Well Done Steven Gerrard. Well Done!

Its been one week since my last post and the reasons for this are numerous. College work and my home pc completely packing up been the main reasons. As you would know by now Steven Gerrard has joined the merry band of idiots and hypocrites in blaming the national team's pathetic failure on foreigners because yes it convenient and utterly detatched from reality. Am not going to say more than that this excellent article has everything I could ever hope to say on this issue.

Till next time!

“You Could Be My Son, But If You're Not Good Enough, Then You Don't Play At Arsenal”

First of all I would like to apologise for my recent inactivity in updating the blog. My computer’s monitor has finally given up on me and add to that I’ve been very busy with college work. The above quote is Arsene giving his personal opinion on the issue with capping the number of foreign players in club sides. Steve Coppell who I have always viewed as a sensible person has come out and supported Fergie scum by saying that foreign players will hurt the national team and once again using us as an example even though his one of the people that has benefited the most from our English cast offs i.e. Sidewell and Harper. The debate looks like it won’t go away. It’s alright for someone like Fergie sum to talk about using more English players because he can afford to spend £27 million on Rooney and £30 million on Rio Ferdinand (Yes 30 mil on Rio!). We can’t afford that kind of money hence the current strategy of buying young foreign talent and developing them. The fact is if a player is good enough they will come through and if not its not happening. The way this guys are talking its like they want to excuse the fact that a player is average just because it he’s English,,,,,,,,quite fucking pathetic if you ask me. To be honest am really sick if this now!

The benefit of been busy and my monitor packing up is that I haven’t had to analyse the Slavia Prague game which was quite the most soporific performance from Arsenal have witnessed in quite sometime. The kids learnt their lesson and the less said about that game the better. Not much else to talk about really the game with Reading FC is not until Monday. I’ll leave you with this article from the good man at InsideArsenal he expressed my thoughts exactly.

Till Next Time!

Draw At The Emirates And Old Rivalries Rekindled

I haven’t updated the blog since Thursday because with the Man Utd games coming up there are plenty of people that would have been lending their opinions however intelligent or cretinous. Media going crazy proclaiming the game a potential match of the season which it was never going to be if you looked at what was at stake in psychological terms and other intangibles. So after the storm has settled its time to sift through the wreckage and give considered thought and observations.

Before the game Owen Hargreaves came out stating publicly that the red devils were going to beat Arsenal FC and therefore prove they were the best team in England. If beating another team once meant you were better and superior to them then Sheffield United would not be in the Championship right now or getting themselves spanked by Arsenal U21s in the Milk Cup. While the Arsenal players were more measured in their assertions about the game Man United were more outlandish like they had something to prove which they may have as several reports in the media stated that apparently they are frustrated and irritated about how everybody were praising us about our “so called beautiful football”. Maybe I should get a cactus plant and stick it up their collectively arses, now that would be something to get really irritated about.

The match started 12:45 pm Saturday no doubt moved to a early kick off to satisfy our oriental cousins in East Asia who are big fans of the premiership apparently. Am not going to go through a thorough analysis because a number of people have done that already just going to make a few observations. Our defence is finally clicking together as demonstrated by a fine central defensive display by the ever reliable King Kolo and new Captain Fantastic William Gallas. Gallas was unlucky to concede the own goal which was really well,,,,unlucky but I thought he was fantastic throughout the game and hopefully he’ll stay fit. Almunia unfortunately will never be good enough for Arsenal which is really sad because he’s decision making throughout the game left a lot to be desired. He had at least three headless chicken moments were he came charging put even though he didn’t need to and one of those moments lead to a easy United second goal. As soon as that goal went in I said to my self “he’s gona get it” and I was right because now people are saying maybe its time we gave Fabianski a shot at things. This is where Lehman has really shot himself in the foot if only he had kept his mouth shut and got on with things Arsene would be considering bringing him back now but alas he wont hence the reason he’ll continue to warm the bench. Another player who didn’t do himself justice was Emmanuel Adebayor, if I really want to be harsh he was literally joy riding throughout the game. Although he wasn’t helped by a 4-5-1 formation employed against a defensive Man United he had another iffy game and didn’t really contribute that much, he never looked like scoring. And finally we’re seriously fucked okay maybe slightly fucked if Fabregas gets injured. The Catalan boy wonder is our best player and I fear if he gets injured we would seriously struggle against a top team. Before I wasn’t really worried about this but now for some reason I really am not totally confident we will cope handily with his loss.

