Good morning Positives,
A game nine and a half out of ten of us had marked down for three points but, as it turned out, a game I was happy to escape from with the solitary single point as reward. The unbeaten run goes on, and we remain in the chasing pack for he CL places, but an unexpected and unwelcome slip. Three points from the previous nine PL points on offer, and now three points behind our North London neighbours. Plenty of time and games to improve and return to winning games, but a check to our confidence certainly. That we stagger into yet another international break is, for once, a welcome interlude in which Emery can get to work on the training pitch and iron out the ‘kinks’.
Of the game itself a sluggish first half, even among Arsenal’s sometimes slow starts with no urgency in our movement, and little accuracy in our passing. Wolves game-plan as superior to ours, when they advanced over the half way line they looked threatening and we never did. Having rattled us the duly took a deserved lead.
A better second half and a far, far better last 20 minutes when the kitchen sink was duly flung at the obdurate opponents. But for some dreadful marksmanship from Auba the equaliser should have come earlier but, eventually, Mkhi forced in the goal, scruffy, lucky even, but fair recompense from a lot of sweat from our lads. The visitors retained a sharpness that but for Leno would have embarrassed us further but Atwell eventually blew his whistle, thank Gawd.
No contest for the MotM so well done Bernd. If MotM was a podium ceremony you’d probably have been on your own.
We shall rise, we shall be better, we shall smash Tottingham. Know this.
Enjoy your week.
Positively Arsenal 
Well I have forgotten it, I thought it was in Germany?
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It was a group game which is why you might not remember Big G.
But Rozza is probably correct, that 2-0 victory at Home with lazy Ozil who goes missing in big games making up for pelanty miss against his old teammate in the Bayern goal with the match clinching second goal, it is probably the finest performance from Arsenal CBs that I have ever seen.
Koscielny made his European repuation with his peers in the Barca victory, Pedro never came out of his pocket thereafter, but this match was a showcase of two great CBs at their greatest. Plenty of effort from Munchen for a goal but no joy for Young Pep that day, to be fair they “put some pressure on” as they’d say in the stadium development still marred by safety concerns (wink wink wink).
I would say to Rosicky: who cares what the WOBs say? The fans were singing the songs for the BFG and Cazorla and other recent great players from the off.
These weirdos had to invent the AKB vs WOB meme to make themselves relevant, self-declared Sports Communications experts that they are. And troll every single Arsenal blog to do so. As many of you can recall. No wonder people described as unwell by Tony Atwood have had to resort to boomerang smears from a distance, great souls that they are.
However this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t rinse it out of self-inflated pumped up click baiting blaggers. If they want to take the piss out of Arsenal fans, no matter their hue or persuasion (imagine an accout of CBs at AFC over the last decade that ignores the BFG!), then I think we are entitled to a laugh at their expense without giving them the clicks. AFTV Media, Arseblaggers, it’s the same model, meh to them all.
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Fins, I’m in for “fuck e’m all”
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Verified account @Arsenal
6h6 hours ago
A dream @England Under-19s debut for Bukayo Saka ✨
⏱ 82′ comes off the bench
⏱ 85′ scores England’s third
In form for club and country 🔥
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“My main problem with our centre back situation is that none of them are left footed. Kos and, it would appear, Holding can get away with it but would, I think, both be better off on the right.”
I always thought that although stronger on his right, Kos is able to use both feet, which is why he has mostly been used on the left of the 2 CB’s? Maybe I’m dreaming, but thought I remembered reading that about him around the time he joined the club?
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we will play one of Portsmouth, Cambridge United, Chelsea U21s or Exeter City Away in the Checkatrade Trophy 2nd Round The draw will take place on Friday 16th November at 1pm
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Arsenal Fixture News
@AFCFixtureNews
2h2 hours ago
We will play Northampton Town at Home in the FA Youth Cup third round.
The date and venue has yet to be confirmed.
Ties must be played by Saturday 15th December 2018.
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Brazil play Uruguay at the Emirates this week, and today Brazil trained at our training ground at London Colney, and Uruguay trained at Hale End
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That seems a bit of a pointless match; two elite teams travelling halfway across the world to play a meaningless friendly on a different continent. Ticket prices start at £30, but I still can’t see a full stadium for this. Hope I’m wrong.
