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International Round-Up

Sep 7th, 2019 by 'holic

A busy old week ended with The ABW podcast on Thursday (see below), A day on a wonderful golf course at Chipping Norton yesterday, and watching England’s cricket and football teams endure or enjoy mixed fortunes today (Saturday).

Bulgaria didn’t looks too bad a side going forward at Wembley but they were something of a parody of The Arsenal at the back. They were unhinged by a careless moment of attempting to play out from the back, and not one but two carelessly conceded penalties. Gareth Southgate’s England continue to be flat track bullies, but can they now carry their impressive record through, rather than just into, next summer’s Euros?

Those who know of my ‘motherland’ will understand the first result I looked for when returning from the golf course at half past midnight this morning was Scotland’s. Imagine my disappointment when I saw that despite taking an early lead Russia hit back twice to take the points. These are tough times for Scotland. Head coach Steve Clarke, for all that he tried to sound positive after the match, has a thin looking squad. With Belgium up next things don’t look too good.

Ryan Giggs Wales team appear to have suffered a turgid evening with an own goal and a late Gareth Bale winner seeing them past Azerbaijan. They have it all to do if they are to overhaul Croatia and Hungary in Group E. Most eye catching result was the Netherlands 2-4 win in Germany, for whom  Serge Gnabry scored a ninth minute opener.

On Thursday evening four current Gunners were involved. Granit Xhaka featured in Switzerland’s 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland which saw them remain six points behind the men in green. Dani Ceballos was influential and enjoyed a pre-assist for the winner in Spain’s defeat of Romania. Sead Kolasinac played for Bosnia & Herzegovina who hit five goals past scoreless Liechtenstein. Sokratitis Papastathopoulos represented Greece as they fell to the only goal of the game against Finland.

More to follow in the week before we face Watford at Vicarage Road next Sunday. The bottom of the table Hornets sacked Javi Garcia today and immediately announced that they had re-appointed his predecessor, Quique Sanchez Flores as manager. Bounce back, anyone?

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85 Responses to “International Round-Up”

  1. on 07 Sep 2019 at 8:36 pm1Mark Earle

    Thanks Dave. Good reading mate.

  2. on 07 Sep 2019 at 8:47 pm2International Round-Up – Arsenal FC News

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  3. on 07 Sep 2019 at 8:47 pm3Silly Second Yella

    Diagnosis – Sokratitis

    I like that

  4. on 07 Sep 2019 at 9:07 pm4TTG

    Thanks Holic, the most significant result for Gooners was the England U-21 result with Eddie Nketiah getting two goals and Reiss Nelson a somewhat streaky winner.
    And one of the Dutch goals was scored by Donyell Malen who we released to PSV to some surprise a while ago. He is now worth a fair bit. I hope we have a sell-on clause

  5. on 08 Sep 2019 at 2:43 am5North Bank Ned

    Inter-meh!

  6. on 08 Sep 2019 at 3:19 am6OsakaMatt

    Thanks Guvnor.

    Just a week more to wait.

    Watford’s manager getting
    sacked seems kind of crazy,
    but they do have form in
    the crazy stakes.

  7. on 08 Sep 2019 at 4:48 am7OsakaMatt

    In other news, Auba won player
    of the month.
    Fair enough as he got the goals
    though I might have voted for
    Guendouzi.

  8. on 08 Sep 2019 at 9:06 am8bathgooner

    Nice round-up Guvna. These interlulls are nonetheless somewhat tedious.

  9. on 08 Sep 2019 at 4:27 pm9bt8

    OM, Watford’s managerial change does seem kind of needless to me but since that club is only one of 3 or 4 in a multi-league multinational corporation the change might have as much or more to do with the situation at one of its clubs in Italy or Spain as perceived underperformance by Watford. Little or nothing do I know of course.

  10. on 08 Sep 2019 at 5:21 pm10bt8

    It looks like multinational should have been binational as the Watford owner Pozzo sold Granada to a Chinese concern in 2016, leaving Pozzo with Watford and Udinese only.

  11. on 08 Sep 2019 at 6:33 pm11TTG

    Pity to lose the Ashes to an Australian side so heavily dependent for runs on one man. Great fast bowling attack but so many pricks in that side ( including Smith )

  12. on 08 Sep 2019 at 9:00 pm12OsakaMatt

    bt8,
    Udinese are managed by a guy
    having his second go at the job
    too – Igor Tudor, who I vaguely
    remember

  13. on 08 Sep 2019 at 10:49 pm13bt8

    OM. Can’t say I remember Tudor but I do imagine that if he drove a car it would be a small sedan. Not one with four doors though.

  14. on 09 Sep 2019 at 12:21 am14OsakaMatt

    🙂

    If he was sentimental he
    could call his sedan Henry
    and cut off its roof.

