Treat The FA Cup With Respect.

Monday, 22 December 08, 07:53 AM · Comments(3)

When all things are considered I suppose yesterday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool was about as good as we could wish for. With Cesc getting injured in the first half and Adebayor getting sent off after more or less an hour we have to be happy that at least we didn't lose. It means we go into Friday's game at Villa 3 points behind them and a win would be great but we must avoid a defeat at all costs. I still maintain that we are out of the hunt for the league and I want the boss to treat the FA Cup with the utmost respect in January as it is our main hope of a trophy. We need Villa to start feeling the pressure of being in 4th place and put a good run together from here on in. At least we are 4 league games unbeaten at the moment and that is something to build on.

As for the Liverpool match I didn't think it was a particularly good game but we were doing well enough until they equalised and then we seemed to lose confidience. We could have gone behind and when Adebayor got sent off I was really worried. However the 10 remaining players stepped up to the plate and performed very well. It was good to see a couple of players take yellow cards for being professional and bringing their man down when they were beaten. To be honest I don't think Liverpool really went for the game when we had 10 men and they seemed happy enough with a draw. I was delighted that RVP scored with his chocolate leg again as he did against Chelsea. I did say yesterday that I thought he might do just that. I thought that Diaby overdid it almost every time he got the ball. You can see teams are using 2 or 3 players to tackle him when he has it as they know he won't pass and they will win it off him.

I watched the game in my local pub with some Liverpool supporting friends and us Gunners were outnumbered by about 10-1 but we still made ourselves heard when we scored. Mind you the roar was deafening when Liverpool scored and various people told me they knew Keane would score. These were the same people who groaned when they saw he was playing. I stumbled home afterwards and I have another big night tonight with my work Christmas party on and then work in the morning.

As we stand there is no definite word on when Cesc will be back from his injury but the club have said there will be word on the web site tomorrow afternoon. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it's only 2 or 3 weeks as we need our captain in the side. Adebayor doesn't think he should have been sent off as he reckons he went in to protect the ball and the player made a meal of it. However once you are on a yellow card you have to be carefull, especially when the referee doesn't actually understand the game. I can see why the referee sent him off even though I do think that it was harsh. We won't have him for the trip to Villa on Friday which means that Bendtner will probably play. God help us !

The boss has said that Vela is going nowhere on loan and that he is not interested in Tevez or Arshavin. I'm not interested in Arshavin either as I heard it leaves a nasty rash. It's all a bit too David Beckhamesque for me. In transfer news there isn't too much out there. Wayne Hennessey is mentioned again and not much else. That's it for today.

Here's the highlights of yesterday's game(thank you Boxofficefootball again).

http://www.boxofficefootball.com/2008/12/21/arsenal-vs-liverpool-live-game-now/

And to finish some Music from an old favourite of mine - New Model Army.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyaXjf_WSI

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Tags: Premier League 08/09, Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa

Topics: Premier League 08/09, Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa

Posted by JamrockRover | Comments (3)

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1. BosnianKid101 Wrote: | 16.34GMT | Dec 22, 2008

they should treat it right

2. buzmeg Wrote: | 23.57GMT | Dec 22, 2008

For the sake of argument, let's say Cesc is out a month. What are the chances that Vela can get a sniff at the left wing, with Diaby/Song (woe is us), Denilson and Nasri on the right?