Arsene Wenger has described Tomas Rosicky’s early goal at White Hart Lane as ‘unbelievable’ revealing the winning strike is already down as one of his personal favourites.
The Czech international took only 73 seconds to beat Hugo Lloris as he thunderbombed a powerful, right-foot effort into the top corner to notch his second strike in a North London derby this season.
Speaking after the match about the fantastic effort, Wenger confirmed he’d already privately patted the midfielder on the back:
“It will go in my collection of great goals. I told Tomas that because first of all he’s not a typical goalscorer and he surprised everybody.
“He had not even time to realise what he was doing and it was in the back of the net. It was an unbelievable goal.”
Naturally pleased by his side’s first Premier League win at White Hart Lane since 2007, the boss said of the result and performance:
“It is a huge result. We were under pressure to win before the game because of course it was a very important game.
“After that it was a mixture, our early goal a little bit influenced too much the way we played because we missed the second goal and after that we wanted to protect the lead. Sometimes we were under pressure, Tottenham played well you must say.
“For me they were absolutely up for it and we needed some special resilience to get away with it. As long as we didn’t score the second goal of course it was a very tight game. But in the end for us it’s three massive points.”
He also took time to mention Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker who successfully shackled a rampaging Emmanuel Adebayor throughout.
“They were exceptional for the whole game…Today you needed to be top because Adebayor was sharp and up for it, like he always is against us. He had a great game Adebayor and overall we needed a good defensive performance and that of course goes through our two centre backs.”
Slow motion replays of this goal aren’t getting old..and don’t think they ever will! A Monday has never felt so good 🙂
Voted down by a miserable Spud
Read a good line on Twitter: when Rosicky finally kicks the bucket, he’ll do it with the outside of his right foot. Beauty.
Like AW said, it was in before anyone knew he was having a shot. Opposite of the great strike Ramsey had against Liverpool where he had time to line it up.
I dont know why Le Manager says Rosicky is not a goal scorer, in Cape Town Rosicky is fondly remembered for his canons playing for Check Republic yet saddened that he has not replicated his form of his younger days before the injuries crept in. How he’s managing to replicate that in his 30s is actually beyond me.
Rosicky is going to appear in Sherwood’s nightmares with a big wide grin singing I’m Super Tom sometime soon.
the game is about glory, sherwood as your dickhead people rightly said. just that they don’t know how glory taste like so stop bitching about. beating you 3x on a trot is no accident. COYG.
It truly was a jaw dropping goal. Perhaps my favourite this season, given its beauty + the fact that it happened in the North London Derby. It just doesn’t get any better than that.
Speaking of which, am I the only one slightly surprised that Rosicky was subbed yesterday? I was certain Cazorla was coming off, as Rosicky generally seems better at keeping up the pressure. He may be in this 30s, but his energy level never seem to drop at all.
I guess he was subbed because we’ll need him more than ever regarding the fact our midfield options are kinda limited right now.
Wenger pulled his 7 defender card (+Flamini) on the cunts. So naturally you want to keep your players with the best ball retention on the field hence Santi.
Or Rozzy burns out a bit from his high intensity game, similar to Ox recently?
Despite all the jokes about it Yesterday, Tomas IS 33, and they are going to be managing the time he has on the pitch to make sure he stays sharp and fit.
I doubt we’ll see him play 90 minutes of a really high intensity match again, to make sure we keep getting performances like yesterday
It was sweet as a nut, such a special goal. I was the same as you, but I think because Tom is in to his 30’s now, Arsene was making sure he didn’t/doesn’t over work him because if Tom gets injured as well then we’re going to be in a spot of bother. I don’t think Cazorla was that bad, it just wasn’t his sort of game yesterday, Spurs were bypassing the midfield quite a lot, just lumping balls into Adebayor so it was always going to be difficult for Santi to really impose himself on the game. Everyone is… Read more »
You may be right, but aaarrrggghh, please don’t ever compare us to Maureen and his villainous twats.
Yeh you’re right, it was a horrific statement to write.
I think my point might of been slightly lost in translation though – I was just referring to the media / (any other anti Arsenal pundit) saying that our result yesterday was ‘backs to the wall, defending for our lives.. etc’ ..
Where in reality Arsenal had just been deploying tactics, which Maureen has been using (aka scoring and then defending the whole match) for his whole career & receiving plenty of compliments for doing so.
Just pointing out their hilarious hypocrisy
“Maureen” = Brilliant, I had yet to see that one!
Or, like a New Yorker: “Yo, Maureen” or “Maureen, yo”…but the simplicity of “Maureen” wins the day I believe.
2x Thumbs Up!!
So glad that he got a new contract. Love the guy!!
I take great pride in telling my friends that aren’t aware, this guy is 33! And he’s running about the place like a blue arse fly. Excellent excellent professional.
Dammit Tomas! He scored at midnight Chinese time, and his brilliance cost me an entire night’s sleep as I scoured the interwebs trying to find highlights. I was going to find out the result in the morning, but that goal was like being injected with two gallons of coffee laced with speed.
Fuck yeah.
Above and beyond all the trophies and matches and titles and whatever you can win as a footballer, I think being able to say “A goal I scored rates as one of the most visionary manager’s favourite goals of all time” must be pretty special. Get in, Tomas!
