this win feels so good. i mean it's Blackburn and Bolton, away and back to back convincing win. plus Liverpool drew with Stoke means that we are on top of the table now. the view is so nice from the top..haha. now Alan Hansen can shove it up where he like it. he must be still bitter about 89..hahaha..IT'S UP FOR GRAB NOW!!!!
my match rating as followed
Average Al - kept us in the match with some great saves. nothing new there as we all know he's an excellent shot stopper. had started to gain authority on his penalty box, but still a lot more to do in regards to that for him to reach world class status. communication is another aspect that he may want to improve. however, good performance by Average Al. a season long performances like this and i may change his name to Great Al..haha (7)
Bac - nothing much to do defensively today. support the attack well, but a little bit kancheung when moved to the left but settle down after 5-10 minutes. (6)
King Kolo - good performance by King Kolo. definitely getting better by the match. but it's painfully clear to see that his partnership with Billy Gallas is not working. am not sure what le Boss want to prove here. but as long as we are winning i guess i can't really complaint. (6)
Billy Gallas - it's not happening with the captain today. did not get up to challenge for most of the high ball. suspicious positioning at time. c'mon captain, we need more consistency from you. as of now, the only thing you are consistent with is your inconsistency. (4.5)
Gael - excellent as usual. to quote my housemate, 'nasib baik fullback kita dewa' which translate in English to be 'lucky our fullback are superb'. really unlucky with the tackle. the Dudu incident flashed thru my head just now when Gael tackled by that fcuker; Davies. lucky Arsenal.com reported that the injury was not as bad as feared. (6)
Denilson - how good was he tonight. not just tonight, after the disastrous Fulham match he has been stepping up his game more and more by the match. he carries most of our attack tonight, and to good effect that is. and that while playing at right wing position. sometime i have difficulty in believing he is just a 19 year old boy. (7.5)
Song - finally given a chance in his original position in a proper 4-4-2 formation a.k.a. beside Cesc in the middle of the field. did good, and seems like he is ready for the step up needed by us this season. it will be interesting to say the least to see he, Denilson and Diaby fight it out for the midfield position to partner Cesc. and this without taking Aaron into consideration. (6)
Cesc - not his usual attack-imposing match but i though he was very good in defensive department. whether that was due to the impact of Song being played next to him. but i hope he and Denilson found a way to play with each other without sacrificing one attacking ability. (6)
Manu Eboue - i do not care what other people in this board said about him but for me he already reach the cult hero status with the fan. was very very good tonight. what i like most about him is he always keep the ball moving at our pace. he even scored 1, be it an offside goal. their goal was resulted from a wrongly given corner kick, so it all even out la
. (6.5)Nik - i thought he was excellent in the 1st half, but faded in the 2nd. in the first half, almost everything he did were excellent. off the ball and on the ball movement were excellent, his passing were accurate and effective i.e. playing other players into attacking position. that says a lot about vision and match intelligence, the 2 things that you cannot teach IMHO. so glad that he break his duck in BPL this season. (6.5)
Ade the Togonator - he was very very good. was everywhere with purpose, defender really hate playing strikers like him. big, fast, skillful, unpredictable and he just kept coming back for more of the same. got an assist also. hey, he was only flagged offside once right throughout the whole match. now that is excellent for a serial offside offender like our Togonator..hahaha. (6.5)
the subs
JD - shaky throughout the match. understandably though as he was being played outside of his normal position. but JD, if you want to make it at Arsenal, be sure to make yourself a versatile player. (5)
Theo - how good can this kid be? when we play to his strength, you know like we did with Titi, our attack really looks unplayable. decision making and ball control seems to getting way better after that hattrick. (6)
Aaron - played ok within his given time. doesn't afraid to shoot also. good, as we all know at Arsenal if you are good enough you are old enough. keep on improving and i'm sure we'll see more of you this season. (5)
my MOTM is Denilson. not just he played very well tonight, he played well ever since after that Fulham match. that's 4 matches in a row now, with him played 90 minutes in every match. he already in his way on doing a Flamini this season i.e. stepping up to the required Arsenal standard. long may it continue
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