From Disappointing to Magnificent, My Emotions Confused

Now that I’ve managed to find time, lets just summed out the balanced matches to keep this blog up to date. 6 points lost in between and now Man Utd have the upper-hand in the title charge.

The Villans came to Emirates and more than managed to steal a point. Agbonlahor proved to be a real menace to the Arsenal backline and it was his industrious run that set-up Aston Villa’s goal. The big Swiss defender that is Senderos helped the ball to the net but he was not at fault for Gallas failing to keep the young English striker under wraps.

As it was in last season’s fixture, Arsenal toil and toil for long periods of the game but found it hard to breach a disciplined Villa defense. And when the equalizer finally came, it was in the dying minutes of the injury time. Adebayor’s flick on to Bendtner who slots the ball home ensured the unbeaten record at Emirates for this season continues. The Eduardo hangover seems to last longer than it’s suppose to be.

The match against the defending champions of Europe was billed by most as a forgone conclusion with the holders, AC Milan going through easily. However that couldn’t be further from the truth. Except for the first 15 odd minutes where Milan played well, they were well and truly dominated by an excellent Arsenal side that night. Kaka’s threat was nullified by Flamini’s effort and the rest of the Milan midfield simply had no answer for the passing and movement of the younger and more exuberant side.

Fabregas and Hleb were particularly impressive in their respective roles. Fabregas was providing the impetus for every Arsenal attack and was unlucky not to have scored earlier when his shot rebounded off the crossbar. Not only that, he also tracked back on numerous occasion to help Flamini protect the backline. Hleb was just wonderful in the hole behind the striker. He was left, right and center. Always prepared to receive the ball and holding it till support arrived. It was also pleasing to see Walcott stayed on his feet after being clattered by Maldini, to put Adebayor through for his first Champions League goal. Not something you see very often in the modern game.