Everton v. Arsenal 1-4 29/Dec/07

A 'bipolar' match showed the sides of the club this season. A tremendous and unexploited offensive potential in the hands of the young and experienced and the awful and totally reluctant defensive in the first half that lead the Arsenal to a one nil loss. The lead by whether Yakubu or Cahill was a total dismissal and a remembering of the sufferings in the box of last season, with 'Dinosaur' Bendtner giving a five-star pass to the toffies representatives. Goals by Edoardo at the beginning of the second half and later, the goal of Adebayor after a fatal error between the center back and keeper Howard and finally the closure of Rosicky after a typical Arsenal play, gave the Londoners a three goal advantage after a suffered game. In the final seconds the toffies, although fought back, were totally hampered and hurt to death in a pretty rough game ending with twenty men.
In the first half the Arsenal was totally diminished and reduced due to a talented home side commanded by Mikel Arteta and Steven Pienaar. The lead came, and Fábregas as well as Hleb seemed reduced in every chance they had the ball. Clichy's offensive push was reduced due to the covering of Arteta, a very talented player. Most of the first half Mathieu Flamini received the ball from the defenders and did not have a pass option. Later in the second half was Edoardo's equalizer after a long pass from Clichy and later a beautiful play enhaced by a supreme control lead the Croatian the double. While the number '9' was lost in the first half, is the ability of making goals that make the difference between good and great players. Regarding the red card of 'Dinosaur' Bendtner I totally agree. Even it could be a sent off without the previous yellow card, and this showed the desperation of the young Dane of not conceiving a chance. Similar of what van Persie suffered went sent off against Southampton after a challenge with Crouch. He will have to reconsider his mood in the games, but not passing without a call of attention from the staff.
It is a paradox but a draw in Portsmouth was actually good because thanks to west Londoners (which are our next fixture immediate rivals)Man Utd lost 2-1, giving us the lead of the EPL with a two-point gap. A tough match which showed the captive talent of the young gunners was the culmination of the year and after being Champions in the first half, Mr. Wenger claims to need even more points to get any silverware in May, a point in which I completely agree. I thank all the people who have read this blog, beginning in November, and I wish you a good year and even more joy from literature and football.

Portsmouth v. Arsenal 0-0 26/Dec/07

Finally a trip to the south lead the Arsenal boys in a tough away match to loose the leadership and the one-point lead over arch-rivals Man Utd who won in a stunning match again Sunderland by 4-0. Unnecessary overpressure lead by the Pompey side rose throughout the game, and in some cases recurrent, almost like a leitmotiv. In some ways, the southern side provoked and used the physical advantage to diminish the work of Arsenal's midfield. It seems that the previously mentioned 'tough December' reached its climax through the boxing day match, and exhaust is evident even in such young side.
The team was lost and after a superb match against Spurs the gunners ran out of gas, and the best example from this was Cesc Fábregas and Tomas Rosicky. The great contradiction between these two cracks were disposition. While the young Spaniard was completely lost and ran of pressure, the latter moved away from his position and created all of the major chances form the team. It is what I ask for such talented player every game. All of his shots were near the goal and through three assists the goal almost arrived. The Czech looked desperately the lead and showed the attitude to be a skipper, and completely justified his current captaincy in his national side. The defense showed a solid and coherent block pushing forward with the center backs, as usual this season leading skipper Gallas wasting a tremendous chance in a completely clear penalty by ex-Arsenal Sol Campbell. Substitutes did not pump the side with new energy, showing the real failure in the midfield. I am not really sure if it would be a suitable option for the team to keep playing with a lone forward. Five midfield men, helps with some things. First, control and possession of the ball, which gives you time and pace of the game. Then a three option men for defend, control and attack, with an option of moving the ball along sides. But the disadvantages are equal to the advantages. A tired striker in the first half with what may be a half with very few attempts. Becoming to defensive or meaningless possession is another disadvantage. I am sure that a fit van Persie will make doubt Mr. Wenger in the season, but instead he will make the move to a formula, a thing that is proved in the past. Remember the line up in the Champions league final? Well I know that playing with the 'Unamable' Henry is a complete advantage in a 5 men midfield but with so many attacking options, including Dennis 'The Legend' Bergkamp, it was a failure. Instead I would play either with 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2. But Arsené knows and In Arséne We Trust...

T. S. Eliot Out Loud

I do not know who reads worst Eliot or Paz, in that sense there is another relation between these two great poets. I really like their work and I even admired them, but both of them read AWFUL, if not just ask .::Hurt::.

