3 is the Magic Number!

First a big shout to JamrockRover, glad it was a win an hope all was good at the Tollington, I hope to see you there soon and get you to sing when Paddy got up!

So maybe my last blog was foresight, doubt it but hey I will go with that! Yes 3 was our magic number and a convincing win it was too. A big up to Kieron Gibbs for his first league goal, Ray Winstone or Arsenal Winston for those who follow on twitter did have a disagreement with a fan sitting behind him re Gibbs, suffice to say he asked him to shut up. He did! Mr Given did help it in to the back of the net but you could see by the guys face what it meant to him and to Gooners too.

Song was a deserved man of the match, his pass to Walcott for number two was a thing of beauty and it was fab to see it put away so well. Walcott as certainly made big strides ahead. Here is a stat for you. It has been 15 years since Arsenal have had two goals scores by Englishmen in a Premier League game!

Goal number three from Arteta was a stunning free kick, bring back memories of Fabregas with a 30 yard stunner. True we should have won by more with misses from Walcott, RVP( one man team anyone?) and Ramsey but hey, not so long ago we were 12 points behind Spuds and now were are 3rd with a 3 point lead. Who would have guessed that after the 8-2 drubbing but fair play to Arsene Wenger with sticking to the plan, ignoring the shouts for his head. We even got a smile from him and that has been missing for a while.

So we look in good shape but we still have 8 games to go. The champions league now looks likely but there is still work to be done and a squad strengthening required during the summer. What will happen to the likes of Almunia and Chamakh and Park who knows. I do feel sorry for Benayoun as even he his now doubtful of his future. Rosicky is a new player now and even Djourou filled in well for the injured Kos, lets hope the knee injury is minor and he is back soon.

So it's 3 for me at the moment but as we are at 7 wins from 7 that could all change again. I am fickle with numbers but when it comes to my beloved Arsenal, one thing is for sure, I always keep my faith.
I will leave you with a picture to brighten you day.
Laters,
The Dog