Arsène Wenger gave Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Carlos Vela late appearances this afternoon as Arsenal beat Real Madrid 1-0, but missed out on retaining the Emirates Cup.
Wenger chose to bring in the more experienced faces to face the La Liga Champions, but allowed Wilshere, Lansbury, Randall, Ramsey and Vela places on the bench.
Emmanuel Adebayor’s second half penalty secured the victory, but the late impact from Wilshere was particularly impressive. The 16 year old – who received yet more praise from Wenger yesterday – played the final 15 minutes, and once more left an impression on the manager, and fans.
After replacing Samir Nasri on the left, he preceded to try and tare apart the Spanish outfit. Two neat touches signalled his intent, before a stunning skill saw him embarrass Javi Garica, before a deft cross was smashed into the side netting by Bendtner.
His confidence and willingness to attack even the biggest of names was re-markable. He would then try and orchestrate the second, after an inch perfect through ball nearly released Vela. Jack finished the 90 minutes by linking up with Bendtner, but the big Dane couldn’t release the fleet-footed youngster.
Arsenal may have missed out on the Cup, but the revelation of the tournament was surly Wilshere. Both fixtures have allowed him to learn, and more importantly, blossom.
Just how long can we keep saying ‘He Is Too Young’.
Article By – J.Sanderson
he was brilliant
Haha we can’t keep saying it JS and Ramsey is ready too. Even Le Coq will be ready… I prefer Wilshere as a subsitute on the right wing instead of that useless Eboué, I can’t say it enough!!
Good match, Adebayor proved all the doubters wrong. Hardly done anything wrong. People were bitching about his first touch. I hope Diaby needs matches too cause I though Denilson played much better than him.
Wow J that was a quick post.
man you are faaaaast
i agree with you , willie was great !
you are right, wilshere was awesome! the boy’s tough too, remember in particular a 50-50 with salgado and he came out alright.
Entertaining match, Glad a team we didn’t face won it. Should be assuring for HSV Fans to see they don’t really need VDV.
So Next Year:
Arsenal P
Salamanca P
Roma and Athletico anyone? :D
I would not take too much into starting Jack on the basis of pre-season.
We all know what pre-season is for, lets see how he does in the Carling Cup this season and hope for the best fr him.
great game by the gunners. ade had some great chances. that one run was particulary good too bad he just finished inches away.
wilshere was awesome. hope to c more of him in the future but the boss knows best.
walcott played well i thought as well.
well done j.sanderson, ur a beast for putting this post up so quickly. nice work bro!
Haha thanks guys.
Wilshere’s pre-season form will make it difficult for him to be in the Reserves now. It will seem like a step-down, when infact its a step up.
Nothing seems to faze this kid. He is different class, surely we’re going to see plenty of him in the Carling Cup and maybe even in the Prem??
I duno. Hes got pace, great passing, great awereness, skillful on the ball, good movement, gets assists and goals and plays with confidance despite hes age and inexperiance. Carling Cup, ill change my vote from a hopefully to a definatly. First team? Hopefully.
I still think Wenger is right to say we have to “respect his development” and not stick him right in at the deep end. But still, you feel he could do a bit of a Fabregas. Carling Cup and possibly a couple of league appearences this seasonl first team if he gets throu those and impresses next season.
We’ll see. Well doen to Theo who played brilliantly again today. Whole team impressed overall, Nasri much better, Diaby was the only that atall disapointed (except perhaps Bendtner althou he didnt have much time), good player but needs to work on the mental aspects of the game. At the hes too indesicive and takes too long to pick a pass.
Well done to the lads and well done Hamburg, the only side i was happy with winning other than us. Good team and im a massive fan of Mohammed Zidan.
One of Senderos best performance in an arsenal shirt. The defence is working as unit/back four like i want
Thank You Vince mate :)
im guessing hamburg won the cup then after hammering juve oh well its all about getting players fitness and sharpness back to the highest level before the start of the season but the cup would have boosted the youngsters confidence
Overall it was a good game. The van Persie – Adebayor link was very effective and is probably our best partnership up front. Wilshire came in and again showed glimpses of his potential.
