But almost blew it in Birmingham.
We're gonna get gubbed :-(
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But almost blew it in Birmingham.
We're gonna get gubbed :-(
At least we won't get knocked out by Villa, that would have been properly ****Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
That's a good point p.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Imagine... just imagine if we win the champions league, beating Real Madrid, PSG and Barcelona... all without an actual centre forward :hehe:
reg will have a breakdown.
Not at all. We've got plenty of centre forwards; just none of them are good enough, fit enough or indeed, actual centre forward enough :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
My fear is Wigwam's injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Before Gabby got injured, I thought we'd have a chance with our two CFs out given how well we defend. Then we lost our two LCHs and I thought we're gonna get gubbed but Yakob stepped up and looked like Stevie Bould and Boom-boom Keown.
But now we have Jorgy injured and Wigwam suspended so that's both DMs out. {At least Wigwam will be back for the away leg.}
I guess the only options are Benny Blanc at DM, or Dec there with MnM at inside left and Leo up top. {If Cala was fit we could try MLS at DM.}
If MnM did drop back to MF, he's full of confidence now. It's not like when he was trying to fight his way into the team after the pre-season injury. The fans love him, we know he can do the tackling and aerial duels. Those two assists last night were gorgeous, just what we'd want from an inside left. And he knows he can score now. Those first two goals he scored as a CF coming off the bench were the type of goals a MF scores arriving late in the box. And he'd be in the right place to get back post headers from a B cross.
Merino in midfield and trossard up front is the most likely solution. Unless jorginho is fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
The other options are a bit too funky for such a big game.
g, I’m sure your post is extremely enlightening, but the mixture of bizarre nicknames and abbreviations has rendered it utterly incomprehensible. I’m off for a lie down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
Just read that they may go with JT at DM with Benny Blanc at RB. Jurrien's such a complete footballer, he could do that. He inverts into MF from either FB position anyway, he can defend as a CH and knows the back line, and on the right side of DM with MLS inverting on the left, he can still link up with B and Odin {and Benny.}Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
It might just work.
I do wish we could keep Wigwam for another year but I'm sure he'll go for the big payday. His old club want him back, apparently.
Hope Sir C's still lying down so he doesn't see all my nicknames and abbreviations. Would hate to give the poor chap a heart attack now we've got a CL semi to look forward to. And think of the horses and his glw.
stop being such a bed-wetter, sc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
or is this your reverse curse?
If I was Arteta, I'd find a way to convince Partey to give us one more year. I'd even give him two if he wanted it. He's huge for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
I want Timber to stay where he is. He's ****ing murdering it at right back. No way I'd consider moving him.
I'd also keep Wigwam for 2 years. He's immense. But if you want to keep Jurri?n at right back, then play Benny Blanc in MF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Unusually, Peter is right, GG :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
You don't touch this back 5 at the moment. And with Partey out I would take a draw in the first leg. If we can beat Madrid at the Bernabeu we can beat PSG at PdP.
I can't really see any option other than Merino in midfield and Trossard up front, I think Merino has been playing more like a midfielder even though he's supposed to be up front, anyway. Both his assists against Madrid came from positions in midfield.
If Arteta wanted to very conservative he could put White in Partey's position and leave Merino up front, but with him having been injured I can't see it happening.
Completely agree WES. Wait - isn't you, Peter and I being of the same mind one of the signs of the Apocalypse? Typical - just before we get to the finalQuote:
Originally Posted by WES
Two pints each with lunch and then a bottle of red with dessert (cheese, of course). Un vrai dej francais.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
That and the three of us agreeing requires a serious lay down, Luis.
To make things even worse, I agree with all 3 of you. I was just posting about an article I'd read that minute on Newsnow saying they'd play JT at DM. Didn't Leo get us 17 goals last season?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
It's just Dec in the more advanced role has looked one of the best MFs on the planet.
That last bit is true. He struggled a bit in the first half of the season but his form over the last few months has been incredible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
Token, Nayim from the halfway line :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
Imagine we could have another summer that added Dec, Kai and JT to the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
JT was injured and the plan to play Dec and Kai in a 6 and 8, but then turning to an 8 and 9 shows that we were bloody unlucky to come 2nd that year.
He tried to replace Wigwam and Granit all at once. Now Dec is the ultimate GX replacement. Better in every regard. But just like GX in his final season was at his best, now we have Wigwam to replace when he's at last looking consistently like the player we hoped we were buying.
Imagine if we'd had him with Santi and Ozil. {Or Dec for that matter.}
As far as I'm concerned, Partey is the same player he has been since he first arrived. His only real issue was staying fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
I hope he stays another year. Otherwise we need to sign two midfielders this summer.....
Furthermore, I don?t warm to the idea of him walking out on a free. The club need to up their game in that respect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I think that was the plan all along unless Saudi came in with silly money. When we bought Dec and Kai they were the plan for the new 6-8 MF. If SA had offered a lot for Wigwam we'd have sold him. Dec moving forward is why we took the extra year option on Jorgy.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
I think we were expecting TP to leave on a free this year - he's on big wages and we wanted Zubi but he may now be going to Real. {Prob looked at the two games and thought "I can get into that RM MF easy. But if the Arse buy a top striker, with MnM showing what he can do, and Kai having done so, AFC may go with one of those two at inside left and Dec at DM and I could find it harder to break into the team like my mate MnM did at the start of this season. So I'll go to Real and be a nailed on starter cos the Arsenal MF run them ragged."}
But yes, given Jorgy for 12m on a 1.5 year contract with an extra year option was a bargain. Assuming Jorgy goes and we buy a new DM, how much would we pay for Wigwam on a one or two year contract {or one year with optional 2nd?}
Quite a bit, imo. He's playing superbly and with Dec and Odin that's a top MF trio. I wish we'd sign these big money players who are in their late '20s peak with an optional extra year like with Jorgy. If they lose form, we don't pay them a fortune to warm the bench for the final year. If they stay at their best like Wigwam, then we can keep and have another year to find a replacement.
He wasn't very good at the start. He rated his playing at 4/10. While now he's at his very best. Also took him a while to get back to top form post-injuries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Would love him to do a Bergy and take a pay cut every year he signs a 12 month extension, but that doesn't really happen any more.
I don't think PSG are as good as people make it. We will smother them. AV are sh*t. Anyway we will meet Barcelona in in the final and that is where we will get grubbed/gubbed whatever it is you say.