2-1, Premier League, Villa Park, 2011-12-21
van Persie 17 (pen),
Benayoun 87
A vital win! To be honest I really didn't see us grabbing that late winner, we weren't at our best in this game. Van Persie has now equalled Thierry Henry's club record of 34 goals on a calender year! Great achievement.
As mentioned we weren't at our best in this game and we had a really bad beginning of both the first and the second half. But we grew into the game and when Walcott was pulled in the box there was really only going to be one player to step up and take the penalty. Robin van Persie smashed it home to give us the lead!
Aston Villa scored the equalizer in the beginning of the second half, but we didn't give up and in the end it paid off as Yossi Benayoun scored with his head from a corner! Quite shocking but definitely appreciated!
So now my Christmas is saved! Can enjoy the weekend and then look ahead for the clash against Wolves on the 27th.
Injury Update;
-Gibbs has suffered a setback, it is not known how serious but maybe a couple of weeks or so.
-Djourou will be out for a couple of weeks after the injury he picked up against Manchester City.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Manchester City vs. Arsenal
0-1, Premier League, City of Manchester Stadium, 2011-12-18
Shame about the result today but let's try an stay positive! We played some really good football and defended really well overall. I do get the feeling that I too often do when it comes to Arsenal in the big games, we play so well but in the end we get nothing out of it!
The first half ended nil-nil, which was very much to our credit since City dominated much of the first thirty minutes. But as long as we didn't concede you did get the impression that we could've won the game.
Sadly we conceded due to something of a horror moment, we completely left the right-hand side! It was a bad, bad decision... What really disappoints me is that there was no-one who ran like crazy to put pressure and try to nick the ball! In that moment I just didn't understand the team..
But as mentioned, let's just stay positive and acknowledge the fact that we played some good football and had a solid defence for most parts of the game (something that we're not exactly famous for).
On Wednesday we face Aston Villa in Birmingham, and for the sake of my Christmas I hope that the team will produce something special!
Injury Update;
-Djourou got replaced early on in the second half after what appeared to be a groin injury, which most likely means that he will be out for quite some time.
-Santos had had to go through surgery, so he won't be back any time soon.
-Wilshere looks to be back in mid-February.
-Gibbs might be back for the Villa game, but most likely for next weekend!
Shame about the result today but let's try an stay positive! We played some really good football and defended really well overall. I do get the feeling that I too often do when it comes to Arsenal in the big games, we play so well but in the end we get nothing out of it!
The first half ended nil-nil, which was very much to our credit since City dominated much of the first thirty minutes. But as long as we didn't concede you did get the impression that we could've won the game.
Sadly we conceded due to something of a horror moment, we completely left the right-hand side! It was a bad, bad decision... What really disappoints me is that there was no-one who ran like crazy to put pressure and try to nick the ball! In that moment I just didn't understand the team..
But as mentioned, let's just stay positive and acknowledge the fact that we played some good football and had a solid defence for most parts of the game (something that we're not exactly famous for).
On Wednesday we face Aston Villa in Birmingham, and for the sake of my Christmas I hope that the team will produce something special!
Injury Update;
-Djourou got replaced early on in the second half after what appeared to be a groin injury, which most likely means that he will be out for quite some time.
-Santos had had to go through surgery, so he won't be back any time soon.
-Wilshere looks to be back in mid-February.
-Gibbs might be back for the Villa game, but most likely for next weekend!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Arsenal vs. Everton
1-0, Premier League, Emirates, 2011-12-10
van Persie 70
Congratulations to Arsenal upon celebrating its 125th years anniversary! And congratulations to Robin van Persie upon scoring a goal that will be up amongst the very best of strikes of the 2011/2012 campaign!
It seems somehow fitting that we should win with 1-0 as well, remembering the old days with 'Boring Arsenal', George Graham was in the stands today with many more legends of the past. Before the game they were all saluted, part of celebrating the 125 years. Yesterday the club unveiled three statutes outside the Emirates, one of Herbert Chapman, one of Tony Adams and one of Thierry Henry, who was there when the statue was unveiled and he got really emotional, having to wipe off a tear during his speech.
Anyway, it was the game of today that had the real importance and it turned out to be quite a frustrating affair. We had tons of really great chances to score in the first half but somehow just couldn't put it in the back of the net.
