WE LOSE 1-3. THANKS TO ARSHAVIN AND ALMUNIA

WE LOSE 1-3. It is a total blow for the team losing to Man Utd by 3 goal down in just 60 minutes of playing time. With so much anticipation of what we have through over the past few weeks, bouncing back from the 3-0 Chelsea defeat all the way to the top of the league and now we are back to our CONSISTENTLY INCONSISTENT or INCONSISTENTLY CONSISTENT tag.

Vermaelen’s goal merely a consolation goal and can’t undone his terrible performance together with the Arsenal back four Glichy, Sagna, Gallas and the worst of all Manuel Almunia. What we lack in the defense unit is discipline and coordination and we were caught every time Man Utd counter-attacking us. It’s a real horror watching Vermaelen and Gallas join the attack every time we won a corner or free-kick and then STRUGGLE to went back to fill their marking position again. Nani, Rooney, Park and Scholes was always have so much room and was handsomely played their attacking moves with so much speed for which our back four lack of last night. Man Utd second and third goal can be prevented if Vermaelen and William containing instead of pressuring Man Utd attacking moves.

Sagna and Clichy, I don’t see any contribution from these two players other than make wasteful run by the line and then cross the ball only to find Johnny Evans or Michael Carrick. I don’t see the necessary of crossing the ball high into Man Utd penalty area unless we play Bendtner from the start.

However nothing good can be said to the level of Arshavin’s performance last night. I can say he is the main culprit for the team not scoring first since we start the match quite very well. The first 15 or 20 minutes is belong to us and Man Utd seem unable to match our fluidity of controlling and holding the ball. Arshavin was so selfish where almost three to four clear chances was wasted by him because he eagerly wanted to score by himself instead to pass the ball to the teammates. Even though Shava playing as our lone striker I don’t think the manager has asked him to imitate Nistelrooy or Owen style of play – shoot whenever you got the ball!. Don’t you see the faces of Nasri, Rosicky and Fab out of frustration to the commitment shown by Shava in this match, do you?

The injury of Diaby and Ramsey come untimely for this crucial game. With Song just come back from The African Nations Cup and still struggling with his fitness level and Denilson’s (is he play last night?) so-so performances all together put a huge burden on Fabregas’s shoulder to mechanics the centre field.

And Almunia, what is wrong with you? You cost us the first goal and almost double it with you heroic stunt! And what with the serious face you put throughout the match. Is it concentration face or nervous breakdown face?

Next Sunday it will be Chelsea and then Liverpool and then the others. We should win all the games.
And like the manager said..

We have to focus on delivering a completely different performance because today we were never close in our marking and you do not win big games like that.

And for me all the remaining games now is a BIG GAMES. Period.

Oh.. how I miss Alex Helb.