Highlights

It's an action packed, news filled blog this afternoon, oh yeah.

The main Arsenal story is Ade's Mr 10% saying that he hasn't heard anything from anyone other than Arsène Wenger. Oh, and an "important" club interested in taking on Adebayor. But that important club is not Ancelotti's Chelsea, it is not Manchester United and not either of the Milan clubs. So who then and where does that leave us? I reckon the fact that the agent seems to be in regular contact with le gaffeur suggests something is indeed afoot. Am I just hoping?

It's interesting to see Arsenal fans talking about Adebayor's departure as though this single act might end the lone striker formation. I think it's unlikely that his departure would see that, as I've noted before both Eduardo and Bendtner can play as the proverbial lone wolf, whilst RVP has also been deployed thusly. Suited for the role or not. Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh has been mooted as a potential replacement, though, according to Rachid, he's not very good and further, according to Bordeaux's President, he would cost more than 10 million somethings.

Actually, I should clarify that Rachid comment. He tells me the guy's good, just not as good as he thinks he is. And lazy. Hmmm, reminds me of someone not a million miles away.

Moving on, Samir Nasri is number 4 in the Arse.com player of the year poll, leading Arse.com to ask, rather redundantly in my opinion, what Samir's moment of the season was. Now, maybe it's just me, but I would say that scoring both goals in a pulsating 2-1 win against the defending champions pretty much supercedes anything else he might have done during the course of the season.

That 2-1 win, incidentally, provides a nice segue for me to talk about my highlights of the season. Now, predictably, I think that win has to take top billing. Whilst the 6-0 drubbing of Sheffield United in the Carling Cup was one of the most enjoyable games I've ever been to, it was Sheffield United in the Carling Cup. The 2-1 win at Chelsea was enjoyable, more so because it was getting on for five years since our last win there, but the last half an hour of that game, once we'd taken the lead basically, was a nerve shredding, buttock clenching experience that could never be called enjoyable. Knackering, maybe. But not enjoyable. Maybe the One Man Army impersonation at Anfield? Fantasy football from Andrey, but - nice as it was to see Liverpool on their knees come the final whistle - having led that match 3 times, we really should have won it.

The Manchester United game, by contrast, was everything I think we've come to expect under Mr Wenger. A fast paced, open, rollercoaster of a match and one that we came out of happy. The noise in the stadium that day was unforgettable, the sheer joy of being two goals up with 40 minutes of football left to play and then the "Oh fuck, not again!" factor of United's goal arriving on the 90. It had everything. And we won. For that reason, that game represents my and, I would imagine Samir Nasri's, highlight of the season.

Tomorrow, the worst moment of the season, will it be Lennon, the decision to omit Arshavin, Keiran Gibbs' slip, being undone by an inability to defend throw ins or Eboue in central midfield? So much choice...

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Katuramu Absolom ( from Kampala -...

Posted on 26 Jun, 2009 at 11:28 AM - Reply

Most comments on Adebayor from fans have been negative. To me this is unfortunate! Personally I have watched games where Ade has taken part. I think fans have wrong accessment of the him. First he is not as fast as a first class stricker should be. This disqualifies him from the group of good strickers, but he has other qualities which many other players do not have. For example he is a very good header, he does not loose the ball very easily, he makes accurate passes to others and he is very strong and can fit well in a physical game. So surely do those qualities make him a poor player ? definately not. What we are telling mr Wenger is to play him behind other fast strickers like Eduodo and or Arshavin, he will do a good job.

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