3-0 (aggregate 3-1), Carling Cup, Emirates, 25/1 -11
Bendtner 61,
Koscielny 64,
Fabregas 77
We are going to Wembley!
A comfortable win in the end but as the players stressed after the game, credit to Ipswich for keeping it level for over an hour. But then we clinched a spot in the final in two and a half minute!
For the first hour of the game the closest we got to scoring was when van Persie hit the bar with a header, but when we were past the hour mark Bendtner scored in style when he received a beautiful pass from Wilshere and then decided to cut inside from the left, and his shot was wonderfully taken!
Just barely two minutes later Koscielny gave us a spot in the final! He scored from a corner by Arshavin, a great header!
With thirteen minutes to go our skipper sealed the game, another pass from Arshavin gave Fabregas a golden opportunity to score, and he placed the ball between the legs of the outrushing Ipswich 'keeper.
So we have a final coming up by the end of next month!
Injury Update;
-18 minutes into the game Sagna got a concussion after clashing heads with Szczesny, but today he could leave the hospital and felt much better!
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Everton vs. Arsenal
2-1, Premier League, Goodison Park, 14/11 -10
Sagna 35,
Fabregas 47
Three very big points gained in this game, three big points gained in midweek, as well as Chelsea losing and both Manchester United and Manchester City dropping points too, it's been a good week after an extremely bad week for us.
As mentioned I have been away, and it seems the squad was a bit away as well, but now we're back on track after two vital wins!
Marouane Chamakh scored in the first and last minute against Wolves to win the game for us, but credit to Lukasz Fabianski for keeping us in in both of the games!
The first half was even, but looking at the chances that both teams created, ours were slightly better, so we deserved to go into the second half being 1-0 up.
The goal was very well taken, from the one person you probably wouldn't expect to score, Sagna pops up in the box and beautifully scores from a tight angle! His second goal in 147 appearances for the club, with Andrey setting up the goal nicely.
We got exactly what we needed immediately after the break, some quick passes at the edge of the box suddenly gave captain Cesc Fabregas enough space to get a shot away, and it went straight for the far post.
After that we looked quite comfortable, until the last five minutes, then Everton started to build up pressure and eventually (naturally) got a goal, but we dug in and managed to get away with the three points, and as both Chelsea and United dropped points, we are not only two points away from Chelsea, but also in 2nd place!
Injury Update;
-Gibbs returned to the bench for this game, and he, Wilshere and Walcott have all been called up to the England squad for the France game.
-Still no news about the Vermaelen situation.
-Diaby is getting closer to a comeback, the same goes for Almunia.
Sagna 35,
Fabregas 47
Three very big points gained in this game, three big points gained in midweek, as well as Chelsea losing and both Manchester United and Manchester City dropping points too, it's been a good week after an extremely bad week for us.
As mentioned I have been away, and it seems the squad was a bit away as well, but now we're back on track after two vital wins!
Marouane Chamakh scored in the first and last minute against Wolves to win the game for us, but credit to Lukasz Fabianski for keeping us in in both of the games!
The first half was even, but looking at the chances that both teams created, ours were slightly better, so we deserved to go into the second half being 1-0 up.
The goal was very well taken, from the one person you probably wouldn't expect to score, Sagna pops up in the box and beautifully scores from a tight angle! His second goal in 147 appearances for the club, with Andrey setting up the goal nicely.
We got exactly what we needed immediately after the break, some quick passes at the edge of the box suddenly gave captain Cesc Fabregas enough space to get a shot away, and it went straight for the far post.
After that we looked quite comfortable, until the last five minutes, then Everton started to build up pressure and eventually (naturally) got a goal, but we dug in and managed to get away with the three points, and as both Chelsea and United dropped points, we are not only two points away from Chelsea, but also in 2nd place!
Injury Update;
-Gibbs returned to the bench for this game, and he, Wilshere and Walcott have all been called up to the England squad for the France game.
-Still no news about the Vermaelen situation.
-Diaby is getting closer to a comeback, the same goes for Almunia.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Arsenal vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
5-1, Champions League, Emirates, 19/10 -10
Song 19,
Nasri 42,
Fabregas 59 (pen),
Wilshere 66,
Chamakh 69
(Eduardo 82)
Amazing stuff yet again from us in the Champions League, and an emotional return for Eduardo, and he grabbed a goal at the end that was celebrated by the entire Emirates! Just adore the way the Arsenal fans can give him such support, which Eduardo fully deserves.
Fabregas returned for this game, another reason to celebrate as well as the return of our captain was that Walcott came in at the end, and looked quite fresh actually.
The beginning of the first half was really tight, with both teams passing the ball around nicely, though we were invited into the game when the Shakhtar 'keeper dropped the ball when collecting it from a corner, Djourou quickly got it to Song, who scored from close-range!
The second came just before the break, and this time Song provided the goal, his brilliant cross reached Nasri, who got past a defender and fired a great shot at goal.
At the start of the second half Fabianski kept the Ukrainians out when one of their players got a bit too much space in our box, but a brilliant save from Fabianski kept our two-goal cushion.
Fabregas added to the tally 14 minutes into the second half, after Djourou was brought down in the box the captain smashed another penalty home, he sure is getting good at it! He took the opportunity to congratulate his mother, most probably for her birthday or something.
Then the rest of the goals came rather quickly, within ten minutes we were 5-0 up, first Wilshere scored his first Champions League game (he was also voted man of the match by the fans, me included), Chamakh opened up some space for him and after an exchange of passes with Rosicky he delicately chipped the ball over the 'keeper.
Three minutes later Chamakh finished the Arsenal goals with one that I seriously think is one of my favorite goals for a long time, Nasri played the ball in towards Chamakh who, along with everyone else, thought that he was offside, so when he received the ball he took a long look out towards the linesman but when the flag didn't come up, he quickly forced the ball past the 'keeper and scored another goal for us, he really has been a brilliant signing.
Eduardo rounded things up in the 82nd minute, and it really felt great to hear all the fans celebrating for him, though I never like it when we concede.
Injury Update;
-Things are looking on the up, as we now can remove players such as Fabregas, Walcott, Gibbs and Bendtner from the injury list.
-Van Persie still has quite some time on the sidelines to go, while returns for Vermaelen, Sagna, Koscielny and Almunia doesn't seem too far away!
PS. are watching the evening's Champions league matches, and Tottenham are 4-0 down against Inter! And the first half isn't even over yet!
Song 19,
Nasri 42,
Fabregas 59 (pen),
Wilshere 66,
Chamakh 69
(Eduardo 82)
Amazing stuff yet again from us in the Champions League, and an emotional return for Eduardo, and he grabbed a goal at the end that was celebrated by the entire Emirates! Just adore the way the Arsenal fans can give him such support, which Eduardo fully deserves.
Fabregas returned for this game, another reason to celebrate as well as the return of our captain was that Walcott came in at the end, and looked quite fresh actually.
The beginning of the first half was really tight, with both teams passing the ball around nicely, though we were invited into the game when the Shakhtar 'keeper dropped the ball when collecting it from a corner, Djourou quickly got it to Song, who scored from close-range!
The second came just before the break, and this time Song provided the goal, his brilliant cross reached Nasri, who got past a defender and fired a great shot at goal.
At the start of the second half Fabianski kept the Ukrainians out when one of their players got a bit too much space in our box, but a brilliant save from Fabianski kept our two-goal cushion.
Fabregas added to the tally 14 minutes into the second half, after Djourou was brought down in the box the captain smashed another penalty home, he sure is getting good at it! He took the opportunity to congratulate his mother, most probably for her birthday or something.
