1-0, Premier League, Emirates, 2012-01-09
Henry 78
All you need to do is read the scoreline to know what this means to everyone involved with the club. There isn't words to describe the feeling when the King returns to score the winner for us in a cup tie!
The game was rather dismal until he came on, but how it all changed when the Legend took to the pitch! It took Thierry Henry less than ten minutes to win the game for us with a strike that is so often associated with the striker! He was, however, quick to point out that he is not the player he used to be and will not be able to score week in and week out in his post-match interview. What can you say to that..? What a man, what a player.
Injury Update;
-Coquelin picked up a hamstring injury, so the list of full backs (or centre-halves operating as full backs) out injured is currently: Sagna, Santos, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Vermaelen, Djourou, Coquelin... But there is hope that Djourou will return for the weekend's clash against Swansea.
-Wilshere is expected to return in mid-February
Here's the goal that created a fairytale! ::
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Friday, November 4, 2011
Arsenal vs. Marseille
0-0, Champions League, Emirates, 2011-11-01
What an experience! The Emirates will never cease to amaze me, like the team that plays on its pitch.
Now, some critics said that it was a rather dismal game and such, but to me it certainly didn't feel that way! Marseille had some good chances early on but we grew into the game and Ramsey had a trio of great chances in the first half. The young Welshman is growing as a player, getting better and better by each game it seems, he had an amazing game at Stamford Bridge last weekend and yet another good display in this game. Szczesny gave us all a bit of a heart-attack though, showcasing some skills with his feet in the box, he sure is full of confidence!
When Robin came on in the second half it sounded as though we had just won the game! In fact, it started as soon as he started to warm up!
An amazing atmosphere it was, and I really enjoyed the game! We still have it in our own hands to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Injury Update;
-no new injuries from this game, Chamakh and Gibbs are still out for a while longer though. It certainly feels good to have Vermaelen back!
What an experience! The Emirates will never cease to amaze me, like the team that plays on its pitch.
Now, some critics said that it was a rather dismal game and such, but to me it certainly didn't feel that way! Marseille had some good chances early on but we grew into the game and Ramsey had a trio of great chances in the first half. The young Welshman is growing as a player, getting better and better by each game it seems, he had an amazing game at Stamford Bridge last weekend and yet another good display in this game. Szczesny gave us all a bit of a heart-attack though, showcasing some skills with his feet in the box, he sure is full of confidence!
When Robin came on in the second half it sounded as though we had just won the game! In fact, it started as soon as he started to warm up!
An amazing atmosphere it was, and I really enjoyed the game! We still have it in our own hands to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Injury Update;
-no new injuries from this game, Chamakh and Gibbs are still out for a while longer though. It certainly feels good to have Vermaelen back!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Chelsea vs. Arsenal
5-3, Premier League, Stamford Bridge, 29/10 -11
van Persie 36, 85, 90,
Santos 49,
Walcott 55
Am still Buzzing from the game and probably will be for a while now! Even more so as I'm going to London on Monday and then to the Emirates on Tuesday to watch the game! Am soooo excited!! Anyway,, back to this wonderful game! Our captain outdid himself once again! He is in an amazing form and by far the talisman of the team!
We got off to a rather poor start as Chelsea took the lead, but before long we equalized through an amazing team-move, finished off by no-one else than Robin van Persie! Ramsey provided a great pass through the Chelsea back four to Gervinho, who was selfless in passing the ball to the Dutchman, who could finish it off with hardly anything more than a tap-in. However, we had to suffer further as Terry scored from a corner just seconds before the first half was over.
We started the second half really good and an amazing run from Santos resulted in him scoring, yet again! , for the club! Have to say that I'm not used to having a full-back this potent to scoring, but can't say that I don't enjoy it!
Then to more or less everyone's surprise, we took the lead! This goal is probably my personal favourite of the game. Theo Walcott received the ball from a short-taken free-kick, as he gathered pace he was fouled by a Chelsea player, but instead of staying down he got up quickly, surprising the entire defence and through some amazing skill he got past everyone and scored from an amazing strike! A wonderful achievement from the young Englishman!
To our bitter disappointment Mata equalized for Chelsea with ten minutes to go, especially sour was the fact that Lukaku, who wasn't even near the ball, took down Santos just to clear space for Mata! , and I must admit that my hopes for winning the game died with that goal. But a certain Dutch forward never seizes to amaze me! And through some divine intervention, Robin van Persie got a one-on-one chance with the Cech when Terry slipped! And our captain didn't let us down! He sealed the game for us in added-time, van Persie received a pass from Arteta and fired a great shot to win us the game!
For the first time in a long time I feel truly proud of being an Arsenal fan! And these are the moments to hold on to in times of darkness..
