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2009/11/29 05:10:55 網誌分類: 波經

29 Nov

Arsenal vs Chelsea (1600 hr london 29 nov)

It's not easy to write anything say 20 hours before the kickoff , but for this generation of Arsenal team since 2006-2007 season , after watching over 150 live games .. it's time to give some analysis before this BIG game !!

As you know , Arsenal is an attacking team under Arsene Wenger and their result depends on pacing , quick passing and fluency . If they can control their rhythm of ball passing , creating the space by interchanging the positions , then we can expect some goals can be scored , no matter who will score. During the period of "Special One" Mourinho's Chelsea could find a way to disturb the movement of Arsenal's way to play football , that's the reason why Wenger's record against Mourinho was so poor. Now it's Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea while Anelka and Drogba are in good form this season , so before Arsenal find their chances to score against a solid defensive team , can they keep Drogba and Anelka quiet ? Can Almunia avoid any mistakes during the match ? Can Vermaelen and Gallas combination find a way to stop Chelsea scoring before Arsenal score ? Can Eboue be able to play a left back ?

In the midfield , we can expect Song and Denilson who will play both holding midfielders to battle against Essien. Can Fabregas play forward and give few assists to Nasri , Eduardo and Arshavin ? Obviously last season Wenger has made a mistake by not playing Arshavin during the semi final of FA Cup against Chelsea so it's first time for Arshavin to face Terry and Cech !! Have Arshavin recovered from the exit of World Cup final ? Have Eduardo recovered fully physically and mentally and will play like the same Eduardo before that horror incident ?? Can Nasri find a chance to put the ball into the back of the net tomorrow ?

Is there any plan B tomorrow , will Vela finally show what he has done for Mexico team if Eduardo still is not able to find his same sense of scoring ? How will Rosicky play collectively with Arshavin in 2nd half and can he score again inside the penalty box?

Remember Arsenal have to play collectively and there may be only 2 or 3 chances to score so they need to play the right ball at the right time. I believe above players have to step up and show their ability . As per Wenger said : It is their time to show they grow up , and people will not consider they are the young team anymore.

So Wenger's 3rd generation must deliver NOW on behalf of their manager , who brought those youngsters from somewhere no one notice to a global platform where several million people watch their style of football at the same time tomorrow . Apart from Arshavin , Gallas , Vermaelen , Rosicky and Sagna who are aleady the established players when joining this team ..those other players still have not won anything yet , but at the same time they are earning 40k-80k sterling per week !!! Frankly I don't care whether Walcott can play World Cup for England or not , but first of all he must show his ability right now for a team who pay him..anything else is always 2nd priority .

Probable Squad : Almunia , Sagna , Gallas , Vermaelen , Eboue , Song , Denilson , Fabregas , Arshavin , Eduardo , Nasri.

Substitute : Fabianski , Silvestre , Traore , Ramsey , Rosicky , Walcott , Vela .

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Persie 2009/11/30 02:27:01 回覆

It was a disappointing game and result.

Fans left the stadium around 10 mins from the final whistle so guess they also felt the same way.

Under the pouring rain and facing a hard core team like Chelsea, they looked spot on and efficient while Arsenal looked a bit fancy and flowery. Within a 4-min span towards the end of the first half, the game was decided. It might be a bit harsh to say it was Vermaelen’s fault. The fact is, the entire team VP's role? Seems no one can!

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Wilshere and Szczesny give Arsenal far more authority and guts

By Myles Palmer

Arsenal 2 Barcelona 1

Villa 26, Van Persie 78, Arshavin 83

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The key player in the Nou Camp will be Szczesny.

So pray that nothing happens to Arsenal’s goalkeeper between now and Tuesday, March 8th.

Barcelona’s style is cleverly-timed runs onto sharp little passes, which ｃｒｅａｔｅs a lot of one-on-one chances with the keeper.

Wojciech Szczesny’s fine positional judgement makes him a master of making opponents shoot into the side-netting or just past the post.

