Up the Arse! Goons thread Part 8

[Corrosion]

Yay, we finally topped the group for once!

We'll probably draw Milan now.

Or Napoli.

Not to worry, we have a great record against Italian teams in the knockout stages.

 

[glenferry23]

Haha, that reminds me. The Monday morning after our win I was wearing an Arsenal shirt and just managed to board the bus on time on the way to uni. Bus driver saw me and being a utd fan quipped "I shouldn't have let you in with that on. ****ing daylight robbery"

Lol, yep spot on. They would be burning from that. I recall my united mates saying at the time that arsenal's only clear shots on goal took 120 minutes - penalties!

RvP gets it done again this morning. He's on fire. Happy with the win and looks like we'll top the table

Of concern though is our inability to kill of games, we've had a some genuine chances that we've failed to convert. Against the top teams we need to be more clinical

 

[Benno_900]

Or Napoli.

Not to worry, we have a great record against Italian teams in the knockout stages.

Here's our possible opponents ...

Napoli, Lille/Trabzonspor/CSKA Moscow, Basel, Ajax/Lyon, Valencia, Zenit/Porto, Milan

To narrow it down with likely matchday 6 results ...

Napoli, Lille, Ajax, Porto, Milan

Would love RvP to get some revenge against Ajax. Has some disturbing history there: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...to-Arsenal-on-day-of-terror-in-Amsterdam.html

 

[charcoalchicken]

Good to see Diaby get a run on the pitch
Great assist by Song for the 1st goal
RVP can't stop scoring it's unbelievable how much he is scoring ATM

 

[AG]

Song is probably our second best player this year now.

RVP, Song, Koscielny and Schnezzndyizydie would be my top 4

 

[glenferry23]

red card for benno? wonder what he did

anyway, agreed that song has been sensational this season. obviously behind RvP as our best performer to date.

i would say that despite his lack of final touch in front of goal, gervinho has been our best purchase/new player

 

[Rough_Edges]

Robin Van Persie♥

 

[Cruyff14]

red card for benno? wonder what he did

anyway, agreed that song has been sensational this season. obviously behind RvP as our best performer to date.

i would say that despite his lack of final touch in front of goal, gervinho has been our best purchase/new player

I'd be our best player too next to Andre Santos and a guy who hasn't played

Think you're underrating Arteta, he's done well IMO.

 

[glenferry23]

Yes arteta has been very good. I think his best days are behind him, mostly due to some serious knee injuries of course. He's slotted in well into the team however maybe doesn't get major accolades as he's had to fill the creative voids left by the cesc/nasri departures. So perhaps he's harshly judged

 

[windyhill]

Song ! What a run to set that goal up Arteta has been our best pick up this season imo, just a shame he`s 30 and not 25. I`m not being a smart arse here but it pays to watch him carefully, his work rate is huge as he pops up all over the pitch.
Just on rvp, i backed him at the start of the season to be top scorer, got him at $7.50, then after our dreadful start to the season he blew out to $23, so had to have another go at that !

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah, Arteta's work rate is huge, good to have someone so industrious in central midfield.

 

[Benno_900]

 

[Starlin Castro]

A Song's run reminds me of the one he did in the NLD to set up Ramsey. This time it's more speccy.

 

[glenferry23]

Home to fulham tonight. Probably a similar line up with kos to remain at right back, jenkinson Sagna and Gibbs still injured

 

[Cruyff14]

There is no reason why we shouldn't win this.

Hopefully City beat Liverpool which will give us a chance to gain ground on them.

 

[glenferry23]

level on points with pool and chelsea, but goal difference needs some work.

a 2-0 or 3-0 win etc tonight would be very very welcome

 

[Cruyff14]

To be honest I think City will smash Liverpool.

 

[glenferry23]

hope so, that would send us a game clear of pool (provided we win of course)

 

[Cruyff14]

Can't see Liverpool's midfield dealing with City's. Skrtel will have no idea with Balotelli/Dzeko/Aguero/Silva/Nasri etc

 

[glenferry23]

Can't see Liverpool's midfield dealing with City's. Skrtel will have no idea with Balotelli/Dzeko/Aguero/Silva/Nasri etc

just seeing his name listed in city's lineup still annoys me. *shakes fist*

 

[Benno_900]

Don't worry, he'll love the Europa League.

 

[glenferry23]

lol, yes true. but could have a couple of other medals by season's end. still scum though haha

on another note, im really liking our away top. have ordered one from kitbag - no names/numbers on it though (still burnt from my experience last year in buying a fabregas kit!)

 

[Cruyff14]

lol, yes true. but could have a couple of other medals by season's end. still scum though haha

on another note, im really liking our away top. have ordered one from kitbag - no names/numbers on it though (still burnt from my experience last year in buying a fabregas kit!)

Not a fan of the away. I'm getting an RvP top if he signs a new contract. You should have got Wilshere.

I am a fan of this though

http://arsenaldirect.arsenal.com/invt/436721t/

 

[Starlin Castro]

I've got this year's home top (125th anniversary) with Wilshere 19 on the back. Shame he hasn't played a match since I got it.

 

[glenferry23]

1-1. Frustrating with two points dropped