"Fab"ulous

Emirates was taken for a joyride last night as Arsenal demolished AZ Alkmaar 4-1 to leave their progress to next stage as nothing but a formality. It was an Arshavin’s show and it was a role reversal of sorts. This time Fab was the scorer and Arsha was the provider for a change. Arsenal finally managed to come out of Ronald Koeman’s hoodoo and defeated a side managed by him for the 1^st time.

An 11Gunners reaction of the match..

The injury list keeps mounting

Three games into the Champions League Group stages and we are optimistically looking at the knockout stages of the Champions League. And in a home game against AZ Alkmaar, we like to do nothing but to seal it. However thwarting us in our attempts is the latest news that Gael Clichy has succumbed to a back injury and could be sidelined for several weeks to come. Looking at our form this season at home, with or without Clichy, we shall book a place in the round of 16  tomorrow. Though Alkmaar proved themselves to be a tough side to beat eventually stealing a point, one wonders if they have enough to challenge us at our own turf.

11Gunners looks at tomorrow’s game and what Clichy’s injury means in the longer run..

We can understand the frustration

We were seconds close to recording our 8th consecutive victory in all competitions but we were denied. In the larger scheme of things, this draw doesn’t appear to be much of a setback but being so close to a victory on the night, it was a disappointment nevertheless. Alkmaar have been a club in distress in the recent past and the last gasp equaliser will boost their confidence for their future endeavours.

11 Gunners reviews the Gunners visit to Alkmaar…

Will It Be 7 All Over Again!?

Its time to ‘Go Dutch‘, its time we pay visit to AZ Alkmaar, ‘that‘ club in our Group H list of fixtures. 2 losses and a draw places them at the bottom of the heap going into this one but lets not forget they still boast an impressive record of just one home defeat in 34 European ties. Ahh, we were kidding ofcourse! Ronald Koeman is by far the most recognised face in their line-up, and its a shame won’t ever breach the touchline over the 90 minutes!

An 11Gunners preview of Arsenal’s trip to The O.C., the ‘Orange County‘..