Enlightening the Emirates : A Quest for Victory

[casey32]

An unbeaten month (November 2009)

Results

(Home) Inter 2-0 (Champions League): Arsenal took the lead after 2 minutes with Cesc playing in Adriano who coolly put it away to score against his former club. 3 minutes later Arsenal double their lead through Bendtner. Arsenal could of been 3-0 up within 10 minutes but Bendtner hit the post on the 8th minute. Fabregas tore apart the Inter defence the whole game owning the midfield. Arshavin was injured and will miss 3 weeks. Goals from Adriano and Bendtner.

The king of midfield

(Home) Hull 2-1: Adriano won a penalty for his side, the Brazilian calmly dispatched the spot kick as Arsenal went ahead. Hull equalized as Hunt headed home.Adriano picked up an injury and will be out of action for 3 weeks. Van Persie blasted the ball into the back of the net on the 88th minute to score a late winner. Djalo made a big impact from the bench. Goals from Adriano and Van Persie.

Van Persie thanks Cesc for assist

(Away) West Ham 1-1: West Ham took and early lead as Boyd scored his first for the club. Fabregas equalized for Arsenal. Casey brought on Walcott and Djalo for the disappointing pair of Van Persie and Bendtner. West Ham's defence was strong and held on for a well earned point. Goal from Fabregas.

Upson solid as a rock

(Away) Dinamo 2-1 (Champions League): Rosicky put his side ahead with a tidy header after a superb cross from full back Clichy. Dinamo scored a shock goal as Tomecak scored. Fabregas again popped up to set up a goal putting it on a plate for Bendtner 2-1 it finished. Goals from Bendtner and Rosicky.

The inform Bendtner scores again

(Home) Fulham 4-1: Rosicky played a little **** over the defence that Bendtner latched onto putting it past the keeper 1-0. Fulham showed bravery going all out attack after conceding. Sagna went flying forward striking from outside the box scoring a screamer. Super sub Djalo came on and scored twice killing off the game. Dempsey scored a consolation goal late in the game. Goals from Bendtner, Sagna and Djalo (2).

The unlikely scorer

Review

A string of good results especially the win versus Inter at the Emirates. Eduardo picked up an injury to miss a week. The month saw returns from Arshavin and Vermaelen. 4th in the league and playing good football.Bartley picked up 2nd place in League 2 Player of the Month and won Young Player of the Month for Port Vale. Casey finished 3rd in Manager of the Month. Adriano missed training he is reported to not have settled in the area and considering his options. Arsenal were drawn at home to Leicster in the FA Cup 3rd Rnd. Arsenal qualified for Champions League for 1st Knockout round along with Inter with one game to spare. Cesc was the best player of the month providing assist after assist. Van Persie is the disappointment of the month, the Dutch striker cant find his form.

League Table

 

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Usual Starting Eleven and Formation

 

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Feel free to comment on squad, results or recomend new signing or tactics

 

[casey32]

Casey under fire (December 2009)

Results

(Away) Aston Villa 1-1: Heskey within 20 seconds of the kick off to get Villa a dream start. Villa held on for the whole game until the 93rd minute were Robin Van Persie curled the ball into the top corner from 20 yards to send the travelling fans crazy. Goal from Van Persie.

The greatest striker of all time

(Home) Besiktas 1-1 (Champions League): Players were given a chance as team had already qualified. Ferrai put Besiktas ahead after a missed header from Jorgensen. Van Persie equalized. Arsenal dominated and won a penalty late in the second half, up stepped Van Persie but Rustu came out on top. Then sub Adriano had a chance from the spot in injury time but Rustu won the battle of minds again saving the Brazilian's shot. Goal from Van Persie.

Single handedly won the point

(Home) Blackburn 3-0: Adriano made it 1-0 in under 2 minutes. Song made it 2-0 with a beautiful goal , the ball was cleared from a cross , the clearance fell to the feet of Song just outside the box, Song then beat 3 players before placing his shot in the corner. Adriano scored another which hit both posts before crossing the line. Goals from Song and Adriano (2).

