Arsenal (The Gunners) | Special Thread

Arsenal (The Gunners) | Special Thread

Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac will not be part of Arsenal's squad for Sunday's Premier League game at Newcastle because of "further security incidents".
 
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Handball

Deliberate handball is still an offence, but accidental handball can also be a free-kick or penalty.

Even if it's a mistake, if the ball goes into the goal off an attacking player's hand, then a free-kick will be awarded to the opposing team.

The same applies if a player gets the ball using his or her arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity, such as Ellen White's disallowed goal against Sweden in the Women's World Cup third-place play-off.



It's also handball if a player's arm is above their shoulders or if their arms have made their body unnaturally bigger.

Controversially, that means that even if a player has their hands behind their back, if they are judged to have made their body bigger, a penalty or free-kick will still be awarded.

A handball will not be a free-kick or penalty if the ball is knocked onto a hand accidently by another player, or if a player's arm or hand is close to their body and has not made their body unnaturally bigger. A handball also won't be given if a player falls over and the ball strikes their arm.

Free-kicks

Defending free-kicks in the Premier League had started to get a bit messy, with players from both teams scrapping for a position within the wall.

Well, now all that's changed. When there are three or more players in a wall, no players from the opposite team can get amongst it, distract players or open up a gap for their team-mate to shoot through.

Opponents will now have to be at least one yard away from the wall.

Another change is that referees can allow quick free-kicks to be taken, even when a yellow card is about to be given. This means attacking teams can pass or shoot quickly if there's a goal-scoring opportunity.

This rule change could mean many more free-kick goals this season.

Goal-kicks

A new goal-kick rule will probably benefit teams like Manchester City or Liverpool, who like to play out from the back.

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This short Norway goal-kick against England in the Women's World Cup would have been an offence last season
Up until now, no player could be in the box when a goal-kick was taken. Now, the goalkeeper can play the ball to defenders inside the penalty area, but opposition players have to remain outside.

This will mean starting attacks and keeping possession straight away from a goal-kick, rather than the keeper just lumping the ball up-field. Could this mean the end of the long-ball tactic?

The fact that this rule has come into effect, just as six-foot-seven Peter Crouch has retired, is apparently a coincidence.

Penalties

This isn't a new rule as such, but there might be a stricter response to goalkeepers who try to bend it.

Keepers have to remain on the goal line when a penalty is kicked, but if you watch a lot of football you will know that they often like to creep forward as they try to get an advantage.

Now, if a keeper leaves the goal line before the ball is kicked, it should result in a retake. This rule was enforced using VAR in the Women's World Cup and saw Scotland knocked out of the competition.



Penalties will also not be taken until the goalkeeper has stopped touching the posts or crossbar or even if the frame of the goal is wobbling after being knocked by the goalie.

Substitutions
Footballers can be a bit naughty and will try to bend the rules as much as they can. Ever seen a player getting substituted, only to waste time by taking forever to actually leave the pitch?

Well, players will no longer slowly jog towards the halfway line while being pestered to hurry up, because under the new rules they have to leave the pitch at the nearest point to them.

We will see how this works in grounds where fans are very close to the action, but it does mean that the Premier League might've seen the last of touchline hi-fives between players or cheeky pats from the managers.

New rules will also see a change to how substitutions work and managers who get cross at the ref could be given red and yellow cards

Cards for coaches

No, this isn't a new rule to make sure managers receive birthday or Christmas cards from their players. Instead, they can receive red or yellow ones from referees.

This rule isn't new for teams in the Football League, but it is for coaches on touchlines in the Premier League this season.

Red cards will be given to managers who kick or throw water bottles, along with those who use offensive, insulting or abusive language. We hope someone tells Jose Mourinho before he gets a new job!

Coin toss

Team captains can now choose which end to attack or if they want to kick off first. Last season they could only choose which goal to attack.

Drop ball

It has to be said that drop balls of the past could get pretty vicious with legs swinging wildly.

Now, instead of a tussle that resembled a shin-kicking competition, the ball will go to the team that played the ball before the referee stopped play.

On many occasions, this rule will be used when a ball accidentally hits the referee, but only if a team gets an advantage from the ref's touch.

However, in the event that the referee accidently knocks the ball into the goal in the penalty area, a goal won't be given and neither will a drop ball.

Instead the ball will be given to the goalkeeper to re-start play.
 
“David Luiz – expected to participate in full training ahead of Sunday.

“Kieran Tierney – groin. Will continue to receive treatment and assessments. Hoping to integrate into full training in four to six weeks.”
 
