Brilliant performance, we made a very gd side look average over two legs.
I thought everyone was superb defensively tonight and we limited them to very few chances. It speaks volume that Cech's best save of the match was from Monreal's miscued clearance.
Monreal was probably one of our worst players and he wasn't even THAT bad.
Kos, Sokratis, AMN and even Kolasinac were brilliant. Midfield was very cohesive too.
I said on the match day thread that a lot of Premier League players have a huge benefit of competing amongst others who are athletic and powerful. Many other European leagues aren't like that.
We used those qualities, alongside a very steely determination, to our advantage today.
Impressive performance
How long is left in his contract?
Aye he's been excellent, though it's a constant worry if/when he'll pick up another injury which at his age will keep him out longer than usual.
Although I'd love to keep the same winning team, he's due a rest vs Palace.
comment by Serial WUManiser™© - #Bercow4PM (U1410)
posted 1 minute ago
Aye he's been excellent, though it's a constant worry if/when he'll pick up another injury which at his age will keep him out longer than usual.
Although I'd love to keep the same winning team, he's due a rest vs Palace.
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Still dieting big man?
comment by Raptor✡ (U1071)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Serial WUManiser™© - #Bercow4PM (U1410)
posted 1 minute ago
Aye he's been excellent, though it's a constant worry if/when he'll pick up another injury which at his age will keep him out longer than usual.
Although I'd love to keep the same winning team, he's due a rest vs Palace.
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Still dieting big man?
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Dieting is for wimps Rap.
You had the snip yet?
Kos has been immense the last few games. Cant believe he is doing it after such serious injury. Worry is he is injury prone and we cant afford to lose him
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 26 minutes ago
Kos has been immense the last few games. Cant believe he is doing it after such serious injury. Worry is he is injury prone and we cant afford to lose him
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True, we have no replacement for him, but I think Serial is right, playing him against Palace in a few days might crock him 😐
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
comment by Tu Meke Mesut (U3732)
posted 7 minutes ago
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
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Right partner / partners.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 seconds ago
comment by Tu Meke Mesut(U3732)
posted 7 minutes ago
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
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Right partner / partners.
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And a more robust system for defending I guess.
comment by Tu Meke Mesut (U3732)
posted 16 minutes ago
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
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He was average last season and not much better the season before. The last few months have almost been a throwback of his peak performances for us. It’s going to be very difficult to replace him
When he’s partnered with Sokratis they both work very well. We seem to weirdly and quite un-Arsenal like command the box aerially and win interceptions well. Maybe because they both quite fast, and especially with Sokratis are up for a fight in the air, so it’s worked quite well. Benefits of having 2 quite experienced CB Playing i guess
He's 33 and will be 34 come September. However, as evidenced by some recovery documentary videos on Arsenal.com his rehabilitation has hopefully made him stronger and fitter than ever before - apparently this is despite his advancing age but i do find it hard to believe that someone approaching 35 who has suffered from his fair share of injuries could not be suffering from at least a slight natural decline physically.
I'm hopeful we can get another couple of seasons out of him but we certainly need to be and should have already been thinking about a succession plan and who is the right young CB to replace him eventually.
Despite the odd mistake here and there throughout his Arsenal career (he's only human after all) Koscielny has remained my firm favourite Arsenal defender for a significant number of years now. We are generally far more solid when he plays and even at his age he is still quite quick and capable of making recovery tackles / great blocks, he rarely gets run ragged by pacey forwards because he's no slouch and he doesn't regularly gift the ball away needlessly like Mustafi with s/-/it long balls. More so than anything though he has always worn his heart on his sleeve for Arsenal and that's why he's captain, he puts the effort in and that is reflected in more clean sheets / fewer goals conceded when he plays.
It could be a very nice back-3 of him, Sokratis and Holding next season. Maitland-Niles has been excellent overall and I wouldn't play Bellerin over him personally, feel Ainsley offers a lot more defensively and hoping he gets an England call up at some point now. Monreal has become one of our weakest defenders in my opinion and is really not suited to playing in a back 3, nor is he quick enough anymore to play left wing-back, would not be disappointed if we moved him on this summer.
Agree with all that but Bellerin ahead of AMN every day of the week. AMN should be playing at CM next season
AMN is improving a lot but yeah would adjust him to the CM role. Still suspect with his attacking play but his natural engine and tackling tenacity would be welcome alongside Torreira.
Bellerin must be a doubt for the start of next season?
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 13 minutes ago
Bellerin must be a doubt for the start of next season?
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Quite possibly considering the new season will commence in what? About 3 and a half months.
2 months if we finish 6th and Watford win the FA Cup
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 27 minutes ago
2 months if we finish 6th and Watford win the FA Cup
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Europe Qualifiers
If Bellers ain’t ready for next season then we need to buy a new RB. Can’t see Lichy or Jenkinson playing here next season and hopefully not Mustafi either
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posted on 18/4/19
Brilliant performance, we made a very gd side look average over two legs.
posted on 18/4/19
I thought everyone was superb defensively tonight and we limited them to very few chances. It speaks volume that Cech's best save of the match was from Monreal's miscued clearance.
Monreal was probably one of our worst players and he wasn't even THAT bad.
