Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Similarities between Arsenal and Persib

I've seen some similarities between my favourite club, Arsenal, and my hometown club, Persib.

1. Strong Goal-Scoring Defender
ARSENAL: Thomas Vermaelen
PERSIB: Nova Arianto
Both are a strong defender, and capable of scoring goals. They often go forward to help scoring goals. Nova Arianto has scored three goals in this season, while Thomas Vermaelen has scored seven goals in Premier League.

2. Small-agile Playmaker
ARSENAL: Cesc Fabregas
PERSIB: Eka Ramdani
Both is a great playmaker in their class. Cesc Fabregas, who is currently Arsenal captain has been in superb form this season, scoring 18 goals in all competition. Eka Ramdani only scores three goal, but he is an integral part of Persib. Other similarities, is, despite being key player of their own team, they aren't first choice in the national team. Cesc Fabregas is second option for Vincente del Bosque's team after Xavi Hernandez, while Eka Ramdani isn't first team regular in Indonesian National Team

3. Rejoin-Veteran Defender
ARSENAL: Sol Campbell
PERSIB: Aji Nurpijal
Both Sol Campbell and Aji Nurpijal had already left the club, but they decide to return to their old team.

4. Supersub
ARSENAL: Eduardo da Silva
PERSIB: Budi Sudarsono
Both aren't first team choice but often used in squad rotation or become a supersub. They're also first choice in their national team. Eduardo is first team regular in Croatian National Team, while Budi Sudarsono is a key player for Indonesian National Team.

5. Title Hope
This season, both teams had already written off from champions' candidate for their own league. But now, they're considered as a title challenger. Persib is 6 points off league-leader Arema, while Arsenal only two points away from MU.

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