Posted in match review on Aug 27th, 2008 38 Drinks »
I was quick to come out and criticise the side for their performance on Saturday. Just as that one setback did not rule us out of contention for honours this term, so the four goal drubbing of FC Twente does not make us suddenly favourites to triumph in the Champions League. Somewhere between those extremes […]
Posted in match review on Aug 23rd, 2008 74 Drinks »
“Wait a couple of hours before you write that one up. Have another drink, and everything will be better.” Well I took Mrs ‘holic’s advice. I have, I did, and it isn’t. For the second time in three seasons we have departed Craven Cottage a beaten and dishevelled side. In all honesty Fulham thoroughly deserved […]
Posted in match review on Aug 17th, 2008 12 Drinks »
My Arsenal are back, and so too the delicious pre-match breakfast (cheers Rincon). Forecasts of inclement weather proved, thankfully, wide of the mark. The season’s opening day did not provide too much comfort for those who look had predicted gloomy beginnings. As we had half-expected Emmanuel Eboue was switched into the centre of midfield and […]
Posted in match review on Aug 14th, 2008 46 Drinks »
I have to say that watching the contest last night already knowing the result meant I was strangely detached from the usual tensions, and my enjoyment suffered a bit as a result. There is the word of the night. A word that should be imprinted on the brain this morning; RESULT. I had already witnessed […]
Posted in match review on Aug 9th, 2008 21 Drinks »
The final warm-up game in Amsterdam saw a youthful Arsenal line-up snatch an early lead before being put on the rack for long periods. Only in the final ten minutes did a very strong Sevilla side finally snatch an equaliser, although to be fair it was always on the cards. The opening goal gave us […]
Posted in match review on Aug 9th, 2008 64 Drinks »
The after effects of the Guinness have numbed the senses, but not the memory of a remarkable comeback by the Gunners in Amsterdam. This was a typical Arsenal performance in so many ways. The first-half appeared to be going comfortably for the visitors with Adebayor (twice), Eboue and Fabregas all going close to opening the […]
Posted in match review on Aug 6th, 2008 30 Drinks »
It was a dress-rehearsal for this season’s Carling Cup at Huddersfield. I was thinking as kick-off approached that we are astonishingly fortunate at the moment to witness the real talent that is bubbling up just underneath what would be perceived as the first-team. In all the years I have followed the Gunners I don’t think […]
Posted in match review on Aug 3rd, 2008 18 Drinks »
Long before the weekend action kicked off at the Grove I made the point that performances were more important than results at this stage of the season. Against Real Madrid we knew we would see what amounted to the first team as Arsene Wenger sees it at present. Because Kolo Toure and Cesc Fabregas were […]
Posted in match review on Aug 2nd, 2008 31 Drinks »
So the first day of the Emirates Cup has passed, and if we are to retain the trophy we will need at least a three goal triumph over Real Madrid. The side that started against Juventus was so young that someone should report the linesman to childline for not seeing the blatant offside when David […]
Posted in match review on Jul 30th, 2008 75 Drinks »
The big guns came back. Arsenal fielded six players returning from competitive summer fixtures, whilst Stuttgart started with six who had seen recent action in the Intertoto Cup. Not surprisingly the pairing of Gallas and Djourou looked like strangers. Give them another game or two, because we don’t have that many options at centre-half. The […]
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