Absolutely magnificent. This season of all seasons, our worst under Wenger, Tottenhams best since 1961 and we smashed them 5-2. Every player had a good game and the spirit cannot be faulted. To turn a 2-0 loss into a 5-2 win after the week we've had shows the 'mental strength' really is there, we just need to show it more often. Its been a tough season and this was for me anyway, the certain highlight. The Chelsea win would certainly be up there but I think this pips it purely because we were playing against the spuds. Timing could not have been better. We needed a lift, a big one at that. AC Milan 4-0 Arsenal, Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal, Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham. Those are some strange results and the Liverpool game will show a lot about this team. Beating sp*rs is all very well but we need to make this game count in the long run, starting at Anfield.
The team news was slightly shocking, and in some ways annoyed me a bit. Benayoun and Walcott over Gervinho and the Ox was baffling but it turned out a master-stroke. Benayoun put in his best performance in an Arsenal shirt. He was bright throughout, moved the ball quickly and made tricky runs on the wings. I've never really seen him as a winger but he proved me wrong yesterday. Walcott was slightly, well a lot less convincing. His first half pretty much summed up most of his season, his touch was poor and he repeatedly chose the wrong decision. I now find myself, when he's about to make a cross, looking at the far post to see if there's anyone to gather when he overhits it. His goals were well-taken though, the first had a hint of luck in it as his poor touch took him away from goal allowing for a delicate dink over the keeper. The second was a good finish into the far corner after a good break-away. Credit has to be payed where its due to Arsene, the decisions may have looked confusing but they payed dividends. There was booing after the Ox's substitution against united so praise must be given when the correct option was taken.
The man of the match was yet again, the stunning Robin Van Persie. His goal had a Bergkamp-esque quality to it, the highest possible form of praise and he was the catalyst of an inspired fight-back. However I think the more impressivly surprising performance was that of Thomas Rosisky. He was always a good player but he never really did much of note. He commanded our midfield yesterday better than Ramsey has all season and kept the ball ticking against a certainly very good anchor man in Scott Parker. He deserved his goal one hundred percent and, before the game, if I could have chosen one player I wanted to score it would have been Rosisky. Maybe his injury problems took it out of him a bit, but recently he's looked a different player and i'm sure he enjoyed his first premiership goal in about two years.
Its always about the next game and the next game just so happens to be at Anfield. We currently perch seven points clear of 'Pool but they'll be on a high after their (somewhat fortunate) Carling Cup win. The game is just as, if not more important that yesterdays. Giving Liverpool a way back into the Champions League race is the last thing needed, especially after we've started dragging sp*rs back down. Suddenly Gooners are looking up, seven points behind is a decent amount but, if we can play close to the way we played yesterday all season then we'll catch it easily.
I would mention the defending for the first goal and the fact that Gareth Bale is a diving, cheating piece of scum but I think after that result, its better to just focus on the positives.
North London is red.
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