by waisman » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:22 pm
by saga4711 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:31 pm
by gooner-geeza » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:35 pm
damo1583 wrote:When i got to the Grove you have to drag me out of the place, I have always been like a kid in a toy shop when it comes to The Arsenal........
by saga4711 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:42 pm
gooner-geeza wrote:damo1583 wrote:When i got to the Grove you have to drag me out of the place, I have always been like a kid in a toy shop when it comes to The Arsenal........
... I have to agree and own up to that one lol! My kids have to drag me out... I think we need a much BIGGER store with a delivery service on point after sale
Arshavin was outstanding today... If it wasn't for his nippy run down the flank and assisted Cesc for the 1st goal... I don't think Bendtner would have had a chance! It's been a LONG while since Bendtner scored in the prem or in general... How can you Bendy fans be happy with him playing in the Senior level???
by SE13 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:07 pm
by Bristol_Gunner » Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:22 pm
by Good_Eye_Sniper » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:43 pm
by liam_cork » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:59 pm
by Laura » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:52 pm
gooner-geeza wrote:
Arshavin was outstanding today... If it wasn't for his nippy run down the flank and assisted Cesc for the 1st goal... I don't think Bendtner would have had a chance! It's been a LONG while since Bendtner scored in the prem or in general... How can you Bendy fans be happy with him playing in the Senior level???[/b]
by gzagee » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:42 pm
by gzagee » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:44 pm
gooner-geeza wrote:damo1583 wrote:When i got to the Grove you have to drag me out of the place, I have always been like a kid in a toy shop when it comes to The Arsenal........
... I have to agree and own up to that one lol! My kids have to drag me out... I think we need a much BIGGER store with a delivery service on point after sale
Arshavin was outstanding today... If it wasn't for his nippy run down the flank and assisted Cesc for the 1st goal... I don't think Bendtner would have had a chance! It's been a LONG while since Bendtner scored in the prem or in general... How can you Bendy fans be happy with him playing in the Senior level???
by Gunflash » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:38 pm
by liam_cork » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:33 am
by SE13 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:46 pm
Via E-Mail, Arsene Wenger wrote:Dear Supporter,
It was an entertaining game on Sunday and after we went 2-0 up you could see that maybe the Champions League tie with Manchester United started to surface a little bit.
Overall it was a very good game against a Middlesbrough team who played in a very positive way. We dominated it and we passed the ball brilliantly at times with some excellent combinations. Cesc Fabregas' first goal was absolutely outstanding and you could see that the team enjoy the way we play and loved the game. Middlesbrough had one opportunity to come back through Jeremie Aliadiere which was maybe the turning point for them.
Cesc gets sharper and sharper in every game. He was out for three months and you don't come back at your best straight away. But now he gets better in every game. Every player who plays in midfield, who thinks they are creative and offensive, needs to score goals. That happened to him on Sunday and that's important.
He played in a more advanced role - usually Fabregas plays deeper with Nasri higher. I wanted to test how it would work the other way round. It could be that we will do it again because it was quite convincing. But that is open; we have 48 hours to study that then make a decision before Wednesday's game.
I decided to play a full-strength team because it's better to win than to lose and rest players. I believe the first part of Sunday was to win the game - that's the best preparation. We have a young team and they recover well. It is very important to put a nearly decisive distance between us and Aston Villa. I believe it was very important not to miss that opportunity. It's not completely definite but a 10-point gap with four games to go means we can focus now on maybe catching Chelsea because we play Chelsea at home.
We go to Old Trafford in the Champions League next and if you go there without belief you make it very difficult from the start. We'll go there with belief, with desire and with enjoyment as well. We enjoy being where we are.
Sir Alex Ferguson was at our game on Sunday. I think he knows us and he'll think it will be an exciting game between two teams who try to play. We know each other well but still the talent on the pitch always surprises you. But I believe that both teams will go for it and it will be an exciting game.
We will be faithful to the game we play and we go like we go everywhere in Europe, to try and score a goal or two to win the game. What is important on Wednesday night is to be at our best. When we are at our best we can beat anybody so let's focus on being at our best and not to speculate on any weakness of Man United because they have the experience. If we play at our best we have a good chance and we can do it.
Thanks for your support.
by Good_Eye_Sniper » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:08 pm
We go to Old Trafford in the Champions League next and if you go there without belief you make it very difficult from the start.