Arsenal 7 - 0 Slavia Prague

October 23, 2007 on 11:53 pm | In Arsenal FC | posted by Block19er |

The game was summed up brilliantly as I pee’d before the journey home last night, the commentator on ITV4 rounded up the game by saying it was simply a ‘privilege’ to watch Arsenal tonight and it certainly was. Free-flowing fast paced football at it’s best. Arsenal flew out of the blocks and I can imagine the first few minutes being a blur for the Slavia players. That is until the fifth minute when the ball rippled in the back of the net from another long range dipping Cesc effort. The blur would have been replaced by realisation Arsenal were going to beat them tonight.

 

 

It took until the 24th minute to make it 2-nil. It was an own goal thanks to a shot from Hleb. The Belarusian is a different player this season and is repaying Wengers’ belief. You could still not imagine what would happen ahead, the usual 3-nil would have be good, taking it to four would have been superb. It was 3-nil at before half time, Walcott was strangely put in by Slavia’s kamikaze fullback, Walcott was composed enough to take it past the on rushing keep before cracking it into the ClockEnders goal.

 

 

Theo was a constant threat in his first start as a forward, I wouldn’t say it was the Theo Walcott show (as a five live summariser did) but he had a massive impact on the game and the defenders were scared to let him run at them. Hleb got a deserved goal just five minutes into the second half with a mazy run down the left, Hleb put Theo in, who tucked the ball away with great style for 5-nil. Arsenal were not letting their foot off the gas and Slavia were struggling to keep pace with them.

A lovely move made it six nil, Walcott, Hleb, and Adebayor combined, to put in the free scoring Cesc machine! Cesc obliged and scored that was just in the 58th minute and it was 6-nil.

Arsenal could have grabbed more and Theo could have had his hat-trick but sliced wide. Juve’s record of a 7-goal win was equalled with a minute to go when Eboue back-heeled it to Nicklas Bendtner who applied the finish in off the post from close range. Bendtner also showed promise with some good runs in his half hour cameo.

 

 

It was not just the score-line but the manner Arsenal took Slavia apart, it was a fantastic performance, Hleb and Theo taking the staring roles but everyone contributed. Bring on the Scousers.

Oh 2 be a GOONER!!

Arsenal:Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue, Fabregas, Flamini (Gilberto 62), Hleb (Rosicky 62), Adebayor (Bendtner 62), Walcott. Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Diaby, Diarra, Eduardo.

Booked:Flamini, Clichy, Hleb.

Goals:Fabregas 5, Hubacek 24 og, Walcott 41, Hleb 51, Walcott 55, Fabregas 58, Bendtner 89.

Att:59,621.

Ref:Stefano Farina (Italy).