Arsenal vs Napoli

This article will lack the traditional GFS punch so apologies for that. I hope it will be a good read nonetheless!

First of all, I would like to express my disgust at the incident that took place at Piebury Corner. I hope the Gooner who got injured is recovering well!

The UCL game between Arsenal F.C. and S.S.C. Napoli was a game of two halves. Surprisingly, both were controlled by Arsenal!!

The first half was a demonstration of Arsenal's attacking prowess and the second showcased our resillience and determination to keep a clean sheet!

I am not going to write about the first half. Almost all the blogs have covered it and showered deserved praise on the trio of Özil, Ramsey and Giroud.

There were a few players in the second half who played well. The Flamini & Arteta partnership provided solidity in front of the defence.

Flamini with his organizing the defence and midfield while we were defending and him shadowing Hamsik proved to be too much for Rafael Benitez's men. Arteta was brilliant as usual. Between themselves, they choked any attempt/possibility of a Napoli counter attack.

Ramsey did well defensively as well! I must say, I have never seen Rosicky play a physical game.. This was different. His passes were off a few times but he played his heart out. The intensity of his challenges and the urgency he showed while pushing up was really really good to see.

However, i was really surprised by the performance of Bacary Sagna. The last game (before this) he played, I wondered if he is better off playing as a centre back. He was tracking back well and providing good support while attacking. Looks like it will only get harder for Wenger to pick his RB!

BFG and Kos did a good job. BFG with some critical saves and Kos covered well when he went a bit forward.

I am glad Kos didnt make any rash challenges either ! :)

Gibbo, baring a couple of times, looked on top of his game. He had a good chance to score as well, but unfortunately, the ball came to his less preferred foot!

I feel sad for Woj, he hardly had anything to do in the game. The poor lad could have slept like a baby throughout the game and we still would not have conceded thanks to Flamini and his organizational capabilities!

All in all, a good victory!

#UTA #COYG

- @karansingh9008