No one wants to see Reading relegated. They play attacking football. They're in 17th right now, but Birmingham City are only a point back, and have a game in hand.
Arsenal create a lot of chances, but only got goals today from Adebayor and Gilberto. The Adebyor goal was off the top shelf: a cross in from the right and a sweet/brilliant/lucky touch at the edge of the 18-yard box to put him in a 1-on-1 with the keeper, and a second touch that was a confident finish. The Gilberto goal was a punt that took a wicked deflection.
Theo Walcott is a dynamo. Watching the player making forward runs is worth the price of digital cable.
Cesc is a brilliant player, and was brilliant once again against Reading, but he might not ever reach the very, very top of the world game with his limited pace. His skill on the ball, his passing vision, his ability to win balls, his endurance to always look fresh: these are his reliable skills. Goal-scoring menace only comes to him in phases. When it comes to chasing down balls, he can look fairly average in a foot race.
Van Persie looked like he's getting better. He'd been playing at about 70%, and increased that to about 80% today. At 100%, mind you, he's ripping the net off the frame.
Manchester United earned a point away to Blackburn. America's all-time greatest footballer, Brad Friedel, made three great saves down the stretch, before United's Tevez got a late equalizer. I wonder if Wenger ever thought about trying to sign Friedel? He's a player who's getting on, but he's a top keeper, from what I've seen.
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