Kevin Palmer (ESPN) feels that Arsenal overcame their reliance upon Cesc Febregas and ‘special’ Robin van Persie. He wrongly says that it was “decided in three second half minutes as Giovanni missed a penalty harshly awarded against Mikael Silvestre”. While the foul shouldn’t have been awarded, it and the subsequent penalty miss were hardly the deciding moments.
Mikey Stafford (The Guardian) gives the best all-around synopsis of the match.
Gill Clark (goal.com) gives accolades to Denilson and Abou Diaby for their performances.
David Young (ESPN Correspondent) calls the team’s performance pragmatic and efficient rather than spectacular and breathtaking. Young points us to the next four games, where 3 of them are at home. Then, starting on Jan 31, we face Man United, Chelsea, and Liverpool within a space of 11 days.
In the postgame interview, when asked about the first goal, Arsene admits that Denilson wasn’t going to take the free kick. Sure glad he did!
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