Tagged with match review

Sep 2008

28th

Arrogant Arsenal brought back down to Earth

You can be confident and secure and know that you are good at what you do, you have to be in order to be a winner, But what you don’t need is to be arrogant about it. Arsenal yesterday crossed the line from confidence to arrogance and paid for it dearly.

Aug 2008

31st

Arsenal 3 – 0 Newcastle, pure Wengerball

Performances like yesterdays’ is what led to the name of this blog, what we’ve now come to expect from Arsenal FC, what can simply be described in one word. . .Wengerball.

Aug 2008

18th

The Good The bad and the ugly

In the fourth minute of the first premier league game this season some good work by Clichy gave Nasri an easy opportunity, to open his premier league account. There was an expectation of a rout after the early goal, but West Brom dug in and the onslaught never came.

Jan 2008

20th

Fulham 3 – 0 Fulham Adebayor put the Gunners back on Track

It was a perfect riposte after the the disappointment that was Birmingham, a display worthy of the wengerball branding. Arsenal went 2 up before halftime and after the break Fulham never forced the gunners out of second gear. Wenger commented “in the second half we controlled the game and there was more in the locker [...]

Dec 2007

27th

A subdued Arsenal Held at Portsmouth

Portsmouth game plan was simple, put men behind the ball let Arsenal try to break them down and try to hit on the counter. It was an effective plan. Arsenal never got out of the starting blocks, there was a lack of fluency, misplaced passes, and poor first touches all combined to render Arsenal impotent. [...]

Dec 2007

24th

Arsenal 2 – 1 Tottenham – We’ll take that.

A sub par Arsenal held off spurs for yet another derby win. Spurs have not been able to beat the gunners in their last 20 meetings. Spurs fans must feel that this one got away. The simple truth is Spur should have won this game, not deserved to win but should have won. After a [...]

Dec 2007

19th

Young Guns prevail over Rovers

In a pulsating cup tie at Ewood Park, Arsenal’s second string proves their mental toughness and superior technical ability by overcoming a stirring comeback from a spirited Blackburn rovers. Arsenal began impressively, thoroughly outclassing rovers in a master-class of wengerball. The first goal coming from the left boot of the notoriously right-footed Diaby, elegantly set [...]

Dec 2007

17th

Cech gifts Arsenal victory.

A well earned win against Chelsea keeps Arsenal top of the league and shows that we are here for the long haul. Avram grant thought they deserved a point, Arsene thought we should have scored more. I think we deserved no more than we got. The first half was a close fought affair with neither [...]