Friday, July 30, 2010

Maybe Arsenal aint Gunner buy a goalkeeper, afterall it's merely a big fuss

Enough of all these unprovoked reaction mates, let's be reasonable because by so doing we might be able to read the crystal clear writing on The Arsenal's transfer wall.

The club won't sign another goalkeeper this summer - my conclusion might be termed fictitious by a lot of misinformed fans, who tend to see with concave glasses as a result of the regrettable misdirection, but in reality it is the stark truth.

Arsenal Fc plans ahead of time unlike what some people think, the likes of Vito Mannone, Lukasz Fabianski and his compatriot Wojciech Szczesny won't be fastened to chariots, and sent on wild goose chases. There will be intense competition this time, and I am pretty sure of that. I know the Boss changes like a chameleon, but I doubt the aforementioned youngsters aren't part of his elaborate scheme of things this forthcoming season.

A lot has been said concerning Manuel Almunia's future at North London. All right, a vast majority of supporters don't like him. Well, their reasons are obvious and to a logical premiss shouldn't be contested, but I think we need to be more discrete in respect to the way and manner we criticise our very own. It's very embarassing to hear our rivals snarl at the disunity amongst us.

It usually reminds me of an age old age "When insiders speak, it is good to listen but when outsiders do. It is good to listen even harder. Having, as they do, the benefit of a clearer view..." I know we can't turn a blind eye, but I think there are other ways; imagine those good old days at Highbury, when our mere chants awakened the ingeniuty of our gladiators. Ray Parlour did it against Chelsea almost a decade ago, Dennis Bergkamp is another notable example, recently we've seen Nicklas Bendtner do his thing against Hull, when did we start hating on our own? Or better still isn't there any other way of punishing our error-prone players, whose only problem lies in their inability to muster enough courage to see out difficult matches.

This isn't about The Arsenal anymore, we are friends to the players we owe them our loyalty. Real Gooners aren't expected to harbour selfish motives. Can't you see? We are only worsening their condition with our incessant rants. Take for example Almunia and Fabianski; The Spaniard goalie lacks confidence and that is a fact, whilst the latter continually fails the stern concentration test. We've got to cheer em up whenever the going gets tough, screaming at em won't help matters - it invariably means we are engineering our downfall, and that doesn't auger down well with our title aspirations.

Martin, Schwarzer, Hart, Green, Enyeama, Marchetti, Akinfeev, Handanovic, Frey, Lloris and Buffon to mention but a few have all being linked at one time or another with a position that is not vacant. Forget the comparison, we must be contented with what we have. Do the stats really prove everything? I sincerely don't buy that idea. Statistics I believe are used in football for the sole purpose of calculating a player's current potential and his/her ability to perform in the future. Preferably you can refer to them as a futuristic way of deriving information. So I'm not going to dwell on hasty generalisations drawn from their usage. We need a brand new goalkeeper - I'm not disputing that, but I think Almunia and co. have learnt a lot from their past mistakes. We've endured five long years of hardship, if we really love the club and what it stands for then I suppose we can sacrifice another for the sheer purpose of finishing its envious project.

Comparing Almunia or any other Gunner to established household names or listing their uncountable faults won't solve our problems. Like I always say "the problem with Arsenal is simply division of labour" somebody has to own up to the team's failure, and usually a mistake that results in a goal must be blamed on the guardian of that flank. We forget quickly that without mistakes there will be no goals, without goals there will be no winners and vice versa.

Let's afford our boys some time, they won't f up this time, they are ready and we must show them that we are also. Let's make some positive noise at
The Emirates, we can start with Ac Milan and Anfield would be like our second home on the opening day.

Gotta run along now guys.

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mitch wenger · 773 weeks ago

Excellent post. I've been one calling for a new keeper, but after reading this I couldn't agree more. Fabianski especially is one of great ability and rock bottom confidence, and that shows. If us fans can give him a little lift for a few games it would work wonders, and as his performances improve he won't need the lift anymore as his confidence will come naturally. I wouldn't complain at a new keeper signing, but let's not get on the backs of our current players worsening the situation!
What if Arsenal fails to win the premier league this season? Are you going to take off your pant and run around Emirate Stadium with the fan chanting "You big mouth!".

How can we have keepers who made school boy error? We are sick of all the empty promises year after year from Wenger. The current first team is simply not good enough except for Cesc, Vermealen and Eboue. Too many injuries and we should question the medical team and the physios.

Johan is prompt to more injuries, like his leg are made of feather. How to keep player like this in the team?
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Mate you don't know what you are talking about. Just trust me on this and go have a good look at Arsenal over the last 10 years and see where we are now financially and stability wise. i am not going to say anything more, cause you guys critizing wenger don't deserve a response.
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mitch wenger · 773 weeks ago

Stanley, you rate eboue above arshavin, nasri and rvp?! :P
Sorry! But I see Eboue as a very good player and he is one of the few good ones. Of course, Arshavin, RVP and Nasri are good players too but RVP too prompt to injury to rate him and Nasri form is unpredictable at times. Yes, Arshavin is marvellous to watch but sometimes his mood can cpredict his form.
Hope you are right pal. Not criticising Wenger or the players and I believed they have done their best. Wenger has his own concerns and problems to deal with. This coming shareholder's meeting will see angry reaction from fans and supporters alike.

Let us see at the end of the season on Arsenal's performance.
Lol @Stanley - you really crack me up. Don't worry, relax and trust in the club's judgement. Sincerely there is nothing you/me can do regarding the management protocol of the team, we are just fans, the players are the entertainers and Arse fc the dictator. So you've got to be patient and in due time the trophies will come and our current crop of goalkeepers will have you to thank.
Hope so with all blessings. Not me alone that cracked you up. There is another 7,000 Gunner fans here in Malaysia and Hong Kong that can crack you up.
I agree the trophies could really come to the emirates . . . and Eddee, you definitely help strengthen my belief with your undying faith in the team. meanwhile, we most definitely need to buy a goalkeeper. . . at least one. What's up with the Enyeama gist? lol
@Geebee - Enyeama is off the Arsenal radar, West Ham are in pole position to snap him (if Green leaves).

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