Then the rest of the goals came rather quickly, within ten minutes we were 5-0 up, first Wilshere scored his first Champions League game (he was also voted man of the match by the fans, me included), Chamakh opened up some space for him and after an exchange of passes with Rosicky he delicately chipped the ball over the 'keeper.
Three minutes later Chamakh finished the Arsenal goals with one that I seriously think is one of my favorite goals for a long time, Nasri played the ball in towards Chamakh who, along with everyone else, thought that he was offside, so when he received the ball he took a long look out towards the linesman but when the flag didn't come up, he quickly forced the ball past the 'keeper and scored another goal for us, he really has been a brilliant signing.
Eduardo rounded things up in the 82nd minute, and it really felt great to hear all the fans celebrating for him, though I never like it when we concede.
Injury Update;
-Things are looking on the up, as we now can remove players such as Fabregas, Walcott, Gibbs and Bendtner from the injury list.
-Van Persie still has quite some time on the sidelines to go, while returns for Vermaelen, Sagna, Koscielny and Almunia doesn't seem too far away!
PS. are watching the evening's Champions league matches, and Tottenham are 4-0 down against Inter! And the first half isn't even over yet!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sunderland vs. Arsenal
1-1, Premier League, Stadium of Light, 18/9 -10
Fabregas 12
First heartache of the season, I had completely forgot the feeling, it feels like you've been stabbed and it spreads all over your body, I haven't missed it, that's for sure..
If you just read the result you might think that I overreact quite a bit, I mean a point away against Sunderland doesn't sound too bad if you hadn't watched the game..
There were 4 minutes of added time, they score in the 95th minute.. All I can think is fecking fecking referee...
One thing you always now but never will accept is how unfair football can be, cruel and unfair is what it is in the end...
The first thing I said, and surely many other fans out there, when we were awarded the penalty with 17 minutes to go was "we have to nail this one", and when I saw the penalty taker, sorry Rosicky, I adore you but also now that you aren't the most prolific goal scorer we have, I thought at once why? why? why? why?!
Sometimes you can just feel that something somewhere is going to go really wrong, and that was what I felt when I saw the no. 7 lining up to take the penalty that would virtually seal the game. (Cesc had to leave the pitch after less than thirty minutes, due to an injury(!) and Arshavin, who usually takes them when the captain isn't available, was substituted just before).
I had actually expected someone like Nasri (or why not Chamakh?) to take it, but that wasn't the case and this time, maybe it should have been, for had that penalty gone in, I'm 100 percent sure we would have got the three points.
And one other thing that was defining was that Song was sent off just eleven minutes into the second half after picking up two yellow cards.
So the team fought like heroes every single minute of the game, but when the game had passed 94 minutes and Sunderland were allowed to lift it back into our box everything fell apart, and I'm honestly still having trouble to fight off the burning anger I feel everytime I think about it, we deserved so much more than that fecking referee permitted. Phil Dowd, that's a name I shall never think kindly of again.
Unfortunately I do not feel like writing about our goal, but can just mention that Cesc interrupted a pass and it bounced into the net.
Injury Update;
-I know nothing about Cesc's injury yet, hopefully nothing serious though... But it wouldn't surprise me if it would end his season, considering the luck we seem to have on the injury department.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Arsenal vs. Braga
6-0, Premier League, Emirates, 16/9 -10
Fabregas 9 (pen), 53,
Arshavin 30,
Chamakh 34,
Vela 69, 84
Football is pure magic, when played correctly it can even get my dad (diehard united fan) to urge Cesc Fabregas to shoot to complete a hat-trick for the Arsenal.
Though Cesc didn't shoot himself, he provided an assist for Vela in the 84th minute of the game, but to me that makes him even greater than if he would have scored a hat-trick, it just shows all that is Arsenal, and who is better suited to show that than the captain himself!
This surely is one of the best games I have seen us play during the two years I have supported Arsenal, and that was achieved without the likes of van Persie, Walcott & Vermaelen (and many others).
Wilshere really proved his worth in this game, playing for the entire 90 minutes and being one of the best on the pitch, really impressive stuff. Another youngster proving that he is striving to get into the starting eleven was Carlos Vela, coming in with 27 minutes to go and showing some nice finishing.
We played fantastic throughout the entire game, a very direct football, especially in the first half, which in the end led to many brilliant goals.
The first came from the penalty spot though, Chamakh was brought down in the box (does it ring a bell? (Blackpool)) and Fabregas converted the penalty in fine style.
Fabregas 9 (pen), 53,
Arshavin 30,
Chamakh 34,
Vela 69, 84
Football is pure magic, when played correctly it can even get my dad (diehard united fan) to urge Cesc Fabregas to shoot to complete a hat-trick for the Arsenal.
Though Cesc didn't shoot himself, he provided an assist for Vela in the 84th minute of the game, but to me that makes him even greater than if he would have scored a hat-trick, it just shows all that is Arsenal, and who is better suited to show that than the captain himself!
This surely is one of the best games I have seen us play during the two years I have supported Arsenal, and that was achieved without the likes of van Persie, Walcott & Vermaelen (and many others).
Wilshere really proved his worth in this game, playing for the entire 90 minutes and being one of the best on the pitch, really impressive stuff. Another youngster proving that he is striving to get into the starting eleven was Carlos Vela, coming in with 27 minutes to go and showing some nice finishing.
We played fantastic throughout the entire game, a very direct football, especially in the first half, which in the end led to many brilliant goals.
The first came from the penalty spot though, Chamakh was brought down in the box (does it ring a bell? (Blackpool)) and Fabregas converted the penalty in fine style.
Arshavin has struggled a bit in the past couple of weeks, but is still scoring some goals, and he looked really good in the second half, he made it two-nil after half an hour, Cesc Fabregas providing the assist.
The third one game just four minutes after Arshavin's strike, and this was quite a beauty, Fabregas spotted Chamakh at the edge of the box, Marouane quickly played it to Wilshere who played it back in an instant, and Chamakh didn't need more time to score his first goal for Arsenal with his feet, he has now scored in the last three games and I dare say that he will be vital for us in the future, really an amazing signing from mr Wenger.
In the second half we kept things rolling and it didn't take too long for us to score again, this time the captain grabbed his second, with his head! It was quite a surprise, but you have to give most of the credit to Andrey, an amazing pass that made things too easy for Cesc.
Arshavin wasn't done assisting though, just before he was substituted he cleverly poked a ball in the path of Vela, who didn't let anyone down with the finish! (actually he scored with a small chip).
As the game was running towards it's end (unfortunately), Fabregas received a cross and had a great opportunity to complete a hat-trick, but instead he passed it to Vela who sealed the game with a cool finish at the near-post.
We were really effective in this game and had a much more direct attacking football than previously, it sure was a very exciting game.
Injury Update;
-Vermaelen and Diaby are both set to feature against West Brom next week, though for Diaby it might be longer.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Arsenal vs. Barcelona
2-2, Champions League Quarter-final, Emirates, 31/3 -10
Walcott 69,
Fabregas 85 (pen)
Due to the circumstances I'm pleased with the result, ahead of the game the hopes were to win and hopefully keep a clean sheet.
Lots of injuries for us, I will come back to that later.. Henry started on the bench but came in when there was approximately fifteen minutes to go.
In the first half we just got really lucky, Barcelona were by far the better team and we pretty much just defended, Almunia pulled off some great saves to keep us in the game, and it didn't make things easier when first Arshavin had to hobble off the pitch after 27 minutes, Eboue came on, Fabregas recieved a yellow card which means that he won't be playing on Nou Camp on Tuesday (not that it matters now anyway) and just before half time Gallas had to limp off due to his calf injury, it was a gamble to play him and the gamble didn't quite pay off, Denilson came in and Song moved back to partner Vermaelen in the heart of the defence.
