As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
I'll be sick as a parrot if this doesn't go our way, as we've been pretty comfortable for the whole game. Come on Arsenal, get the third! Hopefully another Flanimal screamer
PHEW!!! MADE HARD WORK OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY GAME ONCE WE WENT 2-0 UP, AND THE TEAM PLAYED WELL WITHIN THEMSELVES TODAY. THANKFULLY, WE STILL PICKED UP THE THREE POINTS AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON.
WE REALLY DO NEED TO CUT OUT THE SELF-INFLICTED MISTAKES THOUGH, AS A BETTER TEAM THAN CITY MIGHT HAVE MADE US PAY. HAVING SAID THAT, APART FROM THE MISTAKE, GAEL WAS AGAIN TREMENDOUS - AS WAS SAGNA. BIG PHIL HAD HIS THIRD STEADY MATCH IN A ROW AND AS A REPLACEMENT FOR TOURE, HASN'T LET US DOWN - YET!!
NOW ONTO DIABY. IS THIS GUY EVER GOING TO LEARN WHEN TO HOLD ON TO THE BALL AND WHEN TO (OR EVEN HOW TO) PASS IT ON? ALONG WITH HLEB - WHO RETURNED TO HIS FRUSTRATING OLD WAYS AGAIN TODAY - DIABY CONTINUALLY BECAME THE POINT AT WHICH OUR ATTACKS BROKE DOWN AND AT TIMES IN THE FIRST HALF IT SEEMED WE WERE ONLY PLAYING WITH 9 MEN!!
EDUARDO TOOK HIS GOAL MAGNIFICIENTLY YET I FEEL OUR QUICK PASSING GAME SLOWS DOWN TOO MANY TIMES WHEN HE GETS POSSESSION OF THE BALL, BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF PACE AND PASSING ABILITY. STILL, WHAT A CRACKER OF A GOAL HE SCORED!!
AS FOR ADE ..... THE FACT THAT TONY SAUNDERS AND EVEN REBEL HAVE BEEN CONVERTED SAYS EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.