We really should have taken the lead again and I am very surprised that not much has been made of van Persie's second clear cut chance. Benayoun's reverse pass may not have been into his stride but van Persie had a clear run at Vorm and my first impression was that he should have dummied the onrushing defender and slotted with his left but instead he opted
Arsene has already confirmed that Henry will have some part to play in the game and for those who know Arsene's substitutions well over the years, I would guess that a 10-15 minute cameo at the end of the game would be a good bet. Those who are being handsomely paid for writing about the match
Theo has racked up 5 assists this season in the league and goals have been hard for him but still I feel he has done quite well. His performance has dipped largely because he is running out of gas. IMO he needs rest and he also needs to be
Nonetheless, assists aren't the only way to create chances; in most cases (excluding stoke city) it takes more than a pass and a shot to score. In this respect, Rosicky is excellent. Firstly, he has an excellent awareness of space in the final third. His uncanny ability to spot gaps between the opposition defense and midfield means he often assists the assist (similar to Hleb few years back). These 'pre-assists' are not statistics often mentioned, but the fact is, these passes are often just as important as the assists. He has made 5 'key passes' this season (a key pass is a pass that is instrumental in creating the goal but not the assist itself), joint highest at arsenal along with Ramsey (note that Ramsey had 3 times the amount of starts). A great example of this is in the video below against West Brom (jump to 0.40), where he gives the pass to van