Sounded pretty routine.
Back to back clean sheets. :bow:
Winning comfortably without RVP scoring. :bow:
7 wins in a row. :bow:
Arsenal. :bow:
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Sounded pretty routine.
Back to back clean sheets. :bow:
Winning comfortably without RVP scoring. :bow:
7 wins in a row. :bow:
Arsenal. :bow:
Its great that we are scoring goals without RVP's name being on the list again.
Means he can have a slight rest.
Important win. Makes a change to extend a gap once we have our noses in front rather than collapse. A stroll. Perhaps too easy. Keeping up the great run of form as we close in on our win over city.
Routine. We did ease off in the second half. But Villa had nothing. Really great goal from Arteta, first good free-kick since he signed. Dead-ball equivalent to Flamini's against Newcastle a while ago.
Perfect day all round! Chelski and the Spuds drawing and the Guuners winning with ease! Come on Arsenal!!!
Great stuff.
Arsenal. :bow:
Don't think it could've gone much better. Just looked like all the players were enjoying it. Killed the game off early - no late pressure to score or hold on. Sharp passing throughout. Positive, forward-bursts from Rosicky. Cracking finish by Walcott. Good cameo from Oxlade. Song and Arteta controlled the game.
That's Newcastle, Everton and Villa we've beaten with Van Persie not really at the races at all. It's been a fantastic collective effort, and while RVP was carrying Arsenal for a long time, it seems the rest of the team are taking responsibility now.
maybe this means we will get longer than 5 minutes on MOTD.
Suspect the Lahndahn derby, Bolton game and Liverpool capitulation will be in front.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
If we win at QPR next week it will be the first time in 10 years we have managed 8 league wins on the spin.
'02 must be the record. 13 straight league wins :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
It's on.
MOTD - been able to watch it for several weeks now. Used to have to avoid it..Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
Disappointing we didn't go for the kill after going 2-0 up, but an easy home win with a clean sheet is acceptable.
Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Gibbs all excellent as an attacking force. RVP strangely rusty for the last three games. Two hat-tricks next week will do.
Djourou, Vermaelen, Sagna all solid at the back.
Good to have Santos back :bow:.
This current run equals our winning run in the league from 07/08. And Syn yeah, '02 is the record but it is 14 if you include the first game from the 02/03 season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
QPR next, Cisse was kind to get himself sent off again.
Hope we get alright news on Koscielny. Not sure Heskey was the greatest challenge Djourou would face this season.
What was wrong with Kos?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner
Knee problem. Not clear if it is just a twinge or his leg will fall off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
John Cross says Koscielny's problem is minor
Never doubt John Cross tbh.
Don't forget as well you know we have Mark Schwarzer who can also play there.
Apparently Kos injured himself in his sleep last night. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Coney
for a squad as thin as ours, being knocked out of all cup competitions is really a blessing in disguise. players have actually managed to get some rest over the past 2 weeks and will continue doing so instead of playing every 3/4 days which is culminating in better results.
also, we are 'only' 12 points off the top, which isnt a lot when you look at the bigger picture and how we were expected to finish out the top 6. cant help but think how our poor start to the season really fucked us up and if mr wenger pulled his finger out his arse sooner in the summer we would have been right up there. the liverpool home game, blackburn away, newcastle away, fulham away, all games we should have won. would have put us up there fighting for the title.
do not fuck this summer up arsene. it is crucial.
About Arteta's strike:
He's such a weirdo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arsenal.com
About Koscielny:
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on Laurent Koscielny…
Koscielny had tendinitis in his knee when he woke up this morning. I don't know what position he slept in but he could not walk properly. He tried in the warm-up but could not play. We decided in the morning when he woke up. He came to see me and said he was not sure that he could play with that pain. So we called somebody up and pushed him in the warm-up. Straight away after the first run he said he could not even move. How bad it is we have to assess.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...t-performance-
Speaking of free kick tekkers, Mata is brilliant at them. Those little stabbed curlers.
Mata. :bow:
He should be an Arsenal player.
First half we were fantastic. Wengerball at its best. Whisper it quietly but it reminded me of some of Wenger's great Arsenal sides - fast passing, good movement, came out of the traps fast and raced into a commanding lead.
The second half we eased off and I was a bit disappointed we didn't completely kill them off till right near the end. 2-0 can be a dangerous lead, concede one and it all gets nervy. At times we were show-boating and there was a touch of the self destruct button which has become wearyingly familiar.