Barcelona v. Real Madrid 0-1 23/Dec/07

The thrilling and over expected game took place this Sunday at Nou Camp, with Madrid side earning a 1-0 victory over arch rivals from Cataluña. Julio Baptista scored a terrific shot after a series of passes with Ruud van Nistelrooy. This winner leads Real Madrid to an outstanding advantage in the top position of the table. Frustration was seen all over culé fans and specially in the development of the team.
Barca had a couple of arrivals the first half but it was the early score by Baptista which defined the development of the game. A deception in the Barca style of play clearly set the weight of the poorly game in the shoulders of impressive Iniesta who was the keenest of players in at least break the tie. With Ronaldinho nearly playing as a extremo, it was the lack of opportunities and the impotency that was shown in his game, nearly a couple of dribblings but none of them practical. While in the Spanish Supercup Pepe, the 30 million Euros investment, played no less than awful, has shown in the latter stage of the tournament that he is up to such an important facet in Schuzter's team. It seems that Fabio Cannavaro's days of glory has passed but at least he has recovered the level that brought him to the captaincy of Italia and to the World Cup. In the other side, my countryman Márquez, showed the instability of his career, making an effort but not completing it. A disappointment in my opinion. He also has to watch his back, due to the current explosion on Mexican central backs that can cover his position even better than he does in Barca. Moving upfield, Eto'o and Ronaldihno showed nothing but desperation. Reaching the final blow Barca played with four forwards. In my opinion Rikjard has no idea of what to do in situations under a lot of pressure. He made youngster Bojan come out from the bench as if he could decide the match with a strike, the same as with Giovani. Sneijder play was terrific, always distributing and exhausting the midfield with ideas. He seems to revolutionize the football of Madrid and I have great expectations on him.
Finally ref Mejuto González was wrong in many of the clashes, favoring either sides in different sequences of the game. A match to forget to the culé side and a joyful, but suffered win to the capital side.

Arsenal v. Tottenham 2-1 22/Dec/07

Another lucky night for Arséne boys in the North London Derby, assured Arsenal FC the top place in the chart, expecting what Man Utd will do tomorow afternoon against the toffies. With the common epithet "Ya sé juega!" from Argentine Gustavo Cima from Fox Sports, the match began with the usual control over the board by Cesc Fábregas, but fading into the final minutes of the first half. Gallas booking was a cameo of first half: fine and joyful attempts v. the inability to complete them. At least three attempts to score were made by the Gunners with the most efficient on a Eboué strike well deviated by 'Robbo'.
Cesc geniality throughout the game was shown as well Rosicky's eye for passing. Gaël Clichy will be the man of the match if it weren't stolen by "Dinosaur" Bendtner. Clichy covered all the game th position of young Aaron Lennon, his dribblings and sprint didn't impress young uaul and not a chance was conceded by him through Lennon. It is recurrent that his efforts will lead him on his national side, Although vacancy in that position is filled through the mediocre Eric Abidal. I am sure that if Clichy pace this season is on, Domenec will have to consider the first choice position in him. Another outstanding game play was by Spaniard Almunia. He has shown this season that his eagerness on the number one shirt is on, he is a full contender to Lehmann and security is on his side proving to be a very powerful contender for the second place in his national side also. Another mediocre goalkeeper, Victor Valdez, and José Reina's reluctance this season, could lead him to a place in the Euro Cup coming out next summer. Regarding the previously mentioned Niklas "Dinosaur" Bendtner, he is, as I said it here in the blog many times, a predator of the area. He is the epitome of the '9', a curretn position often forgot in these days. Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Juan Pablo Angel and Louis Saha can be counted among the men enrolling in this decayed but elemental position. Bendtner, always appearing in the right place at the right time, has showed his poor movement outside the box, but his superb and magnificent deployment inside, and his goal just 45 seconds after coming showed the previous. Both home goals were a display of technical array, and with the Adebayor definition, many Gooners could remember those definitions made by the 'Unamable' Henry.
The electric game showed the superior football proposal made from Mr. Ramos, a total change from the mediocre perispective of Joll. Although a good football style, they will never be superior to the Arsenal, and while Spurs had improved I was very expectant in the last few weeks for this match and finally the boys showed the courage needed to win a title, I am proud of them beating a new and resurging team.
The election of Fabio Capello as the England coach with a multi-millionaire contract was the hit of the last week in football news. A new refresh and face is needed to counter the wave of deceptions in English footbal, and he was elected by his curriculum not by his iniciative style. Jose Mourinho aka the 'Special one' would be a suitable option although his relation to the outer world of Football (technical staff, media and owners) has been always tormentous. English contender Harry Redknap has the lead in outstanding development but not as successful as Capello. We will see how things work out with an English catenaccio.
One thing that every football fanatic must be very keen to watch is the king of derbies: FC Barcelona v. Real Madrid. I will be commenting, only for this special occasion this interesting match that is the world's classic football game.
And finally regarding the UCL last sixteen draw I admit it was a very unpleasant result to be paired with last edition champions and world's club champions AC Milan. I am very concerned and thrilled about this match which will be the greatest European test since 2006 final. If the London side gains this one, I think they have at least a 70% chance of becoming champions. A tough, but needful test to see what both Arséne and the squad are made of.

