Up the Arse! Goons Thread

[Benno_900]

Surely not.

Chambers much better in the middle, Nacho and Gibbs is too light there.

Who plays at RB?

 

[glenferry23]

I'd say retain Ector, and Chambers at centre half alongside Mertesacker. Gibbs LB.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

This is my biggest concern regarding our ability to win the title.


And I don't think you can blame the players, its more of a case of incompetent referees who are less inclined to make big calls in games involving Arsenal and Man City.

EDIT- This is my second biggest concern, my biggest concern is Alexis rediscovering his form.

 

[NTRabbit]

That City game will be rescheduled for a standalone game on final day.

You just watch.

Every game starts at the same time on the final day, even the TV networks can't change that.

The panic posting that appears in this thread sometimes.

 

[glenferry23]

Shoei you may like this one.

 

[NTRabbit]

Checked the highlights package again this afternoon, still glorious

 

[windyhill]

Have teams worked Alexis out ? Or is he just rusty ? We all know what he likes to do, run at defenders and cut in from the right and shoot. He did it frequently v Leicster, a few back heels to Nacho mixed it up a bit because he was too predictable.
Can't believe I'm asking The Great Man to mix it up a bit. #stilllovehim

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Have teams worked Alexis out ? Or is he just rusty ? We all know what he likes to do, run at defenders and cut in from the right and shoot. He did it frequently v Leicster, a few back heels to Nacho mixed it up a bit because he was too predictable.
Can't believe I'm asking The Great Man to mix it up a bit. #stilllovehim

I think he's just in a bit of a rut, everyone has known what Robben tries to do for years and it hasn't stopped him from being permanently dynamic.

 

[Benno_900]

Debuchy has come out and criticised Wenger for blocking his "magnificent" move to Man Utd.

Sell this campaigner in the summer please.

 

[glenferry23]

Debuchy has come out and criticised Wenger for blocking his "magnificent" move to Man Utd.

Sell this campaigner in the summer please.

Would've been a good opportunity to return the Silvestre favour.

 

[lewdogs]

How good was Ozil's reaction for the Welbeck goal?! As pumped as if he'd scored it himself. Watching him just before he takes the freekick, he settles and whispers something to himself. Bloody great moment from him as well as Danny.

 

[lewdogs]

Also, the Utd, Swansea and Spurs games are all in the space of about 8 days. Will be huge.

 

[mikeh]

2 wins in the last 14 EPL games at Old Trafford. Although we did have an FA cup victory there last season. This would be a great time to break that drought and Man United are really nothing special at the moment. I know we have Hull and Barcelona prior to the next EPL game and it will be interesting to see how Wenger manages the squad through these games. Ozil, Ramsey and Sanchez may well be rested for the FA cup

 

[glenferry23]

How good was Ozil's reaction for the Welbeck goal?! As pumped as if he'd scored it himself. Watching him just before he takes the freekick, he settles and whispers something to himself. Bloody great moment from him as well as Danny.

It was as animated as I've seen from Ozil, very noticeable. Great to see that sort of celebration from him.

 

[PendlePie]

How good was Ozil's reaction for the Welbeck goal?! As pumped as if he'd scored it himself. Watching him just before he takes the freekick, he settles and whispers something to himself. Bloody great moment from him as well as Danny.

However this:


Needs rectifying.

 

[Cruyff14]

I'd be incredibly disappointed if we didn't beat Swansea at home.

 

[glenferry23]

Swansea are a bogey team for us, how many times have they won at The Emirates in the last few years? Frustrating team to break down.

 

[kreglze]

Swansea this year are different to previous years. United are tripe at the moment we should beat them. A win against Spurs would be amazing. However I would take a draw if on offer.

 

[Seethus]

Swansea are a bogey team for us, how many times have they won at The Emirates in the last few years? Frustrating team to break down.

man half those teams are our bogey teams.
Swansea.
Tottenham -enough said
Man U - the club that we can never seem to put away.

 

[NTRabbit]

United have been tripe the last 5 times we've faced them in the league, and we've gone 1-2-2

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah very disappointing.

We just have to hope they play backwards/sideways when we play them and we can score and put them away.

 

[PendlePie]

The next 5 games are fairly important - for squad fitness and mentality as well as actual results. We'll rest a few v. Hull and none of us expect much against Barcelona. But the United game is definitely the key fixture.

United have 3 matches to play before we meet: Midtjylland x2 and Shrewsbury Town away. We only have Hull and Barcelona, both at the Emirates. Darmian, Valencia, Young, Schweinsteiger and Rojo will miss for them. Phil Jones and Januzaj maybe too.

No better time to play them, and no better time to really get going in the league. Barca shattering our confidence is the main worry I fear.

 

[glenferry23]

The next 5 games are fairly important - for squad fitness and mentality as well as actual results. We'll rest a few v. Hull and none of us expect much against Barcelona. But the United game is definitely the key fixture.

United have 3 matches to play before we meet: Midtjylland x2 and Shrewsbury Town away. We only have Hull and Barcelona, both at the Emirates. Darmian, Valencia, Young, Schweinsteiger and Rojo will miss for them. Phil Jones and Januzaj maybe too.

No better time to play them, and no better time to really get going in the league. Barca shattering our confidence is the main worry I fear.

We'll have moments against Barca at The Emirates where we'll hold our own, perhaps even score. They'd still likely come out comfortable winners, 3-1 I'm predicting.

The Nou Camp is the real worry. There's every chance they'll obliterate us like they have in the past. The Messi 4 goal performance was still one of the greatest things I've seen in football, he was on a different planet. Much like a vintage Ronaldo performance at Old Trafford in the early 2000s.

Anyway, momentum is critical and a heavy or embarrassing defeat against Barca there can significantly disrupt and affect our other performances. Not expecting a victory of course but its important we don't get blown away.

 

[charcoalchicken]

I'm pretty sure most players will not be expecting much against barca rakitic, Iniesta, Neymar, Messi & Suarez is just plain ridiculous, I think the only person seriously thinking we can win over 2 legs is arsene tbh.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Im thinking about 6-1 on agg