up gunners..up nigeria.

Quick first-time touches, lots of movement and excellent positioning(which led to what-for-many was a clear penalty).

Apart from that, great marks.

Aaron is a little bit too confident for my liking. That just doesn’t seem the Arsenal way. He should stick his head a little lower and focus on not giving the ball away too cheaply – even though we wouldn’t want him to grow into another Denilson aka Mr Sideways Passing.

Nasri was – as so often before – sub-par away from home. Didn’t really commit to anything, which really is a bother because we know how magic he can be.

Eduardo is still a long way from being what he was prior to his injury.

Cesc tried his hardest but was somehow almost invisible when not in possession.

And you’re quite right: Alex was once again our best. He commits for three or four players out there, winning balls or otherwise disrupting attacks left right and centre. We need to keep this lad at all cost – he’s a monster!

Traore: Not up to the task. But then again, we can’t really expect more from a third choice option.

Vermaelen: As much as I hate to say it, I do feel Tommy’s somewhat at fault for the goal. If you look at the replays you’ll see him losing his header and then not finding time to react on the rebound, as Bent pounced and scored. I am, however, not saying he should be blamed for any more than just that; he was once again solid and tried his darnest to cover for Traore when the latter had forgotten how to mark.

Remember the liverpool match?

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