So, I finally caught up with the Wigan game yesterday, I don’t really have too much to add to what Geoff already put… it is truly amazing how one game can cause such a variety of opinion… but that’s what make blogging such a joy I guess!
I was pretty impressed with Song, I thought Denilson was pretty bad… Nik didn’t really shine up top on his own… and Arshavin’s honeymoon period feels like it’s going to go on for a long long time.
What impressed me about the performance was the desire to score more goals even after the game was buried. I hope that wasn’t a one off, because as a fan… there is nothing more exciting than watching a team hungry to entertain!
There was quality and ingenuity in all of our goals, the innovation in Theo’s goal… Arshavin’s ability to craft out a pass when it would have been easier to give up… Cesc’s hussle for the Silvestre goal… Arshavin’s first time power strike for the third… and Songs fitness to dance through the Wigan defence and cooly finish for the forth.
All goals of quality. You can’t help but worry for Chavski… especially after conceding a few against Bolton!
I’ve also had the chance to read through the Arsene interview with L’quipe. The interview is quite frank and openly honest for once… which was nice! The coach opens up about Adebayor and how is contract wrangle destabilised the club… he also admits that he didn’t ever believe the Flamster would leave… and he talks about how being a prisoner of his own transfer policy… killing kids with adults type stuff again!
I know things are on the up again… and that these kids are starting to look better, but I don’t buy the killing a career thing. Is Arsene sayng that every time an established star leaves, we’ll have to suffer a year or two of average performances while we wait for the next great white hope to reach their potential? Could Song, Denilson and Diaby have learnt their trade off someone like Alonso or Barry? Surely they’d be better players for the experience?
It’s all by the by now… I just don’t think the whole argument is as cut and dry as, ‘The fans said they’d all be crap, but I believed’. We all know that games improve players… we’re just not all comfortable waiting forever to see the benefits. What is good to know… is that the board backed him with money and it was a personal choice not to recruit… not a financial one.
Finally, if you haven’t already read the Arshavin interview, I strongly recommend you do… if not just for this brilliant line.
“I think the quality of life, especially for people with money, is better in Russia than here. Here there are lots of rules and laws. In Russia, if you have money, you can break the law.”
I could have put any MP’s name next to that line and you wouldn’t have flinched! The man’s brutal honesty about all aspects of his life is very refreshing.
Andre Arshavin: Born entertainer, on and off the pitch.
Have a great day Grovers, see you in the comments!
Hope the Chavs game goes to penalties…
May Terry exacerbate his back strain!
Does Arshavin know Hiddink as well as Hiddink knows Arshavin?
Its all in the wrist!
I hope it goes to 28 penalties. and their all emotionally drained. then well hammer em!!
Iceman – im loosing it. im tempted to wake up early to watch the chavs etc…but then i remembered there not my beloved Arsenal so i couldnt care less lol.
Terry should get worse, but not so bad that he doesn’t play on the weekend. Just bad enough so that he hobbles through the game against us.
The good news is tonight one of the bastards will be out! Morning all.
Will Berbatov be unloaded back to the spuds, just like the other one?
And another one will be out tomorrow!
Is there news that Terry has back problems or are we wishing it on him?
My old mates JT, Stevie G and Lamps are playing tonight – McLaren.
Gman – he had a niggle in the game against Bolton, so hoping it gets just a little worse today.
hiya all!
hi all
Mandingo is a pornstar with a 14 inch dick! lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LMFAO
hat trick?
whwn is clichy comin back?
5
history repeats it self… once more
7 in a row
whers you all?
triple hat trick?
Geoff, Pedro, has it ever happened? 10 in a row?
Absolutely owned
12 in a row!
man! r u guys sleeping?
TH 14
when is clichy coming back?
i m getting bored
no one here?
Morning, morning.
Kartman – DDM had a conversation with himself on Le Grove a couple of weeks ago……we’re talking hundreds of posts, not tens. You have to be slightly unstable like DDM to make a record attempt…..
i am off
BYE Grovers. Happy day
Kartman – really, hatricks suffice…
i could pull 300 over when all you guys are asleep haha
I’m here; barely awake though.
Clichy Out for 2 weeks – Wenger
okay TAIG! I am new to this stuff…
i never sleep… i am a vampire
right..
TAIG – Pedro – predictions in the other games.. not ours
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who do you think will start on wed? Ade or RVP?
NEW POST!
i go for Ade
Actually, DDM had a pretty demented conversation with two other DDMs….
kartman, DDM got 50 odd in a row once…
may be wenger plays a 442
Both
i shall break the record one day!
i shall do that on the day song scores a hattrick
and may be on the day eboue dribbles past 7 players to score a goal
hat trick again!
5 ~!
i m off… bye. gotta have lunch and study. have a trig test 2 moro! happy day grovers!
ragarding to the match btw porto n manu!!were manu geting there ass riped by a brilliant porto side who gave manu a bit of gud luck but gifting 2 goals…if arsenal win todays match we have a gud chance of playing the finals……i hope arsenal dont play for the draw!!!tat is the most important thing..