  15. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:01 am15can't be arsed

    hello
    load a stuff

    i’ll not lie i’m doing shite
    but
    want to say hello
    so blaaaaaaaa
    like
    old Mr Grace
    you’ve all done very well

  16. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:02 am16can't be arsed

    and it is me
    hello

  17. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:12 am17can't be arsed

    the Glasgow shower
    have by circumstance grown up

  18. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:14 am18can't be arsed

    the Glasgow shower
    have by circumstance grown up

    deary me

  19. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:16 am19can't be arsed

    how many Scottish people
    have i made ?

  20. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:21 am20can't be arsed

    bye bye
    anyway

    see ye elsewhere
    i’ll be ostentatiously getting in the way
    of chris’s exaggerated bullshit

    I know words with lots of syllables

  21. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:24 am21can't be arsed

    i miss chris

  22. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:27 am22can't be arsed

    i miss Chris
    didn’t do him justice
    he deserved better

  23. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:31 am23can't be arsed

    he was brilliant

    the dead cunt

  24. on 09 Sep 2019 at 1:33 am24can't be arsed

    he’d enjoy my catching up decline

  25. on 09 Sep 2019 at 2:56 am25bt8

    quick burst o posts
    could probably only
    mean one thing
    the sudden if not
    completely unexpected
    appearance of can’t be
    inimitably arsed

  26. on 09 Sep 2019 at 2:57 am26bt8

    And howdy cba

  27. on 09 Sep 2019 at 2:21 pm27TTG

    Hello yourself CBA
    Very good to hear from you even if it can’t be easy . You don’t do sentiment ( a bit like Roy Keane) but a lot of people on here care for you ( in a very manly and in my case British stuff-upperlipped way) Slainte

  28. on 09 Sep 2019 at 2:56 pm28Pangloss

    Good to see a much missed contributor here earlier.

    I see cba stopped by too.

    COYG

    PS Is the intelull nearly over?

  29. on 09 Sep 2019 at 3:31 pm29TTG

    I wish Mrs Xhaka a completely trouble free pregnancy and deliverinut might suggest she relaxes and has a slow and uncomplicated labour. Anything to keep her husband away from the coal face longer than the month paternity leave we are giving him. I thought this was a wind-up at first but we must be progressive and let our key employees ( and Xhaka) time off to be with their family . In fact maybe Unai could give him leave until next May? This may lead to us insisting that our players only have intercourse without precautions between September and November in future.
    Imagine if it were Auba or Lacazette or another useful player

  30. on 09 Sep 2019 at 10:43 pm30TTG

    We only collected £3m less in TV revenue than the Totts despite them reaching the CL Final.
    http://dailycannon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tv-revenues.jpg
    Mind you we reached a European final too.

  31. on 10 Sep 2019 at 4:12 am31OsakaMatt

    Nothing Arsenally happened again
    today ho hum.
    Mrs Xhaka is having a baby
    Auba went to the Italian Grand Prix
    Eddie and Reiss Nelson played
    for the U21s
    I suppose the Watford game is
    looking slightly more banana
    skinny than before

    Midfield could be Guendouzi, Willock
    and Ceballos if Torreira isn’t fit.
    A few more pointless international
    games and we can get our players
    back and find out who’s fit.

  32. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:01 am32OsakaMatt

    Somewhat sexistly I forgot
    that Arsenal Women had a
    winning start to their title
    defence. And play Thursday
    in Florence.

  33. on 10 Sep 2019 at 4:01 pm33OsakaMatt

    drums fingers, twiddles thumbs

  34. on 10 Sep 2019 at 4:33 pm34bt8

    Just lulling along a bit more …

  35. on 10 Sep 2019 at 6:40 pm35bathgooner

    There’s not much Arsenal news at the moment but there’s news from Harold Kane Esq. Apparently he believes that he is not a diver.

    Here’s some evidence to the contrary:

    http://7amkickoff.com/index.php/2019/09/10/harry-kane-i-have-never-dived-in-my-career-orly/

  36. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:15 pm36Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    Baff @35

    Don’t pay any attention to his opinion. He also thinks that he is not a bellend.

    If anyone needs video evidence that he is I have not sourced any specifically. Just look at any video he is in. Especially ones in which he talks.

    Urghh. Interlulls are so dull.

