Comments on: Are Arsenal Really Back in the Premier League Title Race? http://www.runofplay.com/2008/11/10/are-arsenal-really-back-in-the-premier-league-title-race/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hash http://www.runofplay.com/2008/11/10/are-arsenal-really-back-in-the-premier-league-title-race/#comment-2447 Hash Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:09:08 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=3069#comment-2447 Lower rung teams have learnt how to play Arsenal. Bring all your 11 players in your own half, instigate them with hard tackles, fill up your penalty box ( as Mourinho used to say "park your bus" in front of the goal mouth) and catch them in one of your rare breaks or set pieces into their penalty box and pray. Arsenal will go bonkers. Lower rung teams have learnt how to play Arsenal. Bring all your 11 players in your own half, instigate them with hard tackles, fill up your penalty box ( as Mourinho used to say “park your bus” in front of the goal mouth) and catch them in one of your rare breaks or set pieces into their penalty box and pray. Arsenal will go bonkers.

]]> By: A. http://www.runofplay.com/2008/11/10/are-arsenal-really-back-in-the-premier-league-title-race/#comment-2438 A. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:42:49 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=3069#comment-2438 As a Milan fan I'm hearing you loud an clear, Martin. As a Milan fan I’m hearing you loud an clear, Martin.

]]> By: Martin http://www.runofplay.com/2008/11/10/are-arsenal-really-back-in-the-premier-league-title-race/#comment-2437 Martin Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:47:53 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=3069#comment-2437 i'm an Arsenal fan but I'd have to say one win doesn't change anything. They can't sustain a challenge for the league. On the other hand, I can see them winning the Champions league. On the more open and technical european stage, they can play their game. Arsenal versus Ac Milan, fenerbache, porto, machester united, and even the elimination to liverpool demonstrate their ability to play football when it's actually high level stuff. The irony with arsenal is that they struggle with lesser teams. They simply underperform against and fail to breakdown "lesser" teams. I dunno what it is but a lot of the explanations out there don't really pin it down. ...err whatever, champions league is still realistic right? I just want a top 4 finish, a better derby i’m an Arsenal fan but I’d have to say one win doesn’t change anything. They can’t sustain a challenge for the league. On the other hand, I can see them winning the Champions league.

On the more open and technical european stage, they can play their game. Arsenal versus Ac Milan, fenerbache, porto, machester united, and even the elimination to liverpool demonstrate their ability to play football when it’s actually high level stuff.

The irony with arsenal is that they struggle with lesser teams. They simply underperform against and fail to breakdown “lesser” teams. I dunno what it is but a lot of the explanations out there don’t really pin it down.

…err whatever, champions league is still realistic right? I just want a top 4 finish, a better derby

]]> By: Ringo http://www.runofplay.com/2008/11/10/are-arsenal-really-back-in-the-premier-league-title-race/#comment-2434 Ringo Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:13:33 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=3069#comment-2434 One win doesn't change anything One win doesn’t change anything

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