Tag Archives: Wenger

10 Reasons why we will beat Newcastle + likely starting 11+ Pardew facts.

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1.. Pardew, what a horrible piece of work he is. From being openly racist about the number of non-British players we once had to now having less British players than us. There’s nothing like having morals and he definitely has none.

2.. Newcastle are sitting in 7th in the Prem, dizzy heights for them and mainly down to having the 4th best home record, sadly for them we have the best away record.

3.. Pardew, again, did i mention he once got right in the face of Mr Wenger after managing a last minute winner whilst in charge at west ham ?? add no class to no morals.

4.. Chesney must be very disappointed in his spillage which lead to the whammers goal, he will be looking to make amends.

5.. Pardew played 4 times for tottenham and was on the pitch for their record defeat in 1995 8-0 away to FC Koln. So no morals, class and played for the scum

6.. Ramsey out, which hopefully will mean more of Podolski down the left and Santi in the middle.

7.. Theo, fast proving everyone wrong again.

8.. We won there 1 nil last season, but don’t tell tottenham fans that, they swear blind Newcastle have scored.

9.. We are the form team of the calender year 2013, 79 points, if we win today we will leave the year top of the Prem. Sadly there is not a trophy for this.

10.. Wenger knows, only a few days until he can buy the striker we need to really make a push for the title this season.

My Starting 11 – Chesney, Sagna, BFG, TV, Gibbs, Flamini, Santi, Ozil, Podolski, Theo, Giroud.

COME ON YOU YELLLOOOOOOWWWSSSSSS

GC

10 Reasons why we will beat chelsea + starting 11

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1.. Wenger has never beat a Mourinho side, this bad run has got to come to an end one day.

2.. Our lads have had 9 days without a game. No excuses of any tired legs

3.. A win tonight puts us top, draw 2nd and lose we are down to 4th.

4.. Chelsea’s away record isn’t so great having already lost away at Stoke Sunderland and Newcastle.

5.. Our home record (let’s forget about that Villa game) has been pretty good so far.

6.. Chelsea no longer have Drogba, god what a pain he always was.

7.. Ashley Cole is not playing. Having gate crashed our players xmas party it’s been rumored he’s been dropped for this game.

8.. Oddly our captain might even start a game.

9.. Chelsea have kept only 1 clean sheet in the last 11 prem games.

10.. Wenger knows his record in the big games is no-where near good enough only winning 13 out of the last 50 against top 4 opposition, lets hope tonight he gets his tactics right.

Likely Starting 11 – Chesney, Sagna, Verm, BFG, Gibbs, Flamini, Arteta, Santi, Ozil, Theo, Giroud.

The Myth of Steve Bould

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OK, something has really been bugging me over the weekend. Many will disagree with my opinion, many will call me clueless, and some will say I am just attention seeking. What is bugging me is the current love and credit Steve Bould is getting.

I have seen two opinions about Steve Bould at the weekend which, in my opinion, are no more than myths being used to a) Make Steve Bould look like he is the saviour of Arsenal Football Club and b) Ensure that Arsene Wenger does not get the credit for us topping the table.

The two myths that I will attempt to debunk are:

1) Steve Bould has improved the defence this season and that is why we are top

2) Steve Bould has improved Keiran Gibbs

Improving Defence

At the start of last season, our defence started well. Credit for this was given to Steve Bould. Midway through the season, the defence faltered, and Arsene Wenger was criticised for stopping Steve Bould taking defensive training as he was ‘jealous’ of the praise Bould was getting.

This was ludicrous for two reasons. Firstly why would Wenger stop someone taking training if it was working? Secondly there was no proof that either Bould was training the defence or that he stopped. It was rumours fueled by the likes of Stewart Robson and a lot of the ‘Wenger Outs’.

This season, the same rumours are resurfacing, that the defence is better and the man to get the credit is Steve Bould. This a myth.

Firstly, the defence has not got better. 1 clean sheet in 8 Premier League games is not ‘good’. Secondly, we are currently conceding at a rate of over 1 a game. Last year we conceded at less than a goal a game. So ZERO proof that the defence is improving. Let alone the reason why we are top of the league.

One of the reasons the defence has got better of the last 12 months is because of the players themselves. We finally have 2 top left backs (no Andre Santos), and in the middle, we have finally had a pairing play continuous games together. A lot of the time, a defence is built on the partnership of the middle. And in Mertesacker and Koscielny, we finally have that partnership. Yes, Bould might have assisted shaping the partnership, but it is the form and leadership of a 94 capped German international who has been solid as a rock which has developed the partnership.

As for the defence being the reason why we are top. We are currently 8th in the ‘goals of the season’ table.

For me, it just feels like people are unwilling to give Wenger the credit for us being top of the league, and are therefore trying to give the credit elsewhere.

Kieran Gibbs

I have seen some people this weekend make silly claims that Steve Bould is the man to credit with Kieran Gibbs’ fine form. Again, this is no more than a myth.

Ever since Gibbs broke through in 2011/12, his talent has never been in questions. Strong, quick and plenty of ability. His problem was staying fit. This season he has done just that, playing in every Premier League game. Now correct me if I am wrong, but Steve Bould is not a physio, he is not a fitness coach. Kieran Gibbs’ form is down to himn staying fit. Nothing more. People just seem to be quick to give credit for anything to Steve Bould.

 

Now I am not bashing Steve Bould. I do believe he is doing a top job as a coach, and you feel the refreshing of Wenger’s back room last summer has done a lot for the club. With less yes men, and more people with fresher ideas. But it seems that there is a refusal to give Arsene Wenger any credit, and the consequence of that is Steve Bould is getting credit which he quite simply does not deserve.

I have always been a believer, if you are willing to give someone praise for a job well done, you must also be comfortable giving them the criticism when it go’s wrong. This is highlighted last season with Bould, when many were happy to give him the praise for an improved defence, but were then unwilling to criticise him when it went wrong.

Steve Bould may well be a very very good coach, but he is certainly not the nexis of all things good at Arsenal.

Lets give credit where credit was due, not make up credit in attempt to show someone else in a bad light.

Keenos