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Jumat, 31 Agustus 2012

Mannone - This feels like a fresh start


By Rob Kelly

Vito Mannone is delighted with his “fresh start” at Arsenal - and admits he is full of confidence after last season’s loan spell at Hull City.

The Italian goalkeeper made 23 appearances for the Tigers after moving to the KC Stadium in January, and broke a 104-year-old club record by keeping seven successive clean sheets.

The 24-year-old was back in action for Arsenal in Sunday’s goalless draw at Stoke, and he says playing at Hull served as the perfect preparation.

“I felt ready because I had a good pre-season, played my games and it feels like a fresh start with Arsenal,” Mannone told Arsenal Player.

“I thought I had a really good spell at Hull last year and it gave me a lot of confidence. Playing in the Championship, all these games are the same as Stoke; you come for crosses, you need to read balls and you need to help your team out.

“It was a really great experience. As soon as I caught the firstball from a long throw [against Stoke] I knew that I would help my team.”

With Wojciech Szczesny facing a late fitness test ahead of Sunday’s match at Liverpool, Mannone insists he is ready to fill in for the Pole once again.

“Liverpool will be more technical and play the ball on the floor more than Stoke,” he said. “You need to adapt to any team in this league. We need to keep to our game plan, pass the ball a bit quicker and create more chances.

“It is a dream of any kid to play at [Anfield]. I went a few years ago to watch a game, just to see the stadium. It will be fun if I have the chance because I would love to play in that ground, feel the atmosphere and hopefully get a win.”

Watch the full interview with Vito on Arsenal Player now.

Published: By: Unknown - 18.18

Liverpool v Arsenal - Listen LIVE on Player



Arsenal members and Arsenal Player day pass holders can listen to full commentary of Sunday's game LIVE on Arsenal Player.
LOGIN FROM 1pm (UK time) to join Richard Fleming and Kenny Sansom in the studio for team news and pre-match interviews. Dan Roebuck and Richard Clarke are your commentary team for the afternoon - contact them via www.arsenal.com/studio.
Look out for three highlights packages on Player from midnight on Sunday: a FREE bitesize clip, a 12-minute clip plus the 90 minutes in their entirety.
And join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #LFCvAFC
Click Here for... Arsenal Player
Note: our live audio commentary of this match WILL be available on iPhone and iPad if you login to Arsenal Player.


Published: By: Unknown - 18.10

Arsenal get Schalke, Olympiacos, Montpellier



Arsenal will face FC Schalke, Olympiacos and Montpellier in the Champions League group stages.



The draw took place in Monaco on Thursday and saw the Gunners, who were one of the eight seeded clubs in Pot One, drawn in Group B.
Arsenal automatically qualified for the group stage for the 15th consecutive year after finishing third in the Premier League last season.

Stay close to Arsenal.com for ticket information.
Matchday 1
Montpellier Hérault SC v Arsenal FC
Tuesday, September 18
Kick Off: 19.45 UK
To be played at Stade de la Mosson, France

Matchday 2
Arsenal FC v Olympiacos FC
Wednesday, October 3
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Matchday 3
Arsenal FC v FC Shalke 04
Wednesday, October 24
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Matchday 4
FC Shalke 04  v Arsenal FC
Tuesday, November 6
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Veltins Arena, Germany

Matchday 5
Arsenal FC v Montpellier Hérault SC
Wednesday, November 21
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Matchday 6
Olympiacos FC v Arsenal FC
Tuesday, December 4
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Karaiskaki Stadium, Greece
  • Match tickets are available when you buy an Arsenal Match Break with Thomas Cook Sport. Each Match Break includes your official match ticket, hotel accommodation and travel for all European games. Click here for details
Published: By: Unknown - 17.48

Stats Zone: Liverpool v Arsenal

Lukas Podolski
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Sunday, September 02, 2012, 13:30

