Watch his goals from last year and tell me he shouldn't be starting for Arsenal. If the players could cross the ball like they did then and actually set up Marouane, he could score even more. But the players are selfish and shoot stupid balls (Arshavin, Bendtner, Walcott, Gervinho, RVP) and never include him.
He is a great header, but they can't cross a ball to save their lives...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Not a Good Start
Today Arsenal played their first match of the season and definitely DID NOT impress. Looking limp from the starting whistle, the Gunners could not find the right organization to score. Marouane, again, did not play at all so I'm really hoping that Arsenal lose every match this year. Wenger has completely lost the plot. I'm sure he will blame the transfer sagas for part of their inability to score today, but in reality it had nothing to do with that. They played this poorly last year with and without Cesc and Nasri.
Joey Barton was of course a lightning rod in the match. First, he was stomped by Alex "Skunk" Song, who is now sporting an even more heinous hairdo than last year. After Barton went down, Skunk deliberately stepped on him. The fourth official did not make a call, which is hilarious, as he was within yards of the incident. But the fact that Skunk was not called for the offense means the FA (if they have the cojones) could cite him post-match for the missed call.
Barton, as you can imagine, was not happy about it and complained vociferously in a way only Barton can do.
Later on in the match, Gervinho (whom I call Gerbilinho) dove in the penalty area and Barton got really mad. He marched over and pulled the Gerbil off the pitch and yelled at him, then everyone else had to get involved and in the fracas, Gerbil took a swipe at Barton's head, who then fell to the floor as if he'd been smacked by Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson. The ref came over and issued a red card to the Gerbil, and then gave a yellow to Barton.
On Twitter, Barton traded jibes with Jack Wilshere (who was injured, but obviously not too injured to tweet), Robbie Savage (another idiot), and Piers Morgan (an avid /rabid/stupid Gooner). Barton has become somewhat of a Dalai Lama with spiked boots...spouting Nietzche-esque quotes littered among his biting tweets.
My favorite of his today was this one directed at Piers "Moobs" Morgan:
"I was merely helping him regain his obviously dodgy balance #cheatingbarsteward" hahaha
The overall opinion of this incident from the MUFC fans on twitter was..."how dreadful, but entertaining!"
No Marouane, No Care about Arsenal...
Joey Barton was of course a lightning rod in the match. First, he was stomped by Alex "Skunk" Song, who is now sporting an even more heinous hairdo than last year. After Barton went down, Skunk deliberately stepped on him. The fourth official did not make a call, which is hilarious, as he was within yards of the incident. But the fact that Skunk was not called for the offense means the FA (if they have the cojones) could cite him post-match for the missed call.
Barton, as you can imagine, was not happy about it and complained vociferously in a way only Barton can do.
Later on in the match, Gervinho (whom I call Gerbilinho) dove in the penalty area and Barton got really mad. He marched over and pulled the Gerbil off the pitch and yelled at him, then everyone else had to get involved and in the fracas, Gerbil took a swipe at Barton's head, who then fell to the floor as if he'd been smacked by Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson. The ref came over and issued a red card to the Gerbil, and then gave a yellow to Barton.
On Twitter, Barton traded jibes with Jack Wilshere (who was injured, but obviously not too injured to tweet), Robbie Savage (another idiot), and Piers Morgan (an avid /rabid/stupid Gooner). Barton has become somewhat of a Dalai Lama with spiked boots...spouting Nietzche-esque quotes littered among his biting tweets.
My favorite of his today was this one directed at Piers "Moobs" Morgan:
"I was merely helping him regain his obviously dodgy balance #cheatingbarsteward" hahaha
The overall opinion of this incident from the MUFC fans on twitter was..."how dreadful, but entertaining!"
No Marouane, No Care about Arsenal...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Chamakhing Me Crazy!
Last season ended poorly for the Gunners and Marouane. Fading down the stretch has become a hallmark for the once-unbeatable Arsenal. Manchester United ran away with the title toward the end of the season, proving once again to Arsene Wenger, that you can't rely on youth alone.
Arsene has promised the Gunner faithful for too many seasons now that he will buy buy buy in the transfer market. Just last week he said that a player of "super quality" would be arriving soon...who is this player? Nobody knows. But one thing the fans know is that by the time the first match is played this weekend, two of the Gunners should be well on their way to different clubs.
Cesc has been a wantaway for several seasons now and it comes as no surprise that he engineered a move once again this summer. It seems that Wenger has his hands tied at this point because his "captain" (in name only) wants to return to Barcelona where he can sit on the bench collecting splinters until Xavi and Iniesta feel tired in the 85' and want to be subbed off...
Arsenal has no leverage with Cesc at all. He hasn't produced for the club and has been a serial crock for the last two seasons. No trophies (last year's Emirate's Cup doesn't count). Dumped out of the Champions League (albeit by a cheating/diving Barcelona). Losing the Carling Cup final to Birmingham (a team that was relegated at the end of the season). It's not like Cesc is Cristiano and has won every trophy there is to win, personally and collectively. At this point...Cesc has been discounted, I'm sure.
Nasri is another who is on his way out. Marouane confirmed this in an interview with l'Equipe the other day. His destination seems to be Man Poo, even though he/Arsenal turned down a chance to sell him to Manchester United. You can be certain that the owners of Middle Eastlands splashed more cash (their modus operandi) prompting Wenger to acquiesce.
So what is the problem? Teams sell players every year.
The problem is...who is Wenger going to get to replace these two?
I would hate to think that Wenger is thinking of dropping Marouane back behind van Persie to fill in for Cesc. Hopefully that won't happen, but I'm not sure when Marouane will get playing time.
My prediction? Arsenal 5th in the standings
Arsene has promised the Gunner faithful for too many seasons now that he will buy buy buy in the transfer market. Just last week he said that a player of "super quality" would be arriving soon...who is this player? Nobody knows. But one thing the fans know is that by the time the first match is played this weekend, two of the Gunners should be well on their way to different clubs.
Cesc has been a wantaway for several seasons now and it comes as no surprise that he engineered a move once again this summer. It seems that Wenger has his hands tied at this point because his "captain" (in name only) wants to return to Barcelona where he can sit on the bench collecting splinters until Xavi and Iniesta feel tired in the 85' and want to be subbed off...
Arsenal has no leverage with Cesc at all. He hasn't produced for the club and has been a serial crock for the last two seasons. No trophies (last year's Emirate's Cup doesn't count). Dumped out of the Champions League (albeit by a cheating/diving Barcelona). Losing the Carling Cup final to Birmingham (a team that was relegated at the end of the season). It's not like Cesc is Cristiano and has won every trophy there is to win, personally and collectively. At this point...Cesc has been discounted, I'm sure.
Nasri is another who is on his way out. Marouane confirmed this in an interview with l'Equipe the other day. His destination seems to be Man Poo, even though he/Arsenal turned down a chance to sell him to Manchester United. You can be certain that the owners of Middle Eastlands splashed more cash (their modus operandi) prompting Wenger to acquiesce.
So what is the problem? Teams sell players every year.
The problem is...who is Wenger going to get to replace these two?
I would hate to think that Wenger is thinking of dropping Marouane back behind van Persie to fill in for Cesc. Hopefully that won't happen, but I'm not sure when Marouane will get playing time.
My prediction? Arsenal 5th in the standings
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