Arsenal Make It 3 Competitions In 11 Days
Alex produces late equalizer for PSV to progress into the last 8 of the champions league, increasing Arsenal woes.
Alex produces late equalizer for PSV to progress into the last 8 of the champions league, increasing Arsenal woes. Arsenal dominated the game, but their failure to convert opportunities was their downfall. Alex was the name of the game, scoring both goals as the game ended in a 1-1 draw, but PSV advancing, due to their first leg 1-0 victory at the Amsterdam Arena, giving them a 2-1 win on aggregate.
There has been a trend in the last few games of crashing out of competitions, they have left 3 competitions in 11 days without picking up a single trophy. Wenger commented "The two weeks have been horrendous"- losing the Carling cup final to Chelsea 2-1, and failing to score in two legs against Blackburn in the FA cup as well as this has left Arsenal with a big worry regarding their future.
The game was a fast paced one, with both teams having chances, Arsenal having the majority, a corner which flew in and contact from the PSV defender Alex gave arsenal the lead, despair on the PSV faces, as Arsenal looked to go on and finish the job off, with Adebayor and Fabregas missing opportunites late on to put the tie to bed. A poorly marked corner and a spuerb header from Alex gave PSV the vitory 7 minutes before time as Arsenal were caught suspect at the back from set pieces, not for the first time this season. Alex, who is on loan from Chelsea, was reprimanded after his earlier mistake with a fantastic goal. Manager, Ronald Koeman exclaimed "Chelsea would be delighted that Alex has scored here tonight".
Wengers record has failed to impress over the last few years, winning the league in 2003/04 and their last major trophy coming in 2004/05 has left Arsenal in a trophy dry spell. There inability to clinch trophies when they can has been few and far between, having been 1-0 up in both the recent cup final and UEFA champions league final in 2005/06 and then losing both 2-1, has not impressed the reputation of the club. having not won a domestic trophy for 2 years, lies on their shoulders and expectations are certainly high, in a club with major development after moving into a band new stadium this year, new success were expected but Wenger has not delivered. A lack of trophies and success in competitions this season has made them look far from convincing than "the invincibles" we saw a few seasons ago, and if things are to be improved, then some things must be done to get this high status club back on track for success.
There has been a trend in the last few games of crashing out of competitions, they have left 3 competitions in 11 days without picking up a single trophy. Wenger commented "The two weeks have been horrendous"- losing the Carling cup final to Chelsea 2-1, and failing to score in two legs against Blackburn in the FA cup as well as this has left Arsenal with a big worry regarding their future.
The game was a fast paced one, with both teams having chances, Arsenal having the majority, a corner which flew in and contact from the PSV defender Alex gave arsenal the lead, despair on the PSV faces, as Arsenal looked to go on and finish the job off, with Adebayor and Fabregas missing opportunites late on to put the tie to bed. A poorly marked corner and a spuerb header from Alex gave PSV the vitory 7 minutes before time as Arsenal were caught suspect at the back from set pieces, not for the first time this season. Alex, who is on loan from Chelsea, was reprimanded after his earlier mistake with a fantastic goal. Manager, Ronald Koeman exclaimed "Chelsea would be delighted that Alex has scored here tonight".
Wengers record has failed to impress over the last few years, winning the league in 2003/04 and their last major trophy coming in 2004/05 has left Arsenal in a trophy dry spell. There inability to clinch trophies when they can has been few and far between, having been 1-0 up in both the recent cup final and UEFA champions league final in 2005/06 and then losing both 2-1, has not impressed the reputation of the club. having not won a domestic trophy for 2 years, lies on their shoulders and expectations are certainly high, in a club with major development after moving into a band new stadium this year, new success were expected but Wenger has not delivered. A lack of trophies and success in competitions this season has made them look far from convincing than "the invincibles" we saw a few seasons ago, and if things are to be improved, then some things must be done to get this high status club back on track for success.