Official Gooners Thread - A New Hope

SaffronSports · February 25, 2025, 11:49:40 PM

Quote from: gawa316 on February 25, 2025, 04:54:07 PM
Quote from: Mourne Red on February 25, 2025, 03:44:26 PMPartey, Trossard and Jorginho are leaving so need replaced as well as buying a ST.. Something I don't think the board will fund

Is it guaranteed Partey and Trossard are leaving? Where are they going? They are decent squad players to have.

Jail hopefully.

The massive thing Arsenal face right now is winning that first one is the hardest. The longer you go without it, doubts creep in and self belief is eroded.

Imo, this was the year for Arsenal. City dropped off a cliff and Arsenal still didn't have the balls to win one. There's something missing in either attitude or in management.

tiempo · February 26, 2025, 12:02:22 AM

Quote from: Look-Up! on February 25, 2025, 04:37:01 PMWhat do Arsenal fans make of Rice. Seems a decent lad but was he worth the money and wages he's on?

Hard to be too critical of Arteta, transformed the team and has them competing both at PL and CL but since they've loosened the purse strings the wage bill has crept up significantly without much extra to show for it. Couple of the latest signings very questionable and even lads that were ripping it up before have slowed down a bit once the bumper contracts were secured.

On a Paul Ince trajectory, that's a compliment by the way

Still room for improvement, interesting to see if he kicks on

tiempo · February 26, 2025, 12:07:38 AM

Quote from: SaffronSports on February 25, 2025, 11:49:40 PM
Quote from: gawa316 on February 25, 2025, 04:54:07 PM
Quote from: Mourne Red on February 25, 2025, 03:44:26 PMPartey, Trossard and Jorginho are leaving so need replaced as well as buying a ST.. Something I don't think the board will fund

Is it guaranteed Partey and Trossard are leaving? Where are they going? They are decent squad players to have.

Jail hopefully.

The massive thing Arsenal face right now is winning that first one is the hardest. The longer you go without it, doubts creep in and self belief is eroded.

Imo, this was the year for Arsenal. City dropped off a cliff and Arsenal still didn't have the balls to win one. There's something missing in either attitude or in management.

Liverpool deserving winners, arguably should have won it last year too, Arsenal have done so much right the last 5 years it can only bode well for the future, solid at the back, stout in MF but need a spearhead up front and let the shackles off Martenilli, 1 or 2 good signings and a tweak here and there and they'll win big, the margains are very fine at that top end as Klopp found out, they really need to

a) stop flogging lads, give Saka and few others a rest at times

b) bin off the domestic cups, especially the league cup, it's a 38 game season plus a run at the CL, other 2 competitions are a waste of time

ONeill · February 26, 2025, 10:39:24 PM

That was slightly better. At times early in the second half they had Forest on the ropes. Just didn't have anyone to put it in the net.

Holding on to a top 4 could be an issue if he doesn't solve the putting it in the net problem.

ONeill · February 26, 2025, 10:45:58 PM

Quote from: Look-Up! on February 25, 2025, 04:37:01 PMWhat do Arsenal fans make of Rice. Seems a decent lad but was he worth the money and wages he's on?

Hard to be too critical of Arteta, transformed the team and has them competing both at PL and CL but since they've loosened the purse strings the wage bill has crept up significantly without much extra to show for it. Couple of the latest signings very questionable and even lads that were ripping it up before have slowed down a bit once the bumper contracts were secured.

Watched Rice in person twice over the last 12 months. Last season he was the standout player. Box to box and strong in the tackle. Saw him a couple of months ago and he was a shadow. Looked like a fellow hiding an injury.

Easttyrone23 · February 27, 2025, 01:19:36 AM

Quote from: Look-Up! on February 25, 2025, 04:37:01 PMWhat do Arsenal fans make of Rice. Seems a decent lad but was he worth the money and wages he's on?

Hard to be too critical of Arteta, transformed the team and has them competing both at PL and CL but since they've loosened the purse strings the wage bill has crept up significantly without much extra to show for it. Couple of the latest signings very questionable and even lads that were ripping it up before have slowed down a bit once the bumper contracts were secured.

Rice is a top class footballer but without a doubt if he didn't switch from Ireland to England he wouldn't have cost anywhere close to £100m. united wouldn't have paid £70m each for maguire and Mount if they weren't english as well as other examples. Despite possibly overpaying for him I still believe he is a good signing as hes a great player who will be there for the long term. Although he doesn't strike me as someone capable of grabbing a game by the horns to get his team over the line like many great English midfielders have done in the past.

ONeill · March 08, 2025, 10:49:03 PM

This is the quietest build-up to a Utd-Arsenal game in a long time. There is nothing resting on the result. Possibly, Utd have one eye on midweek.

ONeill · March 12, 2025, 04:55:59 PM

Could see Zinchencko, White, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Martinelli, Sterling start. Or most of them.

mrdeeds · March 12, 2025, 05:46:29 PM

Quote from: ONeill on March 12, 2025, 04:55:59 PMCould see Zinchencko, White, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Martinelli, Sterling start. Or most of them.

PSV playing reserves too it seems

Milltown Row2 · March 12, 2025, 07:01:08 PM

Quote from: mrdeeds on March 12, 2025, 05:46:29 PM
Quote from: ONeill on March 12, 2025, 04:55:59 PMCould see Zinchencko, White, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Martinelli, Sterling start. Or most of them.

PSV playing reserves too it seems

Must have played them last week also

ONeill · April 03, 2025, 10:03:17 PM

Happy St Totteringham's Day.

There's always that trophy.