Up the Arse! Goons thread Part 2

[GordonBlue]

ffs 4-6 weeks... when it comes to Walcott... that will mean 6 weeks...

 

[RickSanchez]

no more internationals and clear out the physios
too many injuries dammit (joking about the physios, not the internationals) seriously our players should be "injured" for the international games.

 

[DB10]

Vermaelen is out of the game tomorrow, Squillaci to debut.

 

[Benno_900]

Team news vs Bolton

Theo Walcott will be out until at least mid-October after his damaging his ankle playing for England. RVP has also been ruled out for the same timeframe. Vermaelen picked up a 'knock' and will also miss but should be fit for next week.

Samir Nasri returns to the squad while Sebastien Squillaci will make his debut.

Along with Squillaci, Djourou and Denilson played in the reserves in the mid-week and are available for selection.

Predicted lineup ...

Almunia
Sagna - Squillaci - Koscielny - Clichy
Song
Fabregas - Diaby
Eboue - Chamakh - Arshavin
​

Subs (from): Fabianski, Djourou, Gibbs, Nasri, Rosicky, Denilson, Wilshere, Vela

Unavailable: Vermaelen (achilles), Frimpong (knee), Ramsey (leg), Walcott (ankle), van Persie (ankle), Bendtner (groin)

Prediction: Arsenal 3 - 1 Bolton

Broadcast Details: Saturday 11 September - 11:55 PM (AEST) on Fox Sports 3 [VIEWER'S CHOICE]

 

[r dub 19]

We were very average tonight. No urgency when we were 1-0 up. Impressed by Squallici, Kos was okay besides the brain explosion but he is at fault for our the last 2 goals we have conceded. Get the feeling diaby and jack may miss a week or 2 after those tackles.

cesc MOTM, amazing performance.

 

[Benno_900]

Probably a bit greedy but was peeved that they were just flicking it around for the last 15 mins and not going for more goals. Bolton had given up and could have easily scored another two.

Chelsea keep scoring until the game is over; GD may be important.

Cesc got better as the game went on but Jack owned the first 30 mins. Rosicky continued his great start to the season with another very good game.

As for the defence ... virtually a whole new back four .... still as shaky as ever.

 

[cesc fabregas]

Probably a bit greedy but was peeved that they were just flicking it around for the last 15 mins and not going for more goals. Bolton had given up and could have easily scored another two.

Chelsea keep scoring until the game is over; GD may be important.

Cesc got better as the game went on but Jack owned the first 30 mins. Rosicky continued his great start to the season with another very good game.

As for the defence ... virtually a whole new back four .... still as shaky as ever.

I say this every time we are ahead by 2 or 3 goals. We don't have the killer instinct.

Very happy to see Vela score, hope we see him midweek.

 

[windyhill]

Almunia.
Alot of "fans" have to move on and accept the fact.

 

[DB10]

we accepted he's ****ing shit quite awhile ago.

 

[cesc fabregas]

Arsene's quote about the sending off: "Perhaps it was a dark orange or a light red"

Classic

 

[NTRabbit]

Gibbs and Wilshere were preferred to Clichy and Diaby; Bolton went forward so infrequently, and wide even less often, that I genuinely struggle to recall whether or not Sagna even played.

 

[charcoalchicken]

Fabregas... What can I say we would be a hell of a lot worse without him.

 

[cannons]

Team news vs Bolton

Predicted lineup ...

Almunia
Sagna - Squillaci - Koscielny - Clichy
Song
Fabregas - Diaby
Eboue - Chamakh - Arshavin
​

Do you still see the formation like that this season?

Although I didn't see last night's game, from what I've seen throughout the course of the other matches, it looks as if we're playing two holding midfielders and then one, normally Fabregas, a little higher up the pitch in a free-role.

So, to me, our shape is more like the following:

Almunia
Sagna - Squillaci - Koscielny - Clichy
Song - Diaby
Fabregas
Eboue - Chamakh - Arshavin​

It's quite interesting, though, because Fabregas often drops quite deep into midfield, but then you also find him taking up very advanced positions as well, which is indicative of the creative freedom afforded to him.

Further, I like the way that our players have been switching positions this season. I mean, sometimes you see Cesc drop back into the holding position and one of Song/Diaby moves into the more advanced midfield position, or Chamakh moves out wide and one of the wingers comes in centrally. This makes us a lot more variable in attack and also creates some problems for the opposition players responsible for marking our guys.

Due to the players we possess, in combination with this tactical set-up, I really think it makes us the most dangerous and diverse attacking side in the EPL.

 

[Smyth94]

Gibbs and Wilshere were preferred to Clichy and Diaby; Bolton went forward so infrequently, and wide even less often, that I genuinely struggle to recall whether or not Sagna even played.

Did Sagna play? Holy!!! I didn't even notice him!

 

[Latro]

Sagna did not play Eboue was at RB.

 

[r dub 19]

"there could have been other red cards. You have to see it again because in the heat of the game it is sometimes difficult to judge, but the challenge on diaby was a bad tackle. He is not in a very good shape. Diaby cannot move his leg at the moment, so we will see how we get away with it.''

ffs.

