read like a good game
i wish i got to see it...and if you didn't here are some great highlights....that kick to terry's head looked NASTY!
posted by Giovanna @ 11:14 AM
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The Beautiful Game
"I don't know if life is shit because Arsenal is shit, or the other way around." ~~ Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch
Monday, February 26, 2007
i wish i got to see it...and if you didn't here are some great highlights....that kick to terry's head looked NASTY!
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Those highlights cover pretty much all the high points of the game. I have to applaud both managers for how they've handled themselves before/during/after the match. Unusually for both of them, they have not tried to make more out of the incident than necessary and even have had positive words for each other.
The result of the game was pretty much as expected. The young Gunners held up well and even carried the play for some periods, but eventually the Chelsea first team squad earned the win. I'm still not sure why Mourinho doesn't seem to like playing Robben in the starting lineup. Much like Cristiano Ronaldo he is a constant threat on the wing and against inexperienced defenders he always will cause problems.
It was also great to see Walcott finally get himself a goal. Maybe now he'll have the confidence to take some more shots when he gets into position instead of always looking to put the ball back across the goal looking for a teammate.
And just a fun stat: the only Arsenal player over 25 years old in the starting lineup was Manuel Almunia. 5 players were 20 or younger (Walcott/Traore are 17, Fabregas/Denilson are 19 and Diaby is 20). This should be a great team for many years.
i have to applaud the managers too. mourhino could have gone bonkers with the comments, but he was professional about it all.
as for robben - yes he is a threat, but he was also injured for a fair bit of time, so perhaps jose doesn't think he's ready for a start?
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