Nightmare start to the second half when Ibrahimovic scored after some seconds, and he scored another before we started to play some real football.
When Walcott came in things really got started, at once he was running down that right flank and his pass almost reached Bendtner.
But just three minutes after he came on he went on to score, a great goal and a typical Walcott goal, he just ran towards the box and finished superb.
Then we started to put some real pressure on Barcelona, with Fabregas working as hard as ever, he showed great mentality after that yellow card and eventually all the hard work payed off, when Puyol locked his leg just as he was about to shoot penalty was awarded and Puyol was sent off.
Fabregas converted from the spot as he has done many times this season, but when he was picking up the ball from the net and started running back everything turned from perfect to horror, all of a sudden he just couldn't walk, but he refused to leave the pitch, and finished the game but not in a particulary good way, he just hobbled around, it didn't feel so reassuring, it is more fighting spirit than you can ask for, but it just shows how much he cares, and when Walcott put the ball towards him he threw himself after it, but couldn't reach it.
So we have quite a task in front of us, we have to win at Nou Camp or draw with at least 3 goals to qualify, but it will be enough to draw 2-2 if we're looking for more time or eventually penalties... And all this without players like Gallas, Arshavin, Fabregas, van Persie ..
Injury Update;
-Fabregas will miss the rest of the season due to a crack in his right fibula, huge blow for us, but he will not miss the world cup.
-Arshavin will be out for at least 3 weeks, the boss estimated him to be back for the Man City game.
-Gallas also risks missing out on the rest of the season due to a recurrence of his calf strain, at least 5 weeks out.
-Denilson and Clichy both recieved small knocks from the game but will be in the squad for the Wolves clash.
Walcott 69,
Fabregas 85 (pen)
Due to the circumstances I'm pleased with the result, ahead of the game the hopes were to win and hopefully keep a clean sheet.
Lots of injuries for us, I will come back to that later.. Henry started on the bench but came in when there was approximately fifteen minutes to go.
In the first half we just got really lucky, Barcelona were by far the better team and we pretty much just defended, Almunia pulled off some great saves to keep us in the game, and it didn't make things easier when first Arshavin had to hobble off the pitch after 27 minutes, Eboue came on, Fabregas recieved a yellow card which means that he won't be playing on Nou Camp on Tuesday (not that it matters now anyway) and just before half time Gallas had to limp off due to his calf injury, it was a gamble to play him and the gamble didn't quite pay off, Denilson came in and Song moved back to partner Vermaelen in the heart of the defence.
Nightmare start to the second half when Ibrahimovic scored after some seconds, and he scored another before we started to play some real football.
When Walcott came in things really got started, at once he was running down that right flank and his pass almost reached Bendtner.
But just three minutes after he came on he went on to score, a great goal and a typical Walcott goal, he just ran towards the box and finished superb.
Then we started to put some real pressure on Barcelona, with Fabregas working as hard as ever, he showed great mentality after that yellow card and eventually all the hard work payed off, when Puyol locked his leg just as he was about to shoot penalty was awarded and Puyol was sent off.
Fabregas converted from the spot as he has done many times this season, but when he was picking up the ball from the net and started running back everything turned from perfect to horror, all of a sudden he just couldn't walk, but he refused to leave the pitch, and finished the game but not in a particulary good way, he just hobbled around, it didn't feel so reassuring, it is more fighting spirit than you can ask for, but it just shows how much he cares, and when Walcott put the ball towards him he threw himself after it, but couldn't reach it.
So we have quite a task in front of us, we have to win at Nou Camp or draw with at least 3 goals to qualify, but it will be enough to draw 2-2 if we're looking for more time or eventually penalties... And all this without players like Gallas, Arshavin, Fabregas, van Persie ..
Injury Update;
-Fabregas will miss the rest of the season due to a crack in his right fibula, huge blow for us, but he will not miss the world cup.
-Arshavin will be out for at least 3 weeks, the boss estimated him to be back for the Man City game.
-Gallas also risks missing out on the rest of the season due to a recurrence of his calf strain, at least 5 weeks out.
-Denilson and Clichy both recieved small knocks from the game but will be in the squad for the Wolves clash.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Arsenal vs. West Ham
2-0, Premier League, Emirates, 20/3 -10
Denilson 5,
Fabregas 82(pen)
Vital to get the three points, but once again it wasn't a comfortable win, it started so well, when Denilson and Bendtner exchanged passes before Denilson managed a perfectly located shot, that went straight for goal.
Then the game slowed down a bit, we had some chances and most of the possession, but when the end of the first half was approaching, Vermaelen was sent off! Completely wrong decision from the referee, replays show that Vermaelen hardly touched Franco, and to make things worse, it all happened in our box, so West Ham was given a penalty.
But an amazing save from Almunia saved us and the loud complain from the fans turned into cheers!
When the second half began West Ham had some chances, but we returned to our free-flowing play and started to dominate the game, even though we were down to ten men.
Diaby came in for Bendtner almost fifteen minutes into the second half, and the game settled down a bit, with us having most of the possession.
There weren't too many chances, but eventually our perseverance payed off, Fabregas' shot touched Upson's arm, and we got our penalty.
Fabregas, like so many times earlier this season, converted from the spot, and that pretty much ended the game.
But now we are in for some trouble, if Vermaelen's penalty will stand, he will be out for three games, Song was completely outstanding in his new position, central defence, but I would still rather see Song in the midfield and Vermaelen at the centre-defence, but I definitely feel confident in Song as a central defender!
Injury Update;
-Gallas looks to be out for quite some time, no news for how long, but at least the Birmingham clash.
Denilson 5,
Fabregas 82(pen)
Vital to get the three points, but once again it wasn't a comfortable win, it started so well, when Denilson and Bendtner exchanged passes before Denilson managed a perfectly located shot, that went straight for goal.
Then the game slowed down a bit, we had some chances and most of the possession, but when the end of the first half was approaching, Vermaelen was sent off! Completely wrong decision from the referee, replays show that Vermaelen hardly touched Franco, and to make things worse, it all happened in our box, so West Ham was given a penalty.
But an amazing save from Almunia saved us and the loud complain from the fans turned into cheers!
When the second half began West Ham had some chances, but we returned to our free-flowing play and started to dominate the game, even though we were down to ten men.
Diaby came in for Bendtner almost fifteen minutes into the second half, and the game settled down a bit, with us having most of the possession.
There weren't too many chances, but eventually our perseverance payed off, Fabregas' shot touched Upson's arm, and we got our penalty.
Fabregas, like so many times earlier this season, converted from the spot, and that pretty much ended the game.
But now we are in for some trouble, if Vermaelen's penalty will stand, he will be out for three games, Song was completely outstanding in his new position, central defence, but I would still rather see Song in the midfield and Vermaelen at the centre-defence, but I definitely feel confident in Song as a central defender!
Injury Update;
-Gallas looks to be out for quite some time, no news for how long, but at least the Birmingham clash.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Arsenal vs. Burnley
3-1, Premier League, Emirates, 6/3 -10
Fabregas 34,
Walcott 61,
Arshavin 90+4
What a game... We had tons of chances (Bendtner in particular, but hats up for the guy, he never gave up) but we just couldn't convert them into goals, but it feels nice that in the end we got a comfortable win.
New injury tragedy though, Cesc has picked up the same hamstring problem that he got at the Aston Villa game, and we all know that he was out for a couple of games after that game, so he'll probably miss Tuesday's sooo important clash with Porto, since we lost 2-1 in Portugal, pressure is on us to deliver.
