Match Reaction - Chelsea vs Arsenal

[Japan Shaking All Over]

thats what i meant he said positive things then left, he never stayed on and whined all day.

Then we should be thankful for small mercies, I meean a day on GW with Zimm is like sticking needles into your own eyes tbh

Anyway if we get bored, we've got Joker to play with

[Olivier's xmas twist]

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!!!!!

Agree with everying in this post but the bit in bold especially. Today we had players who want to win unlike last season where we had too many passengers in the team. This season players are showing alot of passion and heart and want to play for the team.

Rosicky and Arshavin look rejuvinated why, Santos wtf happend to him at HT to make him play that way in the second half.

what ever wenger did he needs to do it in every game, what ever RVP and TV5 said need to say it evey half time. The exprience of the team is there for all to see, we spend on where we need and who knows where we will be.

[Syn]

wojciech was a nutter as usual. good confidence for such a young keeper.

One of these days, he's going to get punished for it...but he does far more good than bad - which is a lot more than you can say about our previous few goalkeepers.

Watching him wind the Chelsea fans up after their disallowed goal (directly after we scored for 1-1) was brilliant.

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.

Very, very good point. Santos seems to be a gutsy character. He seems to have a carefree attitude but he also has some pride - he'd rather floor the pacey winger than let him go past him. He won't allow the opposition to keep going past him.

[GP]

Good post

[GP]

13Szczesny13 Wojciech Szczesny
I don't know why I stayed on the pitch but WHAT A GAME!! Great spirit, great atmosphere and a great win! RVP needs to start scoring though!!

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13Szczesny13 Wojciech Szczesny
I don't know why I stayed on the pitch but WHAT A GAME!! Great spirit, great atmosphere and a great win! RVP needs to start scoring though!!

[Syn]

[GP]

The only way that could have been better is if RVP was black.

[gunnerrrrr]

fuck me all of a sudden we are starting to look like a real football team!

Still to come...Wilshire, Diaby not to mention Park, Benayoun...Asharvin did not play....

Ramsey - Cesc junior today....ran the show...i think Wenger has told him to think in a more forward context as thats where he can make a difference.

Arteta - nothing dramtic...but exaclty wha this team needs...he fucking battles hard out there

Song - Mata was in his pocket for 99% if the game as was the Chelsea midfield.

Kos - fuck he is turning into what we expected Vermalen to be.....!!

RVP - nothing to say...he must have descended from the mighty Bergkamps school of football.

The bad defending was exaggerated in the context of how we battled as a team...yes the set pieces were bad but guys showed real heart out there...

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The only way that could have been better is if RVP was black.