Best 11 from the barren years

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Re: Best 11 from the barren years

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QuartzGooner wrote:----------------------Szczesny----------------------

Sagna----------Mertesacker-------Gallas--------Gibbs

----------------Flamini----Ramsey---------------

Walcott----------------Fabregas-----------------The Ox

-------------------------RVP------------------------

Bench: Almunia, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Nasri, Rosicky, Ozil, Giroud

Gallas in front of Koscielny LMFAO :lol: :lol:

You must be joking, mate?

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Re: Best 11 from the barren years

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This would be my best 11


----------------------Szczesny----------------------

Sagna----------Mertesacker-------Koscielny--------Gibbs

----------------Fabregas----Ramsey---------------

Walcott--------------------------------------Nasri

-------------------RVP-------Adebayor-----------------

Bench: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Song, Rosicky, Ozil, Giroud, Eduardo

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Re: Best 11 from the barren years

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donaldo wrote:Flappy

Jenkinson Silvestre Squillaci Santos

Diaby Denilson Song Gervinho

Chamakh Bendtner
I'd agree with you if this thread was about our worst team. Now tell us your best team, come on, don't be shy. :wink:

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Re: Best 11 from the barren years

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MK Gould wrote:
1989 wrote:-----------------------Szczesny----------------------
Sagna----------BFG------------Kos--------Gibbs
----------------Fabregas----Ramsey---------------
Walcott----------------Ozil-----------------Nasri
---------------------------RVP------------------------


What's yours?
Did you mean that as a compliment to Arsene that you include 8 of the current squad... 8) ?
To be fair our current team is probably the best we've had in the barren years which doesn't really say much.

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I Hate Hleb wrote:
StuartL wrote:
MK Gould wrote:
1989 wrote:-----------------------Szczesny----------------------
Sagna----------BFG------------Kos--------Gibbs
----------------Fabregas----Ramsey---------------
Walcott----------------Ozil-----------------Nasri
---------------------------RVP------------------------


What's yours?
Did you mean that as a compliment to Arsene that you include 8 of the current squad... 8) ?
And stick with the much loved and proven-winning 1 up front :banghead: :D

I think we all secretly suspected that deep down 1989 is an AKB at heart!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
:lol:

You can call me a *word censored*, you can call me anything you want, but AKB, I can't take that ! :evil: :D :wink:

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1989 wrote:
donaldo wrote:Flappy

Jenkinson Silvestre Squillaci Santos

Diaby Denilson Song Gervinho

Chamakh Bendtner
I'd agree with you if this thread was about our worst team. Now tell us your best team, come on, don't be shy. :wink:[/

Szczesny

Sagna Kos Gallas Gibbs

Flamini

Cesc Ramsey

Walcott RVP Nasri


I would pick Gallas in front of Mert as the Mert's lack of pace is exposed in the big games.Walcott and Nasri only get in through lack of competition in their positions

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Ultimatum94 wrote:
QuartzGooner wrote:-
Sagna----------Mertesacker-------Gallas--------Gibbs
Gallas in front of Koscielny:lol: :lol:
You must be joking, mate?
No joking.
I select our gravel voice Guadeloupian cantankerous ex-captain on purpose.
Similar height, build and pace to Koscielny, but with Koscielny I always fear he has a mistake in him.
Gallas had that burning desire to win, and had done so, unlike our squad.

I select RvP as a striker, and question your use of RvP as a number 10, he would take too long on the ball in that position, too often our build-up would break down with him dallying on the ball.
As a number 10 he was a scorer of great goals, but it was not until he moved to striker that he became a great goalscorer.

Adebayor had one 30 goal season, but which Adebayor turns up for a game?
Spent his last season with us as if he was a Georgian country squire on a post beef and oyster pie stroll in the park.

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--------------Schez--------------------

Sagna-------Kosch----Verm-------Clichy

Walcott------Fabregas----Flamini------Hleb

-----------------------Arshavin-------------

------------------------RVP-----------------------

All in their prime.

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Cesc and Rvp both won the fa cup in 2005 so they can't be included,

Szceszney
Sagna, BFG, Gallas, Gibbs
Ramsey, Song, Diaby
Arshavin
Walcott, Eduardo,

Bench- Mannone, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Arteta, Rosicky , Adebayor, Podolski

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Ches,Sagna,BFG,Kos,Clichy,Flamini,Arteta,Hleb,Cesc,Carzola,Judas.

