Taunting travelling fans is not the best way of celebrating.
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After what the International break offered, and the two storms of Eduardo and Man Utd fan chants, things settled as the Gunners lost today in a cameo of the visit at Old Trafford, this time at the Stadium of Manchester City. The visit to the Midlands could not have got any more painful, as Adebayor scored the third goal of the evening. As if it were not enough, the Togo striker should have been sent off in two occasions. His celebration, a stroll of ninety meters towards the visiting stands, was shameful to say the least.
Aside from his reactions towards Cesc and van Persie, as well as his attitude to his former team mates, this is one of the most disgraceful acts of disloyal hatred performed by a player against another club. In any case his actions seem to reinforce the low class in which he exactly fits. With England qualified, as well as a bunch of other nations already on the plane to Africa, the peculiar calendar offered to the Gunners just starts.
[Photo: Guardian]
The Mancunians tried, for an awful lot of the first fifteen minutes, to guard and secure the ball. Through stagnant tactics Hughes' men delivered a couple of chances and exchanged possession with the visiting team until the lead arrived. Twenty minutes and the Gunners were loosing through a header by Micah Richards, which apparently, was offside. Almunia's poor judging towards the ball and the terrific stroke by the City centre-back were enough to get the visitors into troubles.
The efforts of Emmanuel Adebayor were tremendous; he looked sharp and industrious, two features that at Arsenal, in his latter stage, seemed to disgust the man. The Londoners were not accurate enough as in previous encounters, taking into consideration the different ways in which they were letting the Citizens finish the job. Clichy marking three meters away the opposite strikers, Cesc wandering to get a good grip of the ball, Diaby playing as a striker, all these seemed to be actions motivated by Wenger to see the Gunners fail.
Arsenal's midfield were completely overpowered and if it was not for Song's effort, the players could have got complacent in the middle of the park. Not a single shot was made by the Londoners and that showed the panorama for the rest of the next half. Something must have to be done in order to change the mental sharpness of the team.
[Photo: Guardian]
With some luck the Citizens got through the first ten minutes of the second half quite well with Vermaelen' header wide over the bar. The big news was that Tomas Rosicky was making preparations for entering, and indeed in the 53th minute the Czech player played his first official match with Arsenal since January 2008. I was surprised and still think that, the Doomsday will come at any moment. That and Hargreaves' recovery will be the most striking news and it was more likely, for some period of time, that the man could walk on the moon again before Rosicky played again.
Despite the frail hope the Gunners had, one of the most positive outcomes of the match (if there is ONE to pick among a plethora of mistakes and misjudgments) is the fact that Tomas looked lively, free and strong enough to challenge at top level. An assistance an a late goal were among his achievements today.
Gallas was denied, at the height of Arsenal's momentum, by Given in the 58th minute. The other centre-back delivered a powerful shot, again deviated by Given. It was through Robin van Persie that the equaliser came. After a pass from the Czech, van Persie turned and shook off the fierce marking, to shoot later. In the following minutes Arsenal had at least two to three chances for a clear lead but mediocre definitions did not help the team to get back in the score sheet.
The villain of the night performed one of his "malicious" deeds that nearly left the Dutchman blind.
[Photo: Telegraph]
Minutes before City's second goal, which came through Bellamy in the 75th, Adebayor stamped on Robin van Persie's face. It is obvious that the sheer violence and the aggression from the Togo striker show how inhumane he is, showing a complete disrespect for the game and making shame of his club as well as showing what we already now about his 'education' and 'class'.
After a couple of substitutions the third goal came in, ironically, from the Togolese. The problem was not the goal itself but the way in which he, for third or fourth time in the game, reassured the WHOLE world the kind in which he belongs: an insane, moronic, nonsensical and stupid reminiscence of player, with the ninety-meter long run he made to taunt Arsenal travelling supporters. His unproffesional behaviour sparked a riot in which more that a dozen of stewards were needed to calm the hauling crowd from north London.
After this particular tantrum what followed was as impressive as beyond belief: two goals by each side and at least a handful of chances in which the Gunners could have easily, if not for the endurance of Shay Given, levelled or outclass the Citizens. The previously commented goal came from Rosicky while the Mancunians got one up through Wright-Phillips. Two shots, one by Bendtner and a volley from van Persie were the clearest of the later chances.
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