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- Andrey Arshavin 2014:
Good old Arsha
actually those cool Q&A sessions on his website was being reviewed on my mind during watching this
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The player Terry dreams he was
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cant wait for Wednesday
lets come back with strong response https://2img.net/u/3313/22/97/24/smiles/2997653223.gif
Wounded but Not Dead!
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lets come back with strong response https://2img.net/u/3313/22/97/24/smiles/2997653223.gif
Wounded but Not Dead!
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Per Mertesacker involved in bust-up with Arsenal team-mate Yaya Sanogo.
Mert must have taken a good beating Sanogo is a fighter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10626561/Per-Mertesacker-involved-in-bust-up-with-Arsenal-team-mate-Yaya-Sanogo.html
Mert must have taken a good beating Sanogo is a fighter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10626561/Per-Mertesacker-involved-in-bust-up-with-Arsenal-team-mate-Yaya-Sanogo.html
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So its "Giroud has extra marital affair" and now "Mertesacker has fight with team-mate"
Tomorrow, it'll be "Wenger involved in cocaine smuggling" and "Walcott illegally downloads copy of Frozen"
Tomorrow, it'll be "Wenger involved in cocaine smuggling" and "Walcott illegally downloads copy of Frozen"
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An Open Letter to the BBC
Match of the Day is a football highlights show. Infact, it's the most popular football highlights show in the United Kingdom. However, last night's show was particularly crass and tasteless.
I am an Arsenal fan. We were rightly beaten against Liverpool and deserved all the criticisms directed at us from the commentator and the pundits on the show. That, I have absolutely no problem with and enjoy the analytical side of the show.
However, what I do have an issue with, was the particular insensitive and disrespectful joke made at Arsene Wenger's expense, by showing the photo of him lying on the floor at Liverpool Lime Street station, whilst Gary Lineker quipped, "how the mighty have fallen." Ha!
Forgive me if I have misunderstood the nature of the show but since when was a photo of a 64 year old man lying on the floor within the realms of footballing punditry? Since when was it acceptable to mock someone who is a father, grandfather, for the sake of a cheap joke about a team's performance?
By all means, joke about Arsenal's performance on the pitch, I can see how it would warrant many laughs but to joke about a man lying prone on the floor is unacceptable. I wonder if Sir Alex would have been treated with the same level of disrespect that Arsene Wenger has often had to endure? A notable mention should also go to Gary Lineker's past mockery of Wenger by putting on a ridiculous faux-French accent and joking at his expense. The clip (from 29 April 2012) can be found online.
I've watched the show since I was a child, the theme tune was often hummed in the playground at school, but as an adult, I can't condone the childish mockery of a 64 year old man and the questionable example it sets for young viewers about how this quip is deemed as "funny".
If I was Arsenal Football Club, I would demand an apology or have players refuse to be interviewed on the show. If I was a fellow Arsenal fan, I would also write to the BBC and complain and finally, if I was the BBC, I would take a look at my own levels of what is acceptable of a football highlights show and what is quite frankly beyond crass.
An Open Letter to the BBC
Match of the Day is a football highlights show. Infact, it's the most popular football highlights show in the United Kingdom. However, last night's show was particularly crass and tasteless.
I am an Arsenal fan. We were rightly beaten against Liverpool and deserved all the criticisms directed at us from the commentator and the pundits on the show. That, I have absolutely no problem with and enjoy the analytical side of the show.
However, what I do have an issue with, was the particular insensitive and disrespectful joke made at Arsene Wenger's expense, by showing the photo of him lying on the floor at Liverpool Lime Street station, whilst Gary Lineker quipped, "how the mighty have fallen." Ha!
Forgive me if I have misunderstood the nature of the show but since when was a photo of a 64 year old man lying on the floor within the realms of footballing punditry? Since when was it acceptable to mock someone who is a father, grandfather, for the sake of a cheap joke about a team's performance?