But back to today, it sure was an interesting game to watch, we began really good and built up pressure, but then Burnley had some chances and the game got quite even, but eventually some Nasri-Fabregas class broke the deadlock, Nasri beautifully chipped the ball over the defence, to reach Cesc after his run, and the captain showed pure class when his shot went under 'the beast' in Burnley's goal.
Just have to put in the game's man of the match, Theo!! What a response to all the critics! He shone every second of this game, fed everyone with more chances than they could handle, and eventually got his own beautiful finish!
But before he could score his, Burnley actually equalized, it came out of the blue, with plenty of Walcott action just before, but that is the one thing about football, every attack could turn into a goal, and this time Silvestre lost track of his player just for a second or so, and he got entirely free to chip it over Almunia.
But as I mentioned, Walcott got his goal after some nice movement towards the box, and a nicely placed shot, it really looked like a typical Walcott goal, the shot was simply superb!!
After that we kept on missing chances (!?) and Burnley actually got close to equalize near the end, but Almunia managed a save, and after that we pressed on until the end, Nasri did some great work to set up Arshavin's late winner.
So we hang on in the title race for another week, but the most important thing now is that ww focuse on the next game, Porto..
Injury Update;
-Like I mentioned, Cesc has picked up the same hamstring as earlier in the season, it is still uncertain if he will be available for Tuesday, but I wouldn't hold my breath...
-Sol picked up a groin problem ahead of the game and couldn't make it for this game.
-Gallas is still injured, and Song has begun a two match ban since he has recieved ten yellow cards.
-But on the brighter note Diaby and Arshavin made it back for this game, both started on the bench, but came in for Cesc and Rosicky.
Fabregas 34,
Walcott 61,
Arshavin 90+4
What a game... We had tons of chances (Bendtner in particular, but hats up for the guy, he never gave up) but we just couldn't convert them into goals, but it feels nice that in the end we got a comfortable win.
New injury tragedy though, Cesc has picked up the same hamstring problem that he got at the Aston Villa game, and we all know that he was out for a couple of games after that game, so he'll probably miss Tuesday's sooo important clash with Porto, since we lost 2-1 in Portugal, pressure is on us to deliver.
But back to today, it sure was an interesting game to watch, we began really good and built up pressure, but then Burnley had some chances and the game got quite even, but eventually some Nasri-Fabregas class broke the deadlock, Nasri beautifully chipped the ball over the defence, to reach Cesc after his run, and the captain showed pure class when his shot went under 'the beast' in Burnley's goal.
Just have to put in the game's man of the match, Theo!! What a response to all the critics! He shone every second of this game, fed everyone with more chances than they could handle, and eventually got his own beautiful finish!
But before he could score his, Burnley actually equalized, it came out of the blue, with plenty of Walcott action just before, but that is the one thing about football, every attack could turn into a goal, and this time Silvestre lost track of his player just for a second or so, and he got entirely free to chip it over Almunia.
But as I mentioned, Walcott got his goal after some nice movement towards the box, and a nicely placed shot, it really looked like a typical Walcott goal, the shot was simply superb!!
After that we kept on missing chances (!?) and Burnley actually got close to equalize near the end, but Almunia managed a save, and after that we pressed on until the end, Nasri did some great work to set up Arshavin's late winner.
So we hang on in the title race for another week, but the most important thing now is that ww focuse on the next game, Porto..
Injury Update;
-Like I mentioned, Cesc has picked up the same hamstring as earlier in the season, it is still uncertain if he will be available for Tuesday, but I wouldn't hold my breath...
-Sol picked up a groin problem ahead of the game and couldn't make it for this game.
-Gallas is still injured, and Song has begun a two match ban since he has recieved ten yellow cards.
-But on the brighter note Diaby and Arshavin made it back for this game, both started on the bench, but came in for Cesc and Rosicky.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Stoke vs. Arsenal
3-1, Premier League, Britannia Stadium, 27/2 -10
Bendtner 32,
Fabregas 90+1 (pen),
Vermaelen 90+4
Tragedy and unbelievable happiness, I'll start with the goodies, we finally got our Britannia win!! And besides that, Chelsea lost at home to Man City!! So now we are only 3 points after Chelsea, and 2 Points after Manchester United, and we don't have many difficult away games left!!
Moving on to the tragedy, Ramsey suffered a horrific injury, his leg was in a completely wrong angle, so I guess we won't be seeing him around in a while..
It really felt like a reminder of Eduardo's injury two seasons ago.. It's such a shame since Ramsey really improved this season, with 27 apps, 16 as sub.
The game in itself was quite rough, but you wouldn't expect anything else when you travel to Stoke.
The start was pretty much the same as earlier games at Britannia, us conceding a throw-in goal from Delap, but after that we began to dominate the game and eventually Bendtner recieved a lovely pass from captain Cesc, and headed it home!
In the second half Stoke started a bit fresher, but eventually we began dominating again and had pretty good control of the game, Ramsey had a penalty shout turned down, but the replay clearly shows that it was a penalty.
When Shawcross brutally tackled Ramsey he recieved a red card, but that wasn't much consolation for us, it was clearly decided not to show any pictures of the tackle or of Ramsey's leg, since the only pictures we could see of the injury came just when it had happened, after that the only thing they showed was the Arsenal players' despair and Shawcross walking off the pitch in tears.
Vermaelen and Fabregas seemed to be the ones that were the most shaken by the situation, so it feels just right that they were the ones to win this game for us.
The minutes after the incident was pretty absent, but we jumped into action when Bendtner's shot found Pugh's outstretched hand.
And finally the ref gave us a well deserved penalty, Fabregas wanted to take it again, and he did it pretty much the same as last weekend's penalty against Sunderland, a well placed shot, Sörensen went the right way, but the shot was too wide for him to catch, so the captain got his 16th goal of the campaign, that put a cheerful smile on the Arsenal players, staff and not least the fans!
He dedicated the goal to Aaron, clapping on his right leg in front if the fans.
A couple of minutes later Vermaelen could round things up when Sörensen couldn't hold Rosicky's shot, and Cesc managed to pass it to Vermalen, who easily tapped in 3-1 in the open goal.
So it was an evening with mixed emotions, but hopefully Ramsey will be fit for next season..
Injury Update;
-Since I write this just after the game no news have yet been established on Ramsey's injury.
-Gallas, Arshavin & Diaby didn't make it back to this game, but hopefully they'll all be back for the Burnley clash.
-Eduardo made his comeback from the recent hamstring problem, he came in from the bench in the 83rd minute.
Bendtner 32,
Fabregas 90+1 (pen),
Vermaelen 90+4
Tragedy and unbelievable happiness, I'll start with the goodies, we finally got our Britannia win!! And besides that, Chelsea lost at home to Man City!! So now we are only 3 points after Chelsea, and 2 Points after Manchester United, and we don't have many difficult away games left!!
Moving on to the tragedy, Ramsey suffered a horrific injury, his leg was in a completely wrong angle, so I guess we won't be seeing him around in a while..
It really felt like a reminder of Eduardo's injury two seasons ago.. It's such a shame since Ramsey really improved this season, with 27 apps, 16 as sub.
The game in itself was quite rough, but you wouldn't expect anything else when you travel to Stoke.
The start was pretty much the same as earlier games at Britannia, us conceding a throw-in goal from Delap, but after that we began to dominate the game and eventually Bendtner recieved a lovely pass from captain Cesc, and headed it home!
In the second half Stoke started a bit fresher, but eventually we began dominating again and had pretty good control of the game, Ramsey had a penalty shout turned down, but the replay clearly shows that it was a penalty.
