Arsenal came into its own with crisp, free flowing football. Cesc with a brace, Nasri with a
very welcome contribution on his return, and Diaby rounded up the scoring. But Arshavin was the
source having a hand in three of the goals. And Wenger singled him out.
Wenger highlighted Andrey Arshavin - who had a hand in three of the goals - for special
praise, saying: "He was outstanding.
I have to say that the Gunners looked like they took their foot of the accelerator most of the
second half. In total they possessed the ball just 47% of the time, a statistic that is unlike
them. Fabregas did not look sharp and Song looked lackadaisical. The team was missing its
characteristic fluid passing style.
Interesting factoid.
AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the Gunners.
Gilberto Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor and RVP scored goals. You can watch the goals >>1-0, 2-0,
3-0.
For the record: AZ were undefeated in all 32 of their home matches in European competitions, a
sequence which ran from 1977 until 20 December 2007, when they finally lost to Everton of England,
by a score of 2-3.
AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal
UEFA Champions League
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET)
Walcott's injury woes continue.
His medial collateral ligament has been damaged and will sideline him for four weeks. The team
left for their AZ Alkmaar fixture without him.
Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar sack Ronald Koeman.
The club lies in 6th place far behind league leaders FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven.
AZ have dropped seven matches which includes a loss to Vitesse Arnhem 2-1 at home. They also
failed to reach the knockout stage of the the CL group.
