Secondedaugie wrote:Top Londoner wrote:Swifty wrote:Congratulations Arsene[/quote
Yep, now fuck off Arsene
WENGER OUT
Thank god not everybody is flip flopping today
Who is that lethal finisher, podolski by any chance?? My belly is aching, he was one of our worst players yesterday.clockender1 wrote:Yes, but why don't we play it all the time - and why switch out a lethal finisher for the out of his depth sanogo to do it ?LDB wrote:Are we allowed to give Wenger any credit for the switch to 4-4-2 which arguably won us the final?
Plus yet again we got done in the first 20 by zonal marking - as Warren Barton said, a player standing still is never ever going to out jump a player with a four yard run up.
I will be fair though - holding back 2 subs until 105 mins when hull were already spent was a very smart psychological move, but again had Alex Bruce stayed on maybe we'd never have got to extra time.
Yesterday was a great day but Wenger n the board have to recognise it just papers over the cracks - had that been any of the top 5 they would have been 3 or 4 up and we would of had no way back.
Penalties aside, we got lucky.
nut - caz was playing where Ozil should of been, and Ozil was pushed (crowded out) wide, Pod was playing out wide the other side - neither is their strong points - Pod's strength is charging the box and finishing off a quick move, oz's strength is the same as Caz's - moving quickly through the middle.nut flush gooner wrote:Who is that lethal finisher, podolski by any chance?? My belly is aching, he was one of our worst players yesterday.clockender1 wrote:Yes, but why don't we play it all the time - and why switch out a lethal finisher for the out of his depth sanogo to do it ?LDB wrote:Are we allowed to give Wenger any credit for the switch to 4-4-2 which arguably won us the final?
Plus yet again we got done in the first 20 by zonal marking - as Warren Barton said, a player standing still is never ever going to out jump a player with a four yard run up.
I will be fair though - holding back 2 subs until 105 mins when hull were already spent was a very smart psychological move, but again had Alex Bruce stayed on maybe we'd never have got to extra time.
Yesterday was a great day but Wenger n the board have to recognise it just papers over the cracks - had that been any of the top 5 they would have been 3 or 4 up and we would of had no way back.
Penalties aside, we got lucky.
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He gives each player a four-page manifesto that outlines his strict rules. It states exactly what the player can and cannot do, with strict instructions about behaviour and discipline, limits on media and promotional work, and lunch and dinner rules in hotels and at training camps.
Van Gaal has also taken to banning players from wearing headphones when they travel on the team bus to matches.
Ajax’s international defender Joel Veltman said: “Van Gaal is always talking and communicating with the players. After a meal, he will always have a talk or a chat.
“I now have a totally different opinion of him. He was portrayed to me as a right bully and that he sees himself as being above the squad.
“But, once I was training and playing under him, I found he was a brilliant guy to talk to. He makes jokes and respects every player. He has a good sense of humour – a bit sarcastic – but footballers like that.”
Ryan Giggs will play a pivotal role in Van Gaal’s regime. As the Dutchman’s No.2, Giggs will be responsible for delivering all post-match team-talks, using dvd footage to illustrate his message.
Van Gaal limits his input to the days leading up to games and is the sole voice to be heard in the dressing room in the minutes before kick-off. He also embraces the same old-school philosophy that was pivotal in making Sir Alex Ferguson United’s most successful manager.
Van Gaal stresses what goes on inside the sanctity of the dressing room must always remain private.
But he also buys into new managerial techniques and technology to make him a better coach.
Van Gaal uses Google Glass and Oculus Rift digital glasses to put players in a virtual world where they are confronted with their own actions from games they have played.
He has also adopted the computer programme ‘Team Performance’, encouraging players to log on to laptops when they are at home to access DVD material from previous games, which highlights any technical and tactical mistakes they have made.
only 3 years younger than wenger but a generation ahead in terms of technology.
we were at full strength yesterday with the exception of Walcott, and yet we still went 2-0 in eight minutes and couldn't defend set pieces in the air the whole game against Hull. Hull FFS....afcforever wrote: if we hadn't had so many injuries, who knows we might of been celebrating the double.
Citeh lost to Wigan last year.clockender1 wrote:we were at full strength yesterday with the exception of Walcott, and yet we still went 2-0 in eight minutes and couldn't defend set pieces in the air the whole game against Hull. Hull FFS....afcforever wrote: if we hadn't had so many injuries, who knows we might of been celebrating the double.
without major tactical changes we will finish 5th next season - don't forget that we only got through the first three rounds because wenger thought he was fielding his 'weaker' team.
I'm very happy we won, but to consider it any more than a happy accident is deluding yourself mate, sorry n that...
Exactly. Proving that with luck even dross can win the cup. Same dross also went 1-0 on us and we couldn't beat over 120 minutes...afcforever wrote:Citeh lost to Wigan last year.clockender1 wrote:we were at full strength yesterday with the exception of Walcott, and yet we still went 2-0 in eight minutes and couldn't defend set pieces in the air the whole game against Hull. Hull FFS....afcforever wrote: if we hadn't had so many injuries, who knows we might of been celebrating the double.
without major tactical changes we will finish 5th next season - don't forget that we only got through the first three rounds because wenger thought he was fielding his 'weaker' team.
I'm very happy we won, but to consider it any more than a happy accident is deluding yourself mate, sorry n that...
clockender1 wrote:Exactly. Proving that with luck even dross can win the cup. Same dross also went 1-0 on us and we couldn't beat over 120 minutes...afcforever wrote:Citeh lost to Wigan last year.clockender1 wrote:we were at full strength yesterday with the exception of Walcott, and yet we still went 2-0 in eight minutes and couldn't defend set pieces in the air the whole game against Hull. Hull FFS....afcforever wrote: if we hadn't had so many injuries, who knows we might of been celebrating the double.
without major tactical changes we will finish 5th next season - don't forget that we only got through the first three rounds because wenger thought he was fielding his 'weaker' team.
I'm very happy we won, but to consider it any more than a happy accident is deluding yourself mate, sorry n that...
Yup, Liverpool, Everton and Athletico Madrid must be shaking in their boots after yesterday's performance...
You must be taking the piss.spendsum4uckingmoney wrote:
Give him a rolling 1 year deal until Mourinho gets sacked and give him the job.
afcforever wrote:
Liverpool and Everton the teams we beat twice this year, they probably will be
We drew at home and lost away to The Toffees this season, 
We also knocked both of them out of the FA Cup en route to our trophy; conversely, they won fuck all.Theoperator wrote:afcforever wrote:
Liverpool and Everton the teams we beat twice this year, they probably will be
Really don't understand this mentality.clockender1 wrote:
Yup, Liverpool, Everton and Athletico Madrid must be shaking in their boots after yesterday's performance...