Blackburn v. Arsenal 1-0 18/Dec/07

'Tormentous' could be the most suitable word to define the match played today at Ewood Park. The effort made by both sides was gigantic and even with ten men, the London side could manage to get to the top four. Although it was a difficult win it proved to be very riskful; with impressive U-17 for Holland Nacer Barazite getting injured, and Denilson getting dropped out.
Right from the beginning the Gunners showed the varied display that always break them through against other teams. Diaby's early goal and later Edoardo's showed the enormous display of attack even with reserves that Arsenal has. Later Roque Santa Cruz scored two magnificent goals that showed why he is so valuable for any team. Arsenal's defense was a mixture of good and awkward results. While Phillipe Senderos showed more confidence regarding previous matches in the EPL he was a good reason on Fabianski conceding two goals. Justin Hoyte long wait for first team action had its moments but he seems not to care about fighting for a place. Armand Traoré was the best in this line, finding himself even more dynamic in defense than Clichy. A good prospect for Wenger. Finally Alex Song showed the lightness and creativity of a libero and although his physical aspect do not help him in his development as a defender, he showed a very peculiar way of defending with the clearance as his most prudent weapon. The Polish goalkeeper had a great amount of work most of them through mid-distance shots, proving a very capable fighter in the position, thus this edge of the turf is very well covered with the current Spaniard and Lehmann right behind him. Even with Santa Cruz bummer in the later stages and Samba's header in the final seconds, Blackburn could have evened or gained the match. A lucky away night for the Arsenal boys.
Finally Robbie Savage seem to not forget that beautiful nutmeg by Fábregas in the 6-2 match in the last season. That kind of 'destructive' players, such as Gatusso, would get any chance offending a rival and if that kind of advantage is taken by any means he should be welcome it.
ESPN's Argentine narrators, Enrique Saco and Miguel 'Gambler' Simón, responsible for the transmission in Latin America agreed with the election of Alex Song as Man of the Match followed by impressive Roque Santa Cruz and in third place Croatian Edoardo Da Silva. Richard Jolly in his famous reviews at soccernet.com put Bendtner in the podium. My final decision would be for Edoardo Da Silva and Nacer Baracite with the Jav's Carling Cup Breakthrough Boot. Arsenal's tough month is coming to the decisive battle against the all-time rivals Spurs. The North London derby is something you would not like to miss, and as I said the decisive match both for teams' aspirations and the lads in the pubs.

Arsenal v. Chelsea 1-0 16/Dec/07

An exciting and exhausting game Sunday morning at Ashburton Grove led the Arsenal FC back to the top of the table again, following Man Utd clash at Liverpool where the visiting side won with an astounding goal by Carlos Tevez. Right from the beginning the Gunners showed a lack of creativity and the nervousness of the three figures in the midfield coming back from injuries (Fábregas, Hleb and Flamini) impressed in the first fifteen minutes. The five-midfield men formation seems to work out for Arsene although in many ways whether Bendtner o Adebayor look quite lonely and solitaire in front of goal. Chelsea also looked quite reluctant on attacking and came with at least three chances in the first half, but it was the late goal from skipper William Gallas after an awful and defectuous intent of clearing by Cech that set the whole picture of the second half. During a greater part of the following forty five minutes the main plot was the exchange of mentalities or what in professional trainings will be called "conversion-reconversion". This is: Chelsea gaining possession and attacking overloading the opposite are, while in losing possession an Arsenal counterattack will derive in a clear by the keeper and re-initiating the pressure system. This was evident when both Robin van Persie and Gilberto Silva entered in action. Van Persie's denied goals were a resume of the game; Chelsea erratic pressure and Arsenal appointment in precision.
It could have been more goals for both sides but Almunia and Cech showed the level required for such a competitive League. Almunia's clearance were effective and in time while Cech payed for his mistake even saving twice the rebound of a van Persie shot and the later Cesc ricochet. Overall a good game ending with the meleé on Cesc with Cole, showed a quite peculiar analepsis on Carling Cup's Final last year. Hopefully for England, Terry injury has been classified for a six week rule out. Eboué knee ligament strain is set for two or three weeks. "Arsenal's team spirit" as Flamini quoted it today was above expectations and ended the curse in beating Chealsea, never accomplished in the Mourinho era.
Regarding the Final in Japan between Boca Juniors and Milan, the Italian side deserved the Cup playing on a really fast tempo considering Italian standards. And retracting myself, Kaká played tremendously, earning, not for that game action, the recognition of The FIFA World Player of the Year. I just ask one thing from him; play all the finals like that because if not, you could break my heart and there are so few players that I still sigh when I watch them play, that I even got up early to watch them play.

