Yes, Nicklas Bendtner did fire in the winner tonight, but he was probably our worst player on the pitch. With Eboue playing fairly well and Diaby (who was also substituted) not playing horribly, that left Bendtner as the worst Arsenal player on the pitch. And wouldn't you know that in typical fashion, he would show up to score the winner?Perhaps he needed that, and maybe the goal will give him a bit more confidence and allow him to play better. Whilst I'm not so angry about the fact that he hasn't been scoring goals regularly, I am unhappy about his recent playing style. Even more than before he seems to drift out to the right side and then be unavailable for crosses of shooting opportunities. And he chose the moments we needed a tall head in the box most to drift out to the wing. It's just so frustrating to watch sometimes.
But despite Bendtner's performance, I'm happy with the three points. It's another match undefeated which means we haven't lost since the very beginning of December in the League Cup. And our first team haven't lost since Aston Villa at home. Bolton were tough today; they put ten men behind the ball, hacked our players to death (all the while getting away for most of it), but in the end we still came out on top.
And that means we have now how had two 1-0's in a row, and three in the last six games if you go back to Wigan. We're undefeated in seven, and starting to hit a bit of form. As I said after the F.A. Cup game against Plymouth, I think we're taking baby steps now, getting back on our feet slowly, and we truly are grinding our way back into form. But grinding out wins is better than losing any day.
Not much else to say about the match. The defense was pretty good, held on well, Almunia was decent, but could have been a bit more vocal. Nasri was good, Denilson was solid, and Adebayor wasn't horrible. But Van Persie was by far the man of the match. He was involved in literally every good opportunity tonight, and deserved a goal when his shot came back off the bar. I think we truly have a new candidate for player of the season. Move over Cesc, RVP is fit again and showing the promise that we all saw in him but were so frustrated to see blocked by so many injuries. Robin's back.
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I think your being extremely harsh on his performance today. I only counted 2 misplaced passes, and his goal was well taken.
ReplyDeleteBendter is simply not a premiership player. If you had the choice of him or Torres in your side, who would you pick? The case for the prosecution rests.
ReplyDeleteWell said that man! I agree he's not a prem player, neither is Adeybarndoor, who is just crap, RVP is good but has glass legs, Nasri is good but has glass ankles, Rosicky is good but is all glass.....
ReplyDeleteAre you seriously considering Bendtner with Torres? No shit he's not as good as Torres. But to say he's not premiership quality is ridiculous. That was a well taken goal. Let's get behind him.
ReplyDeleteI think you are being a bit harsh on Bendtner.....he won us the game. he is only 20 years old don't forget. we need players with hieght against the likes of bolton, he nearly scored with his first touch remember.....AW said in his interview that Bendtner has been carring a slight ankle injury for a while now and their are signes of improvement.
ReplyDeleteGUYS please... I beg you , I beg you, I beg you, get behind our players, rate them, rubbish them, hate them in the summer while they are not playing.... but not know when they are working hard and trying their best...... I know its frustrating as a fan when we see our team play like this, but players sometimes hear these comments and it demoralizes them even more……... this is only a transition, period. given arsenals history its not gonna last for a long time. so come on please, spread it on other blogs as well, lets really stop craping our players and get behind them, we are supposed to be the 12th man in the squad, how does it make us different when we are the weak player? We are weak when we bad mouth them..... its simple as that………
ReplyDeletewhy does everyone always forget that Bentner is only 20 years old?!?!?
ReplyDeleteIf you're implying Bendtner is too young or isn't ready then why put him on the pitch at all then? He's ready now, he just needs to keep his wits about him. Yeah he "only" had 2 errant passes, but he also missed an opportunity in the box to score (ended up with a weak pass/shot to a Bolton player). It's less about turning the ball over with Bendtner and more about his positioning on the pitch. His first touch today was a brilliant run to a header that almost scored us a goal. He needs to be in the box when the ball is crossed not on the right wing taking people on 1v1. Here's to hoping this goal is a turning point for him, because I think we are more in need of a link between the midfield and attack than more attackers.
ReplyDeleteFab and I disagree over Bendtner
ReplyDeleteOh and Fab I am tossing up a link to your blog tonight thanks for the offer man thanks for the support
ReplyDeleteLOOK LEAVE THE GUY ALONE HES SCORED 7 GOALS THIS SEASON. AND HES A VERY IMPORTANT PLAYER
ReplyDeleteSCORED THE WINNER YESTERDAY HE SCORED THE WINNER AGAINST DYNAMO KIEV AND LAST SEASON HE SCORED THE WINNER A AGAINST SPURS WITH HIS FIRST TOUCH.
FUCKIN LEAVE HIM ALONE HES A GOOD DECENT PLAYER AND WE SHOULD BACK HIM. NOT SAY HES CRAP
I think is is quite young and has all the years with him....so guess need to give him more time.
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