Dec29
Alan Pardew
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Archive for December, 2012
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Dec24
Ho Ho Ho–Wigan thoughts and a Christmas message from Wigangooner
on December 24, 2012 at 10:30 amPosted In: Arsenal
It will be a very merry Christmas this year. Wigan away is a tough game for any side and Saturday was no different.
Wigan lined up in their new 3-4-1-2 formation, allowing them to flood the midfield and forced us to try and play 4-5-1, with Poldi and the Ox dropping deep to add bodies in the engine room. This stifled our attacking rhythm considerably and the best play came from Wigan throughout.
(thank you Arsenal.com)
It was apparent very early on in the game that some of our key players were off the pace and oddly the biggest culprit was Theo, with Arteta a close second. Theo was consistently on his heels, running in the wrong direction and generally ineffective. If he is to be a centre forward, he needs a partner, his movement was very poor and on a day when he was a bit isolated he wasn
Dec05
Whatever the draw brings, we cannot be frustrated with last nights game. Arsene made the brave and correct decision to take a heavily weakened side to Greece with the job of trying to nick a result, but in truth it was just an excuse to give game time to fringe players.
There are positives to take from the game. As a learning exercise Jernade Meade had an excellent game and did his C.V. no harm at all with an assured performance at Left-back. Coquelin was combative, tenacious and stuck to his job fairly well. Chamakh did a decent job up front
Dec03
Refusing to be a carrion crow–looking at the last two games
on December 3, 2012 at 8:00 amPosted In: Arsenal
Regular readers will know me to be a positive writer. Someone who tries, but not always succeeds to avoid the hyperbole and give an honest, reasonable approach and analysis of Arsenal FC.
(Thank you Daily Mail)
As much as the
