The_Hitcher89
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No fucking depth perception at all on him
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No fucking depth perception at all on him
I'm just proposing that if we were in Europe (as a top seed) we wouldn't be such pushovers. Rodgers has transformed our mentality.
Because Sherwood.
Gerrard has every trophy bar the one he deserves. But I get your point.
Eh? Only ones he is missing is the Prem
Summer:
Buy: right-sided CB, FB, Upgrade on Sterling and Coutinho
Sell: Skrtel (keep Kolo for shits & giggles), sell over fringe players
Wait until Jan to consider a DM since we want to play Gerrard there, Lucas has become the 'back-up', or to start in certain games depending on who we face.
Having Coutinho and Sterling as our players coming off the bench to change games would give us a far greater depth. We have no real alternatives for those positions at the moment.
Keep Kolo for another season as by the time we get rid of him, we will have Wisdom and Ilori as dependable back ups.
Buy: right-sided CB, FB, Upgrade on Sterling and Coutinho
Sell: Skrtel (keep Kolo for shits & giggles), sell over fringe players
Wait until Jan to consider a DM since we want to play Gerrard there, Lucas has become the 'back-up', or to start in certain games depending on who we face.
Having Coutinho and Sterling as our players coming off the bench to change games would give us a far greater depth. We have no real alternatives for those positions at the moment.
Keep Kolo for another season as by the time we get rid of him, we will have Wisdom and Ilori as dependable back ups.
Marc
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That is the kind of mentality that works against you though, the 'doing enough' attitude... its like the England National team. It is shameful when you have a 10 year project and can't even match those who built for 5-6 years. Why shouldn't you go out and beat them? They got their reputation in the first place by doing just that, going out and smashing teams. Selling your best players all the time doesn't help, Arsenal fans should demand more. Especially since you are paying the most out of all the teams.
Couldn't do any worse.
At least there would be little pressure, your young CB's keep getting played at fullback though.Broder Salsa
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Well I respect your opinion but for me I'd take League Cup and CL. You couldn't attract players of Ozil's caliber by with just the League Cup (unless you pay astronomical amounts), that's the quality of player I want at Arsenal. If I had to pick one, it'd be CL and we are building towards something. We signed new commercial deals, broke our transfer record and are on course to spend big again this summer because of our increased revenue. None of our key players are in danger of leaving (bar Sagna) unless we want them to. A trophy is inevitable.
They won trophies in 06, since then their next win was in 2012. They haven't been that successful.
It looked that way against Villa and Fulham too, but the same side destroyed Spuds, Arsenal and Everton in the league.
At least they're winning games like this now.
You've misunderstood an analysis of the results post-match as a Hodgson-esque mentality.
We honestly need to be proactive regarding the DM situation. We'll be playing more games if we qualify for the CL and losing one of Lucas/Gerrard to injury would be a predicament I wouldn't want to see us in.
The_Hitcher89
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No offense but you didn't 'attract' Ozil in the traditional sense. He was desperate to leave having been replaced in 2 positions by 2 players, and had fuck all time to find a club to go to.
LFMartins86
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Norwich broke him. I'll gladly take him back.
A player as good as he should've won so much more in his career. I can understand why he stayed at Liverpool as they'd won the CL just as he was entering the prime of his career. Then there was the team of the late 00's which should've won the league. They were a nearly team in so many ways. Not having a go at him or your team, but I can't help but think he would've won so much more if he'd moved clubs.
The_Hitcher89
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Bit of a no-hoper tbh. Think Rodgers wanted him out before he got injured. Would be nice if he could find a place in the squad though, right or left-sided, aerially dominant (theoretcially), attacking threat.
Kenny fucked his career with favouritism.
We really need Suarez to start scoring again, even if its just 1 in 3. Sturridge can't do it on his own forever.
Vivalaraza
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Why does he deserve it?
He did have a bit of time, but some clubs didn't want him, like United.
Because he is the best captain of the EPL.
Eugh.
