And none of them are ****s.Originally Posted by Syn
Yet.
And none of them are ****s.
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
The King Is Back.
What's the story?
Left his foot in on Mannone's head, then fell over in the process and broke his arm.
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
Thought Dowd might have booked his Shalamar haircut
Last edited by Japan Shaking All Over; 07-10-2012 at 09:04 AM.
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.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
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