Comments on: Arsenal defend from the front http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/ Arsenal Blog | Arsenal News Mon, 21 May 2012 06:45:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Spanish Fry http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13277 Spanish Fry Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:05:27 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13277 Worth getting up at 6am for in Australia too! Match report is now up :) Worth getting up at 6am for in Australia too! Match report is now up :)

]]> By: millefiori http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13276 millefiori Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:54:29 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13276 what a match!. in fact the first half seemed like a copy of the first team play. (only without the celebration after the goals) . was it the turf, the ball didnt seem to move, it was like slow motion for sometime at the start. 2nd half was a typical cup game, brawls et al. randall didnt seem to get enough chances or create enough but barazite was a bit lively. worth sitting up till 4 am to watch in bombay. what a match!. in fact the first half seemed like a copy of the first team play. (only without the celebration after the goals) . was it the turf, the ball didnt seem to move, it was like slow motion for sometime at the start. 2nd half was a typical cup game, brawls et al. randall didnt seem to get enough chances or create enough but barazite was a bit lively. worth sitting up till 4 am to watch in bombay.

]]> By: Spanish Fry http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13258 Spanish Fry Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:32:13 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13258 Heh heh, especially when you consider we get to watch games like the one that took place this morning against Blackburn. What an effort by the kids to get up 3-2 with Denilson sent off at 2-2. Eduardo showed what a good finisher he is again. Great stuff! Heh heh, especially when you consider we get to watch games like the one that took place this morning against Blackburn. What an effort by the kids to get up 3-2 with Denilson sent off at 2-2. Eduardo showed what a good finisher he is again. Great stuff!

]]> By: darragh http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13257 darragh Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:06:46 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13257 Actually, a few years back Man United fought from seven points behind in the league to pip Arsenal for the title. No one thought it would happen then, and yet it did. There is no doubt in my mind that whereever Arsenal finish in the league this season, Flamini will have to go down as the player of the season. Many will say Fabregas has made the difference, by managing to score a lot of goals (though, he missed some screamers on the weekend though!), but it looked like Flamini would leave the club at the start of the season, and you'd expect this prospect to make a player play badly. Instead, the opposite happend and he has played like a demon. Wenger should make sure that he keeps flamini when he becomes a free agent. On a side note, I'm currently reading Hornby's "Fever Pitch" - which concentrates, for the most part, on the ups and downs of 'boring boring' Arsenal during the 70s and 80s. It just seems so strange to me, considering I've grown up watching Arsenal play some beautiful football...I almost feel guilty. Actually, a few years back Man United fought from seven points behind in the league to pip Arsenal for the title. No one thought it would happen then, and yet it did.

There is no doubt in my mind that whereever Arsenal finish in the league this season, Flamini will have to go down as the player of the season. Many will say Fabregas has made the difference, by managing to score a lot of goals (though, he missed some screamers on the weekend though!), but it looked like Flamini would leave the club at the start of the season, and you’d expect this prospect to make a player play badly. Instead, the opposite happend and he has played like a demon. Wenger should make sure that he keeps flamini when he becomes a free agent.

On a side note, I’m currently reading Hornby’s “Fever Pitch” – which concentrates, for the most part, on the ups and downs of ‘boring boring’ Arsenal during the 70s and 80s. It just seems so strange to me, considering I’ve grown up watching Arsenal play some beautiful football…I almost feel guilty.

]]> By: Jay http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13254 Jay Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:24:02 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13254 1-0 Ars, 2-0 Ars, 2-1 BBrn, 2-2 BBrn, 3-2 Ars, n Denilson sent off. CAN YOU BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER 15 MINS LEFT OF THE GAME. 1-0 Ars, 2-0 Ars, 2-1 BBrn, 2-2 BBrn, 3-2 Ars, n Denilson sent off. CAN YOU BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER 15 MINS LEFT OF THE GAME.

]]> By: Austen http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13251 Austen Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:14:39 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13251 the chelsea game was fantastic! i didn't think we looked our usual selves though. our passing was sloppier than usual and often it didn't seem we had much direction. i thought adebayor had a subpar game until van persie came in. which, by the way, could you tell that the ball started coming forward again and again after RVP came in? i really don't think that's a coincidence. sean wright phillips should've done better with that chance he had in front, but hey, it's chelsea. i also thought it was a very aggressive game and that even though it was maybe the referees took the game into their hands too much. the goal taken away for offsides was a very marginal offsides and adebayor's goal should've counted. but all in all. a win is a win. can't complain now can we? go gunners! the chelsea game was fantastic! i didn’t think we looked our usual selves though. our passing was sloppier than usual and often it didn’t seem we had much direction. i thought adebayor had a subpar game until van persie came in. which, by the way, could you tell that the ball started coming forward again and again after RVP came in? i really don’t think that’s a coincidence. sean wright phillips should’ve done better with that chance he had in front, but hey, it’s chelsea. i also thought it was a very aggressive game and that even though it was maybe the referees took the game into their hands too much. the goal taken away for offsides was a very marginal offsides and adebayor’s goal should’ve counted. but all in all. a win is a win. can’t complain now can we? go gunners!

]]> By: Jay http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13241 Jay Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:20:12 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13241 no body expected this start from us like no body expected us 2 draw agasint United or beat Chelsea. Flamini shud defo get a new contract. Bring on Rovers. I wud luv 2 c Barazite or Merida start. no body expected this start from us like no body expected us 2 draw agasint United or beat Chelsea. Flamini shud defo get a new contract. Bring on Rovers. I wud luv 2 c Barazite or Merida start.

]]> By: angel_CHN http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13234 angel_CHN Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:18:20 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13234 come on ...gunners!!! what a season for Arsenal so far! come on …gunners!!! what a season for Arsenal so far!

]]> By: Adam http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13230 Adam Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:45:14 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13230 Personally, I don't think Liverpool will be able to make up the deficit by season's end. And if they lose Gerrard at some point, they have no chance. He's far more important to them than Fabregas is to us, or Drogba to Chelsea or Ronaldo to Man Utd. I think it remains to see how THEY deal with a couple defeats. The Gunners have proved they have the mental fortitude to pick themselves up after a defeat (thanks Willy Gallas), so now let's see if the Scousers can do the same. Finally, somebody OTHER than us gets to have one of these intangible 'tests'. Personally, I don’t think Liverpool will be able to make up the deficit by season’s end. And if they lose Gerrard at some point, they have no chance. He’s far more important to them than Fabregas is to us, or Drogba to Chelsea or Ronaldo to Man Utd. I think it remains to see how THEY deal with a couple defeats. The Gunners have proved they have the mental fortitude to pick themselves up after a defeat (thanks Willy Gallas), so now let’s see if the Scousers can do the same. Finally, somebody OTHER than us gets to have one of these intangible ‘tests’.

]]> By: Ton http://arsenalfcblog.com/arsenal-defend-from-the-front/#comment-13229 Ton Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:44:20 +0000 http://arsenalfcblog.com/all-good-sides-should-defend-as-a-team/#comment-13229 I don't think it's so much the point difference as Liverpool's recent history and the fact that they have a lot of mediocre players in their squad, that Benitez' rotation policy doesn't hide and can't help I don’t think it’s so much the point difference as Liverpool’s recent history and the fact that they have a lot of mediocre players in their squad, that Benitez’ rotation policy doesn’t hide and can’t help

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