Liverpool

[CarraLegend]

I liked their Liverpool hoof the ball chant, while everytime they attempted an attack it was a hoof up to Henry or Adebayor (With Henry seemingly applauding no matter where the ball went)

[Guz]

We hoofed it a bit in the 2nd half when things got flat but they barely put 3 passes together for the whole night.

[Stevie H]

think we tend to launch it a bit more when reina's not there. the defence don't seem to trust jerzy as much so play safety first and send it rather than pass it back to the 'keeper.

[XabisBadFoot]

I liked their Liverpool hoof the ball chant, while everytime they attempted an attack it was a hoof up to Henry or Adebayor (With Henry seemingly applauding no matter where the ball went)

 

Brilliant..! I've never thought of that before, but now you mention it, Terry Henry is always applauding..!

 

I bet Nicole is really cheesed off at him during sex..! Any time she comes back up for air, out come the gloved hands and a big clap...!

 

"Hey, Nicole, what's French for clap like a tw*t...?"

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

what sort of a ponce gives a s*** about styles of footie anyway?

 

1-0, end of

[Guest sniffer]

We hoofed it a bit in the 2nd half when things got flat but they barely put 3 passes together for the whole night.

 

Yes, I was beginning to think in the secondhalf that our side were under the impression that Crouch was on the field. Don't they know yet that they MUST play the ball to Fowler on the ground? Don't think he had as many as three decent passes all game. He nearly scored with one of them. And I'm not the only one who thinks Gerrard should have invited Fowler to take the pen.

[smicer07]

Just cos we don't pass the ball to death creating no opportunities, doesn't mean we hoof it!

[Knox_Harrington]

And I'm not the only one who thinks Gerrard should have invited Fowler to take the pen.

You're not but I think it was a good save. I don't think either of Fowler or Gerrard should take them. Gerrard has never convinced even while scoring them. Fowler never convinced either. Finnan or Carragher should take them in training and then take one the next time we are 2-0 up in a game and if they bury it take them from that point onwards. We need a regular taker. Until then we'll have to make do and mend.

[swampyjocks]

i'm quite happy with our defence launching it when the need arises anyway. it's just good defending.

 

Yeah but not so good when they get the ball back straight away! Is it just me or does Hyypia seem to kick it straight to the other team at least 3 times a match. I mean obviously it's ok if you're under pressure but sometimes Sami kicks it and there's not a red shirt within 25 yards of where it lands and there is loads of short passes on!

[Mike]

sammi's long passing is bizarre.

he'll do a pearler followed by 5 atrocious passes to the opposition and put us right in the s***.

[cestrianred]

But ironically a*** fans are normally OK.

I was talking to a few in The Arkles before (normally The Sandon, but The Arkles is nearer & [incredibly for once] was not 120% full earlier).

 

The chats (to me) cemented what I have always thought,

We get on with, have respect for etc etc each other.

This one guy in particular was saying he loved Anfield as "I can wear my colours without threat, have good banter but intelligent debate with it, as long as I don't overstep or respect the line"-said that there was no such situation with the Bitters next door.

 

When I heard the "We pay your benefits" etc chants in the game I was a bit dissapointed, thinking "that's not the Arsenal I respect" - it goes to show!

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

they probably think the same when we sing "s*** on the coockneys" - I don't mind the dole jibes myself

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Defenders who defend are the way forward.

 

radical

[cochyn]

Liverpool, Hoof-the-ball" tickled me, I have to say.

 

Not half as much as oour retort though; "Sol Campbell, where's she gone?"

[DanielS]

Somebody needs to tell Ljunberg not to say the kinds of things he does - makes his own fans look like morons:

 

Arsenal are a long ball team. Hoof that one.

[David Hodgson]

You're not but I think it was a good save. I don't think either of Fowler or Gerrard should take them. Gerrard has never convinced even while scoring them. Fowler never convinced either. Finnan or Carragher should take them in training and then take one the next time we are 2-0 up in a game and if they bury it take them from that point onwards. We need a regular taker. Until then we'll have to make do and mend.