Oh! I almost forgot, I'm going to London on Monday! oh wait,, I didn't.. Mentioned that in the beginning, didn't I... Well,, I just have to say one more thing! I've once again won a competition in the Arsenal Magazine! Won FIFA12! Really amazing! Have now won two times in something like four attempts!
van Persie 36, 85, 90,
Santos 49,
Walcott 55
Am still Buzzing from the game and probably will be for a while now! Even more so as I'm going to London on Monday and then to the Emirates on Tuesday to watch the game! Am soooo excited!! Anyway,, back to this wonderful game! Our captain outdid himself once again! He is in an amazing form and by far the talisman of the team!
We got off to a rather poor start as Chelsea took the lead, but before long we equalized through an amazing team-move, finished off by no-one else than Robin van Persie! Ramsey provided a great pass through the Chelsea back four to Gervinho, who was selfless in passing the ball to the Dutchman, who could finish it off with hardly anything more than a tap-in. However, we had to suffer further as Terry scored from a corner just seconds before the first half was over.
We started the second half really good and an amazing run from Santos resulted in him scoring, yet again! , for the club! Have to say that I'm not used to having a full-back this potent to scoring, but can't say that I don't enjoy it!
Then to more or less everyone's surprise, we took the lead! This goal is probably my personal favourite of the game. Theo Walcott received the ball from a short-taken free-kick, as he gathered pace he was fouled by a Chelsea player, but instead of staying down he got up quickly, surprising the entire defence and through some amazing skill he got past everyone and scored from an amazing strike! A wonderful achievement from the young Englishman!
To our bitter disappointment Mata equalized for Chelsea with ten minutes to go, especially sour was the fact that Lukaku, who wasn't even near the ball, took down Santos just to clear space for Mata! , and I must admit that my hopes for winning the game died with that goal. But a certain Dutch forward never seizes to amaze me! And through some divine intervention, Robin van Persie got a one-on-one chance with the Cech when Terry slipped! And our captain didn't let us down! He sealed the game for us in added-time, van Persie received a pass from Arteta and fired a great shot to win us the game!
For the first time in a long time I feel truly proud of being an Arsenal fan! And these are the moments to hold on to in times of darkness..
Oh! I almost forgot, I'm going to London on Monday! oh wait,, I didn't.. Mentioned that in the beginning, didn't I... Well,, I just have to say one more thing! I've once again won a competition in the Arsenal Magazine! Won FIFA12! Really amazing! Have now won two times in something like four attempts!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
1-2, Premier League, Emirates, 15/5 -11
van Persie 89
As I have mentioned earlier I was at the Emirates watching this game! Unfortunately it seemed as though the team didn't turn up for this game.
To find ourselves two-nil down after something like twenty minutes is not a favourable position, we would obviously have been able to turn it around had we got a goal back quickly, but we saw shots hit the posts and had penalty shouts denied, it just wasn't to be.
I did get to see my first goal scored at the Emirates, and another strike from Robin van Persie! After some chaos in the Villa box the ball bounced to the Dutchman who struck it at once!
After this defeat I'd say that the season can't end soon enough for us, hopefully there will be some new signings in the summer who can add something different to the team.
Injury Update;
-Vermaelen started this game! It has been quite some time since we last saw him, but he looked as though he had never been back, I can't recall a single mistake from him!
-Fabregas will miss the remainer of the season after having a set-back on his thigh injury.
-Nasri has a slight chance to play against Fulham, the last game of the season.
van Persie 89
As I have mentioned earlier I was at the Emirates watching this game! Unfortunately it seemed as though the team didn't turn up for this game.
To find ourselves two-nil down after something like twenty minutes is not a favourable position, we would obviously have been able to turn it around had we got a goal back quickly, but we saw shots hit the posts and had penalty shouts denied, it just wasn't to be.
I did get to see my first goal scored at the Emirates, and another strike from Robin van Persie! After some chaos in the Villa box the ball bounced to the Dutchman who struck it at once!
After this defeat I'd say that the season can't end soon enough for us, hopefully there will be some new signings in the summer who can add something different to the team.
Injury Update;
-Vermaelen started this game! It has been quite some time since we last saw him, but he looked as though he had never been back, I can't recall a single mistake from him!
-Fabregas will miss the remainer of the season after having a set-back on his thigh injury.
-Nasri has a slight chance to play against Fulham, the last game of the season.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Arsenal vs. Blackburn
0-0, Premier League, Emirates, 2/4 -11
I've only got one word to sum up this game with, disappointment, I'm honestly close to question whether the players want this trophy or not.
