[EPL] Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd

[hendiplast]

United spirit keeps the old fires burning as Arsenal are put to the sword



Gary Neville picked his Team of the Season (thus far) ahead of Sunday’s fixtures and did not include a single Manchester United player.
He did, however, find a way to keep on speaking terms with his former Old Trafford team-mates by listing an additional team, those he would want alongside him as Squeaky Bum Time neared.
This was a team packed with seven United names like Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia, who did enough to prove Neville’s point at the Emirates.

New heroes are emerging too. Danny Welbeck made a case for inclusion, as did Chris Smalling. The champions are not conceding their crown without a fight.
If last season’s triumph was sweeter for Sir Alex Ferguson because it knocked Liverpool from their perch, finishing this campaign in first will offer the United manager equal satisfaction by silencing the noisy neighbours for another 12 months.
As the players lined up and shuffled their studs in the tunnel, Neville and Graeme Souness were on Sky Sports discussing the impact Mario Balotelli’s late penalty might have on the title race.
‘Big moment’, they agreed after Balotelli eased Manchester City six points clear.
United responded, averting any attempt from Arsenal to avenge August’s 8-2 defeat.
On a day when substitutions were the talk of the Emirates, Ferguson got his right, refusing to fret about damage to Rafael’s ego when he hooked him an hour after sending him on to replace the injured Phil Jones.

Rafael stormed towards the tunnel before something changed his mind, and he veered left to take a seat on the United bench.
It seemed to contrast with the mood simmering in the home team, with Robin van Persie shaking his head as Arsene Wenger sent on Andrey Arshavin for Alex Oxlade Chamberlain.
Valencia switched to right back, and, from there, created the winner, over- lapping and tormenting Arshavin, trading passes with Park Ji-sung and setting up Welbeck’s goal.
What a contrast to Arsenal’s emergency right back Johan Djourou, who was removed at half-time, presumably to spare him further humiliation at the hands of Nani.
It was clearly a tactic to target Djourou and Thomas Vermaelen, both playing out of position at full back. The tactic worked, although no-one expected Valencia to open the scoring by towering above Vermaelen to head home.

‘Winning after City had won, that was the important thing,’ said Ferguson. 'We said that before the game. But we did it in the right way. We played football, were adventurous.
‘We had belief in ourselves. I’m delighted with that at this time of the season.
‘It’s always difficult coming to the Emirates. Arsenal are a top side. We had to play well for most of the game and we did. The first half in particular was a golden period for us.
‘We should have rammed home the advantage.’
The glory was Welbeck’s but Smalling grows in stature. It is telling that he was preferred to Jones in a central defence charged with keeping Robin van Persie out.

Van Persie did score his 23rd of the season, from a chance many times harder than the one he somehow missed, early in the second half.
But, despite almost costing his side a goal with a near- suicidal attempted ‘Cruyff turn’ in the second half, Smalling, earned praise from his manager for handling big Per Mertesacker when he was sent up front in a desperate bid to salvage a point.
It may not be a vintage United team but the new breed have certainly acquired the old spirit.


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[Mahesa_Jenar]

Tuah maut Park Ji Sung (untuk menghindari tertukar dengan Park Chu Young) kembali beraksi kalau melawan Arsenal... Cukup satu sentuhan dan berbuah kemenangan buat United.. (emang tentara Korea ini jimat ampuh kalau ngelawan Arsenal)
And here goes a new sempaker...!!! Rooney...!! layak bersanding dengan King of Sempakers, entah apa yang ada dalam benak Roo malam tadi, bermain tidak dengan hati, grasak grusuk dan kurang tenang (come on Man, this is not you at all....!!!)
Babak pertama Tiki Taka United nyaris mirip dengan Barcelona dengan possession mencapai 58%, mengurung rapat pertahanan Arsenal, tapi babak kedua malah berbalik 180%... (kekurangan tenaga di tengah kah..??) Pakdhe Giggs layak tampil sebagai MotM IMO... Beberapa kali malah sempat menunjukkan tarian ajaibnya (how old is he..?? 38 yrs..?? naahhh.. you must be kidding...)
Di sisi lain, pertahanan kembali jadi sorotan, duet cenat cenut Smalling Evans tidak tampil sebagai mana mestinya mereka bermain, Smalling bahkan nyaris bikin blunder gara gara kepleset..
Evra OK.. he does learn a lot..!! Rafael, kalau udah di depan telat mulu, (but definitely much better than Evans..)

Hasil yang bagus, mengingat kita main di kandang lawan...

