Arsenal edge is blunt - Murphy; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.Arsenal 0 Fulham 0 FULHAM midfielder Danny Murphy feels Arsenal no longer have that "cutting edge" after helping his side come away from Emirates Stadium The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 60,432,[1] with a wellearned point. The Gunners are enduring something of a crisis of confidence following four successive goalless draws in the Barclays Premier League which have dented their hopes of a top-four finish. Roy Hodgson's side came to north London North London is a part of London, England which has several possible definitions. River & geography The part of London north of the River Thames (illustrated). in determined mood, playing with two strikers and created enough chances to have won the game themselves. Much has been made of Arsenal's problems this season, with Arsene Wenger's men booed off at the final whistle by a disgruntled home support so used to success. Murphy - who played for Liverpool between 1997 and 2004 - believes this Gunners squad, currently hit by injuries to several of their key men like captain Cesc Fabregas, striker Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor (born February 26, 1984 in Lomé, Togo) is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Arsenal. He had previously played for FC Metz and AS Monaco. He is of Nigerian descent via his parents who were born in the Osun State in south-west Nigeria. and England winger Theo Walcott, just lack that blend of steely experience to go with their undoubted talent. "I have been watching them a lot recently and what they do is play a lot of pretty football, but don't have that cutting edge they once had with the likes of Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (IPA: [tjɛ'ʀi ɑ̃'ʀi], born 17 August 1977 in Paris, France) is a French football player. or since then, Fabregas and Adebayor, who are two big players for them. "With those two not playing you feel you have a more of a chance, like with any team when you miss your best players. "If ever there was a chance it was this one." CAPTION(S): Bobby Zamora (right) goes for goal under pressure from Arsenal's William Gallas |
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