 

I think it was a good save, but I don't think there is ever such a thing as an acceptable penalty miss.

 

Somebody in our squad has to take it upon themselves to earn the art of penalty taking. The great penalty kings usually beat the keeper before the ball is struck. I can't remember when we last had a penalty where we sent the keeper the wrong way. Someone in the team has to take 20 pens a day in training until he's mastered the art. Then see if it can be applied to matches.

 

Alternatively we'll to sign a mediocre player whose reliable from the spot. We must have lost an enourmous amount of point sover the past 5 years with our penalty record.

[fred milne]

Alternatively we'll to sign a mediocre player whose reliable from the spot.

Bring back Danny Murphy?

[stonty]

sammi's long passing is bizarre.

he'll do a pearler followed by 5 atrocious passes to the opposition and put us right in the s***.

 

 

His posey 40 yard "Hoddle-esqe" ball pinged straight to the opposition always baffles me, it seems like the more time he has on the ball the worse his distribution.

[Ombudsam]

Brilliant..! I've never thought of that before, but now you mention it, Terry Henry is always applauding..!

 

I bet Nicole is really cheesed off at him during sex..! Any time she comes back up for air, out come the gloved hands and a big clap...!

 

"Hey, Nicole, what's French for clap like a tw*t...?"

 

:lol: Is that your first post

 

sammi's long passing is bizarre.

he'll do a pearler followed by 5 atrocious passes to the opposition and put us right in the s***.

 

aye he's odd. One of his stray passes in the second half was one of those where you literally had no idea what he had in his head to do

[Guest Wilko]

ironic thing is, if Arsenal could actually vary their tactics and used the long ball a bit more, now they don't have as many great players on top form, they'd probably do a whole lot better!

 

But yes, they where tedious again, especially considering how chite their team was playing.

they were hoofing it as much as we were(which wasn't really all that much anyway!)

[Knox_Harrington]

with respect, I think thats exactly what Gerrard has done this season

 

He has looked far mroe assured and apart from Tues they havre been right in the corner

I really don't think he has, Dave. They've been decent penalties but you've always felt a save is going to come. As soon as we got it on Tuesday I thought "Not Gerrard". Then I thought "Not Fowler". Then I thought "Who the f*** then?"

 

Think he always has it in him to miss, whereas I never expected Danny Murphy to miss, and I think, crucially, he knows he has it in him to miss. He's missed too many to ever have that aura now (that Hodgson's referring to) and I'd like to see someone else have a go.

[CarraLegend]

I really don't think he has, Dave. They've been decent penalties but you've always felt a save is going to come. As soon as we got it on Tuesday I thought "Not Gerrard". Then I thought "Not Fowler". Then I thought "Who the f*** then?"

 

Think he always has it in him to miss, whereas I never expected Danny Murphy to miss, and I think, crucially, he knows he has it in him to miss. He's missed too many to ever have that aura now (that Hodgson's referring to) and I'd like to see someone else have a go.

 

It's weird, put us in a shootout and no problems, give us a penno in a normal match during 90mins and i'd say we've got one of the worst conversion rates in the country.

[AntM]

the HOOF business isnt banter....it was a valid point three years ago....they need to give it a f***ing rest now

 

It's just become part of their staple chants against us hasn't it? Doesn't bother me... I don't really hate Nottingham Forest any more either.. but I'll sing along...

[AntM]

in fact...watching it again on tele.....I think he was to quick taking it.....since the summer he has been quite deliberate and focused when takling them

 

That was my thought at the time too.... in fact I half expected Poll to stop him in his run up as I hadn't seen or heard Poll blow his whistle...

[Knox_Harrington]

in fact...watching it again on tele.....I think he was to quick taking it.....since the summer he has been quite deliberate and focused when takling them

Yeah I'd agree with that.