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Tks fins. Really appreciate.
These wierdos are a bunch of young generation keyboard warriors who change opinions on a daily basis.u know them well. One day they will crucify xhaka and the other day they will shower praise on him.They keep on criticizing ozil on any weak performance. Remember how they degraded Monreal and Cazorla when Wenger signed them and look what the two spainiards proved out to be for us. They want Arsenal to spend 200 million on every transfer window without knowing what are the finances available at the club and how the transfer business works. They think they know better than the management and every other person at the club is a fool .These moaners should be taught a lesson of their lives.
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Independent claiming Bayern believe Ramsey will sign with them. Would be better than a club here at least.
Any ideas about how it’s officially meant to work re: talks between clubs and players in last year of contract. Know they can sign deal in Jan with foreign club, but have to wait till contract up to sign with Brit club, but talks I don’t know.
Signing with them in Jan would pretty much disabuse notion player or agent were holding out for maximum money. I’m sure Bayern pay a lot, but have impression they stick within a budget and don’t go near Sanchez Utd type wages and possibly aren’t at Ozil levels either.
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What lesson would you teach this moaner?:
Rosicky@Arsenal
June 12, 2018 at 12:54 pm
With Wenger gone AFC looks to be in shambles. We are looking like a headless chicken. We are direction less piss poor. I pray to God for help at this crucial times.
The great man has so calming influence all those years I wish we could have him back until he retires .
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I think when Unai arrived many viewed this initial season rightfully as one of transition and acknowledgement that our main rivals were ahead of us in how their managers has been building their squads for a few seasons.
After the defeats in opening games happened most got on the “patience” boat. Then the 11 winning run happened and raised expectations a bit. Media was rather positive for the most part and that allow the team to perhaps get a bit comfortable, then draws in last games brought us all back down to earth.
So not quite roses and certainly not shambles. Unai is also still adjusting to schedules, referees, pace of the league etc. Before sighing too loud let’s remind ourselves that it’s we’re a work in progress.
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SR, To be fair to Rosicky, we would have to know the context of the tweet ,in other words , what event/events was making him say that?
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Agreed Labo
I certainly reacted more strongly to that Wolves performance than I should have.
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SR
Dont look so ignorant.
Everybody knows who these moaners are. They created an anarchy among fans, and forced Wenger out of the, club.
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PG
Tks I am talking about the general blog sphere where the negativity was spewewd day and night against the club during Wenger regime.
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err, ‘scuse me Ro, I may be ignorant, but it looks like a damning criticism of the club and nobody else at all. (‘AFC looks to be in a shambles’). I could come up with four or five more of your comments like this, but the would be close to trolling you, so I’ll leave it there.
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but THAT would be close to….
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George,
I can use citations as well! No need to make failed slurs against someone else’s blog upon your pages.
“It gives the manager time to take stock, look at what’s working and what’s not, and consider how to improve things. I hope we’ll see a slightly different set-up on our return to action, but time will tell.”
Somehow I am guessing that Unai Emery, like Arsene Wenger, Pep Guardiola or Samwise Allerdici will not be heading down to the AA Sunday League in Dublin to pick up coaching tips on how to play attacking, or defensive, football.
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steve mcmahon said Sanchez is on 500k p/w and haggled the two manchester clubs off each other last summer making it impossible for AFC to flog him off.
Now unless the cunning linguists out there are attempting to recycle their AKB vs. WOB memes then surely any idiot, and i mean any idoit, can make the easy comparison with events this season and acknowledge that the club could’ve managed the situation better and at least got a fee forRambo if they don’t want to keep him. Looks like some peoiple have indeed walked into one too many fists.
Being Punch Drunk is nothing to laugh at and like Jimmy Hill and all the football admins from the 50′;s and 60’s who helped the game to evolve as it has I have some sympathy for those that Tony Atwood describes as “unwell”.
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Tks SR
For leaving the debate.