Midday's Reverie

I couldn't being helped but to watch your eyes
Of the most common color of the varied arrays
Displayed by nature, brown as the ever falling leaves
Something was in those light spheres, particular ways.

The light of a son of Apollo stole a reflex
As if the triangle could have reached
Performing Nature's whole display
Of white, green, aquamarine.

Not even the richest fountain or a flossy rainbow
Could reach the powerful tormento
Of seeing them and still, lay without them
As in a midday's ethereal reverie.

And the nocturnal whistle begins again
through the mention of thy happy jade
Nevertheless that acquaintance will never proceed
as a rainbow in a reverie.

Old School

I sat where the old school used to be,
Numberless voices coming to and fro,
Ancient halls of forgotten wisdom,
Long had pass which now steals my memory.

Nearby there was a brown garden,
Remembrance of a nostalgic lark,
And I recall my mother used to tell me:
"Where art thou my young" like a bark.

Desolate prairie, where are you going,
Are you leaving for the Red Brick to come?
Are you truly not coming,
Or is my dreadful thought of boredom.

I sat nearby the ancient tree,
Where my school has long been forgotten
But now there's the Big Red Brick;
Great, imposing standing from aloft.

To Colin White Muller

I will never forget when he told me why did I wear such terrible colors (An orange sweater)or when he told me 'quite right, little fellow, quite right' (while talking about Keats's ideal in his feyanceé). Or when he told us that it would be dangerous if we did not agree with him. Also when we read Keats, his favorite, that was one of the best classes I have ever been. We will miss you, although you would not miss me.
He read this in the class and ask me if I liked it. And God! How I like it!

'Thou art no poet, mayst not tell thy dreams?'
Since every man whose soul is not a clod
Hath visions, and would speak, if he had loved,
And been well nurtures in his mother tongue.
Whether the dream now purposed to rehearse
Be Poet's or Fanatic's will be known
When this warm scribe my hand is in the grave.

Keats, John."The Fall of Hyperion a Dream" in Selected Poems.Penguin Classics: London. 1998.

You can found another great account by a friend who also took memorable clases with this briliant man. You are also quite right Antonio. Quite right. http://nousoacentos.blogspot.com

Newcastle v. Arsenal 1-1 5/Dec/07

A disappointing night for the London side in a visit to the Toon was the result of leaving a one point lead to Man Utd. This will have a negative connotation for the Gunners due to the close gap with Archi-rivals Red Devils. The championship will be very tight with both sides struggling in all European and inland competitions.
Arsenal stood very well after an early stunner by 'Manu' Adebayor. Later Tomás Rosicky could have killed the game with an overwhelmed Newcastle struggling to not concede any more goals. The final fifteen minutes of the first half ended in a series of difficulties: Physical game play that interrupted most of the passes. This formula has been proved and overused by Bolton(which is previous Allardyce team). Edoardo might be a concern when shifting towards the left side and Rosicky moving to his natural position behind the attacker. Although he has proved talented playing he has not contributed has much as any Wenger's striker probably would. 'Dinosaur' Bendtner entered for Arsenal's number nine and showed a little improving in helping Adebayor. Equalizer was brought up by an error of Edoardo in a ricochet from a corner. Taylor volleyed the ball which was far from Almunia's reach. Although the Londoners had a few occasions the issue of giving away a goal was really the cause of the mood of the team after it.
Arsenal will need injured players such as Hleb, Van Persie and Flamini, three men which showed contundence, effectiveness and goals. Also the absence of 'Cesc' who has brought up the equilibrium showed by Arsene's side so much needed in previous seasons.
Regarding the Golden Ball given by France Football this year, was quite predictable, and although Kaká deserved in some ways the prestigious award in the recent years the decay of a prominent figure (despite 'Zizou' enormous talent) has led to the French magazine to search for the representativity of 'winners'. A plausible example is last years' election in Fabio Cannavaro. Andrea Pirlo and Willy Sagnol had a tremendous WC the same as Phillip Lahm. But the award is for the winners not for deservers: my Jav' Golden Ball this year should be for Cristiano Ronaldo, special mention to Francesc Fábregas and Best young footballer to Samir Nasri.

