It has been a very bad 10 days for all Arsenal fans.A draw against Sunderland,and 2 losses that cost us two competitions.These are testing times for Gooners.Hope we can get out of this slump and get on with it.
Before the match,seeing the squad,there was a general air of curiosity about the 11 chosen by Alex Ferguson.With the amount of injuries that they had,they were forced to start with seven,yes seven defenders.Everybody was thinking their manager had gone mental,but none had the sense to see that Fabio and Rafael where very much attacking players and so they proved yesterday.But for me,the real man who changed the game yesterday was a certain Edwin Van der Sar.For unknown reasons,goalkeepers seem to have the game of their lives against Arsenal(this season in particular).I guess it is some kind of a curse.I shall put on my Mayan costume and dance around a fire,maybe that will work.
Coming back to the game,it was a difficult result to swallow.We lost the game even though we played well.We controlled the game and created real good chances.But when it came to taking those chances,we failed miserably.Two prominent misses were Chamakh's header and Rosicky's sitter.The finishing was sloppy.That was all there was to it.
The first half we were controlling the game and playing some good football until,we conceded a goal in virtually the first chance they had.Some messy defending let Fabio have a clean shot on goal after Almunia had made a good save from a Hernandez header.This has been our primary weakness.....we keep dominating possession but,when we lose the ball,we become susceptible to lack of concentration in defense.If we are to win anything this season,we have to be sharper to the quick counters into the defense.
Once we were one goal down,we looked likely to concede another one.Well this is not the right way to respond,but that was exactly what happened and there we were 2-0 down against a team playing seven defenders.Not the best situation to be in.On came Chamakh,Rosicky&Ramsey(YEAH he played!!) for Denilson,Diaby and Arshavin.Two who came on had chances to turn the game,but both of them missed their chances.
So it was proved once again that we were low in the 'Luck' department and we were out of another competition.Knocked out of two competition in a span of 5 days,and to think we had a chance for a quadruple only 3 weeks ago is all the more saddening.But I (as should all fans) believe in Wenger and his plans to attain Self-Sustenance.It will take time for the squad to mature into winners and i am willing to wait.Being an Arsenal fan is a tough job and it requires a hell lot of patience.
In the injury dept there were huge positives and negatives yesterday. Aaron Ramsey got some playing time yesterday.He showed some nice touches and made some good runs,but couldn't do much to change the game.But his is a welcome addition with Cesc out for 3 weeks.Maybe he could start against West Brom......
The bad news is the demise of Djourou's campaign.Sagna and Djourou collided in the penalty box resulting in a dislocated collarbone for the Swiss.It is a huge dent in our defense and we will have to run the rest of the season on an inconsistent defensive partnership of Koscielny and Squillaci.Maybe Miquel will also get to play a part.So we go into the last stretch of the league with two fit first-team CBs and one fit first-team keeper.Not soo good.
Wenger's post-match interview:
The manager has a tough job of bringing the belief of this team back in order.With no other target left,Wenger will have nothing else in mind other than winning the EPL.With the other teams having slightly busier schedules than us,we have a better chance of winning the league,and with Song, Walcott and Fabregas all back after the International break,we really have a good race to the finish this year.
Thats it for now folks!! Have a nice day!! You can follow the blog on twitter or Facebook.
I leave you with a video for all BUSSACA haters!
Before the match,seeing the squad,there was a general air of curiosity about the 11 chosen by Alex Ferguson.With the amount of injuries that they had,they were forced to start with seven,yes seven defenders.Everybody was thinking their manager had gone mental,but none had the sense to see that Fabio and Rafael where very much attacking players and so they proved yesterday.But for me,the real man who changed the game yesterday was a certain Edwin Van der Sar.For unknown reasons,goalkeepers seem to have the game of their lives against Arsenal(this season in particular).I guess it is some kind of a curse.I shall put on my Mayan costume and dance around a fire,maybe that will work.
Coming back to the game,it was a difficult result to swallow.We lost the game even though we played well.We controlled the game and created real good chances.But when it came to taking those chances,we failed miserably.Two prominent misses were Chamakh's header and Rosicky's sitter.The finishing was sloppy.That was all there was to it.
The first half we were controlling the game and playing some good football until,we conceded a goal in virtually the first chance they had.Some messy defending let Fabio have a clean shot on goal after Almunia had made a good save from a Hernandez header.This has been our primary weakness.....we keep dominating possession but,when we lose the ball,we become susceptible to lack of concentration in defense.If we are to win anything this season,we have to be sharper to the quick counters into the defense.
Once we were one goal down,we looked likely to concede another one.Well this is not the right way to respond,but that was exactly what happened and there we were 2-0 down against a team playing seven defenders.Not the best situation to be in.On came Chamakh,Rosicky&Ramsey(YEAH he played!!) for Denilson,Diaby and Arshavin.Two who came on had chances to turn the game,but both of them missed their chances.
So it was proved once again that we were low in the 'Luck' department and we were out of another competition.Knocked out of two competition in a span of 5 days,and to think we had a chance for a quadruple only 3 weeks ago is all the more saddening.But I (as should all fans) believe in Wenger and his plans to attain Self-Sustenance.It will take time for the squad to mature into winners and i am willing to wait.Being an Arsenal fan is a tough job and it requires a hell lot of patience.
In the injury dept there were huge positives and negatives yesterday. Aaron Ramsey got some playing time yesterday.He showed some nice touches and made some good runs,but couldn't do much to change the game.But his is a welcome addition with Cesc out for 3 weeks.Maybe he could start against West Brom......
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The bad news is the demise of Djourou's campaign.Sagna and Djourou collided in the penalty box resulting in a dislocated collarbone for the Swiss.It is a huge dent in our defense and we will have to run the rest of the season on an inconsistent defensive partnership of Koscielny and Squillaci.Maybe Miquel will also get to play a part.So we go into the last stretch of the league with two fit first-team CBs and one fit first-team keeper.Not soo good.
Wenger's post-match interview:
The manager has a tough job of bringing the belief of this team back in order.With no other target left,Wenger will have nothing else in mind other than winning the EPL.With the other teams having slightly busier schedules than us,we have a better chance of winning the league,and with Song, Walcott and Fabregas all back after the International break,we really have a good race to the finish this year.
Thats it for now folks!! Have a nice day!! You can follow the blog on twitter or Facebook.
I leave you with a video for all BUSSACA haters!
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