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Fenerbahce 0 Arsenal 3 - Match Highlights and Post Match Reaction

Published 23rd August 2013 by @ArsenalTrend


Aaron Ramsey scored one goal and set up another to inspire Arsenal to a 3-0 thrashing of Fenerbahce in their Champions League first leg play-off on Wednesday.

The North London club now stand on the brink of a 17th straight qualification for the lucrative pool stages after a dreadful start to their Premier League campaign with defeat to Aston Villa.

A potential banana skin in the Turkish capital instead ended up as a smooth ride for the 2006 finalists as Aaron Gibbs and Oliver Giroud with a late penalty joined Ramsey on the score sheet.

The breakthrough after a dull opening half arrived in the 51st minute when Ramsey played in Theo Walcott down the right wing and the winger's cross was allowed to reach Gibbs who crashed the ball into the roof of the net.



Arsenal were trying to bounce back from a disappointing debut to their domestic season when they crashed 3-1 at home to Villa and endured the wrath of their fans who are growing increasingly impatient with the club's lack of activity in the transfer market.

Ramsey then scored a fortunate second goal with 24 minutes left when Fenerbahce 'keeper Volkan Demirel inexplicably allowed a routine shot from outside the box slip under his hands for a mistake that will haunt him for the rest of his career.

Giroud then planted a confident penalty in the top left hand corner after Michal Kadlec brought down Walcott on 77 minutes that has virtually put the tie beyond doubt.


The 'Gunners' have a proud record of having qualified for the group stages of every Champions League competition since 1998 but they laboured during a lacklustre first half that featured no goals and few chances.

Fenerbahce meanwhile were looking to reach the pool stages despite a potential ban looming over them for match fixing that has gone to appeal and will be decided on the eve of the draw.

The odds were stacked against them having beaten English opposition only once in European Cup history dating back to 1969 when they eliminated Manchester City 2-1 on aggregate.

The Istanbul club rarely threatened the Arsenal goal throughout the match and Arsene Wenger's team were able to take a firm stranglehold on the tie with three unanswered second half goals that will silence the critics at least temporarily.

The second leg is set for next Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium.

Team Line Ups

Fenerbahce : Demirel Irtegun  Yobo , Alves , Kadlec 5; Topal 4 (Gokhan, 46, ), Meireles (Potuk, 82), Belozoglu ; Kuyt , Sow , Webo 5 (Emenike, 62,).

Arsenal : Szczesny ; Sagna , Mertesacker , Koscielny  (Jenkinson, 33,), Gibbs ; Ramsey , Wilshere , Rosicky ; Walcott  (Monreal, 87), Cazorla , Giroud  (Podolski, 82).

Theo Walcott & MOTM Aaron Ramsey Post Match Reaction 


Arsene Wenger Match Reaction


Kieran Gibbs Post Match Quotes Via Arsenal.com
"In terms of putting us in a good position, it [the win] has given us a bit of togetherness," said Gibbs. "I think people have seen tonight what the team is capable of and we have to take this now into the [rest] of the season.
"It [the goal] was a good moment for me. To be honest I felt we deserved to be up in the first half. I knew that to get an away goal tonight would put us in a strong position and we were desperate for that goal. I felt we deserved it and we got our rewards in the end after a good performance. 
"I thought we were playing well from the start of the game and to be honest I thought we were better in the first half - we got a little bit apprehensive in the second half because we really wanted to get the goal. But we knew that the chances were going to come and it was a case of taking them when we got the opportunity. 
"We know what we're capable of so we don't need to prove it to anyone. But we need to prove to ourselves that we can be consistent and start producing results week-in, week-out. That's down us and that's purely what we're focused on."
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Match Highlights 

The Arsenal British Core Unveil the New Away Kit!

10th July 2013 By Gordon @Arsenal_Supremo


The Arsenal British Core, Carl Jenkinson, Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere was at the Emirates Stadium to unveil the Gunners new away kit for the new season. The kit will be used first when the club goes onto to their Asia Tour.

