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Post #62 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:29 am

Games in two days...

jerrod · Post #63 » by **jerrod** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:13 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:Games in two days...

good, i'm eager to move on from this champions league debacle.

although, if we lose to sunderland...

treiz · Post #64 » by **treiz** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:52 pm

Line up with just one Portuguese on the team? Is this a dream?

Also good to see Ramires and Drogba back in the line-up

Post #65 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:53 pm

1-0 Birmingham

Post #66 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:54 pm

Hopefully someone makes the penalty

treiz · Post #67 » by **treiz** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:55 pm

Also good to see Bertrand in the line up, show your worth Ryan. Is PVA back from Wigan yet?

Post #68 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:56 pm

He is back but I think he went to Vitesse

treiz · Post #69 » by **treiz** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:01 pm

Ok good I thought he was in the lineup and wasn't even getting on the bench would've been bizarre, since he's a lot more Ashley Cole than Bertrand

We're so out of the cup, I feel really bad for AVB, but this is what you get for playing Meireles and Mikel in the middle, don't understand why he still gets games especially with Lampard being our top scorer and were struggling for goals

Post #70 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:14 pm

Haha Chelsea fans at the Bridge singing Jose's name

Post #71 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:19 pm

Despite the scoreline, this game has actually been watchable. Love watching Ramires and it's always nice to see Ivanovic at RB. Mikel's not bad either, he's at least reliable

Post #72 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:23 pm

Meireles is so ****. He can't pass forward

Ted Lasso · Post #73 » by **Ted Lasso** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:27 pm

Can't imagine a more idiotically unreliable high profile central defender partnership than that of Gary Cahill and David Luiz. It's almost entertaining watching the two of them together.

treiz · Post #74 » by **treiz** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:41 pm

Really liked Mikel today, think from this he deserves a run of games, especially if it meant keeping Meireles off. I actually think we should give Kalou a run of games (I know and I'm one of his biggest haters), but we really need to put Mata down the middle, a trio of him, Ramires and Mikel/Romeu is what we should run with. Apart from Mata we have nobody that can pick out a pass and probably 80% of our chances this season has either come from him or Ramires breaking. We need more options.

For Christs sake AVB play Frank, he's out top scorer and our lacklustre performances in front of goals should surely get him in the XI.

Need to keep Ivanovic at RB from now until the end of the season of we want a chance of 4th. Btw, I was watching in bits since I had work, how did Bertrand do? I can see he played the full 90, that's a good sign

Post #75 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:20 pm

Luiz and Ivanovic were outstanding at the back but yeah Cahill was shaky today.

Bertrand was just okay. Never really tested defensively and didnt see much of the ball offensively

Post #76 » by **fatlever** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:45 pm

like 5dom mentioned, luiz was great today (and has been great for a long stretch of games). not sure why he is still getting flack for his defending. i still want to see him in the midfield one day, sigh.

what was the point of playing both mikel and meireles today against b'ham who was playing with 10 behind the ball most of the game? there was no need for both.

avb made good changes at half with drogba and then later with kalou, which pushed mata to cam role, but then avb ruined it all by taking off mata instead of his boy meireles, who was garbage as usual.

torres just doesnt work with this midfield. whether its his fault of the teams fault doesnt matter. time to move on. drogba is back and he should start every game unless he needs a rest.

for all the talk this week about how the team bonded after the exchange of words between players and avb, everything looked the same, slow and predictable (at least in the 1st).

Post #77 » by **5DOM** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:00 pm

Looks like Arsenal is forced to focus on PL

MaliBrah · Post #78 » by **MaliBrah** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:05 pm

so at what point does wenger's benefit of the doubt run out? dude wont win a title in 7 years and the product he has out there is literally terrible other than a few players....

MaliBrah · Post #79 » by **MaliBrah** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:05 pm

EDIT: Double post! my bad

treiz · Post #80 » by **treiz** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:38 am

I don't fully understand the Wenger hate, you guys have been riddled with injuries all season and he still manages to have you guys at 4th in the league.

Pretty much no LB for the season so far, Sagna has just come back, Wilshere is probably out for the season. Now Kos and Mertesacker is out for long periods and te only person who has managed to stay healthy despite everybody questioning whether he can stay fit is RVP whose been on good form but has slowly come back down to Earth since the turn of 2012. I think Wenger needs a break