Ah, a sunny Sunday. Just the perfect way to relax after a good win for the Arsenal. With critics threatening to sharpen their "knives" and neutrals tipping for another Blackburn upset, it was definitely a nice feeling for the Gunners to have won the match 2-1 and answered questions about the team's inability to challenge physically.
Hence, there will be quite a number of positive points to talk about in this week's Final Thoughts section. Read through to know more about our content for today.
The Positives
Walcott continues fine form...
Another week of fine form continues for the Arsenal's pacy forward Walcott. Indeed, he is starting to show his true self, displaying not only his strength, skills and pace, but also his rising confidence which is doing him good at the moment. The Englishman scored the opener for the Gunners, and also managed to terrorise Blackburn's defence. Walcott was also involved in the winning goal as he helped creating space for Sagna by pulling the Blackburn defenders inwards. Walcott's performance has been a long-awaited one indeed, especially after the harsh criticism from the media. Keep it up, mate!
Defence showed strength and resilience...
The one thing needed while playing Blackburn Rovers is resilience. Our defence has definitely shown that. I would put our good defensive display down to the balanced partnership between Vermaelen and Koscielny. The latter has been quick to close down and make decisive tackles at important times. Vermaelen, Sagna and Clichy were also marvellous, displaying their usual class at a much improved level. Another key man deservingly earned a mention is Song as he has proven why he's the main man in front of the defence.
Song + Fabregas = Awesome...
The emergence of Song has been so evident that I couldn't stop talking about the Cameroonian. With Fabregas alongside him, the combination was flawless as both possess great movement, excellent passing skills and can hold the ball when needed to. In the game, Song has made a large number of right decisions, which enabled him to bring the ball forward and help out in defence with ease. Fabregas was the same too, albeit in a more attacking sense in the playmaker role.
Almunia on high alert...
Blackburn's style is always about aerial threat and bombardment. Unlike Fabianski last season, Almunia has been very very solid in this match. The Spaniard kept out a number of extremely dangerous threats in the game, keeping out Blackburn's efforts especially from set pieces and throw-ins. Indeed, Almunia deserved a lot of credit from his performance too.
The Average Fellas
Arshavin scored but...
For the third consecutive week, Arshavin hasn't been involved too much in the game. I am not inclined to put him in the Poor Ones category due to his goal again this time around. He was at the right position at the right time when Walcott accidentally flicked the ball into his path. However, his contributions were few and far between. Improvements are needed quickly for him though.
The Poor Ones
Diaby with near to zero workrate...
Well, it happened in the first half anyway. However, that was already enough to put him in this section. His poor workrate has been the main talking point of his game for years. The goal that Arsenal conceded was mainly due to his poor workrate of marking players when necessary. His movement is still class though but if he were to become a great player instead of only a good one, he must improve his workrate.
In the End
The game was a classic battle in the Premier League. Duels in almost every position can be seen. At the very least, the Gunners have managed to overcome this first challenge without much wounds, with van Persie only out for probably 8 to 10 days accoding to Arsene Wenger. To sum things up, it was a good win for the Arsenal especially before the international break.
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