Sadly Jimmy Savill died :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Oh!
RVP though :bow:
What's that now? 237 in 4 games.
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Sadly Jimmy Savill died :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Oh!
RVP though :bow:
What's that now? 237 in 4 games.
Bull*&^% you are at least 47 :sulk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFPLk5mJ1D4Quote:
Originally Posted by milla
It is a shame Dortmund won't be going through.
If they had RVP they'd be awesome.
I think he's 10 goals behind Bergkamp's club tally.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
He'll probably get that before the next game.
Wenger :bow:Quote:
on another Robin van Persie brace…
He is in a period where of course he doesn't have to look for goals - they just come naturally for him. He is always in the right place at the right moment and he got two goals again tonight from positions that look easy but they are not. He just understands the game so well.
on the match…
Overall it was a good game, Dortmund are a good team. They started stronger than we did but we needed to be patient, intelligent and I think in the second half we increased the tempo of our passing and controlled the game. Slowly you could feel that we could make the difference.
on conceding late…
This time it didn't make a difference. They scored because we lost our focus and concentration. Overall we controlled it well, our defence played well and they had very few chances. We knew the game was over and just became a bit too easy.
on qualifying…
The groups are difficult for the Premier League teams. The level in Germany has gone up a lot. We were in a difficult group and I am very happy and pleased if you see where we came from. We drew Udinese in the qualifier and you could not bet that we could go like we did. Overall I am very happy because we came out from a very difficult period because we were focused, worked hard and were united together.
on being the first English team to qualify…
Manchester United could have qualified last night and of course everybody expected Man City to qualify but we are the first team. It's difficult at this level against anybody - you never win an easy game in the Champions League. I have played 150 games as a manager in the Champions League and every single game gives you a different problem.
on Alex Song's performance…
I was complaining for a long time that we did not score enough goals from set-pieces. So I am very pleased that we did tonight. But I still think we have some room for improvement. But I agree with you completely that Song was exceptional for a defensive midfielder with the first goal. I am pleased for him because we had quite a difficult start in midfield in the first half and we took over in the second half.
on the threat of injury to Van Persie…
At the moment I believe that Robin is an exceptional player. He takes advantage of our offensive style from the wings. We create a lot of chances but I don't deny that at the moment he is the one who scores all the goals. We hope we can keep him fit and with us for a long time.
on what he saw in him for the captaincy…
What I saw in him is that he speaks his mind, he is completely focused on football and thinks day and night about the game. He is completely dedicated. It is not always obvious to put a striker as captain because he is in front of everybody. He was vice captain last year and was then captain while Fabregas was out.
on Gervinho's form…
He is vital for us because Robin likes to go to the ball and Gervinho likes to go into the space so they always push defenders back. That gives us space in midfield to create for Robin. He was a bit less sharp tonight but overall I am very happy.
on Mertesacker's performance…
I thought he had a great game tonight. I tried to analyse his performance against Norwich and I felt he was more tired from the Germany game against Holland. He didn't make bad decisions but his reaction time was not right. It was more down to fatigue.
Arsenal :bow:
I thought we were good tonight.
The stupid goal at the end did really piss me off though because it typical bloody Arsenal and the sort of mistake we make all the sodding time and while it didn't cost us tonight it will if we keep doing it. They HAVE to stop doing that sort of thing.
That minor whinge aside, good performance.
Gervinho really is bloody awful sometimes, he has ability but he lacks confidence in front of goal and it really showed when he was clean through.
Walcott showed tonight he's not really up to it at this level. He's got great pace and if he can get in behind defenders he's a real threat but if you've got a good defender in front of him he generally can't get past them. He's more of a sprinter than a footballer.
We're looking good as a team now though and it's really positive that we've won a fairly tricky group when the moaners were predicting an early exit from the competition. OK, we probably won't go and win it but we've got it together as a team and Wenger and the players deserve some credit for recovering from the awful summer and start to the season to now looking like a team we can all be proud of and enjoy watching again.
Wenger :bow:
Arsenal :bow:
Whiners :pal:
I thought Walcott was alright. Not his best game but he always causes problems. His crossing is superb too.
walcott was good tonight i thought, covered well. one moment where he sprinted whole pitch to get back and prouduced great tackle to get ball back. just cos he didnt sprint past everyone doesnt mean he didnt have a good game. not a great game by recent standards but still was good imoQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Oh yes. The atmosphere.
Dortmund :scarf:
Us. :yawn:
It's a bit embarrassing really, we really are a quiet crowd. But that's what's happened, Arsenal have priced out a lot of the traditional fan and marketed themselves at the middle classes who tend not to make as much noise.
Hats off to the German fans for singing at 1-0 down in perfect English
"You only sing when you're winning".
:lol:
It's funny 'cos they're Krauts.