Boro FA cup

[BFG4]

"Wenger confirms keeper Wojciech Szczesny will face Middlesbrough. "He is completely ready and determined to play," said the gaffer" (BBC Website)

Great we have to endure that dopey as fuck smirking over-cocky *word censored* again.

I said yesterday that would be the case - tbh I could understand it if we had a clear number 1 keeper in the club and were giving his back up some game time, but imo that isn't the case with us as ospina is still trying to get accustomed to English football and he should be playing all games at the mo as far as I'm concerned. Everything le cock is saying lately suggests to me that Chesney will shortly be given his place back in the first 11 and that is a disgrace if it happens - I still believe that Chesney has the potential to be a top keeper for us, but the reality is that ospina is the keeper that is playing better right now and therefore should not be dropped out of some misguided wenker loyalty. The tester for me will be if paulista starts against boro - if he doesn't start then how can wenker argue that he is merely rotating his keepers when he isn't doing the same for his centre backs ? I have long since argued that le cock does not buy starters (ozil and sanchez are the exceptions) as a rule, and merely buys players with a view to backing up what he already has such is his confidence in his existing players - I don't doubt that ospina and paulista were bought as squad players and not seen as players who would provide genuine competition for the current players

I disagree about Sczesney ever becoming world class, due to the attitude problems he clearly has. When you are caught smoking after a game, or think its appropriate to do embarrassing selfies after games, then you have fuck all respect for anyone around you, and I can imagine that with his massive ego, he thinks that the club are pricks for fining him, and Wenger is a prick for dropping him. It wouldn't surprise me if he is gone in the summer.

Is that you saying that it doesn't matter what club or what manager he plays for, he will never be any better than he currently is ? Do you not think that under a better manager that demands more from his players and makes them accountable, Chesney might actually grow up and become a great keeper for some club ?

Wenger is a massive part of the reason that Szcesney has turned into an idiot who is not accountable for his actions, but Szcesney should be growing up even slightly by now, but still hasn't, and when you throw his dad into the mix with his idiotic comments, then the incentive to change isn't there. When you mention another manager dealing with Szcesney, you forget that if he does leave Arsenal, he will probably go to an inferior team, and wont last long when he is dealing with someone like Fat sam, or Pardew.

[OneBardGooner]

This is going to be a difficult game as boro are unbeaten for some time and top of the championship but we should have the quality and the home support to help us progress.

It all depends on whether we turn up as a team - something we did not do against the filth - who outfought us in every department. Of course that will also depend on our useless inglorious leader and his pre-game talk....I would say tactics but as we all know - well anyone with a grasp on football knowledge - He doesn't "Do Tactics".

[clockender1]

[Wenger is a massive part of the reason that Szcesney has turned into an idiot who is not accountable for his actions, but Szcesney should be growing up even slightly by now, but still hasn't,.

same same for Jack and pingpong.

wonga just lets the young players do what they want - there's no 'boot room' ethos at The Arsenal any more.

[officepest]

Hitler’s sheer contempt for his soldier’s lives was a disgrace

Not as much as Stalins though! Anyone taking one step back in battle was shot as a deserter and if they fucked up in battle, Stalin would line up all the officers at the command post and go along and shoot every other one of them to show defeat was not acceptable! Read 'Stalingrad' by Anthony Beevor, excellent book!

Cheers TC, will do.

Another part that interests me is Germany's advance leading up to the battle of Moscow was a near total disaster for Russia. Stalin basically holed himself up and spoke to nobody for a week, thinking that at any point he would be arrested and shot - he pretty much cracked up.

When they did come for him it was to beg him for leadership, at which point he changed his mind and decided to defend (instead of raze) Moscow. I don't think they lost a major engagement after that.

Anyway; I think we'll do Boro 2-0

[olgitgooner]

I think winning this game will be a lot easier than winning World War Two.

There are some obvious differences between the two conflicts.

Our American ally (Uncle Stan) is not really in the fight. He wants to stay out of our war. And spend his money at home in the old US of A.

Also, we will be relying on a big fucking German defending a Pole. That's a fucking turnaround.

Then we have our Commander in Chief. Unlike General Eisenhower, our C-I-C is a French cheese eating surrender monkey.

He still hasn't worked out war strategy. Refuses to raid the War Chest for vital reinforcements. And leaves us liable to be blown out of the water by a few cheap subs.

