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Two goals just before half time ultimately condemned Arsenal to defeat against the Premier League champions in a high-profile money-spinning friendly game in Beijing’s National Stadium.
Arsenal actually had the upper hand for the entire game, but two defensive lapses let them down. And guess what? The Arsenal fanbase went ape-poo.
Reading through twitter, the bile was incredible. I’ll quote, but not name the people (wouldn’t want to embarrass them).
“Arsenal get trounced by City, welcome to life without Van Persie #depressing”. (This person had previously stated he wasn’t watching the game).
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Well my friends, we have just experienced the most dramatic day in the history of English football. Manchester City won the title, Bolton got relegated, and Manchester United hearts were broken in the very last minute of the season.
But all that matters is that The Arsenal will be in the Champions League next season. That is an incredible achievement for us given how our season started. From the lows of the 8-2 at United and the 4-3 at Blackburn, to the highs of the 5-3 and 5-2 demolitions of Chelsea and Spurs, this has truly been one of the most exciting seasons in a very long time.
The Final Countdown
After a run of 7 wins out of 8, Arsenal were winless in their last four coming into this one. Somehow, we got lucky last weekend, as Spurs failed to capitalise on our 3-3 draw with Norwich and Newcastle lost 2-0 to City.
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Well that was exciting, wasn’t it? Arsenal managed to grab third from the slimy, filth-encrusted paws of Spurs and qualified for the Champion’s League for just the 16th time in a row.
Sounds good on paper, but the match to earn all of this was far from simple. The Gunners found themselves 2-1 down after 15 minutes, but eventually managed to not only establish a lead but keep it.
I’m not here to right the match report though, so let’s get on with the player ratings.
Sczezny: 7
Everyone’s favourite Polish goalkeeper wasn’t really at fault for either of Albion’s goals, and he managed to get Arsenal out of trouble a couple of times. This combined with the revelation that he’s been playing with a shoulder injury the last five weeks makes this a fairly decent performance.
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- Written by Shane Thomas
Arsenal's 2011/12 season at The Emirates Stadium came to an ignominious end, as Norwich came away from N5 with a 3-3 draw, potentially ruining Arsenal's hopes of finishing the Premier League campaign in the top 3, and qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Defending The Barcelona Way
Arsenal had an ideal start, when Yossi Benayoun gave Arsenal the lead in the opening exchanges - I hadn't even sat down in my seat as the Israeli's shot found the far corner. However, Norwich are one of the Premier League's most accomplished teams. I used the word "team" deliberately, as they lack any outstanding individuals, but are greater than the sum of their parts. Having the shrewd Paul Lambert as their manager does them no harm either. Despite lining up with a back four, there was a fluidity to their starting XI, even in defence.
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The Emirates had the perfect party atmosphere today. It was Arsene Wenger's 900th game in charge of Arsenal, probably Pat Rice's last home game for Arsenal in the dugout, and Yossi Benayoun's birthday.
And to add on to that, Robin van Persie showed off his silverware to the ecstatic fans prior to the game, after winning the FWA and PFA player of the year awards.
The party continued as Benayoun converted to give Arsenal the lead after 66 seconds, but it quickly died out as Norwich took charge of the game and were much the better team in the first half.
We came back in the second half and should have won the game, but that doesn't hide the fact that this was a pathetic performance from the Gunners.
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