Swansea match thread

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:04 am

TeeCee wrote:Flappy in goal, TV in central defence? SoNoGoal up front on his own.......wow, it will be a thriller for the 52,000 who turn up!! Swansea to nick it 2-1. 4th place is NOT safe!!

Don't forget the virtual 8,000 who will be part of the official attendance, when that annoying cock on the PA system screams out "TODAY'S ATTENDANCE 60,058......SIX ZERO ZERO FIVE EIGHT"

Gunner Rob · Post by **Gunner Rob** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:22 am

SteveO 35 wrote:
TeeCee wrote:Flappy in goal, TV in central defence? SoNoGoal up front on his own.......wow, it will be a thriller for the 52,000 who turn up!! Swansea to nick it 2-1. 4th place is NOT safe!!
Don't forget the virtual 8,000 who will be part of the official attendance, when that annoying cock on the PA system screams out "TODAY'S ATTENDANCE 60,058......SIX ZERO ZERO FIVE EIGHT"

a virtual attendance fits in well with us trying to win the virtual trophy.

Sam59 · Post by **Sam59** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:28 am

He'd better be careful to say that stadium announcement fast then. SIX ZERO ZERO has a nasty ring of reality to it.

barnetgooner · Post by **barnetgooner** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:41 am

Bradywasking wrote:i would go with ;
Szczesney
Sagna...Mert..Kos..Gibbs (assuming he is cleared.
Gnarby..Flamini.Santi..Arteta..Rosicky (assuming Ox is banned)
Podolski.

Podolski is our most natural scorer and i would like to see him play as a striker before he leaves in the Summer..
The early chance Giroud missed at Chelsea is exactly the kind of chance he thrives on.

Sadly Podolski has played poorly every time he's started up front. Not sure why; was very good there for FC Köln but seems to have forgotten.

Ed Hunter The Gooner · Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:06 am

barnetgooner wrote:
Bradywasking wrote:i would go with ;
Szczesney
Sagna...Mert..Kos..Gibbs (assuming he is cleared.
Gnarby..Flamini.Santi..Arteta..Rosicky (assuming Ox is banned)
Podolski.

Podolski is our most natural scorer and i would like to see him play as a striker before he leaves in the Summer..
The early chance Giroud missed at Chelsea is exactly the kind of chance he thrives on.
Sadly Podolski has played poorly every time he's started up front. Not sure why; was very good there for FC Köln but seems to have forgotten.

Everybody's slammed Giroud, but I don't know is it that they aren't good enough (well Giroud isn't). It might be something to do with the fact that our lone striker is too isolated and not supported enough. I think that it's the same with Poldi.

green gooner · Post by **green gooner** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:14 am

Chuba Akpom has been recalled from the sky blues to save our season

Gunner Rob · Post by **Gunner Rob** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:20 am

maybe our January signing Kim Kallstrom might get a game too.

I thought that Chelsea's new January signings - Matic and Salah did well on Saturday.
for some reason I thought that you couldn't buy decent players in the January window...

buckle14 · Post by **buckle14** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:05 pm

There's been a few musings on the old twitter that Akpom is in with a shout....

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:13 pm

Sam59 wrote:He'd better be careful to say that stadium announcement fast then. SIX ZERO ZERO has a nasty ring of reality to it.

We've lost in tennis sets to the big 3 this season 6-3, 6-0, 5-1 retired (with injured pride)

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:16 pm

I'm sitting with the old man in Block 2 for this one

A "can't lose" situation - win and I'll be able to particpate in the Father & Son chorus of There's Only One Arsene Wenger, lose and the old duffer will get to have a tribute for his 1,001st game equally as shit as the 1000th

Robin_L · Post by **Robin_L** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:19 pm

Drop Cazorla.

Play both Gnabry (sorry, Gnarby) and Oxlade-Chamberlain in the wide positions. Rosicky in the centre. Trim the number of ball players in the team. Oh and give Sanogo another try out so that Giroud can go househunting in France with an open chequebook.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:19 pm

barnetgooner wrote:
Bradywasking wrote:i would go with ;
Szczesney
Sagna...Mert..Kos..Gibbs (assuming he is cleared.
Gnarby..Flamini.Santi..Arteta..Rosicky (assuming Ox is banned)
Podolski.

Podolski is our most natural scorer and i would like to see him play as a striker before he leaves in the Summer..
The early chance Giroud missed at Chelsea is exactly the kind of chance he thrives on.
Sadly Podolski has played poorly every time he's started up front. Not sure why; was very good there for FC Köln but seems to have forgotten.

Probably because Wenger persists with this shit 4-5-1 system that isolates our striker, no matter who that striker is.

Gunner Rob · Post by **Gunner Rob** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:23 pm

first of all drop Chesney - Fabianski is a lot better at the moment.
it is no coincidence that we have reached the FA Cup semis with him in goal and i hope that he plays in the semis and final.

Supagoon · Post by **Supagoon** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:43 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
barnetgooner wrote:
Bradywasking wrote:i would go with ;
Szczesney
Sagna...Mert..Kos..Gibbs (assuming he is cleared.
Gnarby..Flamini.Santi..Arteta..Rosicky (assuming Ox is banned)
Podolski.

Podolski is our most natural scorer and i would like to see him play as a striker before he leaves in the Summer..
The early chance Giroud missed at Chelsea is exactly the kind of chance he thrives on.
Sadly Podolski has played poorly every time he's started up front. Not sure why; was very good there for FC Köln but seems to have forgotten.
Probably because Wenger persists with this shit 4-5-1 system that isolates our striker, no matter who that striker is.

true all our strikers are isolated, but when Theo was playing spaces were opening up especially when he likes to come inside and maybe the CF would have more space to play. Giroud or anybody else can't handle two good CBs. You need to a very adept player to play that role, power or speed but you certainly need a good touch.

But people need to accept reality, all our forwards are no better than Average, actually they're shite. God knows what people see in podolski. Podolski can finish, and I respect that, but is an average footballer, and stinks as a striker, his movement is abysmal.

Good for FC Koln but poor for Bayern and Arsenal.

If I was in charge I'd ship all our forwards out, podolski, giroud, Bedntner, Sanogo and Park. Honesty I can't believe that's the line up Arsene thought would be befitting of Arsenal FC.

officepest · Post by **officepest** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:23 pm

Ed Hunter The Gooner wrote:Everybody's slammed Giroud, but I don't know is it that they aren't good enough (well Giroud isn't). It might be something to do with the fact that our lone striker is too isolated and not supported enough. I think that it's the same with Poldi.

Correct matey. We would still struggle if we had Ibra up front if the sevice to him is practically non-existent.

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