Tuesday, October 06, 2009

keep the winning streak


Its truly awesome. Six goals scored by six different scorers. It highlights the versatility of the team. Despite the early goals conceded by the opponents, the gunners have demonstrated again the will and determination to come back on the scoresheet. This was visibly absent in last season. The back-to-back wins against fulham and olympiacos after the manchester defeats indicate that the gunners is showing resilience and some pragmatism in wanting to win the game while keeping to its attacking and free-flowing style of play. However, it is still early to foretell if the gunners have what it takes to win the trophies. Consistency is not seen for this young and inexperienced team. They can win with a big margin for some matches against mediocre teams but lose it all during the big ones like the semis of last season's champion league has shown. The excellent signings of Vermaelen and Arshavin and the return of Eduardo and Rosicky from long-time injuries prove to be an extra bonus for the arsenal squad which has for the longest time constantly inflicted by injuries of key players and inexperienced young players. If Arsenal continue to keep its winning streak for the upcoming matches and hoping that Chelsea and Man Utd will drop points, it has a fairly good chance to win the title. It will be helpful if the squad can be reinforced during the January window with one or two good defensive midfielders. Alumnia needs to step up in his performance for big matches to avoid easy concedes of goals. Players need to draw back and provide additional cover for the defenders during counter attack and handle set pieces with a lot of more confidence and vigilance. That being said, the season still looks promising ahead for this group of youngsters.

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