I couldn’t even grasp what had happened myself. Rosicky. Screamer. Tottenham. And so early!
And especially since he’s my fav player. Still dreaming. What a goal. Don’t think ANY 33 year is capable of playing like he is.
Zlatan is 32
And he’ll be worthless within a year
he is getting better and better with age like Rozzy
Jesus. I meant the overall passion, energy, ability to influence a game. And no, Zlatan can’t do that like Rosicky.
Yep, but Zlatan is no comparison; He’s effectively playing in the Championship these days 🙂
Dont you get champions league matches on ur tv?
Giggs is about 57 and still trotting about quite well
True, but TR would still pass him like a signpost.
Pirlo comes to mind. Like Rosicky, his class is simply permanent. Just this weekend he scored the winning goal for Juventus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjohkB3ZlaE
What a player and what a goal. Pirlo and Rosicky are players I really like, players who get the job done week after week, year after year. There’s a lot to learn from players like that – there’s no need to play in Wankership B or something just because a player is in his 30s.
Best player in this Arsenal team. Better than Ozil. You watch a game when he starts, and it’ll always be a game where our attacking game has been lethal (yesterday being the only exception, but that was not down to his display at all). His technique and first touch are flawless and as good as any midfielder out there. Just watch his performance against Dortmund away on YouTube. One the most under-rated players in the world. I just wish he could turn younger by 6-7 years so we can watch him in the red and white for a long time.… Read more »
Why compare him to ozil??? Completely different type of midfielder!
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get away from White Hart Lane!
Get in!!
Heh, this triggered a funny little cartoon in my mind. Perhaps I can describe it for my daughter who is an artist to draw/caricature.
Post the above old riddle above a cartoon of the Sp[_]dz Balancing Circus C*ck firing the Sp00dz “Basketball” with the Gunner Artillery at “What Heart? Lane”.
It’s kinda mean spirited though, no?
An 80 year old grandma stumbling and somehow getting the ball in the net will always be a pretty goal as long as it’s against those cunts down the lane. But that goal is the kind of goal you want to make love to and then brag about it on twitter afterwards.
Aww, Wenger and Rosicky have a right little bro-mance going on haha.
Sweeties
#daretozlatan
#daretorosicky ?
As a favor, please don’t compare them anymore. It’s upsetting my lunch.
One of my favourite goals too hope he matches it with another screamer on Saturday against the chavs.
A thunderbomb to beat the thundercunts… Excellent
What a Roc-si-ket!
Fact of life : Everybody loves Tomas Rosicky. What a guy, he understands what it means to put on the red of our club. When I thought my l couldn’t love him more than I already do, he gives his jersey to a disabled fan. Fantastic
What is his football age again ? I lost track of time…
Something like 21
This is wild but I think the boys didnt want to score another as it would have deminished the significance of an epic goal. The wanted Rozza’s goal to really STAND OUT. It is arguably the most beautiful 1-0 win you’ll ever see. It even blots out the fact that Sp*rs had most of the ball and created more chances [through huffing and puffing of course] than us. Absolutely Epic. EPL goal of the month is case closed. And while we thought Wilshere had goal of the season wrapped up, well, now that matter is very much wide open.
yeh…Good guy Oxalde Chamberlain miskicking the ball for the 1-1 so Rozzas goal was special
Miskicking the ball thrice actually. Yep.
I actually think that both this and his goal against Sunderland were better than Jack’s against Norwich. Both final finishes were more difficult and the workings of the Sunderland goal seemed more intended than the more fortunate interactions that existed for Jack’s Norwich goal.
I feel sorry for spurs, especially Gooner Tim. Hopefully he can take his dogs Bertie, Frank and Charlie for a nice walk this morning and clear his head
I love how Sp*rs didn’t even attempt to play any sort of football yesterday and just resorted to lumping it forward to Emmanuel ‘Arsenal-can’t-handle-the-pressure-yet-spurs-haven’t-beat-us-in-three-attempts-this-season-haha-shame-on-you’ Adebayor, just to see him get dominated by MertCielny
Also, Rosicky………..dude has to be 24 MAX ain’t no way he’s 33
Awww, the bromance between Wenger and Rosicky is so cute. You just want to pinch their cheeks, ruffle their hair, and pat their bottoms as they walk away holding hands, Tom’s head on Wenger’s shoulder.
Or is it just me that has these fantasies?
It’s just you but hey doesn’t make you a bad person
Great goal. Great win. Sound tactics. Keep spiralin’ boys!
Great goal. Great win. Sound tactics. Keep spiralin’ boys!
@serge. Get off zlatans nuts would you and don’t, ever compare him to rosicky. I mean fucking gervinho looked like the best player in the world in ligue 1.
Interesting to see Wenger playing Rosicky wide right and Ox flanked with Santi deeper in just ahead of Arteta. i suppose this allows ox license to drive forward either centrally or (switching with Rosicky) from RW which maximises his utility better. Likely danny rose and Sherwood were expecting to deal with Ox from wide and were caught out with his quick break through the middle. ox had the good sense to step back and get out of the way when Rosicky unleashed his thunderbolt. Thereafter felt ox had several great chances to make our lead more comfortable and stamp our… Read more »
Good run in 86 secs & tr7 smashes a left foot shot game set & match ox could av had 2 gd goals coyg