Comments on: Arsenal v The Wobbleyous. The result before it happens

By: LRV

LRV — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:59:28 +0000

fyi: Who are you? And why are you parroting me? Can’t you write your own comment?

By: Christianjimmy

Christianjimmy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:33:14 +0000

Good game last nights for the kids (plus the oldies of Senderos (24!) and Silvestre – I’d love to know the average age of the match squad without them, but am too lazy to work it out!!)
I was particularly impressed with Coquelin, i know Tony has mentioned him before, so it was good to see him in the flesh – and if he continues maturing and progressing we have a feisty tough central midfielder waiting in the wings.
Gibbs was outstanding, as we knew from last season the lad is going to be a top class full back.
Sanchez Watt worked hard, and finished for his goal well. Not the finished article yet, but you can see why Wenger has his eye on him!
Wilshere and Ramsey in the middle are of course both quality. I felt Jack was a little off form last night, but that says more about the expectations on him than anything else. Ramsey looked mature and ready for anything.
And the unpronouncable goalie? i had to laugh when the stadium announcer did the line-ups and did the usual thing of saying the first name of arsenal players and letting the crowd finish it. No-one near me knew how to pronounce his name at all. all I heard was a mumble of consonants “swyzcwhchxhhsw…” But he played very well. very well indeed. Its no surprise poland called him up to the squad for the world cup qualifiers recently.
And I agree with jazbo that the real turning point was our substitutions. Randall looked classy. vela looked like a man among boys, and barazite showed enough to make us hope he gets some more chances to shine with us before he gets fed up and leaves for an inevitable post-arsenal career of failure, culminating in a red card the next time he appears in an opposition shirt at the home of great football and the future of the game! or something.

By: walter

walter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:24:00 +0000

Vela pulled it out of the hat one might say.
I’ve watched the game “as live”, with the commentators Statler and Waldorf I guess from Sky (?), and saw a great game. WBA played also some nice stuff at times but I really think that playing with the first team we would have torned them to peaces.
Like Jazbo said we lacked a bit of penetration up front but over all Watt had a decent game. Could have scored more and “Szczesnyxyzcsxzynz the Unpronouceable in goal” had a solid game. Only once he want swimming on a corner but for the rest some good saves on vicious low shots in the first half. Imho I think he is going to be better then Manone and maybe the making of a great keeper in a few years time. I also have seen him do good things in preseason in some games.
Wilshere has grown up and he surely is not affraid of “big players”. He goes in to challenges without fear and is not affraid to give a knock back now and then.
We stayed calm after the red card and didn’t rush our game so we showed some maturity.

And on the ref…. can any one tell me when we are going to get another penalty ? Since the Eduardo incident the may kick us to peaces in the penalty box and nothing is giving in ouf favour ? Not that it made any difference yesterday, but this has to stop.

By: Jazbo

Jazbo — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:09:09 +0000

Great game by the lads, must also point out the contributions by Senderos and Silvestre, they both had good games considering the lack of match practice, Gibbs looks like a great replacment for Clichy, Gibbs and Traore tied up the left hand side of the pitch and gave Westbrom a torrid time.

Unfortunately we had a lack of penertration up front untill Carlos Vella came on and showed the youngsters how.
Maybe it could be pointed out that the game changed when Thomas got him self sent off for his stupid actions against Wilshire but i’m not so sure, i think the introduction of the three substitutes changed the game in our favour.
Mark Randell played surprised me, i’ve never seen him play that well before i never thought he had it in him, a great chip from around twentyfive yards by Randell which came back of the bar and then walked into the net by the star of the show Vella.

Nacer Bazerite this boy is a great player in the making, he reminds me of the great Robert Pires, i just hope he gets the oppertunity at the club, unfortnatley we have so many players who have the potential to become great players maybe even world class in some cases but we can’t keep them all!

The Westbrom game was just what was required for the lads it bought them up to speed and now can go foreward in this competion without fear knowing that they put out the team at the top of the championship.

By: LRV

LRV — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:09 +0000

That’s it then. 2 – 0 is not too bad a result. We’ll take it, thank you very much.
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi

By: LRV

LRV — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:46:08 +0000

That’s it then. 2 – 0 is not too bad a result. We’ll take it, thank you very much.

By: walter

walter — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:51:02 +0000

My God, I lelt I was part of the Flinstones tonight. This is years ago I “watched” a game by listening to audio commentary.
So I heard the kids won it and Vela was having an immediate impact in the outcome of the game. Great.

By: walter

walter — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:48:10 +0000

So I fear it has to “as live”. Will be another short night I guess. When the game ends in 90 minutes and they start immediatly it will be 22.45 over here, so a start at 23.00 mmmmm bring it on.

By: Adam Smith

Adam Smith — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:20:15 +0000

As per usual another great post,Tony.I believe it is impossible to see the game tonight,even auntie isn’t broadcasting it on either of the radio 5 live channels, and absolutely no streams to be found.

please tell me otherwise.

Strange decision that the most outstanding kids including several british against the championship leaders is not worth showing.

By: IndianGooner

IndianGooner — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:41:05 +0000

Excited to watch the Younger Guns as usual. I still cant forget last year’s match. In fact, I was jumping around my TV room as a 4-year old when I was watching the match. That match showed everything I believed in Football. Today’s match will be even better with the new formation and the performances from the Reserves. Sadly the match is not shown live here and I cant access stream from home. So, it’ll be just text updates on my mobile tonight and extended highlights from ATVO tomorrow..

By: walter

walter — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:20:12 +0000

Another great article Tony. I must say the win last year was one of the best games I have ever seen from such a young side. I just couldn’t believe my eyes.
Sunu will be a great player imho. Love his speed and running and yes… he looks like the younger brother of TH : fast, brillant technique… what a great prospect.
And then Jack an Aaron and Carlos…. hope I catch I live stream over here. Or else it is gonna be the “as live” on arsenaltv.online.
I settle for you score.

By: Tony Attwood

Tony Attwood — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:14:07 +0000

Hey Salem…

By a curious coincidence I lived in Algiers for a year – way back in the last century – and in fact watched the Cup Final of 1971 which completed our double, on Algerian TV.

I couldn’t believe it, my one year away from London and the club go and do the impossible!

Tony

By: salem

salem — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:47:25 +0000

thank for all Tony. This is the best ever blog I’d never seen. keep going with you hilarious and fabulous articles.

Gooner from Algeria. and we are a lot.

By: LRV

LRV — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:40:41 +0000

A 3 – 1 win may not go amis, ehm… Tony? Ofcourse I do not mind if we score more. But I will take a 2 – 0 win if I must. And incase WestBrom feel agrieved, I will personally be will to give them a BFH.

By: AnthonyGooner

AnthonyGooner — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:52:20 +0000

An absolutely brilliant article!
The names you chose for the players had me in stitches, especially “Vela the Hat”, a Fantastic read!