i dont know what to say
im just sad.
by absolutely_fabregas » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:20 pm
by absolutely_fabregas » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:37 pm
by bergie4ever » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:52 pm
by BennisBergkamp » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:51 pm
absolutely_fabregas wrote:simply cant understand the theory in leaving song out.
i think wenger was more worried about them, than looking at our strengths, imo that is 199% wrong way of thinking
play our way, with our formation, and lets have a go, its not as if our 4-4-2 was shipping goals left right and centre was it
huh, pretty much raging, but lets hope this gets the team angry, so they will show heart, fight, and determination against the mancs in the champs league
by Gunflash » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:37 pm
by SE13 » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:33 pm
Via E-Mail, Arsene Wenger wrote:Dear Supporter,
The disappointment of the FA Cup Semi-Final is that we gave two cheap goals away, and in a game at that level it has a bad outcome, especially with six minutes to go. It was a big blow.
We missed a few opportunities on crosses in the second half, and were unlucky in the last minute when Arshavin had a shot. Chelsea had one or two chances, but it looked like it would go to extra time until we gave a goal away that you should not give away at this level.
The pitch was a problem but I believe for Chelsea it was tough as well. It is not a pitch you should have in a stadium that cost this amount of money. It is laughable. The quality of the pitch is a disaster.
I had to rotate my squad for Saturday's game. Alex Song has played many games and I believe when you do that you need rest. Plus Chelsea have some tall boys who make it physical in midfield and we needed a player like Diaby to be capable of fighting against them. Also Nasri was sick last week and he looked a bit tired. We played with three strikers - Theo, Robin and Adebayor - and I couldn’t play with four when Chelsea had three in midfield. We are a team with eight games in 24 days and you cannot imagine playing every game with exactly the same players.
Drogba made the difference for Chelsea. He is a winner, and he scores in big games. I feel we made it a little easier for him, but he never stops, he is always focused. Look at the amount of goals he scores in big games, you can only say he is a great player. He dives sometimes a little bit too much but he is a winner.
The Chelsea winner will damage Fabianski's confidence because he will feel a little bit guilty, but you cannot blame any individual. You want the whole team to focus and respond quickly against Liverpool; we have them, Middlesbrough and the Champions League Semi-Final so we have to respond very quickly.
One of the positives from Saturday was Walcott's performance. Theo was always a threat and he always gave you hope he could give you something special. He is developing very well as a player. Now he gets in front of full-backs and gets goals, which is a very good sign as he is still very young.
Thanks for your support.
by arsenal till i die » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:04 pm