And none of them are ****s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
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And none of them are ****s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Yet.
3 points in the bag to be honest, I thought we'd either get hit with a sucker punch or draw. We don't have the best record against Fat Sam's team or West Ham so I wasn't so sure we'd pull it off once we kicked off. We just looked flat for most parts of the game.
Their goal....Aaron Ramsey. Poor defending from him really and had a poor game in general. But Wenger will continue to play him as usual.
Giroud's goal - Giroud was unlucky with some of his early attempts but once Podolski delivered that cross he made sure he got a foot on it. Showed great desire to get in the box and it was a nice cross and finish. Giroud needs to have a word with Gibbs and tell him to watch that goal over and over again. Gibbs just can't deliver crosses and if he keeps over hitting them and he needs to stop going forward or make it his business to get the ball to Poldoski so he can cross.
The game went a bit flat after that and we were in danger of going a goal down. Well...it was open, but we seemed flat. We weren't creating anything. A good tackle from Merts saved our bacon when Nolan was alone in the box and Manonne had a decent game too. Glad that prick Vaz Te done himself after leaving a foot in on Manonne. That could have been dangerous but I'm glad he came in the worst off.
Good sub from Wenger to take Gervinho off cause he was having a poor game. Produced nothing all game and looked terrible on the right. Theo made his mark once he came on and it was superb touch and finish from him. Made the right run, Giroud picked him out for the pass, perfect first touch to take him in on goal and a smart finish. Bent it around the keeper at his near post. Cool, calm and collective with the finish. It wasn't easy. He has a strikers eye when on goal and just knew how to beat the keeper. That was good technique and it showed intelligence. Someone else may have just tried to go for power or hit the ball across the keeper.
Next goal...Theo gets and assist. He gets tackled but wins the ball back and pokes it over to Santi. Then he lets rip with that left footed belter. It was a beauty. Had a quiet game but that was a heck of a shot to seal the deal. About time he got one of those cause I was starting to doubt his shooting ability. Fantastic goal.
Also, he was unlucky not to get an assist. That pass to Giroud was sublime. I'm glad they spoke about it on MOTD. How the heck did he spot that. The keeper did well though. Good run from Giroud as well but a finish would have been better.
Overall, we got our 3 points and our attacking players scored but we really do struggle against defensive teams. Theo's sub made the difference and he got a goal and assist. It was a crucial moment and we got the win but we still have work to do. Ideally, it shouldn't take a sub appearance to win the game for us, but that's football. I think Wenger needs to tinker with the team a bit. Ramsey doesn't cut it in the middle, Podolski is a wasted man out wide. He has so much quality and more to offer and I would like to see him play as striker or behind the striker. He's bloody German when it comes to delivering... efficient but I would like to see him influence the game more somehow.
Well, international break and I hope all of our players come back in one piece.
Great performance, good three points, good to see we have many scoring options now. Giroud continues to show he has the quality to play for us, oh and Cazorla/Mertesacker :bow: :bow: :bow:
What's the story?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
Left his foot in on Mannone's head, then fell over in the process and broke his arm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
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Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
Waiting to watch the game when I get back home Monday. . .happy to see it will be a win. Had a feeling we would but not expecting it was going easu which it sounds like it wasnt.
Glad to see Giroud get a goal and hope it continues.
Zimm saying that last week showed us what we really are. . .not sure I agree because Chelsea are doing s lot of things right at the moment which I dont see lasting. . .(they will be around near the end though) and we played with a low degree of passion, which we cant afford to do.. . .but still seem to do!
If we dont leave that passion in the dressing room then I think we have the technical players to give anyone a game. Chelsea did boss our midfield and seemed to cintrolling the pace of the game but they by no means looked like scoring at will.. . .so I dont think we need to be worried about facing them again, same goes for Citeh.
Now thats a story :good:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
Thought Dowd might have booked his Shalamar haircut
Good to see Giroud get a goal finally in the PL. Thought he had a really good game and was our biggest threat. Scoring that 2nd from Cazorla would have been sweet icing on the cake.
Great goal by Cazorla.
Not a fan of Theo but he did make his presence felt, turned the game for us thats for sure.
