Posted on Sunday, 23rd September 2012 by Guest Blogger
So, deservedly, we managed to bag a point against the Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium thanks to a late goal by Laurent ‘The Boss’ Koscielny and yet another dogged performance by our new look side.
Undoubtedly, we looked the better side throughout the entire 90 minutes. Ok, there were times where we were on the back foot, but we looked the better side out of the two. We kept possession well, created a few chances and were rewarded for our efforts in the end.
To be fair, if Gervinho had his shooting boots on, we would have travelled back to London with all the point, but beggars can’t be choosers, and I think the majority of the Arsenal faithful will be pleased with a point away from home to a team of City’s calibre.
So that’s five games in, nine points from a possible 15, nine goals for, two against and currently one of just four teams who have yet to taste defeat – not too shabby if I say so myself.
So what FIVE things did we learn about our beloved Gunners?
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September 23rd, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Well The five things we have learnt is that as team we are defensively more robust. That we are still short of a striker. We can get something frome games even after conceding first. That we have two strong keepers to challenge for the number 1 Jersey. The best value for money in the first few games is cazorla. Our next challenge in premier league is chelsea but without drogba they are a different proposition.
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49Unbeaten Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 8:40 am
They are a different proposition. A better one. If Chelsea come to our place with Hazard and Oscar in form then we have our hands full. Those two could cause us a lot of trouble and perhaps be the difference. As long as we’re disciplined, we close down quickly and keep possesion we’l be fine. We really need to be on our toes, more than against city even though we are at home. Walcott notmally bags against Chelsea…..just a thought.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Ramsey is a good player no matter what we think of him.
Carzola is a good buy.
Whenever Grioud is in da match, put a winger that crosses ball not Gervinho.
We are solid defensively.
Jenkinson and Metersacker are amazing.
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2nde Reply:
September 23rd, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Perfect comment bro…..Jenkinson n Mert r amazing
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Marcus Reply:
September 23rd, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Even better when sagna get back, abit of competition wouldnt hurt anyone
COYG
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September 23rd, 2012 at 9:34 pm
I’ve been really impressed with Jenkinson so far this season. Last season he was awful and I far preferred Coquelin at right back, but this season he has improved exponentialy. Not only defensively, but did you know that he’s in fourth place in the league for most touches this season behind Arteta, Toure, and Cazorla.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 9:36 pm
yes I go wit richard, arsenal re now playin collectively as a team, fightin spirit from behind, more solid at the defence and also at the midfield. arsenal problem is now base in striker but hope that the French man ‘Giroud’ will find his scorin boot that crowned him Ligue 1 top scorer last season. but my praise goes to two fantastic signins Lukas Podolski n Santiago Cazolar Gonzalez and also to the young Carl Jekinson he is improvin match by match. I wonder wat dis team would be when all the injured players come back, a team to beat really!
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49Unbeaten Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 8:50 am
Easy. It’ll look this:-
Szchezzer
Sagna – Mertesacker – TV5 – Gibbs
Arteta
Diaby/Cazorla – Wilshere
Cazorla/Ox – Giroud – Podolski
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September 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Diaby should be playing for 60mins for now.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 9:38 pm
I’m so proud of my very GUNNERZ, keep the sprit guyz
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September 23rd, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Jenkinson was superb 2day.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Jack will take Diaby’s spot on the first team sooner than we think.
Ramsey will be great one day.
Bould was the best move of the off season.
Jenkinson is our future right back.
Santi vs Silva… was Silva even playing?
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September 23rd, 2012 at 10:36 pm
1. Arsenal are a team unit now.
2. Back four should be rotated to keep our 3 defenders fresh and firing.
3. Aron Ramsey is improving and shows glimpses of what he was before the horrific injury.
4. Keep Cazrola FIT.
5. If theo doesn’t wana sign the contract let him leave cause we have got cover.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 10:39 pm
1)this is a new look arsenal who hate to concede not to even mention loose. 2)jenkinson and gibbs have improve tremendously. 3)get injured and you begin to loose your place. 4)we have 3 quality center backs. 5) our midfield is the best in the EPL. 6)Mannone will give sczcezny a run for his monet 7)we play collectively as a team.8)RAMSEY is back. 9)gervinho should do more scoring practics at training.10) ARSENE plus BOULD =success.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 pm
I was impress with carl today but wenger to buy a prolific or world class striker, i like lorente / demba BA what? a team arsenal wil be with BA
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September 24th, 2012 at 12:19 am
1.Alike Fabianski amd Almunia before him,Mannone is a good “shot-stopper” but couldn’t catch a cold!
2.Arsenal are just a couple of players short of really challenging for the Premiership Title.
2.Gervinho is always going to be erratic as hell!…and more often than not,this will mean that he will have no end product.
3.The back four are developing nicely as a unit where the CBs are able to slot in and out.
4.Arteta’s ability to sit in front of the back four illustrates perfectly that Song will not be missed.
5.Carzola is a class act…but we knew that before today’s game!