[fikrirf]

bagaimana kabarnya nani sama jones gan ?

[dery pramudito]

iya nani jones dan rooney cedera parah ga ya? minggu depan lawan liverpool lg

[theater of dream]

Originally Posted by Mahesa_Jenar

Tuah maut Park Ji Sung (untuk menghindari tertukar dengan Park Chu Young) kembali beraksi kalau melawan Arsenal... Cukup satu sentuhan dan berbuah kemenangan buat United.. (emang tentara Korea ini jimat ampuh kalau ngelawan Arsenal)
And here goes a new sempaker...!!! Rooney...!! layak bersanding dengan King of Sempakers, entah apa yang ada dalam benak Roo malam tadi, bermain tidak dengan hati, grasak grusuk dan kurang tenang (come on Man, this is not you at all....!!!)
Babak pertama Tiki Taka United nyaris mirip dengan Barcelona dengan possession mencapai 58%, mengurung rapat pertahanan Arsenal, tapi babak kedua malah berbalik 180%... (kekurangan tenaga di tengah kah..??) Pakdhe Giggs layak tampil sebagai MotM IMO... Beberapa kali malah sempat menunjukkan tarian ajaibnya (how old is he..?? 38 yrs..?? naahhh.. you must be kidding...)
Di sisi lain, pertahanan kembali jadi sorotan, duet cenat cenut Smalling Evans tidak tampil sebagai mana mestinya mereka bermain, Smalling bahkan nyaris bikin blunder gara gara kepleset..
Evra OK.. he does learn a lot..!! Rafael, kalau udah di depan telat mulu, (but definitely much better than Evans..)

Hasil yang bagus, mengingat kita main di kandang lawan...

babak kedua permaslahan sebenar nya bukan di back 4 melainkan kurang nya pressure di lini tengah...
beberapa kali Arsenal mendapatkan open shots dari lini tengah, dan pemain mereka dengan gampang melakukan penetrasi dari lini tengah... IMO

[theater of dream]

Reaksi Wenger tadi malam..

[fredrian.seven]

Ngganti AOC emang blunder besar Wenger. Aku aja heran kok malah diganti tapi ya besyukur juga.he... apalagi setelah defense konyolnya arshavin ke Valencia.

Buat aku semua bek United semalem maen cukup bagus. Paling "jelek" mungkin Rafael tapi itupun cukup bagus. Gol Arsenal menurutku bukan murni kesalahan dia. Emang sih dia overlap, tapi aku yakin 99,99% wing back dalam kondisi itu pasti akan maju juga. Pas itu kan klo nggak salah 3 lawan 3. Yang salah adalah Valencia atau pemaen laen yang nggak cover pos bek kanan saat Rafael overlap sampe AOC kosong nggak ada yang ngawal. Selebihnya Rafel cukup bagus. Dia diganti buat ngehindari kartu merah aja coz gaya agresifnya bikin cenat cenut.

Rooney musti dilatih pas pendek. Beberapa kali momen counter attack yang musti diakhiri umpan pendek dia malah bingung. Umpan jauh sih bagus hanya buat umpan2 pendek dia jarang banget. Pengambilan keputusan juga kadang selevel nani, kadang error. Mo shot langsung atau umpan nggak jelas.

Nani juga awalnya macet tapi begitu Jourou error dia jadi merajalela ke jourou. Sampe2 babak II jourou diganti... jarang2 pemaen diganti babak II, sama pemaen muda nggak jelas lagi.

[theater of dream]

kaget juga liat penampilan bocah ni..
tapi lebih kaget lagi kala Wenger menarik nya keluar..
in Arsene we trust *eeh

[hevny9]

Next, ame Liverpuuulll, Piala FA

[Mahesa_Jenar]

Originally Posted by theater of dream

babak kedua permaslahan sebenar nya bukan di back 4 melainkan kurang nya pressure di lini tengah...
beberapa kali Arsenal mendapatkan open shots dari lini tengah, dan pemain mereka dengan gampang melakukan penetrasi dari lini tengah... IMO

Yoi Sob... Carrick terlalu memberi ruang gerak buat Rosicky, padahal babak pertama mampus tuh si nomor 7 dijepit habis habisan.. Tapi Duet Smalling Evans juga bikin cenat cenut kurang sigap menutup gerakan lawan.. ingat dong waktu Smalling kepleset (lucky enough they didn't score... pengen niru Torres kali tuh si van Persie..)

Dan Evans, you know him so well lah....