On This Day...

[Riou]

...our best performance in our Champions League run, imo.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

...our best performance in our Champions League run, imo.

Surely has to be at the Bernabeu, we created so many chances early on.

 

[Riou]

Surely has to be at the Bernabeu, we created so many chances early on.

That was great too, but I prefer us beating Juventus.

That Madrid team had some poor defensive players, you fancied we would get chances...while Juve had Thuram, Zambrotta, Vieira, Cannavaro etc.

Was an unbelievable first leg performance from Arsenal.

 

[AberGooner]

Can't separate Bernabeu or Juve at home, both fantastic nights.

Bernabeu was totally unexpected given the run we where on and the injuries we had at the time. I remember fearing for us a bit going into that one.

We just seemed to go up 4 gears for the rest of the season after that and the game with Juve at Highbury there was only going to be one winner. Juve where just as much of a "Galacticos" side as Real tbf.

 

[Riou]

...such an underrated goal, though I guess if you have a collection like The King's, sometimes certain ones don't get talked about enough.

 

[lamby22]

Bit of a sad one for 'on this day'. Lucky enough to have seen Rocky play

 

[Andrew Cole Linighan]

3rd April 1966.

Wishing a Very Happy Birthday to ex Arsenal player Remi Garde. Remi signed for Arsenal in 1996 by the then New Arsenal Manager Arsène Wenger. Patrick Viera was signed at the same time as Remi.

 

[Riou]

...can't believe this actually happened, only for us to not win this match

 

[Oxeki]

...can't believe this actually happened, only for us to not win this match

Walcott was some talent.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

And Liverpool were a defensively sound team under Benitez especially on CL nights, Walcott absolutely drove through them all like nothing, Mascherano didn't know what to do.

Can't believe we didn't win a single thing that season, that said all the other top 4 sides were so strong around this time.

 

[Makingtrax]

Walcott was some talent.

His knee injury finished him. Before that his ball skills at such speed were a wonder.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

What's weird about Walcott and maybe even someone like Ramsey is that people were willing to write them off at very young ages. Walcott was 21/22 and because he wasn't performing at a top level every week people were giving him abuse similarly to Ramsey after the leg break. Now we seem to have a bit more patience for players of similar ages. Maybe it's because both were signed at 16/17 and came with loads of hype they were expected to mature quicker but when you look back the expectations used to be ridiculous for young players. And even so you still saw a teenage Walcott produce moments like that or Ramsey scoring vs United in a crucial game shortly after his leg break.

 

[Riou]

Can't believe this match wasn't on tv, that Thierry solo goal deserved to be broadcast live...

 

[Oxeki]

Can't believe this match wasn't on tv, that Thierry solo goal deserved to be broadcast live...

How did Henry keep humiliating this guy ffs

 

[A_G]

That period after they scored and before Mertesacker’s goal was hell

 

[Andrew Cole Linighan]

19th April 1965.

Wishing former Arsenal player Perry Groves, a Very Happy Birthday.
Perry was famous, for being the then New Arsenal Manager George Graham's first signing. Perry was signed from Colchester United.

 

[Andrew Cole Linighan]

22nd April 1987.

Wishing former Arsenal defender David Luiz a Very Happy Birthday.
David, a Brazilian International, has played in the Premier League for Chelsea and Arsenal. Has also played for Paris Saint Germain, and has also played for Benfica on loan.

 

[Andrew Cole Linighan]

Bit of a sad one for 'on this day'. Lucky enough to have seen Rocky play

I was fortunate enough to watch David Rocastle play, unfortunately not for Arsenal.
Had a Manchester City supporter workmate. Went to Maine Road with him a few times, saw Rocky play there.
Also saw him play for Chelsea in a pre-season match at Gloucester City. A 2 - 2 draw.

Totally unrelated, another player I saw, but not playing for Arsenal was Anders Limpar. He played in a pre-season at Gloucester City, for Everton.

 

[Andrew Cole Linighan]

23rd April 1980.

On this date, Arsenal become the First British Club, to Win at Juventus in a Competitive Match.
The score was "1 - 0, to the Arsenal".

 

[albakos]

25.04.2004 - the day when Arsenal won the English title at White Hart Line for the Second time