Arsenal v Manchester City (Kick Off: 3pm)

jesus_thats_gre

Papa S wrote: »

He was wrecked tired. Don't have the figures, but hes played a ridiculous amount of first team games since he joined the gunners.


/edit: feckin iraqgoals down again. Anyone find a better stream?

That is sort of my point.. If he stayed fit, he wouldn't have had the rest he has for the past few weeks, thus would very likely have continued on the form that he was on..

Anyway, tis great to see him back to his normal self.

Galvasean

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't he well off form between returning from the Euro's and his injury?

I live with an Arsenal fan and I remember him being pretty damn mystified as to what was wrong with him..

While not as on fire as last season, he was getting a lot of assists (pretty sure he was the top 'assister' in the PL)

Xavi6

Galvasean wrote: »

While not as on fire as last season, he was getting a lot of assists (pretty sure he was the top 'assister' in the PL)

Ashley Young was

jesus_thats_gre

Galvasean wrote: »

While not as on fire as last season, he was getting a lot of assists (pretty sure he was the top 'assister' in the PL)

Scored 1 and assited 3 in the 15 games according to this:

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=38886&cc=5739

edit: sorry, misread your post..



Just to clarify that I am not criticising him. Am just saying that they rest that he has had in the past few months is exactly what he needed as he looked extremely tired and out of sorts before his injury.

City fans, good news, Eboue and Bendtner on

Xavi6

They'll both score.

Xavi6

Good to have Studge back.

Royale with Cheese

I take it the last 20 minutes of this has been fairly boring?

A Primal Nut

Papa S wrote: »

City fans, good news, Eboue and Bendtner on

Haha Bendtner missed from about 6 yards and put the ball waaaaaaaaay wide. Eboue did one nice one two. Not a bad player.

Xavi6

No shame in losing to a quality Arsenal side in their backyard, though we were shite in the second half and conceded two sloppy goals.

Bendtner....

He'll probably leave and become an AMAZING player.

Or he'll stay and bring his ratio down to 20 clear shots on goal =one goal scored.

ffs...

Good win though. Great to see Fab, Walcott and Ade back.

wandatowell

eboue looked pretty solid when he came on, delighted for him.

Great performance, 3 points in the bag, the spuds falling apart to blackburn
HAPPY DAYS!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Mr Alan

redout wrote: »

Fab is back with a vengeance.

Two assists this afternoon.

Really believe the Gunners would be Uniteds main rivals if it wasnt for his injury.

disagree totally.

their season imo had gone to the dogs before his injury....in fact arent on a great run about the last 15 games, virtually since his injury, thought i heard someone comment earlier on their great run, unbeaten in ages.

OPENROAD

Mr Alan wrote: »

disagree totally.

their season imo had gone to the dogs before his injury....in fact arent on a great run about the last 15 games, virtually since his injury, thought i heard someone comment earlier on their great run, unbeaten in ages.

I do think our other injuries have cost us badly this season in the league, still plenty to play for in the remainder of this.

Mr Alan

i was addressing Redouts point that the injury to Fabregas has been what has stopped Arsenal being Utds main rivals for the title this year. the results while he was playing & the subsequent upturn in them after his injury simply show this is just not true.

i agree you've had some nasty injuries this year. same can be said for a lot of clubs every year though.

OPENROAD

Mr Alan wrote: »

i agree you've had some nasty injuries this year. same can be said for a lot of clubs every year though.

I think we have been particularly hard hit this season.

Mr Alan

lets just agree to disagree so.

OPENROAD

Mr Alan wrote: »

lets just agree to disagree so.

Galvasean

arsenal's injury problems were compunded by their squad lacking quality depth IMO

Pepe LeFrits

Mr Alan wrote: »

disagree totally.

their season imo had gone to the dogs before his injury....in fact arent on a great run about the last 15 games, virtually since his injury, thought i heard someone comment earlier on their great run, unbeaten in ages.

That run includes loads of draws though. Four consecutive nil-alls against teams we really should have been beating. Players like Fabregas, Rosicky, Walcott and Eduardo could have come in handy there.

Add in the Adebayor injury and I think any team would struggle to score goals.

PHB

I fully expect, should Arsenal buy a defensive midfielder, that they will be challenging for the league next season. Beyond that, I think they are challenging for the CL this season.