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[panty]

Oh you Di Maria

 

[bjaelke]

RVP signing certainly brought in a lot of new faces.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

 

[omgkitty]

Not that I am personally displeased with leaving it at Giroud and Podolski, but I am absolutely positive that when quizzed this weekend on RvP, Wenger explicitly said that we had 'bought players to strengthen the squad, not replace RvP.' It was in one of his post-Cologne interviews, maybe even the one on the official site.

It's not surprising. Even if we were going for another striker, Wenger would still say it. I just hope we sign a few more players.

 

[Eideka]

Ok so what is Wenger going to do ?

Giroud is nowhere near as good as RVP.

 

[Phantast2k]

Also, Khedira and Bender looks fantastic. Why did we play with shit-Schweini again, Löw?

Cause he's the ultimate Leader yo..
I want a Bender family reunion in Dortmund

 

[G17]

Arsenal fans, have fun fighting mid table this reason Aha

Not sure if serious...

 

[3Sixty]

In fairness I've despised Van Persie since this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BLkgdDBQwg

So you're all just catching up.

 

[omgkitty]

Not sure if serious...

With the amount of shit Arsenal get's from idiots on the internet, you could say we over perform!

 

[ShogunX]

Don't think Giroud and Podolski between them will score as many as RvP did last season.

 

[K1LLER7]

De Rossi scores, City bid incoming.

 

[MarshMellow96]

What is up with the ad boards?

 

[Meier]

Just saw this on Facebook from a British friend..

whats arsenal n chips in gravy got in commen............they both been feeding the dirty mancs for years hehe

 

[Phantast2k]

Podolski can be a freaking beast if you play him in a 4-4-2, but not so much as a lone striker or an offensive winger (like Löw does).

 

[Oxx]

Whoa, the pitch-side ads are green screen superimposed?

 

[offshore]

Why is this friendly being played in the middle of nowhere?

 

[fuenf]

Sosa is playing, haha. Argetina is going to trash Germany defense.

wtf, is he good again? or didnt Argentina have any other players left?

btw. on transfermarkt.de they are quoting sammer: 'I cant confirm the Martinez transfer, but i dont have my cell phone on me and thus cant know it for sure.'

i guess you were right, Martinez is coming and they are simply playing the media now.

 

[90TilInfinity]

With the amount of shit Arsenal get's from idiots on the internet, you could say we over perform!

Only until May, then it's "haha, Arsenal didn't win the League/CL again!"

 

[Freewheelin']

Goddammit VP

 

[Phantast2k]

Llolllol, Zieler you dumbass....

 

[la_briola]

red.

 

[fuenf]

ROFL SOSA / Zieler

Penalty for Argentina and red for Sosa. Ter Stegen time.

 

[Meier]

Ron-Robert Zieler just received a red card. Messi/Higuain/Di Maria gonna run roughshod..

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Lol Zieler got sent off in the Ger-Arg match.

 

[GQman2121]

The Twitter trolling on Pier Morgan by United players over the last hour has been great entertainment as I eat my lunch.

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

Don't think Giroud and Podolski between them will score as many as RvP last season.

Very likely, but I've resigned myself to the way Wenger handles business and am sure that we'll stick with only them while still somehow ekeing out a Champion's League spot.

As I live in the US, I've only been supporting Arsenal since I was 15 (2005) and RvP and Song have always been my favourite players. I'm sure we'll be fine, but emotionally it's an awful feeling having both of them potentially leave in the same window.

 

[Salvadora]

Only until May, then it's "haha, Arsenal didn't win the League/CL again!"

Well at least we won't get revisionist history about RVP this time..

 

[MrPing1000]

Italy have a bad guy from GI Joe playing up front.

 

[deroli]

Red card for Ziegler, oh my. Second substitution already after Hummels injury

 

[fuenf]

Missi LOL

edit: feel good for Ter Stegen though, redemption for the Switzerland game.

