Last match in Austria before the Amsterdam Tournament, and the Gunners keep on keeping on….
Match report from Arsenal.com’s Richard Clarke in Bad Waltersdorf:
“Arsenal responded to the challenge of their strongest pre-season opposition to date by producing their best performance.
They swept aside Utrecht 3-0 at Bad Waltersdorf on Tuesday thanks to a twice-taken penalty by Robert Pires, Jose Antonio Reyes’s exquisite cross-shot and Henry’s simple third. But it was not the goals that stood out tonight it was more the fluency, the touch and the pace of their play. It suggests the team are starting to hit their stride.
Make no mistake, this game represented a significant step up from Arsenal’s previous pre-season opposition. With due respect, Barnet and two semi-pro Austrian outfits had offered little challenge up to this point but Utrecht were likely to be different.
They have been Uefa Cup regulars in recent seasons, albeit without ever threatening to win the Dutch title. In the past the club had produced internationals such as Jan Wouters and Hans van Breukelen while arguably the greatest player in their country’s history, Marco van Basten, was born in the town. They were certainly well-supported tonight in this tiny spa town east of Graz.”
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