Our new season has started of rather well.
We haven’t got a win under our belt yet but we have improved drastically at the back. Our 0-0 performance against Stoke City certainly highlights this.
As we all know, Arsenal have struggled at the Britannia Stadium over the years and have only won just ONE of their five games against The Potters since their promotion to the Premier League in 2008. And former Gunner Stewart Robson was equally impressed by Arsene Wenger’s sides display on Sunday afternoon.
He believes his old club put in a much improved performance, despite the lack of goals:
‘I have seen Arsenal go to Stoke every time they have played them at the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League and they have been out-battled and out-muscled, but not this time.
‘Arsenal were more resilient. Per Mertesacker played OK and there was better cover from the centre-halves on each other and the mid-field won the battle, but there was a lack of cutting edge in the front areas.’
He went on to say:
‘I’m not sure they can challenge the top one or two but I still think they’ll be third or fourth.’
I can honestly say that I do agree with Robson here. We have improved.
Despite the fact that we didn’t score in our last game, I was very pleased to see us outplay Stoke in the way we know how to, and not just trying to out-muscle them and achieve nothing.
I for one believe it’s down to Steve Bould’s introduction as Wenger’s right hand man.
We will most definitely finish in the top four this season, and I do believe that if we can get one or two more signings in before the window closes then we can and will, challenge the top two, without a shadow of a doubt.
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How can finishing 3rd or 4th be an improvement?
Has Stewart become born again? This is one of the rare positive observations he has made in the recent past. Hope this is a turn around by Stewart. Fans of arsenal are used to the negative campaign against arsenal by the press. Surprise, they shall get this season.
if we win a trophy i will hang myself upside down for 3 minutes lol
to all my fellow gunners i have short things out.
to win atrophy we need a football manager
at arsenal we dont have a football manager but we got an economist and the club’s share manager in wenger…
I’m sorry Rico but isn’t Arsene Wenger the most successful mamager we have ever had????? Udefeated season with PL and FA cup to go with it that season as well as other trophies. Sometimes teams have slumps…So we are having one big deal it won’t last forever. Did you become an Arsenal Fan yesterday?????
Stewart Robson is right – Arsenal did look comfortable against Stoke, which usually doesn’t happen. Stoke were restricted to a couple of chances, otherwise it was embarrassing one-way traffic, as they were forced to defend at home for nearly ninety minutes.
Finally, it looks like the old adage – great teams are built from the back – is starting to be realised, thanks to the Bould effect. If a proper central defensive midfielder were placed in front of that defence for the bigger games and an understanding builds between the new boys upfront, results will come.
Pity Arsenal TV got rid of Stewart – he was extremely knowledgable and told it like it was. The edge has gone from commentary, which is now very Mr Nice Guy but bland to the point of PR really.