Wow, I go AWOL for a couple days and I'm surprised no one exected me to pop up on Sunday or Monday boasting about how Arsenal were the only top club to win on the Weekend or show up yesterday upset that the Gunners are out of the League Cup. Eh, whatever.
I was going out of my mind on Saturday during that 3-4 minutes of chaos at Villa Park. Ozil finally showed his worth after making us wait for him to do so. Welbeck finally got his first Arsenal goal, should've had 3 by now as a matter of fact. And Villa just imploded in those 3 minutes. Game probably would've gone differently if not for that big save by Szczesny off of Clark's header in, I think, the 22nd minute. Really nobody was off the beat in that game at all.
Tuesday on the other hand. Well, I'm disappointed, but I'm not upset. I felt it was certainly a competition we could've gone the distance in. But well, it actually wasn't that bad of a performance, Southampton just had a team that was better set up than Arsenal's, even with Sanchez in the XI. None of the players can really be faulted for the outcome, though I am disappointed by Rosicky and Podolski's performances. I don't think Rosicky has ever played as poorly as he did yesterday, and Podolski was playing almost as if he wasn't even there at all. Sanchez's goal was amazing, and Clyne's was just as good, if not better. I do feel like the difference maker in this game ended up being that penalty, it gave the Saints a serious confidence boost and they took it.
Oh well, North London Derby on Saturday. So, there's that to look forward to.
