tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post4875009248003024928..comments2023-10-30T07:49:39.886-04:00Comments on Goonerboy: You Need More than Money for Success: Thoughts on Arsenal 1 Man City 0Goonerboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489244017423718503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-72974879188593601272012-04-09T12:22:48.502-04:002012-04-09T12:22:48.502-04:00SANTOS v GIBBS.
There is something very endearing...SANTOS v GIBBS.<br /><br />There is something very endearing about Santos: he plays freely and with plenty of skill, always has a smile on his face, and has a lovely left foot. (Just thought: you could apply all those to Vela, couldn't you?).<br /><br />Gibbs plays in an identical way to Cole and Clichy: auxiliary winger, very quick, good up and down, and looks like a long-term Arsenal player. The other two learned from a senior partner while injuries have denied Gibbs that opportunity and his developmental needs are more exposed.<br /><br />Gibbs is my preference.<br /><br />KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-53676483853893909892012-04-09T11:52:45.740-04:002012-04-09T11:52:45.740-04:00It was rather strange seeing so many high crosses ...It was rather strange seeing so many high crosses put in by Arsenal, against Kompany and Lescott it seems rather pointless. Still RVP was unlucky not to score when his header hit Vermaelen.<br /><br />Quite a few incidents this weekend indicate to me that it would be far better to have video reviews that can provide a corrected judgement in most games rather than waste effort on goal line technology that will hardly ever be used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-89698594408450400292012-04-09T09:29:26.784-04:002012-04-09T09:29:26.784-04:00The neighbours are getting super giddy about proba...The neighbours are getting super giddy about probably winning their 20th title. Good luck to them, whoever finishes top of a 38 match league will have faced the same problems as everyone else and deserves it. I wonder though if this party is a little special for them as they have beaten us? Likkle City, the footballing lottery millionaires. Possibly, probably, although i couldn´t give a monkeys. Let them enjoy it, it could be their last for a long while.<br /><br />Why am i positive? Pretty easy really, i don´t look at single match or a 5 match sample as a cue for a player´s or manager´s strength, i tend to look at the bigger picture. You can ususally appreciate the picture better that way.<br /><br />We were told that City would be undergoing a 10 year plan in which, by the end we would not only be a major force, but world players. The marks were set increasingly higher, so that by the end of the fourth year, we should have won a trophy in the CL and challenging for the league. Well, for me that is a tick on the list. So the plan is on track. <br /><br />So why would some blues be disappointed then? Well some of the giddy kippers have decided that success and improvement are linear and constant. The phrase two steps forward and one step back would not apply. The last couple of months have been disappointing, no doubt about that. We all want City to do well, but for some patience and anger take over and a small regessive step is seen as a disaster. Perspective goes out of the window and the ability to see and think clearly go out of the other window. Fortunately we don´t have fans on the board, otherwise this morning would probably see a series of embarrassing and irrational demands made.<br /><br />What I see is a club that has pushed United all the way in the chase for the title, they haven´t won it yet either. Mathematics haven´t kicked in, so its on. The points haul this year has been terrific, we are equal now with the entire haul of last year and we were made up with that, so again this year sees an improvement. Looking at the last few seasons we have done as well as anyone with our points at this stage of the season, so that reassures me that we are making good progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com