robin van persie is back!
finally back to winning ways after two and a half games of crap that began with the second half at villa, continued at newcastle, and ended with the defeat at boro.
abt the boro game, i just want to say that denilson, bendtner and walcott did more in the less than half an hour which they were on the pitch for than eduardo, eboue and diarra ever did. and if wenger could have made another substitution, gilberto would have been gone as well. even if it was him who drove the counterattack that led to the goal, it was pretty much pointless, except to ensure tt at least we still score every single game.
arsenal's best strike partnership is bendtner and van persie. no adebayor. sure, he can score beautiful goals. but how often does he score? he might be toppin the goal scoring chart, but if u tink abt it, he has only scored against derby, spurs, villa, newcastle, and at most two other teams. he scored in only 6 games out of 14. if not for tt hattrick against derby, his record would have been very average. his decision-making has been disappointing so far. bendtner might still be raw, but he has an instinct for goal, yet has a bit of playmaking ability. let the beautiful goals come from van persie, and let him get into goal-scoring positions.
seriously, diarra is at best a right-back, while i can't put in words how betrayed i felt, about gilberto. he played as though he wanted to leave, which is what he can do. he can leave. even for free. denilson should have started against boro, in place of either gilberto or diarra. the problem wif the past 3 games is tt there is no one who can pass the ball in midfield. in the first half, there was hleb, but after he got injured, the passing game collapsed. the second problem is tt gilberto can't press for nuts. diarra can't hold the ball. so u have no possession, because rosicky has never reproduced his czech form for arsenal, while eboue is more interested in bitching about everything but himself. tts the problem against newcastle, and den boro. wenger should have realised, but he probably thot a point fr newcastle was a good deal, which is crap, because newcastle had only 1 pt in 5 games at tt time: we shuld have milked them for all they are worth. and it wasn't boro's game plan or wadsoever tt won it for them.
they aren't good enough to beat us, but we can certainly lose to them.
i talked abt it after the newcastle game and it actually happened at boro, boro who has the worst home record in epl, and hasnt won in god-knows-how-many-games. we became the charity tt we were last season in the past 2 games. nvm if they are home or away games; every game must be a win. in 1 week, a 3 point lead tt could have been 6 became 4 and now 1.
arsene wenger must ring the changes he didnt ring for the boro game against chelsea. if he plays diarra and gilberto together, he is asking for it. and this is a home game. there is absolutely no room for error.
so, arsenal's best XI is:
almunia(because there is no one else)
clichy-gallas-toure-sagna(although clichy has been a letdown at newcastle and boro)
hleb-fabregas-flamini-walcott
van persie-bendtner
if fabregas can't play, den put denilson in. the chelsea game is probably gilberto's last chance. frankly he has had enough chances. how many does he really need? of bendtner, van persie and walcott, 2 of them must start. and if the third comes on, it must be for someone else, not a straight swap, unless we are 3-0 up wif 10 minutes to go. the big qn mark is really whether hleb, flamini and fabregas can play.
if i were wenger, i would have asked rosicky and gilberto silva if they are interested in playing for arsenal.
abt the boro game, i just want to say that denilson, bendtner and walcott did more in the less than half an hour which they were on the pitch for than eduardo, eboue and diarra ever did. and if wenger could have made another substitution, gilberto would have been gone as well. even if it was him who drove the counterattack that led to the goal, it was pretty much pointless, except to ensure tt at least we still score every single game.
arsenal's best strike partnership is bendtner and van persie. no adebayor. sure, he can score beautiful goals. but how often does he score? he might be toppin the goal scoring chart, but if u tink abt it, he has only scored against derby, spurs, villa, newcastle, and at most two other teams. he scored in only 6 games out of 14. if not for tt hattrick against derby, his record would have been very average. his decision-making has been disappointing so far. bendtner might still be raw, but he has an instinct for goal, yet has a bit of playmaking ability. let the beautiful goals come from van persie, and let him get into goal-scoring positions.
seriously, diarra is at best a right-back, while i can't put in words how betrayed i felt, about gilberto. he played as though he wanted to leave, which is what he can do. he can leave. even for free. denilson should have started against boro, in place of either gilberto or diarra. the problem wif the past 3 games is tt there is no one who can pass the ball in midfield. in the first half, there was hleb, but after he got injured, the passing game collapsed. the second problem is tt gilberto can't press for nuts. diarra can't hold the ball. so u have no possession, because rosicky has never reproduced his czech form for arsenal, while eboue is more interested in bitching about everything but himself. tts the problem against newcastle, and den boro. wenger should have realised, but he probably thot a point fr newcastle was a good deal, which is crap, because newcastle had only 1 pt in 5 games at tt time: we shuld have milked them for all they are worth. and it wasn't boro's game plan or wadsoever tt won it for them.
they aren't good enough to beat us, but we can certainly lose to them.
i talked abt it after the newcastle game and it actually happened at boro, boro who has the worst home record in epl, and hasnt won in god-knows-how-many-games. we became the charity tt we were last season in the past 2 games. nvm if they are home or away games; every game must be a win. in 1 week, a 3 point lead tt could have been 6 became 4 and now 1.
arsene wenger must ring the changes he didnt ring for the boro game against chelsea. if he plays diarra and gilberto together, he is asking for it. and this is a home game. there is absolutely no room for error.
so, arsenal's best XI is:
almunia(because there is no one else)
clichy-gallas-toure-sagna(although clichy has been a letdown at newcastle and boro)
hleb-fabregas-flamini-walcott
van persie-bendtner
if fabregas can't play, den put denilson in. the chelsea game is probably gilberto's last chance. frankly he has had enough chances. how many does he really need? of bendtner, van persie and walcott, 2 of them must start. and if the third comes on, it must be for someone else, not a straight swap, unless we are 3-0 up wif 10 minutes to go. the big qn mark is really whether hleb, flamini and fabregas can play.
if i were wenger, i would have asked rosicky and gilberto silva if they are interested in playing for arsenal.
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