Stoke v Arsenal match thread

[richpye]

Not having quality 2nd striker last season is biting us back. Now, we have completely new strikers to start the season.

I remember when we used to have four, let alone dreaming about two!

[arseofacrow]

Diaby -

Gervinho -

Cazorla is pissing into the wind...what's the fucking point of having him? When will people learn that the entire point if Arsenal's play is to play...scoring is an optional extra that you have to pay for.

[OneBardGooner]

Quartz "
He does, they play at WHL."

[Gunnersaurus]

Good result and defensive display in my eyes, cope well with their threat and didn't have many problems.

Battled hard with them and held our own.

[rodders999]

soooo am i right in thinking van persie has scored more goals than our whole squad put together

Yeah but we've got 24 million quid in the bank so we are the real winners

[swimmer1]

Only thing I can say we are more secure as a team but now no attacking end can't seem to marry the two need a top class forward with premier experience shame there is none going around only a couple we might be able o get don't laugh maybe Carroll or ba .

[richpye]

Great play by Giroud there!!! Amazing!
Had a man wide open and free in the middle but instead of passing it to him...doesn't even see the pass and thinks he's Pele! Goes for the spectacular! Quality stuff there!
Arsene kicking water bottles again!

Yeah but that man was Ramsey

Baba, did Giroud steal your girlfriend or something? This beef seems to go deeper than just his footballing abilities

Personally think Giroud's attempt was excellent only missed by about six inches ffs

Overall positives. Erm we looked solid defensively and Cazorla is awesome. Podolski will be excellent as well.

Stoke were happy with the point from the first minute, always difficult against teams doing that

[Babatunde]

WOW

ST holders feel proud of all that cash ye pay!

Thank God we sold RVP and replaced him with class players who "want to play for us"!!

So far then, Arsenal the great entertainers...

1. Two 0-0 draws against Stoke and Sunderland. Awesome.
(Swansea have 8 goals already is it? Everton have 4 having played ManYoo and Villa)

2. A manager who takes off Cazorla when you're chasing the game, and keeps the disgusting Diaby on!

3. Mannone keeping the nets warm when our average "number 1" is injured.

4. A manager who continues to play with 10 men by sticking that
Gervinho!

Awesome. Yep.
RVP and Nasri each have more goals in them than this whole sorry shower of shite.
It's gonna be a loooong season!

Ah well. Perhaps Giroud will better Chamakh's first season stats eh?


Looking stronger!!!

[arseofacrow]

Only thing I can say we are more secure as a team but now no attacking end can't seem to marry the two need a top class forward with premier experience.....

[Vinny1967]

I thought we did well at the back and Mer and Gibbs I thought played well.
We worked very hard and was impressed with Pod on the left. Was not surprised at Santi being taken off as the same as last week his influence was waning the more the match wore on.
Need more attacking options

Big week for Wenger. Get your cheque book out

[1989]

Fair play to Mannone. Didn't give him a chance pre-match but thought he looked very solid. Definite 2nd choice ahead of Flappy for me.

Walnut is still fucking shit and always will be fucking shit. Don't give him a new contract, sell the useless twat.

[Top Londoner]

62% possession, twelve corners, sixteen shots and THREE on target.
Arsenal travelling support mugged off again.

[phil_mitchell]

this is definatly relegation year, i was worried last season but i knew we had a world class player in RVP....the carzola substitution means that the trophies he won are now null and void unfortunatly.

[Yankee_Gooner_Dandee]

the simple fact that Ox was on the bench while the complete waste of space known as Gervinho got the start tells you all you need to know about Wenger's knowledge of this team and this game. Clueless.

[arseofacrow]

I thought we did well at the back and Mer and Gibbs I thought played well.
We worked very hard and was impressed with Pod on the left. Was not surprised at Santi being taken off as the same as last week his influence was waning the more the match wore on.
Need more attacking options

Big week for Wenger. Get your cheque book out

Still hoping for that big outlay Vinny?...otherwise the books will be balanced...