So. After the furious chaos of the last week it almost feels like we’re into something of a fallow patch with all things Arsenal before the big game at Stanford Bridge tomorrow.
I say big game but I suppose in some ways it’s not really. It’s a big game in so far as if we win, we’ll be a few fewer points behind and there’ll be a raft more ‘Don’t write off Arsenal’ stories in the media but any other result and we’re in the same position as we are today. I guess a good performance might help, but the problem is consistency, not whether the can team can rouse themselves for Chelea.
Still, Nasri, Adebayor and Sagna are all back and it will be nice to see them, particularly with stories like this floating around to make all Gooners want to believe in Santa and the inferiorities of the Italian game.
I wonder what our formation will be. You’ve got to think with Chelsea’s midfield, and a fit Adebayor, the boss’ll be tempted to go with five across the middle, and hope that we can snuff them out and hit them on the break, perhaps with a characteristic Adebayor hanging header. That would be fine for me. You certainly wouldn’t think we’ll be aiming to dominate them man for man.
There’ll probably be a bit more as they get into the psychological warfare – I’m expecting some people to say some stuff about Gallas through the day, none of it very interesting. The barometer of opinion seems to be swinging back in his favour, though a lot will rest on how he can perform tomorrow.
There are also a lot of people saying they’d settle for a draw tomorrow. Psychologically perhaps, but mathematically no. A draw tomorrow does nothing for me, like Harriet Harman eating ryvita in clown shoes.
Laters, grabbees.
Tags: Adebayor, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Chelsea, saint nicholas, William Gallas
November 29th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
If we let them have the ball more then it will be a tough day for us, against United we looked more threatening in the first half hour and they (Utd) played with more caution, which eventually led to fouls and then the goal.
2nd half more of the same, Theo’s run opened up their defense and Nasri took his chance brilliantly. We will turn up tomorrow, everyone was up to it against Man Ure, I can’t believe I’m saying this but Denilson played brilliant absolute class with his passing and tackling.
We need another performance like that, but this time its away from home. Concentrate, Liverpool frustrated the life out of them after going ahead. They didn’t look like scoring, we’re always shaky when the game gets going, but I see everyone doing their duties right.
My heart says 3-1 Arsenal win
My head says 1-1 draw.
I’ll take a draw any day, United lost 2 to their biggest rivals and ONLY managed to scrape a draw vs CSKA Fulham.
Hope you’re well
I’ll be having the champagne besides me tomorrow.
COME ON ARSENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 29th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
We must support our Gooners! Just like Manure when everyone slated us off, our boys showed up to play. I hope the same confidence and mentality to prove the critics wrong is alive and well tomorrow at the bridge. We…well I believed that the young guns could and would beat united and I believe we can do the same against chelski. We can beat them! We can win! We must simply support our boys. They will repay our faith….trust and believe. Gooner4lyf
November 30th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
2-1 – bring on liverpool