Arsenal Cannot Win
 G4L_Harry (22 January 2010)
You just have to laugh at the furore surrounding the tackle from Gallas which saw Mark Davies unfortunately stretchered off, thankfully it wasn’t an injury as bad as Eduardo, and he’ll probably play again soon……….
Some of the absolute cobblers that has been aired on radio shows and TV interviews by ex players, ex Refs and surprisingly even the angelic Paul Robinson took time out from his parish duties to pass on his esteemed views………….
Taylor on Eduardo ‘v’ Gallas on Davies…………..
Understandably there were people who tried to compare the two tackles, with one Presenter stating “Gallas showed Davies no respect by playing on, with what happened to Eduardo he should have kicked it out”
However there is absolutely no comparison, Taylors foot was about 12inches higher and through the leg, pushing down in a stamping motion, {Note I didn’t say Taylor’s was deliberate}, Gallas was late and his foot was not raised.
Yellow or Red?
Right firstly, yes it was a bad tackle, and yes Gallas should have been given a card and Bolton should have had a free kick. Not one Arsenal fan would disagree……….
Graham Poll “It was a definite red, he went over the top of the ball”
He didn’t go over the top of the ball, as it wasn’t there as Davies had knocked it away, Gallas was just late, it happens…….His studs werent up and he didnt slide in. The Ref was about 15-20 yards away, not 2yards, and he saw it as a block challenge where the ball deflected away…………..One Ex-pro who actually spoke some sense was Andy Townsend, who said “I done that sort of challenges loads of times, he was just a bit late, there was no malice in the challenge”……………..If the Ref had made the right call and awarded a free kick, a red would have been harsh, I have seen worse tackles than that, which have had no coverage……Example would be Bentley on Vermaelen……..
Should he have kicked it out?
No, the Ref saw it and didn’t stop it, Everton last week didn’t when Denilson collapsed under no challenge, which I though was wrong as it could have been very serious, but Wenger at the time said he didn’t expect them too. The rule states “The Ref will stop the game if a serious Injury is suspected / Head Injury” Players occasionally still do kick it out, but they should wait for the Ref…………And before someone from Bolton says Wenger complained when Spurs didn’t kick it out at Highbury when they went onto score, that was the catalyst for changing the rule so to put the onus on the Ref and not the players, as clearly shown with his response to the Denilson incident……….
Retrospective Action……….?
As the Ref did see it, the FA say they cannot act on the tackle, that isn’t stopping Poll, Darren Lewis amongst others trying their best to get the FA to change their minds. Bolton claim that Wiley is contradicting his comments at the end of the match, what he had said, was he didn’t see it as a bad challenge, but he did see the challenge, as everyone keeps mentioning he was close and looking straight, he just misjudged what happened, something a Ref will do every game several times…….So as he saw and made a decision, nothing can be done, or shall we ask Refs to go over every challenge? I am sure Bolton wouldn’t want that…….most of their players would end up suspended…………
Angelic Overtures……………
I find it ironic and laughable that Paul Robinson is claiming a lack of respect, with the blood and thunder style of football he plays, it’s quite ludicrous that he said this. In the match at the Reebok he continually scythed Fabregas down, and went through him from behind in a premeditated fashion, not just late like Gallas was……………..
Robinson plays football with a 150% attitude of effort and brawn which I have no issue with; because he has his limitations as do teams at Bolton’s level and play the game to suit themselves, which again I have no issue with as long as it is controlled by the ref and within the rules. But when they do get a kick back {deliberate or not}, the world is about to implode, I am sure it was only last season that Kevin Davies was having a pop at us for been Cry babies and Bolton aren’t at the moment?
Big Four Bias...........?
This one makes me laugh more the any other statement, Arsenal have had more restrospective action taken against than any other team in the premiership, any Arsenal incident that needs highlighting will get shown continously on Sky and the PL always seem to hammer us and let others off.........
Southern Softies or Spoilt Bullies……….
How many times do we get call soft, we don’t compete, we need more steel, they don’t like it up them, get in their faces and they cannot cope……….Then the second we put in a challenge, we are bullies………….
We are neither, Arsenal try to play the football that every neutral wants to see, technical and skilful with flair, but when a team disrupts that flow and gets in our faces, we have to stand up for ourselves, perhaps the young boys have finally grown up and said enough is enough, the way they didn’t give up when down 2-0 so early in the game, the way they didn’t rollover when Everton tried similar.
Sunday will surely be similar against Stoke in the Cup. Hopefully we don’t pick up too many injuries, as we are down to the bare bones again, just ahead of the 4match run that will determine our season…….
At the end of the day................
Whatever we do we cannot win.............
The press, ex-pros, Bolton and other cloggers can get stuffed....................
We are the Arsenal and we are the Best, so to hell with the rest................
The one thing we can win is football matches......
Comments: | | | aungmyinlu | 22 January 2010 13:38:28 | | | | | | | | | Is it a regular routine for gunners to give a penalty,allowing goals from setpieces.?We are not sure to win with one goal leadonly.For this new year ,may GOD bless our beloved Arsenal Fc for glorious victories. | | | | | | | | | | Dial Sq | 24 January 2010 23:56:27 | | | | | | | | | yes we can. | | | | | | |
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