Manchester City v Arsenal 0-4
April 11th 2001 att. 33,444
Another
blunder at Everton by Nicky Weaver at last gave a debut to Carlo Nash and what
a debut. He must have wondered what had hit him at half time with Arsenal four
nil up. It was slaughter as Arsenal threatened to take the score into double
figures. After about 10 minutes a long cross from Ashley Cole found Wiltord
who slipped the ball to Ljungberg to score easily. one nil. City had hardly
touched the ball.A minute later and it was 2-0 with Wiltord scoring.
This was not the old boring Arsenal we used to hate. A terrific through ball
from Kanu to Frederic Ljungberg, a flick over the advancing Nash and it was
three nil.
The difference between the teams was embaressing and with Henry and Viera
on the bench I was having more serious doubts about the naive tactics and
fitness of the City team.
This
supporter was escorted off the gound after attempting a sitdown response to
the performance of the City team. At least he had the bottle to demonstrate
against the pitiful showing by the City team.
Delightful
interpassing by Arsenal after 36 minutes gave Kanu time to turn and shoot past
a bewildered Nash for number four
Arsenal took their foot off the gas in the second half and City escaped with
a four nil defeat.
The only highlight of the second half was the entrance of a couple of streakers
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Manchester City v Chelsea 1-2
May 19th 2001
Already
relegated to the 1st Division the main topic of conversation was whether this
game would be the last Premier League game at Maine Road with the ground move
on the horizon.
The
usual end - of - season thanks to the supporters who have braved the disappointing
home Premier season. With an average of over 34,000 per home game , 9th in the
attendance order it will be interesting to see how the attendance will fare
in the future new Eastlands Stadium .
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minutes before half time a corner won by Goater was swung in by Mark kennedy
and there was Steve Howie to thunder in a header to equalise for City after
Wise had given Chelsea the lead in the 18th minute following a backheel by Hasselbaink
and dummy by Zola.
Zola
also made the Chelsea winner. His through pass found Hasselbaink whose shot
from the edge of the area took a wicked bounce to take it over the clutching
hands of Carlo Nash
Nash, Wiekens, Granville. Dunne, Howey, Haaland, Tiatto, Whitley, Wanchope, Goater, Kennedy, sub Huckerby
Nash, Edghill, Granville, Dunne, Howey, Wiekens, Dickov, Whitley, Wanchope, Goater, Kennedy
