tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post6119859715330544255..comments2024-03-27T15:34:33.446+00:00Comments on Another Arsenal Blog: Flash Diaby and chums1979goonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-73597889989034680632009-04-03T04:24:00.000+01:002009-04-03T04:24:00.000+01:00Whenever Cesc has played this season it has seemed...Whenever Cesc has played this season it has seemed like we are weak defensively in the middle of the park. Whilst undoubtedly he is talented defensively he is found wanting compared to practically every other midfield player in our squad.<BR/><BR/>I would be sad to see Cesc go but at heart he is a Catalonian and I feel somehow that premiership football isn't suited for him. fullfill his dreams Suck my cocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-13375013697423910122009-03-25T21:37:00.000+00:002009-03-25T21:37:00.000+00:00Reo-CokerI'll get me coat....Reo-Coker<BR/><BR/>I'll get me coat....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-16468068706299311152009-03-25T13:44:00.000+00:002009-03-25T13:44:00.000+00:00Bloody hell, he's breaking cover to speak to the m...Bloody hell, he's breaking cover to speak to the masses!<BR/><BR/>Good chat though (especially as he agrees with me).<BR/><BR/>Can I also second you on the fact that Lucas is crap.1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-66875522855310490722009-03-25T13:41:00.000+00:002009-03-25T13:41:00.000+00:00chatter is a gooner, chatter is a gooner, la, la, ...chatter is a gooner, chatter is a gooner, <BR/>la, la, laaaahTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-88501988570495854152009-03-25T13:38:00.000+00:002009-03-25T13:38:00.000+00:00Some really good banter boys.The Mascherano debate...Some really good banter boys.<BR/><BR/>The Mascherano debate is interesting because he was not always guaranteed a game in the last few seasons when Rafa was playing 4-4-2 with Stevie G in the middle. That probably says more about Rafa's idiocy in paying £18m for a player to keep the bench warm while persisting with shite like Lucas. But I agree with Ted and 1979, Mascherano is invaluable for theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-31866705354994896502009-03-25T11:10:00.000+00:002009-03-25T11:10:00.000+00:00Derbyshire is one lamo hack as well, the fake empa...Derbyshire is one lamo hack as well, the fake empathy and concern makes me want to vomit up my breakfast.1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-54342265393901468672009-03-25T10:55:00.000+00:002009-03-25T10:55:00.000+00:00Exactly 1979 - thing is we will spend the summer r...Exactly 1979 - thing is we will spend the summer reading papers claiming we're going to spend £70m on David Villa and Marcos Senna, and feel disappointed when we don't. Even though we have agreed we don't need them.<BR/><BR/>Caught the Victoria Derbyashire interview with Phil Brown last night - why they haven't come out and said they're not going to pursue it further I don't know. He clearly justObsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-2973357251057759412009-03-25T09:56:00.000+00:002009-03-25T09:56:00.000+00:00That's what I'm conluding after this airing of vie...That's what I'm conluding after this airing of views.<BR/><BR/>The only players who would improve our sqaud such as Mascherano would not be available.<BR/><BR/>The progress made by Song, Denilson and Diaby has been considerable; they are all young and if they can continue to develop then we would not do better to bring in some overpriced mediocrity from elsewhere.1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-19996752906114841562009-03-25T09:41:00.000+00:002009-03-25T09:41:00.000+00:00aren't we deluding ourselves? If the last 10 years...aren't we deluding ourselves? If the last 10 years is anything to go by then:<BR/>1. Wenger won't spend big money this summer<BR/>2. If we have to sell someone, he won't have a replacement lined up.<BR/><BR/>p.s. I honestly think Song / Denilson / Diaby are up to the job.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-1429129302663021112009-03-25T09:17:00.000+00:002009-03-25T09:17:00.000+00:00Lee Cattermole...Lee Cattermole...1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-45469614452779116862009-03-25T08:24:00.000+00:002009-03-25T08:24:00.000+00:00I think we need Alonso.I think we need Alonso.Obsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-85833999907831101742009-03-24T18:52:00.000+00:002009-03-24T18:52:00.000+00:00Great stuff lads,I am going to wade in here and gi...Great stuff lads,<BR/><BR/>I am going to wade in here and give you my pieces of eight.<BR/><BR/>Mascherano is a great all round player, great defensively, also a great passes, also capable of beating a man and carcking in a thirty yarder, top all round player, it's very unfair to just label him a defensive player.<BR/><BR/>Some of the generalising about past masters is tricky. For example 1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-25682748369882529362009-03-24T16:52:00.000+00:002009-03-24T16:52:00.000+00:00well i want a fecking bulldozer. not a pussy jamie...well i want a fecking bulldozer. not a pussy jamie rednapp wannabe.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-57770711058081071332009-03-24T16:12:00.000+00:002009-03-24T16:12:00.000+00:00You're wrong. They are players who are strong ...You're wrong. They are players who are strong defensively, but they are also far more than Decshamps, Makelele, Guardiola were in terms of the scope of their game.