3 More Points, 3 Consecutive Clean Sheets
5 comments December 31st, 2004
Patrick Vieira’s deflected drive consigned Newcastle to defeat in a game which Arsenal only just edged.
The most important thing to come out of it was another clean sheet: Manuel Almunia’s fourth from his five Premiership games. That’s a pretty oustanding record when you look at our defensive form across the whole season. Of course he’s not entirely responsible, but a good save from Craig Bellamy at 0-0 was yet another factor in what is becoming a real vindication of Wenger’s decision to drop Jens Lehmann.
Tomorrow, we face Charlton. Dennis Bergkamp is likely to miss out, and there’s more chance of Mad Jens being drafted into central midfield than Edu getting a game. It seems our Brazilian boy, as we have been saying for what seems like forever, is leaving.
One of Flamini or Fabregas will partner Vieira, and van Persie will continue upfront.
Happy New Year, everybody- I’d text you all at midnight, but you know you can never get reception.