With that being said, making his presence felt wasn't difficult as he replaced Gervinho who couldn't even get a simple 5 yard pass right all game. His touch is exceedingly poor as well. One of the worst performances in an Arsenal shirt I've seen.
Ramsey was poor this game as well, gave the ball away very needlessly and he seemed to be struggling to make unpressured 5 yard passes as well. I am a fan of Ramsey but that performance was just not acceptable for a club that wants to mount a serious challenge.
Podolski is a really hard worker, but I do agree that his attacking prowess is being compromised on the wing. But he does put in a hell of a defensive shift and seems to be full of energy and determination. Need more players of those qualities.
Cracking win. Fucking hate that fat **** from wham. Amd Nolan. And jaskelinen (sp).
Get in.
So many sweet comments on this thread . Oh I forgot that Arsenal won . We have so many emotional fans whose reactions depend on the final score .
Think Chelsea have a much better team at the moment, the football they play is always much better than ours. Di Matteo won the CL last season and has signed some quality players which really improve their style of play, they're quick, clever on the ball and link up very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
IMO we can't live with them and will be nowhere near them come the end of the season. I just don't see that much has chnaged with us, generally we're pretty good this time of year.
Im not convinced by that at all. Last week against Chelski we were crying out for RVC with 20 minutes to go. Sure West Ham are decent but theyre not in the same class as Chelsea or Man City so lets keep our feet on the ground here.Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
Youre right Zim.. Chelsea are class and can defend better than us. Theyve also got better ball-winners in midfield. Ramirez shat all over us last week. Even with Jack back, who is going to win the ball ( dont say Frimpong)Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
No Roman did that, not Di Matteo. Lets be honest They had to0 sign players its not as if they would have won the league had they kept that same team.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
For me City are the team to beat this season still.
yes Chelsea have better players then us, but they did not beat us last week because they were miles better then us or even the fact they may go and win the league.
They beat us cause we defended shit.
they won the Cl so what that was last season
No he did not.Quote:
Originally Posted by jelgoon
Only seen the goals but a great win, West Ham will be strong at home this year.
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Originally Posted by Alpha
the only top team they have played this year in teh league is us. the rest hvae been easy games. their next run of games will determine how good they are. they have all the big games i think coming up in the next few games. lets see thenQuote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
also i dont understand the fuss made about andy carrol yesterday. all he did was jump up and head a ball aimlessly into space. didnt do anything. why is he getting so much praise. its so easy to defend him. leave him unmarked, let him head the ball, and clear it when it lands.
typical fat sam tatics, boot the ball to the big man, bank on arsenal having shit defence, score, look smug
Carroll could actually be a very effective player but it sounds like we dealt with him well yesterday.
He has good touch for a big man but nobody bothers to find out because they instinctively just lump it up to him.
He played ok and was unlucky not to get a goal tbh. Would not say all they did was lump it up to him, they did change it up tbf.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
Caroll actually defended very well for them otherwise we could have scored more, then again it would have helped if we were not putting in balls to where he was.
Oh and he's English too.
cant agree with that. They tried to feed him the ball on the ground at Liverpool, and he was poor.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
The guy is a carthorse.
That's really unfair.Quote:
Originally Posted by mastermind84
He's a £35m cart horse.
:lol:
Well, yeah, he is but just hoofing it up to him doesn't actually do him many favours as a striker. I'd say Liverpool mainly did the same thing too, granted he did miss a gabillion close range chances.Quote:
Originally Posted by mastermind84
What was the deal with Podolski when Giroud tried to jump on him to celebrate his goal? Just looked a bit of an awkward reaction.
Germans don't like to be touched by non-Germans.
Usually starts a war. . .Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Germans aren't used to being invaded by the French.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grebbo
It was a good result but the bare minimum we need to achieve for a top 4 finish is to win at places like West Ham. I'm fairly happy with our start and like the look of our team but we're going to be in a real battle with the Scum for 4th place. I personally think Chelsea, Man U & Man City will all finish above us, not sure of the order though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
I'd second that view...Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
fifth place
tops
Third.
No end product some would say. :rolleyes:
Cartzola. :bow:
He's on another level. Best player of all time imo.
We should only sign Spanish players from now on.
Beautiful stuff. That would have been an awesome goal.