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Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by United States, Oct 2, 2011.

  1. United States

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    Why can't i access to SamirNasri......'s 'Well done' article? :confused::confused::confused:
     
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  2. PleaseNotPoll

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    Because it's initially posted to the Spurs board and then linked to the Arsenal one.
     
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  3. United States

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    As a moderator would you alter it - so i can see what's written in there..
     
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  4. Samurai

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    Question to moderators: Can you make me one? I have a lot of spare time nowadays.
     
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  5. PleaseNotPoll

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    The only way that I could do that would be to move it from the Spurs board to the Arsenal board and it's directed to Spurs fans, so I don't think that's appropriate.

    Here's a replication of the article itself, though:

    "Well done
    Well, most of the Spurs fans on here know me, so there's no need to introduce myself.

    However, this is going to be a long article, so in summary, I'll just say that it's about the match, and how I feel both teams will fare for the rest of the season. Except it's in a lot of detail.

    Well done on getting a win today. I know it's not usual for a rival supporter to do this after the game, but I'm really not that bitter. I expected us to lose by a larger goal margin and Arsenal's general display to be piss poor, but we were okay and so I lowered my expectations for the game. We're showing symptoms of how to be a team again, however, the defence needs to be revamped completely.

    I'll talk about Arsenal in a moment, but first I wanted to talk about the game.

    MY VERDICT ON THE MATCH

    I felt that the opening 10-15 minutes was pretty even, actually. Then Arsenal had a couple of miscommunications at the back with Mertesacker and Song and then Spurs looked to be creating chances. There was that moment where Song was hesitant on the ball and then he just booted it, but it fell to a Spurs player who played it through to Parker and I thought ''****, it's one-nil'' but Szczsney did well. Parker looked uncomfortable when he shot, though.

    Both teams had brief spells of possession.

    Then Gervinho had an excellent chance, which he really should have put away, but he's a frustrating player and even some Lille fans said as much.

    Van der Vaart then had an excellent chance as Mertesacker was keeping an eye on the ball out wide rather than keeping an eye on VdV. Ramsey tracked back, perhaps in time to put vdV off the shot, but Szczsney did well to save at the near post.

    I was impressed with Coquelin and how he kept Modric pretty quiet for the game. He looks like a better prospect than Frimpong and is disciplined defensively, too. Bale seemed quiet as well.

    I was also impressed with the Spurs' determination to get forward and their attacking intent and the way how players like Parker pressed us in midfield. They looked fairly comfortable. They didn't do what Arsenal did and panic and they didn't lose possession in bad areas where the opposition can break and punish you. Spurs have players who can break with pace and also have players who have the peripheral vision to pick out a pass that can cause the defence to split apart. We were lucky at times and, defensively, were living on edge.

    I felt van der Vaart was lucky with the goal, as he'd controlled it with his arm and take nothing away from the finish, it was great, but I guess it was a difficult angle for the officials to see. Even after I saw the replay, I thought it hit his chest, but I watched it again, two more times, and he controlled it.

    Then he celebrated with the fans. I thought usually that's a yellow card offence? And he'd been booked before, which I thought meant that even if the goal was going to stand, Spurs should have been down to 10?

    Anyway, then it was evens again in territory for the remainder of the first half.

    Second half

    Well, we seemed to have the upper hand. And our doggedness paid off as Ramsey got a lovely goal. He was awful for most of the game, so I felt it was unlikely that he was going to get the goal. And then we were piling on the pressure on the Spurs defence, but I thought King and Kaboul were immense at the back and they cleared most crosses and they restricted our players to taking shots first time round, rather than allowing space, as I noticed your defenders were harrying our attacking players.

    Szczsney made some really stunning saves, like the one from Adebayor, and you felt that it may have been a slender Arsenal win or a close draw, but then Harry changed his tactics and gameplan and it paid off as they were beginning to look relaxed on the ball. Then BANG! Walker scored from nowhere. Sublime shot, but Szczsney, for how good he'd been throughout the entire game, should have saved that.

    Granted - it dipped toward the end - but it was an Almunia esque mistake. And the defence really should have not allowed Walker that time and space on the ball. Should have been quicker to close him down.

    And then after that, only one real team looked like winning. There were momentary glimpses of where Arsenal could have got back in the game, but Spurs had the momentum and the praise of the supporters to lead them to a crucial victory.

    This now means Arsenal are 5 points behind Spurs, whilst Spurs have a game in hand. And apparently we're 12 points off the top of the table according to Ed Chamberlain.

    ON SPURS AND ARSENAL

    Spurs had a tough start and it was uncomfortable as Crouch and Modric had purportedly wanted out, but the better player stayed loyal and the other left. But in the time, the players in the Spurs' squad were clearly very unsettled. And the team went into both Manc games in the wrong frame of mind. But then they acquired Parker and Adebayor and both have been superb.

    Parker offers solidity in midfield and has lovely distribution and delivery of the ball.

    Adebayor is a talented striker with nice feet and a deft first touch.

    Both will be crucial to your campaign.

    I think that 4th is between Arsenal and Spurs. Liverpool won't make it as I still feel they don't have enough, but between Arsenal and Spurs at the moment, Spurs seem to have the upper hand.

    They've won the last few games and if they can get on a very good run of form, they'll be making the gap larger. Which is a very big worry.

    However a lot can happen between now and May. A lot. I'm not writing off Spurs until we literally have 4th place cemented. But that doesn't seem likely at the moment.

    4 defeats in the league already does not bode well for a team that were title challengers only last year. We've lost important players but that is the thing.

    NO team will have their full strength squad for every game and it is vital that teams learn to cope without key players/

    It's a concept which Wenger cannot grasp and so he will resort to the insolent claptrap, which is regurgitated over and over again.

    He's also tactically inept. He took Walcott off and put Benayoun on? I didn't think Walcott had a outstanding game, but he can be the difference between the two sides with his ability to run at players and score goals.

    I'd say for the time being, Spurs look favourites for fourth. But if Wenger employs some defensive coaches and decides to be more liberal with his footballing approach, then we'll be in the mix again.

    For spurs it's looking good. For Arsenal - Wenger needs to make changes.

    Sorry for the long winded article."
     
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  6. United States

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    SamuraisShadow - I could have ask this everyone, but it's a technical problem hence i referred it to moderators. <ok>

    PNP - That seems to me a very very long winded article - I would like to discuss about some points in that article? Would I be able to do that?

    For example - Crouch purportedly wanted out. I thought he threatened to play with reserve if he didn't sign for Stoke by dishonest Dan. Am i wrong?
     
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  7. PleaseNotPoll

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    I'm sure that you can make your own article on here to do that, Michigan.
    Can you post on the Spurs board? I think you know the answer to that already.
     
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  8. United States

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    For unknown reasons, I am restricted to post on Tottenham board. Even supermod haven't got a clue about it. May be I should speak to vBulletin people on one of their forums about this glitch.
     
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  9. PleaseNotPoll

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    You were banned for WUMing.
    I believe that this happened before I became a moderator, but I stand by the decision.
     
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  10. United States

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    That's incorrect.

    Had I banned for wuming then supermod would have known about it. I am sure there is a glitch.
     
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    The end......
     
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