  37. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:19 pm37can't be arsed

    ha 8ball
    howdy fella
    herself’s favourite
    fuck off
    dunno what she sees in ye ?
    .
    howdy thunder T
    i’m glad i didn’t hit you
    when my armalite fell outta my pyjamas
    when i used to go out to pretend to collect my british intelligence bugged pints of milk of a morning

    cos i wouldn’t be able to say thank you
    (ya english bastard)
    .
    the mighty pan G
    that’s enough
    mighty

  38. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:26 pm38can't be arsed

    oh fuck
    baff
    just saw there
    beyond cool
    he’s scottish
    so likely
    an attendant will wave something shiney
    and bless him he’ll send his ear hair round for a look
    what all the fuss is about

  39. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:34 pm39can't be arsed

    aaaahhhhhh dino
    howdy fella
    a good soul

  40. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:40 pm40can't be arsed

    osaka M
    jealous of yer funny smarts
    so giving you a hard stare
    ?

    yeah
    YEAH !
    .

    take over the late night bullshit
    just be half as entertaining
    ya cunt

  41. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:42 pm41TTG

    I had a drink today with a friend whose son signed as a professional but didn’t play for the first team . He played in the same teams as Banik Afobe .
    I won’t mention his name but he left Arsenal to join another Premier League team. He suffered continual injuries at Arsenal and eventually had to retire , going on to university and now taking his A coaching badge.
    His dad , who is a big Arsenal fan and current season ticket holder , feels his injuries and his rehab especially , were very poorly handled by the club. He cited Jack Wilshere as a very similar case . He felt that our injury diagnosis facilities and rehab specialists were some way behind the curve compared with other PL clubs.
    That may have changed but he felt that Wenger was slow to gear the club up to the highest standards . Ironic in that when he came there , he apparently astonished the staff with the medical contacts all over the world.
    Incidentally he believes I am writing Emery off too quickly although he felt there was no appreciable improvement in the team last season.

  42. on 10 Sep 2019 at 8:46 pm42can't be arsed

    .
    .
    .
    here ye go
    here’s a YouTube song
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8A9Y1Dq_cQ

  43. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:12 pm43Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    Kane also thinks he is great at penalties.

    The bellend.

  44. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:13 pm44Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    Wotcher cba. Always lively when you’re in.
    You know the best thing about virtual drinks? They take no toll on your liver whatsoever. Have whatever you want on me!

  45. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:17 pm45Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    There must be a joke about ‘no appreciable movement’ and the fact that we were crap. But I’m drinking Highland Park and watching England (the one necessary for the other) and I’m too numb to put it together.

    The totts stadium is a toilet. A giant toilet bowl filled with crap. No joke.

  46. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:22 pm46can't be arsed

    ha dino
    even a virtual one
    no
    but
    in the interest of keeping up hilarity
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjXM6x_0KZk

  47. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:30 pm47can't be arsed

    i never understood people
    PROUD to be from somewhere

    accident of birth

    i’m not proud to be Irish
    i’m just glad i’m not some of the other options

  48. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:34 pm48can't be arsed

    so
    phewwwww thank god i’m Irish

    Brexit innit !

  49. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:37 pm49Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    cba @46.

    That video is brilliant! As a soundtrack to the last few minutes of the England game tonight it was hilarious.

  50. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:38 pm50can't be arsed

    we’re getting off Scot free

  51. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:44 pm51Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    cba. Dunno if recent events have had you thinking any new thoughts about life and death?
    For those what believes in reincarnation then what are the chances they are born in the same country every time round? Surely they must be slim? Maybe it is one set of racist bastards who keep getting born into different countries and getting equally convinced each time that their new lot is some sort of master race and going to town with the hatemongering and the genocide?

    And they have done it so well that more and more of us have decided to get involved. Woohoo!

  52. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:46 pm52Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    I hate people who discrimate against others for accidents of their birth.

    And the Austrians.

  53. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:47 pm53can't be arsed

    oh fuckin boy
    that shaken scarecrow
    needs to understand
    that he needs to behave
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiqwDNbFwNU

  54. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:51 pm54Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    The monks may have better info than me but it seems to me that we keep getting Sunday fixtures even when the Europa League does not dictate them. Could we not get some sort of priority allocation for Saturday games at times when they are possible, given the fact we will already be playing a disproportionately high number of Sunday games?

  55. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:56 pm55stath can't be arsed

    right and yes all over it

  56. on 10 Sep 2019 at 9:59 pm56can't be arsed

    just you and and a man
    won’t see Christmas dino

    pack it in
    That’s a bit weird
    d’ye smell death over the internet

    d’ye like it

  57. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:05 pm57can't be arsed

    honestly !

    pffttt !

  58. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:17 pm58can't be arsed

    it’s like ye can’t die in peace nowadays
    i remember people dying with impunity
    at Highbury . What is it with this new big shithole

  59. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:19 pm59can't be arsed

    no atmosphere?

    it’s funereal

  60. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:20 pm60Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    cba.

    I don’t have a problem with dieing well. But not living well… personally, I couldn’t die after a life I haven’t given my all to.

    We will all die. How many of us dare to live?

  61. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:23 pm61Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    @59
    If you arrange to breathe your last breaths during a home game that you attend I will put you on the pedastal, next to God (Dennis), as you will truly be the Holy Ghost!