 

[la_briola]

TER STEGEN!

 

[Meier]

LOL Messi. Ter Stegen with a huge save.

 

[Oxx]

Missi

 

[Slizz]

Wow lol the substitute keeper stopped Messi's penalty.

Terrible pen from Messi though.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Messi is terrible.

Sell Messi

 

[panty]

Okay crapp my stream is so behind

 

[DangerousMali]

Is there really any adequate replacement out there for RVP, that can be afforded by a club that's not man city/chelsea/psg?

I don't think so, so im quite happy with podolski and Giroud, just need some added quality in midfield to be a better Arsenal team going forward

 

[fuenf]

looked like Messi went to the Robben school of penalty taking

 

[bjaelke]

Frankie Boyle ‏@frankieboyle
#ThingsUnlikelyToHearOnMOTD "And John Terry is singing along proudly to the national anthem! Actually drowning out most of the German team"

 

[Lightning]

We made him the player he is.

Let the JT go sit on Barcelona's bench. Because his laziness and sloppy passing won't fly with Barcelona.

 

[panty]

Wow, what a crappy pen. What is this.

 

[Sqrt_minus_one]

Put him in the fucking reserves then.


It's incredibly fucking stupid. As Meus said, Its seems almost open season 24/7 on our squad.

Rather we sell him for a good fee than keep him in the reserves and then sell him for an all right fee next year. No way that kind of bridge burning will ever be mended.

On a side note, that youth policy of our appears to have had some unintended consequences - buy good players, develop good players into great players and then they leave when they are excellent players.

Perhaps signing bargains like Podolski, Carzola, Papisse Sisse, Demba ba etc might be the best way forward.

 

[Meier]

is there really any adequate replacement out there for RVP, that can be afforded by a club that's not man city/chelsea/psg?

I don't think so, so im quite happy with podolski and Giroud, just need some added quality in midfield to be a better Arsenal team going forward

Llorente is apparently only going to cost 20m-ish. He's a fantastic striker, if I were Arsenal I'd have him on the way to London as we speak. He's a few years younger and better looking than RVP.. perfect replacement!

At least publicly though, Giroud and/or Podolski are already replacing him.

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

I'd be thrilled if we just managed to finally get people like Bendtner and Squillaci off of our books. This is what being an Arsenal fan has done to my transfer expectations!

 

[Oxx]

Messi is nothing without his hair.

 

[Clegg]

is there really any adequate replacement out there for RVP, that can be afforded by a club that's not man city/chelsea/psg?

I don't think so, so im quite happy with podolski and Giroud, just need some added quality in midfield to be a better Arsenal team going forward

Falcao perhaps?

He cost Atletico Madrid £40m last year but they're in financial trouble and only own 50% of his rights. Arsenal could possibly get him for £30m.

 

[LegoArmo]

Referee having a shocker in the Scotland/Australia game. Australia just scored an amazing goal though. Some bald dude.

 

[la_briola]

This was the first red card for a German goalkeeper in over 100 years, aka ever. :lol

 

[Salvadora]

Rather we sell him for a good fee than keep him in the reserves and then sell him for an all right fee next year. No way that kind of bridge burning will ever be mended.

On a side note, that youth policy of our appears to have had some unintended consequences - buy good players, develop good players into great players and then they leave when they are excellent players.

Perhaps signing bargains like Podolski, Carzola, Papisse Sisse, Demba ba etc might be the best way forward.

I'll be interested to see the direction we go in once Wenger leaves. I hope that uncanny knack of developing great players & investing in youth doesn't go with him.

 

[3Sixty]

Referee having a shocker in the Scotland/Australia game. Australia just scored an amazing goal though. Some bald dude.

Moment of controversy! Danny Fox clears off the line after Brett Holman fired in a shot with the Australians claiming the Scotland defender handled the ball.

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Southampton's Danny Fox making his mark on the international game