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 Arsenal Street Talk, Montpellier vs Arsenal at 2.45am LATER!!

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fcuk90
post Sep 16 2012, 01:27 PM

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With NN it is cheap!!
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post Sep 16 2012, 01:28 PM

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QUOTE(fcuk90 @ Sep 16 2012, 01:27 PM)
With NN it is cheap!!
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Yea with patches too, even the home one is RM289
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post Sep 16 2012, 01:30 PM

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QUOTE(sigheart @ Sep 16 2012, 01:28 PM)
Yea with patches too, even the home one is RM289
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too bad , even S size still big for me . @@

173cm , 55kg here sad.gif



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QUOTE(toshio14 @ Sep 16 2012, 12:51 PM)
I'm liking the appointment TV5 as the captain more and more. he has it all to be an excellent captain for us

the leadership

the hunger

the aggression

the heart

another good things out of the departure of the haramjadahkecelakaan whose name i do not want to say here
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lol the avatar picture clearly showed the haramjadahkecelakaan name....
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QUOTE(fcuk90 @ Sep 16 2012, 01:30 PM)
too bad , even S size still big for me . @@

173cm , 55kg here  sad.gif
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Wow 55 kg...you're one skinny lad lol you should get the Kids L or XL then. I can't tahan, too cheap, itchy fingers, already ordered the away one with Podolski NNs
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QUOTE(sigheart @ Sep 16 2012, 01:34 PM)
Wow 55 kg...you're one skinny lad lol you should get the Kids L or XL then. I can't tahan, too cheap, itchy fingers, already ordered the away one with Podolski NNs
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tried XL kids ,not bad ,!! biggrin.gif but the arsenal logo a bit small compare to the normal size.

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QUOTE(undentifyxd @ Sep 16 2012, 01:32 PM)
lol the avatar picture clearly showed the haramjadahkecelakaan name....
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hah, which is why i don't have (nor that i wanted to) say the haramjadahkecelakaan name..hahaha

on the more serious note, i'll get my niece new Arsenal (Padang Besar punya) jersey set soon. just recently managed to get over the haramjadahkecelaan departure


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post Sep 16 2012, 02:10 PM

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One of the smartest things that Arsène Wenger did when he arrived at Arsenal in 1996 to be met with a fair amount of scepticism among the players was to bide his time. He wanted to make sure that he took notice of how they operated before insisting that they take notice of his ideas. It quickly became apparent that of all the jobs on his list, a backline so well drilled they were almost telepathic was best left to its own devices.

Later on, the famous band of defensive brothers – Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown and Nigel Winterburn – would all thank Wenger for the subtle changes that brought such rewards. They learned to look after their bodies, which prolonged their careers, yielded more medals and ensured they were still playing when footballers' salaries rocketed, so they got a slice of the action before retiring. He also encouraged them to express themselves more on the pitch. But when it came down to the nitty-gritty of coaching defence, it was clear from the off that they could teach him a thing or two, rather than the other way round.

Sixteen years on, Wenger is leaning on that expertise again. The presence of Bould, who was promoted to the role of assistant manager over the summer, has had a remarkable effect on Arsenal's approach to defending. That aspect of the game is hardly what they are famed for but Arsenal are the only team in all four divisions with a zero in their goals-against column. That is quite an improvement on this time last year, when Wojciech Szczesny had already fetched the ball from his net 10 times in the Premier League (albeit most of them came in a freak result at Old Trafford).

For a manager with the longevity of Wenger, it was noted, particularly in times of trouble, that unlike Sir Alex Ferguson he has always been reluctant to shake up his coaching staff. When Pat Rice, who had been his assistant from day one at Arsenal, stood down and Bould was appointed, the most fascinating question concerned the level of responsibility that would be passed on. Would a man who was part of Arsenal's most legendary rearguard be given the freedom to ring the changes? Wenger is notoriously controlling of the coaching regime and in pre-season Bould was given the green light to get to work with the defence.

