Five Matches of the season
Everton 1-6 Arsenal
With pundits’ predictions based on summer activity, Arsenal were definitely the outsiders of the top four going into the 2009/10 campaign. So only a big message on the opening day would do. But unlike Chelsea and United, the Gunners were denied a comfortable home fixture to begin their year with. Indeed, they had to bear with an unwanted trip to Goodison Park.
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Arsenal began their 2009/10 Champions League season in uncomfortable fashion. Facing a tricky trip to Belgium as kick-off to their group stage campaign, the Gunners were without first and second choice goalkeepers Almunia and Fabianski. Therefore, young Mannone had to make his debut in a real test of Arsenal’s resolve.
Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
Having lost this fixture the season before, the grit and guts of Wenger’s men would surely be put to test at Craven Cottage. But when was the last time a goalkeeper won a match for Arsenal on a ground where United and Liverpool were downed?
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Wenger’s 13th anniversary had to be marked by a triumph with Thierry Henry watching but Sam Allardyce’s men were in as ‘party poopers’ while Arsenal looked to capitalize on United’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland the day before – which had seen Ferguson’s men go behind twice at Old Trafford. So how would Arsenal fare if handed a similar trial against Rovers?
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1-2 Arsenal
Two weeks prior to this encounter, Arsenal had been battered by Chelsea. So heading to Anfield, Wenger’s boys were certainly not flying high. And talking of high, Van Persie and Bendtner’s absence meant Arsenal were not standing too high upfront in Andrey Arshavin. So with a lack of height and confidence going into this big clash, how would Arsenal match up with a Liverpool side rejuvenated by the return of Gerard, Aquilani and Torres?
[vodpod id=Video.3576814&w=350&h=280&fv=]Other matches that could have made it: Arsenal 3-0 Spurs, Arsenal 3-0 Villa, Arsenal 4-2 Bolton and Arsenal 5-0 Porto
UP NEXT TOMORROW: Five Players of the Season
Brilliantly chosen matches, loved watching everyone of ’em.
Thanks. It was a real pain finding only match highlights with English commentary. (apart from the ones from .com)
I’m sure you’ll enjoy the ‘Five Goals of the season’ too on Friday then.
But I guess tomorrow is the big one – the FIVE PLAYERS OF THE SEASON!
I would have personally chosen all the other matches that you listed that could’ve made it over the ones listed xD
hi randy, how are you classifying these? games we won/played well but lost/significant?
def agree on everton v arse
def arse v villa
arse v barca? huge game. played ok. el capitan!
spuds v arse – terrible game, terrible result, but surely significant?
stoke v arse? def! rambo! sol! cesc!
arse v chelski? schooled again, shortcomings exposed.
i don’t mean to be critical, im so so proud of the team this year, but as I say, depends how you’re classifying the 5 games of the season, to me, if it’s on significance, that’s my 5.
really enjoying the 5’s tho!
Thanks for your question. And here is how I made these selections.
First of all, the feature is called ‘Five matches of the season’. That effectively means five memorable matches of the season.
In that case, a match which we lost would not be ‘memorable’ because aren’t defeats supposed to be forgotten? That eliminates the Spurs 2-1 loss and the Chelsea 0-3 battering from your suggestions.
The 2-2 Barca match was in all honesty a defeat. Why? We were outplayed and embarrassed like never before at the Emirates and were made to look like schoolboys more so than Chelsea and United did. The Barca home game was a let-down and trust me, the ONLY REASON why people want to deem it memorable is because of that unlikely comeback we staged. Had we went on to lose 0-2 or so – like the run of play justified – that game would have been one to forget very fast.
In regards to the Stoke 3-1 match, it was a good suggestion you made, but the Ramsey incident was so terrible that no one will ever want to go back and watch or remember that. I am sure that you’ll remember how even after we won that match and got those huge 3 points, everyone was not so happy because of the sour taste Ramsey’s injury had left in their mouths. But that match should be remembered for the spirit and character we showed.
Other than that, you agreed with my picks of Everton 1-6 and Villa 3-0.
Great post..love those games!!!!
Vito is the man!
the dive by javanovic in the CL match was shameful. a steven gerard job.
bendtner in that match as well, great finish. great goal. he will come good. he will! (he better)
and manone in the fulham game was just amazing. truly.
nice post randy.