Monday, 21 May 2012

Fabianski handed Belgrade test

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by CARL ELDRIDGE The debate rages on. Which of our two main keepers is best? Lukasz Fabianski or MA1. We get another chance to find out tonight when the Arsenal face Partizan Belgrade in the Champions League game in Serbia.
 
The Pole gets the nod after MA1′s dodgy display on Saturday in the defeat at home to West Brom – where, we are told, he picked up an elbow injury. How convenient. But let’s face it, we shouldn’t be having this discussion. If AW had gone out and splashed the cash on a world class keeper in the summer we’d be sitting pretty right now. Maybe Wojciech Szczesny is the answer. Will he ever get a game to show us of what he is made? Surely he deserves a chance.
 
While I back AW on most things, I can’t accept his judgement in not recruiting a truly exceptional No.1. AW has had his say on the matter in his pre-match press conference. He said: ‘Even if people think he (Almunia) made a mistake on the second goal (against West Brom), we made a few before that as a team. We win together and we lose together.

‘But Almunia won’t play because he is injured. He did his right elbow in making the penalty. We checked him at half-time and he had some pain but said he could go on, so I decided to play him on. I would have taken him out on Saturday if he had said, “I’m feeling it”. Sometimes when you are playing you only feel it after you stop. I have no concerns about Fabianski. Only you in the media have concerns. He made mistakes against Porto, but he can show that he has learnt from that.’

Meanwhile, the Mirror today says Henri Lansbury stands by to make his Champions League debut tonight in a new-look Arsenal side captained by Tomas Rosicky. The paper says Lansbury’s reward for scoring his first senior goal against T******** last week was elevation to the first team squad when Abou Diaby pulled out injured.

Looking ahead to Sunday’s game at Chelsea, and the Sun tells us that AW thinks Cesc may have a chance of a comeback from injury at Shit Bridge. He said: “Cesc started to run so we will see his reaction. We will monitor his progress during the week but there is a little hope that he could be available.”

Fingers crossed.

 

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  • C HUDSON

    BOTH KEEPERS ARE RUBBISH..WENGER IS MAKING
    US THE LAUGHING STOCK OF FOOTBALL.

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  • C HUDSON

    i would say we have the worst 2 keepers in the top 2 divisions in England..not to buy
    a keeper is such a disgrace.z3

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  • DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

    HA HA HA FLAPIANSKIS BACK IN GOAL!!! YOOS LOT SHIT GOONERS WER WELL AND TRULY HUMILITED AGAINST WEST BROM AND U DESERVED IT… SACK WENGA! LAST WEEK U WAS LUCKY TO WIN AGAINST US WITH YOR CHEATIN AND DIVING…U MUST BE PRACTISING FOR DA OLYMPICS DIVING TEAMS IN 2012. WE DONT CARE ABOUT THAT WORTHLESS CUP ANYHOW COZ WE AVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY!. U WILL SEE A MASTER CLASS IN EROPEAN FOOTBALL AT DA LANE WHEN WE PLAY FC TWENTY, I’LL BE THERE WACHIN AND DROOLIN! I PUT A £50 BET ON SPURS WINNING 3-0 AND A CHEECKY £10 BET ON ARSENAL LOSING IN BELGRADE ESPESHALLY WITH OLD FLAPIANSKI IN GOAL HAHAHAHA!

    COME ON U SPURS!!!

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  • nicky

    Whoever plays in goal from now until the January Window, must be given (oops!) 100% support of the fans. We can’t replace ANYONE until then, so to demoralise any one of our goalies in the meantime is just plain crazy.

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  • John in Norfolk

    Let’s not worry about Sunday, full attention must be payed to the game this evening. There can be no “one eye on Sunday” type performances.

    Diaby injured (again) so at least we won’t have him gifting possession to the opposition.

    Song must stay back and cover the defence.

    Let us all hope and pray that our superb second choice ‘keeper has an absolute blinder.

    Support the team on the pitch, forget about past performances, get behind The Glorious Gunners!!!

