
Still……..I am proud to be an AFC supporter today
I’m sad, so very sad – so close and yet so so far……
When The Ox went off, we went out……
Nighty night guys and gals…..
Bugger. Still proud of the team.
Oh, and all they want to talk about is the ‘RvP miss’
Bugger off the lot of you, this man is the best striker in football right now……..
nighty all…..
Couldn’t be more proud
Nighty night madam. No tears on your pillow. We gave it a real go.
Song and Walcott should be given a prize for giving the ball away both of them were guilty but our defence worked their socks off young chamberlain even with an injury still showed more commitment than Walcott. but good display the rest of the team you made us proud
Steve,we had to take risks mate.
I can’t hold anyone accountable,they simply ran out of steam.
Great display.
We blitzed them,and played bloody good football doing it.
My concern was,ans remains,how much its taken out of us physically.
Steve, the fat lady has left the building, we won the battle but lost the war, we came sooooo close.
Proud of the lads tonight, we have to play like that for the rest of the season now.
Nite everyone.
Good night mates. You were all great today…..just like the Arsenal team.
Proud of the plaayers. We are great and we are off with proud and personality. For me, Milan goalkeeper save the overcome, when defended RVP shot in San Siro after the 4-0. Without a goal in the pocket for the second leg, Arsenal fall just short after thriller.
Night mates. Been a thrill.
Today the game showed that we are not a one man team. RVP was not at his imperious best. BDW…..the corner deliveries from the OX were the best I have seen for a long time. Better than Arteta’s.
Ox was brilliant.
Koscielny was supreme.
TV5 was terrific……list goes on.
Til next time,sleep well proud Gooners.
Goodnight any Gooners still out there you were superb as normal, we have a team to be proud of. If we ever get a team that are all fit todether we are going to be dangerous. Wenger was brilliant he was very dissapointed but they gave their all for him.
Wow, that waz eazily the 45 mins i’ve experienced at Ashburton since we movex there.
The crowd were great and the team were great.
The referee was a wanker. He actually did as much as Milan in breaking the rhythm of the game. And only 3 minhtes of addex time? 5 subs, injuries, time wasting. Could be grounds for suspecting a Berlesconi bung methinks.
Rosicky was fantastic, in fact at times he outplayed the entire Milan midfield on his own [ how on earth did we concede 4 goals to that pile of crap? ]…
Where we fell down, yet again, was a lack of quality on the bench. Chamakh coming on simply weakened the team. Tbh i would have prefered Jenkinson coming on and playing up front. At least he would have put some effort in. And Park, well i suppose it was a bit much to expect him to do anything earth shattering, and in that he didn’t disappoint.
Very proud of the starting XI. Now lets get that 3rd spot.
Did Gervinho show up to play?
Goodnight all
Merlin,Gervinho did well. Looked dangerous every time he had the ball.
Morning all…. heads held high after that performance!! Now take that spirited first half performance and use it as a springboard in the PL and the yiddos WILL NOT get third!!!!
That new fella at no7 is pretty good, where’s he been hiding? 😉
Note to allegri or whatever the ac milan’s manager is called you can poke all of your players up your arse….we dont want any of them! Ibrahimovic has cemented my views on him….what a useless, big nosed, diving prick!!!!!! Rant over…..
Nice rant I have to say Lee, morning to you…
morning Rico…..3rd is very doable!!
How’s WATH doing?
Add Poldoski,Goetze & Vertonghen plus the younsters breaking through then remove the dross! Sort out RVP’S contract and replace Rice with Bould/Keown and we’re all set for silverware, I’m convinced!!!
Totally agree Lee, my only worry is what the players have in their legs after last night…
Least they have a few days rest now ….
I can’t see us getting Goetze though, not when we have Ox, Ryo, Theo, Gervinho etc….
Whoever we do get, get them early….
we don’t play until monday….what’s the ox worth now? Slightly more than AW paid for him me thinks.. 😉
He was oustanding wasn’t he – he’s priceless 😛
Good morning Guys and Chicks PROUD OF THE GUNNERS’ FAITH
Hurry up Rico……and post the match report. 😆
Morning All,
Got a bit of a head this morning, bit dissapointed i must admit. I felt it was there for the taking but never mind eh.
Morning Steve & devil
I’m trying to be quick 😛
New Post going up ….
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ah here I am