Very pleasing overall though. Theo looked good again, he took his goal very well - great control to kill the ball and a calm, assured finish. Arteta's free kick was an absolute screamer. I was just loudly saying how we should pass it and keep possession and then BAM! Pick that one out! :lol: RvP was strangely muted at times, it's not that he played badly but his level has been so high this year that the slightest drop off and it looks odd. He did have a certain goal cleared brilliantly off the line.
I don't know what to make of Arsenal any more. The full backs returning clearly makes a difference. Rosicky is on great form. Playing like we did today we looked like a side who could genuinely challenge which makes the mediocre displays at times this season all the more baffling.
Just got back
As comfortable as it gets.
Sir Chesney had f all to do. Nevertheless there were a couple of times his complacency could have cost us. Thankfully our best player on the pitch Heskey was quality at the back
Sagna :bow: This guy is awlsome. Our real MOTM. Best player in the world at what he does. Gibbs had his best game for us. Didnt realise he had scored til a few seconds later. Hollywood :haha: Verm is back to his best. Fair play to Jo Djo. Did very well. What was wrong with him at the start of the match?
Song with another assist :bow: Rosicky ran the midfield for 75 odd minutes and odds on for MOTM before losing it in the last 15 and lost possesion quite a few times. Arteta as ive said in another thread was anonymous bar his awlsome goal.
Gervinho had his best half for us in the first half. His tracking back was quality and looks to be on the right track, Then came the 2nd half and he was back to normal. As for Walcott, THEO THEO THEO. Thats all. Pretty much the same we have seen all season. RVP was awlful but others stepped up.
One other thing, Arteta and RVP need to stop that ridiculous short corner routine. They Pires/Henry'd it up twice and it was laughable.
Mmm, I'm not sure he was. I think it's just compared to how ridiculously good he's been this year it seems bad by comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Good shout about Sagna, he was immense today. How many headers did he win from Chesney kicks?
Him. :bow:
It has been a clear tactic in the last few games. We keep hoofing it to the right because Sagna wins pretty much everything in the air.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Sagna has been amazing in the last couple of games. He has always been consistent but he has taken it up a notch recently.
That's a good point, and in his post-match comments Wenger still makes reference to fatigue from the Everton match despite no cup commitments! Hopefully he will bolster the squad for next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Good game again, phil dowd at his worst again towards the end after oxlaide was clearly fowled.
Good win, Walcott again, inexplicably considering his lack of brain, had another MOTM performance, helped greatly by tr7 and bs3's resurgance.
Could someone tell ramsey not to fucking ball hog? Head up and move the ball earily and get into a decent position to score. I could really see him becoming a decent wide forward if his build up play didn't completely fuck up our rhythm.
Aye it is a bit harsh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Had he been playing for a RPQ, Spuds or a Bolton, teams of that calibre and produced that performance, he'd be their best player on the pitch. We are the Arsenal however and our expectations and standards are a tad higher.
As for Sagna, the guy next to me pointed that out to me before the game and told me to look out for it and lo and behold thats exactly what happened. Sir Chesney to Sagna and Sagna won it all the time. Fucking love this player. Need to keep him fit and need good cover for him
That was not a foul on Oxo - I presume you mean the penalty shout.
The defender got the ball in what the replay showed was pretty much a perfect tackle. Before I saw the replay I was screaming for a pel.
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by GB.
Thats the corner im at and wasnt a foul.
Didnt stop me booing Dowd though
Its gotten to that stage with the team now, that when I was listening to SSN, and they said a goal (first) has been scored at the Emirates, I no longer had a thought that Villa scored, I confidently assumed it would be us . Haven't felt like that about the team for ages !
Routine. Villa were awlful. Absolute dog shit. Be interested to see the stats. Can't remember a shot, let alone in target. Played within ourselves, but fullbacks won the day for me. Rosicku would have got MOTD, but decided to follow RVP's lead of being spastic down syndrome boy for 20 mins. All in all. Boring. Which is good i guess. Glad i was shitfaced.
fantastic run of form continues
What you talking bout..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0McFP...BF8FF74395DEF6
I didn't find it boring. First half we were brilliant, reminded me of the Arsenal of old. Fantastic to see them playing like that again.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
:scarf:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17501303
Crooknapp never learns.
Coney will be along to defend his son soon.
Well, he's not wrong. Today was their last hard game, pub teams from now on. We're on a great run of form so we've got a decent chance now but their run-in is better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter