There were more positives than negatives and that should be very encouraging for a team with new players in key positions : Jerkinson looked good and will be a ready-made replacement for Sagna by the end of the season . Gibbs and Metersacker have also improved their game which made the defense sound with Verminator being the beast as usual .
Attacking-wise there was some good combinations but we were let down in the final third . Podolski was good on the left and will certainly score some goals . Giroud was good and worked hard . He remind us of Ade when he joined the team . With his strong physic he tried to be everywhere helping the defense and midfield . Players to blame are :
1) Gervinho , a really headless chicken .Gifted with fantastic dribbling ability he still doesn't know how to use it and how to link up with is teammates to make think happen . He doesn't understand the body language of other players : definitely a non-starter .
2) Diaby , although he ha s improved and showed some maturity in his game , he still revert to " old Diaby " at time and give the ball away . He lacks some defensive instinct to close players down . He rather look like a bodyguard protecting the opposite players : A defensive midfielder needed to teach him what to do .
A part from that decent result against a team full of wresllers .