Worrying signs however lies with Diaby. I’m not convinced that he can play the holding role. Sure he has some good qualities, but his distribution at times leaves more to be desired while his tackling is just awful. Expect many red cards if he plays DM for us this year. Look at his tackle on Sneijder! Song, huury back please.
Great site J. Great win !! Ade & VanP can play together ! Young boys pushing for the first team… We dont need Fab4 to beat Real M. Thats the good news ! I think Nasir was the only neg in this match. But he will inprove…
theo had a great half just flying down the wing but became invisible in the second, still great game.Also nasri looked really good nice and direct and by the time west brom comes he will be in sinc with the rest of the team
it seems without hleb we’re lacking a bit of balance. it shud sort itself out but we were playing slick last pre season. Ramsey not yet ready and we really need a DM. Diaby and Denilson gave too much space and didn’t know when too attack or defend at times.
Ok, he proved everything I’ve said in the past 24 hours wrong. He’s good. Whoever said he deserves to be closer to the first xi than Eboue is right. Wow, just wow. He skinned Garcia with such poise, kinda reminded me of Pires in his prime.
Diaby looks like a Bolton player. Feeling disgusted with myself in that I’m thinking to myself, maybe that’s not a bad thing. Certainly had a terrific first half and lost his composure in the second.
If Adebayor plays like this every game, I’ll forgive and forget. RVP looks like he needs a couple more games. Walcott looked terrific, but he’s played a bit more.
DIABY IS SHIT!!!
He cant tackle or pass to save his life. He loses the ball easily and commits to many dangerous tackles.
He can never be our replacement to Flamini. If he’s the guy to fill the void, then we are doomed from the start.
I dont mean to be a pain but Diaby is bot good enough to play in Arsenal’s central midfield because his vision isnt good when he is pressurised, his tempo is slow thus will slow us down, range of passing isnt special or excellent and his tackling success rate last year was less than 25%
It seems like a midfielder is close to joining. Not sure how true the news is so don’t ask me.
Anyway, the game was a positive one. Much better than yesterday’s if you ask me. Adebayor knows he has to work hard to win back the fans’ support. So it wasn’t that surprising that he did most of the hardwork.
Real Madrid seem tired. Very tired. I expect them to be more threatening to be honest so overall, it’s a great experience for the young lads.
Wilshere nearly made one for Arsenal and before he did that, he sort of glided past a dominating Salgado. Nice move from Jack!
To sum it all, I think Wenger expected the outcome of this cup, as he might have thought that his firs teamers aren’t up to the mark yet in terms of match fitness. I do expect Arsenal to perform much better in the Ajax Amsterdam Tournament now because by then, our match fitness level should’ve improved to a much higher level, which will enable them to fight for a group stage place in the UEFA Champions League.
Notable mentions today should go to:
i) Adebayor,
ii) Denilson – Saw some notable improvements but still need to work on the defensive side.
iii) Walcott – He’s still better on the right side at the moment
iv) van Persie – Saw a lot of glimpses of his old self. He just has to keep himself match fit and from any injury.
v) Sagna and Clichy – We have the best in the league. Top class.
vi) J.’s favourite Wilshere – I personally like him, but too bad he was forced to play on the left THANKS to Eb-waaaaaay (Eboue)
Almunia didn’t have too much to do to be honest. And Dudek would probably be relieved for not conceding more than one. One more thing though. Diaby in the middle – not reassuring. He lost possession a couple of times due to dilly-dallying on the ball. I feel that if he fails in the middle, then it might the end of Diaby.
I don’t want him to go but he needs to improve a lot to get into this team. Ramsey looks better than him already even though he’s just joined the team not long ago.
