Norwich City vs. Arsenal: open thread
by Ted Harwood on Nov 19, 2011 7:15 AM EST
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Carrow Road, Norwich, Farmland, Norfolk, the Birthplace of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
Saturday, 19 November, 2011
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Hey hey hey! It's your open thread, you guys. Feel free to comment on all the action below.
Lineups forthcoming, you lovely people.
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Also, lineups:
The Arsenal: Szczesny, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Andre Santos, Ramsey, Arteta, Song, Walcott, van Persie, Gervinho.
Subs: Fabianski, Rosicky, Djourou, Arshavin, Chamakh, Benayoun, Coquelin.
Norwich City: Ruddy, Naughton, Russell Martin, Barnett, Tierney, Crofts, Johnson, Fox, Pilkington, Hoolahan, Morison.
Subs: Rudd, Drury, Holt, Jackson, Surman, Bennett, Wilbraham.
AAARRRRRRRSSSSSHHHHHHHHAAAAAAVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN!
Dream goal!
wait, Russell Martin?
did he only sign the one year with the Yankees? Damn it, the Mets should have snapped him up.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 7:36 AM EST up reply actions
Screw that guy.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:38 AM EST up reply actions
This one, or the baseball one?
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 7:39 AM EST up reply actions
Both!
But mostly the baseball one.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:39 AM EST up reply actions
This is gonna be rough. I have to go on a hike in 5ish hours.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:42 AM EST up reply actions
I just ate a bunch of chocolate cake and Halloween candy.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:46 AM EST up reply actions
Me too
but only because I went to bed at 10:30
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 7:42 AM EST up reply actions
Oh ESPN3...
Commercial #1: “Welcome to the US Polo Association!”
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van Persie hasn’t scored yet?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:48 AM EST reply actions
Well this is a solid start for y'all
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Always found this interesting
Arsenal have BY FAR the biggest gap between volume of their fans when away and volume of their home stadium.
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by Kevin McCauley on Nov 19, 2011 7:50 AM EST up reply actions
Might be a function of the acoustics
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 7:52 AM EST up reply actions
I kind of fear this with the NDP
Obviously having 60,000 seats is good for the club, but it makes it more likely that 20,000 of the people in the stadium will be plastics who sit on their hands.
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by Kevin McCauley on Nov 19, 2011 7:54 AM EST up reply actions
that, and the fact that I feel like
the size of the Emirates allows sound to dissipate. though that could be totally wrong.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
I also think
It’s because you’ve got 20,000 or so who will always sing, but they are in all in different areas of the ground.
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Dream goal!
by Aidan Gibson on Nov 19, 2011 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
Eeeugh
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:51 AM EST reply actions
Find Arteta
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:51 AM EST reply actions
Gpod god what a save off the line
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Oh for fucks sake
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:57 AM EST reply actions
Screw that guy!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 7:57 AM EST reply actions
Fuck Russell Martin
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 7:59 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
he's certainly not an instinctive striker, is he?
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:03 AM EST up reply actions
………
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:02 AM EST reply actions
LOL
Mertesacker is RUBBISH.
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Troll
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Dream goal!
by Aidan Gibson on Nov 19, 2011 8:39 AM EST up reply actions
……….
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:02 AM EST reply actions
…
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:02 AM EST reply actions
AUUUUUUGH FUCK
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:09 AM EST reply actions
Hey alright.
I need to show up more often. Mmmm… poridge is done too.
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He did make a nice run to get it to Walcott though.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:13 AM EST up reply actions
Very nice from Gervinho, Walcott and of course, RvP.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:12 AM EST reply actions
...Theo can cross?
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Theo's actually pretty good at some stuff!
and evidently only Fabio Capello and I seem to notice.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:15 AM EST up reply actions
I think Theo is a great player.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:17 AM EST up reply actions
I was exaggerating
but sometimes it really doesn’t feel like it.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
No I know
I’m a little surprised how much flack he gets here.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:19 AM EST up reply actions
I'm so far behind.
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McManaman's awful
when we’re slightly offside it’s a good call. when they are slightly offside “you gotta let them go! Slow to react by Arsenal!”
Captain, there are doubt''s...
I hate him so damn much
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:16 AM EST up reply actions
You know how you know Marc Tierney sucks?
There is a better player with his name, playing his position…at the New England Revolution
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by Kevin McCauley on Nov 19, 2011 8:18 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Do Arsenal players tell each other there's a man coming?
They keep getting caught much too easily in possession
McManaman: "HARF HARF HEY GUISE ARSENAL MAKES DEFENSIVE MISTAKES"
“HARF HARF HARF”
God I hate him.
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People listen to the announcers?
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I wouldn't say I "listen"
but I can’t help hearing him.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
I'll admit
I was watching one game and the announcer’s audio failed and the game was played for 20minutes in which you only heard the game and crowd… it was glorious. But beyond that, I just have this background buzz that kinda sounds like voices but I never actually hear what they say.
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I like to keep the sound up to hear the fans
if I could get that without the announcers…
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
nothing could possiblye go wrong
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:25 AM EST up reply actions
Gervinho just seems to be able to do whatever he wants.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:23 AM EST reply actions
Koscielny’s head is shaped weird.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:27 AM EST reply actions
I love the look Scz gave to Per after the goal
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 8:29 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I don't care either way.
