A Game Of 2 Halves

"Enough is enough"- Gary Neville these are the words from our once great enemy, a man I'm sure we have all hated and shouted at the TV when he played. Yet even he has become so upset with our defence he can no longer watch.

Welcome to the club Gary!

It seems that everyone has had enough of watching our once great defending become a joke. This is because we are most people's "second" team, we are loved by so many neutrals because we play the game as it is meant to be played. (Well we used too!)

Part of attacking is defending anyone with a basic knowledge of the game knows that there is no point in scoring 5 goals to concede 6 and it’s better to concede 0 and score 1.

At Chelsea once again our defensive problems were all too clear Chelsea got down our flanks at us leaving Santos and Djourou with bewildered looks on the faces, Mertesacker's 6.5ft height didn't help him in a single aerial battle as his positioning meant he may as well have been 4ft.

To be honest this isn't about individuals, the problem is much deeper, it is a fundamental basics that no longer exist in the way we play, it is a huge problem that threatens to destroy all the hard work AW has done to get our team attacking; we as "sofa managers" can all see the problems our line, our man marking which have been shocking and worthy of criticism from all in football,we as Gooners have taken this criticism very well without much reply.

However what isn’t deserved to be criticised is our clubs honour, our captains honour, and the outstanding record our great manger has at OUR glorious club, that we as LOYAL Gooners  can no longer take.

That was proved today at Chelsea, I appreciate you all couldn't be there in person, but as a club, Arsenal football club heard you all today, we proved to all the "haters" that what is left at our club after a mist players leaving, unexpected injuries is a never say die attitude to the way the game should be played.

Finally we can look at our players and see the pride they have in our Gunners and what guns! Guns that today sank a Chelsea ship that at home have looked unsinkable! Today we played the Arsenal way in the second half our movement and ball control was sublime, our patience in our football unshakable.

We played in triangles, we played with pace, in the second half our defence was strong, diving in front of fierce shots from Juan Mata (who choose the wrong club) just for the badge ,just for the club ,just for you!

They showed guts today and also showing why this team, like all great Arsenal teams of the past, don't know when there beat!

I could write for hours about individual players and about the beauty of our game today but I will leave that to better men then me I'm just a humble Arsenal fan who feels blessed to have witnessed the beginning of our charge to the top.

Today we played and defended as a team, we worked as a unit, we left it all on the pitch, today our 11 men fired our cannons with pride and passion, thanks Arsene, thanks lads, forward together!
Ryan