Stats Zone: Liverpool v Arsenal

Stats Zone brings you facts, figures and graphics ahead of every Arsenal game.
The Gunners visit Liverpool on Sunday and will be looking to build on their impressive record at Anfield in recent years. Arsène Wenger's side have not lost there since April 2008.
Today's Stats Zone focuses on Arsenal's defensive shape, and the increasing influence of Lukas Podolski.
CHALKBOARD - DEFENSIVE SHAPE
One of the most notable aspects of Arsenal's first two games of the season has been the improvement in the team's defensive shape and ability to adapt to the challenges posed by different attacks.
The Gunners dominated the opening match of the campaign against Sunderland, enjoying 70.1 per cent of possession and allowing the visitors just four shots on goal during the entire game.
As a result of this domination, you can see in our chalkboard on the left that Arsenal's defenders made a large number of tackles and interceptions high up the pitch, and often in the visitors' half. Due to a solid defensive shape, they were able to push the visitors out wide and restrict their threat through the middle during any rare forays forward.
At the Britannia Stadium, and against a towering Peter Crouch, our chalkboard shows how the Gunners backline defended much deeper, but to similar good effect.
One key element to their success was their focus on defending the flanks resolutely, and they made the vast majority of their tackles in these areas. This denied Stoke time and space to deliver balls into Crouch and nullified a key part of Stoke's attacking threat.
"Defensively we had no major problem," Wenger said. "They had one good chance in the second half when we lost the ball in midfield but apart from that we dealt very well with them in the air."
Liverpool will pose a different threat at Anfield, but the way the Gunners' backline has adapted to the different challenges they have faced so far bodes well for the match.
(Key: green = tackles, blue = interceptions, purple = clearances)
Chalkboard defending Stoke/Sund
HEATMAP - PODOLSKI
Lukas Podolski has made a positive impression since his arrival from FC Cologne ths summer - but made far more impact against Stoke than against Sunderland.
The Germany international was deployed as the central striker against Martin O'Neill's team, and as our first heatmap shows he played a disciplined role by dropping deep to get the ball but rarely drifting out to the flanks.
At times he appeared isolated as chances were limited against a deep-lying Sunderland backline and he was restricted to just 27 touches throughout the match.
But stationed out on the left flank at the Britannia Stadium, Podolski was far more influential and, as our second heatmap shows, he covered more ground and often drifted inside to good effect.
Against Stoke, he had nearly double the amout of time on the ball - notching up 46 touches - and made 33 passes, compared to just 21 against Sunderland. So it's hardly surprising that he was a far more infuential presence in his second game for the Club.
The German will be hoping to make a similar impact against Liverpool on Sunday, who are unlikely to defend as deeply as either Sunderland or Stoke.
Heatmap - Podolski v Sunderland
Heatmap - Podolski v Stoke
LIVERPOOL V ARSENAL - FACTS
  • There have been seven goals scored in the 90th minute or later in the last seven Premier League games between Liverpool and Arsenal and five in the last four
  • There have been own goals scored in each of the last three Premier League games between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield
  • In fact, Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield has seen the joint-most own goals of any fixture in Premier League history (4)
  • Liverpool have won just one of their last 10 Premier League games against Arsenal (W1 D6 L3)
  • The Gunners are unbeaten in their last five Premier League visits to Anfield (W2 D3) and have come from behind in all those games to secure those results
  • Only Arsenal (19 per cent) have a worse shooting accuracy than Liverpool in the Premier League this season (24 per cent)
  • Arsenal have failed to score in their opening two Premier League games. The longest they have gone without scoring from the start of the season is 224 minutes (last season)
  • Arsenal have allowed the joint-fewest shots on target against them this season along with Sunderland, who have played just one game
  • Liverpool have picked up just 19 points in 21 Premier League games in 2012
  • Arsenal have won just one of their last seven Premier League matches, but five of the other six games have been draws
All stats provided by Opta

Published: By: Unknown - 17.30

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