Whats in the British air on Saturday?

Qoute...Our squad can win things. And I know that it will be difficult for Manchester United to win.....Unquote....

Words from Arsenal's captain William Gallas before the game agst Man United.

I must admit this should be one off result and i dont expect Arsenal to perform like that again. But they are making a name for exiting cup competitions is style. 5-1 agst Tottenham and 4-0 agst Man Utd. The men i have the most sympathy for is Arsene Wenger and Flamini. Why Wenger? His players let him down. Why Flamini? When he came on, he was the only player who looked like giving his 100%. The rest of the squad was disappointing. Even the most ardent Arsenal fans should be agreeing with me on that. It seems that they were distracted by the Milan game(which i think they could win) and that Old Trafford pitch was atrocious.

Man Utd could have shown the world how to beat Arsenal. Get goals early and constantly press high up in the field. An onrushing Rooney is definitely not a pretty sight. The back four seemed to be uncomfortable with the pressing game. Another thing that we all could learn is the importance of the back four to ensure stability. Arsenal changed their fullbacks while Man Utd first choice back four looked assured thru the 90mins. I thought Wes Brown was playing particularly impressive. Another impressive aspect was Man Utd's fitness and workrate. Of course Arsenal down to ten man could heva helped that.

Arsenal set up 4-5-1 with Bendtner up front with Eduardo on the left. Yes i understand the cautious approach at Old Trafford but i couldnt help but wonder what would have happened if 4-4-2 was used with Eduardo playing his normal role. Gilberto and Bendtner looks out of sorts and i expect the Brazillian to be offloaded soon.
Some positives we can draw is that some star players were rested for the game agst Milan(Adebayor, Fabregas, Sagna, Clichy, Almunia, Flamini). With the thin squad at Arsenal now, maybe an exit could be a blessing in disguise. Now they can focus on two fronts. Less toll on the players. I believe this is the best chance for them to win the league and i think they can do it. The Champions League can go to anyone honestly due to its knockout structure.

Something i didnt like with the Man Utd performance was the arrogance of players like Evra and Nani. Yes u guys have won the game, but dont have to rub it in. There should be a level of professionalism in the game. I was telling myself that the arsenal players should just have whacked him down when Nani went on his juggling act(a good one too i must add). Imagine if Ronaldo was on the pitch? He might have broken the world record for most stepovers. I have lesser respect for the new breed of Fergie Babes(Nani, Anderson, Evra) for their arrogance. My utmost respect goes to the likes of Vidic, Giggs, Scholes. Aand yah i dont fancy Rio either. He's not as good as HE thinks he is.

Arsenal to win the league. Chelsea to win the League Cup. Man United to win the FA Cup. Champions League goes to God knows who. Everybody's happy. Oh yeah, Everton to get 4th place and Rafa gets the sack!