Theo Walcott scores a fantastic first goal for ArsenalPlayer RatingsAlmunia: 7,5 – Didn’t allow Blackburn to run the show in the penalty area. This will surely give confidence to the Spaniard who will hopefully keep it up.
Koscielny: 5,5 – The way El Hadji Diouf turned him was amateurish stuff and he made more mistakes in the second half. 30-year old Sebastien Squillaci will hopefully bring experience in the side, just as Wenger said.
Vermaelen:
7 – Much better than the Frenchman but lapse in concentration such as how he gifted the ball to Blackburn in the second half could have easily led to the equaliser.
Sagna: 8,5 – My Man of the match. Simply amazing and his contribution to the second goal was just what he has to do when he surges forward.
Clichy:
6 – Again disappointing. The home side identified his wing as the weakest link to attack from, especially in the first half and I was under the impression he simply didn’t know what was going on behind him when they took the lead.
Fabregas: 5,5 – You feel he will be back at his best after the break. He was better in the second half but still gave away possession cheaply.
Song: 6,5 – Very solid game from the Cameroon International as our midfield is slowly taking shape. He should however keep it simple as some of his passes were very sloppy.
Diaby:
7,5 – Guilty of giving away the ball sometimes but an overall good game from the Frenchman who showed good strength. Again, needs to believe more in himself and go for goal rather than slow things down by trying to pick a team mate.
Arshavin: 7 – A very good game from the Russian who finally looked determined to impress. Nice movement, lots of running and a very good finish.
Walcott: 8 – A headless chicken? Not anymore. It seems Theo has finally understood to keep it simple and we are finally seeing the results. As I said in the introduction he is finally shooting more and that’s great to see as his finishing is top class. He also finished brilliantly the one which was ruled out for off-side.
van Persie: 6 – Why start if not fit? For yet another time, we were forced to see Robin leave the pitch due to an injury which from what I heard is not a serious one. Luckily. Having said that, he still managed to be involved in Theo’s goal showing how important he can be for us.
(Subs)
Chamakh: 7 – Worked very hard and some nice movement off the ball, creating the space either for himself or others.
Rosicky: 5,5 – Failed to make an impact the Czech although I still feel he should have started in place of Cesc.
Wilshere: No Vote – Less than 10 minutes for Jack, who should have scored late in the game.
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