Express review: Sunderland vs Arsenal

Sunderland 1 – 1 Arsenal

Fabregas 13, Bent 90+

Ouch! That really did cut deep on Saturday. I was in a terrible mood for about an hour after the game.

My fiancé Carly then became a little ratty with me for being unable to shake off the disappointment. Most women will never understand.

So, onto the express review:

We looked tired after our midweek game.

Chamakh did well but had zero service most of the afternoon.

Koscielny was immense, absolutely immense. My nine-year old step-son Jack even commented on the amount of times that he was there to make a vital clearance.

Arshavin is beginning to grate on me. Again, he gave away the ball all too often. Is there a reason why he is almost always first to be substituted?!

Fabregas’s goal was a beautiful freak of nature. Unfortunately he is now out for two weeks because of it.

Why didn’t Chamakh take the penalty? Rosicky had never taken one in an Arsenal shirt before.

Is it me or did Squillaci look a little lost and out of position at times. He did OK, but I have not been too impressed with him as of yet. It is early days in his Arsenal career so it is only fair to lay off any real judgement for at least another 4-5 games.

Song persistently fouled all night. He deserved the second yellow for an obvious obstruction.

When Sunderland scored in the final minute I smacked my fist onto our table and injured my wrist - idiot!

Overall Conclusion: Sunderland whole-heartedly deserved the point. Koscielny’s superb defending kept us in the game. We looked tired after the midweek match and as a result our pass and move game was lacking. A point is not a bad result, it is just a shame that we lost the other two with such little time remaining.

Wenger will have to choose whether he carries out his touch-line ban against the Spuds or WBA. He sarcastically tapped the third official on the shoulder for the sending off, then apparently abused him at the end of the match for allowing so much additional time.

Carling Cup time tonight vs the Spuds. As usual Arsene will play the kids and reserve players.

I love watching the Carling Cup because it is a no-lose situation for an Arsenal fan.

If we win then it is unexpected and embarrassing for the other team. If we lose it is expected and the disappointment is watered down slightly.

Let me know what you thought of the game on Saturday in the comments section and you can catch the highlights from the game on our Facebook group page.

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Also……Well done to ‘it’s a marathon not a sprint’ in our Fantasy football. Just one more week at the top and he will be the winner this month. Not so sure about ‘RedzSuperSpurz’ creeping up into third place. What sort of team name is that!!

Anyone who had Berbatov in their team this week is bound to be rather happy. He was voted the star player of the week from Sky Sports.

Until next time…..

THG

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