Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Too good to go down?

Derby 2, Arsenal 6

Just about every season, it seems, there's a relegation-threatened team that is widely considered "too good to go down." Not Derby County. Arsenal were suffering from some poor finishing and had concentration lapses at the back - the formula that generally leads to two dropped points, but Derby County were so easy to open up - the chances kept coming. Arsenal could've scored 10 with the number of chances they were creating.

Van Persie got a great goal, but had chances for more; same for Walcott.

Denilson played for the first hour. The Cesc-Denilson central-midfield partnership is one I'd like to see more. Walcott and Clichy brought a lot of speed to the left side. Eboue continues to struggle - his crosses look useful, but he lacks composure on the ball in potential goal-scoring opportunities.

Even if it was against the team on track for the lowest points total in the history of the Premier League, it was good fun to get 6 goals.

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