Nice to see the Sky team calling the Terry non-slip like it was.
Terry realised he wasn't getting to the pass and just dived to the ground. The look on his face after - when he was wondering why the fuck he did it - was probably the second funniest moment of the game. The funniest, obviously, being Szczesny going in studs-up and flooring Cashley.
Tears of joy, tbh.
a year ago that was a game we would have lost 5-3. but we seem a bit more resilient with experienced players like per, arteta and gervinho in the team.
walcott needs to be as arrogant as he was today. played as if he knew he could take on ashley and beat him.
gervinho- utter class. so direct and different.
wojciech was a nutter as usual. good confidence for such a young keeper.
kos was amazing again. shows what a bit of confidence can do to a player.
per's positioning was good but he still needs time to adapt.
santos was a different player in the second half. think this is the difference between experienced, strong willed characters and players who are mentally weak- whilst clichy would have come out in the 2nd half and still had a shocker, santos was able to regroup and wipe the slate clean and turn his performance into a blinder. his tackling is awesome but his positioning is weak, needs time to adapt.
one thing i will say is how biased sky are towards any team we play. kept going on about how chelsea were poor and focused on the midfield/torres losing the ball constantly, never mentioned the fact they were losing it was because we were sharper and better than them. seems as if whenever we win its because the opposition are having a poor game, when in fact its not, its us deciding to turn up and playing them off the park.
oh well, great result. COYG!!!!!
"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
Woolen Coat certainly made Cashley look like a bigger chump than he already is. He couldn't really cope. The little bitch was diving all over the place as well. Szczesny should have left a bigger impression with that kick-out.
And yes, Mertesacker had some poor moments today, but on the whole has been very good. He does the basics well and makes interception and clean tackles that often go unnoticed because people are fixated more on his awkward style. The guy is a million times better than Cahill, Jagielka and Samba.
Also, Gervinho was himself again: a bit of poor control and slow decision making followed by brilliant touches and skinning five players. He is strange at times, but his unconventional nature seems to cause havoc every game. He will only get better. Assist record going up too.
Last edited by Master Splinter; 29-10-2011 at 03:02 PM.