Stayed up to watch the game last night and while it was not totally convincing 3 points is 3 points so can't really complain. Arshavin took advantage of some comical error by the Swansea keeper but he did finish it from a very tight angle so it was not all based on luck.
Defensively it was quite a good performance by the Gunners and Mertesacker was quite a giant on his debut. Together with Koscielny I thought they did quite well. Gibbs though was a bit disappointing and I thought he got bumped off the ball a bit too easily at times.
In midfield Frimpong was quite impressive but he got tired and probably gave the ball away once too many times in the second half so got taken off. Arteta was impressive at times and linked up quite well with his new team mates. Arshavin I must say actually looked like the player when he first joined the team a couple of years back, lets hope he continue to play this way. Walcott was a bit disappointing and I'm not sure what he will do if he ever lose his pace.
RVP was unlucky not to score and Chamakh almost scored with one of his first touches. It was amusing when he came on and didn't have anyone to give the captain armband to so he kept it for the remainder of the game. It turned out to not be that great a deal but I think Arsenal needed a leader in the game as Swansea kept pushing towards the end.
As a newly promoted side I thought Swansea played really well and really gave Arsenal a fright especially towards the end. They have quite a few good players so good luck to them for the rest of the season.
Hopefully with Forehead (Gervinho) and Song coming back from suspension Arsenal will be a more efficient and dangerous unit. If they can get a few wins together in the coming weeks then maybe the season will be back on track and hopefully we might win something this year!
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