really silock, really? let's go through this. chelsea are 5 points above us in 4th place. how many points do we get for a win? 3 points. we don't get 6 points for a win and neither do chelsea lose 3 points for any loss. it is IMPOSSIBLE for us to go 4th. (not to mention we aren't even playing chelsea). it is, however, possible to go 5th and leapfrog 5th place everton by beating them.
Before the weekend, I would have been satisfied with 4 points from Villa and Everton. Now that we tied with Villa, it must be 3 points against Everton. I don't think Arshavin should start but he deserves more time. Bringing him on in the 75 and then pulling Giroud soon after seems like a tactical mistake. AA23 is lazy, but he seems to find seams when teams are bunkering against us.
back by popular demand, The "Arsenal Mental Strength Meter" is back!! After dropping points against Villa, i'll be generous and start the meter off at 0 3 points on Wednesday will be a great way to get the meter back in the positive!!
Yes we'd leapfrog Everton, into 5th but, not Chelsea who currently occupy 4th. That's the errant math I think he was being called on. Edit: Oops I see that Lamb already explained this. But my reply was more terse and less attitude-laden.
No chance of that. The only person I see replacing is Lauren with Sagna. And that's all she wrote my friend.
oddly very confident to get the 3 points at Goodison. maybe it's because i didn't see either of the last 2 games. they have had some meh results in the league lately, not in great form at all. 1 win 1 loss and 5 draws in last 7 for Everton player for player, i think we have more talent. Walcott being back can provide the much needed pace on the right.
I read it as more along the lines of climbing up the table into 4th position to qualify for CL, and not as one game getting us to 4th. I guess that shows that I believe even the players are satisfied with settling for 4th. Pretty sad.
I am strangely fired up for this match. Probably because the teams are honestly near even in ability right at this moment. Everton had been playing out of their trees recently while we've been underperforming. Hoping to throttle toffees
The thing is watching that team, the current squad could do alot of the same things they do that made them great, one touches and moving the ball quickly into space. It looks so dangerous because one touch passes can result in much better and much more chances to shoot on goal. It feels like at the moment all we do is pass sideways, occasionally out to the wings, cross in, opponent clears it, hoof it up the field, rinse and repeat.
I would, once again, like to proclaim by undying respect for Tony Hibbert and my neverending hope that he scores a goal . . . just not today, of course.
That team had Bergkamp, Vieira, Pires, Henry, Ljungberg, and Fabregas and all of those guys had really good one touch games
Me as well. It could be very Czech Republic circa 2004. Giroud playing the roll of Koller, bringing the ball down while Walcott, filling the Baros roll, finishes off.
Thought Gibbs must be injured, he isnt. Guess that answers that question whether Arsene has the balls to drop Vermaelen. Ramsey and Verm attacking down the left, what the ********. http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/155865/1/watch-everton-fc-vs-arsenal.html