Nah, after Torres scored, we threatened less and less .

Without fast pacey wingers, we shouldn't play 4-4-2.

And if AVB keep kneeling for 1 EPL season he's gonna meet Essien and say he suffers the same injury.

Vermalen and chesney not playing tonite

Dude.....gunners is over there?

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wrong thread?

Sorry all, I accidently posted here coz using mobile

Arsenal v Boca Juniors ! Woohoo...

We threaten less might because the player not really familiar with the 442 diamond and positioning yet. But what i see positive is there is a lot space up front for DROGBA and TORRES to maneuver and that also mean through ball chances because our RM and LM are playing deeper and opponent midfield have to come up to close up thus creating space behind. Problem with our 433 is that our winger playing near penalty box and force all opponent to defend deeper thus the same old problem we face last season crowded penalty that we cannot break thru. So i hope to see more 442 be use tactically in the future instead of 443 whole season as our BPL opponent already know how to defend our formation which is by parking the bus.

Torrs seem more into the game in this match. Against Malaysia hes more sterile..

without creative midfield and pacey winger, i dont think this squad is good enough seeking for silverware for new season.

when chelsea plays with team that using park the bus approach or defensive, the same problem that chelsea face last season will continue this season.

any better solution to this problem? ow do barca and madrid handles this kind of situation i wonder...

Yee Haw!

sturridge looks selfish sometimes ...

He was always selfish, but I don't care as long as he scores.

he remind me of younger Drogba...

i agree with sturridge being selfish.. i think he wants to prove to everybody, especially AVB that he can play well. however, during pre-season, i believe he is too flashy. trying all sorts of tricks..

i know he is desperate to be in the first XI but rather than being too selfish, he better make sure he do what AVB wants him to do. football is always a team game, not a one-man show..

torres proved u're wrong.

the way he react when kena subbed also kenot accept ..... mayb he jealous fans cheering torres onli hehehehe ..

lol,
honestly kalau negative je, lepasni boleh la buat post another trophless season for cfc?
#facepalm

Lovely game vs aston villa the other day, especially in the first half! We seem to be making definite progress as each pre-season game takes place and this is an indication of how effective AVB’s team preparation is going.

Our passing and movement looked sharp, and we made aston villa look really-really ordinary although they did appear to be tired (for some reason). Anelka was causing mayhem with his movement, josh composed as usual with a nicely taken albeit slightly fortuitous goal, and torres scored with his first touch. Studge was a bit on the selfish side, but definitely should stay and fight for a place. I’m against any loan move whatsoever because he can be our game-changer. Just needs to keep his head up a little bit, and look for a teammate when he runs into too much traffic.

We still looked very disjointed with a 4-4-2, and if we plan to use this as our ‘plan B,’ there’s much work to be done. But with the little time we have left, I’m not sure if this should be a priority. Can’t wait for us to take on rangers, as AVB mentioned that the team which starts will more or less be the first eleven to face stoke. Doubt he’ll go for the didier and torres partnership again, even though nando got his goal in that formation. Fact is, its malouda’s misplaced shot that lead to it more than anything else. But I still credit torres for his good awareness and deft touch. Oh and best of all, we haven’t conceded a single goal in pre-season!

Now i’m not so sure we need someone like modric, because benny and josh seem to be capable of handling that role? Luka’s expertise lies in his ability to make the midfield ‘tick,’ linking defense and attack and controlling the tempo of play. Is this what we desperately need right now?

I’d prefer if we got someone who can improve our wing-play, such as juan mata or Ibrahim afellay. At the moment our team looks reasonably quick, but could do with more speed down the flanks to stretch the opponents' defence.