Comments on: What The Hell Is Going On? http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:40:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Jim http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6305 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:30:08 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6305 欢迎光临 欢迎光临

]]> by: g00ner http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6300 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:40:36 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6300 I have to agree with Drew10 here, there are many, many people getting caught up in the media hype about Arsenal at the minute. Let's look at some facts, the defence is an AW defence, not a GG defence, the players are young and need to grow, (apart from Gallas, who since he's been there has only played centre back with Kolo a couple of times due to injury and LB needs, therefore the chance of getting that special understanding hasn't really begun to happen.) the ages are: Eboue 23yrs, Kolo 25yrs, Senderos 21yrs, Djourou 19yrs, Clichy 21yrs. Now we all now how much potential there is there, and if we could have a run of 10-15 games with a settled back 4 all playing injury free, the confidence and undertsanding will be there, and they will learn all the time, every season they will get better and better, just look at how much more improved Kolo has become over the past few years! Let me ask you honestly, would you rather have and old creaking bolted defence like Portsmouth, or our young but prone to mistkes one? Sol was a leader when he was here, but your thinking back to when he was at his best, aged 28-30yrs and injury free!, the last year or two he was with us he was a liability. We do need a true leader, but I don't think that will happen for a few years yet as Arsene is very loyal to his players and he will not remove it from TH14 or GB19 just to please people, even if it seems slightly stubborn. Have faith with the team and manager, I don't think some of you realise just how lucky we are to have the stadium, the manager, the players, and the type of football we play, we can't compete with Chelsea, so we have to be patient, there will be bad results on the way, but we have to do it our way, the proper way! I have to agree with Drew10 here, there are many, many people getting caught up in the media hype about Arsenal at the minute.
Let’s look at some facts, the defence is an AW defence, not a GG defence, the players are young and need to grow, (apart from Gallas, who since he’s been there has only played centre back with Kolo a couple of times due to injury and LB needs, therefore the chance of getting that special understanding hasn’t really begun to happen.) the ages are: Eboue 23yrs, Kolo 25yrs, Senderos 21yrs, Djourou 19yrs, Clichy 21yrs. Now we all now how much potential there is there, and if we could have a run of 10-15 games with a settled back 4 all playing injury free, the confidence and undertsanding will be there, and they will learn all the time, every season they will get better and better, just look at how much more improved Kolo has become over the past few years! Let me ask you honestly, would you rather have and old creaking bolted defence like Portsmouth, or our young but prone to mistkes one?
Sol was a leader when he was here, but your thinking back to when he was at his best, aged 28-30yrs and injury free!, the last year or two he was with us he was a liability.
We do need a true leader, but I don’t think that will happen for a few years yet as Arsene is very loyal to his players and he will not remove it from TH14 or GB19 just to please people, even if it seems slightly stubborn.
Have faith with the team and manager, I don’t think some of you realise just how lucky we are to have the stadium, the manager, the players, and the type of football we play, we can’t compete with Chelsea, so we have to be patient, there will be bad results on the way, but we have to do it our way, the proper way!

]]> by: Wenger's Immortals http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6298 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:54:18 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6298 I thought that this weekend would be the start of breaking the Bolton jinx and with a bit more luck it would have been. But because we can't seem to defend we were playing catch up from the start, as usual! I think Arsenal are so geared towards attacking that if they haven't scored in the first 20 minutes they take stupid risks and push too many guys forward to get that first goal. How many goals this season have been conceded on the break? Far too many. Bolton were on the ropes for a lot of the game but Anelka scored that sucker punch to make it 3-1 and effectively finish the game. But we can keep saying we should have, or could have - the fact of the matter is we can't consistantly win matches and you need that to have even a chance of winning the league! Looks like the battle for 3rd place with Liverpool and bloody Pompy and Bolton!! I thought that this weekend would be the start of breaking the Bolton jinx and with a bit more luck it would have been. But because we can’t seem to defend we were playing catch up from the start, as usual!

I think Arsenal are so geared towards attacking that if they haven’t scored in the first 20 minutes they take stupid risks and push too many guys forward to get that first goal. How many goals this season have been conceded on the break? Far too many.

Bolton were on the ropes for a lot of the game but Anelka scored that sucker punch to make it 3-1 and effectively finish the game. But we can keep saying we should have, or could have - the fact of the matter is we can’t consistantly win matches and you need that to have even a chance of winning the league!

Looks like the battle for 3rd place with Liverpool and bloody Pompy and Bolton!!

]]> by: Simon http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6297 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:18:29 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6297 Well I must admit that watching the results pour in this season from far away (I've been stuck in Africa for three months now) it makes for despressing reading - topped only by the continued misery being suffered by Tottenham (well, every cloud etc etc). But look at the stats for the Bolton game. All the reports suggest that we were shat upon for most if not all of the match, yet both sides had 5 shots on goal, we had 7 shots off target to Boton's 2 and we had 53% of the possession. So even here statistacally we were on top - even against our bogey team - therefore once again it comes down to finishing. We have a technically superior side, full of youth and huge potential. But the trouble is not lack of experience, its not a shakky defence with too many wingers and not enough full backs. Its Theirry Henry - for as amazing and prodigious as the man clearly is, he is so good that not even Wenger has managed to find someone capable of playing with him, or indeed anyone who will come even close to scoring as many goals. Once we sort that problem, the likes of Eboue and Clichy will not even matter. Good hunting Arsene. Well I must admit that watching the results pour in this season from far away (I’ve been stuck in Africa for three months now) it makes for despressing reading - topped only by the continued misery being suffered by Tottenham (well, every cloud etc etc).

