Saturday, September 26, 2009
Gunners lucky to get a win at Craven Cottage
This London Derby was a spectacular one to watch. All praise for Fulham for their attacking display and wonderful midfield play. Arsenal started off with the normal line-up with Arshavin-Robin Van Persie and Bendtner spearheading the attack. To be frank there was hardly any attack from Arsenal side. Arsenal holded the possession compared to Fulham. But was not at all able to capitalize on the ball. Van Persie was lucky to score the lone goal from a beautiful pass by Fabregas.
Everything went wrong to Arsenal today but lucky to getaway with a win. Fabregas and Arshavin were pathetic with and without the ball. Diaby lost possession to Fulham players very often. Song had been consistant through out the new season and he kept his place well. One player who stood out and made this win possible for Arsenal is non other than Vito Mannone. He gave a surprise to Arsenal fans with his great display of goalkeeping. This guy looks like is upto something. Almunia and Fabianski will have some competition which might also allow them to get better. Arsenal was busy defending the ball and the kind of display is pathetic compared to any Champions League team.
Arsenal looks like they needed to take off Diaby from today's lineup but Wenger never went for it. Instead he took off Arshavin and brought in Rosicky who did a decent job compared to others. The other player to get substituted was Van Persie and in came Eboue who had couple of chances to finish of the Fulham rush with a goal himself but as usual he missed it. Bendtner looked like he was in this match all of his own and never ever thought of passing the ball to any player when he is near the goal. This is not Arsenal way of playing. Balls were given off cheaply and never ever looked like passing well. Arsenal needs to have better training before their next match or else they will suffer a defeat in Champions league next week.
To be fair to the Gunners, it could also be that one off day when things are not going your way. Very strange to see Arsenal winning inspite of all these issues. Strange since I have hardly seen Arsenal winning a match when they are not in control of the match.
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I fully agree with your comments on Bendtner and Diaby. Your comments on them are fair and accurate. Yes, special mention to Vito, who was exceptional! And if not for him Arsenal would be trailing and losing instead of winning. Vito was The Man of The Match!! No doubt about it. He was quick, read the game well and decisive. But overall Arsenal was not playing their usual game.
Yeah man. Good read a fellow gunners comment. I do respect Wenger, but sometimes his acts are foolish. Any change he does to the line-up is tactical and not based on form or game. Always for last 13yrs I have seen him doing this. Whereas it should not be the case, he should understand who is doing bad and what is the weak link in the current match and use his subs accordingly. For e.g. see what Fegie did last night subbing Giggs for Nani and that made the difference. For both their goals Giggs had a foot in. That's what we want Arsene to do. He can do it better but he never cares for it.
I agree also with my fellow gunners, whats up with not playing Eduardo, a natural goal scorer.
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