Manchester United head into the first Manchester derby of 2013 in a position they could have only dreamed of at the start of the campaign, following Manchester City's inability to replicate their fantastic form and
free flowing football of their title winning campaign last year, the red side of Manchester find themselves fifteen points ahead of Mancini's men with only eight games left to play.
That, and
free flowing football of course.
Not exact matches
Teams like Chelsea and Manchester City has adopted Arsenal's old
free flowing football with a similar array
of quality players like our «Invincibles», very strong defenders and yet a fluid attack.
These players who are given a chance today need to play attacking and
free flowing football because it's nothing to gain from this match just play exciting
football to entertain fans because Win or loss in this match doesnot hurt us as we are already qualified for the round
of 16..
City play
free flowing football, no need
of OG, he can come from bench, Gabriel, shaka moreal starts plus our normal winning team.
Free flowing football is highly dependent on the state
of the pitch.
Gone are the George Graham «boring, boring Arsenal» days and fans are now treated to
free -
flowing, sumptuous
football all in the pleasure
of the best stadium in the Premier League.
Theo is right, the Gunners are indeed impossible to play against whilst playing
free -
flowing football like we saw in the final Premier League game against West Brom, but the crucial factor is whether Theo and the rest
of the boys will be allowed to play like that against Villa.
Choices, choices, choices, that's what happened to our once
free -
flowing, beautiful on the eyes brand
of football... the move from Highbury was a friggin hoax played on all Gunner fans... North London
football is now for the fat cats and wannabes, not for those
of us who rather watch from home because we love the game and we would rather not pay a weeks wage to get a seat a 1/4 mile from the field
of play... much like a high - end business that once cared deeply for the artisans who toiled to create something quite brilliant, they have become an assembly - line factory trying to get the most for the least while still raising the prices
of their product..
Over the years, Arsenal have been known as a team that plays in a certain way, a
free flowing attacking
football of which many
football lovers and Arsenal fans got mesmerized and obsessed with, to the extent that many even called it «Wengerball» or «Sexy
football»...
I like
free flowing football but
of good quality.
Some may point to the fact that Chelsea only had 3 but if you assess the situation, Chelsea were never going to come out guns blazing at Arsenal, Chelsea thrive on controlling the game and counter attacks, having a
free flowing game
of attacking
football is in Arsenal's best interest not Chelsea's and as such they would do everything to break up the play, seek for one off opportunities to get a goal and or get goals from set pieces and it worked like a charm against us.
Unfortunately in recent years the wonderful
free -
flowing football we got used to in the early days under Wenger disintegrated into a lot
of square passes and possession for possession's sake.
As a result
of Laurent not having played competitive
football in two months, he might very will be a bit rusty and Dortmund's
free -
flowing, high - intensity
football will demand a lot
of work rate from him, which may lead to complications as the game goes on.
All these players are good when the opposition are less than world class and are willing to play
free flowing football but all
of them collectively seem bereft
of ideas when the opposition parks the bus like Chelsea / Sunderland did!
We made Sutton look like Stoke City, the days
of Fabregas, Hleb e.t.c we played
free flowing football but now we play like Sunderland a times..
I am not undermining OG but even if he scores goals for us but he sometimes destroys our
free flowing football and kills some
of our best players.
I was so relaxed with bottles
of star lager beer in front
of me, while I watched some classical
free flowing scintillating
football been played by arsenal.
Manh u missing the whole point...
free flowing football ain't going to win your games without passion, heart or desire none
of which we have anymore.
you are right but barca plays
free flowing football, they just add a little bit
of passion, desire, fluency, efficiency and determination but the problem is the instructor (at Arsenal) coz he Wenger lost the vigor to put in our players any more... just imagine it is the same Wenger who coached, veira, bemkamp, pores, Freddie, Henry..
For all the wonderful
free -
flowing football the Gunners play going forward, their defensive weak spot has been exposed on a number
of occasions, with individual errors, a lack
of leadership and no strength in depth costing Arsenal dear in all competitions.
This was a team
of fighters that played fast
free -
flowing football and looked in control
of the Champions for look periods
of the match.
The Gunners are known for their
free -
flowing, attractive, and attack - minded style
of football — a style that is epitomised by these three players.
It would be a complete turn in the philosophy
of the club — our philosophy has been
free flowing football (not so much recently) but under Simeone it will be compact, defensive and counter attacking — a bit like George Graham but with more flair.
While things have taken on a much more rosy hue for Arsenal fans in the last week, the Gunners and Arsene Wenger are not out
of the woods yet by any means, and unless the players keep up the sort
of intensity that we saw from them yesterday in the hard fought FA cup semi-final win over Man City, while Arsenal could also do with rediscovering some
of the fluent and
free flowing football that we saw in the first half
of the current season.