The Gunners home kit will stay the same with some slight adjustments which means this is the last year Nike will provide kits for Arsenal with their current deal runs out in one years time paving the way for Arsenal to seal a deal with Puma from next season.

Who is the better left back : Kieran Gibbs OR Nacho Monreal?

8th July 2013 By Fadi Manuel @Arsenal_FC_Blog


Who should start?
When Kieran Gibbs got injured in January, Wenger had to get a Left Back because he couldn't rely on Santos. Nacho played when Gibbs was injured, but when Gibbs came back, Monreal was benched. So that raised a question in my mind, Who is better?

This season Gibbs made 34 appearances, only 4 were off the bench. While Moneral made 21 appearances for Malaga, before he moved to Arsenal where he made 11 appearances, starting all of them except one.

Now let's look at their statistics.

 Kieran Gibbs 
Injuries have hindered Kieran Gibbs' career

He scored one amazing goal against Swansea when they played out a 2-2 draw. He had 5 assists this season. He had an average of 2.7 tackles a game. He also made an average of 2.4 interceptions a game. He averaged 41 passes a game. His passing Accuracy was about 84%.

 Nacho Monreal 
 
Nacho Monreal made some great contributions towards the end of the season

He scored a crucial winner at Swansea, when Arsenal won 2-0. He also made a game winning assist when Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-1. At Malaga He scored a goal and had 2 assists. He averaged 2.6 tackles a game. He made an average of  of 2.3 interceptions a game. He averaged 45 passes a game. His passing Accuracy was 84%.

Final Verdict

Arsenal have two great left backs. We should expect to see them battle through out next season. Based on statistics they are about the same. But, I personally think Gibbs creates more chance for Arsenal, his movement is better than Monreal. And, I think he would have had more goals if he took more shots, He always looks to pass the ball first, but that might not right the decision everytime.

So finally, The best LB is Kieran Gibbs but not by much, Nacho Monreal will provide good competition for him and maybe even win the starting position next season. What are your thoughts do let us know in the comments below.

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Interview : Gibbs gives his match reaction to Arsenal's 4 1 win against Wigan

17th May 2013 by Gordon @Arsenal_Supremo


After the game Kieran Gibbs spoke to Arsenal.com after the crucial win against Wigan where 3 goals in 8 minutes sealed the win and relegated Wigan at the same time. Gibbs spoke about the great character shown from the team and pleased the way the Gunners are performing.

We had to be patient. When we came in at half time we had to stay focused and [we knew] we still had 45 minutes to win the game. We took our chances and picked the right moments to get them on the counter-attack.

“The fact it has gone down to the wire again shows just how competitive this league is. In January people were saying we were not supposed to be [in the top four].

“The way the squad has stuck together this season and never given up is credit to them and I believe we deserve nothing more than to be where we want to be.

Arsene Wenger delighted with Kieran Gibbs form

20th April 2013 By Gordon @ArsenalSupremo


Ahead of the crucial tie away to Fulham the boss Arsene Wenger spoke of his delight of Kieran Gibbs form this season. Having won a call to the England squad only to be withdrawn due to an injury. Gibbs is not providing big competition with new left back Nacho Monreal and the strong competition between each other can only make the 2 players better.

“They have done really well,” he said. “Choosing between them is another difficult decision I have to make in every single game.

“I would say for Gibbs it's the same as it is for Oxlade-Chamberlain because he has improved tremendously this season.

“October and November was really a springboard for him where he moved forward. He's a candidate for higher up.”


Post Match Reaction : Walcott, Gibbs and Giroud give their reaction to 2 0 win over Bayern Munich

15th March 2013 By ArsenalSupremo



A fantastic performance in Munich but it wasn't enough to see Arsenal through due to the away goals rule. Here are Walcott, Gibbs and Giroud reactions to the game all praising the performance but knew the first leg that had cost them dearly. There were lot of critics of Arsenal's defending in the last few weeks and that the team had given up. Kieran Gibbs says Arsenal answered some of their critics  "We are right to get criticism but we’re not right to be told that we don’t have character in the team,"

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