When Shawcross brutally tackled Ramsey he recieved a red card, but that wasn't much consolation for us, it was clearly decided not to show any pictures of the tackle or of Ramsey's leg, since the only pictures we could see of the injury came just when it had happened, after that the only thing they showed was the Arsenal players' despair and Shawcross walking off the pitch in tears.
Vermaelen and Fabregas seemed to be the ones that were the most shaken by the situation, so it feels just right that they were the ones to win this game for us.
The minutes after the incident was pretty absent, but we jumped into action when Bendtner's shot found Pugh's outstretched hand.
And finally the ref gave us a well deserved penalty, Fabregas wanted to take it again, and he did it pretty much the same as last weekend's penalty against Sunderland, a well placed shot, Sörensen went the right way, but the shot was too wide for him to catch, so the captain got his 16th goal of the campaign, that put a cheerful smile on the Arsenal players, staff and not least the fans!
He dedicated the goal to Aaron, clapping on his right leg in front if the fans.
A couple of minutes later Vermaelen could round things up when Sörensen couldn't hold Rosicky's shot, and Cesc managed to pass it to Vermalen, who easily tapped in 3-1 in the open goal.
So it was an evening with mixed emotions, but hopefully Ramsey will be fit for next season..
Injury Update;
-Since I write this just after the game no news have yet been established on Ramsey's injury.
-Gallas, Arshavin & Diaby didn't make it back to this game, but hopefully they'll all be back for the Burnley clash.
-Eduardo made his comeback from the recent hamstring problem, he came in from the bench in the 83rd minute.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Arsenal vs. Sunderland
2-0, Premier League, Emirates, 20/2 -10
Bendtner 27,
Fabregas 90 + 3 (pen)
Brilliant display, but we really should have scored some more goals! We had tons of chances, but eventually the big numbers will come, I'll be waiting for them!
We totally dominated the game, Sunderland had perhaps two or three real good goalscoring opportunities, compared to the fact that we had perhaps fifteen or something, so you can't say that we didn't deserve all the points! And the victory taste all the more sweet since United lost at Goodison earlier today! So now we are only 2 points after United, still 6 after Chelsea though.
It took a little while to break the deadlock, and it was great that Bendtner finally got a goal after his innjury, he if someone needed it, but credit goes to Eboue, who made it soooo easy for the Dane.
Walcott started the game, and he seems to be getting better and better in every game, it really is nice to see, he just kept on running past the defence!
But they really left it late! But with a minute left, the business was done, when Cesc was brought down in the area, he finished it himself, beautifully placed in the corner, not with power, but with finesse.
So to sum it up, we are back in the road after some disappointment in the Champions League.
Injury Update;
-Song and Almunia returned to the starting eleven, but Gallas, Arshavin, Eduardo and Diaby were still out, hopefully they will make the trip to Stoke next Saturday, we will most certainly need a solid defence and some height for that game
Bendtner 27,
Fabregas 90 + 3 (pen)
Brilliant display, but we really should have scored some more goals! We had tons of chances, but eventually the big numbers will come, I'll be waiting for them!
We totally dominated the game, Sunderland had perhaps two or three real good goalscoring opportunities, compared to the fact that we had perhaps fifteen or something, so you can't say that we didn't deserve all the points! And the victory taste all the more sweet since United lost at Goodison earlier today! So now we are only 2 points after United, still 6 after Chelsea though.
It took a little while to break the deadlock, and it was great that Bendtner finally got a goal after his innjury, he if someone needed it, but credit goes to Eboue, who made it soooo easy for the Dane.
Walcott started the game, and he seems to be getting better and better in every game, it really is nice to see, he just kept on running past the defence!
But they really left it late! But with a minute left, the business was done, when Cesc was brought down in the area, he finished it himself, beautifully placed in the corner, not with power, but with finesse.
So to sum it up, we are back in the road after some disappointment in the Champions League.
Injury Update;
-Song and Almunia returned to the starting eleven, but Gallas, Arshavin, Eduardo and Diaby were still out, hopefully they will make the trip to Stoke next Saturday, we will most certainly need a solid defence and some height for that game
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Arsenal vs. Bolton
4-2, Premier League, Emirates Stadium, 20/1 -10
Rosicky 44,
Fabregas 53,
Vermaelen 65,
Arshavin 85
We go top of the league after yet another nightmare start (referring to the Standard Liége game).
2-0 down after just 28 minutes, but we are getting good at comebacks after, amongst others, Liverpool away and Standard away.
So, really a slow start but in the end I'm proud that we got back and took all three points + getting a two goal lead, cause that's what we needed to go top of the table for a couple of days! (Chelsea has 1 game less played).
Bolton took the lead after 6 minutes and added the lead (unfairly) when Denilson brought down a Bolton player in the box, but after that we just kept on the good play and eventually it payed out, just before half-time Rosicky smashed it in after a beautiful Fabregas pass.
That was exactly what we needed and it didn't take long before the equalizer came, Gallas harshly tackled Mark Davies, but the referee waved play on and Cesc picked up the ball, bundled his way through the box and finished brilliantly in the far corner!
Not too long after the equalizer we got the lead we so badly deserved, and it was time for one of our central defenders to strike again, and it was Vermaelen who got to show his shot, and he used power, and it went straight for goal!!
But just because we got the lead didn't mean that the game was over, Bolton were really dangerous from time to time, so when Andrey finally could give us a two goal cushion, I was more than relieved!
Injury Update;
-Walcott played for the last couple of minutes, so he's back and running!
-Denilson also returned today and started a but shaky but just kept getting better and better!
-Clichy made his first start since injury and I just have to say, What A Performance!! He never stopped running and timed everything perfect!
-Diaby seems to have picked up a calf injury, he's calf was a bit stiff before the game, unfortunately he didn't make it through the game, he will certainly be out for Stoke and Villa, but if we're lucky he'll be back for the United game.
-Sagna has a small shoulder problem, so he will be rested against Stoke.
Rosicky 44,
Fabregas 53,
Vermaelen 65,
Arshavin 85
We go top of the league after yet another nightmare start (referring to the Standard Liége game).
2-0 down after just 28 minutes, but we are getting good at comebacks after, amongst others, Liverpool away and Standard away.
So, really a slow start but in the end I'm proud that we got back and took all three points + getting a two goal lead, cause that's what we needed to go top of the table for a couple of days! (Chelsea has 1 game less played).
Bolton took the lead after 6 minutes and added the lead (unfairly) when Denilson brought down a Bolton player in the box, but after that we just kept on the good play and eventually it payed out, just before half-time Rosicky smashed it in after a beautiful Fabregas pass.
That was exactly what we needed and it didn't take long before the equalizer came, Gallas harshly tackled Mark Davies, but the referee waved play on and Cesc picked up the ball, bundled his way through the box and finished brilliantly in the far corner!
Not too long after the equalizer we got the lead we so badly deserved, and it was time for one of our central defenders to strike again, and it was Vermaelen who got to show his shot, and he used power, and it went straight for goal!!
But just because we got the lead didn't mean that the game was over, Bolton were really dangerous from time to time, so when Andrey finally could give us a two goal cushion, I was more than relieved!
Injury Update;
-Walcott played for the last couple of minutes, so he's back and running!
-Denilson also returned today and started a but shaky but just kept getting better and better!
-Clichy made his first start since injury and I just have to say, What A Performance!! He never stopped running and timed everything perfect!
-Diaby seems to have picked up a calf injury, he's calf was a bit stiff before the game, unfortunately he didn't make it through the game, he will certainly be out for Stoke and Villa, but if we're lucky he'll be back for the United game.
-Sagna has a small shoulder problem, so he will be rested against Stoke.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Bolton vs. Arsenal
2-0, Premier League, Reebok Stadium, 17/1 -10
Fabregas 28,
Merida 78
A completely priceless win against a very tricky Bolton side, who obviously had a point to prove since it was Owen Coyle's first game since being appointed as the new Bolton manager (Gary Megson got fired).
