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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Player Analysis and Ratings Vs Villa

By 1970’s Gooner

It was a game Arsenal needed to win so as to finally take advantage of Chelsea’s indifferent form as of late. And the boys looked hungry and determined to get all three points.

It wasn’t until Wenger made two significant substitutions that Arsenal began to pass the ball quicker and in more penetrative positions.

Fabregas who replaced Denilson added trickery and more incisive passing. He added the goals of course…

But the other substitution was also important in my mind. For a start Walcott replaced Eduardo who was again disappointingly ineffective.

Walcott also added width which stretched the pitch as he drew on to him Villa’s left back. This left more room for Fabregas and Diaby to roam.

Almunia

Didn’t have much to do and on the occasion he had to he managed to palm the ball away from Agbolanhor as he was close to turning it in five mnutes from the end. 7

Sagna

Kept Downing quiet and also went forward combining well with Nasri. He looks fresher than a few games ago when he looked in need of rest. 7

Traore

I was very relieved when the news came out that he was fit enough to return to the left back position. Silvestre is a real liability as a left back (and as a central defender too).

I would much prefer Sagna to play left back and Eboue brought in at right back if the need arises again.

Traore looks the part now. He is strong, fast and tenacious and what a marvelous cross field ball he made to Walcott which resulted in Arsenal’s second goal.

Wenger will really have a big problem when Clichy and Gibbs return. 7

Gallas

He looks rejuvenated with Vermaelen partnering him rather than Toure. He is stronger and much more determined in the challenges this season. He nearly scored today but Friedle saved from close range. 7

Vermaelen

He wasn’t going to let Agbolnahor or any of the Villa forwards get the better of him. You could sense that all game personified by the chase against Agbolanhor from which he came out a winner. 8

Song

Another strong performance from Arsenal’s anchor. Dominated midfield with his strength, close control and tenacity. His passing however was not up to his usual standards giving the ball away too often. 6.5

Diaby

He has managed to dispel that part of his game that got us all so frustrated last season. That which saw him hold onto the ball too long, draw too many defenders on him and then lose it.

Now he is far more sensible. He wins the ball and then if he doesn’t see the space to exploit he passes short to a team mate. Simple football means great performances and this is what we got today from this awesome football player.

He also scored a wonderful third to cap a fantastic performance. 9

Denilson

He is another that got us all debating last season as to his footballing abilities. But at 21 he has improved so much this season chipping in with vital goals (eg vs Hull) and becoming much more efficient in his ball retrieving and passing. 6

Fabregas

Enough said. He was magnificent today for 28 minutes scoring two great goals. He is a much more direct and efficient player this season. He knows when to pass, when to shoot and which positions to take… 10

Eduardo

Another disappointing performance from Eduardo. He gets into very dangerous positions but fails to convert. He did it against Hull when he turned into the box beating his man with only the goalie to beat. He repeated almost the same move today with the same outcome.

I believe that he is still afraid of picking another injury which makes him rush his shots or be reluctant to go for 50 50 balls. Unless he shakes this fear off he will never be the same player again.

I think he should be dropped for the next game and Walcott (or even Eboue) brought in on the flank. 4

Arshavin

Had a better second half. He was meeting the ball far more effectively in the second half something which he was failing to do in the first.

Villa compressed the space around him so he had litle room to manouvre.

He also suffered due to Fabregas’s absence in the first half as Cesc is able to play him in far more easily than Song, Denilson or Diaby. 5

Nasri

He was more of a peripheral player today which is strange as with the absence of Fabregas from midfield he should have been doing more of the playmaking. 6

Walcott

Provided much needed width when he came on and he looked fresh and more with it today than in his previous outings. Of course he can do that much better when he comes off the bench with the opponents tired.

Once he recovers his fitness he will have a very important role to play this season. Provided the assist for Fabregas to score the second with a very precise pass into his path. 8


Man of the Match: Cesc Fabregas

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

C'mon Song was immense. He deserves more than that.

Kevin said...

Song rating scarily low. Still, your opinion over mine (and the other comment) I guess.

KDJ said...

Must say I agree with the other commenters about Song. Definitely one of the key figures for man of the match today (Cesc aside).

Boris Godunov said...

