Great to see the little Mozart back. He is class and will be important this season in midfield. Gervinho just can't get his head up, or push the ball past the defender and run on - Andy Townsend was right in that respect. Then he goes and gets his head up and sets up Rosicky! After screwing up that chance with Chamakh, and messing up the header with Ramsey behind him. Arsenal are so confusing.
Gervinho is mega confusing. He does some things incredibly well and he works hard - reminds me of Eboue a little bit at times. Loads of ability, great athletiscm, NO composure.
Decent enough performance. They might had more of the ball, but we have looked more dangerous on it. Creating chances on the counter with ease. Great to have Rosicky back, he is the man that will hopefully inject so much needed speed into our passing.
He closes players down, which is amazing - pressing high up the pitch. He has that sudden burst of pace, good vision, good range of passes, great tackle. i didn't realise how much Arsenal had missed him until right now. It'll be great to have him back. I really hope he stays fit for the rest of this season. The team aren't playing great, but I've been impressed with Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Rosicky so far.
Chiles is a clown - "if Gervinho was any good he'd be playing somewhere like Old Trafford." I used to have respect for him, he was funny. He's slowly becoming very annoying. Unbelievable stepover crazy tekkers from Ramsey before the goal - never thought I'd say that!!
I know Gervinho can be wildly frustrating, but he can be really dangerous. I think he's had a decent half.
Stupid ****y comment as the teams came of at HT 'If that had been swansea it would have been a cricket score by now'
Ramsey has looked good - worth mentioning as he gets so much stick on here! He was quality in the build up to the goal.
This is a very poor Olympiakos side. They are leaving acres of space all over the pitch. Szczesny = 7/10 - Hasn't been needed much, but composed and solid. Mead = 6/10 - Performed well for a 3rd choice LB. Dwelled on it a little too much. Jenks = 6/10 - Started poorly and got caught out a couple of times. Improved a lot. Vermaelen = 9/10 - Couldn't have done any better unless he scored really. Squillaci = 7/10 - Decent enough, no problems. Coquelin = 7/10 - Started well with some Song-esque passes. Fell away a bit when they began to control the game more. Needs to get stuck in more. Ramsey = 5/10 - This may a tad harsh, but not by much. He contributed nothing to creating chances. He lost the ball a couple of times. He fluffed some very good chances. He slowed down our attacks to let them get back and defend. Jogging back when he should be helping the defense. Am I wrong here? He was **** and should be doing a lot better against this opposition. Rosicky = 9/10 - A class above. Moves the ball quickly, spots the right pass, got into decent positions, and scored with a composed finish. Gervinho = 6/10 - Good and bad obviously, but mostly bad. Just can't see the right pass. Oxo = 6/10 - Very poor. Didn't create enough, lost the ball too much. Not involved in the game. Chamakh = 7/10 - Some very poor touches, but I am impressed with his workrate, and positioning. He looks like he could get on the scoresheet tonight.
He's had some dodgy moments too, but good to see him working hard to make things come off He does look slow at times though. I wonder if he'll ever get his pace back?