Alternatively Ches,BFG,Gallas(before his meltdown) Kos,Jenkinson,Flamini,Cesc,Rambo,Gibbs,Walcott and Judas.

The first line up would be 4-2-3-1 and the 2nd would be 3-5-2,similar to David Brenton Rodgers line up.Solid at the back,steel in the middle and blinding pace..this season the way It's gone, if you fired the medical staff,that team would walk the league. I

I can't have Ozil there till he has a full season with a preseason and we see the Real Madrid Ozil. For now, there's no way he gets in ahead if Cesc. We are guilty of forgetting how good he was. In a league with Stevie Mee and Fat Frank banging in the goals Cesc was still, the best midfielder in the country at such a young age. Barca have ruined him.

Come back to your REAL home Cesc.

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topgoon wrote:Ches,Sagna,BFG,Kos,Clichy,Flamini,Arteta,Hleb,Cesc,Carzola,Judas.

Alternatively Ches,BFG,Gallas(before his meltdown) Kos,Jenkinson,Flamini,Cesc,Rambo,Gibbs,Walcott and Judas.

The first line up would be 4-2-3-1 and the 2nd would be 3-5-2,similar to David Brenton Rodgers line up.Solid at the back,steel in the middle and blinding pace..this season the way It's gone, if you fired the medical staff,that team would walk the league. I

I can't have Ozil there till he has a full season with a preseason and we see the Real Madrid Ozil. For now, there's no way he gets in ahead if Cesc. We are guilty of forgetting how good he was. In a league with Stevie Mee and Fat Frank banging in the goals Cesc was still, the best midfielder in the country at such a young age. Barca have ruined him.

Come back to your REAL home Cesc.
3-5-2 is winning fuck all - especially with the likes of Jenkinson and Gibbs as part of the midfield.

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Szcesney

Sagna
Mertesacker
Koscielny
Gibbs

Ramsey
Arteta
Rosicky

Walcott
Nasri
Adebayor

In terms who won nothing or have not yet won anything with the club. And obviously at the top of their game :D

I still think Gallas was a big player for us other than his huge hissy fit. Hleb was magical with the ball at feet at times, Eduardo was unlucky with his injury. Ozil I am sure will become a massive player for us next season.

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VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:
topgoon wrote:Ches,Sagna,BFG,Kos,Clichy,Flamini,Arteta,Hleb,Cesc,Carzola,Judas.

Alternatively Ches,BFG,Gallas(before his meltdown) Kos,Jenkinson,Flamini,Cesc,Rambo,Gibbs,Walcott and Judas.

The first line up would be 4-2-3-1 and the 2nd would be 3-5-2,similar to David Brenton Rodgers line up.Solid at the back,steel in the middle and blinding pace..this season the way It's gone, if you fired the medical staff,that team would walk the league. I

I can't have Ozil there till he has a full season with a preseason and we see the Real Madrid Ozil. For now, there's no way he gets in ahead if Cesc. We are guilty of forgetting how good he was. In a league with Stevie Mee and Fat Frank banging in the goals Cesc was still, the best midfielder in the country at such a young age. Barca have ruined him.

Come back to your REAL home Cesc.
3-5-2 is winning fuck all - especially with the likes of Jenkinson and Gibbs as part of the midfield.

So you think Johnson is much better than Jenkinson and Flanagan than Gibbs because I've watched all 4, not much difference and 2 of those are likely going to win the league. That defence is better than the victims and Judas on form is better than rat boy so don't see where you are coming from but as they say opinions are like a**eholes. Everybody's got one.

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God this is a depressing thread.

Sagna and Gibbs shouldn't be anywhere near a best Arsenal XI of any era. Kos makes two many rash challenges and Per gets caught out of position & not tracking back too often.

ask yourself with the benefit of hindsight who would you go back and buy again ? - Gallas, Clichy, Ramsey, Podolski, Nasri, adebayor, rosicky, ches as back up keeper, only perhaps ?

if Walcott could of stayed fit then he'd be in there, but otherwise its just an illustration of the lack of talent we've bought in since 2006, and or how we've misused players out of position.

Cesc and RvP would already be in the squad as said before, but there's not a lot to pick from.

bloody awful - i could make two worst teams though...

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