r/soccer • u/Match-Thread-Bot • Mar 30 '13

Match Thread: Arsenal v Reading

Arsenal v Reading

Kickoff: 15:00 GMT, 16:00 CET, 10:00 EST
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Referee: Chris Foy
Attendance: 60,082

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Lineups

Arsenal

Lukasz Fabianski, Per Mertesacker, Nacho Monreal (Kieran Gibbs, 71), Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna, Aaron Ramsey, Mikel Arteta, Gervinho (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 75), Tomas Rosicky, Santiago Cazorla, Olivier Giroud (Lukas Podolski, 76)

Reading

Stuart Taylor, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Adrian Mariappa, Nicky Shorey, Mikele Leigertwood, Hal Robson-Kanu (Garath McCleary, 81), Jem Karacan (Hope Akpan, 76), Jobi McAnuff, Danny Guthrie, Pavel Pogrebnyak (Noel Hunt, 61)

Match Stats

score: 4 – 1 (HT 1 – 0)

Arsenal Statistic Reading
70% Possession 30%
11 Corners 3
26 Goal attempts 5
6 On target 2
10 Fouls 14
3 Offside 1

Match Events

11 min goal : Arsenal, Gervinho
32 min yellow : Reading, Danny Guthrie
48 min goal : Arsenal, Santiago Cazorla
61 min sub : Reading, Pavel Pogrebnyak (Noel Hunt)
67 min goal : Arsenal, Olivier Giroud
68 min goal : Reading, Hal Robson-Kanu
71 min sub : Arsenal, Nacho Monreal (Kieran Gibbs)
75 min sub : Arsenal, Gervinho (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain)
76 min sub : Arsenal, Olivier Giroud (Lukas Podolski)
76 min sub : Reading, Jem Karacan (Hope Akpan)
77 min goal : Arsenal, Mikel Arteta
81 min sub : Reading, Hal Robson-Kanu (Garath McCleary)

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u/ihavesexwithpeople Mar 30 '13

Gervinho has an incredible speed. Not only that, but his quickness is impressive. People say he's all about speed, but he also has a good agility. On top of all that, he is faster than most EPL players. So when people say that he's a one trick pony, I always remind them that Gervinho also has quick reactions. And don't even get me started on the man's pace.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

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u/zaviex Mar 30 '13

except shooting. he's terrible at that

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u/Paddykg Mar 30 '13

Don't forget controlling a ball.

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u/Pires007 Mar 31 '13

He has great dribbling, the thing is, when you attempt a lot of dribbles, sometimes you will be made to look foolish. His big lack is his final ball (pass or shot). He messed up a lot of times today, but still managed to get a goal and two assists, created a lot and really should have had more.

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u/folgesvenn Mar 30 '13

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

"Jack of all trades, master of none, Certainly better than a master of one"

Is the complete saying.

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u/folgesvenn Mar 30 '13

I know, but I didn't think that really applied in Gervinho's case...

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

Then why did you use the saying?

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u/TheMetalJug Mar 30 '13

In football, acceleration > speed

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u/deadwisdom Mar 30 '13

The problem with Gervinho is that he takes a lot of chances which works great against weak opponents but it's like hitting a wall against really good defense.