Tuesday 30 August 2011

New faces at Arsenal- will things change?

Finally the 6'6" central defender is on his way from Germany. He is currently undergoing medical today. The set back in the EPL for Arsenal and the recent 8-2 thrash by Manchester United has left many of the fans wondering that what is wrong with Wenger. The once great manager who made "the invincibles" and trained one of the greatest is now in all misery and confusion that what has gone wrong. The six year trophy drought, lack of leadership, poor tactics and lack of experience in the squad are thought be some of the reasons that led to the club's recent failure. But what we must realize is this that it takes a lot to run a football club. Its not about players who are playing on the field but it is about all those officials, trainers who are playing in the background with the players.
The defense from Sir Alex and Pep is not at all without reason. In order to buy a new player, the manager is not solely responsible instead there is a whole think tank and board of members that makes the decision. The current club's policies clearly show that either the club is loosing money fast or there is a complete disaster in the management affairs. With news like the rivalry of Wenger with club's other officials clearly shows that Arsenal is in trouble!
But who is suffering from all this. The answer is obviously the Fans!, great names leaving the club. Getting 60 million and spending not even a half of it. The officials have to answer a lot about what is actually going on behind the curtains. The club is indeed falling apart with Arsenal fans crying all over the world to do something, the club is either deaf or not interested to heed their call.
In this hour of misery the introduction of Per Mertesacker and the Brazilian Santos may provide a little hope to all of us. But the need is much greater now. The midfield is entirely absent now. Either call it lack of discipline or bad luck but odds are really against our beloved club. Three red cards in three games is not something easy to bear.
Now watching the new faces in the club Wenger must change the tactics. the 4:3:2:1 ain't gonna work now. We need two up front strikers. The new Korean striker park looks promising. He must given chance at first hand behind RVP. If we could snatch Malouda and Beneyoun from Chelsea , it could be really boosting for the team. The injuries list will kept on rising if we don't get some good medical facilities. Being a doctor my self i understands that most of the injuries are actually due to lack of appropriate fitness programs rather than on field injuries. The officials must act now. A lot is required to be change at club and it now or never!

Sunday 28 August 2011

Arseanl FC- The records and statistics


David O'Leary holds the record for Arsenal appearances, having played 722 first-team matches between 1975 and 1993. Fellow centre half and former captain Tony Adams comes second, having played 669 times. The record for a goalkeeper is held by David Seaman, with 564 appearances.
Thierry Henry is the club's top goalscorer with 226 goals in all competitions between 1999 and 2007, having surpassed Ian Wright's total of 185 in October 2005. Wright's record had stood since September 1997, when he overtook the longstanding total of 178 goals set by winger Cliff Bastin in 1939. Henry also holds the club record for goals scored in the League, with 174, a record that had been held by Bastin until February 2006.
Arsenal's record home attendance is 73,707, for a UEFA Champions League match against RC Lens on 25 November 1998 at Wembley Stadium, where the club formerly played home European matches because of the limits on Highbury's capacity. The record attendance for an Arsenal match at Highbury is 73,295, for a 0–0 draw against Sunderland on 9 March 1935, while that at Emirates Stadium is 60,161, for a 2–2 draw with Manchester United on 3 November 2007.
Arsenal have also set records in English football, including the most consecutive seasons spent in the top flight (84 as of 2010–11) and the longest run of unbeaten League matches (49 between May 2003 and October 2004). This included all 38 matches of their title-winning 2003–04 season, when Arsenal became only the second club to finish a top-flight campaign unbeaten, after Preston North End (who played only 22 matches) in 1888–89.
Arsenal also set a Champions League record during the 2005–06 season by going ten matches without conceding a goal, beating the previous best of seven set by A.C. Milan. They went a record total stretch of 995 minutes without letting an opponent score; the streak ended in the final, when Samuel Eto'o scored a 76th-minute equaliser for Barcelona.