"Breathtaking Arsenal throw down the gauntlet"
Wenger's embarrassment - Kanu's boot - Boro's embarrassment
Wenger's embarrassment - Kanu's boot - Boro's embarrassment
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resolve and sheer bloody-mindedness has to be admired. Thrillingly, rousingly,
they proved there is a race in the title yet."
"This was not merely a purple patch, it was rainbow football." "rampant attacking play." "superior passing and organisation" Steve Bould: "The best team performance I've been involved in" "power-packed performance" "WHAT a response" "the Gunners blazed away with withering accuracy" "When a Yorkshire crowd applauds the opposition off the field, then you know something out of the ordinary must have happened" "At times it looked as though they had two or three extra players" "an increasingly rich feast of counter-attacking" "Arsenal made penetration appear easy." |
"a tidal
wave of brutal attacking football."
"a mouthwatering display" "a mesmerising performance of championship-winning quality." "rip Middlesbrough apart in a vicious demolition" "a performance of the highest class" "Arsenal were simply sensational" "IT WAS overwhelming, ultimately a rout," "an exhibition of Arsenal's near-computerised teamwork" "The stuff of champions." "Arsenal's performance on Teesside amounted to a celebration of the sport, a glorious display of attacking, exotic skill that had even the Middlesbrough supporters standing on their feet to applaud in wonder and admiration." "It was thrilling, breathtaking stuff." "This is free-flowing, uninhibited magic. It will have to stop somewhere, but, for now, it is wonderful just to lap it up." |
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"Nicolas Anelka, who had gone seven matches without scoring and who owed his place to Dennis Bergkamp's injury, murdered the Boro defence with his pace."
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"Patrick Vieira, whose majestic midfield play had done most to put Arsène Wenger's men in command from the start"
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"Nicolas Anelka, Marc Overmars and Nwankwo Kanu were breathtaking."
"Anelka and Marc Overmars also in scintillating form,"
"Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira dominant in midfield"
"Kanu and Nicolas Anelka led the rampage"
"Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit allowed Anelka to cause havoc every time he got the ball"
"Pace makes space and the electrifying speed of Anelka and Marc Overmars in particular rendered Bryan Robson's defence almost an irrelevance at times"
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Wenger: "the smell of goals around him"
"Kanu simply irrepressible"
"And there, at the hub of it all, was Kanu. An awkward looking character whose subtle touch belies his build, Wenger's acquisition from Inter Milan stood out as a unique talent."
"Kanu's mesmeric performance"
"Some of his passing was as exceptional as his second goal."
"a superb display"
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Gordon asks if he can play too; Parlour says no, it's mine |
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Seaman helps Deane's effort over the top ... |
... and Gordon's round the post |
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Trying not to look embarrassed ...
Post-match press
conference at Arsenal
World
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"Boro's highly-rated defence was ripped to shreds time and again."
Gary Pallister: "Arsenal were just breathtaking."
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Thanks for
quotes and photos to various newspapers, BBC, Carling, and AFCi,
@fc and Arsenal
World, and to the Boro websites (here
and here);
the video clips are on Gustav
Nygren's site. Especial thanks to Arseweb
for most of the links to the sources for these Awesome pages.
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