Arsenal's captain, Thomas Vermaelen, has been impressed with the ideas that are being drummed in. "Steve is really good to work with, especially for defenders, as he has been a defender himself," he says. "He works a lot on the shape of the team and that is very important. He is very focused on details. To to be honest, I am learning a lot from him. I think having your shape right is one of the most important things in football, whether you have the ball or don't have the ball. We are working really hard on that and Steve does the job really well."

That emphasis on shape has made Arsenal much tighter as a unit so far. Bould's influence is reflected in increased levels of concentration not just at the back, but also in midfield – the area where players too frequently switched off and Arsenal were punished on the break last season. Kieran Gibbs explains that was high on the agenda. "I think most of the goals we conceded last year came from counterattacking," the left-back says. "That's the sort of thing we have been working on. We have been analysing and discussing that since the start of pre-season, and practising in training. Steve makes you want to play for him and everyone is really excited with the work we are doing in training, especially us defenders."

Wenger has been particularly pleased that two away games which usually pile pressure on the defence – at Stoke City and Liverpool – were examinations passed with calmness and authority. With Abou Diaby and Mikel Arteta operating from deeper positions to provide a steady base to midfield, and Lukas Podolski and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain showing great willingness to track back where necessary, there is a much more solid feel about the team. That is even more impressive as Arsenal have had to play with second-choice players in two defensive areas – the inexperienced Vito Mannone deputising for Szczesny and Carl Jenkinson for Bacary Sagna. Szczesny is fit again for Southampton's visit on Saturday.

Bould could also make an interesting difference inside the dressing room, as a counterpoint to Wenger's preference for some quiet contemplation on match day. Bould was not a granite centre-half for nothing. He will not suffer fools and he will not be shy of a few choice words if necessary.

But there is much more to him than the stereotype of an old style, no-nonsense centre-half. During his apprenticeship as Arsenal's academy coach he developed teams with an emphasis on classy passing. It was a role he loved, describing it as "the best job in the world" as he nurtured players such as Szczesny, Gibbs, Jack Wilshere and Emmanuel Frimpong en route to the current first team. After 11 years helping to educate the club's kids, the offer to move up was, he says, "massively hard, but when an opportunity opens up like the one that has, I just couldn't turn it down".

On Tuesday night, Bould will undertake even more responsibility as he will be acting manager when Arsenal face Montpellier in the Champions League as Wenger serves the first game of a three-match European suspension.

In his playing days, when he won three league titles and two FA Cups with Arsenal, Bould worked under George Graham, a master at drilling a defence with such relentlessness they felt they could keep a tight line with their eyes closed. If he can instil some of that resolve now, Arsenal should improve considerably on the 49 Premier League goals conceded last season. Wenger is very satisfied with Bould's input so far. "He has taken over for the defensive job, where he is doing very well. Will we finish with the best defence in the league? I hope so."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/20...nce-steve-bould


That's it. If you could draw a straight line, compare the line of Arsenal shape off the ball for last season and this season.

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That they should subsequently recover to finish third was a cause of some celebration but a finally tally of 49 goals against still told its own story. It was the worst defensive record in Arsène Wenger’s 16 years as manager.

Andrei Arshavin, not known for his diplomacy, had previously summed it all up. “We struggle all the time in defence,” he said. “We are trying to improve but we can’t.”

Something had to change and, with the obvious caveat about the season being only one month old, it would appear that it already has. Arsenal are the only Premier League club to have begun with three consecutive clean sheets and, should they emerge unscathed against Southampton today, their defensive record will be 14 goals better than at the same time last year.

To put that into perspective, they will have already accounted for 70 per cent of the defensive difference last season with Manchester City. Explanations for this improvement are numerous but the most convincing is also the most obvious: Steve Bould, Arsenal’s new assistant manager. The 6ft 4in yin to Wenger’s yang. The bad cop, perhaps, to Wenger’s good cop.

Those who believe that Arsenal have forgotten the basic principles of defending would certainly feel reassured by Tony Adams’s description of his old centre-back partner. “Steve doesn’t take chances,” said Adams. “Calm, strong, determined, never loses a header. Rock solid. Get the ball and give it. End of story.”

