Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Arsenal 2-2 City: 5 talking points from the exciting match

so the weekend's super fixture finally took place and as expected; there was plenty of negatives and positives that were drawn, live alone the sheer entertaining match at Emirates stadium.
Welbeck obviously stole the limelight before the kickoff since he was making his Gunners bow after his 20M euros switch from Old Trafford.
 The young England international looked set and motivated to prove his former employers wrong and probably nail the centre forward position. He never disappointed and almost got the gunners faithful in ecstasy when his deft effort rattled the bar after he collected a loose ball inside City's area.
Pellegrini's men headed to the Emirates on the back of a shocking 0-1 loss to Stoke City a fortnight ago.

Wenger stuck with Ozil on the flanks and opted to leave Cazorla, probably with Tuesday's match in mind. Jack proved why the manager has always been on his side after a superb evening characterized by sharp forays, accurate dribbling and world class performance in general.
Wilshere was at the end of a fantastic team goal after he looped a ball over the already swept apart Hart, into the back of his England team mate's net.
The young midfielder then set up Alexis well crafted goal with a headed pass to make it 2-1 before Demichelis rose high to condemn the gunners to a 2-2 draw.
Below are the 5 talking points from the match:
1. Zonal marking not our thing.
The gunners have always been facing the sticks from the fans as well as from the press. reason? the obvious cheap set piece goals they normally concede. Since last season we had the same problem before the defence marshaled up and Szczesny collected the golden glove at the end of the season. We've already conceded 4 goals from set piece positions, from Everton,Leicester,Palace and City!
2. Ozil still on WC Honeymoon
Yes he's the club's record signing and yes last season was his chance to familiarize himself with the league. But till when? the world cup winning maestro can't complain of being deployed out of his favoured no.10 position. he played on the flanks in his entire World Cup outing and to my surprise he flourished! then why not inject the same zeal and hunger when donning the red and white? I think it's time Wenger shows him the bench and see what happens.
3. Arsenal were lucky not to lose 4-3
I am sorry if you think am dreaming but if you actually followed every minute of the match probably you;d agree with me. Yes we drew 2-2 but were it not for lady luck's Arsenal preference, Dzeko and Kolarov's late efforts hitting the bar; and Danny's first half's failed magic, then by the 90th minute we would have recorded a 4-3 loss!
4. Danny has a bright future with Arsenal
When you read all the regrets off the United family's lips, then you'll discover Wenger struck gold in Welbeck's deal. The boy looked sharp from the onset and despite him only sharing a few days of practice with his new family, Danny stepped up and showed his worth. From his defensive displays to his attacking talents both from the flanks and upfront, danny will surely scale greater heights under Wenger's watch, just like he did with Henry over a decade ago.
5. Wilshere needs more criticism!
It was evident on Saturday that Wilshere was super ready to pick up from where he left from 2 years ago before his infamous ankle injury. The young lad has been under very much criticism on his under par performances with the likes of Scholes 'advising' him to seek refuge elsewhere. The 22 year old surprisingly stepped up on a big occasion and delivered! when you look at his facial expression after he scored the equaliser, 'that's for you haters' it read.
Tonight Gunners play Dortmund away at Signal Iduna Park, and we all know how the story goes.....we take three points at their back yard and maybe we share a point in London. all the best to the gunners tonight and may Ramsey's header break the yellow submarine's hearts!!
@bryoshavin.

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