So you can come up with 4 or 5 of my quotes slating Arsenal and UE (which I don’t think you will be able to do) but you cannot stand a single word against those who keep on criticising our manager for a decade. I am surprised that why you keep on defending those malcontents?
When ever I post something in favour of Wenger and ridicule the Wobs you start attacking me.
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So it’s confirmed for next season, as most of us expected
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6393831/VAR-introduced-Premier-League-start-2019-20-season.html
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“developing a clear protocol for communicating VAR decisions to fans.”
That should be interesting!
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It would have been a shock if the clubs had put VAR off for another year SR. I am still not clear what system we will end up with though – pitch side monitors or the total oversight from Stockley park ?
I am torn – perhaps they are too !
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In truth Andy they’ve not said much at all, but indicated that the fans will be able to see what’s going on & how decisions are arrived at.
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anicoll
Only read it quickly but got impression the VAR used will be the one detailed in this article, in 3-step VAR process (i.e. it’s not just a guess presented as fact but something they’ve got from official channels)
So it includes use of pitch side monitors. Or can. Still feel it will be case that it will be used very sparingly and way less here than elsewhere.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6393831/VAR-introduced-Premier-League-start-2019-20-season.html
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Must be astoundingly difficult to copy what they’ve been doing in the sister sports of Field Hockey, Cricket Rugby Football clue might be there in the word, and i quote: “Football” for about thirty odd years now.
You’re welcome.
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The Mail certainly says there will be a pitch side monitor which the ref in the PL can look at – I am a puzzled though because in the Carabo and FA Cup games whee VAR has been trialled I don’t think there has been a pitch side monitors
How are they testing the system out then ?
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anicoll
They used it in West Brom Liverpool cup game, so I remembered that one right.
Says in article it was first time it was used, and I can’t remember others, so just maybe it was the last.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/27/liverpool-vs-west-brom-fa-cup-fourth-round-live/
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anicol they are game managing VAR in the CC, banned smiley thingy
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my latest yorkie show, where the puns are awful but the music is great
https://www.spreaker.com/user/cavanonlineradio/the-yorkie-show-15th-november-2018
FAO Dave, I used a couple of your suggestions
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I see the clubs hoofed the FA’s proposal for a 17 – 12 cut of overseas players into the long grass.
“Anyone who is currently here can carry on being here.”
If it is not broken don’t fiddle with it.
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Training Ground Guru
@ground_guru
1h1 hour ago
Gerry Peyton, who was @Arsenal goalkeeper coach for 15 years before leaving in the summer, has been appointed assistant at J League side Shimizu S-Pulse
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AFCPressWatch
@AFCPressWatch2
16m16 minutes ago
France U-21 boss Sylvain Ripoll on Guendouzi: “He is on the dynamics of his very good start to the season with Arsenal, he has integrated well. He is a player with volume, he is fresh, enthusiastic, he showed his qualities tonight.” #AFC https://m.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Matteo-guendouzi-la-tete-et-les-jambes/959507 …?
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Arsenal U23 goalkeeper Deyan Iliev is in the Macedonia senior squad for their games against Liechtenstein and Gibraltar.
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Adrian Clarke on The Breakdown:
“Wolves are one of the best teams to come up from the championship in recent seasons”
– Can always rely on Clarkie for the best plunditry backed up by simple straightworward inarguable facts and data.
Bournmouth Away, possibly in their best spell of form for the season (?), only four points behinf, it will be an equally tough game of football. Fortunately Arsenal won’t be calling on someone who doesn’t want to be there to come out of semi-retirement after having played 180 minutes of football in two years in order to replace a one legged Koscielny.
Therefore I think that the “defensive coaching” should be a little bit tighter this time out if you know what I mean and didn’t take your eye of the football in order to lap up a grit-arsed narrative. Though the LB does worry me. Don’t worry though I won’t lay into the transitional/new team on that one as they didn’t spend +£30M on this unconvincing footballer (whilst letting the best british midfielder of his generation leave on a free).