We hardly even showed up for this game, we were really close to scoring several times but just didn't seem up to it in the end.
The first real good chance we had came in the first half when Wilshere were completely clean in the middle of the box, but somehow he wasn't prepared for the pass from Walcott and failed to hit the target.
Nasri got what seemed to be a really serious head injury as close to half of his head swelled up, but he actually kept going throughout the game and didn't seem too bothered by it, it sure looked real nasty though.
We had several more real close chances in the game but as mentioned just didn't seem up to it, and that is certainly not good enough if you want to win the league, and now it's not in our own hands anymore.
Injury Update;
-We had lots of players coming back from injury for this game, Fabregas, Walcott, Song and Diaby.
-Song appeared to be limping towards the end of the game but I haven't heard anything about it.
-Nasri was reportedly just fine, and since he continued to play close to the entire game I don't think there's any reason to worry.
Now I just have one more thing to add, which is really good news for a change, on the 13th of May (now that I think of it, it's Friday the 13th actually...),, anyway, I'll fly to London to stay the weekend and watch Arsenal vs. Aston Villa on the Sunday! Like last year it's a birthday present, and once again it's most certainly the best I've been given!
So it was all smiles here in Sweden before yesterdays dreadful game!
I've only got one word to sum up this game with, disappointment, I'm honestly close to question whether the players want this trophy or not.
We hardly even showed up for this game, we were really close to scoring several times but just didn't seem up to it in the end.
The first real good chance we had came in the first half when Wilshere were completely clean in the middle of the box, but somehow he wasn't prepared for the pass from Walcott and failed to hit the target.
Nasri got what seemed to be a really serious head injury as close to half of his head swelled up, but he actually kept going throughout the game and didn't seem too bothered by it, it sure looked real nasty though.
We had several more real close chances in the game but as mentioned just didn't seem up to it, and that is certainly not good enough if you want to win the league, and now it's not in our own hands anymore.
Injury Update;
-We had lots of players coming back from injury for this game, Fabregas, Walcott, Song and Diaby.
-Song appeared to be limping towards the end of the game but I haven't heard anything about it.
-Nasri was reportedly just fine, and since he continued to play close to the entire game I don't think there's any reason to worry.
Now I just have one more thing to add, which is really good news for a change, on the 13th of May (now that I think of it, it's Friday the 13th actually...),, anyway, I'll fly to London to stay the weekend and watch Arsenal vs. Aston Villa on the Sunday! Like last year it's a birthday present, and once again it's most certainly the best I've been given!
So it was all smiles here in Sweden before yesterdays dreadful game!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Arsenal vs. Manchester City
0-0, Premier League, Emirates, 24/4 -10
The best day of my life!! Me and my dad managed to get tickets!! Soo amazing to finally get to see the Emirates and watch the Arsenal play!
Everyone said that the game was quite uneventful, but that's not how I remember it! But now that I think of it there isn't too much to write about the game in itself, we had the best chances, perhaps even the only chances, but unfortunately we just couldn't convert the chances into goals.
The atmosphere was amazing! The noise was incredibly high, especially when Adebayor came around, he started on the bench, but lots of cheers for Vieira and Toure.
Van Persie started his first game since coming back from the injury, and you could tell that he was tired after 70 minutes, but he pressed on and fought every single minute.
After the game I bought a scarf and a pennant from the Armoury.
Injury Update;
-Song started the game, returning from his knee injury.
-Arshavin is expected to return against Blackburn next Monday.
The best day of my life!! Me and my dad managed to get tickets!! Soo amazing to finally get to see the Emirates and watch the Arsenal play!
Everyone said that the game was quite uneventful, but that's not how I remember it! But now that I think of it there isn't too much to write about the game in itself, we had the best chances, perhaps even the only chances, but unfortunately we just couldn't convert the chances into goals.
The atmosphere was amazing! The noise was incredibly high, especially when Adebayor came around, he started on the bench, but lots of cheers for Vieira and Toure.
Van Persie started his first game since coming back from the injury, and you could tell that he was tired after 70 minutes, but he pressed on and fought every single minute.
After the game I bought a scarf and a pennant from the Armoury.
Injury Update;
-Song started the game, returning from his knee injury.
-Arshavin is expected to return against Blackburn next Monday.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Arsenal vs. Celtic
3-1, Champions League Qualification Game 2, Emirates, 26/8 -09
Eduardo 28 (pen),
Eboue 53,
Arshavin 74
Another thrilling display for the Gunners as they get into the Champions League group stage for the 12th year in a row!
We had control during the entire game, and it was only a matter of time before we would break the deadlock, which Eduardo did from a penalty which he caused himself, but it was a very uncertain penalty.
