Arshavin on Arsenal's Chances

Arshavin on Arsenal's Chances

What was Andrei Arshavin's assessment of the match (or should that be mis-match) against Man. Utd. ?

"Man. Utd. controlled mid-field and moved quickly from defence to attack. They also scored three times. They outplayed us. It was a very good match for Nani ...

They were stronger than us. We tried to fight back and not give up.

It’s getting even harder to believe that we can win first place after such defeats." - edited from the Arshavin official website - Arshavin.eu

Arshavin also said he hopes Arsenal will do better against Chelsea and Liverpool as this is a critical juncture in the season.

In our humble opinion Arsenal got a bit of a thrashing from Man Utd on Sunday - 1:3

The main reason being that Arsenal were ineffective in front of goal, where they often seem to see scoring a goal as the last resort only to be attempted if they run out of passes. Given the opportunity they seem to prefer to pass the ball to someone else rather than actually trying to get it into the back of the net. Maybe this is the philosophical approach to the game where the number of intricate and complicated passes is seen as being more important than the number of goals ? After all, in the words of the Dalai Lama "Life is like a beanstalk".

Let's face it, if Arsenal can't beat Liverpool then the game is up and they don't deserve to win the league. A draw against Chelsea would be a good result, but Arsenal will need to wake up, although John Terry on the naughty step might help.

Arshavin did OK in the match against Man. Utd. but the team as a whole seemed to lack penetration and at this moment in time the race for the league title is looking like a two horse race.