That’s all folks. :)
who saw flamini against chelsea. gutted for him and I hope Milan don’t judge him too quickly
wilshere – my oppinion is hes our young english messi
Great performance. The best thing about this squad is how the young boys seem to fit into the team seamlessly. Ramsey impresses me just as much as Wilshere and Vela has a decent chance at making an impact this season providing we find the best partnership for him. Arsenal’s approach play still has me a little worried but if we put in a last minute Cristiano Ronaldo bid then I see us having no problems :)
j. i was thinking bout making ma own blog yeah about youth and first team and i was sort of wondering if you could give me some tips and if i could use the same background maybe help me in its development for a little while?
Well, while Jol is celebrating at le grove (lol), Wenger is hopefully asking how much De La Red is going for :)
I don’t think Diaby is going to partner Cesc, I think he is third choice (ala Bert last season). I think people might be too hard on him considering it’s what, his first or second friendly? I think he was terrific in the first half, he orchestrated the game well with Denilson and closed down the opposition with no problems. With it being a friendly, he lapsed in concentration and it lead to two major mistakes though – hopefully Wenger can coach some composure into him for the next two weeks.
Mike, a bit fantastical there. However I AGREE 100% about Diaby. Again look what he did to Sneijder! Many reed cards to come from him.
Diaby wasn’t bad in central midfield, and kept his game relatively simple compared to what we’re used to from him. However, he dwelt on the ball too long at certain times, and tried to be clever in dangerous areas, subsequently giving the ball away, which lead to potential scoring opportunities for Madrid. With a run of games in the side and a word in his ear from our coaches, I believe these defects can be ironed out eventually. His tackling wasn’t bad either, although there’s also room for improvement there too. I don’t think he was at fault for the Sneidjer injury, which was unfortunate.
alimpar11:
To be honest, I’ll rather get a good young winger (left or right) than Ronaldo. Someone like Giovinco (or similar) because Ronaldo’s “superstar” fame might influence the dressing room atmosphere. :p
Where you got Diaby shit from He played oright fucking hell Viera did bad tackles aswell but no one said he was shit
Here’s a list of players I hope play ahead of Eboue: Roiscky, Nasri, Theo, Bischoff, Merida, Wilshere, Barazite…
Ade was brilliant, and the thing that was most impressive about him is that last season he slowed down our passing game but he fitted in seamlessly this game, let’s hope that carries on.
Denilson was better than Diaby but I think Denilson’s played the most minutes for us in pre-season.
It wasn’t his fault with the sneider tackle because diaby wanted the ball more then sneider and arsenal missed alot of aggression what me missed.
come on. it was hardly a ‘stunning swansong’. the kid came on, did well and to me looks as if he could be ready to play some first team football this season at some point.
however, you are over hyping by saying it was ‘stunning’. he did a couple of nice things. its being blowed out of all proportions.
i believe wilshire skinned salgado, which capped off a fine performce from the young lad.
umm, Bjørn-Erik, were u watching the same match as i was.. cause NASRI was sheer class.
Oh, and j, it’s remarkable, not ‘re-markable’.
Trinder: I know you asked J but: Correct spelling and grammar would help ;). Also, try and find something new to report on – if i want daily news i already have arseblog; youth news here; comment, critiques and discussion there is gunnerblog and goodplaya; asshatery, racism and retardness – anr. i’m sure there is a niche out there if you could think of it, but if you just try to copy what others are doing you are going to have to make it be of a genuinely great quality to usurpe the existing blogs.
Magneto, i agree people are being a bit to harsh i thought in the first half he was quite good, however there were a couple of times where he over analysed the situation, but as u said with a few games in a row the minor imperfections will be ironed out.I think he will be our cm with fabregas coz we need someone with a big frame thus discounting denilson(who is good player but not the right size).However song might have a chance if he plays well in the olympics.But i still like diaby , hate to say it but he has the potential to be vieria but with a bit more technical skill, (note it is at the moment only potential)
It should be noted that Senderos played very well today. He was assured at the back, good positive play starting off some attacks and made some impressive through balls.
