city away thread

[foxinthebox2001]

At 25 softly spoken Aaron Ramsey is developing signs of becoming the leader that Arsenal so desperately need.

Ramsey, stripped of the Welsh captaincy before the the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign because Crhis Coleman felt he was too quiet, was seen angrily confronting Olivier Giroud and shouting at the Frenchman for failing to chase a through ball during the 1-0 win over Norwich.

Ramsey, incidentally, played 102 passes as he tried to get the team going from his central midfield role.



Are the people who report on Arsenal all on some kind of hallucinogenic??

Played 102 passes did he, just the kind of stat Wenger loves.... it's exactly what leads to expected goals.

What they fail to say is the majority of those passes were to himself,the rest to nobody in particular

His normal quota is at least 3 of those being blind back heels.

[begeegs]

His normal quota is at least 3 of those being blind back heels.

What are his expected back heels per game? I would imagine that he would be leading that mini-league.

[augie]

Last Sunday's game showed exactly where citeeh's attitude is now - win in champs league semi and that is where their focus will be.......lose in champs league semi and they will be on their summer holidays from Thursday morning and wont give a flying f.uck about the rest of their league games

[SPARKSY]

We will win on expected goals. Don't really care too much about actual goals

Of course we'll win this, we are Away Team Champions

[DB10GOONER]

We will win on expected goals. Don't really care too much about actual goals

Of course we'll win this, we are Away Team Champions

Is that "expected" Away Team Champions or actual Away Team Champions?

[rodders999]

Wenger will show his complete contempt for the fans (it's our fault we didn't win the league after all ) by starting the hapless Giroud once again. We will then have to endure 90 minutes of air shots, vigorous finger wagging and him falling over himself continuously.

However, I predict one bright spot around 25 minutes in to the game when he wins a throw in the opposition half and waddles the length of the pitch to cup his ears at the away fans screaming ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED

[Clash]

We will win on expected goals. Don't really care too much about actual goals

Of course we'll win this, we are Away Team Champions

Maybe we should take Wenger's advice and not look at the league table ourselves anymore. Then he can tell us how things are.

Didnt the population of N. Korea get told they'd won the world cup? I think this is the way forward for Arsenal.

[Herd]

I seriously think we can win this one , but a boredraw is more likely given recent form ,with spurs losing to Southampton thjis could be fun !

We will then have a nail biter against Villa for 2nd place !

Its all gold !

[SPARKSY]

I seriously think we can win this one , but a boredraw is more likely given recent form ,with spurs losing to Southampton thjis could be fun !

We will then have a nail biter against Villa for 2nd place !

Its all gold !

Yes, and then the bowl will erupt in glorious failure. Literally, they will think they have won the league. Remember the ridiculous celebrating by the players for getting 4th at Newcastle a couple of years back.........................

[foxinthebox2001]

I keep having this awful dream of the Villa game.
Giroud, given the freedom of Islington by a statuesque defence, scoring a hat trick, a header from 2 yards, a sloppy back pass, and a ricochet off his shinpad in a scruffy goalmouth scramble. The 3rd will be celebrated by him running over to embrace Wenger, and pointing to him while cupping his ear.
As if to say, "this man believes I am world class, why cant you?"
Its had me waking in a cold sweat for the past 3 nights.

[Gunner Rob]

I seriously think we can win this one , but a boredraw is more likely given recent form ,with spurs losing to Southampton thjis could be fun !

We will then have a nail biter against Villa for 2nd place !

Its all gold !

Yes, and then the bowl will erupt in glorious failure. Literally, they will think they have won the league. Remember the ridiculous celebrating by the players for getting 4th at Newcastle a couple of years back.........................

mind you one of my earliest great memories of Arsenal was playing Villa on the last game of the season (the year they won the league in 1981) and I think we won to secure 3rd place ! and then both sets of fans had a massive pitch invasion at the end of the match. I think that is correct ?

[SPARKSY]

I seriously think we can win this one , but a boredraw is more likely given recent form ,with spurs losing to Southampton thjis could be fun !

We will then have a nail biter against Villa for 2nd place !

Its all gold !

Yes, and then the bowl will erupt in glorious failure. Literally, they will think they have won the league. Remember the ridiculous celebrating by the players for getting 4th at Newcastle a couple of years back.........................

mind you one of my earliest great memories of Arsenal was playing Villa on the last game of the season (the year they won the league in 1981) and I think we won to secure 3rd place ! and then both sets of fans had a massive pitch invasion at the end of the match. I think that is correct ?

That is correct. I couldn't wait to get to school on Monday and tell all my mates how we invaded the pitch and got my little bit of grass

[Herd]

Stupid Terry Neil said in the paper he did mind if villa got on the pitch if they won the league !
No way were Arsenal going to take that especially with the clock end having been made all ticket for Villa only !
The whole displaced clock end lined up down the side and as soon as the final whistle went and we had won 2-0 to qualify for Europe
On both sets came and a massive brawl started .
A full scale battle was averted as the Police had very large numbers out but it was hairy !!

[corkbarry]

At this time the best thing in the World for us is to finish above Spuds in 2nd. That will be nearly as bad for their fans as losing the league last night
I see no reason for us not to get 6 points in the last 2 games and Spuds to lose or draw both of theirs.

There might be Saint Totteringham day yet.

[hertsgunner]

Stupid Terry Neil said in the paper he did mind if villa got on the pitch if they won the league !
No way were Arsenal going to take that especially with the clock end having been made all ticket for Villa only !
The whole displaced clock end lined up down the side and as soon as the final whistle went and we had won 2-0 to qualify for Europe
On both sets came and a massive brawl started .
A full scale battle was averted as the Police had very large numbers out but it was hairy !!

I was there that day crammed in the North bank and I think Pele was paraded around the pitch either before the kick off or at half time. The one thing I do remember was the cracking atmosphere that day, Villa didnt get chance to celebrate too many Gooners on the pitch.