Chelsea v. Arsenal 1-2 30/Nov/08

With a clear offside, Arsenal won another London derby and immediately went back in title race after today's Liverpool draw. Certainly the resilence of the Gunners was shown thorugh the mastery of a perfect Skipper Cesc. As you recall dear reader I was one of the first persons to call Cesc for captain since he showed the right manners to lead, something that was not shown by others players of the squad.





The debut of Cesc as captain in the Premier League was surrounded by a hostile environment; both sides booed their previous figures (Gallas and Cole). Two offsides in the first five minutes from Chelsea reminded the capability of their arrivals, but in the subsequent minutes Arsenal equalled possession. The game showed good mobility, agressive fighting and speed above all. Even with the overwhelming possession of the Blues and their attacking abilities Arsenal showed resilence in defense. Bosingwa set a cross, at 31', which found the head of Djorou earning Arsenal an own goal. From that moment on Arsenal administered well their attakcs, this was proved by a van Persie wide shot and another long try from Cesc in the final minutes of the match.





More attacks came from the visiting squad and by the 63' Arsenal were two goals up; the first an offside shot by Robin van Persie and the second another brilliant definition by the him. With all the pressure bumping in Chelsea the Gunners managed to keep the ball in the ground and after several attacks the away squad settled the game. Cesc was the man of the match, with all the touch and quality he set the team running and the discrete show by Denilson and Nasri was shadowed by the Spaniard's. The final minutes of the tie were a complete disaster, with Arsenal's approaching victory the Blues thunderously rammed with all their might but the whistle blew before anything else could happen.

In other news Marco Amelia's tremendous declarations have madde the gamer comunity even more happy. Good job Marco. For example I have had a delightful week proving the newest FIFA 09 and I have to say that its most important features, aside fom the expected return of the Manager Mode, is the Online feature. I will continue to report on this subject as I progress in the game.