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  • phil

    [quote name=DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN]HA HA HA FLAPIANSKIS BACK IN GOAL!!! YOOS LOT SHIT GOONERS WER WELL AND TRULY HUMILITED AGAINST WEST BROM AND U DESERVED IT… SACK WENGA! LAST WEEK U WAS LUCKY TO WIN AGAINST US WITH YOR CHEATIN AND DIVING…U MUST BE PRACTISING FOR DA OLYMPICS DIVING TEAMS IN 2012. WE DONT CARE ABOUT THAT WORTHLESS CUP ANYHOW COZ WE AVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY!. U WILL SEE A MASTER CLASS IN EROPEAN FOOTBALL AT DA LANE WHEN WE PLAY FC TWENTY, I’LL BE THERE WACHIN AND DROOLIN! I PUT A £50 BET ON SPURS WINNING 3-0 AND A CHEECKY £10 BET ON ARSENAL LOSING IN BELGRADE ESPESHALLY WITH OLD FLAPIANSKI IN GOAL HAHAHAHA!

    COME ON U SPURS!!![/quote]
    i always thought spurs played in white dan not green obviously jeslously of the real football team in north london has got to you guys!

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  • DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

    WE AVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN DA SHITE GOONERS GLOTING OVER SOME PONSY WORTHLESS CUP WIN OVER UN UNDER SRENGTH SPURS SIDE… WAIT TIL WE GET U IN THE LEAGE… CANT WAIT FOR IT HAHAAAA. INFACT GONNA PUT A £50 BET ON A SPURS WIN AGENST U GOONERS ME THINKS! UR A WEEK BUNCH OF PITTY PATTY DIVING PANSY TOSSERS WHO WILL GET STEEM ROLLERD BY CHELSKI…FACT!!!!!

    CCCOOOMMEEEE ON U SSSSSPPPPPUUUURRRSSS!!!!

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  • Z3RB1AN

    I seriously don’t know how many more chances these keepers need to prove themselves, while I will always support this club, it baffles me why Wenger didn’t have other targets besides Schwarzer.

    People keep mentioning Given and I agree with some, as I believe a loan move would be a bargain for a keeper of his class, though Wenger doesn’t want 5 goalkeepers present if you include the young pole also.

    Partizan will be no pushovers. I wrote a little topic in the forum and Cleo is immense. People can judge the Serbian league to the Conference, though this guy has scored goals everywhere his been.

    I predict a 3-1 win.

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  • Monktash

    [quote name=DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN]HA HA HA FLAPIANSKIS BACK IN GOAL!!! YOOS LOT SHIT GOONERS WER WELL AND TRULY HUMILITED AGAINST WEST BROM AND U DESERVED IT… SACK WENGA! LAST WEEK U WAS LUCKY TO WIN AGAINST US WITH YOR CHEATIN AND DIVING…U MUST BE PRACTISING FOR DA OLYMPICS DIVING TEAMS IN 2012. WE DONT CARE ABOUT THAT WORTHLESS CUP ANYHOW COZ WE AVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY!. U WILL SEE A MASTER CLASS IN EROPEAN FOOTBALL AT DA LANE WHEN WE PLAY FC TWENTY, I’LL BE THERE WACHIN AND DROOLIN! I PUT A £50 BET ON SPURS WINNING 3-0 AND A CHEECKY £10 BET ON ARSENAL LOSING IN BELGRADE ESPESHALLY WITH OLD FLAPIANSKI IN GOAL HAHAHAHA!

    COME ON U SPURS!!![/quote]There’s no way a thick mong like you has got a spare fifty to gamble with.

    As for droolin, I think you mean dribbling, go get your bib.

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  • phil

    [quote name=DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN]WE AVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN DA SHITE GOONERS GLOTING OVER SOME PONSY WORTHLESS CUP WIN OVER UN UNDER SRENGTH SPURS SIDE… WAIT TIL WE GET U IN THE LEAGE… CANT WAIT FOR IT HAHAAAA. INFACT GONNA PUT A £50 BET ON A SPURS WIN AGENST U GOONERS ME THINKS! UR A WEEK BUNCH OF PITTY PATTY DIVING PANSY TOSSERS WHO WILL GET STEEM ROLLERD BY CHELSKI…FACT!!!!!

