Arsene is not really the sort of manager to deliver a rousing team-talk before a big game. Fortunately, today, he doesn’t need to.
All he need do is print out the following, and tack it to the dressing room wall.
I’m sorry to have made you look at that again. But it’s important we do. It’s important the players do. And it’s important Arsene does. On that day, Arsenal let down themselves and their supporters. That simply cannot happen today.
I don’t necessarily expect a victory. Arsenal come in to this game in the familiar position of being out-of-form and embattled with injuries and African absentees. What I do expect, however, is that Arsenal play with passion and a desire to avenge the humiliation suffered in August.
In the aftermath of the Old Trafford game, I said:
“What sickened me more than anything was to watch this team perform without pride, and without belief.”
The last few months have seen a steady process of recuperation, interrupted by a recent blip. Arsenal need to fight, to battle, and to allow the fans to banish the memory of that shameful day from their minds.
Our team is dependent on two fitness tests: one for Thomas Vermaelen, and one for Thierry Henry. If fit, both could start. Vermaelen is reportedly the more likely to make it, and would come in at left-back for Ignasi Miquel. That could be vital – United’s main threat comes from their wingers in Nani and Valencia, so our makeshift full-backs will have to be at the top of their game to cope.
If he’s ready to go, Henry could start ahead of the out of sorts Andrey Arshavin. Suggestions two hours before kick-off, however, are that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be handed a first Premier League start. Chamberlain actually made an inauspicious debut as a substitute in the 8-2, and after a relatively impressive cameo at Swansea could be thrown in to the fray today.
At least if he is, we know he’ll play with courage, and with fire. His team-mates had better do the same. They owe us that.
ARSENAL!!!
Unfortunately it was the autumn form that was the blip. Apart from that we’ve been poor for nearly a year now.
40 minutes in…
The only positive thing to say is:
At least we’re not losing.
Totally outplayed
Haha…Rosicky, Walcott, Djourou….class
How is Rosicky better than Benayoun?
And WTF is Walcott doing on the pitch? I’d rather see one of the ballboys get a game.
1 -0 to UTD
What a surprise! This team is crap.
They’re taking the piss out of us…WTF does he teach them in training?
In fact let me answer that ….Nothing!….Just go and play Tippy Tappy five-a-side – I bet
What a shitty first half. Arsenal hardly got into the game and allowed United to dictate the play. Thankfully they scored otherwise we will play contain the full second half as well. Walcott as usual shit, Chamberlain should be taking his place once Gervinho returns.
RVP shit as well, lost every ball he got. Rosicky can’t fault his attitude, but delivery wise shit.
* tumbleweed****
- Djourou is abysmal as a defender
- The Ox along with Rosicky (!) are the only ARSENAL players on the pitch
- Walcott is utter poo.
- Wenger still has no tactics, its obvious that Fergie has targeted our right side, therefore get a midfield player to cover Djourou as well…
- No creativity Ramsey is overrated and out of his League, Song is slow and believing his own hype
We raelly need that feature where you can do the stupid thumbs up “like” thing. Do we have that? What am I missing?
IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER LOSS. wENGER HAS NO ONE BUT HIMSELF AND HIS SYSTEM TO BLAME.
hE SHOULD GO BEFORE HE IS AXED.LET HIM GO AND MANAGE RMhE WILL SACKED HALF WAY THROUGH THE SEASON..
Look who Man U have on their bench:
Berbatov, Hernandes, Park and Scholes
All potential game changers….and who have we got?
Anyone who thinks Wenger is a good manager must be a total moron.
What did I tell you…
RVP’s form will not last….and Wenger has made sure of that. He’s taken all the shine away from RVP by bringing back Henry.
Wenger is a useless fucking cunt of magnificent proportions. All he knows is how to destroy good things.
Great Substitution Wenger the Destroyer….
That fucking idiot AKB with the In Arsene we trust flag….brainless cunt
WENGERS LOST THE PLOT…..!!!!!
Arsene the Professor!
He really is a clueless fuckwit.
Substitution backfired AGAIN!!!!!
I wonder who Wenger will blame today?
You know sometimes it feels like Wenger’s intentionally fucking us…It’s like he’s doing it on purpose, cos you feel no one would intentionally make some of his decisions.
At least the dissent was there for ALL to see, and I can only hope the unrest spreads…why take off the Ox?
yeahhhh!!! hat-trick in losing streak….
my AW prediction speech
“We were not good in the first half but did perform much better in the second I think the referee did a few mistake and he should booked the ManU players for time wasting we need to have a more matured and we need to bounce back fast from this defeat however we showed more determination unlike our previous 8-2 trashing so I’m proud with our performance today”
WENGER OUT
Wenger looks like a broken man….Good!
Why the fuck take the ox off and replace with a total fuck wit???
