http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thomas-Vermaelen-c35002: Following a terrible display in the first leg of the tie, Vermaelen had everything to prove, the second time the two teams faced off. The Belgian international seemed to be on par with the run of things during the game and constantly made
crucial interceptions and tackles to keep Milan at bay. His urge to charge forward and win aerial battles helped the team out time and time again. However, he often found himself bombarding forward, without anyone playing the ball to him. Had the team utilised
the defenders bursts into the Milan half better, they could have had an extra man to pass to, which could have led to the them creating better chances.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international had one of his best performances to date for Arsenal. Despite the defender being put under pressure early on, he managed to cope with the pressure and then used his pace to get forward time and time again. Gibbs was
caught out of position a few times, but the full back managed to track back in time to prevent anything lethal from developing. All in all, should the defender manage to time his runs and overlaps better, he could prove to be as lethal as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bacary-Sagna-c7148 for
the team.
Tomas Rosicky: The Czech international seems to finally be back to his former best. Being one of the two natural midfielders in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 starting eleven, the playmaker knew that he would have to produce a brilliant performance against Milan and that is
exactly what he did. Rosicky played some brilliant passes and cut open the Milan midfield on a number of occasions. However, he had an opportunity to play Van Persie on with a brilliant through ball, but he played his pass a little too early. He did manage
to score the goal that spurred the team on and made them believe that they could achieve the impossible in the game. Nonetheless, Arsene Wenger needs to try and get the midfielder to play in the same manner over the remainder of the season, in order for the
Gunners to try and ensure a Champions League spot for themselves.
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