Previous names: Dial Square, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Arsenal
Google
 

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Balogun goes round Donnarumma with ease

 By 1970's Gooner 

Balogun looked really sharp tonight for Reims against the League leaders PSG scoring his 11th goal of the season. 

He showed that he has great speed, takes very good positions which give him the best chance to receive the ball and he is not averse to taking the shots when the opportunity arises.

He tested Donnarumma early in the game, a shot that the goalkeeper had to tip away to stop it hitting the net.

He led the line well receiving the ball under pressure and laying it off to a fellow player. And as the game was reaching the last seconds of a 6 minute injury time he popped up with a stunning goal. 

He rounded Donnarumma when he got one on one with him and hit a rasping shot from an angle high into the net beyond the despairing PSG defenders. There was no time for PSG to kick off it was that late! Final score 1 - 1

Having watched the whole game tonight I consider Balogun as being at least at par with Nketiah and would deserve to be considered for first team duty when he returns. 

This would give Arteta a hell of a headache come next season.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nketiah. Show the man respect enough to learn the spelling of his name. Now it's a difference between EPL and Ligue 1. First and second division. That's why we never have to see poor Neymar jr in England.
And I like this season too much to think about the next (can the next be even better?). Still it's a nice thought, that one of Nketiah, Balogun, Jesus, Vlahovic. But I wouldn't call it headache. Hans Andersson