Everton frustrate Gunners
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“It should be a tailor-made security event instead of blanket security plan.
“I don’t think it changes anything from a sponsor’s perspective,” former long-time Olympic marketing and broadcasting chief Michael Payne told Reuters. “The support of this mass event, because of the public interest, remains a very attractive proposition.”
“The sponsoring of events or sponsors’ perspective is far more in jeopardy through threats of gambling, corruption, illegal betting,” said Payne, who is now an international consultant, working with Olympic bodies, bid cities, and Formula One racing. LONDON, April 16, (AFP): Arsenal wasted a chance to cement their place in the Premier League’s top four as the Gunners were held to a 00 draw by Everton on Tuesday.
Arsene Wenger’s side would have moved four points clear of fifth placed Tottenham with a win at the Emirates Stadium.
But they were forced to settle for a point as obdurate Everton’s physical approach succeeded in frustrating the hosts.
Third placed Arsenal are now two points clear of Chelsea and Tottenham in the race to qualify for the Champions League.
However Arsenal still have plenty of work to do as Chelsea have two games in hand on Wenger’s team, while Tottenham have played a game less than their north London rivals.
“The game was basically down to physical intensity, it was unbelievable from the first to the last minute,” Wenger said.
“The referee let a lot go unpunished. I think Darron Gibson could have been sent off. He got away with a few tonight.”
Everton remain in sixth place, two points behind Chelsea having played two games more, and a spot in the Europa League now looks their best bet.
“We weren’t going to let Arsenal stroke the ball around with 500 passes, we were committed and made some tackles,” Moyes said.
“Believe it or not that’s allowed in football. Some of our defending was topclass.” Moyes’ men should have taken the lead in the opening moments when Steven Pienaar eluded the statuesque Bacary Sagna and raced onto Seamus Coleman’s pass.
But with just Wojciech Szczesny to beat, the South African midfielder lifted his shot high over the crossbar.
Despite admitting he had rushed Jack Wilshere back from an ankle injury too quickly, Wenger gave the England midfielder his second appearance in four days.
And the Frenchman was wincing as Wilshere came in for some rough treatment in the early stages.
Crunching challenges from Ross Barkley and Kevin Mirallas left Wilshere writhing on the turf while Wenger leapt to his feet to berate referee Neil Swarbrick for failing to afford his player more protection.
Everton’s aggressive approach had knocked Arsenal out of their rhythm and it took a mistake from Marouane Fellaini to gift the Gunners their first sight of goal.
Fellaini’s wayward pass was collected by Kieran Gibbs in space on the edge of the penalty area, but the left-back’s powerful strike flashed over the bar.
Everton’s attempts to stifle Arsenal were becoming increasingly crude and Gibson’s foul on Theo Walcott finally brought a booking from Swarbrick.
Gibson was fortunate to avoid being sent off for a second booking soon after when he barged into Walcott with no attempt to play the ball. unprecedented 20th English league crown and they could even capture the title as early as Sunday if City slip up against Wigan Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur this week.
However, before that can happen, United must prevail at Upton Park, and the boisterous east London stadium has not always been a happy hunting ground for the men from Old Trafford.
United had title bids derailed there in both 1992 and 1995; the latter occasion