Saturday, September 12, 2009

What went wrong for Arsenal and my Comparisons | Manchester City 4 Arsenal 2

Yesterday was really a disappointing day for Arsenal and me. Arsenal were thrashed 4 - 2 by the rich boys. So what went wrong not only for Arsenal but also for my comparison.

1. The inclusion of Nigel De Jong, we was completely brilliant yesterday, he used his strength to good use to keep Fabregas quite. If he didn't start, things could have been different.

2. Left Winger of Arsenal - In absence of Arshavin, his replacement Diaby was a completely waste. He failed to test the wing backs which i considered the weakness of Manchester city. I was surprised that he played full 90 min. May be he is a central midfield player thats why he lacked the qualities of a winger, in that case Arsene Wenger could have started with Eduardo he showed in the recent past that he can start in the left side of midfield also.

3. Fragility of starting line up - On the closing 30 min Arsenal players were completely fragile that resulted in 3 goals, were as citizens were full of energy even though the international break was for both the teams.

4. Joleon Lescott - He played as good for his price tag. He blocked every ball inside his penalty area. I thought he would lack confidence after the opener at Goodsion park, but he was exactly the opposite, he was full of confident and won tackles comfortably.

5. Central forward of Arsenal - Robin Van Persie is not a ideal central forward, he lacks strength. But he is the ideal Left Winger, he can do great wonders in the left side of the pitch rather that at the center, remember he was the top assisting player of 2008 - 2009 season. So arsenal definitely need a Strong, Solid Forward, hope Wenger gets some in the January transfer window.

Eventhough its a humiliating defeat for Arsenal, there are few positives. Robin Van Persie scored his first league goal of the season, the only forward to score for Arsenal this season so far. Thomas Rosicky's first goal in his first match in 18 months. And Remember last season after Man City defeat, Arsenal went on to be unbeaten for 19 games. Hope that winning streak continuous this season also.

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