Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:47 pm  

We were poor yesterday. I thought we were luckyto get away with onlya one goal defeat. Our midfield did not perform at all. TBH they looked a bit leggy.

Hopefully, this game will act as a wake-up call.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:47 pm  

flipper wrote:

Clichy hung Kompany out to dry - his indecisiveness left Kompany in the proverbial

More a Clichy mistake than Kompany imo. That was Clichys ball to win.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:01 pm  

It's a difficult one. Clichy was nearer but Kompany was facing the ball. It is not easy for us to make a judgement as we don't know if Kompany called for it.

Regardless, had we won it would have been unjust.



Seems that there is a strong rumour on a City forum that Nasri will sign in the next day or two. Hopefully that is the case as we need a ball carrier and someone who can link the play.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:44 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Arsenal paying £12M for Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think this guy as ever played a game in the Championship.

Christ, we (Liverpool) would get absolutley slated for paying this amount in the media.

Agreed, large price indeed. Only seen him play once, against Utd in the FA Cup, he didn't look anything special, in fact he seemed like another young poser with coloured boots who believes his own hype. Does wenger not realise that he needs Centre-Backs and a goalkeeper though?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:35 pm  

£12 million for a teenager who hasn't played championship football. Strange policy at Arsenal. I don't think they have enough small, tricky players in the squad.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:05 pm  

Arsenal should be going all out to bring one - or both - of the Dortmund centre backs in. Hot property and would work well with Vermaelen if he's fit.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:11 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

Arsenal should be going all out to bring one - or both - of the Dortmund centre backs in. Hot property and would work well with Vermaelen if he's fit.

Agreed Rob. I really like Subotic. They definitley need a new CB especially with Vermaelen now injuired. I see Madrid have already bought one of Dortmund's 2011 Bundesliga winning players in Nuri Sahin.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:13 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Cleverley in the England squad, aftre 45 mins
Got potential and he did well yesterday but please!

Maybe Fab wants to be introduced to his missus, Emily O'Hara.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:30 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Arsenal paying £12M for Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think this guy as ever played a game in the Championship.

Christ, we (Liverpool) would get absolutley slated for paying this amount in the media.

No way would Dalglish have paid £12m for Chamberlain. He'd have offered £18m plus Shelvey.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:33 pm  

Enfield Exile wrote:

It's a difficult one. Clichy was nearer but Kompany was facing the ball. It is not easy for us to make a judgement as we don't know if Kompany called for it.

Regardless, had we won it would have been unjust.

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Kompany looked a little caught by surprise to me, so suspect he didn't