Arsenal Boing Back Against Baggies
115 comments March 21st, 2011
West Brom 2 – 2 Arsenal
Highlights | Arsene’s reaction
I didn’t see more than a few highlights of the game, but by all accounts we did rather well to dig ourselves out a hole that was entirely of our own idiotic creation. Your attitude probably depends on whether your proverbial glass is perennially half full or empty. My own personal opinion is that to praise the team would only reward their early bad behaviour. If my housemate shits on the sofa but then cleans it up, I’m not sure that makes it OK to shit on the sofa. If that makes any sense.
This was a terrible weekend for our title challenge…
United nicked it against Bolton, and Chelsea cranked up the pressure with a win over Manchester City. Our draw at the Hawthorns means we’re not five points adrift. With injuries mounting and an international break hardly likely to change that, there is the sense that our challenge might just be fading.
Manuel Almunia made a terrible error…
…but calls for Jens Lehmann to replace him our somewhat premature, judging by the manager’s latest comments about the German’s fitness. Almunia is the man in possession and whatever doubts we may have about him we have to get behind him. Let’s not forget he is essentially our third choice keeper behind Szczesny and Fabianski. It would be wrong to expect miracles.
Andrey Arshavin showed what he is capable of…
His goal was superb, and his build-up work crucial to the equaliser. We need to see more of that from the Russian between now and the end of the season. He’s not only playing for a possible Premier League trophy – his future at the club is at stake too.
Robin van Persie’s scoring record is absurd…
I believe he now has 19 goals from his last 19 league starts. If only we were more solid at the back, and could actually capitalise on his form.
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The interlull is upon us. Injury fears aside, it couldn’t have come at a better time. This Arsenal side need to sort themselves out.
