Andrey Arshavin had a typical Arshavin game, frustrating with sloppy passes going astray, inconsistent with his work back to help his full back, tracking back in the beginning and then
Manchester City (h) Post Match Thoughts: Frustration but confirmation of our quality
Alex Song was absolutely world class in the middle of midfield. Alex Song has often been dismissed as not good enough and the calls for 'the Yaya Toure's of this world' have often reverberated around the
Arsenal 0 Man City 0 – Our “title rivals” pay us the ultimate compliment?
Bac was perhaps the more aggravated of the two (due in part, I believe, to the frustration he shared with every Arsenal fan watching at City’s negative tactics) and the coming together was enough for
Chelsea (h) Post Match Thoughts: Balance found for mature Gunners
Cesc's return pass to Theo was executed by the king of assists, a player who has mastered the art of finding team mates in small spaces. A delicate chip, with backspin in between Ivanovic and into
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Newcastle United (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Wenger’s attacking decision & RVP may return
I think Jack Wilshere could well be key figure in his first domestic game since we put Birmingham City to the sword. He will have his work cut out with the likes of Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan going in for 50-50's
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As the fulcrum of the team (when he plays) a poor performance seems to reverberate around the entire team like some kind of weird footballing earthquake. Saturday was the perfect example of this. Despite dominating possession and creating chances, Cesc being out of sorts meant the urgency and fluidity was lacking from the game and The Arsenal just looked very flat
Manchester City (a) Post Match Thoughts: Big game Nasri caps another Fab showing
There is a reason why Arsene Wenger and the coaching staff have had faith in our Polish stopper. There is a reason why after mistake after mistake he has been kept in the first team squad. There is a reason why Lukasz has statistically the best goalkeeping reflexes at the club. He has suffered from a lack of confidence and a lack of a run of games and that has been the most difficult hurdle to overcome. He seems to have overcome both of those problems now. He is playing games and looks full of self belief