So I am a Member of the Arsenal website, and an upside of that is that wewe get an barua pepe after every match from Arsene Wenger, telling wewe his view on how the match went and how well every one played. I thought I would post them here for anyone that doesnt get them. Enjoy =)
16th August, vs. West Brom
Won 1-0
"Dear Supporter,
wewe could see that Saturday's game against West Brom was the first game of the season. After the physical game we had on Wednesday night I was worried before the game that we would not be sharp, but we made a good start and were always in control. Only issue was that we could not finish the game off.
West Brom defended intelligently and played in a positive way. wewe expected them at some stage to crumble but they never did and they kept going until the last sekunde of the game. They have fantastic spirit and a positive attitude towards the game. They were not dirty, they were resilient and well organised.
So I am pleased with the fact that we didn't concede a goal. ujumla, jumla it was a good week for us. A winning start, a win in the Champions League, so yes a good week.
I'm not really worried about the lack of goals because I don't feel we were sharp enough to finish off , what we created. I believe when everyone is fit we can create clear cut chances. At times against West Brom the final ball was not good enough, too heavy, not timed well enough, and I feel we will improve a lot on that.
We created many chances, but it's about converting them. If wewe look at the amount we scored in the last 10 years and wewe can see we have scored a few, even last mwaka we had a very good striking force. It was not so much offensively we were punished last year, it was defensively.
Samir Nasri has shown he is an intelligent player, he has good technique and can integrate well with the team. He also worked hard for the team. On Saturday he added something that people wanted from him in France; that was to score goals. He had started to score some goals towards the end of last season and had a scoring start on Saturday."
Arsenal vs FC Twente, 2nd leg of champions league qualifyer.
won 4-0
"Dear Supporter,
Wednesday night was a big game for us and I felt we were well organised, disciplined, focused and basically never really under threat from FC Twente. What was most important was not to make mistakes, be patient and score our goals.
It was a big improvement on Saturday. Fulham were sharper than us in the first half at Craven Cottage and that showed when we were punished from the corner. When wewe are focused wewe can stop them scoring like that from the middle of the goal.
What we did against Fulham was just not good enough but I felt the whole team was sharper and physically much better against Twente. They gave us the same problems kwa man-marking all over the pitch, but we were well-organised and showed good patience.
The response to Saturday was clear. It was togetherness, it was consistency and that is what wewe want on a night like that. We want to play with the best and to do that means qualifying for the Group Stage. There was so much at stake and it was a big mental test.
Of course we had Cesc Fabregas back in the side and he brings calm and confidence to us and gave us a good balance. Cesc could have stayed on but I took him off because he has just come back from a hamstring injury and we play again on Saturday against Newcastle so recovery time will be very short.
I also took off Samir Nasri because he had a stomach bug during the game and was sick at half-time. He couldn't go on.
Samir scored the first of our four goals and it was good to score a few because we have been struggling a little bit for goals. I was never really worried about that because we can create chances but it is difficult when wewe start the season with a qualifier and in-between wewe have an international friendly. At that stage the bodies aren't completely ready to absorb all that and wewe can have a dip a little bit. I felt that on Saturday.
As far as central midfield is concerned, I felt Denilson had a good game on Wednesday night. We have Aaron Ramsey as well - for me he will be a very good player - and we have Alex Song and we have Abou Diaby. Even Nasri can play central but we have to see.
Thanks for your support."
Vs Newcastle, premiership
won 3-0
"Dear Supporter,
I was very pleased with the performance against Newcastle because it was a complete one.
Offensively and defensively, we had a good balance in our team. We had great movement and, apart from 10 dakika at the begining of the sekunde half, where we suffered a little bit, we were always in control.
We played the game we love, the game we know how to play and we could have scored more. I am pleased that we didn't concede any goals and we could have scored more. wewe could see in the end that we had a chance almost every time we attacked.
It was another good performance after our defeat at Fulham and I believe that the improvement comes from us inaonyesha a completely different attitude. We have shown that against FC Twente and we have shown it again on Saturday.
Fulham was the start of the season with tough games before it. After the players went away, for some of them it was their fourth game in 10 days and we were not ready mentally at Craven Cottage. Now they look sharper.
Robin van Persie had a good siku until his injury, scoring two goals and hitting the crossbar. He can be that link between midfield and the strikers, and it is the way we want to play. I think wewe could see he was in shape and when he is like that he is a very important player for us.
As for his injury, Robin is having an X-ray and we have to check his ankle. Hopefully nothing is broken but I don't know yet.
Another international break begins now and it is frustrating for all the managers.
The difference is maybe when wewe are involved in the Champions League, because there is no time to regroup when players are playing far away from home. When my players come back we go away to Blackburn so we have to be ready.
