by David on August 21, 2010
This was the kind of of performance that we wanted to see from Arsenal. Fast flowing football and lots of goals.
Theo Walcott first goal was purse Arsenal. A 7 man move ripped Blackpool open and Walcott finished off the move with a first-time drive from the right of the box.
Arshavin made it two with a 32nd-minute penalty after Ian Evatt was sent-off off for bringing down Marouane Chamakh with a challenge from behind.
Walcott claimed his second six minutes from the break and then Abou Diaby made it 4-0 four minutes after the restart, Walcott claimed the match ball as the hour mark approached and Chamakh rounded things off with his first Arsenal goal, seven minutes from time. Read more... (193 words, 1 image, estimated 46 secs reading time)
by David on August 15, 2010
Let’s be clear about this. This was not a vintage Arsenal performance. It was not even a good Arsenal performance. But it was a performance that got the Gunners a point away from home, a performance that in previous years would have resulted in Liverpool winning.
With no Febrgeas in the Arsenal line-up and van Persie on the bench, Arsenal went with Wilshere, Eboue and Diaby in midfield and Nasri providing the link between midfield and attack. Both Laurent Koscielny and Marouane Chamakh made their Premier League debuts. Read more... (368 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
by David on August 14, 2010
Arsenal got rid of a potential distraction to the season by announcing that Arsène Wenger has signed a three year extension to his current contract, taking his tenure at the Club to June 2014.
Arsène Wenger said:
“My heart belongs to Arsenal and my desire is to see this team win silverware. My commitment and drive are as strong and fresh as ever. Signing a new deal means that I can see this talented group of players reach their potential. Trust me, they are ready to deliver. With my staff and players we are in front of an exciting challenge and we are looking forward to achieving much success.” Read more... (185 words, 1 image, estimated 44 secs reading time)
by David on July 31, 2010
First the good news. Marouane Chamakh, who looked good, scored on this home debut as he coolly slotted the ball under the Milan keeper after a burst of pace and precise pass from Arshavin.
The bad news is that once again Arsenal threw away a lead as Milan equalized with 14 minutes left when Pato got ahead of Vermaelen to glance Clarence Seedorf’s free-kick into the far corner.
Next up for Arsenal is Celtic, who drew 2-2 against Lyon earlier today. Read more... (180 words, 1 image, estimated 43 secs reading time)
by David on July 27, 2010
Yes it is only pre-season, but I cannot help and be impressed at how good Arsenal have looked in these friendlies.
Tonight Arsenal beat SC Neusiedi 4-0 making it three wins out of three in pre-season with 11 goals scored and 0 goals conceded. Yes the competition has not been great, but I like the three clean sheets.
Against Neusiedi, Marouane Chamakh scored his first Arsenal goal from the penalty spot. Other Arsenal scorers were Theo Walcott, Emmanuel-Thomas and Carlos Vela. Read more... (135 words, 1 image, estimated 32 secs reading time)
by David on July 21, 2010
Samir Nasri scored two terrific goals as Arsenal beat Sturm Graz 3-0 on Wednesday evening.
The first was an angled drive after 16 minutes to give Arsenal the lead. But the second was a free kick right before the half that was as good a free kick as we will see al season. rsène Wenger’s side the lead. Then, two minutes from the break, Nasri curled home a wonderful free-kick in to the top left-hand corner of the net to give the visitors a lead they were unlikely to let ever slip. Read more... (272 words, 1 image, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)
Arsenal’s poor run of form to end the season continued as they lost 2-1 away to Blackburn. Arsenal took the lead through van Persie in the 13th minute, but once again the lack of a killer instinct came back to haunt Arsenal. Blackburn got a goal right before the half which gave them confidence and they went on to win it in the second half.
With the loss Arsenal have managed to take only 5 points from their last six league games. Now I thought that Arsenal had locked up the 3rd Champions League spot with the draw against Man City, but looking at the table tonight, that does not appear to be the case. Read more... (287 words, 1 image, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)
by David on April 24, 2010
Lets be fair. This was not the most exciting game that we have seen at the Emirates this season. Manchester City came with a plan that was designed to get them a point and they played Roberto Mancini defensive game plan to perfection.
Man City are not the first team to come to the Emirates and packed a bus in front of the goal to paraphrase Jose Mourinho. But they are probably the biggest club to do it, and that was disappointing to see Read more... (243 words, 1 image, estimated 58 secs reading time)
by David on April 18, 2010
It had not been a vintage Gunners performance, but never in my worst nightmares did I expect Arsenal to throw away a two goal lead in the last ten minutes of a game as lose to Wigan of all people.
An unthinkable loss especially after Spurs beat Chelsea yesterday to give Arsenal a glimmer of hope in the title race. Chelsea’s loss opened the door to Arsenal to put pressure on them and United but the team could not hold on to what should have been a comfortable win
For the second time in less than a week, Wenger blamed Arsenal’s inexperience for a loss saying: Read more... (242 words, 1 image, estimated 58 secs reading time)
by David on April 14, 2010
Tonight’s 2-1 loss to Spurs effectively ends the Gunners title dreams as nobody will catch Chelsea now.
Arsene Wenger conceded as much after the game saying:
“We lost a game we couldn’t afford to lose in the title race. There’s too much to do now. We’re very unlikely now to win the championship.”
What is up for grabs is second place and the automatic qualifying into the Champions League group stages next season. In a World Cup year, when summer breaks will be short for all your stars, I don’t think that you can overstate the importance of that automatic qualifying and not having to play a big match against a top Spanish or Italian team in August. Read more... (228 words, 1 image, estimated 55 secs reading time)
