By Myles Palmer
KOLO TOURE TACKLES LIKE ROY KEANE,sprints like big Dwain Chambers,shoots like Eusebio – and scores with headers.
This guy does everything !
He can play right back as well as left wing.
He took a thunderous free kick from 35 yards three weeks ago – and it was close!
Toure is almost a one-man team.
He scored against Chelsea in the 1-1 draw. On Saturday he made the first goal against Leeds and scored the second.He is a manager’s dream.
A young kid, 20, who comes into the side and is immediately productive. He is already a matchwinner. Quite amazing.
I’m wondering : Can he sing? Write songs? When is his album coming out?
GOONERS realise that this autumn has seen the evolution of a team that now looks omnipotent.
Their high-powered style of play now looks more penetrating and intimidating than ever before.
The 1998 Double team was not Arsene’s team, but the 2002 team is.
And this team IS superior, whatever that dimwit Gary Neville says.
Last week PSV targeted Vieira and Bergkamp, as Man United did last season. Mark those two,whack those two – it’s our only chance.But that didn’t work.
The Auxerre defence will not be wide open as Leeds because they have the stability that comes from Guy Roux being the boss for decades.
Basically,the current Leeds team is neither fish nor fowl.
They could not play to feet as Venables wanted because Dacourt and Bakke lack the craft of Batty and McAllister,and they did not have the bottle to kick it long and run down the channels.
So Leeds fell between two stools.
Dropping the slow Ian Harte was a disaster because it meant THREE changes in defence, not just Radebe for Woodgate.
Right Gary Kelly lost the ball for the all-important first goal.
Danny Mills switched to left back, didn’t know what he was doing, and got little protection from Kewell.
Flank players MUST work back to help their fullbacks. Last week Freddie didnt help Ashley Cole out in the first half and Dennis Rommedahl was dangerous.
Second half, when Freddie came back, Rommedahl disappeared.
Auxerre striker Djibril Cisse is injured and may not play
against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Anyone betting against goals, another win, another three points?
29th September 2002