Thanks for your support. "
I will add zaidi when i get them!!
16th August, vs. West Brom
Won 1-0
"Dear Supporter,
wewe could see that Saturday's game against West Brom was the first game of the season. After the physical game we had on Wednesday night I was worried before the game that we would not be sharp, but we made a good start and were always in control. Only issue was that we could not finish the game off.
West Brom defended intelligently and played in a positive way. wewe expected them at some stage to crumble but they never did and they kept going until the last sekunde of the game. They have fantastic spirit and a positive attitude towards the game. They were not dirty, they were resilient and well organised.
So I am pleased with the fact that we didn't concede a goal. ujumla, jumla it was a good week for us. A winning start, a win in the Champions League, so yes a good week.
I'm not really worried about the lack of goals because I don't feel we were sharp enough to finish off , what we created. I believe when everyone is fit we can create clear cut chances. At times against West Brom the final ball was not good enough, too heavy, not timed well enough, and I feel we will improve a lot on that.
We created many chances, but it's about converting them. If wewe look at the amount we scored in the last 10 years and wewe can see we have scored a few, even last mwaka we had a very good striking force. It was not so much offensively we were punished last year, it was defensively.
Samir Nasri has shown he is an intelligent player, he has good technique and can integrate well with the team. He also worked hard for the team. On Saturday he added something that people wanted from him in France; that was to score goals. He had started to score some goals towards the end of last season and had a scoring start on Saturday."
Arsenal vs FC Twente, 2nd leg of champions league qualifyer.
won 4-0
"Dear Supporter,
Wednesday night was a big game for us and I felt we were well organised, disciplined, focused and basically never really under threat from FC Twente. What was most important was not to make mistakes, be patient and score our goals.
It was a big improvement on Saturday. Fulham were sharper than us in the first half at Craven Cottage and that showed when we were punished from the corner. When wewe are focused wewe can stop them scoring like that from the middle of the goal.
What we did against Fulham was just not good enough but I felt the whole team was sharper and physically much better against Twente. They gave us the same problems kwa man-marking all over the pitch, but we were well-organised and showed good patience.
The response to Saturday was clear. It was togetherness, it was consistency and that is what wewe want on a night like that. We want to play with the best and to do that means qualifying for the Group Stage. There was so much at stake and it was a big mental test.
Of course we had Cesc Fabregas back in the side and he brings calm and confidence to us and gave us a good balance. Cesc could have stayed on but I took him off because he has just come back from a hamstring injury and we play again on Saturday against Newcastle so recovery time will be very short.
I also took off Samir Nasri because he had a stomach bug during the game and was sick at half-time. He couldn't go on.
Samir scored the first of our four goals and it was good to score a few because we have been struggling a little bit for goals. I was never really worried about that because we can create chances but it is difficult when wewe start the season with a qualifier and in-between wewe have an international friendly. At that stage the bodies aren't completely ready to absorb all that and wewe can have a dip a little bit. I felt that on Saturday.
As far as central midfield is concerned, I felt Denilson had a good game on Wednesday night. We have Aaron Ramsey as well - for me he will be a very good player - and we have Alex Song and we have Abou Diaby. Even Nasri can play central but we have to see.
Thanks for your support."
Vs Newcastle, premiership
won 3-0
"Dear Supporter,
I was very pleased with the performance against Newcastle because it was a complete one.
Offensively and defensively, we had a good balance in our team. We had great movement and, apart from 10 dakika at the begining of the sekunde half, where we suffered a little bit, we were always in control.
We played the game we love, the game we know how to play and we could have scored more. I am pleased that we didn't concede any goals and we could have scored more. wewe could see in the end that we had a chance almost every time we attacked.
It was another good performance after our defeat at Fulham and I believe that the improvement comes from us inaonyesha a completely different attitude. We have shown that against FC Twente and we have shown it again on Saturday.
Fulham was the start of the season with tough games before it. After the players went away, for some of them it was their fourth game in 10 days and we were not ready mentally at Craven Cottage. Now they look sharper.
Robin van Persie had a good siku until his injury, scoring two goals and hitting the crossbar. He can be that link between midfield and the strikers, and it is the way we want to play. I think wewe could see he was in shape and when he is like that he is a very important player for us.
As for his injury, Robin is having an X-ray and we have to check his ankle. Hopefully nothing is broken but I don't know yet.
Another international break begins now and it is frustrating for all the managers.
The difference is maybe when wewe are involved in the Champions League, because there is no time to regroup when players are playing far away from home. When my players come back we go away to Blackburn so we have to be ready.
Thanks for your support. "
I will add zaidi when i get them!!
