Sunday, May 23, 2010
Champions League Final
I watched the final last night, Bayern vs. Inter, and what a booring game! Inter played basically like they did against Barcelona, which is really crappy to watch, but it works if you want to win, and the game ended 2-0 to Inter, and with that they sealed a treble.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Summer Signing; Marouane Chamakh
He has been on the radar for a year now, and finally he has signed a long-term contract with the Arsenal!
It was official yesterday, so not much is yet known, but the fact that he has signed is enough for now! He is now our no. 29!
Lots of talk has already emerged about Cesc leaving for Barca, but I hope that we can keep him at the club for at least another year..
Monday, May 10, 2010
Arsenal vs. Fulham
4-0, Premier League, Emirates, 9/5 -10
Arshavin 21,
Van Persie 26,
Baird 37 (og),
Vela 84
I must say, it was quite some time since I saw the Arsenal play the way they did in this last game of the season.. As good as it felt throughout the game, I can't help but wonder where it all went away, at the start of the campaign we played lovely football, and I could see bits of that in this game, in the second half our level dropped a bit but otherwise some great stuff from us, even though Fulham clearly had wednesday's Europa League final in mind.
We dominated the game from start to finish, and the first half was pure magic! Arshavin, van Persie and Walcott all shone as the top three strikers, and it didn't take too long for the first goal to come.
Schwarzer had a horrible first touch which Arshavin quickly read, he ran and managed to pass the Fulham keeper down the line close to goal, and cool as you like he shot straight for goal!
Soon after that van Persie doubled our tally when Sagna played a wonderful ball to Theo Walcott, who delivered to van Persie, and the Dutchman scored from his own rebound.
The third goal came after a great cross from Walcott, it went towards van Persie again, but this time Baird got in between van Persie and the ball, but he couldn't keep himself from scoring when he reached the ball.
In the second half things cooled down a bit since we were already 3-0 up, but with six minutes left of the last game of the season, Carlos Vela grabbed his chance to be an Arsenal goalscorer this season, and he did it in style, Nasri picked out the Mexican with a brilliant pass, which gave Vela a perfect opportunity for one of his clearly preferred 'lifts over the goalkeeper', and this one worked out perfectly!
This marks the end of another season, trophyless, but it does feel like we are getting closer, and next season promises to be another nail-biting one!
Arshavin 21,
Van Persie 26,
Baird 37 (og),
Vela 84
I must say, it was quite some time since I saw the Arsenal play the way they did in this last game of the season.. As good as it felt throughout the game, I can't help but wonder where it all went away, at the start of the campaign we played lovely football, and I could see bits of that in this game, in the second half our level dropped a bit but otherwise some great stuff from us, even though Fulham clearly had wednesday's Europa League final in mind.
We dominated the game from start to finish, and the first half was pure magic! Arshavin, van Persie and Walcott all shone as the top three strikers, and it didn't take too long for the first goal to come.
Schwarzer had a horrible first touch which Arshavin quickly read, he ran and managed to pass the Fulham keeper down the line close to goal, and cool as you like he shot straight for goal!
Soon after that van Persie doubled our tally when Sagna played a wonderful ball to Theo Walcott, who delivered to van Persie, and the Dutchman scored from his own rebound.
The third goal came after a great cross from Walcott, it went towards van Persie again, but this time Baird got in between van Persie and the ball, but he couldn't keep himself from scoring when he reached the ball.
In the second half things cooled down a bit since we were already 3-0 up, but with six minutes left of the last game of the season, Carlos Vela grabbed his chance to be an Arsenal goalscorer this season, and he did it in style, Nasri picked out the Mexican with a brilliant pass, which gave Vela a perfect opportunity for one of his clearly preferred 'lifts over the goalkeeper', and this one worked out perfectly!
This marks the end of another season, trophyless, but it does feel like we are getting closer, and next season promises to be another nail-biting one!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Arsenal vs. Blackburn
1-2, Premier League, Ewood Park, 3/4 -10
van Persie 14
we were unlucky and just couldn't pass the ball like we usually do, so more disappointment..
injury update;
-Rosicky, Bendtner and Clichy are probably all injured, since they weren't in the team for the game, but I don't know for sure
-Gibbs, Djourou and Arshavin were all back and on the bench for the game, Arshavin came in after a while and played really good.
van Persie 14
we were unlucky and just couldn't pass the ball like we usually do, so more disappointment..
injury update;
-Rosicky, Bendtner and Clichy are probably all injured, since they weren't in the team for the game, but I don't know for sure
-Gibbs, Djourou and Arshavin were all back and on the bench for the game, Arshavin came in after a while and played really good.
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.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Wigan vs. Arsenal
2-3, Premier League, D.W Stadium, 18/4 -10
Walcott 42,
Silvestre 48
a perfect ending to a fabulous week..
we owned the game and were two goals up after 80 minutes, but then everything got screwed up and now the season is basically finished for us, the only thing left is to win at least one game so that we keep the third place.
so next week i'll be in london over the weekend, but it is highly unlikely that i'll be able to watch the game at emirates, but at least i'll finally get to see the stadium.
Walcott 42,
Silvestre 48
a perfect ending to a fabulous week..
we owned the game and were two goals up after 80 minutes, but then everything got screwed up and now the season is basically finished for us, the only thing left is to win at least one game so that we keep the third place.
so next week i'll be in london over the weekend, but it is highly unlikely that i'll be able to watch the game at emirates, but at least i'll finally get to see the stadium.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Tottenham vs. Arsenal
1-2, Premier League, White Hart Lane, 14/4 -10
Bendtner 85
Really frustrating, we were unlucky and just not good enough to make the final ball.. until Robin van Persie made his comeback, he came in with approximately 20 minutes to go, and he looked like he's never been away! He created chances and had some amazing shots, but Gomez managed to save them all.
Vermaelen will be out for most likely the rest of the season due to a calf injury that forced him to be replaced after 19 minutes, so one comes back, and one goes out injured, pretty much the story of the entire season for us.
I'd like to mention that Sol was completely perfection, he did everything absolutely perfect even though he was heavily 'booed' everytime he touched the ball.
Bendtner 85
Really frustrating, we were unlucky and just not good enough to make the final ball.. until Robin van Persie made his comeback, he came in with approximately 20 minutes to go, and he looked like he's never been away! He created chances and had some amazing shots, but Gomez managed to save them all.
Vermaelen will be out for most likely the rest of the season due to a calf injury that forced him to be replaced after 19 minutes, so one comes back, and one goes out injured, pretty much the story of the entire season for us.
I'd like to mention that Sol was completely perfection, he did everything absolutely perfect even though he was heavily 'booed' everytime he touched the ball.
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