Seville v. Arsenal 1-3 27/Nov/07

Due to Mexican private TV delays I was not able to watch the game of Arsenal v. Wigan, but I did watch the extended highlights and Actim stats. It would not be a good thing to review it although I have a pretty well account on the match. Anyway the match reviewed this time is the dreadful Seville v. Arsenal.
Arsene as planned rotation because the length of the season, first it will be though a tough December and is up to the squad to grasp as many points possible leaving behind Man Utd and City, who seem the greatest contenders along the Ashburton Grovers. Second, the early January departures from the London squad to the African Nations Cup, leaving thus essential players in the scheme of the Frenchman such as Kolo Touré and Manu Eboué out for at least a month and a half, will be a tough challenge. This rotation business is quite unfamiliar to the Frenchman to such a great extent. Leaving Traore in his UCL debut at just 17 and under rated Hoyte in charge of left and right full-backs respectively, was a question of, not just rotation, but courage. Senderos coming back from his back injury showed a match to forget committing a varied array of immense mistakes, while Manuel Almunia showed why he is still Arsenal's number one choice regarding goalkeepers. Even in the three goals he couldn't do that much, the first an impressive outside-boot finishing, the second a very edgy header in the corner of the net and the third a penalty choice. Not much to talk about.
Midfield seemed quite confusing regarding the cat of Eduardo's position. Whether to make the wingman along 'Dinosaur' Bendtner or remaining swaying between the left-center midfield to Fábregas position his leading goal permitted Arsenal to be in a very passive mood while the rest of the game he literally dumped every ball which he got. Another match to forget by the talented Croatian who has failed to make an impressive start comparing his appearance in his national side. The subs used by Wenger were not much of a change, Rosicky's central midfielder role replacing injured Cesc diminished while Sagna entered in my opinion too late for the match. Walcott's Saturday injury showed a bit of insecurity in the England teenager. Gilberto long absence through Flamini's excellence was proven Denilson and Cesc seemed quite confused and were apparently have not played never, Awkward I think. Young Bendtner seemed alone and far took any chance due to the superb Seville defence.
All in all the Arsenal performance was one to forget, and although a few glimpses of geniality showed this game, the Liverpool and Man Utd matches showed that the north Londoners need to polish their endings and in course to get any silverware in march they will have to work even harder than previous seasons to get them.

Charles Dickens' Industrialized England

(...) The smoke-serpents were indifferent who was lost or found, who turned out bad or good; the melancholy elephants, like the Hard Fact men, abated nothing of their set routine, whatever happened. Day and night again, day and night again. The monotony was unbroken. Even Stephen Blackpool's disappearance was falling into the general way, and becoming as monotonous a wonder as any piece of machinery in Coketown. (pp. 275)
Dickens, Charles, Hard Times, Penguin, London, 1969.

Regarding M1A3 on StrategyPage.com

I have never been so reluctant with the military discussion and forum website Strategy Page (http://www.strategypage.com) until yesterday. Usually well informed and free of interpretation(although those conservative shirt advertisements had always annoyed me) this page has proved its objectiveness throughout the 5 years that I have been reading it. A forum is always the object of uninformed people and thus leading to misinterpretations and the previous mentioned 'unobjetciveness'. The article mentioned is M1-A3 Forever in Strategy Page:
(http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20070817.aspx)
First the fact that there are currently no plans to develop, enhance or even upgrade the models of the M1 series(with the exception of the TUSK and 2nd Gen FLIR standardization). Second M1 series will partially be redeployed and reorganized to 'complement' the FCS. Third, there have been a series of theories regarding the vulnerabilities of the armor located in the fan intake and the 'belly', which have been tossed due to the TUSK upgrade.
I find quite difficult that the US Army, with the Marines, made a proposal for an upgrade on the M1 series. This because of the size of the force approaching 9,000, the M1A1 HA and M1A1 upgrades almost complete and the fact that many units do use combined arms tactics in urbanized terrains to decrease the use and thus the vulnerability of these machines to the close fight. Also the extended use of the M2/M3 (in its varied versions but specially the M3A2 with ERA kits) has been lowering the amount of casualties between the 70 tons behemoths.
The US military is moving in the line of decentralization and combined arms way, so is highly unlike that a major upgrade to the M1 series should be taken place due to the current strategies and analysis made, although at least for the next twenty to thirty years will be still seeing among the battlefields occupied by US armed forces.

