Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Arsenal 2-1 PSG

I took the opportunity to get tickets for the PSG game in the Emirates Cup. I thought it would be a good time to take my six year old daughter for her first visit to Arsenal.

The first half was fairly dull, the highlight of which was my daughter asking if there were any girls playing. I wasn't expecting much from the second half, as the usual raft of half time substitutions usually ruins the game. This time, it worked the other way and brought the game to life. Hoyte and Eboue combined well on the right, with Traore and Clichy doing the same on the left. On plenty of occasions we got to the box, but with only Bendtner on his own up front, chances were slim. Diaby did well in Midfield, getting in plenty of tackles with his long legs.

Despite missing a penalty near the end, we held on for the win. There was a surprisingly good atmosphere, probably helped by a group of PSG/Arsenal fans on the lower tier giving it a load of verbal - resulting in more than a few ejections.

Now Reyes has gone, there will be more money in the pot for another signing, and with Wenger saying he is still looking for 1 or 2 more players, more transfer action seems likely. However, as the Eduardo work permit situation is still up in the air, Wenger may wait until he knows if he needs to get a replacement for Eduardo before moving for anyone else.

On another note while there are plenty of good Arsenal blogs around, you have to wonder at some blogs posting articles like this:

Had a very short chat with my son before he went to work.

I went upstairs and he was standing on the landing doing up the buttons of his sky blue shirt.

Michael : "What's happening ?"

Myles : "We've sold Reyes to Atletico Madrid for £8 million."

Michael : "Good, that means we'll buy somebody tomorrow for £8 million. Any idea who it is ?

Myles : "No. We can't get Quaresma for £8 million."


Fascinating stuff.