Bye Bye Bogey Team, Well, Pretty Much...
Well friends, here we are. Another week on. Quite a bit has gone on in the land of Cam. My son Liam had his first birthday last week and did a very impressive job of smearing chocolate icing all over his head. And I mean all over. Face, eyes, hair, neck, chin. The boy loves icing, what can I say. The weekend that followed involved lots of friends, lots of wine, and lots of food. At least so I’m told. Let’s just say I’ve been drinking a lot of water lately.
As for the Arsenal, they played at home against Bolton on Saturday. Over the previous years and under Fat Sam Allardyce, Bolton seemed to be a tough team for Arsenal to defeat. The Wanderers haven’t been a powerhouse, but they always seemed to be able to stymie the Gunners, mostly because they would play tough, physical defense and not worry about scoring goals. It looked like we were in for the same this last match as Kevin Davies let everyone know he is an ass by getting into some rough challenges soon after the opening whistle. Arsenal did fairly well and had loads of possession, but it looked like another one of those days of “almost.” There weren’t too many shots, but a couple of good chances by Ade, RvP and Bendtner were either too slow, hit the post, or straight at the keeper. In the second half, Wenger made a tactical move and moved Nasri from the left and into the center.
This was of course something I suggested to friends at the beginning of the match, but that’s neither here nor there. This move, coupled with Vela coming on later and playing wide left, made it possible for Nasri to dictate play a bit more and be creative. After a few misses mentioned above, an RvP cross was slotted home by Bendtner in the 84th minute to give the Gunners 3 desperately needed points. It wasn’t a beautiful game but it got the result.
These last few matches, though wins for the Arsenal, have shown that the team is just barley getting by. At least in my opinion. The defense doesn’t look very solid, though Djourou is starting to show that he should be a starter. And the midfield. Oh my, the midfield. It seems so weird that just a season or two ago we had so many quality midfielders that there was cover 2 and 3 deep at every position. Now, we’ve seen an entire midfield made up of backup central mids! Rosicky is just gone it seems, Walcott is out for who knows how long, Cesc is gone until April, and we were light before these injuries (except Rosicky as he was hurt in 1912). I’m no football manager genius, but there needs to be some action in the transfer window this January, if anything, just to wake everyone up. There should be no automatic picks right now for the First XI. They should all be trying to prove they deserve to play.
Outside of Arsenal, there was playoff football, but I really didn’t care too much about it. It was interesting that the Cardinals won, but I don’t think they’ll go too far. They are the Cardinals don’t forget. Also, I was glad to see that the Giants lost, just so I don’t have to listen to their fans anymore. The Eagles won, but I am comforted by the knowledge that they tend to choke later in the playoffs.
Not much else has been going on, but I did see an interesting story where the titans of media “American Idol” are going after a small, wholesome outfit, just trying to have fun. A nudie bar in Austin is being sued by AI because of their event “Stripper Idol.” This fun event lets everyday ladies live their dream of being a dancer in front of an adoring crowd. Plus the can get 500 bucks! Leave these people alone Simon Cowell! You’ve already done enough damage to our fair country with your show and bringing Paula Abdul back to the limelight!! For shame.
And with that, “Cam Out!”
Adios
As for the Arsenal, they played at home against Bolton on Saturday. Over the previous years and under Fat Sam Allardyce, Bolton seemed to be a tough team for Arsenal to defeat. The Wanderers haven’t been a powerhouse, but they always seemed to be able to stymie the Gunners, mostly because they would play tough, physical defense and not worry about scoring goals. It looked like we were in for the same this last match as Kevin Davies let everyone know he is an ass by getting into some rough challenges soon after the opening whistle. Arsenal did fairly well and had loads of possession, but it looked like another one of those days of “almost.” There weren’t too many shots, but a couple of good chances by Ade, RvP and Bendtner were either too slow, hit the post, or straight at the keeper. In the second half, Wenger made a tactical move and moved Nasri from the left and into the center.
This was of course something I suggested to friends at the beginning of the match, but that’s neither here nor there. This move, coupled with Vela coming on later and playing wide left, made it possible for Nasri to dictate play a bit more and be creative. After a few misses mentioned above, an RvP cross was slotted home by Bendtner in the 84th minute to give the Gunners 3 desperately needed points. It wasn’t a beautiful game but it got the result.
These last few matches, though wins for the Arsenal, have shown that the team is just barley getting by. At least in my opinion. The defense doesn’t look very solid, though Djourou is starting to show that he should be a starter. And the midfield. Oh my, the midfield. It seems so weird that just a season or two ago we had so many quality midfielders that there was cover 2 and 3 deep at every position. Now, we’ve seen an entire midfield made up of backup central mids! Rosicky is just gone it seems, Walcott is out for who knows how long, Cesc is gone until April, and we were light before these injuries (except Rosicky as he was hurt in 1912). I’m no football manager genius, but there needs to be some action in the transfer window this January, if anything, just to wake everyone up. There should be no automatic picks right now for the First XI. They should all be trying to prove they deserve to play.
Outside of Arsenal, there was playoff football, but I really didn’t care too much about it. It was interesting that the Cardinals won, but I don’t think they’ll go too far. They are the Cardinals don’t forget. Also, I was glad to see that the Giants lost, just so I don’t have to listen to their fans anymore. The Eagles won, but I am comforted by the knowledge that they tend to choke later in the playoffs.
Not much else has been going on, but I did see an interesting story where the titans of media “American Idol” are going after a small, wholesome outfit, just trying to have fun. A nudie bar in Austin is being sued by AI because of their event “Stripper Idol.” This fun event lets everyday ladies live their dream of being a dancer in front of an adoring crowd. Plus the can get 500 bucks! Leave these people alone Simon Cowell! You’ve already done enough damage to our fair country with your show and bringing Paula Abdul back to the limelight!! For shame.
And with that, “Cam Out!”
Adios
posted by Cameron at 10:33 AM
1 Comments:
For shame about the Stripper Idol....sounds like a real winner there-they can get $500 bucks? Woohoo! :D
I love the "The midfield, oh my the midfield" line. says exactly what I feel!
Red
Post a Comment
<< Home