Simply frustrating...
The way Blackburn played... it was obvious, to play negatively for a draw and gain a replay at Ewood Park. It did worked... Blackburn avoided defeat.Brad Friedel's amazing double save in the final minutes sure as hell pissed me off. If that had gone in... it would have avoided an otherwise crowded diary. In the 81st minute, the referee denied the Gunners of a perfectly legitimate penalty claim. Stephen Warnock clearly took down Aliadiere. What a shame.
The Gunners probably had enough chances to kill off Blackburn. Never mind... we've got the Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven coming up and the Carling Cup final this coming Sunday.
Actually, it is pretty flattering that visiting teams come to the Emirates, defend deep and play negatively. It just shows that the opposition knows that if they were to come at and play open football. Arsenal will murder them! Great to see the return of No. 10 Gallas!
posted by The Quiet Stone at 8:41 AM
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That penalty really pissed me off. The ref had a clear view of the play. Nothing was blocking him and there's no reason why he shouldn't have given it. Very weird.
EPL referees are weird. They are full-time but they may not be that professional. I am all for immediate video replays.
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