The second half started in more or less the same fashion, but the came the moment of magic from the flying Dutchman! Song picked out the striker with an amazing pass and Robin van Persie hit the ball on volley, and it was truly mind-blowing!
We held on for the rest of the game with some ease and when the whistle was blown the joy was so immense that Szczesny ran and kissed the skipper's left boot! Memorable pictures indeed!
Injury Update;
-Today we had to field four centre-halves in the back four, as we don't have any full-backs left! Praying for us to recover some of them, soon!
van Persie 70
Congratulations to Arsenal upon celebrating its 125th years anniversary! And congratulations to Robin van Persie upon scoring a goal that will be up amongst the very best of strikes of the 2011/2012 campaign!
It seems somehow fitting that we should win with 1-0 as well, remembering the old days with 'Boring Arsenal', George Graham was in the stands today with many more legends of the past. Before the game they were all saluted, part of celebrating the 125 years. Yesterday the club unveiled three statutes outside the Emirates, one of Herbert Chapman, one of Tony Adams and one of Thierry Henry, who was there when the statue was unveiled and he got really emotional, having to wipe off a tear during his speech.
Anyway, it was the game of today that had the real importance and it turned out to be quite a frustrating affair. We had tons of really great chances to score in the first half but somehow just couldn't put it in the back of the net.
The second half started in more or less the same fashion, but the came the moment of magic from the flying Dutchman! Song picked out the striker with an amazing pass and Robin van Persie hit the ball on volley, and it was truly mind-blowing!
We held on for the rest of the game with some ease and when the whistle was blown the joy was so immense that Szczesny ran and kissed the skipper's left boot! Memorable pictures indeed!
Injury Update;
-Today we had to field four centre-halves in the back four, as we don't have any full-backs left! Praying for us to recover some of them, soon!
Olympiacos vs. Arsenal
1-3, Champions League, Karaiskakis Stadium, 2011-12-06
Benayoun 57
Completely forgot to write about this game! Sorry about that, but it wasn't a very good display by the team, decent, but not that inspiring... Nice strike from Benayoun though! We rested a lot of the players though, so a youth team got to play in Greece just like the last time, a couple of years ago.
Santos picked up an injury and will be missing at least three weeks ... hugely disappointing.
Benayoun 57
Completely forgot to write about this game! Sorry about that, but it wasn't a very good display by the team, decent, but not that inspiring... Nice strike from Benayoun though! We rested a lot of the players though, so a youth team got to play in Greece just like the last time, a couple of years ago.
Santos picked up an injury and will be missing at least three weeks ... hugely disappointing.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Wigan Athletic vs. Arsenal
4-0, Premier League, DW Stadium, 2011-12-03
Arteta 28,
Vermaelen 29,
Gervinho 61,
van Persie 78
It was a pure joy to watch the Arsenal today.
We had a pretty rough start, though, we didn't really impress with our play in the first half hour, but once we broke the deadlock we played with free-flowing passes and touches.
Arteta opened the scoring with an amazing shot! The Wigan 'keeper probably should have done better to save it, but it was still quite some shot from the Spaniard. Just one minute later Vermaelen doubled the scoreline when he headed a Van Persie
corner in the back of the net.
We began the second half in similar fashion as we ended the first, with domination and great play. As van Persie's shot was blocked, Gervinho popped up to smash in the third goal of the evening and his third goal for the season. The Dutchman got to finish the scoring of the afternoon when Walcott raced down the right-hand side and fed van Persie with a pass that required little more than a tap-in. Great link-up between the two strikers and Theo showed how unselfish one can be.
Arteta 28,
Vermaelen 29,
Gervinho 61,
van Persie 78
It was a pure joy to watch the Arsenal today.
We had a pretty rough start, though, we didn't really impress with our play in the first half hour, but once we broke the deadlock we played with free-flowing passes and touches.
Arteta opened the scoring with an amazing shot! The Wigan 'keeper probably should have done better to save it, but it was still quite some shot from the Spaniard. Just one minute later Vermaelen doubled the scoreline when he headed a Van Persie
corner in the back of the net.
We began the second half in similar fashion as we ended the first, with domination and great play. As van Persie's shot was blocked, Gervinho popped up to smash in the third goal of the evening and his third goal for the season. The Dutchman got to finish the scoring of the afternoon when Walcott raced down the right-hand side and fed van Persie with a pass that required little more than a tap-in. Great link-up between the two strikers and Theo showed how unselfish one can be.
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