Thursday, January 18, 2007

8

Robbie savage is a disgrace to the number 8. he should have been sent off as well; his challenge was akin to assault. And he hit gilberto twice. And on closer look, there appeared to be no contact from gilberto’s retaliation. And he fell like he was shot. Ok, the intention to retaliate was there, so send gilberto off. But what about savage? Did he have the intention to win the ball? Can the referee answer this question truthfully? Can he say he made the correct decision? Listen to what everyone is saying, those commentators, those analysts. And they all tell u, it’s a sham, it’s a mockery of the rules of football.

And the guy who cynically brought down van persie, who was almost certain to be through on goal despite the presence of two other defenders, ought to be as well, for a professional foul.

Maybe the ref already knows that even with 11 men, Blackburn would not be able to beat arsenal, so he thought it better to spare them the agony.

As it is, 10 men outpassed, outplayed, outscored 11 men in the 11 men’s own backyard.

Henry was there when we needed him most, to deliver the final nail in the coffin. And it was a very good strike as well. Two players can take on the entire defence and score. That happened twice, with kolo toure’s goal as well.

And what pleased me most about this performance was that we took our chances very well, as we have done in the past 2 games in the cups as well. Very few chances, but almost 100 percent conversion. That is very important.

And clichy is really establishing himself as a firm favourite. Senderos has presence in the box. Hleb, rosicky and fabregas rose to the occasion and outplayed their midfield. Lehmann did not concede, and did not slip up.

A lot of positives. I think the first team is more or less settled, except for the right back. I would very much prefer djourou there instead of eboue, because eboue is such a whiney brat who keeps putting his teammates in difficult positions cos he holds the ball too much. And not hoyte because hoyte’s positioning still leaves much to be desired. Djourou on the other hand, is strong and can play the ball. While senderos has played well recently, I think gallas and toure would be the best center defence for us.

And judging from the way we play football in the same manner from the seniors to the juniors, you can say we are on our way to becoming the Ajax of England.

And I think that is testament to our youth system. To arsene wenger’s vision. Like Ferguson had done at Manchester United, arsene wenger has transformed Arsenal and created a rich legacy.

Elsewhere in Iberia, we beat our poorer neighbours 3-0. david silva impressed me. He first caught my eye against real Madrid. But he played well this morning. Where did he come from?

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