<BR/><BR/>Essien is not a defensive midfielder - he has played every position on the pitch and is lethal in and around the box. Lassana Diarra (and Mohmadou) are both rubbish purely becasue they are "defensive" - they'Obsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-35737109344104947792009-03-24T15:48:00.000+00:002009-03-24T15:48:00.000+00:00Even in Spain, the least physical league in first ...Even in Spain, the least physical league in first class football, most teams still have at least one holding midfielder - Diarra at Real, Senna at Vilareal etc. Remember that Senna is also almost the first name on Spain's team sheet.<BR/><BR/>The premierleague is also littered with holding midfielders, there are just not many good ones around.<BR/><BR/>Andersen at Manure (I remain unsure what Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-70785693231759588822009-03-24T15:32:00.000+00:002009-03-24T15:32:00.000+00:00Good argument Ted, but the problem is the use of t...Good argument Ted, but the problem is the use of the past tense in your post.<BR/><BR/>These players WERE essential to way the game WAS playED. My view formed from a two-second snap-thought is that there aren't many/any of these players around at the moment in top teams. <BR/><BR/>Wenger has played for a while without one, and maybe other managers are catching up with it. APart from benitez who Obsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-86233735254103949892009-03-24T15:11:00.000+00:002009-03-24T15:11:00.000+00:00Interesting comments, but not sure I agree. There ...Interesting comments, but not sure I agree. There is a large number of absolutely top level midfielders whose main job was to provide a defensive screen. In the good old days it was called the "sweeper" role, but they did not actually play behind the back 4, they usually played in front of it. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I cannot think of a single top team, and I mean all time greats, that did not have a Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-10811689601411691402009-03-24T14:33:00.000+00:002009-03-24T14:33:00.000+00:00keep the team together.pick up Barry if the price ...keep the team together.<BR/><BR/>pick up Barry if the price is right.<BR/><BR/>or whatever younger, stronger, faster version there is that has actually played a bit somewhere.<BR/><BR/>if Cesc is sold for an insane amount, get someone proven in their mid 20s to replace him. name brand.<BR/><BR/>-rahul-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-43258308526323391572009-03-24T13:57:00.000+00:002009-03-24T13:57:00.000+00:00There aren't many midfield terriers around anymore...There aren't many midfield terriers around anymore. Wipes tear from eye, then remembers that's why people like RObbie Savage had a carrier in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Not sure we need a water carrier like Mascherano. he suits liverpool as his neutral style means Gerrard does everything, but equally they also use Kuyt as a defender and play some hideous football at times. No single player in our Obsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-1846270747445760692009-03-24T12:47:00.000+00:002009-03-24T12:47:00.000+00:00Agree Ted.I am amazed that people go on and on abo...Agree Ted.<BR/><BR/>I am amazed that people go on and on about Alonso, the guy just passes it easy and sideways, we have players who can do that already!<BR/><BR/>Mascherano is the key man in their midfield, a true midfield c*nt, something every team needs.1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-89667763954347023592009-03-24T12:22:00.000+00:002009-03-24T12:22:00.000+00:00I take the point about selling if we first have a ...I take the point about selling if we first have a better replacement, but I see very little room in this squad. The two positions that people will bleat about in the summer are CM and CB. I think its incredibly difficult to point to any player and say they are definitely better than our current players. CM is particularly difficult, but we have an excellent crop in Denilson / Song / Diaby / Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-71840902083162959632009-03-24T11:53:00.000+00:002009-03-24T11:53:00.000+00:00http://www.arsenal.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp...http://www.arsenal.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=513776<BR/><BR/>interesting to hear Wenger's frankness on the first half v Toon1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-62402285358288943652009-03-24T11:07:00.000+00:002009-03-24T11:07:00.000+00:00We can trim, but we need to actually replace anyon...We can trim, but we need to actually replace anyone we sell, including fringe players.<BR/><BR/>Also, any replacements eed to be clear improvements. I don't want to sell Diaby to sign Kalou, or sell Ade to sign AN Other burly African striker playing in Ligue 1.<BR/><BR/>There will be a lot of movements elsewhere this summer. Some out of necessity to generate cash for clubs, some out of idiocy byObsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-84997556887423136232009-03-24T10:45:00.000+00:002009-03-24T10:45:00.000+00:00I 100% think we need to try and keep the whole squ...I 100% think we need to try and keep the whole squad together this summer. For the first time in years, we will actually have some strength in depth next season. Even now, we still have Cesc, Ade, Theo and Rosicky all injured. We simply cannot afford to trim the squad this summer.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-30681091568169734822009-03-24T09:53:00.000+00:002009-03-24T09:53:00.000+00:00You are right. It's bloody hard to know who you'd...You are right. It's bloody hard to know who you'd buy if there was money available. There really are not many players out there better than what we have already who are actually available for transfer.<BR/><BR/>If Palacios goes for 15 million then Song is worth 30 million. Bentley for more than Arshavin, these kind of fees are more than a joke.<BR/><BR/>I guess it's partly because the 1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.com