May 10
The final game of the season. Yet it is a game which will be drowned out by 7 other games with more riding on them — the two title race games, along with games with the three teams trying to avoid relegation plus Everton and Villa’s quest for 5th spot (Everton are 3 points ahead of Villa and only need a point;both teams are locked with a goal difference of 20). The Spurs - Liverpool and Boro vs Man City games are the ones which might be on the same length as the Sunderland - Arsenal game as getting the least attention. Sunderland are safe, so no pressing need for them to put on...
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May 03
The penultimate game of a season that we’ll all remember for a variety of reasons. The ManU win means that we’re officially out of the running for the EPL title. I haven’t been able to watch any football apart from a few scraps of the CL game primarily cause I can’t bear to watch an English team do so well and we not even being involved. I can’t even honestly say that we weren’t good enough..well result wise yes as some of our wise realists will point out..but football wise I think we deserved better.
I’m also not sure what the loss of Keith Edelman...
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Apr 27
Two Previews — LDE’s take is after the following
Ah the irony. Arsenal get a long break in between league games when they don’t need it.Ofcourse, the break also means the team should be ready for their 36th league game, provided most of them are not already thinking of vacation. Since after Chelsea’s win on Saturday and Liverpool’s dropped points, this Monday night game is important because a win would mean:
Arsenal can lock up third place
Arsenal would move to within 4 points of the top of the table
Now, if Arsenal along...
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Apr 18
Even though less than a week has gone by since the Man Utd game, it feels a lot longer. Because last sunday’s game carried the weight of not only the previous 7 weeks, but also the expectations of an entire season. Even if Arsenal played quite well against Man Utd, when the final whistle blew it signaled not only the end of 90 minutes but any chances of silverware this year.
Still, the league calendar shows that there are 4 games remaining and 12 points to be won. Everton’s defeat on Thursday confirmed that Arsenal will finish no lower than 4th and will compete in the Champs...
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Apr 05
(Thanks to Sachin for emailing this to me yesterday. Sorry not to get to an internet connection until this morning!)
Time for game 2 of the Arsenal and Liverpool series. Even though it may look tiring to play the same opponent in quick succession, each game presents a different flavour and in turn a unique challenge. The first game was meant for Arsenal to gain a good advantage, maybe a 1-0 or even a two goal lead while Liverpool’s intentions were to sit back and limit Arsenal to just one goal, or get an away goal themselves. The second game means more to Arsenal...
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Apr 02
Champions League football is back again. Although, the almost month long wait feels like an eternity. That is because days after the joyous March 4 away win to Milan, things have not gone as per a happy script for Arsenal. Dropped points in the league before a loss to London rivals Chelsea threw Arsenal’s title hopes into a spin. Things appeared to get grimmer after 45 rain soaked minutes away to Bolton; the rain appeared to be drowning Arsenals’ promising season down the drain. Yet amazingly this young team took a page out of previous Wenger and even George Graham teams in...
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Apr 01
I regret I don’t have the time nor analytical skills to write one of the lengthy erudite previews that regular posters have come to expect from some of the more esteemed contributors to this site, but since people are clamoring for a pre-match thread, here it is.
Judging from the headlines, Torres’ play and/or Arsenal’s defense of him is the key to this match-up.
Toure and Wenger Agree: Stop Torres and We Stop Liverpool
Benitez: Arsenal Fear Torres
Obviously there’s more to it than that, so have at it. How do you think Arsenal will...
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Mar 21
The sun isn’t shining as brightly as it was more than a month ago when Arsenal went 5 points clear at the top (Monday, Feb 11). 5 days after that win, dark clouds started hovering on the horizon. And now, although the dark clouds have not caused complete darkness, they are blocking the sun rays. On March 4, the clouds parted just slightly to let in a ray of sunshine at about the time Adebayor’s goal crossed the Milanese line. Even though one can continue to sense the presence of the sun behind those clouds, complete light is still elusive. So the easiest way to bring the sunshine...
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Mar 08
A big big win at the San Siro which had almost everyone on this site overjoyed. However if we drop points tomorrow at Wigan I’m sure the mood will not be good after the game.
The next two games against Wigan and Boro are absolute must wins specially with that big four game streak coming up along with CL games sandwiched in between as well. I’m pretty sure now that pundits are saying: Well this is Arsenal’s big test now. Yeah whatever…..I mean it.
As for tactics I’m not too familiar with Wigan’s players but I’ll give it a try. Last year...
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Mar 04
Well…it’s here. The moment of truth. The time when the men are separated from the boys. A ground where AC Milan does not lose. The San Siro is a cauldron where bigger and better teams than the current Arsenal team have floundered. The crowd are Dementors who will administer “The Kiss” (Hope you’ve read Harry Potter). In short to stop the pointless flapping about..its going to be very tough and a big big thing if we go through without an Eboue dive.
I discussed the tactics last time round so I don’t think I’ll go into that much depth tonight. I’m...
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