I don't get how Walcott, who made only one assist and didn't do shit besides that, can get more than Arshavin, who had good chances and ran his ass off most of the time. Song also deserves more because he had to battle against some big mothers all game. Can't argue with the rest of the ratings. Good blog.

Anonymous said...

For me Diaby was MOM despite the wonderful cameo from Cesc

Anonymous said...

Your scoring system has no merit if you can give Walcott an 8 for passing the ball to Cesc to score. Yet you fail to see how crucial Nasri was in keeping the ball when in possession, which stopped Villa building any dangerous attacks.

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Before the game I looked at the stats.A team can't go on winning five to matches in a row. After eight to ten games a draw/defeat is likely.yes I know the red faced cunt team won 16 out of 18 matches but I don't know how many games they won in a row.
Anyway i thought a draw was likely but 3-0 was over the moon.Now if the gunners can play like that through the second half Arsenal might be able to win something.
The defence shut out Young and company and hopefully will perform
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rvp30 said...

Yep, though it wasn't Song's best game this season, he deserved a higher rating, Watching the game I had Diaby vying with Sagna for motm, though trawling around, nobody else seems to agree with me on Bacary. Ridiculous to give Theo an 8, agree with the comments on here about that. 'shavin came into it much more when Cesc was on the pitch and battled well with very little service for the whole 90, I'd give him a 6. Seriously worried about Eddy though, lacking in confidence at the moment. 4 points off the top with a game in hand on the chavz at the halfway point AND WITHOUT VAN P - who'd have thunk it?!? Overall good blog, keep it up!

Unknown said...

well,let me tell u something,after a great performanc great football great win, only one player deserved less than 7 and he is eduardo.u have given less to some of the best playerst in this game.u rate walcott better than song and denilson mate,u must be joking or u are someone who dnn't unestand football.why the f. U rate gallas less than vermalen when gallas didnt make any thing wrong,he even was close to score a goal.anyway i dont want to go on this it does'nt make any sence.

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i absolutely agree fully with you mate ( shkumbin) how this guy can give theo an 8 is a total disgrace he deserves a 6 at max just other than the assist what else did he do, 1 shot on the post don't give you an 8 then you give nasri, gallas, song all lower ratings than him. Total crazy guy you are, i guess your english too then thats why you gave theo an 8 or your mixed race because thats diabolical! MOTM WAS CESC and then followed by DIABY, GALLAS, VERMAELEN, and i also thought that nasri played very well giving them a hard time on the wings and he could've scored too, eduardo a 4! are you nuts, max he deserves is 7 he was full of running attacking defending going out wide, great turn and a few tricks too yet you didnt see him do that and you give a 4, next time dont even bother to write up a blog if your gonna make such silly ratings! FFS!

ihsan_huhu said...

8 for walcott and 5+ for song? u must b joking mate!

Anonymous said...

It's his blog hes entitled to his opinion, like we all are. Btw
good blog and a great win!

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This blog is consistently dissapointing. Awful really. I have to commend it because it's an arsenal blog but it's not doing anyone any favors. It seems to look for esoteric views when there are none to be had. The game was changed by 2 substitutions? It was changed by 1! All there is to it. I can't get over how glaringly wrong the opinions on this blog are in general, but what I really don't understand is all the people who comment in support of the blog. Especially the ones that are incredulous about how good it is, 'Great blog' 'really insightful' etc. This blog is about as insightful as a toilet seat. For being an Arsenal fan since the 70's you really don't a lot about football. Take a coaching course or play a game or two or do something because reading this blog on the circuit of football blogs on the rare occasion that I do is painful and infuriating.

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This blog is consistently dissapointing. Awful really. I have to commend it because it's an arsenal blog but it's not doing anyone any favors. It seems to look for esoteric views when there are none to be had. The game was changed by 2 substitutions? It was changed by 1! All there is to it. I can't get over how glaringly wrong the opinions on this blog are in general, but what I really don't understand is all the people who comment in support of the blog. Especially the ones that are incredulous about how good it is, 'Great blog' 'really insightful' etc. This blog is about as insightful as a toilet seat. For being an Arsenal fan since the 70's you really don't a lot about football. Take a coaching course or play a game or two or do something because reading this blog on the circuit of football blogs on the rare occasion that I do is painful and infuriating.

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Analysis spot on for me, especially Eddy observation right on the money.

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