james says:

Sadly, games like this only bring me regret and apprehension because Arsene might hold back on a number of decisions he’ still meant to make to take us to where we belong.
Thankfully, we didn’t play with any muppet today so there’s none of them that can in a way take credit for this victory- a lot of people pan Alex Song but let’s be honest, that dude has either played badly when he’s fighting through a knee injury or given his all this season. I still don’t want Cesc to go; I understand quality and what he has is something special without the stop-start seasons he’s been having as a result of that muscle injury.
In a better light, the future does still remain possible bright but quality and experience are needed in some areas, let’s get the right people in.

Jibzi says:

Great result, but its such a shame that it should have enhanced our title challenge rather than Chelski’s, but anyway will be great if ManUre are knocked off top spot.

I think collectively we made some unforced errors, such as misplaced passes, or holding onto the ball for too long, and its obviously good for forwards when crosses are put into the box but if you are looking for one target man against Rio and Vidic, then its going to be difficult to score from aerial crosses so perhaps maybe putting the ball in along the ground or pulling the ball back (ie for Rambo’s goal) would have been better.

Just want to also mention Wojiech’s kicking, into the last phase of the game, where he kept booting it straight to VDS at the other end where ManUre could quickly rebuild made me jittery and he would be better off kicking it out for a throw in (deep in the other half of course).

But I have to say on the whole, we were excellent and looked up for it. Song was all over Rooney and made him drop deeper and deeper, Jack and Rambo did well and fantastic commitment from Arshavin…every time he made those tackles, the crowd made the biggest roar and it inspired the whole team. There were times I noticed as well that when ManUre were launching a counter attack, our players made sure, even if it meant fouling them, that they didnt get away easily.

Its so amazing hearing Red Nose Fergie complaining that decisions go against them and his daft view that our penalty claim was tougher compared to Owen’s claim (not saying Owen dived or not, but he did con the ref back in WC2002 against Argentina). Vidic seems to get away with murder time and time again, as does Shrek (Rooney), and in a few matches in losing/drawing positions, they somehow get 5-6mins extra time so perhaps next week will be when they really get a stinker of a decision against Chelski and will moan about it like crazy.

We shall see.

David Sutasurya says:

Optimist come in full force ! wellcome boys !
Just want to remind myself and everybody here that a good fans will keep delivering positive energy in the best or worst situation !
If not, we are only part of the problem.

Last 15 minute is a big test for the team, since they seem will did the same mistake again ! loosing lead at the last part of the game.

This team dont have big problem in quality but in mentality. Something they need to work on the player subconcious mind. We need to produce a team that have enough maturity and character to beat the most defensive dirty team and the worst referee !

and I think the fans have problem in their subconcious mind and character too !!!

(still hope W will bring at least a strong CB next year)

Charlie says:

Szchezny is such a brilliant goalie. Nobody mentioned that this was THE YOUNGEST TEAM SELECTION OF ANY CLUB IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE ALL YEAR and they beat United. If that’s not promising for the future i don’t know what is. Clichy let a couple of dangerous crosses come accross and did give away a penalty against Owen which was only waved away because the ref knew that he made a mistake earlier. I still think Clichy needs to be replaced and i’d give him a 6 for this game. Sagna on the other hand rarely lets his man get a cross in and never (touch-wood) makes a serious mistake such as giving away a penalty. Kos was ok but wasn’t always in control, he got lucky a couple of times. I think Wilshere deserves better for the simple reason that they kept Rooney quiet all match. Arsene knew that if you stop Rooney you seriously diminish the threat of United but with him dropping back into midfield the midfield needed to be on top form to keep him quiet. Final word, anyone else think that Fabs mysterious injury might coincide with an argument sparked off by Wenger saying that he couldn’t handle the pressure ? I think Arsenal are better with the more direct approach and better defensive ability of Ramsey. Plus it must be of benefit to the players not having a captain on the pitch who is dreaming of greener pastures.

Aussie Jack says:

Looking at the stats on the BBC Sports report it suggests United had more possession ,set pieces, and shots on target. I only saw the first half but I put Arsenal at least 60 to 40 in front, they gave United very little ball.
To watch Arsenal play football is a sheer delight, if only they could find a way to put it in the net, there is something wrong with our attack.
Based on what we saw I can only repeat we need a partner for Vermaelen and one for Van Persie, the rest will do fine we don`t need more, just exit the deadwood to ease the costs and I have to say we did very well without Fabregas.

soushio says:

ESPN–Arsenal win 1-0 to Man Utd
CNN–Osama bin Laden is dead

What a jolly good way to start the week!

Aaron was freaking amazing, considering he hadn’t played a lot for quite some time! And especially near the end (?) I think we all caught a glimpse of the bright beacon of hope that is our future midfield. And although I have to say I’ve seen Chesney challenged more before, he did well today.
The ref was crap full-stop. I want video technology, Blatter.

nyanguge says:

we dont need any strikers this summer. Nb52,chamack, and rvp are more than sufficient. Chamack nd rvp is one of the most lethal partnerships in europe potentially. Chamakh needs some confidence instilled in him by the manager, ie: more game time. Ofcourse hes losing confidence and playing the simple ball these days instead of going for goal simply because of a lack of faith from the manager who gives him just a couple of minutes these days. We musnt forget his ability, if not for him we wouldnt even be third at the moment. And as for rvp, hes just genius. Lets not go out and splash money on an edin dzeko, who like the names im hearing linked with us like lukaku or falcao was great in their former club but how many goals has he bagged for city?