This season has produced several results which left many Arsenal fans questioning the players desire. All sorts of skill but focus and effort lacking. Tonight, the Gunners expended huge amounts of energy but were let down by errant passing and poor touch.
Other notes:
Webb wasn't at his worst, but there were several inconsistencies and the call by the linesman to award Man U the penalty kick clearly a response to the pressure being applied by the home fans.
Wilshere was excellent. He handles the big stage like a seasoned pro.
Cesc and RVP are still rusty.
Sczezny absolutely has what it takes.
Clichy contained Nani, taking the ball away from him in several one-on-one situations. He had the toughest assignment defensively and performed well.
Clichy, like many others, were often let down by their indecision when they had a moment on the ball. "One-touch" became two or three and advantage lost.
Song seemed "out-of-sync". He had one of those games where every attempt to anticipate left him out of position and chasing.
We appeared much too reliant on Nasri to create some magic.
Ferdinand deserved a yellow for his waist-high-leading-leg-shirt-cutting-superman impersonation.
The general feeling seems to be that despite the final score, there must be some satisfaction in the performance defensively. In addition, we have completed our away fixtures against Chelsea, Man U, Man City and Liverpool, and home wins against all of them a very real possibility.
Tough result, but not the end of the season.
Victoria Cocordia Crescit
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