Official Gooners Thread - A New Hope

[Milltown Row2]

Arsenal meeting an in form team and struggling to break them down...

[ONeill]

Big strong well drilled team Newcastle. Can see why they don't concede many atall.

[BrotherMore6592]

Not to be reactionary as I felt this before the game anyway - but the squad needs another bit of quality to change games. Still not convinced NKetiah should be anywhere near a top teams main striker. He's just OK as backup. A top marksman would have buried that chance even though his touch was good.

[Mourne Red]

Scandalous officiating there tonight.. How the Gabriel one wasn't a penalty I don't know. Newcastle played like a rich Burnley there tonight, they'll play that bog football away from home the rest of the season

[Walter Cronc]

Not to be reactionary as I felt this before the game anyway - but the squad needs another bit of quality to change games. Still not convinced NKetiah should be anywhere near a top teams main striker. He's just OK as backup. A top marksman would have buried that chance even though his touch was good.

He is the back up striker so your point doesn't make sense. Was a super save by Pope!

[BrotherMore6592]

Yeah he's the backup striker for a top team, he shouldn't be regardless of Jesus being injured.

He'd struggle to start for a mid to lower table prem team

[Mourne Red]

We're looking at Felix and Myrduk to possibly getting them both in.. Needed after tonight as think we'll struggle to break teams down if they sit back like Newcastle did tonight

[Cunny Funt]

Newcastle played like a rich Burnley there tonight, they'll play that bog football away from home the rest of the season

Did simliar against Man United in Old Trafford back in October, came for the draw and got it. Eddie Howe in fairness has them well organised, difficult to beat and has them well drilled on time wasting and slowing the game down.

[Walter Cronc]

Newcastle played like a rich Burnley there tonight, they'll play that bog football away from home the rest of the season

Did simliar against Man United in Old Trafford back in October, came for the draw and got it. Eddie Howe in fairness has them well organised, difficult to beat and has them well drilled on time wasting and slowing the game down.

If I recall they done the same at Anfield but Liverpool pipped them in injury time. They won't give a damm though. Serious workrate tracking back all game.

[BrotherMore6592]

We'll be approaching the half way mark of the January transfer window in a few days and no business done. Surely we've learned from previous years this decade where burying your head in the sand and not investing comes back to haunt you later in the season?

I'll still be delighted with champions league football but if for some mad reason we happened to slip out of top 4 and no business was done in January it would be a head on the chopping block offence regardless of who's on the line IMO

[Mourne Red]

We'll be approaching the half way mark of the January transfer window in a few days and no business done. Surely we've learned from previous years this decade where burying your head in the sand and not investing comes back to haunt you later in the season?

I'll still be delighted with champions league football but if for some mad reason we happened to slip out of top 4 and no business was done in January it would be a head on the chopping block offence regardless of who's on the line IMO

Myrduk is essentially done.. Another midfielder would be nice to have as Lokonga doesn't look cut out for it and can't rely on Mo or Parteys fitness.

Don't think a striker is on the cards with Myrduk done Martinelli will be the back up striker if Nketiah gets injured but tbf he doesn't really seem to be injury prone

[BrotherMore6592]

Yeah I'll be delighted if Mudryk deal gets done.

Do you think they're gonna have to meet the £85m fee?

[ONeill]

Seems a big fee for someone no one really knew about before the whole transfer stuff.

On the other hand, any help is welcome in terms of numbers.

Dreading this Spurs game on Sunday. Would take a draw.

[BrotherMore6592]

Mudryk is gone then, so be it

Onto the next one. I'd prefer two or three very good players for the price we were going to pay for him.

[ONeill]

Chelsea is a mad oul club.