On the goal, he was a bit unlucky because David Villa, a razor finisher in these situations, slotted between his legs.

By contrast, he got lucky on the loose ball after his save, when the scrambling Messi headed in but was flagged offside. Messi wasn't offside.

For me, Szczesny was Arsenal’s best player last night for that reason. Making Messi miss was the name of the game.

Yes, Koscielny played his finest game in an Arsenal shirt.

Yes, Jack Wilshere played with remarkable authority at the heart of the team. England need to play Jack football, Fabio - not Capello football.

Yes, of course, CL knock-out ties are a game of four halves.

Arsenal lost the first half 1-0 and won the second half 2-0 and halves three and four will roll round 20 days from now.

Arsenal raised their tempo after half-time and the game turned on 68 when Keita and Arshavin came on.

Keita replaced Villa to stiffen Barca's midfield, which was running out of steam, and allowed young Busquets to go ball-hunting further up the field.

Arshavin’s arrival (for Song) allowed him to link in a cool manner with Clichy, who played a killer ball forward into the box with his right-foot and gave Van Persie a chance to hit a mighty left-foot shot on the half- volley inside the near post of Victor Valdes for 1-1.

Valdes has always had flaky moments. That blunder by allowed Arsenal back into a game that Barcelona were still playing mostly in Arsenal's half.

Still, defending deeper can be good. You can only counter-attack if your opponents are in your half of the field. You can attack too much in a game. If you attack less, you often score more.

Frankly, Fabregas, Eboue and Walcott had been crap.

All three played crap. Only a blinkered, badge-kissing nincompoop would say any of those three played well last night.

Arsenal had nothing on the right flank but now, suddenly, that was where the winning goal came from after a fabulous move.

The cool Koscielny picked up the ball in his penalty area, passed to Bendtner, who passed infield to Wilshere, then quickly forward to Fabregas, who instantly released Nasri with a superb ball down the right flank.

Nasri could have tried the obvious with a low cross to the far post but chose instead to play a lovely pass which allowed Arshavin to curl his sidefoot shot behind Abidal and into the net from 15 yards.

That quality goal gave Arsenal their first victory against Barcelona and it set the seal on the pulsating, rocking, thrilling night that the Emirates has needed since 2006.

Sporting Gijon was a factor last night because game was much harder than the Wolves game was for Arsenal .

After two and half years of staggering success, and intensifying pressure, Barcelona are showing signs of burn-out, so Pep has to husband his resources very carefully.

Coming back off an international break, which is mostly where Barcelona ｄｒｏｐ their points, he conceded an early goal at Gijon in a game that was very passionate, intense and physical, since Gijon are fighting for their lives just above the drop-zone.

I was really enjoying the game but as the second half went on I was thinking : This is taking a lot out of Barcelona !

Indeed, it was a helluva battle that was taking a lot out of both sides.

Just as the commentators began to say that David Villa was about to be taken off, he glided onto a wonder-pass from Messi and chipped the keeper from the edge of the box and it finished 1-1.

Success brings a heavy schedule.

The more games you win, the more the pressure is on you. To handle that you need character and guts. Wilshere and Szczesny have given the team a lot more personality and authority than it had last year.

Big characters, big difference.

As Rufus Thomas said, age ain’t nothin’ but a number.

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ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Eboue, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy; Song (Arshavin, 67), Wilshere; Walcott (Bendtner, 77), Fabregas, Nasri; Van Persie. Subs not used Almunia (gk), Rosicky, Denilson, Squillaci, Gibbs. Booked Song, Nasri, Van Persie

BARCELONA (4-3-3): Valdes; Alves, Pique, Abidal, Maxwell; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta (Adriano, 88); Pedro, Messi, Villa (Keita, 67). Subs not used Pinto (gk), Bojan, Mascherano, Milito, Afellay. Booked Iniesta, Pique (misses second leg)

Possession :Arsenal 47% Barcelona 53%

Shots on target Arsenal 8 Barcelona 7

Man of the match: Szczesny.

Referee Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

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