If Chamakh doesn't improve soon then he won't just have van Persie to think about because I don't think it will be very long before we start to see a more adjusted Ju Park. He scored another good goal for South Korea last week I think. Great movement and a poachers finish. Like I keep saying, he reminds me a little bit of Eduardo, if he can find form anywhere like
There is a clear foundation in the team now, a strong platform for our offensive players to reap the rewards. Arsene has had to place many midfielders on his mental weighing scales in an attempt to find the right balance. The first switch to 4-3-3 meant that we were often punished on the counter attack so then a second midfielder had dropped back into a second midfield position to readdress that issue. What this midfield reminds me of is part of the 2008/09 midfield when Cesc Fabregas
I found myself getting rather snappy when I glanced across a headline on a news feed about Manchester City swooping for van Persie after contract... blah blah. I didn't even complete the headline before screaming out obscenities on my way to the train station this morning. Let alone click the link. Please, if you can do one thing for me today, it is please do not click that hit whoring filth. We do not need to encourage them any further to make up news rather than report on actual news
A player like Zinedine Zidane started out as a right sided player but because of his influence he was moved inside so he could be more involved in the game. The same was the case for Dennis Bergkamp at Ajax and even our very own Robin van Persie who last contributed to Feyenoord from the left wing. When you are a player who flickers in and out of games and find it difficult to dictate a
As we know, it didn't happen and apart from Gervinho and a few experienced players like Mikel Arteta we basically had to make do with what we already had at the club. With Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri departing for sunnier climates and greener pockets respectively, I thought we really needed one superstar to add to the quality youngsters and experienced
At one point, at two or three up, West Brom had an attack and the likes of Gervinho, Song, Arteta and many more players were sprinting after the West Brom players, preventing them from having time on the ball. What is even better is that this hard work came against a team that many of the
Arsene did say that ideally Vermaelen would play because of his awesome left footedness so it will be mostly a choice of which center back will partner him. This is not to mention Johan Djourou who was almost our most important player last season before he picked up his shoulder injury at Old Trafford in the FA Cup. As much as you may or may not rate Squillaci, it is hard to argue having him as fifth
In season 2009/10, Emmanuel Adebayor made his dream signing to Manchester City, the club where he could finally find happiness and a long term home, Arsene Wenger made some tactical adjustments to his Arsenal team. His tried and tested 4-4-2 had been cast aside into history and a new fluid 4-3-3 system was in place. Cesc Fabregas was given freedom to attack and create while van Persie was converted to an out and out goalscorer. A position that many people questioned. Arsenal
Many people are rightly talking about one man right now and the words one man team have been bandied about a little too freely for my liking but Robin's going through a crazy hot streak right now where goals are coming as easily as racists slipping over. Arsene Wenger spoke about Robin benefiting from an attacking team with team mates who create plenty of chances. He mentioned this more than once post Chelsea and even post Stoke where he won the game from the bench, Wenger
Aaron Ramsey was absolutely sensational today and following his Stoke City display, he could be close to his best. His pass for van Persie's first goal was eye of the needle stuff. A reversed slice pass into the path of Gervinho who may have gone for goal himself if he had scored from Walcott's