Vivalaraza
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Then he can win some kind of best Captain award.
KidA Seven
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The_Hitcher89
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He doesn't deserve one, but he's earned one if you know what I mean. Its not because of his ability and standards that he doesn't have one.
I'm afraid of this. :-(
Scratch that Dim's actually rejigged the team. Lennon back to the right, Chadli left and Dembele in the middle.
Gentle Rodriguez
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Eriksen never asked for this
Incompetent coaches Spurs edition.
Edit: I guess that's better but still, Dembele at CAM isn't optimal.
He would have won a few PL medals. But he loves the club. He stayed because he is Liverpool.
I remember when he signed for Chelsea - I got on plane from London to Seattle, a 10 hour flight.
I got off the flight and heard he had changed his mind. I'll never forget that flight
He's a true legend. A player who genuinely loves his club.
Vivalaraza
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I get the point but it's a throwaway comment.
Means nothing.
He's been a great player but he made his choice to stay with Liverpool. Fair enough - doesn't mean he's worthy of one until his team are good enough.
The hell did he go to Norwich of all places in the first place?
What a dump person.
The_Hitcher89
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None of this means anything. Shit players have won a lot, great players have won little or nothing
Gerrard will finish his career with one massive gap in his trophy cabinet, and the caveat that he could well end up being the most highly regarded player in our illustrious history
Marc
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Not really, Hodgson is not even good enough to get into the position to contemplate trophies bar the rare oddity.
Arsenal freeze with pressure, when there is no expectation or pressure on a result you tend to play a lot better. Hence I could see you getting a goal or two at the allianz, just because you've been written off anyway. That Carling Cup final against Brum was a perfect summary of what the last ten years have been. Even the FA Cup win was more fluke than planned. So yeah, if you get to cup finals 10 times, you can win it once or twice out of sheer probability. The team reflects the manager too much, never his fault, tried our best, moral winners and all that bollocks.
That's my opinion, we will see if you go another season without a trophy, sure it will be easier next season. Having said that, if City are punished by FFP then the rip off priced tickets will pay off sooner than later you would think as the market settles.
Vivalaraza
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You never know, next year could be your year!
These recent teeth threads remind me of the (possibly apocryphal) story a lecturer told us, that in 19th century Northern England, as a present on their 18th birthday people would get all their teeth removed so to avoid inevitable future pain.
I don't floss because I don't recognise any positive effects but I'm going to do it now.
I don't floss because I don't recognise any positive effects but I'm going to do it now.
heeeeeeeeeeereeee
The_Hitcher89
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Semantics. He deserved better management and a better team around him to win that PL title. Simple as that.
Some players take the easy road. Develop their worth at a club and then move on and claim their boyhood dreams needed to be fulfilled - RVP - ahem.
Gerrard could have done that - he did not. I'd love Liverpool to scrap a PL win for that act alone.
Well, yes, because I was accused of having a "just enough" attitude, which I don't.
I want to win every competition Arsenal competes in. And I've been very vocally critical of the problems the club has faced in the last decade.
Vivalaraza
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I'm sure you would and it would be a nice story, but it doesn't take away at all from other players and decisions they've made.
You call it easy, it's also sensible and in many cases necessary. Gerrard is fortunate that his club is Liverpool. Most players support teams who don't have even the smallest of chances.
He better show up today. He's had a lazy couple of months.
On my break. Seems like I missed a good game.
This'll surprise no one, but I fully agree that arsenal are mentally pussies. That loss to Birmingham was no gulf in quality (on their side at least); it was due to a complete failure in their self belief. It's why they've not won anything in nine years; you cannot call that a gulf in quality when Portsmouth, Swansea and Wigan have all won cups in that time frame.
This'll surprise no one, but I fully agree that arsenal are mentally pussies. That loss to Birmingham was no gulf in quality (on their side at least); it was due to a complete failure in their self belief. It's why they've not won anything in nine years; you cannot call that a gulf in quality when Portsmouth, Swansea and Wigan have all won cups in that time frame.
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