But look at the stats for the Bolton game. All the reports suggest that we were shat upon for most if not all of the match, yet both sides had 5 shots on goal, we had 7 shots off target to Boton’s 2 and we had 53% of the possession. So even here statistacally we were on top - even against our bogey team - therefore once again it comes down to finishing.

We have a technically superior side, full of youth and huge potential. But the trouble is not lack of experience, its not a shakky defence with too many wingers and not enough full backs. Its Theirry Henry - for as amazing and prodigious as the man clearly is, he is so good that not even Wenger has managed to find someone capable of playing with him, or indeed anyone who will come even close to scoring as many goals. Once we sort that problem, the likes of Eboue and Clichy will not even matter. Good hunting Arsene.

]]> by: Qian Chen http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6296 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:09:22 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6296 Henry is a unique player, and we all know that. Similarly, we all know that European player of the year award is based completely on worldcup performance, otherwise even Ronaldhino deserves to win better than the Italian defender. That's fine for us Arsenal fans since the reward itself does not change a thing we look at our captain, he is always special in our eyes. BTW, a girl gooner from China really appreciate your blog^^nice work! Henry is a unique player, and we all know that. Similarly, we all know that European player of the year award is based completely on worldcup performance, otherwise even Ronaldhino deserves to win better than the Italian defender. That’s fine for us Arsenal fans since the reward itself does not change a thing we look at our captain, he is always special in our eyes.
BTW, a girl gooner from China really appreciate your blog^^nice work!

]]> by: Drew10 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6295 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:06:08 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6295 I have to disagree, Steve. You must not forget that both Clichy and Eboue are still very young. Eboue has performed miracles sice being thrust into the squad last season remember Madrid?? He is still young and things like reading the game and exceptional postional savvy come later in a defenders career, come on when Dixon first came to Arsenal he was always getting caught out. As for Clichy, he has just come back from a very long injury and would have been nursed back in slowly if we had any decent cover in that position. There is no doubt that both of these players have quality but when a team is not defending well as a unit then these players get exposed. We need to give them time they will come good I am sure of it. As for Kolo, are you serious?? It was him that carried Campbell all last season and got Sol out of many cock ups. It is all very well to say that Bould, Adams, Dixon and Winterburn were much better, we all know that that four and Keown were very special but recently our defence has not had a settled back four like they did . By my reckoning we have had 7 players playing in various positions along the back row this season (Gallas counted as 2 for left and center back) and until we get a settled back four for at least 10 games we will not begin to see the rewards. Anyway lets not get on the backs of these young players lets give them all the support they need to flourish as Gunners. I have to disagree, Steve. You must not forget that both Clichy and Eboue are still very young. Eboue has performed miracles sice being thrust into the squad last season remember Madrid?? He is still young and things like reading the game and exceptional postional savvy come later in a defenders career, come on when Dixon first came to Arsenal he was always getting caught out. As for Clichy, he has just come back from a very long injury and would have been nursed back in slowly if we had any decent cover in that position. There is no doubt that both of these players have quality but when a team is not defending well as a unit then these players get exposed. We need to give them time they will come good I am sure of it. As for Kolo, are you serious?? It was him that carried Campbell all last season and got Sol out of many cock ups. It is all very well to say that Bould, Adams, Dixon and Winterburn were much better, we all know that that four and Keown were very special but recently our defence has not had a settled back four like they did . By my reckoning we have had 7 players playing in various positions along the back row this season (Gallas counted as 2 for left and center back) and until we get a settled back four for at least 10 games we will not begin to see the rewards. Anyway lets not get on the backs of these young players lets give them all the support they need to flourish as Gunners.

]]> by: jc http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6292 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:17:12 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6292 it was actually toure who let anelka come on his right foot, but eboue should of supported him better it was actually toure who let anelka come on his right foot, but eboue should of supported him better

]]> by: Steve http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6291 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:13:42 +0000 http://www.afc4life.co.uk/2006/11/28/what-the-hell-is-going-on/#comment-6291 We have athletes, not defenders playing at the back. There is nothing like pace to get you out of trouble-Kolo, Eboue and Clichy have all mediocre positional sense, but are bitingly quick and can rectify errors. As a defender, half of you're work is done in your head, thats why centre backs and full backs can play well into their 30s. Unless there is drastic improvement, I cant see Eboue or Clichy and maybe even Kolo playing into their 30s. We have athletes, not defenders playing at the back. There is nothing like pace to get you out of trouble-Kolo, Eboue and Clichy have all mediocre positional sense, but are bitingly quick and can rectify errors. As a defender, half of you’re work is done in your head, thats why centre backs and full backs can play well into their 30s. Unless there is drastic improvement, I cant see Eboue or Clichy and maybe even Kolo playing into their 30s.

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