All things are as they should be at the moment for Arsenal Supporters. Five clear at the top of the Premier League. Cup ties coming up against AC Milan and Manchester United. Hleb and Cesc. Adebayor on 19 league goals.
Hleb and Cesc looked great against Blackburn. Neither scored, but don't be misled, these two look a class apart, top footballers.
A wholly predictable whinge, I say this in a vacuum, but I'll eat my hat if I don't find at least one whinge about the "lack of width" with Hleb and Cesc as wide midfielders; but, and this is a tip: anticipate a fantastic run of games from these two, no matter where they line up; and there was a nice shape to the side with those two wide, with Gilberto and Flamini holding; at least it was creating chances against Blackburn.
Cesc is probably going to miss two of the remaining 12 league games as he's on 9 yellow cards; hopefully that will work out to keep him fresh.
Arsenal have two defenders who are equally on top of their game in Gallas and Sagna. Arsenal Supporters can claim, with no hint of hyperbole, that they wouldn't trade these two for anyone.
Cesc - Really good on the ball (8).
Hleb - Great runs. Assist for Adebayor's goal (8).
Gallas - Never looked like letting Blackburn anywhere near the Arsenal goal (8).
Sagna - Strong at the back. Strong going forward (8).
Senderos - This site recently suggested that big Phil could be chipping in the odd goal with the inordinate number of set pieces Arsenal are generating, and he did do on the night with an emphatic headed winner (8).
Lehmann - Wasn't involved a lot, but he looked composed when he was (7).
Clichy - Crossing is inconsistent - it's a curious one, but Arsenal Supporters love the player (7).
Eduardo - Might be my imagination, but his buildup play looks slightly below Arsenal quality, so he'll want to be amongst the goals to have Arsenal Supporters singing his praises (7).
Gilberto - Carried on from his captain's performance for Brazil against Ireland; looked ok (7).
Adebayor - Arsenal legend very quickly in the making. Goal-scoring machine and consistent outlet (8).
Flamini - Good at breaking up play (7).
A thin Arsenal side used no subs. Three of the outfield subs were fullbacks: Gilbert, Hoyte, and Traore. The other was Bendtner.
Still to come back into this league-leading side: Robin Van Persie, Tomas Rosicky, and Kolo Toure.
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Christ, dude. The Arsenal are on a roll. Brad Friedel was fantastic in that game. He has to be about the best American to ever play in England.
And, dude, you've got to say a little more about Adebayor. The man is a beast.
Rollins - Thanks for that. Between my comment that Adebayor is a legend quickly in the making, followed by your comment that he deserved more of a mention; readers might start to get an idea about what kind of form he's in. I count 9 goals in the last 7 league games; Arsenal taking 19 of those 21 points.
I'd like to add that it's great to see Cesc and Hleb taking shots. If they continue to do it, it'll add to the firepower up front.
I think Blackburn remember how Eduardo destroyed them last time at Ewood park so they marked him really tight on his left side in this match. That's the cause of his being quiet. He needs to start working on his right foot to expand his range and bring more threat.
When Kolo, Rosicky, and Van Persie are back, the team will be so much more solid.
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