4:45am I think :?

I like the 4:45 starts, gets me pumped for the day if we get a good result.

I'll watch half hour of the game . Sucks balls starting work at 6

Yep 4:45 KO, I've got it IQ'd for when I wake up at 6:30, fuck waking up at 5am.

I've been trying to predict a line up based on what Arsene said about 7-8 players that started at Southampton playing against Montpellier. This is the best I've got



Although I get the feeling Theo won't be starting, could be Ox or Gerv in his place. And maybe Gibbs might start over Santos. Not fussed either way.

One other option is to rest Diaby for this match and keep Coquelin there and bring back Abou for City this weekend, which imo is probably a better idea.

Anyone else going to watch the match live?

I think most who will be up will be watching Madrid v City.

Yea I'll be attempting to watch both.

Not most people who hang out in the Arsenal thread... I can easily watch that one at a later time...

This. Have City-Madrid on record.

<3 TA

2-1 win, good start to the campaign.

Very happy with that start. Bit on the backfoot in the 2nd half at times, but that's not a huge susprise away from home in the opening game.

Thought we were a bit unlucky for their penalty, seen them not given plenty of times, but very happy with the way we came back. Loved the way Santi, Olivier and Poldi linked up for our first goal, so well worked. And what a cross by Jenks for the 2nd goal, measured to perfection.

People will criticise Giroud, but I liked what I saw tonight, linked up really well in the first half, 2nd half he dropped away as a result of being so isolated with us dropping deeper. One thing's for sure, he will not lose a lot of aerial duels this year. It felt like everytime we hit a long pass or a clearance from Mannone Giroud won the header every single time.

All in all can't really be anything other than very happy with the win and a good platform for the rest of the group. Now for City this weekend.

Also Gervinho, just wow. Looks like a completely new player. At times it was hard to figure out what position he was playing this morning because he was fucking everywhere :lol:

Can't complain about the pen tbh.. he may have got the ball but if he did he went through the man to do so. Clumsy, he should know better.

Podolski is a quality player. Shame Giroud hasn't settled as quickly. Has he scored at all yet?

I can see why it was given, my main complaint is that we see that not given a lot. Thems the breaks though.

Na he hasn't scored yet, but nothing to worry about. Main thing is he's at least getting into the positions to score and has had a big hand in other goals we've scored. The goals will come eventually, I never expected him to hit the ground running.

Hell it took gervinho a while to settle , once oli scores hid confidence will soar , also I'm Shocked the transformation in gervinho . Really seems happy and settled . Also supriesed that Noone has mentioned the dirt of my shoulder celebration that gervais is doing :lol.,

When I first saw it thought he was taking the p1ss out of Van Persie...

Good to see Podolski and Gervais get ahead the own goal count...

So did I . But I think he just took van persies celebration and ran with it

He reminds me of Di Santo. Scores a few and looks like he has been banging them in for ten years, like it's nothing new :lol:

:lol: comparing him to Di Santo is possibly the worst insult I have ever heard someone give a footballer :lol:

:lol:

Alright, I fail at embedding youtube videos.

But fucking hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUERtSdMu0&list=UUDP-yYCt2xcGK0bsdkZfjEA&index=1&feature=plcp

Edited by jlm8695: 20/9/2012 02:49:51 PM

Words cannot describe how happy these pictures make me







Edited by sydneycroatia58: 21/9/2012 12:10:29 AM

Who's that fella again? I heard he was pretty handy a year or so ago.

Once Match fit, it will be interesting to see where he plays in our current setup.

Once fully bedded in I'd say he'd slot in next to Arteta.

But with Diaby with the form hes in, would be silly to drop him. Good problem to have though :)

Diaby deserves a lot of plaudits at the moment but he was poor mid-week.