Sczesczny: Didn't really have to do too much, but looked solid. 7.
Sagna: Worst I've seen him defend for a while, but excellent in attack in the first half especially. 6.
Mertesacker: Very strong, imperious in the second half. Made no mistakes at all, and formed an excellent partnership with Song. 8.
Song: Formidable also, helped us in our hour of need in the second half. 8.
Andre Santos: Awesome going forward and decent defensively, scored and seems to be a better replacement for Clichy. 8.
Rosicky: Dear Lord, I don't ever really want to see him start again, poor work rate and not good enough to offset this. 5.
Frimpong: Great tackles and tracking back, but his passing and especially first touch need addressing. 6.5.
Arteta: Great performance, kept us ticking and started most attacks. Worked well with Frimpong. Motm. 9.
Arshavin: Poor first half, sloppy in possession and slightly invisible, came into his own when playing more centrally(exactly) in the second half. 7.
Oxlade Chamberlain: Quick, constantly dangerous and a very well taken goal. Slightly invisible in parts. 8.5.
Chamakh. I want to like him, but he makes it very hard. Not very comfortable in possession and hi movement seems very laboured, but was solid to be fair. 6.5.
Player ratings.
posted on 28/9/11
I disagree entirely, constantly gave the ball away, and painfully slow.
posted on 28/9/11
Rosicky was our worst player. I though Arshavin came alvie when he was played in the middle.
posted on 28/9/11
Szcz saved the one that hit the bar. If he hadnt we would have drawn.
Mert could have done better for their goal.
Rosicky was fairly good I thought. Played quite a few good passes which is what hes there to do.
Frimpong isnt there to play, hes there to stop the opposition play and did a not bad job.
posted on 28/9/11
well Rosicky is my man crush
posted on 28/9/11
Sczesczny had made 3 saves....1 tipped over the bar.....
What you mean he had not much to do......???
I agree with all but Rosicky did have a good second half.....did some good turns and runs....
Arshavin did well second half as well....
Chamakh, like you, I want him to do well.....I thought he did OK. Was good in putting the defenders under pressure and won a few 50/50's in the top half of the field.....
Arteta looks great....he is not as skilfull as Fabs but he likes to help the team out more in defence which we didn't get much from fabs....
I think Mertesacker is quality, his reading of the game is amazing.....when TV is back we will go through a few games without conceding.....
posted on 28/9/11
looks like me and kaka4arsenal are two of very few people who think rosicky played fairly well at least. his great first touch gave our whole team a lot of time to move, get settled and make space for him.
he never seemed rushed and played in santos for his goal as well. people just love to hate him, for some reason.
posted on 28/9/11
im not going to say he done amazing but he done fairly well
but per and Santos looked brilliant
posted on 28/9/11
Best players tonight: Song by a mile. Arteta was good and his defence work is better than Cesc's was.
posted on 28/9/11
i thought everyone played well. arshavin was a little docile in the first half but grew into the game towards the end. rosicky was very composed and arteta really was mr consistent. i really like that quarter back role he plays. he can pick a pass and is very good defensively. frimpong was brilliant tackling but his passing was a little of, but fair play to him. he stuck at his task and performed well. and santos a true brazillian fullback if ever there was one. brilliant going forward and his long balls were top notch. lovely taken goal
posted on 28/9/11
I thought Arshavin had a very poor game. For the Olympiakos goal, he just stood still on his heels and didn't even attempt to mark his man (who scored).
He did make some good runs late on, but I don't think that's enough to make up for the lack of effort and the poor finishing.
Thought Chamakh was decent but of course should do more.
Rosicky didn't have a good game, but seemed to settle much more once Ramsey was on, as did the team generally.
Santos and Mertesacker were fantastic, and Song did especially well in the last 20 minutes.
Oxlade-Chamberlain will be an important player for us.