Olympiacos 1 Arsenal 0

As the progress to the second round as group winners is already secured, Arsene Wenger decides to field the youngest ever team in the Champs League led by the oldest veteran Mikhael Silvestre, a grand daddy at 32.

From the report it would seem that the boys fared well but again lacked the lethal touch in front of the goal. The defence is understandably shaky given that this is the first time the back 4 is playing together.

A good experience for the guys, some of which are actually making their debut in the first team.

The future actually augers well for the team.

Arsenal 2 Stoke 0

This is the first game i have missed the entire season due to house moving. Nevertheless I recorded the game and only caught glimpses of it due to lack of time.

Arsenal is currently suffering a striker crisis, as opposed to same time last year when we have a defender crisis. Arshavin was pushed forward to play as lone striker and supported by attacking midfielders such as Rosicky, Nasri & Fabregas. The passing and play was definitely ok save that the finishing should have been better.

A goal by Arshavin in the first half was still not enough to ease the nerves, knowing that we have let slip a number of late goals this season. A second by Ramsay helped to settle the side in the last 20 minutes. Credit to Ramsay, he is certainly looking more like a class player lately, compared to when i first watched him played last season. Passing was more incisive and his runs were timed quite well. His decision making should however still have to be worked on, but he is definitely improving. The problem is that I do not see he and Fabregas playing together in the middle of the park, rather more like a replacement as their playing style are fairly similar.

Overall, a good weekend with 3 points collected expectedly.

Arsenal 2 Standard Liege 0

A win in the Champs League to secure top spot. Glad to see Denilson making a come back as well as Nasri. Hoping for better news this Sunday against Chelsea. Still reeling from the loss of RVP & Gibbs.

And worries over Gallas too.

It seems that injuries are coming back to haunt us. Hopefully the fringe players can perform.

Sunderland 1 Arsenal 0

A heartbreak weekend with RVP and Gibbs injured during the international break followed by a heartbreak performance against Sunderland. I have not seen the team played so badly and hope this is just a one off incident.

Shall not comment too much and hope for a better performance against Chelsea after losing ground to Man U & Chelsea.

Wolves 1 Arsenal 4

I remembered that Wolves approached this game very well, not giving the Gunners any space in the midfield. They were playing a pressing style even on the backs, and our fluency and passing game was adversely affected.

Somehow, we still managed to go 2-0 up at half-time, thanks to 2 own goals.

In the second half, we were also very nervous and still managed to further the lead through Arshavin. The fourth goal was a gem by Fabregas after some good passing from RVP.

Wolves though pulled back a late consolation goal and the knack of conceding soft late goals is starting to worry me. So long as we are in free scoring mode, this should not be an issue.

Still the score seemed generous to us as we did not play as well as the scoreline suggested. I am happy with the 3 points in the bag and leapfrog over Man U to 2nd place.

Now for the top of the table clash with Chelsea in a fortnight's time.

Arsenal 4 AZ Alkmaar 1

What a week. We are on a winning streak again and secure 3 important points in Europe. The team seem to click well and judging by the performance, we have lots of attach options in Arshavin, Rosicky, Fabregas, Walcott, Nasri, Diaby etc. These are midfielders who can create and/or score. So as and when the strikes are man marked, the movement and creativity of the midfielders can make up for it.

2 goals from Fabregas certainly make this one of his best season so far. What is missing from his CV is a prolific goal scoring record, and this season he has hit gold.

1 goal from Diaby and another from Nasri, who is back from injury. Though I did not watch the game, I wathced the goals in Youtube. The 4th goal created by the cheeky backflick of Eduardo followed by a fantastic pass to Diaby by Arshavin summed up the quality of the pass and football that evening. No wonder Wenger is delighted and started talking about a title challenge.

Our weakness over the pas seasons is a lack of consistency. Lets hope we stop dropping points like we did against West Ham a couple of weeks ago and start getting 3 points against lesser side. This is how Man U laboured to a title last season and this will ensure that we will not be hurt even if we were to drop points against the other big 3.

Looking forward to this Saturday's game against Wolves. 3 points in the bag, I pray.

Arsenal 3 Tottenham 0

What a derby! Robbie Keane has inflamed the Gunners during the pre-match press interview by claiming that the present Spurs squad is a tad stronger than Arsenal. What a load of bollocks. It was certainly great to see him eat his humble pie when we dismantle their fragile defence and scored 3 in front of the home fans.

The initial 42 minutes do not however hint at a comprehensive win. Arsenal's passing looked nervous and frequently misplaced, with Spurs squeezing out the space in the midfield by deploying Keanne in a 4-5-1 formation, leaving Crotch as the lone striker. As the game went on, Arsenal gradually looked the more convincing team with a couple of goal attempts.

The first goal from RVP arose from Ledley King's failure to pick him up. It was a cross from the right flank and King should have cleared the cross. To RVP's credit, he came from a very deep position to outrun King, who may be short of fitness due to his persistent injuries, and scored with a good touch from his right feet. In terms of technique and first touch, RVP is up there among the best and he has a stinging left shoot with almost no backlift.

Before the dust had even settled, Spurs lost the ball right from the kick off and RVP passed the ball to Fabregas who finished off a fine solo run with Arsenal's second goal. Talk about being Fabregasted with the first goal. Tottenham were sucker punched twice on the face without any reply. Game set and match practically at this stage, after playing reasonably well for 42 minutes.

The second half started with Redknapp switching to a 4-4-2 format with the hope to pull one back. Memories of the West Ham and Birmingham games do cross my mind, knowing that once Spurs pull one back, the match will be very edgy and close. To Arsenal's credit, they defended well and another great cross from Sagna saw RVP adding his goal tally in the game, again from the keeper and King's mistake. Once that went in, the 3 points are firmly in the bag.

I am proud of the team's performance. Indeed the effort and results speak louder than Keanne's boast that Spurs are already in the big 4. No Robbie, Spurs are still some distance off. Their record against the big 4 in the previous season speaks for itself. They have over-performed. This season, they lost to Chelsea, Man U and Arsenal, while beating Liverpool. But then, Liverpool has been looking extremely vulnerable this season with 7 defeats in the last 8 games.

:D.....