11 straight wins and the Emery’s Gooner train continues to chug on.
Not time to get overly excited so hold your horses, keep your feet on the ground
lets remain grounded in our expectations. This Arsenal team is doing fairly well
in light of the progressive transition phase it is going through currently but
credit to gunners and the coach for job done so far.
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Sporting Lisbon was always going to the most difficult game for Arsenal
in this group and coming from Portugal with all three points is definitely good,
when its by the classic 0-1 to the Arsenal with Welbeck getting the solitory
goal (his 5th of the season), you love it even more. Cable
subscriptions shenanigans ensured I didn’t get to watch the match live but extended
highlights showed the game didn’t have the smooth style of play we have been
experiencing from the gunners in recent weeks, more ebb than flow. The gunners
did dominate the game, a whole lot if might add, more goal attempts, shots on
target (Lisbon barely had any) and overall possession. Still overall play was
more attritionary than sublime. All that being said, 3 points in the bag, a
clean sheet, Top of the group, I will take that…Next stop please! The gunners
still need start games switched on in full flow and Emery knows this.
Next stop is a trip
to Selhurst partk for a date with Crystal Palace. The eagles currently have
their nickers in a twist sort of so maybe this is a good time to play them. Sitting
in 15th position on the EPL log, their general form is not good (PL9
W2 D1 L6) and with both wins coming on the road for the Eagle’s it may be safe
to say their home form is abject. If I add the fact that they haven’t scored at
Selhurst park this season, you might be tempted to say Roy Hodgson’s side are a
walk over this Sunday, how I wish football was played on paper just like that. Yes
the odds look stacked against palace getting anything out of this game but, the
gunners in times past have been known to slip up at the least expected time so
watch the potential banana skin here. All that said, I can feel that renewed
hunger coming back to the Arsenal team, as epitomised by the demand from the
manager. I expect them to approach the game with professionalism without taking
their opponents for granted. The manager says.
“my first goal is to improve our competitiveness. We are focussed on
Sunday”
If you ask me, I would say those two statements tell a lot about the
way we need to approach the game. Let’s hope the boyz get the message and do
the talking on the field of play, by nullifying the threat of Zaha and Townsend first and foremost as most of palaces attacking play goes through them.
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Anyway, my thoughts be, Can we get
the win to make it 12 straight, with a clean another sheet on board too? I
guess another 90+ minutes will tell, that’s it from us over here, remember to
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follow us on Facebook by Clicking Here. Special mention to Welbeck for doing the biz when called upon, 3rd choice striker yet goal per minutes ratio is on the up, long may he stay fit to continue. Do enjoy
the game wherever you are….Ciaooo
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