Nice post btw J.Sanderson
Thank you Lance. Some fans just pounce and jump on bandwagons, his tackle on Sneijder wasn’t bad, he got the ball, you can’t always tackle and not touch the man. He’s not our holding midfielder though. Nasri was good, held onto the ball, held off his man, used the flanks. We still need matches and confidence to really get us going.
Yeah I agree with Manuel Wilshere’s being way overhyped (not that he isn’t better than Eboué).
It was great when he skinned Salgado. Pretty fiery game for a pre-season friendly but I guess they got a bit frustrated when we kept passing the ball so well.
Anyone heard from Wenger yet?
Samuel is eager to know what Wenger will do for transfers probably?
:p
Well, I can say yet again neither Diaby nor Denilson are the answer. I wish they were, but as Wenger won’t play Song or try Djourou there, the chequebook will have to come out again.
wilshere messi hahaha enougth said!!!
why has no one singled out nasri’s play? i think his tracking back was very impressive, alongside some of his surges along the wing. i felt he was one of the better players today? of course though, the whole team, maybe save for diaby, played well today so props to all of them
Bent-ner, I watched him and he was poor but the rest of the team were shocking, they were playing a 4-6-0 formation
kev: well yeah, i am hoping he comes out and says “me and burnt toast fella agreed on de la red coming to arsenal for five million. cheers spurs!”
I read on another blog that Diaby played well yet people are saying he was awful????? I am confused! As for the red cards – remember PV4?
Sagna & Clichy are just awesome however reserve full back doesnt look that great
heard that a signing will be made..but will never bank on it..
Either way, I was glad to see Denilson play with more confidence. He’s slowly leaning to impose that midfield authority. Diaby doesn’t suit our team, he looks like a proper Serie A player, by hanging onto the ball forever, and couldn’t get the proper pass.
Young Wilshire rocks! Perfect, and natural player. Nasri again needs more games, and I’m sure he will be amazing as well.
Man i missed the game but from reading all these feedback from you all convinces me that Arsenal will be an impressive and strong team. Hopefully we’ll win something this season.. maybe all 4 cups? but yea Chelsea looked solid againts Milan but they almost lost to Malaysia XI on there asian tour. Man.. Milan is SHITE haah
Ade was brilliant, and the thing that was most impressive about him is that last season he slowed down our passing game but he fitted in seamlessly this game, let’s hope that carries on.
Fabregas’ Dad said this on August 3, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Best comment so far. Took the words right out of my mouth. Best performance he has had in an Arsenal shirt. The work-rate, hunger, first touch, the way he held the ball up and the way he brought others into play was brilliant.
Did anyone else notice how Jack Wilshere got the loudest cheer from the crowd? I think AW is really excited about him like we all are…will definitely feature this season.
The only weak point for me today was Diaby. Plenty of effort but not quite good enough to partner Cesc. Lets sign an experienced midfielder please!!!
Bapista looked completely out of sorts. Gave the ball away everytime he touched it.
Denilson was solid today, better than diaby.
I don’t mind Diaby in the Middle because we have a chance to win the ball early and take out 2 opponent players from his dribbling skills but the question is can the team make use of that early ball as well as can Diaby pass the ball early and precisely before the opponents recover. Thats what Viera used to do for Pires, Henry and Bergkamp.
Denilson is suprisingly strong IMO. Shields the ball well. Needs consistency and to up his tempo as does Diaby. I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again. Song is the best equipped to partner Cesc there this season from within the squad.
How many games has Diaby played this pre-season? Hardly any.
Magneto and Lance have it about right IMO.
As for these other football managers out there? Back to your imaginary jobs I think.
To be honest, Wilshere looks so much better on the ball compared to Nasri. Nasri has dissapointed really…failed to assert himself in hardly any matches.
fookinhell…chill out!
wilshere certainly looks a good prospect…an excellent one infact! But he came on today for 15 mins and did well, he didn’t exactly tear em apart!
