Arsène Wenger - The Awakening

Good Pre-season (as expected). Hopefully the lack of competitiveness in the friendlies won't affect your team going into the season Qualification for the CL should be fairly straight forward

2014-02-18 22:14#161969 P-KIDDY : Good Pre-season (as expected). Hopefully the lack of competitiveness in the friendlies won't affect your team going into the season Qualification for the CL should be fairly straight forward

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I always play against smaller clubs to raise the morale of the squad. A good trick

Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Arteta, Walcott, Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Oliver Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: E.Viviano, C.Jenkinson, N.Monreal, A.Ramsey, J.Wilshere, L.Podolski, A. Chamberlain


Fulham's Starting XI: Stekelenburg, Riether, Hangeland, Hughes, Riise, Duff, Parker, Zverotic, Kacaniklic, Taarbat, Ruiz
Fulham's Subs: D.Stockdale, K Richardson, F.Amorebieta, D.Boateng, A.Plumain, L.Donnelly, C.Burgess
Manager: Martin Jol




Goals: O.Giroud , M.Arteta , T.Walcott
Assists: M.Arteta
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( N.Monreal | K.Gibbs | 66th minute ) ( L.Podolski | O.Giroud | 66th minute ) ( J.Wilshere | M.Ozil | 70th minute)
Suspensions : Mathieu Flamini , Kieran Gibbs .
Player of the match: Mikel Arteta .


Boss comments:
"We were down 1-0 for the majority of the first half because we started a little bit slowly, we kept our patience and then turned the game around with our mental strength and belief. Full credits to the players." - Arsène Wenger on the match






Nico Yennaris has joined Burton on loan until the end of the season. (starting from 20th of August)
Yennaris on his loan deal: "I'm happy to go on loan, hopefully the experience will benefit me as a player and help me develop."






Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Ramsey, Chamberlain, Wilshere, Santi Cazorla, Oliver Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: E.Viviano, C.Jenkinson, K.Gibbs, M.Ozil, T.Rosicky, L.Podolski, Y.Sanogo

AS PAKK Salonika's Starting XI: Jacobo, Tsnonis, Katsouranis, Lopez, Tzavellas, Lazar, Garcia, Salpingidis, Ninis, Stoch, Necid
AS PAOK Salonika's Subs: P.Georgiou, E.Kace, L.Lawerence, A.Tziolis, S.Athannasiadis, D.Roustemis, A.Lagoudakis
Manager: Huub Stevens

Santi Cazorla scored a powerful long range strike, taking an advantage of an error from PAOK's goalkeeper Jacobo. Oliver Giroud doubled the lead with a fine header from a cross sent by Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. Koscielny extended the lead even further with a fine header from a corner in the 47th minute. Lastly an error from Jack Wilshere allowed Stefanos Athanasiadis to score in the 54th minute.

Goals: Santi Cazorla , Oliver Giroud , Laurent Koscielny .
Assists: Santi Cazorla, Aron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( Y.Sanogo | O.Giroud | 61st minute ) ( T.Rosicky | M.Arteta | 61st minute ) ( C.Jenkinson | P.Mertesacker | 73rd minute )
Suspensions: Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Mikel Arteta and Bacary Sagna.
Player of the match: Santi Cazorla .


Boss comments:
"It was a good match, everything went according to the plan, three crucial away goals that will no doubt help us qualify to the next stage. We will get the job done in the Emirates without taking it for granted for sure."







Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Ramsey, Walcott, Ozil, Podolski, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Viviano, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Arteta, Rosicky, Chamberlain, Sanogo


Norwich City's Starting XI: Ruddy, Martin, Turner, Bassong, Garrido, Howson, Tetty, Hoolahan, Snodgrass, Fer, Wolfswinkel
Norwich City's Subs: Bunn, E.Bennett, Olsson, Becchio, R.Bennet, Johnson, David Fox
Manager: Chris Hughton

It was a very boring day in the Carrow Road, Arsenal were very unlucky with injuries and with missed opportunities. Podolski had a very bad game with an average rating of 5.8.

Goals: N/A
Assists: N/A
Injuries: ( Theo Walcott: Strained Ankle Ligaments | Will keep him out for 3 to 4 weeks) ( Per Mertesacker: Bruised Thigh | Will keep him out for 6 days )
Substitutions: ( Alex Oxlade Chamberlain | Theo Walcott | 20th minute ) ( Vermaelen | Mertesacker | HT ) ( Rosicky | Podolski | 73th minute )
Yellow cards: Mathieu Flamini.
Red cards: N/A
Player of the match: Mathieu Flamini.