 

[Benno_900]

Do you still see the formation like that this season?

Yes. It's just that with our pass-and-move style, our players keep switching positions and never keep shape.

Rosicky was supposed to be playing wide right yesterday but he kept dropping deep and was pretty much a fourth CM. Nasri should learn from that. When he plays there, he'd stick to his position and wouldn't be as effective as normal.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Fabregas... What can I say we would be a hell of a lot worse without him.

We are about Everton without him.

 

[Corrosion]

We are about Everton without him.

More at the level of Leyton Orient.

Solid win last night. Another potential banana skin against Sunderland this weekend

 

[NTRabbit]

This is how I expect us to line up against Spurs in the League Cup next Tuesday

 

[Smyth94]

More at the level of Leyton Orient.

Solid win last night. Another potential banana skin against Sunderland this weekend

I'm actually pretty worried about this fixture - we haven't had good fortune at the Stadium of Light in recent times, I hope Wenger rests up some players vs Braga - I want to have as many fresh players as possible for the trip to Sunderland.

 

[GordonBlue]

I know the quality of teams that we've beaten so far aren't anything to crow home about... but I actually love the situation we sit...

As per usual, we have injuries left right and centre.... to the same old players... granted I'm downloading the game against Bolton cause I haven't seen it yet, I have read up on the report on some of the players and it seems like Song and Rosiky had really good games again... and super Jack holding up very well... and to have Ramsey to come back...

The way Walcott has improved, hopefully Nasri keeps his pr-eseason form, Chamak actually getting on the score sheet, and did I read that Denilson completed 46 passes in 17 minutes??? with only one errant pass??? we have a squad that is capable of wining the title imo... very early call... but no team has suffered the way we have with injuries... and still found it quite easily to adapt...

Defence is still a worry... but putting it into prospective... that the starting 4 defenders were not our starting 4 last year is excuse-able...

there are a couple of players with "must lift" expectation on their heads... mainly Diaby and Clichy... but it's not like they've been bad... just not better than last season... which they need to be...

I don't yet know how Arshavin went against Bolton... but apart from the horror liverpool game where he was near terrible... he's been ok...

Should we get our starting team all on the pitch and fit... it is mouth watering...

Take Man U aside... the other 3 that will be better than the gunners so say every single expert... from media people, to players they just recruited, to players from a completely different team and league that have no clue where we are at (Robben)... claiming every one of those teams (City, Spurs and Reds) are ahead or equal to us is getting really old... cause it's been the same preseason talk for the last 4 years... we want the title...

Another weekend of "the others" losing points + Man U...

After 4 weeks... to already open a 5 point lead on those 3 and 2 on Man U... with all of them really playing no-one of real quality... I feel really satisfied...

 

[RickSanchez]

Another year for the kids, a break from the injuries, a goalkeeper and either a new forward or injury free RvP, then I'd say we'd be a great shout for the title. Not that I lack faith in the team but we leak very easy goals and I think Chelsea are out and out the best side in the league. Very interesting to see how we go against the top teams as I don't really trust our defense and we find it hard to score at times. Wait and see I guess.

 

[r dub 19]

I honestly think it's between us and chelsea this year. Man united's players are getting on. Scholes, giggs, neville and rio will run out of steam in the 2nd half of the season. Chelsea seem unstoppable atm but they haven't had one hard game yet. I don't kow if you can consider liverpool at anfield a hard game but blackburn away certainly is.

On denilson, he is a very valuable player when we need to keep possesion at the end of the game. Very rarely misses a pass, he is well suited to the champions league. Still Cesc-Diaby-Song is the preferred midfield for the time being.

 

[r dub 19]

Good article on denilon here
http://gingersforlimpar.blogspot.com/2010/09/are-we-witnessing-age-of-denilson.html

46 passes in 18 minutes = 2.55 passes per minute (Denilson)
58 passes in 90 minutes = 0.64 passes per minute (Alex Song)
58 passes in 90 minutes = 0.64 passes per minute (Cesc)
56 passes in 90 minutes = 0.62 passes per minute (John Obi Mikel)
54 passes in 90 minutes = 0.6 passes per minute (Michael Essien)
48 passes in 90 minutes = 0.53 passes per minute (Paul Scholes)
47 passes in 90 minutes = 0.52 passes per minute (Wilson Palacios)
35 passes in 67 minutes = 0.52 passes per minute (Paddy Vieira)
46 passes in 90 minutes = 0.51 passes per minute (Joey Barton)
44 passes in 90 minutes = 0.48 passes per minute (Tom Huddlestone)
23 passes in 59 minutes = 0.38 passes per minute (Jack Wilshere)
27 passes in 90 minutes = 0.3 passes per minute (Darren Fletcher)
23 passes in 90 minutes = 0.25 passes per minute (John O’Shea)
17 passes in 90 minutes = 0.18 passes per minute (Phil Jones, Blackburn)
13 passes in 90 minutes = 0.14 passes per minute (Kevin Nolan)
8 passes in 58 minutes = 0.13 passes per minute (Grella, Blackburn)