Arsenal 2-1 Fulham
Oh, I had all sorts of choice words lined up for you, Jens. All sorts… but, Alex & Co. saved your ass today.
Great comeback by the Gunners today. I couldn’t believe how many chances were created that were missed. They were relentless. And Fulham didn’t just lay down and take it. They fought pretty hard, I thought. But in the end (again), we came back with a gorgeous piece of footwork by Alexandre Hleb. That was a nice little flick to throw off that last defender before the tap in. Very nice, Alex. Very nice.
A lot of the team looked pretty good, I thought. As I was hoping this year, Tomas Rosicky was a big presence today, despite not quite being able to finish. Lots of close calls though. I still see big things coming from him. When Robin van Persie went down in the box after colliding with Warner, I thought we were going to see another busted metatarsal. Glad to see he got up. Some of those short passes back to Lehmann by the defense were a little too close for comfort with strikers swarming. Things are still tightening up back there, I guess. But certainly not a bad show by the defense. In fact, there was a lot of good stuff to see today all around the pitch. Although, I don’t know if I can take another 22 come from behind wins again this year. And, to be honest… I don’t think that’s going to get us any further up the table. I hope I’m wrong, because so far we’re right back where we were. Winning from behind. I’m not complaining, because Arsenal is the most exciting football you can watc, in my book. I’d just feel a bit more comfortable if we could seal a few of these a little earlier in the game.
Jens… you’ve been spared. You did make some rather nice saves today, so I’ll focus on the positive. Ok, one dig… I guess a summer farting around in Germany makes a guy forget how fast those balls can move, huh?






