I was away from a PC for most of the past 48 hours, and when I got home last night I was too tired to think of anything useful to say about what happened on Saturday that hasn’t already been said. The horror of Eduardo’s injury still lingers this morning, although reports indicate that it may not be as bad as initially thought. That is definitely good news.
As for the match itself… Well, the team did well to overcome the shock of Dudu’s injury and the added salt of a James McFadden free-kick goal to take a 2-1 lead thanks to a great performance by Theo Walcott. His first goal was bounded in off of a header just moments after the restart, but his second goal, coming a few minutes later was pure class, and hopefully a sign of good things to come.
The final moments of the match left my mouth agape. With just a few seconds to go, and the ball in the Arsenal penalty area, Gael Clichy switched off. Perhaps he didn’t realize there was an attacking player just a few feet to his left. When it was brought to his attention, he quickly challenged for the ball, and despite getting a foot to it, he bundled the Birmingham man over and a penalty was awarded.
As everyone knows, at this point, William Galls marched all the way to the tunnel, shaking his head in disbelief, and cursing the injustice of it all.
I’m glad he’s so passionate, but a captain should stay with his team at all times. He more than anyone else on the pitch represents Arsenal, and that little march is not the Arsenal way.
Anyway, those are just some of my pre-caffeinated thoughts at this early hour.
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You can see the players on BC are true footballers. An opponent is laying on the ground with a horribly broken ankle after a vicious tackle. The ref shows a red card and they are all up in arms like “What is that for? It was only a minor nick!”
Yeah, it was all a bit on the ridiculous side. No one is saying that Taylor intended to break Eduardo’s leg and dislocate his ankle on purpose. However, it’s obvious from other photos that he definitely meant to leave a mark.
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