Diaby wasn’t awful but he did hold onto the ball a bit too long at times.
If we had sold Ade before pre-season for a good price I wouldn’t have been too upset, but he really is an important player for us now.I really hope van Persie gets a full season, him and Ade up front together would be amazing, they seem to have a perfect understanding with each other. I think this game showed us that Ade is definitely the main man for us now and he’s much more of an Arsenal type striker. It’s astounding how much he improves every year.
I think Arsene might be testing Denilson’s fitness because he played 90 minutes yesterday as well, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see him given the nod because his passing is very impressive, but his defending is questionable (he gave away the free kick for the goal yesterday, even though it was offside).
Its way too early to be writing off players IMO. Eboue and Senderos have played more than enough games for me for us to have opinions on them for sure. I hope Diaby and Denilson oh and Djourou get a similar amount of opportunities to play in positions that suit them.
Saying that, I fully expect, well hope, Wenger spends some cash (shit, we’ve made nearly fifteen million in sell on clauses and Diarra’s transfer alone) on an experienced DM.
Considering the fitness levels, at this stage, this was a seriously good performance. It is not right to critise anyone or come to any conclusions, just yet..
Nasri did pretty well fitting into Wengerball. Senderos was almost faultless, which needs to be pointed out considering the stick he takes.
You have to think that Arsene must be seriously contemplating giving young Jack some playing time, this season. He would not have appeared as regularly, if there was no serious thought about playing him, when the real stuff starts. Ramsey will get games for sure.
I would have liked Simpson to have had some time in these matches because Ade is really the only ‘barge about’ forward we have, so there may be times when a player, like Jay could be useful. I haven’t seen much of him, so I would be interested in what you Guys/Lassies think?
Diaby does have that annoying habit of holding onto the ball too long, but hopefully he can get it trained out of him?
Ade played really well, maybe last season wasn’t a freak flash in the pan???
there was so many plus in that game , 1. Ade’s performance was superb but he still needs to work on his skills and offside but in all I am happy with him and the fact that he kissed the ARSENAL shirt makes it sweeter
2. Senderos looks calm for the very first time in so many years
3.Jack Wilshere’s performance gives one hope for the nearest ( not too far ) future.
4. The team played like a team defending together and attacking in numbers.
cant wait for the season to start but I must confess we still need a more defender and some one in that 4 not comfortable with every one who has played that position in recent time aside Flamini.
No.65 baptista almost always played shit whenever he was in london so no suprises there..
Nasri’s gonna do well he has the right mindset and the talent to boot. And i repeat wilshere is good but he’s not ready for an epl season.
Robinho looked good in parts of the game today. Shame the chavs are after him as he would be ideal for our style. It will be interesting to see if this ‘experienced midfielder’ will be coming to us after Liverpool came back in for Barry.
Good performance today. Most importantly some more match practice for the big guns and another chance for the likes of wilshere and ramsey to stake a claim. Nasri might need a bit of time before he’s fully ready for the demands of the prem but he’ll get up to that standard soon enough.
One thing that Kenny Sansom kept on saying on the live audio was that he thought we need an out-and-out striker. Now I don’t agree with this because adebayor and RVP were linking up well and bendtner and vela are looking very promising. Plus we have eduardo to come back.
All in all, a step in the right direction and bring on Amsterdam.
I don’t think Jay’s gonna play for us much this season cos he’s got Ade, Robin, Bendtner, Vela (and possibly Theo) ahead of him. There’s also Barazite. Oh and if say we only have one striker available we’ll probably play 4-5-1 with someone like Rosicky or Nasri behind the striker.
To be honest I can’t see him making it at Arsenal with so many strikers ahead of him.
