Comments on: Devastating Adebayor Smashes City’s Home Record (w/ Player Ratings)

by: Gunner4Life

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:07:19 +0000

ADEBAYOR IS KING. Thank you for playing at Arsenal. You are truly Arsenal’s top gun at the moment.

Without him…we would definitely not be top of the table. I am so surprised by his performance. I have never seen such an improvement in a player ever!! Where is Van the man? That is what Ade has done. We don’t even miss Van Persie anymore.
Words of the best manager in the world (Arsene Wenger):

And, when you consider that Robin van Persie has been out for much of 2007 while Eduardo and Nicklas Bendtner have been undergoing a process of adaptation for much of the current campaign, it is easy to see why Wenger heaped praise on the 24-year-old at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Manchester City game.
“Adebayor is the best striker in the Premier League at the moment,” said the Frenchman. “He’s mobile, he’s quick, he’s not scared and he’s brave. For me that’s a fantastic quality, especially in England.
“He doesn’t get enough credit for his touch. He has good feet, quick feet, and is a complete striker. He can still improve the timing of his runs as he sometimes gets caught offside, and, just with that, he can score 10 more goals each season.
“He’s a strong character in the dressing room and a winner. He’s a guy who made mistakes at the start of his career, and has realised here that there’s another life rather than being easy.
“He smells that he can win, and is a winner. When he realised that he could live in the big world of top-class football players it changed him, and today he’s a different animal, mainly mentally. He realised he wasted some time and it was time for him to be serious.

by: Wenger's Immortals

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:52:03 +0000

ManUre celebrated yesterdays equaliser like they won the league!

I suppose they forgot that we’re now 2 points clear, and that Arsenal actually beat Spurs 3-1 at White Hart Lane.

And didn’t ManUre lose at Citeh as well?

And we won there?

What a bunch of f*cking retards.

by: Smiley

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:33:09 +0000

Pat, well said, that’s exactly what I was thinking. That stuff is all part of the Red nosed simpleton’s mind games! Did you also note he was quietly seething, I bet they all got the hair dryer treatment behind closed doors.

by: chima the general

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:46:04 +0000

its good to see us back again on top it is a reward for our brilliant performance against a strong city that are full of determinations great news for every fan of ARSENAL football club.

by: AusGunner

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:47:49 +0000

I disagree re: Hleb, he had a significant part to play in two of the goals even if he was quite for patches, but you can’t ask for more than contributions like that really. I mean, except for goals and key assists, but the way we play successful passes in the buildup to goals can be just as vital as the final ball.

by: pat

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:03:32 +0000

just wondering if anyone noticed utds overzealous celebrations at getting a point at spurs now i perfectly understand this reaction to a point gained in injurytime but was it not ferguson that made a song and dance about how arsenal celebrated gallas last minute equaliser against them at the emitates earlier thia season he was trying to make out how the were so great that we were so happy with a draw against them explain yesterdays reaction alex

by: Arsene

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:57:50 +0000

I zink zat it iz zilly to rate playerz . it iz zee team that shuud be rated. And as team performances go, this wos eun of ze best.
For me it iz not Ade or Flam whu ar ze indizpenzibles, but ze whole zeem.
Gael’z mizteik? Zo? It was an artiztic imprezzion, and fur me zhat iz whaz fuuzboll iz oll about - ze e beutiful game. Zu be ze bezt, yu muzt gif ruum for ze miztake.

by: aspa

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:31:03 +0000

yeah go on gunners! I’m not entirely agreeing with Hleb’s rating. I thought he did a wonderful job in linking up with Cesc and creating chances today. Should have had 7 or at least 6. And Adebayor is really starting to win me over. Last season he really was not consistent and was really frustrating to watch. This season he’s a legend in the making. I’m not sure why Arsene did’nt use all his subs yesterday when the game is done and dusted, maybe give Bendtner some few minutes to show what he can do. And I also think that Eduardo is wasted on the left. He is clearly better as a striker and his razor sharp finishing is something that left the hairs on my back stand up. Also, forgive Clichy for his once in a lifetime mistake. The guy has been outstanding all season, waay better than Cashley will ever be.

by: monkeyboy

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:06:56 +0000

Hleb 5! Outrageous. Admittedly he’s had better games but please re-examine the first goal. When petrov miss directs his pass it falls to Hleb. Almost any other player in the world let alone the league would have taken a controlling touch before laying it off, since it was unexpected. But not hleb. He plays it deftly 1st time to fab and moves to receive the return, then waits and waits to play the perfectly weighted ball for Sagna that allows him to drive at maximum speed and do what he then did. These thingsmay seem small and happen a few phases back but without that 1st time ball I doubt the advantage would have been so great. And the first goal is crucial. Imagine if Ireland HAD got on to that early ball. Senderos was awesome today but he was nowhere for that one.
It’s great to see us flowing again. It’s been a while.

by: Wenger's Immortals

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:35:29 +0000

Not sure about the Diaby rating, I don’t think he played that well at all. When we were 2-1 up he gave the ball away in the middle which Citeh almost scored from! Only quick thinking from Lehmann prevented a free chance on goal for Vassell. Diaby should have got a 6.

The only other rating I don’t agree with is the Lehmann one, he deserves an 8 because he didn’t put a foot wrong. Apart from that though the ratings seem to be spot on.

Just watched MOTD and trust Dawson to f*ck up a 1-0 lead and score another own goal. It’s great United dropped two points but it should have been 3, especially when you look at Keane’s chance. The Mancs got out of jail in that game!

And Chelsea were lucky to beat Pompy too. Defoe had the clearer chances but I suppose you can’t expect him to be razor sharp since he hasn’t played much recently.

Overall a good day for the Arse, but it probably should have been better.