What was better still was that Fabregas made his comeback after being sidelined for two weeks, and he was brilliant, but he received a lot of tackles and shit, after approximately 10 minutes he had his first of two penalty shouts (it really should have been a penalty) when he flicked the ball past Jaaskelainen but the Bolton keeper' brought him down, but Phil Dowd ignored it.
After a fluent Arsenal move Fabregas could fire it to 1-0, after being beautifully served by Eduardo.
Just after that the second penalty situation occurred, Cesc was brought down deep in the box, and Bolton got a free kick! But the worst was that when the whistle had gone, Matthew Taylor first kicked Cesc in the head, and then he tried to pull him up by grabbing his hair! But Taylor wasn't booked..
After that situation the feelings on both sides were heated up and both Paul Robinson and Tomas Rosicky were booked.
In the 63rd minute Merida replaced Eastmond (it was his first start for the first team) and in the end he sealed the three points with a classy finish, and once again Eduardo provided the assist.
So in the end we got three good points, and after the return at home against Bolton (if we win we will be at the top of the table, but Chelsea has a game in hand), but after that we have four tricky games, Villa away, United home, Chelsea away and Liverpool home. (And after all this the Champions League begins again).
Injury Update;
-The good news is that Cesc and Gael is back (Gael played for 15 minutes today)
-But Nasri and Ramsey is likely to be out for 21 days, while Denilson might feature on Wednesday.
Fabregas 28,
Merida 78
A completely priceless win against a very tricky Bolton side, who obviously had a point to prove since it was Owen Coyle's first game since being appointed as the new Bolton manager (Gary Megson got fired).
What was better still was that Fabregas made his comeback after being sidelined for two weeks, and he was brilliant, but he received a lot of tackles and shit, after approximately 10 minutes he had his first of two penalty shouts (it really should have been a penalty) when he flicked the ball past Jaaskelainen but the Bolton keeper' brought him down, but Phil Dowd ignored it.
After a fluent Arsenal move Fabregas could fire it to 1-0, after being beautifully served by Eduardo.
Just after that the second penalty situation occurred, Cesc was brought down deep in the box, and Bolton got a free kick! But the worst was that when the whistle had gone, Matthew Taylor first kicked Cesc in the head, and then he tried to pull him up by grabbing his hair! But Taylor wasn't booked..
After that situation the feelings on both sides were heated up and both Paul Robinson and Tomas Rosicky were booked.
In the 63rd minute Merida replaced Eastmond (it was his first start for the first team) and in the end he sealed the three points with a classy finish, and once again Eduardo provided the assist.
So in the end we got three good points, and after the return at home against Bolton (if we win we will be at the top of the table, but Chelsea has a game in hand), but after that we have four tricky games, Villa away, United home, Chelsea away and Liverpool home. (And after all this the Champions League begins again).
Injury Update;
-The good news is that Cesc and Gael is back (Gael played for 15 minutes today)
-But Nasri and Ramsey is likely to be out for 21 days, while Denilson might feature on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Burnley vs. Arsenal
1-1, Premier League, Turfmoor, 16/12 -09
Fabregas 7
Disappointing to loose two points, since everybody else in the title race won their games, so after these two tough away games we have gained 1 point on United, and we are currently sharing third place with Aston Villa, but we still got a game in hand..
Fabregas looked completely awesome, until he got replaced, he was feeling a hamstring injury and will be out for Saturday when we host Burnley.
As I said, Fabregas was brilliant, he stole the ball, made the passes among other things, like his goal, a well placed shot in the bottom corner of Burnley's goal.
And that was our first goal in the first fifteen minutes of the season, so let's just keep them coming!!
But Burnley was given a penalty 21 minutes later, and Graham Alexander converted from the spot, we looked really dangerous afterwards though, but according to me we lost a lot of our offensive when Fabregas left the field, he was the one that kept us running and Ramsey didn't have the best of days, like Walcott who unfortunately weren't at his best..
Injury Update:
-As said Fabregas has picked up a hamstring and will miss Saturdays game for sure, but it is uncertain how long he will be out..
-Denilson and Traore was out of this game, don't know when they'll be back..
-Eboue was back, but an unused substitute, and Diaby started his first game after his injury, so they'll be back.
Fabregas 7
Disappointing to loose two points, since everybody else in the title race won their games, so after these two tough away games we have gained 1 point on United, and we are currently sharing third place with Aston Villa, but we still got a game in hand..
Fabregas looked completely awesome, until he got replaced, he was feeling a hamstring injury and will be out for Saturday when we host Burnley.
As I said, Fabregas was brilliant, he stole the ball, made the passes among other things, like his goal, a well placed shot in the bottom corner of Burnley's goal.
And that was our first goal in the first fifteen minutes of the season, so let's just keep them coming!!
But Burnley was given a penalty 21 minutes later, and Graham Alexander converted from the spot, we looked really dangerous afterwards though, but according to me we lost a lot of our offensive when Fabregas left the field, he was the one that kept us running and Ramsey didn't have the best of days, like Walcott who unfortunately weren't at his best..
Injury Update:
-As said Fabregas has picked up a hamstring and will miss Saturdays game for sure, but it is uncertain how long he will be out..
-Denilson and Traore was out of this game, don't know when they'll be back..
-Eboue was back, but an unused substitute, and Diaby started his first game after his injury, so they'll be back.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Internationals 18/11 -09
This was a pretty nervous round! As the last play-offs were finished..
France vs. Ireland, 1-1(agg. 2-1), Play-off, France
This was without a doubt the most exciting game of them all, France won the last game 1-0 away, and ahead of the game you thought that France easily would qualify, but Ireland took the lead and kept it until the end, but in the extra halfhour France could finish it off.
Henry got the ball on the hand in the box, but the the referee(who ironically is from Sweden) didn't blow and Henry played it to Gallas who scored from close-range.
Slovenia vs. Russia, 1-0(agg. 2-2, Slovenia qualify on away goals), Play-off, Slovenia
You didn't see that coming, really disappointing for the Russians, who have played some great football and dominated the game, but Slovenia scored and they couldn't match it.
So we won't see Andrey in next years World Cup, I personally think that it is sad because I think that Russia plays great football, and they were really great to watch in Euro 2008.
Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 2-2, Friendly, Germany
Eboue scores for Ivory Coast!! But I can't really say that it was a strong indvidual performance.. Just look below;
Austria vs. Spain, 1-5, Friendly, Austria
Cesc was on target for Spain with the equalizer 2 minutes after Austria surprisingly took the lead, but Spain proved why they are World Cup favourites with a thrilling display.
Fabregas played the entire game and was a vital part in Spains attack play.
Injury Update;
-Denilson is fit again and will travel with the squad to Sunderland on Saturday!
-van Persie will be away for about six weeks.
-Gibbs has picked up a knock playing for the England U21, he will be out for the Sunderland clash, but could be back against Standard Liege on Tuesday next week.
France vs. Ireland, 1-1(agg. 2-1), Play-off, France
This was without a doubt the most exciting game of them all, France won the last game 1-0 away, and ahead of the game you thought that France easily would qualify, but Ireland took the lead and kept it until the end, but in the extra halfhour France could finish it off.
Henry got the ball on the hand in the box, but the the referee(who ironically is from Sweden) didn't blow and Henry played it to Gallas who scored from close-range.
Slovenia vs. Russia, 1-0(agg. 2-2, Slovenia qualify on away goals), Play-off, Slovenia
You didn't see that coming, really disappointing for the Russians, who have played some great football and dominated the game, but Slovenia scored and they couldn't match it.
