Comments on: Wednesday’s win over Alkmaar was more important that it may have seemed http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/11/06/wednesdays-win-over-alkmaar-was-more-important-that-it-may-have-seemed/ Arsenal News and Views - An Arsenal Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/11/06/wednesdays-win-over-alkmaar-was-more-important-that-it-may-have-seemed/#comment-31515 Dan Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:29:53 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=971#comment-31515 Arsene has been stubbornly consistent in his choice of players in CL in the past, ain't so? No matter who we are up against and in what stage of the competition, he seldom rests key players for the matches, but rest them after 70-75 min of the match. That's what he usually does. Arsene has been stubbornly consistent in his choice of players in CL in the past, ain’t so? No matter who we are up against and in what stage of the competition, he seldom rests key players for the matches, but rest them after 70-75 min of the match. That’s what he usually does.

]]> By: Tim http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/11/06/wednesdays-win-over-alkmaar-was-more-important-that-it-may-have-seemed/#comment-31514 Tim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:58 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=971#comment-31514 I agree with Pete, Wenger will rest a lot of players against Liege. I agree with Pete, Wenger will rest a lot of players against Liege.

]]> By: Pete http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/11/06/wednesdays-win-over-alkmaar-was-more-important-that-it-may-have-seemed/#comment-31513 Pete Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:37 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=971#comment-31513 Not sure Wenger will play a strong side against Liege - a draw is good enough to qualify, two draws is good enough to win the group. In Wenger's mind, it is more important to qualify quickly than win the group, and looking at the calibre of sides likely to finish second, winning the group is unlikely to be an advantage this season. Not sure Wenger will play a strong side against Liege – a draw is good enough to qualify, two draws is good enough to win the group.

In Wenger’s mind, it is more important to qualify quickly than win the group, and looking at the calibre of sides likely to finish second, winning the group is unlikely to be an advantage this season.

]]> By: gazzap http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/11/06/wednesdays-win-over-alkmaar-was-more-important-that-it-may-have-seemed/#comment-31512 gazzap Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:43:34 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=971#comment-31512 you can go a bit further than that and say had we held on for anther 30 seconds in Alkmaar to win, we would not only have qualified but almost certainly won the group. By not holding on, wenger now needs to pick a team that will definitely beat Liege - a match that comes days before the the Chelsea game where they would almost certainly have rested key players. you can go a bit further than that and say had we held on for anther 30 seconds in Alkmaar to win, we would not only have qualified but almost certainly won the group.
By not holding on, wenger now needs to pick a team that will definitely beat Liege – a match that comes days before the the Chelsea game where they would almost certainly have rested key players.

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