Hi fellow true gooners.
I was on the verge of being excited about last nights game but a part of me knew we would probably undo all our good work from Anfield and unfortunately I was right. Things do need to be put in perspective somewhat as Turf Moor is not an easy place to go and Man Utd were beaten there earlier in the season, so maybe a draw wasn't such a bad result. What disappointed me the most was the performance, although we could have been three up in the first 15 minutes, the truth is that after that we were unable to create much and could and should have been beaten. It just goes to show how much Fabregas makes us tick, all our play was going through him and once he went off injured I knew we would be up against it. The only players to do themselves any justice was Song and Vermaelen, both trying to push us forward and create chances even though they had little in front of them in terms of quality and application.
The reason for my title is in relation to two players I do not feel are fit to wear the shirt - Almunia and Walcott. Almunia's performance last night was one of the worst I've seen from a goalkeeper, his attempt to cut out a simple ball accross his six yard box for Burnley's dissalowed goal (which was clearly onside) was embarrasing. Manual Almunia is the WORST Arsenal goalkeeper I have ever seen and is easily the worst in the Premier League. It's no wonder that our defence looks so suspect, how can anyone have confidence in Almunia to do the basics? The answer is they can't and it shows. I'm not saying that Fabianski is the answer but he cannot be as bad as Almunia - it's a sad state of affairs when you have to pick a goalkeeper on the basis that they aren't as bad as the competition, unfortunately that's where we are. Fabianski MUST start against Hull and Wenger MUST buy a goalkeeper in January - this should be his number one priority.
Theo Walcott's performance was painful, there's no other way to describe it. Lets analyse walcott as a player and what he can do:
Running at full pace with the ball under control - No
Running at slower pace with the ball under control - No
Crossing a ball - No
Shooting accurately - Maybe
Beating a full back - No
Upper body strength - None
Injury prone - Yes
The guy clearly isn't good enough, his performance last night was beyond shocking and when he wasn't losing the ball he was anonymous just like he was at Liverpool. I think it's time for Wenger to sell him to the highest bidder and earn some money out of him, I echo the sentiments of some Arsenal blogs who have said that Walcott will end up in lower league obscurity when he leaves Arsenal. Can he prove me wrong? I doubt it but I will be the first to hold my hands up if he does. Eduardo? I don't know what's happened with him but I'll save that for another day!
That being said, we are still in third, we have a Hull on Saturday and I think we will beat them even without Fabregas and it's snowing!
Come on Arsenal!
I was on the verge of being excited about last nights game but a part of me knew we would probably undo all our good work from Anfield and unfortunately I was right. Things do need to be put in perspective somewhat as Turf Moor is not an easy place to go and Man Utd were beaten there earlier in the season, so maybe a draw wasn't such a bad result. What disappointed me the most was the performance, although we could have been three up in the first 15 minutes, the truth is that after that we were unable to create much and could and should have been beaten. It just goes to show how much Fabregas makes us tick, all our play was going through him and once he went off injured I knew we would be up against it. The only players to do themselves any justice was Song and Vermaelen, both trying to push us forward and create chances even though they had little in front of them in terms of quality and application.
The reason for my title is in relation to two players I do not feel are fit to wear the shirt - Almunia and Walcott. Almunia's performance last night was one of the worst I've seen from a goalkeeper, his attempt to cut out a simple ball accross his six yard box for Burnley's dissalowed goal (which was clearly onside) was embarrasing. Manual Almunia is the WORST Arsenal goalkeeper I have ever seen and is easily the worst in the Premier League. It's no wonder that our defence looks so suspect, how can anyone have confidence in Almunia to do the basics? The answer is they can't and it shows. I'm not saying that Fabianski is the answer but he cannot be as bad as Almunia - it's a sad state of affairs when you have to pick a goalkeeper on the basis that they aren't as bad as the competition, unfortunately that's where we are. Fabianski MUST start against Hull and Wenger MUST buy a goalkeeper in January - this should be his number one priority.
Theo Walcott's performance was painful, there's no other way to describe it. Lets analyse walcott as a player and what he can do:
Running at full pace with the ball under control - No
Running at slower pace with the ball under control - No
Crossing a ball - No
Shooting accurately - Maybe
Beating a full back - No
Upper body strength - None
Injury prone - Yes
The guy clearly isn't good enough, his performance last night was beyond shocking and when he wasn't losing the ball he was anonymous just like he was at Liverpool. I think it's time for Wenger to sell him to the highest bidder and earn some money out of him, I echo the sentiments of some Arsenal blogs who have said that Walcott will end up in lower league obscurity when he leaves Arsenal. Can he prove me wrong? I doubt it but I will be the first to hold my hands up if he does. Eduardo? I don't know what's happened with him but I'll save that for another day!
That being said, we are still in third, we have a Hull on Saturday and I think we will beat them even without Fabregas and it's snowing!
Come on Arsenal!
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