Reading v. Arsenal 1-3 (12/Nov/07)

Maybe not the brightest Arsenal match this season but yet a highly remarkable team effort to consolidate in the top of the premiership this monday against a nerve-breaking Reading. The overall performance of the well organized London side and the great performance by 'Manu' Adebayor and Alex Hleb were sufficient enough to make the ussual display of the visiting team to the revitalized and unbeaten eldest club in England.
The Ashburton Grovers sated nearly pragmatical neither efficient but with the same display of coherence and patience that had not been seen in previous seasons. In the 4' Adebayor's Henry sort of definition hited the woodwork and nearly grasped the old and traditional scoreline for the North London side. Arsenal kept the main line of the game with several opportunities until the advantage came in the last minutes of the first half when an excellent pass from Hleb followed by a deflected definition of Flamini entered the goalposts to ensure Arsenal overwhelming pace in the league. In a close shot to the bench in the second half we could watch a freezing Gilberto Silva. Whether it was obviously from the 4°C at pitch level or from the unactivity through the season, the old captain and emblematic symbol of the Gunners has been quite uncomfortable of swithching positions with the brilliant Mathieu Flamini which has earned his second international cap along with the Arsenal french legion. Regarding the frach legion Clichy's endurance and reliability had proved me wrong from my early reluctance in finding the Ashley Cole substitute and I dare to say that, he might be even better with time. Nevertheless Gallas and Touré had find there way in the team and seem to complement themselves perfectly even allowing Touré to forward his position and attack with full trust. Following the defensive review, the always overlapping Sagna has found his way into the team after a shy start of season. My main concern is the overall development of Eboué in his 'new' position. As David Young mentioned it in his Soccernet.com's review 'Voice of Fans', it is not the same to play fifteen meters ahead of the position which, as a footballer, you have been formed. Although he seem to complement Sagna, that dreamed overlapping of Wenger found in Hleb-Eboué, has not been totally convincing, but there is the element of adaptation and communication yet to improve between these two French speaking team mates.
Regarding to Hleb, I was a bit reluctant in the last couple season as many people but he has proved his value in the club. His tremendous technique, his passing and vision make them an excellent offensive midfielder that has a lot of talent to exploit. Another relevant and talented player is the Czech captain Tomás Rosicky, who in varied opinions, has been quite failed to impress the need of a Pires, who can either attack with a lighting pace or to give the prefect assist. So much has been said of this that Rosicky, as natural as any other player shows the contrary. His practiced technique and his aid to defend in Clichy's advances along with his cutting trhough the middle had been the mark of this player last season. This game he showed a full companionship devotion allowing Cesc Fábregas the pass to an excellent Adebayor finishing. 'Dinosaur' Bendtner and young Theo Walcott did not have the enough time to make use of their famous football faculties. An very Good display of the way Arsenal has come through the season, a lecture on patience, team effort and power that any previous Arsenal (but the Unbeaten)squad has shown in the last decade.

And besides that something has to be alarming major football managers not only around the island but in Europe; and I am referring to the declarations made by Carlo Ancelotti, Milan's manager. Something might be concerning them and is the way Arsenal plays, which is indeed alarming for them.

Charles Dickens' Melancholy

By the place where Rachel lived, though it was not in his way; by the red brick streets; by the great silent factories, not trembling yet; by the railway, where the danger lights were waning in the strengthening day; by the railway's crazy neighbourhood, half pulled down and half built up; by scattered red brick villas, where the besmoked evergreens were sprinkled with a dirty power, like untidy snuff-takers; by coal-dust paths and many varieties of ugliness; Stephen got to the top of the hill, and looked back(...) And trees arched over him, whispering that he left a true and loving heart behind.(pp.194)
Dickens, Charles, Hard Times, Penguin, London, 1969.

Finally!!

Finally and after some failed attempts to make my little knowledge available I have found the right place to do it. I will post something when my next idea pops out (not much time really). Mean while wait for the next match(Slavia Praga v. Arsenal for the UCL).