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I don't think Wenger is leaving for the next two years, he never skips out on a contract so wouldn't that be a bit too soon for that thread?

MJ wrote:I don't think Wenger is leaving for the next two years, he never skips out on a contract so wouldn't that be a bit too soon for that thread?

That is exactly why it would make sense - keep an eye for the future. If everything were set in stone, there is no scope for out of box ideas Although I know what you mean.. It can easily be morphed into a Wenger-sucks and I-want-the-Next-Jesus-Christ thread..

“I’m very happy with the business we did,” Wenger said of his January transfer action. “We met our targets and extended Akpom and Coquelin’s contracts.”

srigooner wrote:

MJ wrote:I don't think Wenger is leaving for the next two years, he never skips out on a contract so wouldn't that be a bit too soon for that thread?

That is exactly why it would make sense - keep an eye for the future. If everything were set in stone, there is no scope for out of box ideas Although I know what you mean.. It can easily be morphed into a Wenger-sucks and I-want-the-Next-Jesus-Christ thread..

And it could just go the other way when we're in good form.

srigooner wrote:“I’m very happy with the business we did,” Wenger said of his January transfer action. “We met our targets and extended Akpom and Coquelin’s contracts.”

Brilliant news. Theo next pls.

Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 5m 5 minutes ago
Wenger on Kane: "It's impressive the way he's made his way through. He's one of the players who has made an impact throughout the season"

Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 6m 6 minutes ago
Boss on @MesutOzil1088: "He worked extremely hard physically to be fit and he's benefitting from it now" #THFCvAFC


Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 10m 10 minutes ago
Wenger on @Alexis_Sanchez: "It's not easy to tell him he's not playing. He wants to play - he's so keen" #THFCvAFC


Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 11m 11 minutes ago
Boss: "We have enough offensive power. We don't need to worry about being short on that front" #THFCvAFC


Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 13m 13 minutes ago
Wenger: "I'm very happy with the business we did. We met our targets and extended @cakpom and Coquelin's contracts"


Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 16m 16 minutes ago
Boss: "Gabriel is physically ready to play but is not used to our back four and hasn't mastered the language yet"


Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 17m 17 minutes ago
TEAM NEWS: Welbeck back, @JackWilshere back next week, @Alexis_Sanchez is "short" #THFCvAFC


Arsenal FC @Arsenal · 18m 18 minutes ago
Wenger: "In the derbies the home ground is not too significant. We just focus on the quality of our game and performance" #THFCvAFC

Gabriel Debut vs Leicester maybe

Chubz is Dat Guy

AW: "I believe you have to take that with a distance as well. I remember when I was in Brazil, I have been seen with some photos by people I didn’t even know were around me so you have to be very careful about that."

What are the chances he's referring to this:

^^was he referring to shisha-gate?

Yeah of course

Apparently Leicester City have not sacked Pearson just yet so they won't be manager-less on Tuesday.

VAGI

Arsenal v Leicester preview will be online tonight.

Dis gonna be one tight season fo sho

The simplest observation over this season has been how pathetic we play when the opponent presses well. We have no answer to that. It's as simple as that to make us drop points.

srigooner wrote:The simplest observation over this season has been how pathetic we play when the opponent presses well. We have no answer to that. It's as simple as that to make us drop points.

So why do you think that is.
Poor tactics.
Average players
?

Well could be any number of reasons tbf

More than that, it is the fact that we've done squat about it

You remember how we used to get mauled playing against bigger physical teams who put in a lot of long balls and crosses? We have a new Achilles now.

Countering a high press needs players to be composed so that they can make the right passes and the right decisions. Midfielders also need to be brave with their movement so that they're not only offering an out for the defenders but also moving into space so they can start attacks.

Against Spurs, we didn't have the composure needed and were too keen to clear our lines, probably because when we did try to pass it out our passing wasn't good enough. There'll be games like that where the other team is just physically and mentally sharper and there's not a lot you can do about it.

Not knowing what goes on in training, I obviously can't say this for certain, but it doesn't appear to me that we prepare for teams who press high. We're a side very much used to being allowed to play out from the back and in some ways that masks the fact that we're not at all comfortable when we don't have that time.

There is two ways to do it

1. Playing with cool head, sit back and soak up pressure. This obviously requires everyone does everything right like Jay said, the Mou-Inter way and not in million years we could play like that. City game was great, Spurs was shit so we don't have discipline, mentality, blueprint or whatever for it

2. Being lucky and have godly freaking trident on top like MNS who damn destroyed everything. I watched Barca a lots recently and they got pressed like no other team but good lord, just the balls fell on one of those three you know the other teams shat their pants.

Which basically means that for the next few years, we will continue to be frustrated by any half decent team which knows how to press. By the time we figure out how to deal with that, we will probably go back to being unable to deal with set pieces and long balls, or something else will come up.

The more time passes, the more the invincibles seem like a blip in normal service.

Wojciech Szczesny struggling to get into the Arsenal side but Polish keeper is voted Brentford's best keeper of the past decade!

The Pole spent the 2009-10 season on loan at Brentford playing 28 times
The Championship side held a Twitter poll to vote for their best keeper
Part of accolades to mark 10 years of the Football League Awards


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2951582/Arsenal-s-Wojciech-Szczesny-voted-Brentford-s-best-keeper-past-decade-just-28-games-Bees.html#ixzz3RbY4qSyw

Thierry Henry offered chance to begin coaching career at Arsenal's academy

srigooner wrote:Wojciech Szczesny struggling to get into the Arsenal side but Polish keeper is voted Brentford's best keeper of the past decade!

The Pole spent the 2009-10 season on loan at Brentford playing 28 times
The Championship side held a Twitter poll to vote for their best keeper
Part of accolades to mark 10 years of the Football League Awards


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2951582/Arsenal-s-Wojciech-Szczesny-voted-Brentford-s-best-keeper-past-decade-just-28-games-Bees.html#ixzz3RbY4qSyw

Woj voted onto an all-time decade side

The process of him eventually becoming our manager has begun

I approve.

Feo Walcott leaves Nike for Adidas. Set to start wearing f50s tomorrow.

Don't care what he wears as long as he signs dat ding and bangs em in tbh