Arshavin shows promise but Arsenal still can't score
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- Created: Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:47
- Written by Darren Douglas
Last Saturday I managed to get myself up to the Emirates stadium for Arsenal's league match with Sunderland. Despite the recent lack of wins for the Gunners, there was an air of excitement and anticipation, nearly all of which was attributed to the eagerness of witnessing the debut of Andrei Arshavin, and some of which was fuelled by a few ales at Finsbury Park before the game.
After one of the most protracted transfer affairs ever seen, the wait to finally see Arshavin play for Arsenal has been one that required the patience of a saint. This was to be his first professional game of football since the Russian domestic league ended in November, and on that basis the fans needed to be realistic to avoid pinning all their hopes on him so soon after his £15million club record move.
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