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Written by Eldo71 Monday, 08 February 2010 08:10
Incredibly, Wenger said Drogba did not do very much when Chelsea beat Arsenal at the Emirates in November. Apart from score twice and bully Arsenal into submission.
Fast forward two months and it was a different venue but same old story. Drogba scored twice, was a lick of paint away from a hat-trick and put in a performance which typified the gulf in class between the two clubs. Chelsea were powerful, strong and dominant. Arsenal lightweight, disappointing and toothless up front. Twot.
Fat Sam (Martin Samuel not Allardyce), writing in the Mail, pens this: Here comes another one, just like the other one. Cast your minds back to November when Chelsea went to Arsenal. Yes? Well, it was like this. Didier Drogba unstoppable, Chelsea irresistible, Arsene Wenger certifiable.
Arsenal had 70 per cent of possession, he claimed. They were always on the front foot and in the game, apparently. It was not an exhibition of football from Chelsea. Not in the purest sense, maybe.
Not in terms of beauty for its sake, but from the seventh minute, when Chelsea scored, there was only going to be one winner and Wenger is in denial if he cannot see that. Arsenal had more of the ball - 58 per cent, actually - but Chelsea had the game, and their manager, Carlo Ancelotti, had the more incisive analysis. Twot.
Back to the Sun and they claim Marouane Chamakh has hinted he would choose a move to Arsenal over Liverpool. The Bordeaux striker is free at the end of the season but, despite reports suggesting he has agreed a deal with Rafa Benitez's Reds, the Morocco international admitted he would prefer to go to the Gunners.
He said: "My choice is to join a Premier League club. If I had a choice, I would go to Arsenal. Bordeaux gave me a lot. I will soon clarify things so the club can prepare my successor."
Could have done with him up front yeserday. Right, where are the Anadin?
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But i don't think that Wenger wants that style of play no matter what, i think that the players sometimes don't have the mental strength to proceed forward on counter attacks against the stronger teams, because they wouldn't know what to do when they get there, it looks like they are not used to that kind of play.
And another thing I would like to point out, that I'm used to seeing from our team, is the "static" play from the player in possession of the ball. The man in possession doesn't really move, the one that doesn't have the ball is the one that is moving trying to find a better position. While that style of play is lethal many times, you cannot hope to win all your games like that. Some teams will adapt their style so that it counters ours (like Chelsea or Man Utd have been doing for the last 4 or 5 games). They will defend well, put 7 or 8 players in the box and try to inflict damage on counter attacks. Our players don't dribble, I know that some players don't have that ability but the ones that do have it, don't do it. I really think that our team is a great one and consists of excellent players, the only problem is just that we have to surprise heavier opponents by changing our tactics against them. They will always expect us to control the possession of the ball and practice short endless passes, but why don't we just try to defend well, with many player behind the ball, and then try to inflict some damage on the counter attacks.
Gooner 'till i die!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXFSVRaEvrc
Well Arsenal have " a pass too far". If only someone would take the lear and SHOOT and stop this irritating pass upon pass until the ball arrives at a brick wall.
Still readind the results from old newspapers during the war years of 39-45, when Arsenal lost in the 1930s was worse than it is now!
The ARSENAL EXPECTS!!!
As for the game, it was disappointing, we have run out of steam. We are badly missing Van Persie. One man was the difference yesterday and that is Drogba, as it pains me to say it if we had Drogba then we would have won. We also probably would have won the title by now.
Wenger has got to stop using Bendtner because he is never going to be good enough for the EPL. We must buy a recognised top level striker/forward, a goalkeeper who can command the defense and potentially a defender who can take over from Gallas.
Gallas has done a magnificent job since his troubles with the captaincy etc but he does not marshall the defence enough.
The midfield looks ok, as long as Fabregas does not leave in the summer.
We still have a small chance of getting back into it, but lets get on with the Champions League. Maybe Wenger should have played the full side at Stoke as similar to a couple of years ago when we put out a young side against Manure we then fell away in the EPL.
Come on you Gunners!
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