They are arsenal
of 2004 - 2006 fluid
free flowing football..
Arsenal might be winning games again but let's face it their performances have hardly been inspiring.Far and away their best performance so far was a defensive hard earned 0 - 0 away draw to Chelsea.Its a long long time since Arsenal.played a style
of football which was fast moving,
free -
flowing and with consistently positive end result.The media still seam to tar them with that same brush but truth be known the likes
of both Manchester clubs, Liverpool and Spurs are far more entertaining to watch these days than Arsenal's tippy - tappy sideways brand
of play Hopefully they will be able to build momentum in the coming weeks and inspire confidence prior to the Citeh and Spuds games... otherwise this Season will unfortunately develop into even more farce than Wenger, Gazidas and Kronke managed to orchestrate last year and the Emirates will empty out even more noticeably!!
You guys, these kind
of players (i.e. OG, Sanogo, Niklas) look good at arsenal because
of the
free flowing football from our midfield players.
Needs to take into account assists as well as the fact that coming on at the end
of the game, when defences are tired and
football more
free flowing.
The 19th placed side are coming off the back
of their first win in 9 games after the 2 - 1 victory against Sunderland last week, however Arsenal should provide tougher opposition against the
free -
flowing football style that Martinez loves to utilise.
Nottingham Forest The Tricky Trees may be routinely sweeping aside the opposition with the sort
of free -
flowing football any neutral fan would be happy to pay good money to see (or at least they were until Saturday's defeat by —
of all teams — Derby), but there's a potential fly in the ointment: the thinness
of their squad, particularly by comparison with their main promotion rivals ourselves and West Brom.
Winning just one
of nine fixtures in all competitions, the Reds» performances were a stark contrast from the
free -
flowing attacking
football we were shown earlier in the season.
Dortmund established themselves as one
of the most exciting teams to watch with their energetic pressing and
free -
flowing football which saw them score more goals than any other team - helped largely by the goalscoring exploits
of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang who netted 25 league goals.
For the second time in as many league games Arsenal entered the dressing room 4 - 0 up at half - time after 45 minutes
of free -
flowing football that delighted their manager.
But we combined a great team, with a lot
of luck, with a
free flowing style
of football, and that is what we need now.
When he joined Arsenal, he was seen as a star
of the future, but in his loan spell with Brighton he has failed to impress, despite Brighton having a successful season, gaining promotion to the EPL, and doing it by playing exciting,
free -
flowing football, the type that should have been a proper setup for Akpom.
By the 20th minute, both the sides started to play a
free flowing open style
of football that kept
flowing from one end
of the pitch to the other.
He has won 21 trophies in 8 years
of management, and every one
of them was secured with wonderful
free -
flowing football that with so many distinct elements that have since been disseminated amongst the footballing population.
The pitch at the Estadi CornellĂ - El Prat on the night was evidently not the best
of quality and Barcelona were not quite able to play their
free flowing brand
of football with the same level
of conviction.
Having served up depressingly dull and dire
football for the majority
of the season, on Tuesday night United finally delivered the kind
free -
flowing football supporters have craved since Louis Van Gaal arrived at Old Trafford 18 months ago.
Mata is the best chelsea player no doubt.he control the game and
free flow of football.......
Liverpool have recently lost their touch
of playing
free -
flowing football which has seen their progress slow down.
The second half, however, was a contrast to the first, as the Reds put on an exhilarating display
of free flowing football that enabled them to turn the game around and clinch it by yet another injury time goal against their city rivals.
Arsenal's philosophy
of playing
free -
flowing, attacking
football, extends to the club's youth set - up and Henry is perhaps more understanding
of that ideology, having enjoyed much success when playing for the club.
Scrapping the useless «tika - taka», a
free -
flowing, powerful attacking game
of football would be screened at the Emirates.
It is easy to arrive at a conclusion when you are watching from afar — and that leads to mistakes
of judgement — I accept that, but I miss the wonderful
free flowing football we were so privileged to see for so many years, and altho there is hope that when Auba, Mihki and LaCaz get more time to play together that things will improve, but at the moment I can not help but feel all is not well in the camp.
Combine that freedom to play their
free -
flowing, expansive brand
of football under Coyle with so many happy faces in the dressing room and we may well be seeing a formula for a real shocker at Old Trafford, where Bolton haven't won for over ten years.
Ian Holloway was handed his first master - class in how a Premiership fixture cane be won through astute tactics, with Blackpool's usually
free -
flowing football stopped in its tracks at St Andrews last weekend as Birmingham City inflicted Blackpool's fifth league defeat
of the season upon them.
We played intricate
free -
flowing football with a forward line
of Arshavin, Chamakh and Nasir.