They were lively and put
Arsenal under real pressure, but we carried our own threat, with Wilshere and Sanchez looking especially lively, while Ramsey produced a fantastic pass for Giroud.
Not exact matches
With a number of
Real Madrid fans in discontent following the sales of big names such as Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso this summer, not to mention the departure of key player Mesut Ozil to
Arsenal last year, the Spanish giants are
under growing
pressure to bring in more Galacticos this January.
They will get at
Arsenal and put us
under real pressure, so the fitness of Laurent Koscielny could be vital.
The claim that what we saw was us not turning up is as pathetic and utterly unacceptable an excuse to use because we've been down this road before, WEEKS were spent hyping
Arsenal up, players, fans and coaching staff alike spent weeks in advance talking about our
real chances winning the league, our players back from injury and on the first game of the season, where we had renewed optimism and were swelling with expectation we cracked
under the
pressure to a team you expect to finish no higher than 8th.
So while the
Arsenal players are aware of us having this great record against our next opponents, Nacho Monreal has admitted to
Arsenal Player that we are
under real pressure to produce a perfect game in order to not let another record slip.
Arsenal started the game with
real intent, zipping the ball aroung with purpose and precision and putting the Crystal Palace team
under real pressure.
It will come as a surprise to some
Arsenal fans and those in the football media, because the emergence and then the consistent and ever improving form showed by our young French midfielder Francis Coquelin in the second half of the season had put Arteta's place in the team
under real pressure.