Search found 15 matches
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:06 am
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Ade: A big lump cheating his team-mates?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3308
More a case of needing someone to tell him he's no Henry and to just stay the hell in the last third of the pitch, but onside please. His control and touch are atrocious most of the time. I did think he was a fairly decent player last season, working hard as pointed out. But it really does seem to b...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:00 am
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: What’s wrong with Wenger’s vision?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1650
Yes I agree that it has been strange to watch players out of position, but with the squad at his disposal, I guess Wenger really has been forced into it. He does not trust the kids enough and cannot admit that the likes of Song and Bendtner are not good enough. I would say though that you can play p...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:51 am
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Xmas Turkeys and 2008 Review
- Replies: 1
- Views: 799
Quite simple really. Play the way we did for the first half of last season and win the Champions League, and the league title. But seeing as that is extremely unlikely, I would settle for winning ugly for the rest of the season and getting some silverware. Now given that even that scenario seems rat...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:39 am
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: A complete re-build is now needed.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 925
I would buy Centre Back Midfield Tackler Right sided midfielder General defensive utility player at the very minimum. I would also like to replace two out the three of Van Persie, Adebayor and Bendtner, though it may well be the summer before this could happen. But it is not about what I want, it i...
- Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:21 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: 2-1 and we f##ked it up???
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2575
we should have buried them. what is it with our decision making when in good positions? I think it is immaturity, especially in adebayor, eboue and to a lesser extent diaby. we make the wrong choice too often. passing when we should shoot, shooting when an extra pass or extra step, or split second d...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:56 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Eboue is a liability
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2816
Eboue is a liability
Yet again our fragile defence looked schoolboyish in their handling of bolton's goal. Eboue went walkabout - ballwatching probably. And when the goal went in, both he and Toure raised their hands to protest I don't know what. Probably their own embarrassment at their own ineptitude at basic defendin...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:46 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Baptista has the first touch of a rapist (12/4)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2840
Agree about the defence. I have believed for a long time, and this will probably earn the wrath of many gooners, that Toure and Senderos just don't have the requisite quality if we are ever to be a top flight team. They either lack composure, or concentration or both when it's a really bad day. Like...
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:28 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Newcastle v Arsenal
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1478
Newcastle v Arsenal
More points dropped but this time, we could not say it was undeserved. Newcastle were negative concentrating on snapping at our ankles in midfield but rarely throwing men forward. The second half was played almost in a stupor and at one point I swear you could hear the grass grow...it was that quiet...
- Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:40 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Shot shy Gunners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3467
This was unbelievable. We had something like 30 shots and the Hammers, who maybe had one when it mattered. The rest came late in the game when we were desperately pushing forward so they don't really count. I did not know whether to laugh or cry cos, you could not pigeonhole it as a bad performance,...
- Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:55 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: post Liverpool Hysteria
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2664
I would give baptista until the end of the season to show that the carling cup game wasn't a one-off. I would not want to start next season still wondering. He does not need to show us that he is the finished article or the answer but by god he ought to show some improvement. I think the team has ju...
- Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:34 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: i too have had enough
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10499
Actually I think it's not quite fair to say the only one who tried was Fabregas or Adebayor. Think they all did (except maybe Lehman and Eboue who sometimes look as if they are just spoiling for fights) but it just isn't working out. The difference between success and games like yesterday is a fine ...
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:09 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Liverpool v Arsenal
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5605
Liverpool v Arsenal
I wish I could be optimistic in defeat, even one as comprehensive as this. Truth is, Liverpool did not even have to really step up their game to beat us. A cutting edge in attack saw to that. We were poor, though we did come close on a few occasions, hitting the posts twice through Adebayor. What le...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:59 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: REAL FAN! What exactly does that mean?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8152
I don't live in London...heck I don't even live in the UK. But I have supported the team through the good and bad times since I was 8. More than 30 years now and I have done my pilgrimage to Highbury...just waiting to bring my boys to the Emirates when I get the chance. Am I a real fan? I would like...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:51 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: Baptista's substitution
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8295
Baptista's substitution
Did anyone catch the strange exchange between Wenger and Baptista as the latter was subbed at Villa Park? It seemed that Baptista was not too happy at being pulled off, and asked Wenger about it. Wenger seemed to suggest that he thought Baptista was injured, and Baptista seemed surprised and appeare...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:45 pm
- Forum: On the Terraces
- Topic: How long have we waited to hear...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6474