Villa

We Were Better With Chamakh On The Pitch

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It was all gloom and doom against Aston Villa for me and other Gooners. One thing’s for sure.I’m not gonna remember this season as a successful one in the future. The recent collapse makes me ponder over the current dressing-room situation at Arsenal and whether Arsene Wenger is doing anything to improve it.I still think he’s the man for us but his frustration of the pitch certainly doesn’t help the players on it. They play well and create numerous chances.But it’s either ends in a mis-placed pass or a shot destined for orbit.We even have a new foe(and it’s not referee!).The goal-post. Arsenal have hit the bar on more occasions than any other team.To be honest, I don’t know if it’s statistically correct but I’m quite sure it will be given our recent bad luck.

I’m referring to yesterday’s match as well as the second half of the season.Hitting the cross-bar is what our players look to practice in training, it seems. I remember a lot of such instances.Man City at home is the primary one.

Coming back to the match, we certainly didn’t deserve to lose given the players determination and the number of chances created. Chamakh finished one, but disallowed for a foul on Petrov. The 2nd half was much much better and our passing was much more incisive.

With Chamakh on the pitch, we  looked more likely to create a chance.In fact, Arsenal have a better win percentage with Chamakh in the team than van Persie. I know that’s completely against the stats and what we’ve seen from van Persie in the 2nd half of the season but it’s true.Arsenal collected 36 points in the 1st half and only 31 in the 2nd(with a game to go). It’s not that Chamakh is any way better but his one-touch passing is always destined to open up organised defences.The van Persie and Chamakh combo worked pretty well yesterday and I wonder why Chamakh still doesn’t start. His shooting has improved and his headers offer us something that any other Arsenal player doesn’t.

Not sure how I will have the motivation to watch the last game. That freshness about the weekends is gone. One thing’s for sure, my relentless support for Arsenal will never die. It’ll always be there, but not so sure about the motivation level.There are some questions I’d like a proper answer to.If any of you could give them, please do in the comments section.Here they are:

  • Is Arsenal the Unluckiest Football Club in Europe?
  • Is our football still pretty to watch?
  • Is Walcott worthy of a start rather than a bench role?
  • Is it Arshavin’s talent rather than his commitment that makes him look so bad?
  • Why can’t we play both van Persie and Chamakh together?
  • Is it the quality of the squad that is not good enough?
  • Why the HELL is Bendtner still at our club?
  • Does Wenger get paid to throw bottles around?(sorry for that one!)