Admit it, I was knackered. The day plus a horrible sinus headache the day before had drained me. I left the car close to home at Shenfield and made my way to the Emirates for the visit of Everton. Once again a great seat in Block 95. Arsenal started slowly and the visitors had the better of the opening minutes yet Arsenal were creating chances.
The game pivotted on one decision the ball was played through the Arsenal defence, it was deflected onto Saha by Konshelny. saha was in an offside position, and as soon as he went to the ball, the crowd expected the assistant to raise his flag. He didn't and Saha scored. The mood inside the stadium was like a cauldron. The displeasure and anger directed at the referee was apparent to all to hear. It would be interesting to know how a referee reacts to 50,000 people chanting that the referee is a master of the art of self abuse.
As half time approached Alex Song was injured, little seemed to be going right. Arsenal bombarded Everton at the start of the second half, but no breakthrough came. Substitution the relatively ineffectual Rosicky with the somewhat out of form not still dangerous Arshavin, minutes later Jack Wiltshre sacrificed for Nickolas Bendtner. The game changes, Fabregas chips a pass helped on by an Everton defender, to Arshavin, and he fires past Howard to equalise. Minutes later after a fierce Van Persie free kick is turned over for a corner, the corner finds Konshelny unmarked and he heads home from 6 yards.
Two-One to the Arsenal and the points were ours. Strangely I felt so much less tired on the journey home !
The game pivotted on one decision the ball was played through the Arsenal defence, it was deflected onto Saha by Konshelny. saha was in an offside position, and as soon as he went to the ball, the crowd expected the assistant to raise his flag. He didn't and Saha scored. The mood inside the stadium was like a cauldron. The displeasure and anger directed at the referee was apparent to all to hear. It would be interesting to know how a referee reacts to 50,000 people chanting that the referee is a master of the art of self abuse.
As half time approached Alex Song was injured, little seemed to be going right. Arsenal bombarded Everton at the start of the second half, but no breakthrough came. Substitution the relatively ineffectual Rosicky with the somewhat out of form not still dangerous Arshavin, minutes later Jack Wiltshre sacrificed for Nickolas Bendtner. The game changes, Fabregas chips a pass helped on by an Everton defender, to Arshavin, and he fires past Howard to equalise. Minutes later after a fierce Van Persie free kick is turned over for a corner, the corner finds Konshelny unmarked and he heads home from 6 yards.
Two-One to the Arsenal and the points were ours. Strangely I felt so much less tired on the journey home !
No comments:
Post a Comment