Tagged with UEFA Champions league
Sep 2009
30th
Arsenal 2 – 0 Olympiacos — Patience pays off for Arsenal
Perhaps determined not to have a repeat of Standard Liege, Arsenal came out with all guns blazing. Unfortunately the gun-sights were not correctly calibrated.
Aug 2009
19th
Celtic 0 – 2 Arsenal. A solid start to the campaign.
It would be wrong to say that the players might have suddenly discovered a magic formula over the off-season break, but Arsenal has so far showed an edge to their game that they didn’t have at the same time last year.
Apr 2009
7th
Champions league Villarreal preview
There is a lot of talk about Pires, and yes it will be emotional, but to me the player that will trouble us the most is Marcos Senna
Oct 2008
21st
Arsenal puts 5 past Fenerbahce
Whatever the headlines tomorrow, my man of the match has to go to Almunia. All our attacking flair would have been for nought if Almunia wasn’t there to foil Fenerbahce who actually had more shots on goal than Arsenal.
21st
Depleted Arsenal face test at Sukru Saracoglu
Unlike some of our domestic ties, I believe we are more capable of controlling European ties, their style suits us. I strongly believe the only thing between us and champions league glory is another English side.
Oct 2008
1st
Was Arsenal this good? Or Porto that bad?
In stark contrast to Saturday, Arsenal wanted it more. It begs the question though, why can’t we play every game with something approaching that same level of intensity? Why so much inconsistency? If we approach any match with the same attitude as last night then we should be able to win some silverware.
Sep 2008
18th
3 Games 3 goals and Gallas still unhappy
There are a lot of reasons why some fans are not enamoured by our captain Gallas, however if there is one thing we can all agree he is good at is his propensity to come up with the most important goals. On the 88th minute in last night game, a Gallas goal made the difference. . .
Aug 2008
28th
Arsenal 4 – 0 Fc Twente – 5 observations
After the debacle of Craven Cottage, last night’s game was just what the doctor ordered. Arsenal had a 2 goal advantage going in the game so getting to the group stages was not an issue, the question was what kind of performance would we get from the Arsenal?