Boss comments:
"We looked dangerous in countless times in the first half, hitting the post 4 times and Giroud was unlucky with the offside decisions. We dropped a little bit physically in the second half but overall we did our best. It's up to us to bounce back."
"Theo Walcott suffered a Strained Ankle Ligaments, it looks bad because he will be out for a month at least which is unfortunate."
"Mertesacker took a knock, it doesn't look bad but he won't be available against AS PAOK Salonika."
"For now let's focus on the next match."

Arsenal's Starting XI: Viviano, Jenkinson, Sagna, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta(c), Wilshere, Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Vermaelen, Flamini, Ozil, Rosicky, Sanogo


PAOK's Starting XI: Jacobo, Tsonis, Lopez, Lagos, Tzavellas, Katsouranis, Lazar, Salpingidis, Lawrence, Stoch, Necid
PAOK's Subs: Gerogiou, Ninis, Kace, Athanasiades, Garcia, Tziolis, Roustemis
Manager: Huub Stevens




Goals: Lukas Podolski.
Assists: N/A
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( Yaya Sanogo | Oliver Giroud | 74th minute ) ( Mesut Ozil | Alex Oxlade Chamberlain | 74th minute ) ( Thomas Vermaelen | Koscielny | 77th minute )
Suspensions : Bacary Sagna .
Player of the match: Lukas Podolski .

Boss comments:
"The game started in a slow pace because the players were a little bit tired, but as we went closer to full time the game was getting more intense. we conceded a goal and got a draw so it's not the best result but what matters is we've qualified for the group stages."





Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Sagna, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Chamberlain, Ozil, Podolski, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Viviano, Monreal, Vermaelen, Flamini, Wilshere, Rosicky, Sanogo


Newcastle United's Starting XI: Elliot, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccni, Santon, Tiote, Cabaye, Zaha, Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Cisse
Newcastle United's Subs: Krul, Dummet, Marveaux, Obertan, Gouffran, Williamson, Taylor
Manager: Alan Perdew




Goals: Koscielny, Chamberlain, Podolski.
Assists: Mesut Ozil, Kieren Gibbs
Injuries: ( Aaron Ramsey: Twisted Ankle (SERIOUS IMAGE) | Will keep him out for Three weeks)
Substitutions: ( Thomas Vermaelen | Carl Jenkinson | 67th minute ) ( Mathuie Flamini | Mikel Arteta | 67th minute ) ( Jack Wilshere | Aaron Ramsey | 71st minute )
Suspensions : Koscielny .
Player of the match: Laurent Koscielny .


Boss comments:
"We responded well to the draw and that shows our mental strength and commitment, we gave it our best, full credits to the squad."
"Unfortunately Aaron Ramsey has sustained a Twisted Ankle. I say he will be out for a month."
"Newcastle made it hard for us to break them down so we dropped a little deeper towards the end of the first half and it paid off."










"It's an interesting draw that's for sure. People keep saying that it's the hardest group, but I can assure you than we will be up for it. If you want to win trophies you have to play against big teams sooner or later." Arsène Wenger on the draw


Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere also responded well to the draw:
"I think it will be an exciting challenge for us, the boss is right about facing big teams. We have to face them sooner or later. We will do our best to qualify and we are all looking forward to these games!"

Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Viviano, Monreal, Jenkinson, Flamini, Podolski, Rosicky, Sanogo


OPPOSITION's Starting XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Nastasic, Kolarov, Rodwell, Toure, Navas, Nasri, Silva, Negredo
OPPOSITION's Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Guidetti, Milner, Garcia, Fernandinho, Jovetic
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini




Goals: N/A
Assists: N/A
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( Tomas Rosicky | Mesut Ozil | 78th minute ) ( Mathiue Flamini | Jack Wilshere | 78th minute ) ( Yaya Sanogo | Oilver Giroud | 78th minute )
Suspensions : Jack Wilshere , Mikel Arteta .
Player of the match: Bacary Sagna .


Boss comments:
"We looked very offensive in the start of the match but that disappeared as we went to the middle stages of the match. We dropped a little bit physically in the second half so we had to drop deeper in the late stages. But overall the performance was very pleasing because we were playing against a quality team."
"I didn't pick Theo [Walcott] because he has just returned from the injury and he is not fit. There is a 30% chance for him to play in the next match."
"Vermaelen was injured in his international duty, I say he will be back in the Aston Villa's match. Fabianski however has a hip injury, I can't say a specific date but the worst scenario would be for Three months."







Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Viviano, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Flamini, Rosicky, Gnabry, Sanogo


OPPOSITION's Starting XI: Muslera, Eboue, Chedjou, Nounkeu, Balta, Melo, Inan, Amrabat, Sneijder, Colak, Drogba
OPPOSITION's Subs: Gurpinar, Altintop, Sarioglu, Yilmaz, Bulut, Zan, Kaya
Manager: Roberto Mancini




Goals: Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker.
Assists: Santi Cazorla 2, Natxo Monreal
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( Mathieu Flamini | Jack Wilshere | 64th minute ) ( Carl Jenkinson | Bacary Sagna | 81st minute ) ( Yaya Sanogo | Oliver Giroud | 81st minute )
Suspensions : Natxo Monreal .
Player of the match: Lukas Podolski .


Boss comments:
"It was a good match and a very important three points were taken. It took us a while to recover from the shock that we had in the start of the match. Overall I'm happy with the spirit that the squad has showed in the match."






Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Sagna, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Ozil, Podolski, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Viviano, Vermaelen, Monreal, Arteta, Rosicky, Cazorla, Walcott


OPPOSITION's Starting XI: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Okore, Luna, Sylla, Westwood, El Ahmadi, Tonev, Agbonlahor, Benteke
OPPOSITION's Subs: Given, Herd, Baker, Delph, Kozak, Bacuna, Bennett
Manager: Paul Lambert




Goals: Lukas Podolski , Oliver Giroud .
Assists: Oliver Giroud
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( Thomas Vermaelen | Carl Jenkinson | HT ) Substitutions: ( Tomas Rosicky | Jack Wilshere | 64th minute ) Substitutions: ( Theo Walcott | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 66th minute )
Suspensions : Carl Jenkinson .
Player of the match: Oliver Giroud .


Boss comments:
"We did a very good job, the score might have been higher but we took the Three points and that's what matters now."
"Yes the referee's decision to give the penalty was accurate and I'm confident that Carl Jenkinson will learn from this experience and that's what is important."
"Young players tend to start their careers with some mistakes and that is normal. Especially when you are given a chance in the Premier League.
"Theo is on his way to full fitness, I say he needs Four matches at least."





Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Pleguezuelo, Monreal, Frimpong, Zelalem, Gnabry, Cazorla, Miyaichi, Sanogo
Arsenal's Subs: Lliev, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Arteta, Wilshere, Rosicky, Walcott


OPPOSITION's Starting XI: Vorm, Rangel, Amat, Williams, Taylor, Canas, Shelvey, Hernandez, Michu, Lamah, Bony
OPPOSITION's Subs: Tremmel, Lita, Britton, Richards, Vazquez, Pozuelo, Chico
Manager: Michael Laudrup




Goals: Thomas Vermaelen, Yaya Sanogo, Theo Walcott, Ryo Miyaichi.
Assists: Tomas Rosicky 2, Natxo Monreal, Ryo Miyaichi
Injuries: ( Serge Gnabry: Thigh Strain | Will keep him out for 10-12 days)
Substitutions: ( Theo Walcott | Serge Gnabry | 44th minute ) ( Hector Bellirin | Pleguezuelo | 64th minute ) ( Tomas Rosicky | Santi Cazorla | 64th minute )
Suspensions : Emmanuel Frimpong .
Player of the match: Ryo Miyaichi .


Boss comments:
"There were a lot of positives and little negativities in this match, let's not forget that we played with some young players."
"Nor Martinez or Viviano were selected because Viviano has an injury in his left arm and Martinez will be on loan to Millwall until January. So I sticked with Szczesny."

A great detailed start to the story, however a piece of code is messed up three posts back which is making things lobsided!

2014-02-22 02:44#162623 Jamesg237 : A great detailed start to the story, however a piece of code is messed up three posts back which is making things lobsided!

Thanks

I checked the codes like 3 times and couldn't find where I messed up :s

Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Podolski, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Lliev, Monreal, Jenkinson, Wilshere, Arteta, Rosicky, Walcott


Liverpool's Starting XI: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Cissokho, Leiva, Gerrard, Allen, Moses, Suarez, Alberto
Liverpool's Subs: Johns, Kelly, Toure, Henderson, Sterling, Sakho, McLaughlin
Manager: Brendan Rodgers




Goals: Santi Cazorla , Mesut Ozil
Assists: Tomas Rosicky & Mesut Ozil
Injuries: ( Lukas Podolski: Dead Leg | Will keep him out for Three days)
Substitutions: ( Theo Walcott | Lukas Podolski | 56th minute ) ( Jack Wilshere | Aaron Ramsey | 66th minute ) ( Tomas Rosicky | Oliver Giroud | 66th minute )
Suspensions : N/A
Player of the match: Mesut Ozil .


