For me, i will giv MOM to Ashavin.

already put the alarm suddenly wake-up at 2.30am... aiyoo so early.. try to put on hold as don't wanna sleep in the end sleep jugak.... ...wake up on the tv saw Eboue being tackle at penalty box... ..and saw the sheet 4-0 ... bendtner take penalty, before that ref sayin' something to Porto Keeper...

in the end Gunners win... ... (sadly cannot vote for the poll it says you already vote...)

This post has been edited by Kimie: Mar 10 2010, 11:49 AM

samir nasri was impressive when there is no fabregas.
because he can play in his favourite position, in the middle.
nasri loves to run and beat defender, while fabregas use his intelligence and vision for killer pass.
but when both on the field, nasri seems isolated a bit.
thats just my opinion.

If you're tall, go for Vermaelen. If you're not, go for Nasri. And if you choose Nasri, get yourself a pair of flowery underpants to go with it

I missed last night's match haiih... I clicked SportingLife and watched through my fingers as I wait for the page to load. 5-0!! Hahaha told you guys that Bendtner will bayar hutang. Next up - Phil Brown away.
We are hitting form people!

i am in total agreement. although we totally dominated the attacking portion of the pitch, we were defensively naive, surprisingly. sol campbell didn't have a night to remember... his shakiness caused us some heart stopping moments. vermaelen had to be an absolute monster (his super tackle towards the end of the game was just class. pure defensive class) to cover for him and also campbell's lack of pace and case of the jitters.

clichy was good, but his one schoolboy mistake where he total mistimed a routine clearance header could've cost us very dearly. similarly, song was good, but there were a few times that he got sucked into the attacking momentum and then he ended up losing the ball, leaving a huge gap in the middle. so again, it would seem like concentration and discipline is something that the arsenal players must focus on.

and like sigheart mentioned, the hero of them all was arshavin, doing all kinds of needless stunts and skills in our own half which wasn't the best thing to do. a couple of times he misplaced his passes very nonchalantly in the first half and it returned the attacking impetus to porto. so yes, the short one needs to buck up defensively. and that miss for what would've been the 3rd goal, that's almost unforgivable. =) aeroberg messaged me to wonder whether arshavin would get the same kinda condemnation bendtner would've received if it was bendtner who missed that chance instead. i guess i know the answer... =)

but overall, let's not take the gloss of the game. bendtner silenced his critics just like how walcott did by proving it on the pitch. i thought his penalty was absolutely beautiful. with penalties like these, even if the keeper can guess the right spot, he can't reach the ball cause it's right at the side. arshavin was tormentor in chief on the left and an attacking performance from him like that has been long overdue.

my favourite player: vermaelen. his contribution has been immense not just defensively, but scoring 8 goals for a defender during his debut season is really impressive. he doesn't talk big, just keeps his head down and gets the job done.

congrats to you guys..
nasri goal was really..
salute..~~

Anyway, pundits should have a field day with Arshavin...

next thing u know... he'll have double hattrick! come on u pundits!!!

Voted for Clichy,
I still remember his sprinting with the ball on the line!

bro,

heard that Eboue played both side left and right and seems his good at it... aihh need to see the game replay lar tonite if got by Astro...

my vote with song..

love to see arsha and nasri dribbling with 3 opponent..

luckiest day for big dane..

ah..finally someone with me!

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnniiiiittttttt.. i missed the romp this late morning.... i couldnt forgive myself!!!!!!!!!! hehehe.. luckily got replay tonight!!!!!!!!

I voted rvp, but considering clichy. He is great athlete. His battery seems lasting forever. What is he eating?

i think Spinach lar bro...lol... seems like his getting back his pace as usual

This post has been edited by Kimie: Mar 10 2010, 12:08 PM

the usual french toast made by wenger perhaps?

Actually, what we had last night (with Fabregas' absence) was something we experienced before in Henry's absence.

Before this, Henry's absence left the team with no clear focal point of attack or passes. Everyone was not pressured to pass the ball to him, thus everyone was more daring to try out what they wanted.

Yesterday, we noticed that without Fabregas, the passes were distributed quite evenly to the attackers (Nasri, Arshavin etc). I have no comment if this is always good but once in awhile, it does change the game we play.

I also agree that we didn't do well defensively. Luckily Porto players were not effective in front of the goal.

Considering our below-par and missing some key players in defence recently, I would prefer facing non-EPL team. The other 2 teams' strikers would have scored those chance Porto players had

Will put this up on the front page

Will do it after this.

Haha... this poll title is a last-minute thing. Do propose if you have anything on your mind for the next poll

thanx boss

THE SUN today unreservedly apologises to Nicklas Bendtner after his stunning treble sent the Gunners storming into the Champions League quarter-finals.


More news from my favourite source:



The Sun report

I like your analysis...Sometimes Fabregas should be on the bench if there is too many midgets on the field. This team is pretty balance.

Full highlight
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xciowf_ar...-fc-porto_sport