[officepest]

I think winning this game will be a lot easier than winning World War Two.

There are some obvious differences between the two conflicts.

Our American ally (Uncle Stan) is not really in the fight. He wants to stay out of our war. And spend his money at home in the old US of A.

Also, we will be relying on a big fucking German defending a Pole. That's a fucking turnaround.

Then we have our Commander in Chief. Unlike General Eisenhower, our C-I-C is a French cheese eating surrender monkey.

He still hasn't worked out war strategy. Refuses to raid the War Chest for vital reinforcements. And leaves us liable to be blown out of the water by a few cheap subs.

Very, very good.

[SteveO 35]

[arseofacrow]

I think winning this game will be a lot easier than winning World War Two.

There are some obvious differences between the two conflicts.

Our American ally (Uncle Stan) is not really in the fight. He wants to stay out of our war. And spend his money at home in the old US of A.

Also, we will be relying on a big fucking German defending a Pole. That's a fucking turnaround.

Then we have our Commander in Chief. Unlike General Eisenhower, our C-I-C is a French cheese eating surrender monkey.

He still hasn't worked out war strategy. Refuses to raid the War Chest for vital reinforcements. And leaves us liable to be blown out of the water by a few cheap subs.

[manorhouse]

Hitler’s sheer contempt for his soldier’s lives was a disgrace

Not as much as Stalins though! Anyone taking one step back in battle was shot as a deserter and if they fucked up in battle, Stalin would line up all the officers at the command post and go along and shoot every other one of them to show defeat was not acceptable! Read 'Stalingrad' by Anthony Beevor, excellent book!

Cheers TC, will do.

Another part that interests me is Germany's advance leading up to the battle of Moscow was a near total disaster for Russia. Stalin basically holed himself up and spoke to nobody for a week, thinking that at any point he would be arrested and shot - he pretty much cracked up.

When they did come for him it was to beg him for leadership, at which point he changed his mind and decided to defend (instead of raze) Moscow. I don't think they lost a major engagement after that.

Anyway; I think we'll do Boro 2-0

Before you get too carried away with a Book (have read it by the way) personal elements as above can be interpreted different ways, remember the Victor always writes history, and has been ever since the Romans started documenting there battles.
This battle was a turning point in the second world war, estimated over 1.5 million died at Stalingrad alone adding up to some 26 million Russian dead, the first defeat inflicted on an otherwise unbeatable Wehrmacht.

[LizLeGooner]

Szczesny is still a better keeper than Ospina. He just also happens to be an overconfident asshole.

[mcdowell42]

In today's daily mirror wenger has said we have suffered in Europe because he has always fielded strong sides in the Fa Cup.Did he not leave arshavin on the bench in an fa cup game against Chelsea cos he wanted to see how the team could win without him ,we lost, then went out of CL a competition arshavi n was cup tied in.

[olgitgooner]

How very dare you besmirch our glorious leader

[augie]

Hitler’s sheer contempt for his soldier’s lives was a disgrace

Not as much as Stalins though! Anyone taking one step back in battle was shot as a deserter and if they fucked up in battle, Stalin would line up all the officers at the command post and go along and shoot every other one of them to show defeat was not acceptable! Read 'Stalingrad' by Anthony Beevor, excellent book!

Cheers TC, will do.

Another part that interests me is Germany's advance leading up to the battle of Moscow was a near total disaster for Russia. Stalin basically holed himself up and spoke to nobody for a week, thinking that at any point he would be arrested and shot - he pretty much cracked up.

When they did come for him it was to beg him for leadership, at which point he changed his mind and decided to defend (instead of raze) Moscow. I don't think they lost a major engagement after that.

Anyway; I think we'll do Boro 2-0

Before you get too carried away with a Book (have read it by the way) personal elements as above can be interpreted different ways, remember the Victor always writes history, and has been ever since the Romans started documenting there battles.
This battle was a turning point in the second world war, estimated over 1.5 million died at Stalingrad alone adding up to some 26 million Russian dead, the first defeat inflicted on an otherwise unbeatable Wehrmacht.

Be interesting to see who writes the history of Arsenal's last decade - if the akb get their way there will be no record kept of it and it will be like it never existed

[Bradywasking]

Never bet against Arsenal but 'Boro at 6/1 is good value..still going for the draw with us to win the replay.

[clockender1]

wenger says Paulistas English is very bad and a problem, but he's going to pick him anyway