Any chance of a clean sheet today...?

Nice bit of defensive work by Holding vs Walcott and a good ball forward. Impressive.

But he passes to a guy who is basically marked by a defender which is why ramsey didn’t just strike it first time.
If there is a simple square ball for an open goal tap in then play it, but 1v1 with the gk on your favoured foot take the strike

Ramsey had a defender nearby. His was a more difficult finish than Özil's. 15 yards out with just the keeper to beat.
Just finish it.

Iwobi on for Aubameyang

Good save by Čech - again.

Walcott subbed, warm applause from the home fans

Yeah - He might have an injury. They're gonna keep an eye on him.

Lacazette and Aubameyang are going to save/win is some points this season. We are a fairly average side with a couple of dead eye finishers

Iwobi looking bright again. Doing what you want from a sub, picking up the tempo, making runs behind and getting on the ball

Welbeck on - Ramsay off.

Squeaky bum time for that elusive clean sheet.

Čech punches the ball out and gives the Everton player a good smack at the same time.
He's been excellent today and deserves a clean sheet.

I’m liking this new thing that Čech is doing. Booting it well away from the goal. Much better for the nerves.

He’s had his critics but Čech has been rock solid for us today. I love how he comes decisively for crosses and catches or punches, 99% of the time making the right decision. Watch how few timed the supposed beat gk in he league, De Gea, does the same thing to take the pressure off his defence....he more often than not stays on his line and eventually makes a wonder save that could have been avoided if he’d just come and punched clear in the first place

Agreed. I’ve been a critic of his this season, but he’s been our best player today.

Time to drop Özil. Iwobi deserves a starting place more than him.

Yay!!!!! No goals conceded.

Full time. One of those completely forgettable games. Good to see we can win games without playing well

First clean sheet of the season

DeGea is the best keeper in the league. He is one of those that stays in his 6 yard box a lot but there's absolutely no denying his quality. He's a far better keeper than Čech these days.

True, but that’s the best whole game that I’ve seen Čech play for ages.

Were getting our best 11 players on the pitch but we have Aubameyang, Özil and Ramsey all playing in positions which wouldn’t be their favourite or best position. Emery inherited it but he must find a solution even if it means making a tough decision and dropping/selling one of them.

He probably is the best in the league but I think his outrageous shot stopping masks weaknesses in his game that are overlooked by pundits. Going back to the days of seaman and schmeichel - two gk I rate higher than De Gea, both would have a much better control of their penalty box and the high ball.
De Gea HAS to make a lot of saves behind that Man U defence but I’ve only ever seen people blame his defence for that rather than question whether he could have done more?

Okay you ingrates. You wanted a win and a clean sheet. You got it.

Who are you talking to?

His imagination.

Cazorla echoes in part what Theo was saying. It was very evident for years the players lost trust in Wenger. They respected him I think but didn't believe in him. Wenger's departure was long overdue. I've long argued that it wasn't about bringing better players because that player would end up not having belief as well. Cesc, RvP and others saw it. They saw that the squad was never going to win top honors with Wenger in charge. We can debate some left in the wrong way but can we really blame them for not staying in a ship that was idle in the middle of the ocean while others were steaming past?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/cazorla-co ... 47142.html

A lot of forumnites were beating this drum for years, even decades. Some who stuck loyally with Wenger, also finally had enough and joined the chorus. He has left Arsenal now, so wish him all the best post-Arsenal.

(Unblocked) Friends , Gooners, Gleibermen, lend me your ears.
I have come to bury Wenger, not to praise him.
The evil that managers do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones.
So let it be with Wenger. The noble Gazidis
Hath told you Wenger was unambitious.
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Wenger answered it.

It's evident Emery is bent on building a partnership with Aubie and Lacazette. So far its proving effective. Both have a very nice combined tally after 4 matches. They don't have to be as effective Bergkamp and Henry or Pires and Henry (I doubt they could) but they don't have to be. If they can stay as productive as they are, we are in great shape going forward. I thought our attack is very, very good. The aforementioned with Ramsey, Iwobi and Özil in support (not to mention Mihki, and others), we are a pretty darn good attacking side. The defense is the issue and the defense will get a huge boost when Kos comes back. Kos isn't a cure all for the defense by any stretch. The defense will be the number one concern going forward and should be addressed in the upcoming transfer windows. But as the season goes on, we should start seeing better results and better quality results. If we played City and Chelsea now, I think we would still lose to City but it would be a much tighter game and I think we would draw with Chelsea, right now. In 2 or 3 months, who knows?

Only saw the highlights but Man Utd looked woeful against Wolves and Wolves really should have won with the amount of chances they had. Seeing Mourinho go out in usual fashion would be good to see :)

Zlatan scores his 500th goal for LA Galaxy. In only a way Zlatan can score.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhfamxklRI

I actually thought this was a small step in the right direction. We have some very obvious flaws still, and it certainly wasn’t a spectacular performance, but you can’t expect the spectacular when we’re trying to set an entirely new foundation for the team. We’re getting wins which is very important at this early stage because I think this team has another couple of levels to reach.

And honestly, anytime you get three points and a goal like this, you can't feel too bad:

http://arsenalist.com/f/2018-19/alexand ... 09-22.html

In the land of the blind, the man who only blocks 90% of incoming information is king.

Interesting , who would of thought it ?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... y-football

What shall we use
To fill the empty spaces
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill
The final places?
How should I complete the wall?

In any case, Čech's form is very pleasing. He was great yesterday.