Is this one of the best Arsenal squads?

[cmonurz]

Because he is an easy target, playing for a struggling team. Fwiw, he got a genuine tug against Milan, and with the ball running away from him, did exactly as 99% of players in that position would have.

[Quagmire]

RR,
Have you got any other footage of the hundreds of English and foreign divers?
Bendtner actually got booked for diving last night so why not show him?
Also out of the England squad that might be picked for the World Cup how about:-
Lampard
J Cole
Rooney
Beckham
A Cole
That's 5 others who have done as much as or possibly even more than Steven Gerrard
and if you throw in players from the recent past in Scholes and Owen it becomes clear that nearly all attacking players for England in recent times have done more than their fair share of diving so why single out our best player(according to those wise sports writers around Europe)?

The fact he dives isn't the real issue (as you say plenty of players do it - though I don't agree with it no matter who they play for), it's what he says about diving which makes him look like a complete tosser.

"I don't think there is anything worse than a player diving when no one's been anywhere near him. It does ruin the game"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVb2gbMtN3I

[SpaceCruiser]

How can people still think Arsenal is the best when they're on the verge of winning FCUK ALL? They've just lost to Spurs in a league game for the first time since 1999.

[Row Z Royal]

How can people still think Arsenal is the best when they're on the verge of winning FCUK ALL? They've just lost to Spurs in a league game for the first time since 1999.

Judging by the 2 months between your post and the previous one, maybe people don't think Arsenal is the best.



And furthermore, saying "is this one of the best squads..?" is not the same as saying they're the best.

[SpaceCruiser]

I was being sarcastic when I said "People still think Arsenal is the best".

[Row Z Royal]

Not really, but never mind.

[readingbedding]

Nope.

I can think of at least 3 squads.
You will have to keep thinking about any squad let alone Arsenal's that would top the Invincibles!

In the original post the point was made that the current first team would not have matched up to the first team of The Invincibles.
It's the fringe players that have got Arsenal into this challenging position so the strength of overall squad must be pretty good to do so well.

It's not one of the best squads.
No need to apologise.

[Victor Meldrew]

The whole point of the original topic was the squad and in particular the squad players.
I am no fan of Arsenal as such but do enjoy watching them as English football's nearest (albeit not that near) team to the mighty Barcelona.
With such star performers as Van Persie and Fabregas missing large chunks of the season and Rosicky,Walcott,Clichy and Gallas not playing much I do feel that the squad (a better term might have been "fringe") players have performed brilliantly to keep them challenging for the title up to the last 5 games and even now they could well finish second.

[frimmers3]

The whole point of the original topic was the squad and in particular the squad players.
I am no fan of Arsenal as such but do enjoy watching them as English football's nearest (albeit not that near) team to the mighty Barcelona.
With such star performers as Van Persie and Fabregas missing large chunks of the season and Rosicky,Walcott,Clichy and Gallas not playing much I do feel that the squad (a better term might have been "fringe") players have performed brilliantly to keep them challenging for the title up to the last 5 games and even now they could well finish second.

they will struggle to get fourth place. cannot see where the next point is coming from.

[Maguire]

I would say it probably isn't one of the best Arsenal squads. There are some brilliant players in there and they're awesome to watch, but I can't help but think of the days of Henry, Bergkamp, and Robert Pire, not to mention a couple of rough and ready centre-halves and even Ashley Cole (left-back is a bit of a weakness at the mo).

I'd love to see them win it because (cliché) it would be a triumph for pure football over the power of the £. Fabregas is a genius, but I think they miss Van Persie or another goalscorer too much.

Stick with this.

[BR2]

The whole point of the original topic was the squad and in particular the squad players.
I am no fan of Arsenal as such but do enjoy watching them as English football's nearest (albeit not that near) team to the mighty Barcelona.
With such star performers as Van Persie and Fabregas missing large chunks of the season and Rosicky,Walcott,Clichy and Gallas not playing much I do feel that the squad (a better term might have been "fringe") players have performed brilliantly to keep them challenging for the title up to the last 5 games and even now they could well finish second.

they will struggle to get fourth place. cannot see where the next point is coming from.

frimmers,
Just for once let's hope Spurs don't do their usual rolling over v Man Utd.
They have broken the mould recently in turning up for a change against Chelsea and Arsenal-can they go for the treble next Saturday or will it be the same old Spurs away from the comfort of The Lane?

[SpaceCruiser]

How can this "best" squad lose to little Wigan?

[frimmers3]

How can this "best" squad lose to little Wigan?

because tottenham made them look ordinary and beatable just days before.

[AcuteViewer]

The race for fourth spot is really on now. And I agree that I can't see Arsenal keeping any leads and thus gaining any more points.
The shopping list gets longer and longer. Goalkeeper, central defender, midfield general and another goalscorer over 5'5". In fact they all need to be big. Wigan dwarfed Arsenal.
In the last 10 minutes anyway.