    CCCOOOMMEEEE ON U SSSSSPPPPPUUUURRRSSS!!!![/quote]
    sorry i couldnt understand your inbred writings. ill assume you were going on about how your manager is a tax dodger and how youve been in arsenals shadow for 20 years. its ok mate every now and then youll beat us then you can go back to your hole for another 20 matches. if you ever need to find us just look up mate well always be above you! one more thing remember when we won the prem at white hart lane good times werent they!l

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  • Monktash

    Lansbury should have been “elevated” for WBA.

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  • DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

    I PREDICT A 3-0 THRASHING OF ARSENAL ESPESHALLY WITH FLAPY-BOY-FABIANSKI AND UR LEEKY DEFENCE.

    COOOOMMME ON UUUU YYYYIIIIDDDDS!!!!!

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  • DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

    IT COMES OUT OF MY GIRO SINCE I GOT DA SACK FROM MY OLD BOSS WHO WAS A FUKIN GOONER WANKER AND A GAY TOSSER.
    ANYWAYS IVE MADE MORE MONEY THAN I LOST HAHAAA!

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  • TJ14

    Was that money made from mugging, pimping, or burglary?

    Or perhaps from entering spelling contests?

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  • DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

    WILLIAM GALLAS LEFT U SAD LOT COZ HE WAS FED UP WITH PLAYING WITH A BUNCH OF PUSSYS… HE IS A MAN AND A WINNER AND WANTS TO PLAY WITH WINNERS AND REAL MEN NOT WIMPS LIKE U LOT WHO CRY EVERYTIME SOMEONE TACKLES U… GROW UP U PATHETICK GIRLS! NASRI IS VERY GAY LOOKING ISNT HE? HEHEHEHE

    WE ARE DA YIDS! WE ARE DA YIDS!

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  • phil

    [quote name=DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN]WILLIAM GALLAS LEFT U SAD LOT COZ HE WAS FED UP WITH PLAYING WITH A BUNCH OF PUSSYS… HE IS A MAN AND A WINNER AND WANTS TO PLAY WITH WINNERS AND REAL MEN NOT WIMPS LIKE U LOT WHO CRY EVERYTIME SOMEONE TACKLES U… GROW UP U PATHETICK GIRLS! NASRI IS VERY GAY LOOKING ISNT HE? HEHEHEHE

    WE ARE DA YIDS! WE ARE DA YIDS![/quote]you seem to be a bit obsessed wit gay men do you swing that way as that would explain alot. by the way how many ex gooners do you need in your team. theres a reason we didnt want them you mug! bentlys done well hasnt he and gallas is showin us why we missed out. you should seek help my friend both emotional and pshychological. and while your at it go get a education you ignorant twat. i love readin your childish bullshit it brings a smile to my face knowing spurs fans like you are so desperate to be better than arsenal. us arsenal fans are more concerned wit real football teams than the likes of you come back to us wen youve won the prem! MUG!

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  • DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

    GAY ARSENAL PLAYERS AS FOLLOWS: NASRI(blokebird), WALCOTT, DENILSON, CLICHY, ROSICKY, FLAPIANSKI, WILSHIRE, OH AND THAT NEW RUSSIAN BLOKE LOOKS A BIT SUSPECT TOO!

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  • xrysto

    Toss it, Nicky. If the fans had manned up last season an booed Flappy’s sorry ass of the pitch then, we would be seeing our new, recently purchased world-class keeper or one of our promising youngsters in goal. But nooooooo, you lot still don’t understand that the fans hold more power than Wenger and the longer we put up with this shit the longer we wait for a trophy. Almunia is not that bad but Flappy is horrid. The next mistake he makes should be ruthlessly vocalized and force WENGER INTO BUY A FUCKING KEEPER COME JANUARY!

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  • TJ14

    Did you go and pick up your winnings for Belgrade result? Mug, Mug, Illiterate Mug.

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