By all means, joke about Arsenal's performance on the pitch, I can see how it would warrant many laughs but to joke about a man lying prone on the floor is unacceptable. I wonder if Sir Alex would have been treated with the same level of disrespect that Arsene Wenger has often had to endure? A notable mention should also go to Gary Lineker's past mockery of Wenger by putting on a ridiculous faux-French accent and joking at his expense. The clip (from 29 April 2012) can be found online.
I've watched the show since I was a child, the theme tune was often hummed in the playground at school, but as an adult, I can't condone the childish mockery of a 64 year old man and the questionable example it sets for young viewers about how this quip is deemed as "funny".
If I was Arsenal Football Club, I would demand an apology or have players refuse to be interviewed on the show. If I was a fellow Arsenal fan, I would also write to the BBC and complain and finally, if I was the BBC, I would take a look at my own levels of what is acceptable of a football highlights show and what is quite frankly beyond crass.
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Brilliant and right.
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Oh dear. Blick says Johan Djourou's defending was so bad v Hertha his team-mate Jacques Zoua broke down in tears http://bit.ly/1bE6DLW
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you know he is the Same C*** who thought he was funny calling this celebration Grass-eating and insulting all Muslims[was forced to apologize obv]
what else can you expect
what else can you expect
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@bbcsport_david: Arsenal plan to redevelop current training ground - board of directors visiting London Colney today to assess options
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Good read on Ozil from Amy Lawrence of the Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/11/arsene-wenger-mesut-ozil-arsenal-goals
The message from Arsène Wenger on the delicate subject of his elusive playmaker, Mesut Özil, was intriguing: Don't read this particular book by its cover. Don't believe the impression that this languid, sometimes low-key, style reflects the man. Body language, according to the Arsenal manager, is highly deceptive in this case. "In fact," explains Wenger, his voice sharpening as if he felt a sudden urgency to enlighten everybody, "that is the contradiction in him. He's not a guy who doesn't care. His style can sometimes look like that but he's really the opposite character."
Such is Wenger's obvious sense of fascination about how Özil's subtle mechanism ticks, one thing one can count on is that the Arsenal manager is driven, almost like a mad scientist, to figure out the solution to make it run beautifully.
Özil's recent performances, which have a post-honeymoon lull about them, have intensified the microscope on a player who was not long ago credited by just about all his team-mates for lifting Arsenal spirits. His arrival inspired an upsurge that made them Premier League pace-setters. It almost had its own snappy label: The Özil effect.
A painful performance in that 5-1 mauling at Anfield on Saturday invited critics to dissect the more complicated elements in his game which rose to the surface on a particularly bad day. It represented, in some way, the inverse Özil effect. Arsenal's pivotal player was lacklustre, error-prone, generally down in the dumps and seemed to distil all the negatives that afflicted his team as they stumbled inside a red tornado as if in the midst of a terrifying dream.
A broad selection of Özil related questions have become the topics for debate before a critically important week of home fixtures for Arsenal: Is he lazy? Is it a physical weakness to deal with the intensity of the Premier League? Is it par for the course with a player adapting to a new environment? Does he lack the personality to impose himself on the toughest assignments? Is he not so effective when Arsenal are missing pacy runners to seek out with his precision passing?
Wenger knows there are some glitches at the moment but betrays no sign of serious concern. While there are rumblings externally about whether Arsenal's record signing should be dropped, the manager shows no sign of losing faith. Wenger sees a talent that needs to be handled with care, musing: "He needs understanding. Because he always wants to do well. He cares. He cares about the game, he needs more support.
"He feels the pressure of course. Because he knows a lot is expected when you are a big transfer like that. There is a big expectation level but he should not worry about that, just play in the team and enjoy it, give his best. That's the best way to deal with it."
There are certain reasons why Özil's effectiveness has tailed off. Strategically the injuries to Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott have rendered him less effective as there are fewer runs to pick out. Physically, fatigue seems to have set in. Not only is the German not used to the intensity of the regular Premier League slog, he is also adapting to playing a full 90 minutes far more often. At Real Madrid he generally finished less than half the games he started. At Arsenal that statistic has swung and he is used for the duration more frequently, averaging 86 minutes per game compared with the 63.3 minutes in La Liga last term. "He thinks it's more physical here for sure and he works on his body strength in the gym to deal with it," says Wenger.
