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Sunday, 27 March 2011

Brazil v Scotland 2-0 Highlights 2011 Video Friendly Emirates

Mar 27, 2011

Brazil v Scotland 2011

27th March, 2011- 27/3/11- Emirates Stadium, London

Final score:- Brazil v Scotland 2-0 ( Neymar

Thursday, 24 February 2011

Arsenal to Sign £15m Goal Machine as Two Emirates Strikers Head for Exit

1 comment by The Newshound on February 24th, 2011

Arsene Wenger linked with move to sign French international as two squad players prepare for potential Gunners departure.

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Saturday, 12 February 2011

No heroics from Wolves at the Emirates

By: DJ | February 12th, 2011
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10178353 It all felt a bit like ‘After the Lord Mayors Show’ at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon. A 2-0 win by a team 2nd in the league against a team in a relegation battle can hardly be described as a shock but I think many Wolves fans felt their team went down with a bit of a whimper and it was a routine and comfortable win for the Gunners. This was not an Arsenal team playing the sparkling passing game that has impressed us all in recent years as Wolves did a decent job of closing them down. But Wolves were to pose very little threat as an attacking unit and whenever they did push Arsenal back we saw the best of the home team as they broke away with pace and purpose.

It was an unchanged Wolves team that set out and they held their own in the opening quarter of an hour but after 16 minutes the home team took the lead with a remarkably simple goal. Fabregas was able to pick out Van Persie in the area who had been lost by Stearman and the dutchman sweetly volleyed home. The Gunners regularly looked capable of extending their lead and Hennessey came to the rescue on a number of occasions including right at the end of the first half with his feet.

At the start of the second half Arsenal could have scored twice very early. Walcott missed a sitter after being set up by Wilshere and then it was Hennesseys feet again to Wolves rescue from the next attack. But the lead was doubled ten minutes after the break. Wolves were on the attack but a lightning break with some excellent first time passing saw Walcott get away unchallenged. His cross picked out Van Persie who calmly scored albeit from what looked like an offside position.

Wolves introduced Ebanks Blake, Foley and then Fletcher during the second half for O’Hara. Jarvis and then Doyle but you had to say only Henessey saved Wolves from a heavier defeat.

Berra had a decent game in defence but Zubar, Elokobi and Stearman all found the Arsenal attack a handful. The midfield never really got to grips with the game as an attacking unit with Henry and Jarvis particularly disappointing. I was surprised that O’Hara who had impressed as an attacking midfielder last week at Molineux was played in a deep role ahead of the defence. This was a role that didn’t seem to suit him at all and not for the first time this season it meant Doyle was isolated as the lone striker. The form of Henry and Jarvis will be a concern though. Henry has not played well since all the furore over his approach in the autumn. His passing is negative and often poor and his trademark tackling is a distant memory. And Jarvis seems to have lost the confidence to take his full backs on in a way that he was doing so brilliantly not so long ago.

With West Ham. Albion, Wigan and Blackpool all getting draws and Birmingham winning it meant Wolves slipped back to the bottom of the table but they are only three points from the survival places and as the league tightens up they are only 9 points off 8th. So all to play for as they prepare for what looks like by far the most important games of the season at Albion and at home to Blackpool. The really tough games are gone now and the gap is not so big as to be beyond them. In fact as the Black Country derby looms Wolves will know that a win at the Hawthorns can take them above their rivals.

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Tweet « Gunners the final hurdle for Wolves | Home | Comments | Add your comment goonerista | February 12th, 2011 at 4:10 pm

Offside? You blind?

Bakerboy | February 12th, 2011 at 4:36 pm

Clearly offside. Persie was in an offside position, when Walcott recieved the ball, so he wasn’t allowed to take advantage of that position later.

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Saturday, 5 February 2011

Arsenal Prepared for £45m Real Madrid Bid for Emirates Pair

Comments Off by Steven Constable on February 4th, 2011

Jose Mourinho keen on bring Emirates Stadium duo to the Bernabeu.

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Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Arsenal Youngster On the Verge of Securing £6m Emirates Exit

1 comment by The Newshound on January 25th, 2011

Mexican international to leave the Emirates in search of first team football in La Liga.

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Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Arsenal Set for £25m Real Madrid Bid for Emirates Star

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Jose Mourinho hopes to bring Emirates Stadium striker to the Bernabeu.

