It's Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1, goals here, courtesy of Merida and Bendtner, both of which I decided to arrow in my previous post.
It worked!
I don't know about Fabianski though.
The lads are through to the next round and there's nothing to be unhappy about. They beat Liverpool rather comfortably (as the match reports indicates) and are in the last 16. This means there'll be another game for the youngsters to gain important first team experience. The further they go, the better.
If you went to see the goals, you would see Merida's sweet strike. It won't get any better than that. I suppose Wenger did keep the faith in him and that probably gave him confidence. I think Arsene Wenger is the master of utilising the Placebo effect I tell you.
Football is such a mental game. It relies a lot on the strength of the mind, much more than common people know. Instead of feeding his players the magic pill before each game, he tells them he believes in them and they go out and put on a great show. Granted, it doesn't happen all the time. Works great with youngsters I'd say. It's always a plus to have someone believe in you when you're young. If your mind can handle it you have the potential to work those wonders.
I too spotted Cesc standing up and celebrating Merida's goal. Heh. He's so cute in a cap and informal wear.
Bendtner then scored the winner. The type of goal typical of him if he bothers working hard and hitting shots on the stretch. Thank you for not being lazy.
All in all a good game, would have been better if there was TV coverage. It's the friggin 21st Century and we're still debating about football TV coverage.
This is primitive talk.
Labels: Fran Merida, Nicklas Bendtner
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