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Arsenal Academy
@ArsenalAcademy
3h3 hours ago
#AFCU21 will travel to Fratton Park to face @officialpompey in the second round of the @CheckatradeTrpy 🏆
Ties will be played in the week beginning December 3
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Brazil v Uruguay from the Emirates is live on ITV4 now, kick off at 8
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Despite being held back by their 5 time POTY and all time leading assist provider at the World Cup, Germany find themselves relegated in the UEFA Nations League without a competitive victory to their name. It’s almost as if Mesut wasn’t at fault. who knew
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Ed, enjoyed the show! Cheers!
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thanks dave, I’ve just finished my list of songs for the next episode,(just the cringy puns to work out now, ha ha) but feel free to e mail more suggestions for future episodes, I haven’t access to the Radio e-mail except when in the studio so during the week I will e mail you my own e-mail address.
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No prob Ed. Was thinking about a few other tracks.
Sure miss Arsenal playing…
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Arsenal youngsters strike late as Ireland U18s stunned by England comeback
Tyreece John-Jules and Folarin Balogun cancelled out Adam Idah’s opener.
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Ireland U18s: one win, one defeat.
Ireland U18s: one win, one defeat.
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Ireland U18 1-3 England U18
ARSENAL STARLETS TYREECE John-Jules and Folarin Balogun scored three goals between them in the final 15 minutes as Ireland U18s fell to England’s late, late show.
Adam Idah had given Ireland the lead in their second game at the Invitational Tournament in Spain.
But a brace from John-Jules and a third from Balogun in stoppage time handed Jim Crawford’s side a first defeat.
Norwich City’s Idah — introduced from the bench at the break — needed just three minutes to give Ireland the lead.
And they held that advantage until the 75th minute when John Jules, who is impressing in the Gunners’ underage ranks, drew England level.
The 17-year-old bagged his second in the 79th minute before clubmate Balogun sealed the points.
Ireland — who beat Belgium in their opening game — will play the Netherlands at lunchtime on Monday.
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Not the greatest fan of international football, but very encouraged by the development of England’s youngsters, the managers willingness to play them, and , most importantly, some of our own who will be coming up through their ranks ( and through the ranks of other international teams, surely just a matter of time before Gwen is capped at senior level by the world champs if he continues his progress)
But , just a few days and we get our Arsenal back.
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arsenal women away to everton ladies is on bbc red button now, its half time, 1-0 to the Arsenal who have almost completely dominated the game, everton keeper has brought off a string of great saves, but that has not stopped BBC commentators saying Everton will be gutted to be behind after the brilliance of their keeper.
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arsenal women currently 4-0 up at everton, with about 15minutes to go,
van dedonk with the opener, nobbs with the second and medima with 2,
sadly nobbs off with what seems like a very bad injury, possibly knee injury, in agony, oxygen needed, and stretchered off, the other players look very concerned. With kim little already out with a leg break this is a massive blow to the arsenal ladies team.
arsenal women have given two debuts to young players today, in fact all 3 subs on are teenagers
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FT: Everton ladies 0-4 Arsenal Women
Arsenal Women go 6pts clear of man city at top of the table, but an injury crisis is in danger of wrecking the season
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Ed
That’s a heck of a shame if Nobbs seriously injured. Report says it was from innocuous challenge from our ex player Chloe Kelly.
Hope that’s right and it wasn’t a stupid challenge. Apparently was a poor challenge from a player who’d been fouling recklessly which did for Little.
Women’s game much better on diving etc but refs are bad from what I’ve seen in dealing with dangerous tackles/fouls. But hey, as long as they don’t forget to bring a coin to toss!
Losing both Nobbs and Little will be very hard to deal with given a small squad.
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rich it was a nothing challenge on Nobbs, she seemed to twist in the challenge, she was stretching too, which had her open.
as you say Kim Little was injured v CFC by an awful tackle, from a player who should have been off twice over at that stage, and even then the ref did not red her.
In the last round of games the ref gave our players no protection and of course the BBC commentators were going on about getting in their faces, and having to kick them cos they were just too skilled for the opponents, something I’ve never seen them say when Man City women or CFC ladies are out skilling their opponents. But the same soundbites used to excuse poor challenges against our mens team are trotted out when our women are doing well too.
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