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Old Gooner's thoughts on: Arsenal vs Bolton
Several years ago a Saudi Arabian told me that there were but three pleasures in life:
"Riding meat, eating meat and putting meat into meat."
On reflection, I think he must have been one of those spud supporters who only get pleasure if we lose as last night produced the fourth pleasure. "2-0 down and 4-2 up" (which goes well to the tune of Yankee Doodle by the way) saw us jump to the top of the league.
Given the games coming up, staying there come mid February may well be difficult, but who can complain given where we were?
It is however fair to complain about the two appalling goals we handed to Bolton. First Abou (yes, him with the great big fat fkin 'ead) went back into MFU and Birmingham mode and skied an attempted headed clearance whereupon Gael's attempted booted clearance managed to make sure that Bolton got the goal that such carelessness warranted.
Then following an Arsenal type corner kick, i.e.nowhere near clearing the defender on the near post, said defender on the near post managed to miskick the ball a mighty 6 yards or so straight to the lover of sweet'n'sour dog and Denilson's horrible tackle resulted in a cast iron penalty.
Could it have been Cesc that was the miskicker? I'm too scared to watch for fear that it was. The man is otherwise a genius and I'm sure that were I ever to meet him I'd say something incredibly stupid like "Cesc. You're out of this world.....oh and I'm Gf60 from Hillcrest in Kwazulu Natal."
Just like Cesc, Abou also recovered and played in some really incisive passes. Some of the football we started playing towards the end of the first half was beautiful to watch. Our goal has been blamed on Jusshoweveryouspellit but that is so unfair. He's no bad keeper and if he, like me, knew there was no way that Tomas could get in a shot, he was quite right in moving into a more defensive position. Oops. It was our first well hit shot of the night.
And thence into the lead. AW actually saw a bad Gooner foul and apologised for it...but not for the equalising goal. But to make up for that, he obviously didn't see yet another two penalty kicks denied us and didn't have a moan and groan about the standard of refereeing.
Two more goals, the last a thing of beauty and joy, gave us the two goal margin we needed to get back to the top.
Can we stay there? If we defend like last night, it is quite honestly, doubtful. Maybe we can give Liverpool and Villa a goal start but two? Chel$ki and MFU I'd be very nervous if we even gave them one. Equally allowing someone like Davies who was so "out-headed" on Sunday to reverse the roles so completely was anathema.
But who really can moan about a really interesting game which had virtually everything. Hope Abou's OK.
Gooner for 60 years...
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On this day in 1990
1990 - Arsenal maintained their unbeaten start to the season as Perry Groves scored to clinch a 1-1 First Division draw at Everton.
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