Wot the fuck was he thinking 23 could do better than the ox, I couldn’t believe my eyes!!
What a shambles…..
Rvp goal…..Quality but should should av scored 2 and ramsey should av put 1 away
Shocking…………..
4 did very well to keep it 1-1 with a nice off the liner but FUCK how didn’t we get a point
In few years time…
Arsene Wenger: ” Staying up is a trophy.”
Haha
Today’s post just sums up how far GS is away from the reality of what is going on at the club.
Do you really think the 8-2 still hurts to some of those that played that game. Do you think it even hurt at the time? I’m sure certain players such as Arshavin, Rosicky, Walcott and Djourou didn’t even give a toss at the time.
For players like Adams, Dixon, Wright, Vieira etc, fair enough, write something like this. They’d have lost countless sleepless nights. But let’s not pretend some of our overpaid mercenaries actually give a toss. Their priorities lay with getting improved personal terms such as improved salary and contract packages. How they perform is incidental.
The 8-2 hurt RVP for sure. And he looked thoroughly pissed off today. At least it will be in his own hands about playing with decent players this summer though.
And as for the ‘steady process of recuperation, interrupted by a recent blip,’ this is totally arse about face. As Jekyll says, our steady regression was interrupted by a recent run of good results (not exactly with good form either).
Do arsenal players work on their fitness? Because rooney who is a B and H man runs all the game and ours look shattered. I think Wengers idea of fitness traing is chanting with the ambient sound of whales humping. The premier league’s moved on and we’ve fallen behind.
Let’s guess tomorrow’s blog headline -
United thoughts: Chamberlain does too much and Arshavin doesn’t do enough
Arshavin is finished, has looked a shadow of the player he was when he first came here.
Doesnt look fit or interested. So why does AW persist in playing him????
Why hasnt he bought defenders during the transfer window????
Why does he refuse to spend money??
Yes Gibbs is about a week away from a return. But history indicates that he will get injured again very very soon!!
Utter stobberness.
And its now effecting the teams progress.
Ox was our best player today, so taking him off shortly after he set up our goal, was completely dumb… & it cost us, because it was his replacement that fucked up by letting Valencia walk past him as if he wasnt there!!
The fans booed when he took off Ox, time proved the fans were right. And RVP’s reaction to the sub spoke volumes.
Theo & Ramsey were both useless again today.
Wengers obsession with cash before cups has now took Arsenal out of the CL places & I believe we will not finish in the top 4 this season.
This means 3 things:
* a loss of match day income & the associated TV money, sponsorship etc
* RVP will not sign a new contract with Arsenal. Why would he??? So we will have to buy a replacement…
* Arsenal will not attract big name players
WHY IS ARSENE NOT SEEING THIS & TAKING OUR CLUB BACKWARDS????
WHY?
Because he is an idiot – that’s why!
The man has limited footballing intellect and some people still take In Arsene we Trust banners which fuels the moron.
And it doesn’t help when you have another blind bat in GS, clapping his every move.
Having said tha, I DO trust in Arsene….
To destroy everything good at our club and leave us in the deepest mire we have been in, in a very long time…..for a very long time.
~In Arsene The Destroyer I trust ~
When the fuck are we getting rid of that cluess french cunt. Christ im so sick of this shite
As long as we have people like GS writing blogs in his honour and other morons taking In Arsene we trust banners….then we will only get rid of him when Sonia Tartar fucks the life out of him.
Otherwise he’s staying!
Theo walcott needs to be played thru the middle, like bent. simple. Arshavin needs a different country to ply his trade too fast in this country for his style. We need some budget players Samba, hoilett from blackburn.
A cheap defensive midfielder another RB.
Theo Walcott needs to be SHOT, not played through the middle. Having the audacity to criticize The Ox, a far superior player in every sense…
i say cheap because thats the only thing we can get.
I would settle for a cheap manager to replace The Destroyer
Patience was thin with Wenger on the back of two loses against utter shite and we now lose to the mancs . He takes off our most influential player during the match and replaces him with lazy Russian who cares more about his wages rather than the team . Wenger out fresh ideas in !!! And for good sake buy some fucking players who don’t get injured gelling there hair
The day that I have been waiting for and posting for has finally arrived. The day the crowd finally chant “You dont know what your doing”
It was like music. Like a cool breeze on a summaers day.
Sonja will be getting moist in anticipation about AW soon arrivale in her Parisian bed.
When the clueless one took off the Ox because he was getting nervous that the crowd might be getting to like the boy more than him, it was clear that RvP said “NO”
That was actually the answer to the question “Will you sign a new contract”….
No off to Le Grove to hear some truth.
GS, blogging about all things Wenger since who gives a fuck
who’s Sonia Tartar ?
who’s GS ?
I aggree totaly thanks for the post