When Adams and Bould were at the peak in the early 1990s, Arsenal won the old League One title in 1990-1 and conceded a miserly 18 goals. Their success was a product of hard work on the training field. “You can take four good defenders but they don’t just become a good unit by accident – it can be repetitive and tedious,” said Adams.

George Graham, then the manager, would stand with his arms outstretched and tell the centre-backs to imagine themselves as his shoulder-blades and the fullbacks as the palms of his hands.

His message was that the back four should always see themselves as an interlinked unit. It was a method that underpinned their success and, with Arsenal so obviously struggling defensively in recent years, there has been frustration that Bould was not fast-tracked more quickly from his work with the youth team. Pat Rice was previously assistant manager and it is suggested by Frank McLintock, his former team-mate, that his input was limited by Wenger.

“I think Pat Rice was possibly held back, that might be a strong statement, but I don’t think they emphasised defensive play at all over the last few years with Arsène Wenger,” said McLintock.

“Evidently Steve Bould wanted to make sure that if he took the job he would be allowed to do the job.”

In these pages, Alan Smith has already noted how he has recognised certain set-piece organisation from Arsenal this season that was used during his time as a team-mate of Bould.

What is most interesting, then, is the extent to which Wenger seems to have evolved. There is little doubt that Wenger has favoured relatively little defensive training in recent years and generally taken all of the sessions himself.

Yet, according to several sources, and to the surprise of some, he has given Bould the freedom to work with the defence as he sees fit. The promotion of Neil Banfield to the first-team coaching set-up is another significant move while the replacement of Alex Song with Mikel Arteta as the main holding midfielder has also added to the general solidity.

The players, so far, seem to be welcoming the new faces and, rather like a class of schoolchildren in need of direction, also perhaps the added discipline.

“Steve likes to shout at players and keep them on their toes which some of us need,” said Wojciech Szczesny, the goalkeeper. “Pat was like our father and he didn’t want to scream at us. We’ve done a lot of shape work in training, work on when we lose the ball and a lot of defending on crosses.”

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain describes Bould as “old-school funny” but highlights how Arsenal have become less vulnerable this season when their own attacks break down. “We have a lot of the ball and we get carried away when teams sit in, and we are easily countered, but we’ve nailed that down this season. He’s stamped his mark on the team.”

Wenger is rather more circumspect but still fulsome in his praise of Bould. He is also setting a target that, this time last season, would have been utterly unthinkable. “We have played two teams who didn’t really attack but Steve Bould is doing very well,” said Wenger.

“Will we finish with the best defence in the league? I hope so.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...-assistant.html

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Beckamp will butthurt haha
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QUOTE(sigheart @ Sep 16 2012, 01:15 PM)
F*cking hell The King!
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Look at how he caressed the ball with his first touch at 1:28.

Thierry Henry = best striker in the world.

Come back soon Titi !!

QUOTE(fcuk90 @ Sep 16 2012, 01:30 PM)
too bad , even S size still big for me . @@

173cm , 55kg here  sad.gif
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shocking.gif

I'm the same height as you but 15kg more... S size ngam ngam fit, but hard to find S-size jerseys... most are at least M or above.
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QUOTE(StarGhazzer @ Sep 16 2012, 04:00 PM)
More:

Look at how he caressed the ball with his first touch at 1:28.

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ya mang! he literally doggy style that ball
dayummm
can't wait for the UCL to start, all eyes on Giroud now
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I didn't know we included "own goal" in our deal for RvP with Man U..good deal I'd say!
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QUOTE(StarGhazzer @ Sep 16 2012, 04:00 PM)
More:

Look at how he caressed the ball with his first touch at 1:28.

Thierry Henry = best striker in the world.

Come back soon Titi !!
shocking.gif

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sad.gif i miss him
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sad.gif i miss him
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Superb goal from corner kick!
Truly legend!
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i still have it in my cart. not yet check out. tongue.gif
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