It really looked like lazy defending to me.
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That's what I mean
any possible foul was so far down the list on that goal. And there wasn’t one anyway. It’s just media shit-stirring.
Didn't specifically hear anything that disagreed with us
other than that they saw Wenger complaining. (And not to sound hypocritical, I do listen to the idiots when I’m away from the screen, cooking breakfast, which is when the goal happened.)
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Per really has become a caricature of himself.
A giant oaf who is soft and goes down at the slightest touch.
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 8:36 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
So, two points:
1) Walcott looks up for a game, no? Keep it up young man.
2) So, who’s going to pay stupid money for Morrison come January?
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So, halftime
that was weird. Lots of dominance from us, missed chances, a dumb mistake, then Robin scores. ARSENAL FOOTBALL IS BACK
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Theo and Gervinho are my best at halftime, btw.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
I agree. Both are wreaking havoc. Koscielny is playing well too.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
3 clearances off the line.
That’s my best at halftime – some timely defending form Norwich from the CBs (their full backs have been horribly exposed by Arsenal).
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Yeah we've been rather unlucky to be 1-1 at this point.
Need to respond at half time though and tighten up the finishing.
Ramsey made a few good passes, but both have been losing possession it seems.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
Arteta hasn't been bad for me, just not great either
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
he certainly hasn't been as assured as I'm used to.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
We started out really well
But then seemed to slow down a bit. Norwich pressed more after we equalised.
Is Mertesacker the new Squillaci?
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Dream goal!
anyone see the story on wenger at half
almost teared up…
Eh
the day I let ESPN make me worry about something is the day I quit sports. They’re just trying to stir things up, they do it for pretty much every team in every sport.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
I'll believe it when I see it.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:51 AM EST up reply actions
BBC is reporting that too.
Apparently it was just a “I’ll look at my future after this season” comment though. He could retire, after so long as our manager he could have retired after every season for the last 3-4 years.
If nothing else know this, Wenger will not leave without leaving the club in a strong footballing and financial position and without a capable successor on the horizon.
Bennett on for David Fox for Norwich
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Gervinho is making great runs and not doing anything with them.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:51 AM EST reply actions
shit, my internet's dying.
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Oh christ
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:53 AM EST reply actions
How can a player be so simultaneously brilliant and useless?
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because if he wasn't, he wouldn't be interesting.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
#narrative
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Wow. Nice grab.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:54 AM EST reply actions
so, what have I missed the first five minutes of the half?
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trying to walk it in :/
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 8:56 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Thought that was it
Its ok Ramsey tough shot from there.
wow
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:57 AM EST reply actions
wow wow
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 8:58 AM EST reply actions
See my comment above...
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Steward silently singing along with Norwich chants
“Must remain neutral and professional”
“…[tiny voice] come on city…”
hahahahahahahahahahaha
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:02 AM EST reply actions
So much this.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
Absolutely
Haven’t heard song’s name much, but that was a great pass
by rg643 on Nov 19, 2011 9:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
You know what, piss off Messi, piss off Ronaldo, piss off Silva, piss off Rooney
In the 2011 Calendar year, Robin van Persie has been the best player in the world.
by Roa on Nov 19, 2011 9:03 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
PAY THE MAN!!!
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 9:03 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
RvP this year really makes you wonder.
What if he wasn’t so injured over the past five season?
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This is the year of no regrets
No past, no future, only present
by rg643 on Nov 19, 2011 9:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Arteta what the hell?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:07 AM EST reply actions
Thank you TV. That was terrifying.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:14 AM EST reply actions
shit football the past few minutes, huh?
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 9:14 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I think your auto spellcheck kicked in there.
I’m gonna guess you meant to type “balls”
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 9:17 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
This team could be onto something if Gervinho ever figures out how to like, score goals.
by clydeftones on Nov 19, 2011 9:20 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh shit
The sun is coming up.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:20 AM EST reply actions
Team Britta
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
Ah, geez...
We really don’t hang out regularly.
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Troy and Abed in the Moooooooooorning
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 19, 2011 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
Him and Vermaelen have been good. Santos too, for the most part.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
Walcotts pace has been good today as well.
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by nYcRaM on Nov 19, 2011 9:24 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
He's been making some seriously nice passes.
He’s been a little off on a view but he’s winning the ball back and distributing brilliantly. The RB position is letting him do what he liked to do at CB with less risk defensively.
Scary
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:29 AM EST reply actions
That's what happened to Eboue against liverpool last year
/just saying
Captain, there are doubt''s...
oh shit
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:34 AM EST reply actions
Lame free kick to give, Dowd.
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whew
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:35 AM EST reply actions
Alright. 3 points. I’ll take it.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 9:36 AM EST reply actions
Decent win.
Norwich really went for it at the end there, bless em.
Good win.
One real gaff, many missed opportunities that can go down to excellent defending from Norwich and one utter brainfart by Ger, but still a very good win with RvP leading the way.
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van Persie only scores two...
Arsenal in CRISIS as star striker’s form dips.
by King Oskar on Nov 19, 2011 9:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Only beat Norwich 2-1
CRISIS
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by Aidan Gibson on Nov 19, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
RVP is becoming Bergkampian
This team will be the death of me.
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Report should be up in an hour or so
I just have to go through my overly sarcastic notes
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