Kos, Sokratis, AMN and even Kolasinac were brilliant. Midfield was very cohesive too.
I said on the match day thread that a lot of Premier League players have a huge benefit of competing amongst others who are athletic and powerful. Many other European leagues aren't like that.
We used those qualities, alongside a very steely determination, to our advantage today.
Impressive performance
posted on 18/4/19
How long is left in his contract?
posted on 18/4/19
Aye he's been excellent, though it's a constant worry if/when he'll pick up another injury which at his age will keep him out longer than usual.
Although I'd love to keep the same winning team, he's due a rest vs Palace.
posted on 18/4/19
comment by Serial WUManiser™© - #Bercow4PM (U1410)
posted 1 minute ago
Aye he's been excellent, though it's a constant worry if/when he'll pick up another injury which at his age will keep him out longer than usual.
Although I'd love to keep the same winning team, he's due a rest vs Palace.
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Still dieting big man?
posted on 18/4/19
comment by Raptor✡ (U1071)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Serial WUManiser™© - #Bercow4PM (U1410)
posted 1 minute ago
Aye he's been excellent, though it's a constant worry if/when he'll pick up another injury which at his age will keep him out longer than usual.
Although I'd love to keep the same winning team, he's due a rest vs Palace.
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Still dieting big man?
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Dieting is for wimps Rap.
You had the snip yet?
posted on 18/4/19
Kos has been immense the last few games. Cant believe he is doing it after such serious injury. Worry is he is injury prone and we cant afford to lose him
posted on 18/4/19
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 26 minutes ago
Kos has been immense the last few games. Cant believe he is doing it after such serious injury. Worry is he is injury prone and we cant afford to lose him
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True, we have no replacement for him, but I think Serial is right, playing him against Palace in a few days might crock him 😐
posted on 19/4/19
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
posted on 19/4/19
comment by Tu Meke Mesut (U3732)
posted 7 minutes ago
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
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Right partner / partners.
posted on 19/4/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 seconds ago
comment by Tu Meke Mesut(U3732)
posted 7 minutes ago
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
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Right partner / partners.
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And a more robust system for defending I guess.
posted on 19/4/19
comment by Tu Meke Mesut (U3732)
posted 16 minutes ago
He honestly looks better than he did before his injury. Should be our player of the season given the teams improvement since he found form
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He was average last season and not much better the season before. The last few months have almost been a throwback of his peak performances for us. It’s going to be very difficult to replace him
posted on 19/4/19
When he’s partnered with Sokratis they both work very well. We seem to weirdly and quite un-Arsenal like command the box aerially and win interceptions well. Maybe because they both quite fast, and especially with Sokratis are up for a fight in the air, so it’s worked quite well. Benefits of having 2 quite experienced CB Playing i guess
posted on 19/4/19
He's 33 and will be 34 come September. However, as evidenced by some recovery documentary videos on Arsenal.com his rehabilitation has hopefully made him stronger and fitter than ever before - apparently this is despite his advancing age but i do find it hard to believe that someone approaching 35 who has suffered from his fair share of injuries could not be suffering from at least a slight natural decline physically.
I'm hopeful we can get another couple of seasons out of him but we certainly need to be and should have already been thinking about a succession plan and who is the right young CB to replace him eventually.
Despite the odd mistake here and there throughout his Arsenal career (he's only human after all) Koscielny has remained my firm favourite Arsenal defender for a significant number of years now. We are generally far more solid when he plays and even at his age he is still quite quick and capable of making recovery tackles / great blocks, he rarely gets run ragged by pacey forwards because he's no slouch and he doesn't regularly gift the ball away needlessly like Mustafi with s/-/it long balls. More so than anything though he has always worn his heart on his sleeve for Arsenal and that's why he's captain, he puts the effort in and that is reflected in more clean sheets / fewer goals conceded when he plays.
It could be a very nice back-3 of him, Sokratis and Holding next season. Maitland-Niles has been excellent overall and I wouldn't play Bellerin over him personally, feel Ainsley offers a lot more defensively and hoping he gets an England call up at some point now. Monreal has become one of our weakest defenders in my opinion and is really not suited to playing in a back 3, nor is he quick enough anymore to play left wing-back, would not be disappointed if we moved him on this summer.
posted on 19/4/19
Agree with all that but Bellerin ahead of AMN every day of the week. AMN should be playing at CM next season
posted on 19/4/19
AMN is improving a lot but yeah would adjust him to the CM role. Still suspect with his attacking play but his natural engine and tackling tenacity would be welcome alongside Torreira.
posted on 19/4/19
Bellerin must be a doubt for the start of next season?
posted on 19/4/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 13 minutes ago
Bellerin must be a doubt for the start of next season?
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Quite possibly considering the new season will commence in what? About 3 and a half months.
posted on 19/4/19
2 months if we finish 6th and Watford win the FA Cup
posted on 19/4/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 27 minutes ago
2 months if we finish 6th and Watford win the FA Cup
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Europe Qualifiers
posted on 19/4/19
*Europa even
posted on 19/4/19
If Bellers ain’t ready for next season then we need to buy a new RB. Can’t see Lichy or Jenkinson playing here next season and hopefully not Mustafi either
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