Now lets face the fact.Diaby need to play the whole season in the reserve league ad carling cup, there he could learn all he needs to before coming into the first team, otherwise, he would give Fabregas a good reason to leave arsenal. I would rather play ramsey and even eboue in DM than Diaby who holds on to the ball forever…so far, Denilson is in front for that position.
Yeah Diaby really needs a full season in the reserves genius.
Sansom always thinks we need an out an out striker, the guys autistic.
Samuel:
Haha. Funnay lad we have here on Young Guns.
Cheers Samuel :p
Diaby was rubbish he just ponders around like a snail. we dont need players like this in the middle. get someone of quality in there like ramsey or denilson to partner cesc. or sign an established midfielder like frings or makelele.
Nasri was good, I think he will settle in very quick, and he will do much better than hleb did for us.
I really hope that someone at Arsenal or amongst Adebayor’s family & friends has a quiet word in his ear about him kissing the badge. When he did it today after scoring the penalty, I almost wanted to throw up!
Jack is first team player (emirates Cup is for first team) his talent is magical so he will make up for physical weakness.The reason why he could be in the 1st team is he has confidence,character,courage,professionalism that is what young players of 16,17,18 lack but he has in abundance.Ade was the best he played for the shirt not for himself.Van was okay,Densilon was very good maybe in the midfield to partner Fab,Diably failure was about match fitness his second game fewer than all players,Nasri was okay Vela was yet again awesome he will be part of the team because Van,Eduardo wont play the hole season great dribbler
whole defence – looked solid, two best fullbacks in the league, outstanding
nasri – looks like an arsenal player, he will fit in perfectly, kept ball well and once he gets too no his team mates im confident his end product will be a million times better than hlebs. IMO he looks like a cross between hleb and reyes. Hleb was clever but no end product. Reyes was dumb n could only run fast lol but he scored. Nasri is clever quick and willing to shoot.
CM’s – denilson looked much improved and u cud tell he had played more games than diaby. Still after seeing Song at the african cup of nations i think he could be the answer. Diaby is quality though dont doubt him.
Theo – brillant running and willingness to close oppostion down. always willing to shot and he is starting to learn how to effectively use his speed.
Adebayor and RVP – Great link up. RVP is a maverick a true genius with a ball at his feet and adebayors strength and speed compliment him brilliantly. Both ijury free and they = goals.
Jack, Aaron & Vela – THE FUTURE. Class. All so far ahead of other players there age in terms of maturness, ability and (especially jack) strength. they are all willing to mix it with seasoned pros and jack and aaron love a challenge!
Exciting times
I think the team that strated today is probably pretty close to the one that will start the season, apart from Kolo, Cesc oh and Gareth Barry. Oh no, Ive let the cat out of the bag now…………
Diaby is good,i dont agree with people who slate.The thiing is most of you don’t judge for yourselves but u read what others say.Diaby was good apart from two mistakes he made by holding the ball for too long and they took it away from him.He was brilliant.He is good going forward and also tackling though he needs some improvement.And some people forget that he hasn’t been playing cm for for long,he needs to get back his fitness as well……denilson is tidy,i like him….jack is something else…theo for me,he has stamina now,he is not bullied as they used to last season,he has worked on his game tramendously….nasri needs some games and confidence to get going……..vela, what a player!! he wil even get better……..ramsey, is top class,his passing is up there!!…….ade tried……..van, we do need this guy to be fit through out the season..if he is fit we are lifting the trophy….(wwith eduardo and rosicky) Gallas palyed so well, he commanded the back well,……clichy and sagna are priceless.senderos!! poor boy!! i like him though!
J.Sanderson .this must spell the end for lansbury and randall , how can they budge ramsey or wilshere…whats the deal with nacer , fran , and jay suprise there was not included aswells as armand for me lansbury can not do half the job wilshere can same with randall
On a side note, just how poor was Flamimi and Milan?……5-0, damn
tbh Derrick, Chelsea are going to be strong this season i feel
Guys What did you think of that triple 1-2 with Ade and van Persie!!! Delightfull ha?!! Too bad Walcott didn’t score but I appreciate that he tried the shot instead of pulling it back again. Shows that our players are more and more willing to shoot. Tomorrow I’m gonna watch the rerun of the match :D So many positive things to draw from this match. I have to say it again Eboué was rubbish and Diaby too slow! Especially Jack Wilshire’s run where he passes Javi Garcia or Miguel Torres I can’t remember?!!
