I saw the highlights and Ozil looked like a £42.4m signing, every touch, pass and movement was different class to any player on the pitch, should've had more assists if Walcott had any kind of composure. Even being ill he dominated the first half with some bits of pure class, the touch and take for the assist and the lay off to Giroud was perfect. As an Arsenal fan I am so excited to go watch him play and with a couple more additions at the back in January, we could be challenging for trophies come the April part of this season and when Ozil links up with Cazorla, Podolski and Wilshere as a trio, this could a very exciting season for Arsenal.
The form of Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud have stood out for me this season. Ramsey is playing in the form of his life, in 6 games he's got 5 goals, 4 man of the matches and has looked a completely different player from a guy who couldn't string two passes together last season. I believe as Wilshere had his breakthrough season in 2010/11, this could be the big season for Aaron Ramsey, he's always had talent but the injury suffered at Stoke really hindered his career. Now he's back and I think he's going to play a major role in Arsenal winning anything this season. As will Olivier Giroud, I don't know how many times I've said, this'll be the season he breaks through, and after getting 4 in 4 games in the league, including the winning goal against Spurs. His runs, finishing and hold up play has been first class so far, I can't believe how good he's become, last season his finishing was appalling, he had a great pre-season and he's clearly settled into the Premier League culture. One moment in the Sunderland game, he comes short for the ball and with the outside of his left he flicks it over two defenders for Walcott who's through, he misses. But the fact he's trying this is stunning, I'm as excited for Giroud as Ozil, he's taken a lot of stick but this season he will be the 3rd main factor in Arsenal's season.
Review of the Rest
- Jose Mourinho crashed to earth as Everton stunned them with a 1-0 victory to get Martinez off and running. A game dominated by Chelsea but without a clinical finisher, the loan out of Lukaku I think is the worst move made this summer.
- Manchester United got past Crystal Palace thanks to a controversial penalty by Van Persie, in which the foul seemed outisde the box, although the red card decision seemed fair. Wayne Rooney curled in a sumptuous free kick, if he's back on full cylinders then he may lead United to another successful season.
- A frustrated Manchester City dropped players and points at Stoke with a 0-0, a game they probably were lucky not to lose, but they need a good UCL campaign to really confirm themselves as European heavyweights.
- Spurs got back on track with a Sigurdarsson double, Newcastle got a massive win at Villa and Hull & Cardiff, Saints & West Ham and Fulham & WBA drew
The UCL returns next week, Arsenal take on Marseille in France. I'm very nervous about this encounter as with the group we have it's vital we get a win against the weak link in the group. It looks like Santi Cazorla will be out for a few weeks, Vermaelan, Podolski and Arteta are back in training but I wouldn't rush them back, I'd try an unchanged side against Marseille hopefully if Giroud can shake off his knock from the weekend, but if we can field an unchanged line up we should get the 3 points we need, as the Dortmund and Napoli encounters will close-nit games.
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