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Thursday, 13 January 2011

Arsenal Pair of Varying Importance Set for £22m Emirates Exit

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Gunners pair set to leave the Emirates?

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Saturday, 1 January 2011

Arsenal Set for £18m Juventus Offer for Emirates Star

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Serie A giants want Emirates attacker.

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Friday, 31 December 2010

Arsenal Striker Carlos Vela Set for Loan Switch as Aaron Ramsey Returns to the Emirates

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Arsene Wenger makes plans for his Emirates youngsters.

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Monday, 27 December 2010

What would you do? Your team, your system at the Emirates

By: Jack | December 26th, 2010
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Quelling this pair is of the utmost importance.

Gross

We first tackled tactics for Spurs. Now I ask how you would line up against the Arsenal.

Allow me to offer the first suggestion.

We must initially determine Arsene’s starting lineup. What do we know? Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby are fit. At least two of that trio – Fabregas, van Persie for me – should be expected to be on the field from the beginning. The back five picks itself at the moment, with Thomas Vermaelen out for the longterm. In midfield, Alex Song is guaranteed a place as is the in-form Samir Nasri and the volatile Andrey Arshavin. That leaves only one post open, to be filled by either Diaby or young Jack Wilshire. Wilshire would seem a safer bet, though Diaby probably provides more steel alongside Song in front of the defense. Van Persie’s inclusion means there is no place for Drogba’s No. 1 fan, Chamakh, either. Van Persie has burned us in the past, so I would think he has to start. So, with that being said, this is how I see Arsenal lining up tomorrow evening:

Projected Arsenal XI
Fabianski
Sagna-Squillaci-Koscielny-Clichy
Song-Wilshire
Nasri-Fabregas-Arshavin
van Persie

Now that we have our first team, the next to be determined is what we must do to muzzle this obviously potent Arsenal attack. The simple answer is keep them from controlling the middle of the park.

Arsenal are a severe danger when they are able to work centrally. The fluid movement in the channels is facilitated by Fabregas and the movement of both Arshavin and Nasri from the wings. Getting to the byline is not the objective. Cutting inside and commencing with effective interchange is how Arsene’s men hurt you.

I don’t think the hosts will have to worry about controlling possession – they normally do against us. It’s how they use it that will decide the outcome of this encounter. If we can force them to the outside, we have the advantage. A key stat from our previous meeting this season: Arsenal completed just four of 22 crossing passes.

To do what we need to do, Mikel will need Essien to aid as a screen to the back four. Discipline is needed from both. Essien, cut down on the forward runs this week. Please.

The rest is fairly easy. If Arshavin starts, we’ll have a chance to exploit Clichy. Arshavin is not the most industrious of players; Clichy is not the most defensively sound of fullbacks. Fabregas, like Lampard, is hardly match fit. Neither is van Persie.

As for us …

Foremost, we need The Mighty One to pillage. We’re talking August-style pillaging, too. The man has not been at the races in recent weeks, with malaria robbing him of his robustness and apparently his drive. Both characteristics started to resurface at Spurs, and we need them to blossom at the Emirates. Drogba has 13 goals in 11 appearances against this club. They fear him. For us to win, he must perform.

And don’t forget the inclusion of Frank Lampard. Of course he won’t be fully fit. But his return is no doubt a massive lift to the entire organization. Just having him on the field will be a boost to the players. Further, we have missed his ability to provide that crucial link from the midfield to the forward three. Oh, and his goals. We’ve missed those, too. What’s he missed, a third of the season? So we’re down about seven goals then.

The only position really under question is right-back. I think Carlo will opt for Paulo after his astute display at WHL and with Bosingwa not exactly on form or fit.

We’re going to need the 4-3-3 to act like a 4-2-3-1 at times. We’ll also need everyone sans Drogba receding when Arsenal are in possession. We did it at home, and they failed to break us down. Do it again.

Projected CFC XI
Cech
Ferreira-Bane-EBJT-Cole
Essien-Mikel-Lampard
Anelka-Drogba-Malouda

That’s all I got. What do you guys have in mind for Arsenal?

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Category: Analysis, Chelsea Team News, Fixtures, Premiership, Tactics

Tags: Analysis, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea Team News, Didier Drogba, Fixtures, Frank Lampard, Paulo Ferreira, Premier League, Premiership, Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri, Tactics
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