YES!!! Everything done and dusted now. We can rest everyone for the last game. Song was epic tonight. Really growing into a top player. Also this game was a blueprint on how we should defend as a team in the big games. Great stuff.
He has anything but a cool head infront of goal. Hope he improves but its becoming very annoying and we will get punished in a game if a player is missing that many chances.
oxo doesn’t track back and as annoying as Gervinho is right now, he at least works hard defensively. The last thing we need right now is to have no one helping Santos who is still adjusting. If anything id rather see Yossi start, hes been effective as a sub and works hard to win the ball back so he could play in Gervhino's position.
Looks like we can rest all the key players against the Greeks, then. Time to shine, Park, Oxo, Coquelin.
I i swear if i hear any commentator say that Arsenal dont play as a unit but like bunch of individuals, they are gonna get a big fat slap right from my living room. We actually defended like a team should defend tonight... I wouldnt consider changing that back four if i was wenger..
I'm not sure we should change the team too much. I'd like to see Oxo and Park get some time, but there's a danger of breaking up a winning side and disrupting the rythmn if we have a bad result. That said, Wenger has done brilliantly in resting key players at opportune times to ensure that they aren't fatigued for important Premier League games
Wow, Song has one good game and you're calling him the most complete midfielder in britain? I still think he's our weak link, one good game won't change my view on that. Hell, even really ****e players like chicharito hernandez can have a good game.
And he's still developing, he's only like 24, he will improve in that role in the next few seasons, remember players like Essien and Makelele didn’t really show their best form till they were in the mid to late twenties. The only issue with Song is that sometimes he's to eager to contribute to our attacking option leaving him out of position to counters, however in the past few seasons he's addressed this issue and I would say he's probably the best defensive midfielder in the prem with Newcastle's Tiote being a close second.
I don't understand the Gervinho bashing that's been going on, despite missing a few chances I think he's been one of our most creative players this season.
line-up vs the greeks, considering we are already qualified first no matter what: Fabianski Jenkinson (if fit) Djourou Squilacci Santos Rosicky Coquelin Diaby Chamberlain Park Arshavin
Wilshere/Song partnership and Silva/Toure partnership are completely different. Song and Wilshere play in more holding positions with a licence for one to roam forwards. Silva is an attacking mid, and Toure would be too, except he's tall so people think he's a DM.
Conceding so late on was a real shame. A 2 goal victory with a clean sheet would have inspired great confidence. The goal just takes a little of the gloss off for me.
