We really drove home the death of tippy-tappy last night

[Classic Jorge]

Especially nice that we did it by playing some excellent quick passes with lots of third-man-running and swift interchanges between positions.

One could almost say it was very much like the very tippy-tappy many people sought the end of.

[Luis Anaconda]

much better

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Yes, it was all about the pace of the passing and movement, wasn't it?

Of course the old tippy tappy was also in evidence in the second half, generally at a somewhat slower pace, when we just kept the ball.

[Dutch Gooner]

[Luis Anaconda]

very naughty. Quite frankly I am upset at all this goalscoring - just gives the ball back to the opposition

[Classic Jorge]

pace, power and desire

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

I had a big long and involved discussion in the pub last week where I put forward the viewpoint that Wenger effectively invented the strikerless formation in the early zeroes.

They were adamant that bergkamp and henry played up front in a fairly orthodox 4-4-2.

See what drink can do, LA?

[Curly]

"You're 2 down.So,go 'head then pal,give it your best shot"

[redgunamo]

[Classic Jorge]

Apart from heart and desire, you see football is a simple game filled with many, many abstract concepts.

It's why the english excel at it, see, vocabulary. The french dont have a word for passion, or desire, and if they do it's probably a very effeminate one.

[redgunamo]

[Classic Jorge]

I was thinking this through last night actually, wide-forwards aside it's a very Rinus Michels way of playing.

[Luis Anaconda]

talking about our 4-6-0 formation. Think that had as much to do with the nature of the players as Arsene's tactics. When we played Kanu and Wiltord we were probably more orthodox I think.

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Completed my evening, that did.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

[redgunamo]

[Luis Anaconda]

[redgunamo]

All they know how to do is hurt me :cry:

[Luis Anaconda]

for now