Re: Hangzhou Greentown v Arsenal

by beatrixasdfghjk. Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:53 am

RealGunner wrote:woke up early

watched arsenal

got frustrated eventhough it was a friendly

now im in a bad mood

1000th post (:

Have a Pascall Swirl.

by A Gunner Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:53 am

Missed it .... ah well looks like i was in for some disappointment :S

by Sri Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:54 am

RealGunner wrote:woke up early

watched arsenal

got frustrated eventhough it was a friendly

now im in a bad mood

Really man.. I took two hours away from my books to watch the game.. I promised myself I'll make up for it after the game.. And now I'm just too pissed to get back to my books..

by Eman Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:00 am

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:
beatrixasdfghjk. wrote:Yes, but the way our season goes is:

Aww, it's only the pre-season.
Aww, it's only a crap team.
Aww, it's only the start of the season.
Aww, it's only the League Cup final =='

usually are pre seasons are very promising lol

This. Remember Chelsea had an atrocious preseason last year and then were unstoppable for the first few months of the season. This result wasn't great, but really this game was a warmup. Besides, every single year we have a crappy preseason game at some point, now we've gotten it out of the way Wink

I honestly felt the attitude wasn't that bad today - people were attempting to tackle and get the ball back, except we couldn't find any openings in the defence and our shooting was woeful. Guys like Song and Wilshere were visibly frustrated by all the calls going against them, and in a few weeks nobody will be missing those chances. We'll be fiiiiiine.

by Sri Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:03 am

Eman wrote:Besides, every single year we have a crappy preseason game at some point, now we've gotten it out of the way

My man, I really hope you got this right.. I am going to the Cologne game next weekend and it better be worth it! I can't afford spending a day in Cologne in the middle of my exams for a crappy match..

by Eman Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:10 am

srigooner wrote:
Eman wrote:Besides, every single year we have a crappy preseason game at some point, now we've gotten it out of the way

My man, I really hope you got this right.. I am going to the Cologne game next weekend and it better be worth it! I can't afford spending a day in Cologne in the middle of my exams for a crappy match..

Have fun man, I'm sure we'll win. Just don't blame me for false hope if we mess it up Laughing

On another note, Liverpool struggled with Malaysia today. 6-3 at full-time, but it was tough for them. Cheer anyone up? Or should we already expect to do better than Liverpool lol?

by djoe26 Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:20 am

It looks like we are back to where we left last season. We dominated but the finishing was missing. Wenger really needs to do something about that. And Manone can forget about playing for arsenal he is too good for arsenal like squillaci.

by Eman Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:28 am

djoe26 wrote:It looks like we are back to where we left last season. We dominated but the finishing was missing. Wenger really needs to do something about that. And Manone can forget about playing for arsenal he is too good for arsenal like squillaci.

by Jay29 Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:29 am

Squillaci was awful out there. Coulnd't tackle and couldn't clear the ball properly and this was against, with all due respect, a Chinese side.

The whole defence was pretty crap in the first half. High line being caught out time after time, poor clearances and too many gaps.

I have no idea what Mannone was doing with that free-kick. How did he not catch it? Marking wasn't great but Mannone should have caught it or at least palmed it away from the goal.

The defence was much better in the second half with Szczesny, Koscielny and Vermaelen. Add Sagna and Gibbs and I think we have our back five for next season.

At the very least, we were much better as an offensive force in the second half. The introducition of Wilshere really helped us with our build-up. Just a shame our finishing was lacking.

All in all we shouldn't be worried too much. After all, the players are still lacking fitness and match practice. The team will improve as pre-season goes on.

by djoe26 Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:43 am

btw did guys notice that ryo played well again.. i think wenger should really ask for his work permit. he can add something to arsenal coz he can play RW and LW.

by Ali Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:59 am

I like Traore more then Gibbs...

by Sri Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:38 pm

ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...

Join the club mate.. Unfortunately, neither is a out and out LB.. They are more like wingers in a defensive role.. LMW or something, between a LW and a LWB.. Razz

by Ali Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:57 pm

srigooner wrote:
ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...

Join the club mate.. Unfortunately, neither is a out and out LB.. They are more like wingers in a defensive role.. LMW or something, between a LW and a LWB..

funny thing is I'v prefered him over Gibbs since like 2 seasons ago haha

by Sri Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:09 pm

ali8775 wrote:
srigooner wrote:
ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...

Join the club mate.. Unfortunately, neither is a out and out LB.. They are more like wingers in a defensive role.. LMW or something, between a LW and a LWB..

funny thing is I'v prefered him over Gibbs since like 2 seasons ago haha

Hadn't seen much of them that time.. Back then, didn't think of a day when Clichy wouldn't be playing!

Even now, my opinion is largely based on what I have seen of them over the last 180 minutes.. And the fact that Gibbs is injury prone, though vastly gifted technically..

by Amar Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:21 pm

Everytime I hear Traore's name, I think of that time when Drogba threw him around like a rag doll at the Emirates.

by Raptorgunner Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:23 pm

whats the final score guys.

by Sri Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:32 pm

Raptorgunner wrote:whats the final score guys.

1-1

by Sri Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:33 pm

the_gooner wrote:Everytime I hear Traore's name, I think of that time when Drogba threw him around like a rag doll at the Emirates.

Lol.. his last two performances have been a lot better I think..

by Sushi Master Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:36 pm

It's only preseason, so I'm not too worried. Most of these matches are experimental in nature or just for fitness. We still should have won, though...

I really, really want to see Gervinho in action.

by julias Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:50 pm

Raptorgunner wrote:whats the final score guys.

my goodness your sig is just pure magic LMAO

i hope this was mostly just a pre-season performance, some things are still to be ironed out

i hope some players can really show their quality we need people to shine this season

Gibbs looks great going forward

by Raptorgunner Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:02 pm

Its a preseason game and its good for a team to tie or lose during preseason its a way to find your weakness. 1-1 is not bad.

by djoe26 Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:33 am

ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...

I like Gibbs more than Traore, i've seen Troare playing Juve and belive he is not as good as Gibbs.

by EL Patron Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:57 am

djoe26 wrote:
ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...
I like Gibbs more than Traore, i've seen Troare playing Juve and belive he is not as good as Gibbs.

Traore is more talented but Gibbs knows how to play left back, he clearly understands the position while Traore just attacks all the time Rolling Eyes

by djoe26 Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:02 am

gunnerlistick wrote:
djoe26 wrote:
ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...
I like Gibbs more than Traore, i've seen Troare playing Juve and belive he is not as good as Gibbs.

Traore is more talented but Gibbs knows how to play left back, he clearly understands the position while Traore just attacks all the time

I think Gibbs is more talented than troare but he really needs to work on his positioning and ofc his fitness.

by EL Patron Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:14 am

djoe26 wrote:
gunnerlistick wrote:
djoe26 wrote:
ali8775 wrote:I like Traore more then Gibbs...
I like Gibbs more than Traore, i've seen Troare playing Juve and belive he is not as good as Gibbs.

Traore is more talented but Gibbs knows how to play left back, he clearly understands the position while Traore just attacks all the time
I think Gibbs is more talented than troare but he really needs to work on his positioning and ofc his fitness.

Traore is faster, he has a good cross on him, can shoot and he is stronger. He might be more talented but he is not a better left back than Gibbo.

by Spider Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:21 am

Gibbs and Traore both suck on defending .

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