Showing hes not all about defence

(Away) Wigan 3-0: Bendtner scored after 3 minutes. Arshavin scored his first of the season tapping in a rebound from a Rosicky shot. Arshavin then went on to score his 2nd. Goals from Bendtner and Arshavin (2).

Relief as he gets 1st of season

(Home) Tottenham 0-1: A huge the for the fans of both teams but Arsenal fans will be devastated losing to their North London rivals in their own back yard. In truth it was a boring game Defoe got an early goal to win it.

Arsenal fans start to point finger at Casey

(Away) Man City 1-2: Man City dominated. Former Gunner Adebayor made it 1-0 and then a former Arsenal legend Ian Wright's son made it 2-0. Cesc pulled one back on the 77th minute but it was too late. Arsenal fall to 6th in the league. Goal from Fabregas.

The traitor of the Emirates

(Away) Everton 0-2: Yakubu put his side 1-0 up. Cesc was shown red for a vicious foul on the 39th minute. Arsenal were unlucky to lose as the 10 men put on a good showing. Osman added insult to injury scoring deep in injury time.

Cesc does the walk of shame.

(Home) Portsmouth 3-0: Djalo scored on the 46th minute. Vermaelen scored from a corner with a powerful header. Bendtner then headed home from a Di Maria free kick to finished the scoring. Goals from Djalo, Vermaelen and Di Maria.

Vermaelen gets 3rd goal from corner this season.

Review

Looking back on the season at the half way point although their has been good results and performances 6th place is not acceptable. The defence is the worst of the top 8 teams. Their has been too many losses that should of been won or drawn or draws that should of been victories. Corners have been disappointing with only 3 goals from them in 21 league games. A poor away form 5won, 2drawn and 4lost. Casey's job is under pressure as he is nowhere near the tittle challenge he aimed for and with minimum expectation of reaching the quarter finals and Barca in the 1st knockout round it could get from bad to worse. Arsenal are 10 points off the top and 6 points off the top 4. Song was the best player this month and has been consistent all season. Van Persie has been the worst although he shows glimmers of brilliance he has been so poor. Song won Goal of the Month. Van Persie has been linked with Barca again and is expected to leave after failing to impress , Eduardo has been transfer listed as he too has been very disappointing. Casey is expected to use the money to strengthen the defence.

League Table

 

[The_pete2]

good story so far! i had pretty much the same problems that you're having in my first arsenal season. defence was poor, conceded far too many. i'll be interested to see if you can plug the gaps

 

[casey32]

Arsenal say goodbye to Van Persie

After a half a season of disappointment Van Persie and Casey relationship took a turn for the worse with lead to the departure of Van Persie. Barcelona will be delighted to signed the Dutch striker at a bargain £16.5m. Van Persie hit out after he completed his move the European champions saying he hating his spell at Arsenal under Casey. Van Persie failed to impress and couldnt seem to play to his potential under the Irishman. Casey would not react badly to Van Persie comments instead he agreed saying,


" Robin is a great player but we seem to clash as he didnt fit into how i play, i wish him all the best at Barca."

Many say this could be the sign that Casey is not the man for the job but Casey could prove his doubters wrong with some much need cash to strengthen his squad. Casey will also face more problems as Enyeama and Song are set to be unavailable during the African Cup of Nations.

---------- Post added at 09:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

good story so far! i had pretty much the same problems that you're having in my first arsenal season. defence was poor, conceded far too many. i'll be interested to see if you can plug the gaps

Thanks man , ye i disappointed ive done alot better with lesser teams i dunno why im struggling so badly

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Casey gets the sack

after a defeat by Birmingham Casey was shown the door. Arsenal have struggled to adapt under Casey and everybody including Casey agrees with this, sayin

"ive let down the club im sorry ive put the club in this position"

My first every FM sacking had to be by the club i support ​

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As i said in my Birmingham story i was taking a break from them to manage my beloved Arsenal but as i got sacked im sad to say it is over but i as i promised i will return to my Birmingham story hope you follow

 

[TheMjt]

Unlucky mate, you choosing another club or just stopping altogether

 

[casey32]

Unlucky mate, you choosing another club or just stopping altogether

ill be returning to my Birmingham story hopefully will push for Europe as starting second season