This is my opinion of what happened; Eduardo was running after the ball in the box, when the goalkeeper slided out to cover up so a shot wouldn't come, but he got a bit too close and to avoid the 'keeper, Eduardo took a short step, but couldn't keep his balance, så he fell, and the referee made it a penalty, not much that Eduardo had to say on the occasion anyway.
Well, so after the great penalty things slowed down, but about 8 minutes into the second half Eboue was about to change things, Bendtner made a clever backheel, and found Diaby(Fabregas' replacer, Fabregas is most likely to miss the United game) and Diaby passed to Eboue, who fired home low to seal the game.
In the 71st minute Andrey and Wilshere came on for the goalscorers(Diaby was replaced by Ramsey in the 61st) and made immediate inpact, in fact, just 3 minutes into the Russians European Debut for Arsenal, he scored! Andrey and Ramsey was exchanging ball a couple of times before Andrey took a great shot and that meant Arsenal 3 Celtic 0.
But unfortunately it didn't end there, in the last minute Donati shot a very tricky shot, that went off the post and in, but it was hardly anything more than a little consolation for the Scottish giants, who will be playing Europa League next.
And I just have to add the GREATEST thing that just happened to me, when I got home about an hour ago, I went into the kitchen, and I saw a package from London addressed to me, I got in a sort of trance, because the first thing I think of when I hear London, is Arsenal, but then I realized that I also order books from England, but I hadn't bought any books as far as I knew, so then it was just too quickly open the package, and in there I saw the ARSENAL REVIEW 08/09, and got like a heart attack or something!! I took up a paper that was beside the DVD, and here's what it said;
Dear Jenny, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Many thanks for entering the Gunners Giveaway competition in the August 2009 edition of Arsenal - The Magazine.
I'm Delighted to tell you that you answered the question to Giveaway 3 correctly(How many games Arsenal went unbeaten in the league run, 21 if you all recall), were chosen as one of our lucky winners and your prize is herewith enclosed.
In closing, many thanks for entering and may I send you best wishes from everyone at Arsenal FC.
Yours Sincerely
Joanne Harney, Publications Office Manager.
PS. I bought a new Fabregas Poster yesterday aswell (; DS.
Eduardo 28 (pen),
Eboue 53,
Arshavin 74
Another thrilling display for the Gunners as they get into the Champions League group stage for the 12th year in a row!
We had control during the entire game, and it was only a matter of time before we would break the deadlock, which Eduardo did from a penalty which he caused himself, but it was a very uncertain penalty.
This is my opinion of what happened; Eduardo was running after the ball in the box, when the goalkeeper slided out to cover up so a shot wouldn't come, but he got a bit too close and to avoid the 'keeper, Eduardo took a short step, but couldn't keep his balance, så he fell, and the referee made it a penalty, not much that Eduardo had to say on the occasion anyway.
Well, so after the great penalty things slowed down, but about 8 minutes into the second half Eboue was about to change things, Bendtner made a clever backheel, and found Diaby(Fabregas' replacer, Fabregas is most likely to miss the United game) and Diaby passed to Eboue, who fired home low to seal the game.
In the 71st minute Andrey and Wilshere came on for the goalscorers(Diaby was replaced by Ramsey in the 61st) and made immediate inpact, in fact, just 3 minutes into the Russians European Debut for Arsenal, he scored! Andrey and Ramsey was exchanging ball a couple of times before Andrey took a great shot and that meant Arsenal 3 Celtic 0.
But unfortunately it didn't end there, in the last minute Donati shot a very tricky shot, that went off the post and in, but it was hardly anything more than a little consolation for the Scottish giants, who will be playing Europa League next.
And I just have to add the GREATEST thing that just happened to me, when I got home about an hour ago, I went into the kitchen, and I saw a package from London addressed to me, I got in a sort of trance, because the first thing I think of when I hear London, is Arsenal, but then I realized that I also order books from England, but I hadn't bought any books as far as I knew, so then it was just too quickly open the package, and in there I saw the ARSENAL REVIEW 08/09, and got like a heart attack or something!! I took up a paper that was beside the DVD, and here's what it said;
Dear Jenny, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Many thanks for entering the Gunners Giveaway competition in the August 2009 edition of Arsenal - The Magazine.
I'm Delighted to tell you that you answered the question to Giveaway 3 correctly(How many games Arsenal went unbeaten in the league run, 21 if you all recall), were chosen as one of our lucky winners and your prize is herewith enclosed.
In closing, many thanks for entering and may I send you best wishes from everyone at Arsenal FC.
Yours Sincerely
Joanne Harney, Publications Office Manager.
PS. I bought a new Fabregas Poster yesterday aswell (; DS.
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