Arsenal Football Club - The Gunner's Thread
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Me too! And I will be rooting for The Arsenal. No matter what the final result is, this is the kind of match that football fans will definitely stay up for :thumbsup:
Arsenal needs a good result in Europe against the establishment (AC, Barca, Real M etc).
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Van Persie and Gourcuff offer goal threats from the bench By Myles Palmer
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti says he will start with two strikers.
And Robin van Persie will provide a goal threat from the bench.
Last Friday I heard that RVP had been in full-contact training for a week, doing everything the other players were doing, although Arsene would deny that.
How fit and sharp is Robin van Persie? Fit enough to hit one killer shot, I'd say.
Ancelotti said, " We will certainly be playing with two strikers because we are at home and, for games like this which you have got to win, you have got to have two forwards on the field."
What does he mean by that?
Pato and Inzaghi?
Pato and Gilardino?
Or does he mean Pato and Kaka ?
If Seedorf is out, Yohan Gourcuff can play wide left, as he did when he came for Seedorf against Lazio in Saturday's 1-1 draw.
Gourcuff is a tall, slim, right-footed French lad who can score goals. He is classy, quick, technical and good-looking - a typical Milan player. I'm sure Arsene Wenger would love to sign him. If Gourcuff plays, it'll be interesting.
However, Italian football places a lot of emphasis on age, on seniority, on pecking order. So we may not see much of Gourcuff.
If Milan start with two strikers, and Arsenal play 4-5-1, it could be 0-0 at half-time.The team that scores first will go through. And Robin Bang! Persie could make the difference.
Winning this one would be everything to Arsene, to Gallas, to Fabregas, to all the Gooners in Milan today.
No English club has beaten AC Milan at the San Siro. (FF - will Arsenal be the first?)
Mar 3, 2008
Arsenal needs a good result in Europe against the establishment (AC, Barca, Real M etc).
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Van Persie and Gourcuff offer goal threats from the bench By Myles Palmer
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti says he will start with two strikers.
And Robin van Persie will provide a goal threat from the bench.
Last Friday I heard that RVP had been in full-contact training for a week, doing everything the other players were doing, although Arsene would deny that.
How fit and sharp is Robin van Persie? Fit enough to hit one killer shot, I'd say.
Ancelotti said, " We will certainly be playing with two strikers because we are at home and, for games like this which you have got to win, you have got to have two forwards on the field."
What does he mean by that?
Pato and Inzaghi?
Pato and Gilardino?
Or does he mean Pato and Kaka ?
If Seedorf is out, Yohan Gourcuff can play wide left, as he did when he came for Seedorf against Lazio in Saturday's 1-1 draw.
Gourcuff is a tall, slim, right-footed French lad who can score goals. He is classy, quick, technical and good-looking - a typical Milan player. I'm sure Arsene Wenger would love to sign him. If Gourcuff plays, it'll be interesting.
However, Italian football places a lot of emphasis on age, on seniority, on pecking order. So we may not see much of Gourcuff.
If Milan start with two strikers, and Arsenal play 4-5-1, it could be 0-0 at half-time.The team that scores first will go through. And Robin Bang! Persie could make the difference.
Winning this one would be everything to Arsene, to Gallas, to Fabregas, to all the Gooners in Milan today.
No English club has beaten AC Milan at the San Siro. (FF - will Arsenal be the first?)
Mar 3, 2008
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Wenger: 'We played with authority, maturity, talent and intelligence' :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
haha..were we running on AMTI (empty)? :bsmilie:
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1st goal - wonder strike
2nd goal - the emergence of Walcott - his confidence, speed, skill and football brain - The Theo Has Landed (finally)!
2nd goal - the emergence of Walcott - his confidence, speed, skill and football brain - The Theo Has Landed (finally)!
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Bish Bish! :bsmilie:
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Gritty Fabregas like Beckham as Arsenal make history in San Siro
By Myles Palmer
AC Milan 0 Arsenal 2
Fabregas 84, Adebayor 93
Cesc Fabregas reminded me of David Beckham last night.
His determination was huge. It was awesome. It was total. It was : However long this takes, whatever it takes to win this game, I'll hang in here and keep battling and do what has to be done.
As long as Cesc Fabregas is around, no game is ever lost.
