It's Beautiful, It's Arsenal
Arsenal 3:0 Liverpool.
Ouch!
We had to win though to return thing to a semblance of normalcy after the Wenger-Pardew theriatrics at Upton Park last week. After losing to a struggling West Ham in the final minnute, and drawing at home against Everton (My hateful team of the season) the week before, we'd thrown away cheap points. We had to hurt the travelling Kopites for our own sanity.
I was so happy, my favourite player in the team scored: Kolo Toure. He put the ball between Reina's legs --ouch. Anm my fast becoming second favourite player scored at the moment when I was willing him score: Gallas. Both players looked so happy. I love it.
There was something a little different about the Arse today, other than the "unlikeliest scorers" mantra of the media. It was a very distinct team effort. I have never seen TH14 track back so fast to defend. He made a number of important defensive interventions including tracking back after the free kick. If the captain plays like that, you know the team mentality has changed. That Flamini and the centrebacks scored is also good news; one of the diffficulties we've had since Pires left (and Freddy not scoring) is a lack of goals from midfield. If the team keep this up, with the midfield getting into the box, we'll do better this season.
Van Persie is such a cheat; I love him but he IS a cheat. His handball wasn't that subtle either.
BTW: Kolo Toure can strike the ball and he is good with ball on his feet. How many times have you seen him charge forward when the team have fallen behind. One of these days Kolo's long range efforts will find the net. And the commentators will say, "where did that come from?" Idiots.
LIVERPOOL
The Liverpool line-up was a little strange, not sure what Rafa was thinking. I was surprized Pennant didn't start. If you look at Liverpool goals in the last couple of matches, a couple of their goals have come from fantastic deliveries by Pennant from corners. And Arsenal have a reputation for being flimsy on setpieces, and we started with our second choice keeper. Gerrard was impotent all game. But Pennant came on as substitute and at least one ocassion beat Clichy to the byline, returned to Gerrard who lobbed a passed to Bellamy who headed in goal--- from an offside position. But still, hat move was one of three shots on goal for Liverppol. Anyway, Pennant not starting was strange unless Rafa though Pennant couldn't emotionally handle retuning to the club that nurtured, then discarded him at a time when he felt most vulnerable perhaps. There's no doubt Pennant thinks Arsenal threw him away and almost ended his career. Rafa should have used that energy to benefit Liverpool. But,
Rafa has shrugged off the debate over his lineup and Gerrard's role.
READING 3:1 SPURS
This is an interesting result. I didn't see the match so I don't know what happened exactly. The Reading goals were fantastic though. That Shorey scored a good goal. But you feel the defenders and the keeper were sleeping. Spurs beat Chelski last week in an entertaining match. They ouplayed Chelski in that game! But football is often strange and humbling: Manure lost to some lower level team in the midweek.
I real like the Reading manager, he's smart and really sensible. We beat them 4:0 at the Madejski in one of those perfect Arse perfomances, and the first thing he said was, "Compliments to the opposition." Class. I hope they stay up.
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The relegation dogfight is going to be interesting this season. Watford, the draw specialists, deserve a few victories. Did you know they have llost as many games as Liverpool. The difference is, they've only won once this season. I hope they stay up too.
Ouch!
We had to win though to return thing to a semblance of normalcy after the Wenger-Pardew theriatrics at Upton Park last week. After losing to a struggling West Ham in the final minnute, and drawing at home against Everton (My hateful team of the season) the week before, we'd thrown away cheap points. We had to hurt the travelling Kopites for our own sanity.
I was so happy, my favourite player in the team scored: Kolo Toure. He put the ball between Reina's legs --ouch. Anm my fast becoming second favourite player scored at the moment when I was willing him score: Gallas. Both players looked so happy. I love it.
There was something a little different about the Arse today, other than the "unlikeliest scorers" mantra of the media. It was a very distinct team effort. I have never seen TH14 track back so fast to defend. He made a number of important defensive interventions including tracking back after the free kick. If the captain plays like that, you know the team mentality has changed. That Flamini and the centrebacks scored is also good news; one of the diffficulties we've had since Pires left (and Freddy not scoring) is a lack of goals from midfield. If the team keep this up, with the midfield getting into the box, we'll do better this season.
Van Persie is such a cheat; I love him but he IS a cheat. His handball wasn't that subtle either.
BTW: Kolo Toure can strike the ball and he is good with ball on his feet. How many times have you seen him charge forward when the team have fallen behind. One of these days Kolo's long range efforts will find the net. And the commentators will say, "where did that come from?" Idiots.
LIVERPOOL
The Liverpool line-up was a little strange, not sure what Rafa was thinking. I was surprized Pennant didn't start. If you look at Liverpool goals in the last couple of matches, a couple of their goals have come from fantastic deliveries by Pennant from corners. And Arsenal have a reputation for being flimsy on setpieces, and we started with our second choice keeper. Gerrard was impotent all game. But Pennant came on as substitute and at least one ocassion beat Clichy to the byline, returned to Gerrard who lobbed a passed to Bellamy who headed in goal--- from an offside position. But still, hat move was one of three shots on goal for Liverppol. Anyway, Pennant not starting was strange unless Rafa though Pennant couldn't emotionally handle retuning to the club that nurtured, then discarded him at a time when he felt most vulnerable perhaps. There's no doubt Pennant thinks Arsenal threw him away and almost ended his career. Rafa should have used that energy to benefit Liverpool. But,
Rafa has shrugged off the debate over his lineup and Gerrard's role.
READING 3:1 SPURS
This is an interesting result. I didn't see the match so I don't know what happened exactly. The Reading goals were fantastic though. That Shorey scored a good goal. But you feel the defenders and the keeper were sleeping. Spurs beat Chelski last week in an entertaining match. They ouplayed Chelski in that game! But football is often strange and humbling: Manure lost to some lower level team in the midweek.
I real like the Reading manager, he's smart and really sensible. We beat them 4:0 at the Madejski in one of those perfect Arse perfomances, and the first thing he said was, "Compliments to the opposition." Class. I hope they stay up.
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The relegation dogfight is going to be interesting this season. Watford, the draw specialists, deserve a few victories. Did you know they have llost as many games as Liverpool. The difference is, they've only won once this season. I hope they stay up too.
posted by knikik at 11:18 PM
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