MAN CITY 3 ARSENAL 0

2009/12/03 13:21:10 網誌分類: 波經

03 Dec

The score is so predictable , arsenal can't score also is so predictable. Traoe obviously was outpaced by Sean Wright-Philips , Silvestre should retire after this season as he cannot keep the pace at all. Song was booked his 5th yellow card so will be suspended one match .. I'm not sure whether the next home game against Stoke City or away at Liverpool on 13 dec will be executed but in any case it's a setback by playing Song in such a losing game from the beginning.. Rosicky played ok and should be better in next few games..Ramsey , Merida , Eastmond and Wilshere were poor , always losing possession in midfield . Fabianski is fine and solid although he conceded 3 goals but frankly it's not his fault.. Eboue and Vela played as expected , average ,no surprise although both players tried and played hard , Watt has some potential to breakthrough 1st team but he will need more games to develop for time being.

The pacing of this match was so fast so their physcial strength ｄｒｏｐped off in 2nd half was expected , and it only shows again the depth of this squad is not deep and big enough to compensate the loss of 1st team players..

How many points will be dropped in this december ? Will the title hope be game over after end of 2009 ? Wenger will buy a striker in Jan but is that too late to rescue the striking force ?

We will find out how their 1st team rebound on coming sat against Stoke .. You want a bet ?

Arsene , this Carling cup team cannot win anything for u , that's 100pct sure...don't say u will pick up a team to win next time..with Silvestre ? IT Never happened.

"We cannot develop players and not play them"

On the performance...

"They looked more dangerous than us in the final third and at the end of the day their quality offensively paid off and we have to swallow a defeat despite the fact that I believe in large patches of the game we played well. We lacked a little bit of pace and power to take advantage of the good movements we ｃｒｅａｔｅd. I believe as well our young payers are not used to playing with such intensity and after an hour we dropped a little bit. But it's a good experience and it was a difficult game and we were a bit unlucky as well with the goals they scored."

On the difference between the two teams...
"They played their full side and we didn't, that was the difference. We play in the Champions League and they don't so they use their full side in this competition. You cannot say we develop the players like Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Fran Merida and then never give them a game. Then you have to change our policy. It can work. I think if we had played at home tonight I think we could have won this game. The home crowd had a big impact on the motivation of City and of the players. I believe for long periods it was a very tight game."

On Manchester City's spending power...
"I do not want to speak about money too much because we know they had it anyway at the start. There is no equilibrium there but I believe we came here with that team with a belief that we could win. They won; they were better tonight and congratulations to them."

On if any of the young players will go on-loan now...
"I think a few of them will play in the Champions League next week and then we will see."

On a lack of Silverware in recent years...
"We have not won a trophy since 2005 but I don't consider that if you win the Carling Cup we parade around and say we have won the trophy. For me it is a competition where we develop our young players. I don't believe that next season if we had won the Carling Cup I would say 'we won a trophy last year'. To play in the Quarter-Final or Semi-Final or Final of the Champions League is10 times more difficult to win the Carling Cup."

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chanreborn 2011/02/17

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)

Crowd 59,927.

MAN CITY 3 ARSENAL 0

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