So we won't see Andrey in next years World Cup, I personally think that it is sad because I think that Russia plays great football, and they were really great to watch in Euro 2008.
Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 2-2, Friendly, Germany
Eboue scores for Ivory Coast!! But I can't really say that it was a strong indvidual performance.. Just look below;
Austria vs. Spain, 1-5, Friendly, Austria
Cesc was on target for Spain with the equalizer 2 minutes after Austria surprisingly took the lead, but Spain proved why they are World Cup favourites with a thrilling display.
Fabregas played the entire game and was a vital part in Spains attack play.
Injury Update;
-Denilson is fit again and will travel with the squad to Sunderland on Saturday!
-van Persie will be away for about six weeks.
-Gibbs has picked up a knock playing for the England U21, he will be out for the Sunderland clash, but could be back against Standard Liege on Tuesday next week.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Wolverhampton vs. Arsenal
4-1, Premier League, Molineux Stadium, 7/11 -09
Zubar 28 (og),
Eduardo* 35,
Fabregas 45,
Arshavin 65
This was a really tricky game, in the first 15-20 minutes Wolves kept up a great pace and we didn't come anywhere, everyones focus lay on Wolves set-pieces, but it was actually we who took the lead on a set-piece, Fabregas' corner went for Eduardo, who fought against Zubar, and Zubar got the ball on his thigh and it bounced into goal!
7 minutes later Eduardo was in action again when he got the ball from Ramsey on a counter-attack, his shot bounced off Craddocks head, and into goal!
And just before half-time we punctured the game when Sagna led another counter-attack, he found van Persie who passed it on to Fabregas and he scored easily on close-target.
In the second-half things quieted down a bit, we had 81% of the ball and began to chase a fourth, and it came, once again on a set-piece when Hennessey boxed Fabregas' corner out to Arshavin who took a shot and it went in!
So in the end it was a comfortable victory, but it was quite interesting, in half time, we were 3-0 up, but it said 3-2 on shots on target for Wolves! Of course it was because of the own goal, but still! xD
*Everybody classes the goal as a Craddock own goal, but I really don't think that it was an own goal, merely just a deflection.
Zubar 28 (og),
Eduardo* 35,
Fabregas 45,
Arshavin 65
This was a really tricky game, in the first 15-20 minutes Wolves kept up a great pace and we didn't come anywhere, everyones focus lay on Wolves set-pieces, but it was actually we who took the lead on a set-piece, Fabregas' corner went for Eduardo, who fought against Zubar, and Zubar got the ball on his thigh and it bounced into goal!
7 minutes later Eduardo was in action again when he got the ball from Ramsey on a counter-attack, his shot bounced off Craddocks head, and into goal!
And just before half-time we punctured the game when Sagna led another counter-attack, he found van Persie who passed it on to Fabregas and he scored easily on close-target.
In the second-half things quieted down a bit, we had 81% of the ball and began to chase a fourth, and it came, once again on a set-piece when Hennessey boxed Fabregas' corner out to Arshavin who took a shot and it went in!
So in the end it was a comfortable victory, but it was quite interesting, in half time, we were 3-0 up, but it said 3-2 on shots on target for Wolves! Of course it was because of the own goal, but still! xD
*Everybody classes the goal as a Craddock own goal, but I really don't think that it was an own goal, merely just a deflection.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Arsenal vs. AZ Alkmaar
4-1, Champions League, Emirates, 4/11 -09
Fabregas 26, 53,
Nasri 43,
Diaby 72
Diaby 72
'A brillant performance' was the boss' reaction to this win, and who would be stupid enough to say that he's wrong!
Really a great game and some amazing football (as usual) from us, but we never looked like conceding until we were like 4-0 up, then they had 2 chances or something.
And Nasri got a great goal at his debut back from injury! And our very own Captain Fantastic seems to have found his goalscoring form!
The first from Fabregas was a very well placed shot that rolled in just by the post, and we just kept on playing as brilliant as i'm starting to belive only we can do! the second wasn't long to come and it was a great pass by Arshavin to Nasri who fooled the defence and fired it home!
In the second half we just kept doing our business, and after some great running and passing, Arshavin found Fabregas basically free from his defender, and he cooly fired it home.
Fabregas and van Persie were replaced by, respectively, Ramsey and Eduardo in the 67th minute.
The fourth came when Eduardo brilliantly backheeled the ball to Arshavin who passed to Diaby, and he could easily finish with style.
Ahead of the game though, there was some bad news, Clichy has picked up a similiar injury like the one that kept him sidelined for the end of last season, it isn't a bad replacer though, now Gibbs will have a lot of playing time for Capello to watch.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Arsenal vs. Tottenham
3-0, Premier League, Emirates, 31/10 -09
Van Persie 43, 60,
Fabregas 43
To you who wonders, I haven't written it wrong on the score, Van Persie and Fabregas did score in the same minute, 11 seconds playing time between the two goals, but I will get to that..
Just such a great win in a tense North London Derby, Arsenal were ahead in the league on goaldifference(but with one game less played, by the way, the Bolton game has been rearranged again since we advanced in the Carling Cup, where we are going to travel to the City of Manchester Stadium in the next round), now we could be 6 points ahead of Spurs in the league, I honestly don't think that they will be challenging for a top 4 finish this season.
The atmosphere at Emirates was absolutely brilliant! You could hear all Gunners at all times, and at the end you could hear everybody cheer everytime Arsenal had the ball, and boo each time Tottenham had it.
It looked as though it would be a goal-less first half, but Tottenham didn't have that luck with them, and when Sagna clipped in the ball from his right side, van Persie were sharp and slammed it home! And that was the goal that started a situation that probably is a new record! Cause when Tottenham started the game from the center circle, van Persie got in the way of a Spur pass, the ball bounced to Cesc Fabregas who ran pass the entire Tottenham squad with some amazing tricks and flicks, and he slammed in 2-0!
Two amazing goals in the same minute, you can say that we won the game in 11 seconds!! But Bendtner got a injury in the first half and was replaced by Eduardo, not really a bad replacer but still sad for Bendtner who started the game really well.
After the halftime we slowed things down and had some great chances, Tottenham were really slow and I belive they only got one shot at goal during the entire game, while we were extremely dangerous.
And 3-0 wasn't far away, and that was a pretty interesting one, Eduardo went down on the right side with the ball, and Sagna picked the ball up to keep the attack alive, but everybody stopped playing, looking at the referee, but Mark Clattenburg chose to play advantage and then the pace was back on, Sagna played in to van Persie, who received and delivered!
And after this win we really are the top dogs in North London!
Van Persie 43, 60,
Fabregas 43
To you who wonders, I haven't written it wrong on the score, Van Persie and Fabregas did score in the same minute, 11 seconds playing time between the two goals, but I will get to that..
Just such a great win in a tense North London Derby, Arsenal were ahead in the league on goaldifference(but with one game less played, by the way, the Bolton game has been rearranged again since we advanced in the Carling Cup, where we are going to travel to the City of Manchester Stadium in the next round), now we could be 6 points ahead of Spurs in the league, I honestly don't think that they will be challenging for a top 4 finish this season.
The atmosphere at Emirates was absolutely brilliant! You could hear all Gunners at all times, and at the end you could hear everybody cheer everytime Arsenal had the ball, and boo each time Tottenham had it.
It looked as though it would be a goal-less first half, but Tottenham didn't have that luck with them, and when Sagna clipped in the ball from his right side, van Persie were sharp and slammed it home! And that was the goal that started a situation that probably is a new record! Cause when Tottenham started the game from the center circle, van Persie got in the way of a Spur pass, the ball bounced to Cesc Fabregas who ran pass the entire Tottenham squad with some amazing tricks and flicks, and he slammed in 2-0!