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September 24th, 2012 at 2:29 am
Arsene should have gotten mirallas
gervinho has a banana leg & should have been subbed
mert is getting better with play
walcot can be sold without repercussions
we could have won
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September 24th, 2012 at 2:31 am
I would have subbed gerv with arshavin
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September 24th, 2012 at 5:03 am
Well well Gunners. Is this the team were told will go to the dogs? No, what will take us to the dogs is the spelling on display. Franck loose is opposite to tight.
What applies to football is lose which opposite to win.
Get it? As of our perfomance, many pundits on here forget that their preferences are of no interest to us
as we look in appreciation of Wengers madness/genius.
When Jenkinson first came i thought it was crazy to even
think a reserve at Charlton Athletic can play for Arsenal
when he cant at Charlton. Look now, he held his own among top players. City thought he was the weak link and got nowt. w
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September 24th, 2012 at 5:26 am
5 things learnt from the man city vs Arsenal game.
1.if mannone gets playing time can b better than scieszny.
2.our defence has improved.
3.Ramsey is back on his form.
4.Arsenal can b a threat in counter attacks.
5.watever pple say about van persie but 4 real we miss him(Gervinho is wastefull).
generally we r gud & Gervinho has to change his finishing style.
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September 24th, 2012 at 6:05 am
1. City changed their game because they were afraid of our speed and technical ability.
2. The defense is for real. I can’t believe I am saying this one year after some of Arsenal’s worse defensive showing in, well, forever. MOTM, and not for the first time, Steve Bould, the signing of the summer. Per and Jenkinson were beasts, City attacked both and they held firm. Per will be up for defender of the week if there is such a thing.
3. We can wait for Giroud to come around and go good but it will be painful to watch having to create 12 chances to score one goal. Podolski was buried today with markers and not able to help out much. They let Gervinho run loose and he didn’t hurt them.
4. We have the best midfield in the EPL. When Rosicky, Wilshire and to a lesser degree, Fimpong come back we will probably have the two best midfields in the League. Compare it to ManUre’s geriatric 70+ year old midfield, and that’s only two of them. The biggest problem we will have is getting them all playing time and keeping them next year.
5. We have real competition for every position on the field except striker. Scouts, you know what has to be done and you know how to do it. One world class striker, please.
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September 24th, 2012 at 7:19 am
I reckon we would have won it if Gervinho was substituted for Walcott earlier on.
Podolski should have been pushed up front, with ramsey playing in the middle and walcott taking the wide role.
bad substitution and timing by Wenger cost us 2 points.
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Temple Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Wht‘s wrong abut d changes? U shuld b hapi 4 d draw we achvd.
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September 24th, 2012 at 7:35 am
really guys we are almost there.just one or two players short of becoming an unbeatable team. u know wat I think,let Theo leave and bring in Ben Arfa.ARSENAL will be Magical.who knows,we could be invisible again.proud of Arsenal.
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September 24th, 2012 at 9:16 am
We are stronger than last season, but still lack that something extra to win games like with Gervinho,a good player but not world class. If he was we would have 3 points,and maybe challange for the title. Still maybe a player or two short again.But earlly days yet
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September 24th, 2012 at 9:17 am
One world class striker and we are there
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September 24th, 2012 at 10:40 am
I wonder why Wenger will not try Walcott down the middle, with his pace he would cause a lot of problems for defenders.
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September 24th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
a) The defence as awhole has improved.
b) We still don’t have a top,top,goalie like Casillas
c) If Santiago is unavailabel,what happens. he is the fulcrum
d) The gunners still take along time to shoot.Watch how Ba scored agaginst norwich
e)We now have three top cd
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September 24th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
It looks like Wenger has given up on Walcott because it was blatently obvious that he would have been a better option than Gervinho at the hour mark. He left it way too late to make the substitutions.
Gervinho is wasteful and should never be played as the number 1 scoring option again. He just isn’t good enough.
Ramsey can only play in the centre so play him there if he is to play at all.
Defensively we were amazing. Koscielny and Per were man of the matches for me. Cut out everything City threw at us. How many interceptions high up the pitch did they make?
The positions we need to improve are Goalkeeper and Striker, but, they are exactly the same positions that we needed to improve on when P£r$i£ was here.
It is going to be really painful seeing the opportunities that players at the club miss that P£r$i£ would eat for breakfast.
Fingers crossed our good run continues.
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September 24th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Another thing it is the second time in as many years where Wengers substitutions have been horrible.
There is no way Podolski and Diaby should have been taken off. Gervinho was the only one that should have been substituted. It is as big an error as the Chamberlain and Arshavin substitutions against Manchester United.
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September 24th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
The team is fine but we need a sharp gunmen and tel gervinho to pass in time otherwise we should have beaten man city 3 before half time thanx for the built Wenger nobody knew gunners wil be like that fine
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September 24th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
I am sure Giroud wil be a top player given time to adjust.He is already holding the head ball in the air with great confidence.He will score soon,
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