That's why I used to write (1) It's Cesc's team now and (2) Arsenal can't play without Fabregas and (3) Does Thierry fit into Cesc's team?
The collective character of this Arsenal performance was fantastic.
It was possession and work ethic that beat Milan, rather than stylish passing moves. After 78 minutes, Arsenal had 60% possession.
All day I was thinking : Real Madrid. Two years ago Arsenal played Real Madrid twice and Madrid didn't score in either game and I wondered if Milan might do the same. I doubted that because the Milan galacticos are less lazy, more disciplined, more professional, more Italian.
Arsenal dominated the first half but never looked like scoring and had a few scares at the back.
Second half, Milan were looking for a mistake rather than looking for a move. And a crowd of 81,879 was watching a game where every shot was wide or straight at the keeper.
When Pato's shot deflected off the knee of Senderos, the ref gave a goal-kick when it was obviously a corner. Then Kaka won a throw on the left but the decision went to Arsenal and he threw the ball down and was booked for dissent. Nothing was going for Milan and they were missing Seedorf.
Then Fabregas hit a shot from 35 yards and it didn't seem to have the power. But it bounced and flew into the bottom corner for 1-0.
I'd waited 174 minutes for a goal and that seemed like a long, long time. But now Arsenal had scored.
My best friend Doug had phoned at half-time and I'd said Fabregas was the only Arsenal player who could score. But I said he could only score from inside the box.
Then in 93, sub Theo Walcott beat Kaladze and zoomed to the line and placed a precision cross to the far post to give Adebayor a stab for 2-0. His first Champions League goal.
That strike by Fabregas was not a vital goal. It was not a long-range goal or a speculative goal. It was a historic goal. A historic Fabregas goal that will be remembered for years and shown for decades. The goal that allowed Arsenal to become the first English club to beat AC Milan in the San Siro. Historic.
Paulo Maldini was fabulous. What a classy guy. A couple of years ago Paulo went to the club and said : I'm not playing as many games now, halve my salary.
It's just a shame that Milan wrecked Arsenal's February by being a spectre that has hung over the team since before the FA Cup tie Manchester United. It's been a very, very hard period, with the death of Sagna's brother, the 4-0 fiasco at Old Trafford, the horrific injury to Eduardo, the draws against Birmingham and Aston Villa.
That's what I think. AC Milan ruined February but kick-started March and vindicated Arsene's choice of priorities.
Carlo Ancelotti is a genuine guy and I hope he doesn't lose his job over this. Milan are fifth in Serie A, below Fiorentina in fourth. The vanity of Jose Mourinho would wreck Milan, damage it for years to come.
Italian football has two chances to come back this week.
Roma lead 2-1 as they go to Real Madrid tonight. Madrid are without van Nistelrooy and Robben, so it's up to Robinho to turn it on and have a better night than his friend Kaka had last night.
On Thursday, Fiorentina play Everton in the Uefa Cup. I know exactly what Everton can and can't do but I don't know what Fiorentina can do, and I really don't have a clue what they can do against Everton. Indeed, I don't know what fourth place in Serie A means any more. So I look forward to that game. It'll tell me a lot.
MILAN (4-3-1-2): Kalac; Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Maldini; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kaka; Inzaghi (Gilardino, 69), Pirlo. Subs not used: Fiori (gk), Emerson, Simic, Favalli, Gourcuff, Bonera.
ARSENAL (4-4-1-1): Almunia; Sagna, Gallas, Senderos, Clichy; Eboue (Walcott, 71), Flamini, Fabregas, Diaby; Hleb (Gilberto, 89); Adebayor. Subs not used: Lehmann (gk), Van Persie, Denilson, Bendtner, Justin Hoyte.
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria).
Mar 5, 2008
cos for them beating chelsea is like winning the world cup lor....once in a long long time :bsmilie:
FooFighter
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Yeah too bad we couldnt get a better result at Wigan, but we are still on top.
SAF just announce his retirement plans.. and the players switched off at the FA Cup. Its related I tell you
Anyway so whats the point of beating Arsenal 4-0? at the FA Cup and then loose out to Portsmouth subsequently?
Take it easy guys!
SAF just announce his retirement plans.. and the players switched off at the FA Cup. Its related I tell you
Anyway so whats the point of beating Arsenal 4-0? at the FA Cup and then loose out to Portsmouth subsequently?
Take it easy guys!
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