I didn't watch the Porto game. I hope that our last-minute errors don't doom our Champions League quest.
The Premier League dream is still alive after the Gunners' 4-1 thrashing of the Magpies. I like their manager and there's talent in their team, but they looked pathetic yesterday. Joe Willock, an Arsenal product who became a hero at St James's Park when we loaned him there and was subsequently bought by them for about $33M, scored their goal late on a great running header. (Another former Gunner from the academy, Alex Iwobi, scored the winning goal for Fulham yesterday against Man U.) The first half saw Arsenal throttle Newcastle, and the second half wasn't a whole lot better for the Toon. Arsenal became the first Premier League team to score multiple goals in seven consecutive halves, for what that's worth. Jorginho was named man of the match. He managed the defensive midfield duties (there wasn't a lot to deal with) and provided some penetrating passes. Really, everyone in red played well.
We don't control our destiny in the league. We play City and can pass them by beating them, but Liverpool has only to win their last 12 games (!) to ensure the title. They just won the League Cup today.
It will be difficult for Arsenal if they do not beat MC, and Liverpool does not stumble, but with 12 matches to go, Liverpool has many chances to stumble. A draw with MC would hurt both teams.
ReplyDeleteAs Al Davis said, "Just win, baby!" All three managers know that their job will be to win every single game. Any loss could doom a title run, and it would be doubly damaging against City. So here's where we take Al's advice and run the table. I hope. Then we'll win the league.
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