Two amazing goals in the same minute, you can say that we won the game in 11 seconds!! But Bendtner got a injury in the first half and was replaced by Eduardo, not really a bad replacer but still sad for Bendtner who started the game really well.
After the halftime we slowed things down and had some great chances, Tottenham were really slow and I belive they only got one shot at goal during the entire game, while we were extremely dangerous.
And 3-0 wasn't far away, and that was a pretty interesting one, Eduardo went down on the right side with the ball, and Sagna picked the ball up to keep the attack alive, but everybody stopped playing, looking at the referee, but Mark Clattenburg chose to play advantage and then the pace was back on, Sagna played in to van Persie, who received and delivered!
And after this win we really are the top dogs in North London!
Friday, October 23, 2009
AZ Alkmaar vs. Arsenal
1-1, Champions League, DSB Stadion, 20/10 -09
Fabregas 36
I'm sorry that this update is quite late, but there has been a lot of things in school and so on, but I got time again since it is 1 week of holiday now!
It was pretty disappointing to concede in the last minute but we are still first in the group and besides, a draw away against Holland's champions aint bad!
Fabregas got his first champions league goal of the season and so far has 5, which makes him the top scorer at Arsenal at the moment!
We were'nt on top of our game but the goal was really beautiful, Arshavin led an attack after thieving the ball from AZ's right back, he had van Persie and Fabregas with him, he slipped the ball to van Persie who generously set up Cesc at the far post, and he slotted it home!
After that AZ kept battling and to honest perhaps they earned one point in this game, but they had to wait until the 93rd minute until it came, perhaps a little bit sloppy of us to concede so late from a freekick at the middle of the field, but in the end you can say that it was a fair result.
PS. I got VG or MVG in all the subjects except P.E(I got G there)!! (VG is equivalent to B or C in England, and MVG is equivalent to A!! MVG stands for Mycket Väl Godkänd, Very Much Passed, and VG stands for Väl Godkänd, Well Passed, and G stands for Passed, Approximately)
Fabregas 36
I'm sorry that this update is quite late, but there has been a lot of things in school and so on, but I got time again since it is 1 week of holiday now!
It was pretty disappointing to concede in the last minute but we are still first in the group and besides, a draw away against Holland's champions aint bad!
Fabregas got his first champions league goal of the season and so far has 5, which makes him the top scorer at Arsenal at the moment!
We were'nt on top of our game but the goal was really beautiful, Arshavin led an attack after thieving the ball from AZ's right back, he had van Persie and Fabregas with him, he slipped the ball to van Persie who generously set up Cesc at the far post, and he slotted it home!
After that AZ kept battling and to honest perhaps they earned one point in this game, but they had to wait until the 93rd minute until it came, perhaps a little bit sloppy of us to concede so late from a freekick at the middle of the field, but in the end you can say that it was a fair result.
PS. I got VG or MVG in all the subjects except P.E(I got G there)!! (VG is equivalent to B or C in England, and MVG is equivalent to A!! MVG stands for Mycket Väl Godkänd, Very Much Passed, and VG stands for Väl Godkänd, Well Passed, and G stands for Passed, Approximately)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Internationals
Denmark vs. Sweden, 1-0, 10/10 -09
A really good game, and i'm pleased that Bendtner at least grabbed an assist in the game, he's pretty much criticized by the family and Sweden in general, he had a point to prove.
Denmark were the ones that started best, but their tactic seemed to be to take a lot of shots from just outside the box, and that was how the goal was made by Jakob Poulsen.
Sweden had two goals ruled out so it simply wasn't their day, but I must say I wouldn't have had anything against a Swedish goal, since I had my money on 1-1 in this game, but I won the bet last game, when Denmark won 1-0 as well, so this time it was the neighbour wife's time.
Now it is up for grabs for Portugal, who are right now leading 1-0 home against Hungary, and they don't seem to slip up on those points.
We had the neighbourd over and my dad's friend Tony for the game, and everyone basically looked for mistakes in Bendtner ! xD
Armenia vs. Spain, 1-2, 10/10 -09
I couldn't watch the game since it wasn't on TV, but Cesc scored in the 33rd minute! I don't know what it looked like, but i can bet it was another breath-taking one.
Armenia equalized in the second half, but Mata finished it off on the penalty spot.
Luxembourg vs. Switzerland, 0-3, 10/10 -09
I felt like I had to mention that Philippe Senderos scored twice in this fixture! in the 6th and 7th minute, not bad for a defender!
I don't know exactly how it happened, but I'd think it was on the head, perhaps corners or free-kicks...
France vs. Faroe Islands, 5-0(88'), 10/10 -09
Finally things are looking bright for 'les Bleus', and Gallas scored the third! I wouldn't be surprised if it was a header! 'Bac' is playing as well, but neither Clichy or Diaby were on the bench, a bit disappointing perhaps, but the good news is that Nasri perhaps will be back in the Arsenal shirt after this International break!
A really good game, and i'm pleased that Bendtner at least grabbed an assist in the game, he's pretty much criticized by the family and Sweden in general, he had a point to prove.
Denmark were the ones that started best, but their tactic seemed to be to take a lot of shots from just outside the box, and that was how the goal was made by Jakob Poulsen.
Sweden had two goals ruled out so it simply wasn't their day, but I must say I wouldn't have had anything against a Swedish goal, since I had my money on 1-1 in this game, but I won the bet last game, when Denmark won 1-0 as well, so this time it was the neighbour wife's time.
Now it is up for grabs for Portugal, who are right now leading 1-0 home against Hungary, and they don't seem to slip up on those points.
We had the neighbourd over and my dad's friend Tony for the game, and everyone basically looked for mistakes in Bendtner ! xD
Armenia vs. Spain, 1-2, 10/10 -09
I couldn't watch the game since it wasn't on TV, but Cesc scored in the 33rd minute! I don't know what it looked like, but i can bet it was another breath-taking one.
Armenia equalized in the second half, but Mata finished it off on the penalty spot.
Luxembourg vs. Switzerland, 0-3, 10/10 -09
I felt like I had to mention that Philippe Senderos scored twice in this fixture! in the 6th and 7th minute, not bad for a defender!
I don't know exactly how it happened, but I'd think it was on the head, perhaps corners or free-kicks...
France vs. Faroe Islands, 5-0(88'), 10/10 -09
Finally things are looking bright for 'les Bleus', and Gallas scored the third! I wouldn't be surprised if it was a header! 'Bac' is playing as well, but neither Clichy or Diaby were on the bench, a bit disappointing perhaps, but the good news is that Nasri perhaps will be back in the Arsenal shirt after this International break!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Arsenal vs. Wigan
4-0, Premier League, Emirates, 19/9 -09
Vermaelen 25, 47,
Eboue 59,
Fabregas 90
What a brilliant win! But it should have been like 8-0 or something for all the chances that we created.
I saw the game some hour after the game, since I had a riding lesson, like all Saturdays, but I just sat in the bed and enjoyed it with my little doggy.
All the credit to Vermaelen, what a footballer! I mean, two goals, one header and one really classy finish with his left-foot, I think we all are starting to count on him as a world class centre-half.
It must have felt great for Eboue to get a goal in his return, even though it was more of a deflection, it was indeed a goal.
And before the game was up we got to see some real good footballing between Cesc and Tomas Rosicky, and a nice goal from the skipper, but he did seem to be in some pain with about 10 minutes left.
Overall it was a very nice display, and Wigan didn't create so much, and it was so nice to get a clean sheet, let's hope there will be many more similiar games like this one to come!!
Goals ;;
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