Not exact matches
Which takes away from any
excellent save he's made as he's
put the
ball back into play.
But once Podolski has
put Arsenal into an early lead in the first couple of minutes, latching on to a great
ball from the
excellent Chamberlain and smashing it into the top corner, the Gunners took complete control.
BTW talking about Girouds goal... just saw the entire game...... what an
excellent effort from Monreal man, he never gave up on that
ball and
put the perfect inch pass for Olly to score.
Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the
ball a couple of times but reliable as ever Gallas 9 —
Excellent game, this season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't
put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.
The young winger Alex Iwobi started this season as the breakthrough star from the Arsenal Academy, and was a regular starter in the first half of the season, but although he had some
excellent performances he didn't really follow that up with actually
putting the
ball in the back of the net very often, and he was finally squeezed out of the First team squad in the last couple of months and relegated back to the U23 reserve side.
Excellent linkup with Cazorla, and a turn later, only a good touch was required to
put the
ball in.
The Gunners were starting to look more lively, and just ten minutes later, Giroud played the
ball out wide to Podolski, who turned his man to
put in an
excellent cross.