The game was not a classic not enough clear cut chances due to Man United’s Serie A team impersonation and our own inability although not due to a lack of trying to break them down. The result it seems hurt Sir Fergie because he hasn’t stop crying about the injustices he’s team as had to go through. I can just picture him right now foaming at the mouth like some drunken rabid dog…..”There is no security”. No security my arse, you deserved all the abuse and the one finger salute from the old girl at the back of you (Well done to MOTD 2 for spotting that). The abuse that Arsene gets at Old Trafford is much worse and totally disgusting. The fans probably just called him a fat cunt which is true. It was a fair result in the end and it means we've come out of the "two tests" with a satisfactory score. There are things to improve on but like every other gunner out there am looking forward to the rest of the season with great anticipation.

And that’s it for now must dash things to do,,,till next time.

Dudu Dudu’s Over Sheffield

The average age of the Arsenal XI that faced Sheffield yesterday was 19.5 apparently if you take out Gilberto Silva but the way they performed was at a very high level indeed and the manner in which they swept away the Championship side was a bit like swatting a bothersome fly with all the disdain you could muster. It was a very professional performance nothing too flashy just getting on with the job like,,,, erm,,,,professionals. I can’t recall Sheffield having a clear cut chance throughout the game even though the whole of the Arsenal back four were playing out of position. The team lined up with Fabianski in goal, Justin Hoyte and Song at centre back, Diarra at right back and Kieran Gibbs at left back. Denilson and Gilberto in centre midfield, Walcott and Diaby on the flanks and finally Bendtner and Eduardo upfront. Diarra though at right back played very well yesterday, he’s a very good player and surely if he’s patient enough will undoubtedly get his chance in the team as the season progresses. Another player who played well yesterday was Nicklas Bendtner especially in the first half. He caused the Sheffield defence all sorts of problems and was always available to link the midfield with the strikers. Theo was lively too and Gilberto did his thing as he usually does.
The game started off with Sheffield threatening to do something without actually doing anything a bit like someone saying “am gona get ya” except you’ve just beaten them up and you get the feeling the person’s just trying to save face. After the early threats 8 minutes on the clock 8 passes between the Arsenal defence and midfield + midfield gives it to Bendtner, Bendtner shows a good turn of strength and pace + he gives it to Dudu in space + Dudu sends a dudu pile driver into the net = leaving the keeper with dudu all over his face. 1 – 0 to the kids and we’re cruising.
I don’t like sky commentary so the TV was on mute I listened to 5 live’s commentary instead but they were just as bad they kept repeating the fact that the game was turning in a practise session so I turned that off as well. The first half finished without any meaningful incidents after the goal; Arsenal were very comfortable indeed.
The second half brought the other two goals and well executed they were too. The second goal came on 49mins. Mr Gibbs playing out of position at left back released Eduardo with a 35 yard pass and the Crozilian springing the offside trap finished with the kind of coolness and assurance you hope Adebayor will come to have one day. The score line could have been 3 – 0 but Walcott hit the post after the been put through by Bendtner. His pace put him past the defender and goal keeper but the angle was getting tight and he hit the shot at the post. Good work from the kiddies nonetheless. In the build up to the game the Sheffield Captain Chris Morgan was complaining that the Arsenal players’ didn’t shake hands after we lost the game there last season. You will also remember that he was the same guy that punched RvP with is his grubby hands that led to him been banned for three matches. I really don’t like this guy and that was why the third goal was my favourite. At this point the Yorkshire outfit had already given up Captain Christopher couldn’t come up with any stirring words to galvanise his team. It wouldn’t have mattered though they already jumped ship and left him on board. Denilson got the ball in midfield and with no one closing him down he let it rip from 30 yards and into the net past the goal via a deflection. Now you’re probably thinking why was it my favourite out of the three, well its for a childish reason and this doesn’t sound very mature. The goal took a deflection off Christopher’s bum and I found it mildly hilarious. With all the stuff he was saying before the game I found that very pleasing and it was a brilliant Halloween treat by Denilson, those Arsenal kids. What will they do next!

All in all a good performance and Wenger will be pleased. The Milk Cup has made them healthy and strong indeed. Hm Hm. Special mention to Alice in Chains. Your comments have kept me going in these testing times where my readership is still low. When I do eventually make it big I’ll always remember you as my first loyal reader so thank you and God Bless You, Amen. Till next time.