This particular adaptation, to take a skilful luxury player and make him more competitive, is reminiscent of what Wenger did with Robert Pires. Here was another technical attacker with a reputation for shying away from combat. He needed several months to come to terms with a more robust footballing environment and learn how to use his qualities to maximum effect. But there is a big difference. Pires came into a team full of powerful team-mates who had the experience of winning titles. He had Patrick Vieira next to him, Dennis Bergkamp in front of him, Ashley Cole covering behind him. He also was not expected to be the main man. It was easier for Pires to evolve at his own pace, without the shuddering pressure that bears down on Özil.
His stature as a player who was bought to hold the keys to the team, with a price tag that guarantees attention, brings a larger load on to his shoulders.
When it comes to Özil, Wenger remains positive and patient. Whether this is the right time to be carefully indulging a perhaps misunderstood, elegant orchestrator whose light is currently off beam remains to be seen. A series of critical matches, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Bayern Munich on the horizon, demands the highest standards.
Wenger is determined to coax more out of Özil. His statistics are reasonable – five goals and eight assists this season – but Wenger wants him to be more assertive and intends to turn him into a hungrier goalscorer. "You want the guy who plays behind the striker to score some goals and sometimes he is too obsessed with making the perfect pass when he could take a shot at goal," he observes.
Özil has struggled to repeat the kind of conviction he displayed in a masterful performance against Napoli in the Champions League – both his goal and his assist were delivered with total confidence. Wenger has tweaked some high-profile forward players in the past to add a more clinical edge to their game, with both Thierry Henry's transformation from a winger and Robin van Persie's from a No10 remarkable examples.
So how does one turn someone comfortable supplying into someone who can switch his attention to finishing? "By practising on it and convincing him by showing him situations where he can shoot more," says Wenger. "He will do that. The problem at the moment is that we are not practising much at the moment because we are playing every three days. Once we used to be able to prepare with everybody together but the problem today is that you cannot practise any more."
Time is certainly pressed right now. Özil needs to deliver. But it is pertinent that his team-mates project the feeling that it is the whole team, not just their £42m extravagance, who needs to rev up. "Everyone saw him as the Messiah," says Olivier Giroud, "but he would not change the team all by himself. He is important for the team. He carries his load. But at Arsenal a lot of players can make the difference."
Like it or not, though, some players are expected to make more of a difference. Tony Adams remembers getting hold of Bergkamp in 1998 and giving him the kind of gee up he felt was needed to inflict the full force of his ability on English football: "I felt at one point he was on cruise control, just going a little bit through the motions. Super, super player. But come on Dennis, it's about time you won the league, player of the year … How much do you want it?" Soon afterwards Bergkamp was player of the year and Arsenal won the double.
Perhaps it is the moment for a similar question to be put to Özil.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/11/arsene-wenger-mesut-ozil-arsenal-goals
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Michael Cox, too, with an excellent piece on Ozil:
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/2617?cc=5739
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/2617?cc=5739
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Wenger- Ozil can become a regular scorer
“You want the guy who plays behind the striker to score some goals and sometimes he is too obsessed with making the perfect pass when he could take a shot at goal,” the manager said.
“[That will improve] by practising on it and convincing him by showing him situations where he can shoot more. He will do that.
“The problem is that we are not practising much at the moment because we are playing every three days. We used to be able to prepare with everybody together but the problem today is that you cannot practice any more.
“During the season, we play every three days. After that they go to the World Cup. When they come back they have just one week before they are playing again. You can never improve on the training pitch.”
While Wenger admits that much is expected of Ozil, he says the Club’s record signing can take it in his stride.
“He feels the pressure of course because he knows a lot is expected when you are a big transfer like that,” he said. “There is a big expectation level but he shouldn’t worry about that, just play in the team, enjoy it and give his best. That’s the best way to deal with it.
“But you must say he doesn’t come from a small club. He comes from Real Madrid where the pressure is always huge as well - so he’s used to it.
