Jan13

What to do about Theo

by WiganGooner on January 13, 2015 at 11:14 am
Posted In: Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal, Citeh, Theo Walcott

Seeing Theo back on the pitch is a great sight and a fearful one for defenders. But I think I’ve been spoiled by Alexis.

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Whenever Theo loses the ball, I want him to go chasing after it. I want him to go harassing players in the way Alexis does. He has the pace to do it. So is it wrong of me to compare Theo’s defensive output and overall competitive spirit against Alexis?

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Jan12

A bit more like it!

by WiganGooner on January 12, 2015 at 12:16 pm
Posted In: Arsenal

Well that was a pretty pleasant Sunday after all!

Not only did we have a rather wonderful win over those ghastly Stoke City players, but ManYoo also had a wonderful defeat at the hands of Southampton. My cup runneth over with delight.

Sanchez scoring a worldy - picture courtesy of the BBC

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Jan10

Injury update

by WiganGooner on January 10, 2015 at 10:29 am
Posted In: Arsenal

So Ozil is available for Sunday, well that is stonkingly good news, albeit what a game to come back to!

Ozil, what a player

I would almost forgive Ozil for suggesting that he is benched with a minor sub appearance to get him back in the swing of things limiting his exposure to the tough-tackling, physical, powerful Orcs.

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Jan09

Inviting the Orcs to come in and play

by WiganGooner on January 9, 2015 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Premier League

2015 began with a confidence denting visit to Southampton where our performance showed signs of fatigue after a hectic Christmas period. Given the points dropped elsewhere by our rivals, it was a reasonably successful return in what is such a crazy time where games come thick and fast and bodies are swiftly tapped of all energy.

Shawcross isn't a dirty player

Good news! We have a bone-crunching visit from Stoke to look forward to!

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Mar23

There’s nothing like a 6:0 tonking is there?!

by WiganGooner on March 23, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Arsenal

..It galvanises the support for Arsene’s dismissal and leaves those who try to be a bit more positive feeling alienated, feeling like a voice alone in the wilderness.

Be alone no more.

Yesterday was pathetic – as woeful a performance that I have ever seen, worse perhaps than any of our other capitulations because it was filled with such sentiment. 1000 games for the club for the man who ushered in a whole new era at Arsenal and the players gave him nothing to celebrate.

Individual errors from players were the catalyst for what has become a terrible day. I have no desire to name and shame because noone was blameless yesterday. There should be an inquest by the players into what happened yesterday and why. Arsene took the blame, but top players can’t put in performances like that. It was abject, terrible and the should be serious questions asked about the performances of players who know they just didn’t turn up.

I cannot defend the result and I refuse to do so. I think there is still hope for the FA Cup and a healthy position in the league but there can be no more thought of a title challenge. Arsene’s insistence that it’s not over is obvious, albeit a dismal attempt at saving grace and the players cannot take any solace from that.

We were naive yesterday, we didn’t do anything to try and limit the damage and we showed such a lack of focus it was almost unreal.

I’m shocked beyond belief that we have allowed this to happen again. God help us in the FA Cup.

Positively, we do have good players, but too many of them just didn’t perform yesterday. I do feel we are still good for a top 3 spot and are assured of a Champions League spot once again but all that is pointless if we cannot fix this attitude issue in the big games.

WG

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