Arsene's worse team for 15yr tops Spurs best team for 50yr
He eats when he wants
By Boris Mellor
May 13 2012
As the whistle went a couple of thousand people stretched between the Royal Ok and Woolwich bars, at the Emirates roared in triumph. Wenger say’s third is a trophy, and certainly the diehards at the Hawthorns, and those in the Emirates, would agree with him. They then sang are you watching Tottenham, I hope they didn’t mean the match, just watching Arsenal fans gloating.
This was one of the worse displays of defending I have seen from an Arsenal Team since the early 1960s. The back four was all over the place, possibly the fact that Jenkinson and Santos were dragged all over the place explained why the centre backs found it hard to defend effectively.
The attacking wasn’t that great either, Gervinho might have five heads but he hasn’t got a brain in any of them. Benayoun was probably the best attacking midfielder for Arsenal, but RvP got few real chances. Without Fulop our man of the match we might never have edged it. WBA played very well, a couple of more decisive shots and they could have wrecked Arsene’s season.
Thank goodness Santos managed to score, we all sang, “He eats when he wants, Andre Santos eats when he wants”. At last the tubbies in the audience have a role model.
This was grim fare that went to wire, it was bodged up job that shouldn’t be mistaken for mental strength, or anything like it. It was hard on the nerves, and we kept checking the scores of Newcastle and Tottenham. Thankfully Newcastle had fluffed it, but Tottenham got their lines right, it had to be 3 points or nothing. I have never heard so many bottoms squeaking at a match, and two mates, who couldnt stand the pressure any longer went Walkabout.
Fortunately they didnt miss Gibbs's tackle at the end which was cheered like a goal. Winterburnesque was how Dom described it.
It was great result, and that is all that matters for now, it was good to celebrate that St Totteringham’s day had finally arrived, and a definite place in the Champions League had been achieved.Yeah we never had any doubt we all agreed.
No tricky qualifiers, meanwhile Spurs’ will have to hope that Bayern can deliver. But anyone who thinks that Arsenal finishing third is evidence that all is well with this team is deluding themselves, and that possibly includes Wenger. Thank Goodness the season is over. There is some work to be done here and ‘tis well it were done quickly.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2012:05:20:10:58:08 by Padre Pio.
And as you say lots and lots of work to be done yet even before we can consider ourselves a top club.
Most of us go on about the defence on here at times. Well today proved why.
We were bloody terrible.
This problem has gone on so long now that you have to ask why Wenger hasn't sorted it out. Or indeed he can.
Without our man of the match Fulop things would have been a lot different today.
"๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด."
Of course it was tosh and so it has been proved
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
We shouldnt get too cocky we only took them by 1 pt, and if Foster had been playing we might not have scored 3 goals
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Also press were doing all this before we beat them 5-2 which sent them into spin
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
By the way this had over 5000 hits already, corny titles are the best
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Celine, wasn't that THFC's first win at Anfield in about 80 years?
Quote:19 points behind man city, struggled to win 3rd place and no trophies again. I rest my case.
Yes, this was Arsenal's worst season under Wenger. But we still finish 3rd, we're in the champions league for the 15'th consecutive year, and our worst season was better than the tiny tots best season as it was stated. I rest my case.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
*Signing Ozil is a signing Bergkamp type moment for Arsenal. It changes things utterly.*
Quote:celine dion
The 87 team had an old Ardiles in it but not Villa. Team was, if i remember Mabbet, Mitchell Thomas, Danny whatsit who got his cheek broken by Fashanu, Roberts, Hodge, Waddle Hoddle Paul and Clive Allen, Nico Claesen the spotty Belgian, Clemence in goal. Waddle was the standout player in my book, used to score from 30 yards every other game. Yes JSL i think you are correct there.
thought Tiny Totts finished ahead of us in 1995?
*Signing Ozil is a signing Bergkamp type moment for Arsenal. It changes things utterly.*