Here are my Arsenal player ratings from this evening’s 3-1 victory over West Ham at Upton Park (feel free to argue or agree with me):
Vito Mannone – Was tested once or twice by West Ham but in whole he had a fairly decent game. Came rushing out to intercept a long ball only to be beaten by Andy Carroll which could of cost Arsenal a goal. 6/10
Carl Jenkinson – Another good performance from the consistent youngster. Bombed forward well and delivered some great crosses from the flank. Never stopped running. 7/10
Thomas Vermaelen – Got stuck in and kept Ricardo Vaz Te at bay. A solid performance from the captain. 7/10
Per Mertesacker – Could have perhaps shifted across to try and block Mohammed Diame’s effort on goal but besides this the German was composed on the ball and dealt with the aerial threat of Carroll. Was unlucky not to bag his first goal for us in the latter stages of the second half. 7/10
Kieran Gibbs – Done brilliantly getting forward and looked confident on the ball. Kept things neat and tidy and always offered the overlap. Limped off with a suspected thigh injury. 7/10
Mikel Arteta – Was unusually quite and failed to dictate the pace of the game as he normally does. Fairly average performance from the Spaniard. 6/10
Aaron Ramsey – The Welshman ran his socks off today. Movement was terrific and passing was on par. Kept thins simple and was tenacious throughout. 7.5/10
Santi Cazorla – Passing and movement was great and always looked to play the killer pass. Faded at times but scored an absolute belter from around 22-yards to put the game to bed. 8/10
Lukas Podolski – Ran the left flank well and always looked to take it to West Ham’s defence. Produced a sublime assist. 7/10
Gervinho – Poor performance from the Ivorian. Failed to create any chance for his team-mates. Looked like a lost sheep. 4/10
Olivier Giroud – This may cause some controversy amongst the fans but I think the French striker was our Man of the Match. Lead the line well, won many aerial battles and held the ball up superbly. Scored our equalizer and assisted our second. 8.5/10
SUBS
Andre Santos – Came on for Gibbo in the 56th minute and did what was required of him. Got forward well but still lacks defensive discipline. 6/10
Theo Walcott – Came off the bench to replace Gervinho. Saw quite a bit of the ball and made some good runs forward. Put Arsenal ahead with a cool finish and also got an assist. Should be given a chance by Arsene Wenger against Norwich in two weeks time. 7/10
Laurent Koscielny – Only got five minutes after replacing Podolski so was unable to stamp his authority on the game. 5/10
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How could Ramilson got a 7.5?? He was so poor and not only with no end product, he often passed to his team mates a 50 50 ball.
Simply the Worst player tonight.
What game did you watch? Rambo was excellent. Gerv was the worst player by a country mile.
I totally agree with Meaner was there @ the game.Just watch the replay Ramsey deserves 2.5/10 rating he could pass the ball- wanting , track the opponent -very poor,defending awlful even led to the 1st goal, let me stop there for now. In total he was a liability to the team, he offered nothing in defense, midfield or attack. i know I should feel sorry for him coz the loss of the captaincy might have affected him but Gunners is he he collects his wages, should show so respect and give atleast an above average performance.he remind of CYGAN.Wenger should have sub him after the goal. I believe if you bald then don,t buy a comb.
Arteta was better than Ramsey. But that doesn’t mean that Ramsey was bad. Except for the goal, he had a decent game
Weird how so many just seem to decide that a certain Arsenal player is crap and then refuse to see anything else. Also strange that so many Arsenal fans seem to need to pick on our own players.
Fans want players to show loyalty and respect. We should do it too.
Think three times before using words like ‘shit” or ‘crap’ about someone wearing the shirt. Otherwise, it just highlights what a juvenile know-nothing you are.
Arteta deserves an 8 at the very least. Anyway the ratings and comments too amateurish. Every defender got 7?
Arteta had a great game -Gervinho was ‘off’ however 5 goals so far and usually asset (has had Mom I think twice)
Why can Ramsey be given 7.5 wtout any acurate pass and Arteta 6/10
Agree with you on Giroud, though Carzola was absolutely fantastic too.
Arteta completed 106 of 111 passes and was “average”. Yeah right mate. Clown.
Just because he completed so many passes doesn’t mean he warrants a higher rating. The other aspects of his performance were poor.
Arteta 6??? Wer u watching another match?
What did he do to earn a higher rating? I like Arteta. I think he is a great player but he was not on point today.
How can you say mert dealt with Carroll’s aerial threat? TV5 was the man challenging him aerially 95% of the time as he had to because they know that Mert cannot jump more than 6 inches off the ground. It’s true he was composed on the ball but his positioning was terrible for their goal and his lack of pace is a real worry. RVP and the other big name strikers will rip him to bits in the big games. Not sureKos is the answer as he is prone to cock ups like last week. Need a proper centre half still in my opinion.
And how are Gervinho and Ramsay even at a club as big as Arsenal let alone starting? Shit players. Get Wilshere back and Theo and the Ox firing and we might have a good chance this year
hey, you’ve just written rubbish. Everything you wrote points to the fact that you know nothing about the game. You sound more like the ‘shit’ to me.
Some of your ratings are way off.
Gibbs didn’t produce a single accurate cross, I don’t see how he deserves a 7 rating.
Mikel Arteta deserves a 7. If I recall correctly he only lost the ball once and was distributing well.
Ramsey at 7.5 is mind-boggling. He deserves a 6. He was completely undressed by Diame on the goal. Contributed little going forward, outside his penalty shout.
Santos probably deserves slightly higher. He never lost out on a single challenge, so I don’t see how you can say that he “lacks defensive discipline”.
You must have been watching a different game.
How could you rate Arteta at 6 and Ramsey at 7.5. Arteta was solid protecting our back 4 and his combination with gazorla was spot on.Ramsey, on the other hand, was a shocker losing the ball on several occasions and being at fault in the goal we conceded…He just managed to hold the ball in the last few minutes which I give him credit for
too many grammatical and syntax errors. please write more carefully or have someone proofread and correct you. thanks.