Magneto throw up in your The sun magazine please!!! Adebayor stayed he’s gonna be great for us!!
It was Diaby’s first game in CM and he hasn’t played there for a long time but I hope he can get back to the way he was before he got injured and push on from there.
And as frank butcher said, it’s hard to see players like Lansbury, Randall and Simpson making it with players like Ramsey, Barazite and Wilshere ahead of them.
Mouhsin, i agree with your Magneto comment. Yes Ade is not a saint but he our player, thus all arsenal fans must back him becuase the squad will need all the backing that they can get NOT booing.
hey good article J and today was a good game…now for the bad news…
i have decided to start a blog and i would like a few people to check it out for me: http://arsenalgunnernews.wordpress.com/ give me a few tips (like how to get the images that big i cant they are always like thumbnails so can some1 tell me how to get them the whole length of the screen and width thanks :)
exactly Supergunner07! and again I want to give some special praise for Denilson!! He’s getting better and better and I don’t want to write off Diaby but Denilson is ahead of him at the moment.
yeah Denilson looked quite good today i had written him off to the lost cause because of his performances but today he was quite good ok a few dodgy shots but hey he had confidence to shoot which is what we need.:D
i started to love ade again…haha
ha. i believe the revelation of the day was ‘surely’ rather that “surly wilshere”. unless he threw a tantrum that i missed?
sure diaby will get better- he has had less match practise than the rest and despite the frequent mistakes he was a physical presence in the middle which is what we need. denilson was good though- put in a lot of energy after playing for so long yesterday…
oh, and ade’s run past four/five players was incredible. and outstanding penalty.
haha Dan, fans tend to be a bit fickkle. Ade’s behaviour was very disgusting this summer, but what has he done that other ballers hasn’t. He dropped hints of a possible departure to get more money, sounds like all footballers to me. Players like Scholes and Giggs are very rear indeed in this time and age. Even Fab4 will eventually leave. He won’t do it in the Ade tried to go about it though
I have always stated that Ade & drogba are the 2 best forwards in the world becasue they have some attributes that they bring to their respective teams which are very crucial. 2 Beast
got ‘wilshere 55’ printed on my shirt today :) – hopefully he’ll be a good player for us! Its scary to think that someone my age is playing in our first team!
Wilshere did well. He was but solid, with one nice run. This is way, way, way over the top. “Stunning Swansong Embarrasses[sic] Real Madrid” – hardly. Also, “an inch perfect through ball nearly released Vela” – if it was inch perfect, it would have ACTUALLY released Vela!
No problems with praising the younger lads when they do well, but let’s not blow it out of proportion (even though he offers way more than Eboue)
yeah i agree wiv the ade/drogba comment every team needs this type of striker…they both have everything…im loving wilshere…altho sum1 laughed at the messi comparision he certainly has similarities n at 16 imagine wen hes 20-like messi!!…cant really judge nasri wudnt b fair n very harsh on diaby…i still think djourou shud play ahead of senderos…eboue has had 2 many chances at rm hes areserve full bk definitely
I think that Senderos had a decent game, he played well in the 1. half but in the second he dallyed a bit with the ball..But still we dont need another CB.. Nasri was impressive! hes way better than Hleb, also Theo was magnificient.. and Im already ready to forgive Ade! He was fantastic and really worth of holding to.. his work rate was high, he defended and were all over the pitch, shame that he didnt score more than that beatiful penalty
JS, swansong is the wrong word. But it’s an awesome blog.
hahaha, smudger your so right. Draw yourself in JS.