Boss comments:
"We played exceptionally well today, every played worked hard until the end. Full credits to them."
"I didn't pick Alex [Chamberlain] because he was suffering from a food poisoning so I chose Santi to play on the right."
"Lukas Podolski has taken a knock. It isn't that bad but I think he can't play against Napoli on Wednesday."






Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Arteta, Walcott, Ozil, Cazorla, Giroud
Arsenal's Subs: Vermaelen, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Wilshere, Ramsey, Rosicky, Sanogo


Napoli's Starting XI: Reina, Maggio, Albiol, Fernandez, Armero, Inler, Dzemaili, Pandev, Hamsik, Mertens, Higuain
Napoli's Subs: Ghirelli, Radosevic, Callejon, Zapata, Palanza, Insigne, Zuniga
Manager: Rafa Benitez




Goals: Mesut Ozil .
Assists: Santi Cazorla
Injuries: ( Theo Walcott: Twisted Ankle | Will keep him out for Three weeks) ( Tomas Rosicky: Twisted Ankle | Will keep him out for Three weeks)
Substitutions: ( Tomas Rosicky | Theo Walcott | HT ) ( Kieren Gibbs | Santi Cazorla | 59th minute ) ( Jack Wilshere | Tomas Rosicky | 59th minute )
Suspensions : Natxo Monreal .
Player of the match: Pablo Armero (Napoli) .


Boss comments:
"The result was very pleasing of course, we controlled the game quite well and dictated the tempo. But I'm a bit disappointed with the injuries we received but overall this was a good night."
"Only Szczesny, Viviano and Fabianski are registered to play in the Champions League. Two of them are injured. That's why there was no Goalkeeper on the bench."






Arsenal's Starting XI: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere, Ramsey, Chamberlain, Cazorla, Sanogo
Arsenal's Subs: Lliev, Monreal, Sagna, Arteta, Ozil, Podolski, Giroud


OPPOSITION's Starting XI: Jussi, O'Brien, Collins, Tomkins, Rat, Collison, Reid, Downing, Nolan, Jarvis, Petric
OPPOSITION's Subs: Adrian, McCartney, Spence, Cole, Vaz Te, Demel, Taylor,
Manager: Sam Allardyce




Goals: Santi Cazorla , Lukas Podolski .
Assists: Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain 2
Injuries: N/A
Substitutions: ( Lukas Podolski | Santi Cazorla | 62nd minute ) ( Oliver Giroud | Yaya Sanogo | 62nd minute ) ( Mikel Arteta | Mathieu Flamini | 71st minute )
Suspensions : N/A
Player of the match: Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain .


Boss comments:
"Very good performance from us, we controlled the game like usual and got the job done. The away fans were also incredible which encouraged us."
"West Ham's physical level was hard for some of our players as they won most of the challenges but we got the Three points and that's what matters."

Tremendous detail. Wish I had the motivation and time to do this.

2014-02-24 19:43#162995 joel333 : Tremendous detail. Wish I had the motivation and time to do this.

Thanks a lot man ^^
Getting this kind of feedback always motivates you, give it a try




THANKS to everybody who viewed and gave a feedback to this story, I really appreciate your support
And don't worry, other ideas are currently in the making so expect some scenarios in the very near future

P.S: Anyone knows why the posts aren't in their right and usual positions?

SkySports can confirm that Arsenal's talented young German, Serge Gnabry has agreed a long term deal with Arsenal worth 1.5 Million pounds.
The contract extension is yet to be announced on Arsenal's official website.


Mario Jarosch has told SkySports about his client's gladness with the deal.
"My client is very delighted to stay in Arsenal for the long term, there are a lot of things to learn in football and he can do that in Arsenal."
"Mr.Wenger has a good reputation of developing young players and my client is very confident on his decision."



SkySports' sources also understand that the 30 year old Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has rejected a new deal, reason is Arsenal weren't willing to meet his Four years extention demand.
With only one year left in his contract, Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain F.C are interested in the defender. Pressure now is on Arsenal to secure a new deal.

The reasons your posts aren't in the correct position as in an earlier one on this page, some coding is incorrect which makes the following ones lob-sided.

2014-02-26 20:24#163188 Jamesg237 : The reasons your posts aren't in the correct position as in an earlier one on this page, some coding is incorrect which makes the following ones lob-sided.

Hmm can you give me any example of a code that makes it like this? I re-checked every post on the 2nd page and couldn't find any extra/unwanted code.


EDIT: The problem has been sorted out. Thanks to P-KIDDY!

Wow, great detail for every match! Good stuff so far, keep it up!