Arsenal 7 – 0 Slavia Prague: Highlights/Thoughts
2 comments October 24th, 2007
Just watch the video. I can’t do it justice with words. This was a performance of breathtaking beauty, that but for a combination of substitutions and pity could’ve inflicted double figures on a shell-shocked Prague.Â
Theo Walcott showed his immense potential with two finishes of real quality, Cesc Fabregas continued his remarkable form, and Aleksandr Hleb showed just why he’s affectionately dubbed “The White Ronaldinho” in some corners of the Emirates. Granted, Prague crumbled in the second half, but only under the force of some genuinely astonishing football.
The pick of the goals was our sixth, and Cesc’s second. At this point, our football had reaches the crest of its extraordinary wave, and the way we tore from one end of the pitch to the other to put Prague to the sword was reminiscent of some of The Invincibles’ finest counter-attacking play.
With matches against Liverpool and Manchester United to follow, it’s a great boost that we’ll go into those games with confidence sky high. Walcott in particular has given the manager a tantalising problem: can he drop the teenager when he’s in such blistering form?
The atmosphere around the club at the moment is so good that defeat on Sunday would be a blip rather than a wrecking ball. Victory, however, could inspire this team to reach even greater heights.
Bring it on.
