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Arsenal started with Vermaelen and Squillaci, with Gibbs in left back, some fans were hoping they pull off a good display, however they did not live up to expectations, well Vermalaen did but Squillaci was at fault for the first goal.
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| The return of the Verminator |
You could tell Squillaci was not a regular starter as he did not keep up with the offside line and for this reason Bent was through on goal to put Aston Villa up front just after 10 minutes of play. Although Squillaci could have done better, it was a great ball by Walker who chipped the ball over to Darren Bent, who was not going to miss from that range!
Arsenal looked nervous, as if they had nothing to play for. Runs from Gibbs gave a lot of space for Downing, which makes me wonder, if Clichy does leave, or gets injured, is Arsenal DOOMED?!
The second goal came just 4 minutes later, Vermaelen’s slip gave Young the time he needed to calmly put Bent through on goal, and we all know what Bent can do in those situations… 2-0 to Villa!
It is hard to blame someone for the second goal, but I believe Squillaci should have been marking Bent rather than wondering where he is, if Gibbs was at the right place, there would have been no rush for TV5 and maybe he would have not slipped, but lets not blame defenders as we have done enough of that all season! And the past 5 seasons! Makes you wonder, will Wenger concentrate on strengthening the squad?!
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| Bent celebrating one of his goals. |
Again Arsenal found themselves behind at home, and once again no signs of Arshavin or Theo on the wings, maybe a wrong formation? Not according to Wenger. So Arsenal are playing their football as usual, no plan B. Patiently playing as usual, it all leads to a chance, Ramsey just about to pull the trigger and put Arsenal back in the game BUT the defender has other ideas! A CLEAR penalty, and as you could all guess, the referee does not agree! Richard Dunne and the referee must have been the only ones who thought that was a fair challenge! Maybe just the ref!
The tempo was gradually building, Wilshere with a great ball puts RVP through and the best striker in EPL does everything but Aston Villa is saved by the post. Next was TV5 but his header from the corner just went over. Unlucky!
Half time, Wenger takes off Squillaci for Chamakh, most tactical change I’ve seen from Wenger this season, he clearly wanted the win, and he knew it was mission impossible with Squillaci on the pitch and one striker.
The second half was all Arsenal, no sign of Aston Villa, but once again Arsenal do everything but shoot! And when they do shoot it’s from 5 yards straight at the goalkeeper. This has been a down side to Arsenal’s season and things didn’t look like getting any better.
Arsenal was attacking and Aston Villa defending, sometimes I wonder why Arsenal don’t start the game like this, sometimes I wonder why Arsenal don’t start with two strikers, maybe if Wenger had more options, better strikers…. something to look forward to for next season.
Arsenal did have chances to get back into the game, RVP pulled it back for Gibbs who for some reason spends more time in Aston Villas half than his own, but again a chance wasted. Benzema would have scored that; in fact even Bent would have scored that, could that be something going through Wenger’s head?
Finally Arsenal was back in the game when Chamakh scored a brilliant goal, at a brilliant time….. oh wait…. The ref was there, that means no goal, I still don’t understand why that wasn’t a goal, maybe the ref would explain himself, or maybe not!
Almost 45 minutes of attack from Arsenal seemed like no end product, but RVP had to show what a world class striker he is, and as you could guess, he scored, again! The form he has been since coming back from injury, you would have thought Arsenal would lift all four trophies this season but unfortunately for Arsenal we don’t have more RVPs in the squad, this brings up the debate, do we NEED another world class striker?
One last chance, free-kick won by RVP, 25-30 yards out, TV looked like the right man to get the equaliser, but free-kick hit the wall, and that was it. Another poor defeat at a bad time, which could mean Arsenal finish 4th, behind City.
This game sums up our season for me, play great football, attack for 45 mins, more possession, lots of chances… but not the result!
For me Wenger is a great manager, and if anyone is to fix this team, it is Wenger, the man who LOVES the club, the man who will eventually make MORE history. Saying this, I do hope he spends in the summer, because we are not far off, the squad lacks depth, some may say it lacks leaders and spirit, I’m sure Wenger knows what the squad lacks. For me we need a strong right footed defender to partner TV. Kos and JD seems a perfect backup and cup player and they will gain more experience with rotation.
We definitely need backup for Clichy, or maybe a new left back if Clichy leaves?
Also I believe a TOP striker to partner RVP, to finish all these chances we create, one who scores 20-30 goals a season, one who could win games and works hard for the team. Benzema?
If wenger does get rid of some players, he will have more than enough money to strengthen the squad, and he has already mentioned he has money to spend, maybe we will see a busy summer?
One thing for sure, we need a plan B just like most teams in EPL, I believe Chamakh could be part of the Plan B, he was a great sub today, if his goal counted it could have easily been a win for Arsenal, and he has proved he can score and be part of a winning team when RVP was injured.
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