Here we go! Looking forward to the premierleague kick-off. Hope you, Arsenal fans, feel as excited as we do. COYG!
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Arsenal

In

Nicolas Pepe - Lille, £72m

Kieran Tierney - Celtic, undisclosed

David Luiz - Chelsea, £8m

Dani Ceballos - Real Madrid, loan

William Saliba - Saint-Etienne, undisclosed

Gabriel Martinelli - Itano Futebol Clube, undisclosed

Out

Aaron Ramsey - Juventus, free

Petr Cech - retired

Danny Welbeck - released

Stephan Lichtsteiner - released

David Ospina - Napoli

William Saliba - Saint-Etienne, loan

Krystian Bielik - Derby, £10m

Alex Iwobi - Everton, £35m

Laurent Koscielny - Bordeaux, £4.6m

Danny Welbeck - Watford, free

Ben Sheaf - Doncaster, loan

Xavier Amaechi - Hamburg, undisclosed

Takuma Asano - Partizan Belgrade, undisclosed

Carl Jenkinson - Nottingham Forest, undisclosed

Dominic Thompson - Brentford, undisclosed

Eddie Nketiah - Leeds, loan

Haya wazee wa mahesabu wako wapi tujue (net loss) au (net profit)?!
 

Arsenal

In

Nicolas Pepe - Lille, £72m

Kieran Tierney - Celtic, undisclosed

David Luiz - Chelsea, £8m

Dani Ceballos - Real Madrid, loan

William Saliba - Saint-Etienne, undisclosed

Gabriel Martinelli - Itano Futebol Clube, undisclosed

Out

Aaron Ramsey - Juventus, free

Petr Cech - retired

Danny Welbeck - released

Stephan Lichtsteiner - released

David Ospina - Napoli

William Saliba - Saint-Etienne, loan

Krystian Bielik - Derby, £10m

Alex Iwobi - Everton, £35m

Laurent Koscielny - Bordeaux, £4.6m

Danny Welbeck - Watford, free

Ben Sheaf - Doncaster, loan

Xavier Amaechi - Hamburg, undisclosed

Takuma Asano - Partizan Belgrade, undisclosed

Carl Jenkinson - Nottingham Forest, undisclosed

Dominic Thompson - Brentford, undisclosed

Eddie Nketiah - Leeds, loan

Haya wazee wa mahesabu wako wapi tujue (net loss) au (net profit)?!
Hiyo hapo
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Watani zangu Gooners mmesajili ila mnasikitisha bado beki uchochoro. Nasema mtapigwa tuuu. Na kama kawaida top four ni changamoto kwenu. Ninachowapendea ni kwamba mioyo yenu imeshaota sugu kukosa makombe so maumivu kidogo yanadunda. Naomba niwape pole ya mapema maana hamtaamini mtakachokiona msimu huu kutoka kwa watoto wa OGS timu limekamilika tunabeki iliyosimama inaitwa Big HARRY MAGUIRE halafu hapo kati yupo POGBOOM hakuna kiungo mkali kama yeye Duniani kwa sasa kule mbele tuna GOLDEN BOY THIERRY HENRY MPYA MARTIAL. Nawaonea huruma.
Fikisheni ujumbe huu kwa jirani zenu wasumbufu na wabahili Spurs pia.
Nasubiri mabango ya January UNAI OUT
KLOP OUT NA PEP OUT hapo ndo heshima itarudi mjini. Hahahaha mmepozA kama uji uliolala siku mbili kwenye thermos.
 
Watani zangu Gooners mmesajili ila mnasikitisha bado beki uchochoro. Nasema mtapigwa tuuu. Na kama kawaida top four ni changamoto kwenu. Ninachowapendea ni kwamba mioyo yenu imeshaota sugu kukosa makombe so maumivu kidogo yanadunda. Naomba niwape pole ya mapema maana hamtaamini mtakachokiona msimu huu kutoka kwa watoto wa OGS timu limekamilika tunabeki iliyosimama inaitwa Big HARRY MAGUIRE halafu hapo kati yupo POGBOOM hakuna kiungo mkali kama yeye Duniani kwa sasa kule mbele tuna GOLDEN BOY THIERRY HENRY MPYA MARTIAL. Nawaonea huruma.
Fikisheni ujumbe huu kwa jirani zenu wasumbufu na wabahili Spurs pia.
Nasubiri mabango ya January UNAI OUT
KLOP OUT NA PEP OUT hapo ndo heshima itarudi mjini. Hahahaha mmepozA kama uji uliolala siku mbili kwenye thermos.
Unambwembwe kijana,haya ngoja tuweke akiba ya maneno ,wana man u tumewazoea
 
Emery on Mustafi:

“I spoke with him when we finished last season, I spoke with him when we started pre-season and I spoke with him also two weeks ago saying maybe there was the possibility he can leave.” [via @Football_LDN]
 
Emery:

“Maybe we decided to be more competitive in each position, at centre-back with David Luiz, with another player in the middle with [Dani] Ceballos, with Kieran Tierney, with [Nicolas] Pepe... Some players maybe they can play less with that situation and can leave.”
 
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