Posted in match review on Nov 30th, 2008 37 Drinks »
‘You know I always tell you to wait until the morning before writing up a bad defeat?’ The management is far too calm in the immediate aftermath of football. ‘Well perhaps it’s a good idea tonight as well.’ I promise her I’ll think about it, and ask for another piece of cheese to go with […]
Posted in match review on Nov 25th, 2008 29 Drinks »
The opening half set the scene. Arsene surprised, nay delighted, many by picking Carlos Vela and opted for a diamond behind him with Robin van Persie as the attacking point, and Alexandre Song as the ‘sitter’. The visitors opted for two strikers and were extremely well organised, ensuring they defended in numbers but closing down […]
Posted in match review on Nov 22nd, 2008 46 Drinks »
Ok any City fans. This bit is for you. You thoroughly deserved the victory. You made the most of your chances and showed a touch of ruthlessness in front of goal. Now, forgive us, but this is an Arsenal blog, and the rest will be about us. No excuses here, we were well beaten, and […]
Posted in match review on Nov 15th, 2008 42 Drinks »
When I was young, and that was a long time ago thank you, the family had a pub. Sounds terrific doesn’t it? Anyway, the doorway in the bar was often open, although the worktop was down, and many a time I would try to walk or run through from one side to the other and […]
Posted in match review on Nov 11th, 2008 33 Drinks »
Another remarkable Carling Cup night has ended with a very special group of young players producing a three goal drubbing of Premiership opposition. An astonishing opening half set the scene. True, on half a dozen occasions the ball was surrendered cheaply in dangerous areas. That didn’t inhibit the lads in any way whatsoever. They just kept playing […]
Posted in match review on Nov 9th, 2008 26 Drinks »
This was indeed a good day to be seated next to the visiting supporters. I will confess to being nervous about the outcome when taking that seat, but those who wore the red and white gave everything for us. Certainly nobody gave more than Samir Nasri. The pre-match discussions revolved around the 4-5-1 and could […]
Posted in match review on Nov 5th, 2008 31 Drinks »
When the draw for the Champions League was made you would in all likelihood have been delighted if you could have guaranteed four points out of six from Fenerbahce. I certainly would, but like just about everybody else I was hoping for a point from the stronghold that is Istanbul, and expecting a victory at […]
Posted in match review on Nov 1st, 2008 40 Drinks »
That was an afternoon to forget. Still we haven’t played any of the better sides in the Premiership, but after the debacles against Fulham and Hull we were supposed to have learned lessons. Well we had a resit this afternoon and once again failed the examination. If you have come here looking for a balanced […]
Posted in match review on Oct 30th, 2008 27 Drinks »
You would expect old ‘holic to be looking for the positives from last night, wouldn’t you. I’ll try not to disappoint. There were two, from what I could see. Firstly, 57000 Gooners responded to the manager’s plea to get behind the side and the atmosphere they generated was tremendous. Secondly, that was due in great […]
Posted in match review on Oct 26th, 2008 23 Drinks »
Without ever getting out of second gear Arsenal finally secured the points at Upton Park when Emmanuel Adebayor was summoned from the bench for the final twenty minutes or so. If that sounds mildly critical it is not intended to be. I thought Arsene Wenger manipulated the squad really intelligently and in the end his […]
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