Match Reaction Arsenal 2-0 Everton

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger in!

[Master Splinter]

Good, unfussy win after a poor start.

Giroud should have had a really easy hat-trick, but his overall game was pleasing.

Bellerin 'triffic all afternoon. Should have had a couple of assists.

Coquelin played well again too.

Lovely cameo from Rosicky, who will be punished for scoring, shooting and driving forwards by being sentenced to another stretch on the bench.

Defence had their dodgy moments, but Gabriel improved and Ospina made three telling contributions to keep them out.

Time to hand RPQ their survival revival on Wednesday now.

[Marc Overmars]

Yay

[Niall_Quinn]

Lovely cameo from Rosicky, who will be punished for scoring, shooting and driving forwards by being sentenced to another stretch on the bench.

Wenger caught him putting in tackles too. He's doomed.

[Globalgunner]

I called this one. "Character, Spiwit, Qualitee, Determination, Togetherness"

[Niall_Quinn]

Bellerin impressive. Looks like he's introduced defending to his game.

Shaky start for Gabriel as he was introduced to PL hoofaball. Once he'd recovered from the shock and horror he settled down into a steady performance.

Bit of a worry about Coq - can't afford to lose him.

Downsides were Ox's and Alexis' passing. They put in a ton of effort but wasted so much.

We deserved the win though. Bif could have had (should have had) 3.

[Power n Glory]

Ospina and Gabriel had some important key moments. Important tackles and saves to snuff out the limited chance Everton created.

We weren't the best on attack. Biff scored but missed some good chances but at least he scored. Sanchez still a bit rusty. Ozil was Ozil. Flashes of quality from Cazorla. Nothing really impressive from Ox. We can do better on attack. Good to see Rosicky coming on and just having a go to score.

Everton out done us with the possession play and got what they deserved. Good possession stats. This is what happens when you coach possession without attacking purpose.

[Niall_Quinn]

Their possession stats weren't even all that by the end, 55 to 45 I think.

[Özim]

Yay

[Gooner23]

Martinez reckons Everton deserved to win. I wasn't that impressed with them at all.

Comfortable win and decent enough performance. It's maddening how careless we are on the ball at times. Bif was decent though. The midfield worked hard. Back 4 and keeper were excellent.