“He needs understanding. He’s not a guy who doesn’t care. His style can sometimes look like that but he’s really the opposite character. He cares about the game, he wants to do well and he needs more support.”
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Excellent read all round.
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Brilliant how Adams gave Bergkamp that inspiration, hope someone (looking at you, Per) can do the same for Özil. We are good enough to win the league and he is good enough to be the man.
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http://news.arseblog.com/2014/02/sagna-exit-likely-as-contract-talks-break-down/
good stuff
now we have to pay 10-15M[or more] to get someone not even as good
good stuff
now we have to pay 10-15M[or more] to get someone not even as good
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*bleep* sake!
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Oh man. Any team will be lucky as F that gets him.
I don't blame him though. For anything.
I don't blame him though. For anything.
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Bac will be like
"TAX HAVEN"
"TAX HAVEN"
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my team to play Liverpool
-Deep Defence
-Full backs Not advancing
-Flamini screening back 4
-Arteta as timid distributor from flank to flank
-AOC&Serge stretching play and play disciplined roles
-Poldi free role to get involved in midfield ,storm in to the box,drift in to the flanks,collect knock downs etc
-Mick Bendtner as an ultimate Target man
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Sina wrote:http://news.arseblog.com/2014/02/sagna-exit-likely-as-contract-talks-break-down/
good stuff
now we have to pay 10-15M[or more] to get someone not even as good
This position will become a problem position for us just like left back. Jenkinson will need at least two season untill he matures. We will probably end up with another Monreal, Good but not good enough.
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WHy would you have arteta in, he got eaten alive at Anfield. ARse should play TV thereSina wrote:
my team to play Liverpool
-Deep Defence
-Full backs Not advancing
-Flamini screening back 4
-Arteta as timid distributor from flank to flank
-AOC&Serge stretching play and play disciplined roles
-Poldi free role to get involved in midfield ,storm in to the box,drift in to the flanks,collect knock downs etc
-Mick Bendtner as an ultimate Target man
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i meant we play reactive and Cautious with strategy first not to concede,so dont need to go gung ho
otherwise it could be disaster all over again
otherwise it could be disaster all over again
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Me and Sam have swapped the Preview duties so I will be making the Liverpool one and him the Bayern one.
Should be up tomorrow night
Should be up tomorrow night
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Report: Vermaelen to leave this summer
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Thomas Vermaelen has informed Arsene Wenger of his desire to leave Arsenal this summer, according to a report in Belgian publication La Dernière Heure.
Claiming to have spoken to the Belgian international’s representatives, Sports Entertainment Group, the newspaper says that Manchester United made a tentative approach for the centre-back in January but that the player’s current injury problems and a lack of cover at the Emirates scuppered any possibility of a move.
As has been well-documented Vermaelen has cut a frustrated figure this season spending most of the last twelve months on the bench as back up to Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny.
The 28-year-old has previously been linked to Napoli and Zenit St Petersburg and will likely have a number of suitors come the summer especially if he gets minutes in the World Cup.
Given Bacary Sagna, Wenger’s de facto fourth choice centre-back, is stalling on a new deal it looks as though defensive reinforcements will be top of the list this summer for the Gunners.
should Force Napoli to overpay for him
Posted by: Arseblog News
Thomas Vermaelen has informed Arsene Wenger of his desire to leave Arsenal this summer, according to a report in Belgian publication La Dernière Heure.
Claiming to have spoken to the Belgian international’s representatives, Sports Entertainment Group, the newspaper says that Manchester United made a tentative approach for the centre-back in January but that the player’s current injury problems and a lack of cover at the Emirates scuppered any possibility of a move.
As has been well-documented Vermaelen has cut a frustrated figure this season spending most of the last twelve months on the bench as back up to Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny.
The 28-year-old has previously been linked to Napoli and Zenit St Petersburg and will likely have a number of suitors come the summer especially if he gets minutes in the World Cup.
Given Bacary Sagna, Wenger’s de facto fourth choice centre-back, is stalling on a new deal it looks as though defensive reinforcements will be top of the list this summer for the Gunners.
should Force Napoli to overpay for him
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