As far as The Capital One Cup is concerned; well, it would have been nice to have progressed, and would have continued to give the fringe players and the youngsters - those that aren't out on loan - a couple more outings. Of far more concern were the injuries. As if we needed more! I'll come back to this.
As for Bayern... well, they're a fantastic side. Comfortably the best in Europe. And whilst we took a tonking there were a few positives, as we managed to look good on a number of occasions going forward. No point in getting disheartened, as we won't come up against that calibre of team again all season. Will Arsenal qualify? Well, one can safely assume that Bayern will beat Olimpiacos, and we should expect to beat Zagreb at home. So it will come down to having to go to Greece and win by two goals. Which is doable. But the frustration is that we won't have the luxury of a dead rubber at the end, where we can rotate. Hey ho; such is life and - going back to one of my previous posts - blame the Manager for instilling a feeling of complacency in the team for the first two matches by rotating far too much.
As for the Premier League, we've continued the good run and won well at both Watford and bogey team Swansea; plus a narrow if comfortable win at home to Everton. All great. But the injuries are mounting and today we have the unpleasant matter of a game against The Sp*ds. We need the points to a) keep up with Manchester City and b) keep the noisy neighbours down. I think we'll do it.
Remember this? Twice?
Two more subjects to cover. Injuries, and Mesut Ozil.
So we've hit the standard Arsenal injury crisis. Up to 10 players out, and an injury to a left back would give us a side perfectly capable of holding its own in the Premier League... out injured. Now some things you can't allow for, but perhaps the problems would have been alleviated in the manager had bought a player or two in the summer to boost the squad? Fanciful? I think not.
And now to Mesut Ozil, who one would know from reading previous postings I have always loved. He's not there to track back and do the hard years - though goodness knows he does cover a lot of ground. If anyone saw what Chris Waddle wrote in the Daily Mail yesterday, they'd understand what being a flair player and the linchpin of the side is all about. Don't knock him for what he can't do; admire him for what he can. And that's seeing and doing stuff that nobody I've ever watched can see and do. And finally, this season, he is starting get the recognition from the media and the public in this country that he deserves.
Oh, one other thing. Chelsea. Who isn't enjoying what's happening to them? They're a soap opera, with little or no sign of things improving for them. Keep going, Jose; it's so entertaining.
As for Bayern... well, they're a fantastic side. Comfortably the best in Europe. And whilst we took a tonking there were a few positives, as we managed to look good on a number of occasions going forward. No point in getting disheartened, as we won't come up against that calibre of team again all season. Will Arsenal qualify? Well, one can safely assume that Bayern will beat Olimpiacos, and we should expect to beat Zagreb at home. So it will come down to having to go to Greece and win by two goals. Which is doable. But the frustration is that we won't have the luxury of a dead rubber at the end, where we can rotate. Hey ho; such is life and - going back to one of my previous posts - blame the Manager for instilling a feeling of complacency in the team for the first two matches by rotating far too much.
As for the Premier League, we've continued the good run and won well at both Watford and bogey team Swansea; plus a narrow if comfortable win at home to Everton. All great. But the injuries are mounting and today we have the unpleasant matter of a game against The Sp*ds. We need the points to a) keep up with Manchester City and b) keep the noisy neighbours down. I think we'll do it.
Remember this? Twice?
Two more subjects to cover. Injuries, and Mesut Ozil.
So we've hit the standard Arsenal injury crisis. Up to 10 players out, and an injury to a left back would give us a side perfectly capable of holding its own in the Premier League... out injured. Now some things you can't allow for, but perhaps the problems would have been alleviated in the manager had bought a player or two in the summer to boost the squad? Fanciful? I think not.
And now to Mesut Ozil, who one would know from reading previous postings I have always loved. He's not there to track back and do the hard years - though goodness knows he does cover a lot of ground. If anyone saw what Chris Waddle wrote in the Daily Mail yesterday, they'd understand what being a flair player and the linchpin of the side is all about. Don't knock him for what he can't do; admire him for what he can. And that's seeing and doing stuff that nobody I've ever watched can see and do. And finally, this season, he is starting get the recognition from the media and the public in this country that he deserves.
Oh, one other thing. Chelsea. Who isn't enjoying what's happening to them? They're a soap opera, with little or no sign of things improving for them. Keep going, Jose; it's so entertaining.