  62. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:29 pm62can't be arsed

    i hope in the future
    if ‘holic’s genius becomes
    a go to tome for gooners

    you’ll eventually wish
    you’d retrieved yer head from yer hoop
    before you pretentiated left right and centre
    just there
    just now
    just nonsense

    .

  63. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:34 pm63Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    Behave yourself.

    I’ve read more hoop centric nonsense from you than anyone else here, ever. No matter how many shame faced apologies you offered none were ever asked for.

  64. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:37 pm64Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    Also, what does pretentiated mean?

  65. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:38 pm65can't be arsed

    silly little shit
    .
    where’s the interesting people who know how to insult
    .

  66. on 10 Sep 2019 at 10:55 pm66can't be arsed

    i’m guessing i have to apologise
    as is the way of here
    for calling a spanner a wrench

    *beats chest*

    honestly

    i am seriously considering dying on a different website !
    ?

  67. on 10 Sep 2019 at 11:04 pm67can't be arsed

    handsome BOOOOOM . com
    are pestering me

  68. on 10 Sep 2019 at 11:13 pm68can't be arsed

    has hemp socks fucked off ?

  69. on 10 Sep 2019 at 11:15 pm69can't be arsed

    hope so
    don’t have time for pretentiousinasionism

  70. on 10 Sep 2019 at 11:19 pm70can't be arsed

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqrQ-ZI29Pk&app=desktop

  71. on 10 Sep 2019 at 11:22 pm71Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    That’s better cba. ‘Cepting the apology of course. Don’t want none of that shite from you. Call a spanner whatever you want.

    Doubt you’ve ever noticed but i have always used very clean language on this website. Not that I think there is any virtue in that- it’s just the way i am here. Probably makes up for the foulness I spew to people’s faces. But don’t expect me to break the habit of years and use a bunch of names just cos you may not be here for another decade.

    If you wanna be insulted then get your carcas over to London and let a few Holics lay into you before the big day comes. We’ll be waiting…

  72. on 10 Sep 2019 at 11:26 pm72Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    Hemp socks?

    Do one you pretensiastistianasour.

  73. on 11 Sep 2019 at 12:41 am73North Bank Ned

    GSD: The Monks will have to get their abacuses out, but our next Saturday fixture is not until November 2nd.

  74. on 11 Sep 2019 at 1:07 am74OsakaMatt

    Hello cba

    A miserably hot humid morning
    here in Osaka. And a hard stare
    to digest with my morning
    coffee ?
    I’ll send you an innocent smile
    in return ?

  75. on 11 Sep 2019 at 1:12 am75OsakaMatt

    I’ve read that soft words
    turn away wrath. A nice
    thought though I’ve seen
    precious little evidence of
    it the last couple of years.

  76. on 11 Sep 2019 at 1:18 am76OsakaMatt

    It’s odd that Kane bothers to
    pretend he’s not a cheat and a
    liar when it’s so clear that he is.
    It’s not a new approach but has
    certainly enjoyed a revival
    recently.
    Good to see it being named by
    steadfast Gooners 🙂

  77. on 11 Sep 2019 at 1:28 am77can't be arsed

    #japan

  78. on 11 Sep 2019 at 1:34 am78can't be arsed

    #safepairofhands
    #un

  79. on 11 Sep 2019 at 1:41 am79can't be arsed

    keep the midnight bullshit flag flying
    sláinte fella
    yer a proper goodun

  80. on 11 Sep 2019 at 2:09 am80bt8

    Woulda thought hot humid mornings require drinking tea not coffee but little do I know of current Japanese morning beverage drinking customs. Probably best to stick to sake, the perennial favorite?

  81. on 11 Sep 2019 at 3:20 am81OsakaMatt

    Sake for breakfast?
    I’ll give it a try one day and let
    you know how things go 🙂
    Hazily I’d guess

    But cold green tea, a bowl of
    rice with a raw egg mixed in and
    miso soup is the traditional
    breakfast of champions just to
    share some local colour.

  82. on 11 Sep 2019 at 3:48 am82North Bank Ned

    No natto, OM?

  83. on 11 Sep 2019 at 6:33 am83OsakaMatt

    That’s more a Kanto thing Ned.
    Though some in Kansai eat it.
    For me if it looks like shit and
    smells like shit I just don’t want
    to find out the next step 🙂

    It’s the only Japanese food I
    won’t eat. Have you tried some?

  84. on 11 Sep 2019 at 3:57 pm84OsakaMatt

    Anyway enough waffle about
    Japan, some actual Arsenal
    news is that Holding is fit
    again.
    The Forest game seems a likely
    timing for his return – hopefully
    people will remember he’s been
    out for 9 months or so and was
    still learning his trade at a PL
    level before he got injured.

  85. on 11 Sep 2019 at 8:27 pm85Goonerholic

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