The clocks have gone back
25 comments October 29th, 2006
I have literally no idea what time it is. All I know is that I was where I was supposed to be when I was supposed to be there, and yet I was early. Why do they mess with it? I’d definitely probably rather have it dark all Christmas and not suffer the confusion I did this morning.
In the aftermath of our draw with Everton, there’s been a lot of talk about “negative football”. Personally, dull though it is, I understand that a manager like David Moyes has to do all he can to get points on the board for his side. Arsene concurrs, but with a caveat:
“We had a lot of opportunities but Everton defended well and they deserve a lot of credit. They were patient and diligent but it was frustrating as well. It was frustrating when at every free kick they stood over the ball but they defended very well.”
We certainly did have chances. I think I’m right in saying that we had 23 attempts on goal compared to their one. However, with Emmanuel Eboue out, our side had a tendency to become very narrow, leading to the introduction of Theo Walcott as an overlapping full-back. Arsene says:
“You have to keep width.”
Yes. Yes you do. Anyhow, a draw really wasn’t such a bad result, and any decent result in Europe on Wednesday will have spirits right back up.
With Arsenal struggling in front of goal yesterday, perhaps they should look at the performance of young Anthony Stokes. The Irish forwad, on loan at Falkirk, bagged a hatrick. He, along with the likes of Carlos Vela (my tip for the top) and Nicklas Bendtner, could provide some serious competition for places come next season.
With Arsene looking to give Cesc a rest, his case will be eased by the return of Abou Diaby. Diaby’s injury was a really bad one, the sort where you can’t be sure if the guy returning will be the same all-action player. I hope he is: Diaby is in the Vieira/Sissoko mould – a power-house box-to-box player that we have lacked in recent seasons.
Check your clocks. It’s probably 4.00pm yesterday, or something equally confuddling.
