Arsenal

[hercules]

Bould is definately making a difference. We look so solid as a unit, everyone knows their roles in the team whether it is team shape without the ball, or attacking/defending set peices. 3 clean sheets is the result. A very good result all round. So glad Diaby is back!

[wev]

Can Diaby have the number 3 now?

[hauk]

The whole team seemed pretty well drilled not pushing forward unnecessarily and retaining a pretty good shape. Diaby was fantastic, some of his little turns to find space when surrounded by players were lovely. Great goals to.

[mop]

That was very satisfying.

And I got to echo the Diaby praise. He was immense today - it's bloody fantastic to see.

[toythatkills]

Diaby:

"We were very strong defensively. It means a lot to me because I really want to play football, this year I am back and I hope to stay like this until the end of the season."

[Timmo]

"We were very strong defensively. It means a lot to me because I really want to play football, this year I am back and I hope to stay like this until the end of the season."

Already planning his transfer to City.

[carlito]

If we'd signed a new central midfielder and they had the game Diaby just had we'd be hailing him as the second coming. Fantastic performance.

LANS motherfuckers, LANS.

[Dude Ranch]

Already been said but the three in the middle were brilliant. Really pleased for Diaby, he looked great. L Pod was impressive and defensively we were organised and committed. Gibbs looks like he's pushed on. Good signs all over.

[The Fox]

That Man Utd No20 looks tidy. Maybe we should stick a bid in?

[toythatkills]

One man team.

[humdrum]

[AlwaysBeClosing]

If Diaby stays as he is you won't miss Song a jot. Absolutely ran the show today, glad to see Cazorla and Podolski both getting you off the mark, sweeter still against the opposition you had.

[Mars]

Diaby looked immense, please please jebus look after his unlucky bones.

[Dude Ranch]

L Pod and Cazorla in particular look so happy all the time. It's really nice to see. Cazorla is a dream of a footballer. L Pod has awesome arms. I liked what I saw today. A lot.

As per Mars, Diaby just staying fit for a season will be heart warming. He deserves a run. Not being good enough is one thing but to be robbed of the chance to show what you've got is terrible shame. Today, he was excellent.

[carlito]

You'll now see the gradual backtracking of the Diaby is not good enough/Why the fuck does Diaby get 50k a week/Sell fucking Diaby brigade - revising their once aggressively vocal view into more of a "Poor old Diaby had such a tough time with injuries - great to see him back" type line.

Fucking cunts.

[humdrum]

https://twitter.com/T_Vermaelen05/status/242367813317177345

[Dude Ranch]

You'll now see the gradual backtracking of the Diaby is not good enough/Why the fuck does Diaby get 50k a week/Sell fucking Diaby brigade - revising their once aggressively vocal view into more of a "Poor old Diaby had such a tough time with injuries - great to see him back" type line.

Fucking cunts.

Well, he has had three games in a row. A very good one today. Cunts like you stick their pound on any old horse and when it comes in they proclaim their genius. You're not a genius, you punt often and sometimes read the right opinion, copy it and get lucky. Let's hope Diaby gets lucky and we can compose an informed verdict in two months or so. He was very good today. Have a smilie..

MOTD2 in a few minutes.

[Swallow]

Vermaelen spelt gays wrong.

[Mars]

Wenger properly fancies Cazorla

[BlinkyBear]

Wenger properly fancies Cazorla

Not as much as I do.

[Dude Ranch]

Not as much as I do.

Join the queue.

[Silent Runner]

Gibbs properly lashed Giroud out of it for not leaving that chance to him. I think Giroud will come good though.

[Dude Ranch]

Gibbs properly lashed Giroud out of it for not squaring leaving that chance to him. I think Giroud will come good though.

Haha, Gibbs really did tear him off. I agree though, Giroud will be amazing /carlito

MOTD2 did a right number on Diaby. He looked really, really good. No-one on here predicted that, ever.

[carlito]

Oh dear, presumably you think I was directing that at you don't you Buttercup? It was actually aimed at class acts like Le Grove and the like which exist soley to brew discontent in their inexplicably large readership.

Now you obviously needed to let off some steam because you feel sore about some previous histrionics, and that's ok but before we even begin to laugh at the rest of that hilariously inapplicable nonsense you wrote, you do appreciate how ridiculous it is to suggest that I don't harp on about Diaby right? You must know that is a silly thing to say? I mean that's like my thing along with generally being well reasoned and, you know, right all the fucking time.

Anyway, sorry she left you man.

[anders limpar]

Chill out mate.

[SeanR]

hey carlito, is this a new mental breakdown, or a continuation of the last one?

[mop]

You know who's impressed me a fair bit so far this season. Jenkinson. Considering his age and experience kid is holding up well. Nice to see.

[wev]

You know who's impressed me a fair bit so far this season. Jenkinson. Considering his age and experience kid is holding up well. Nice to see.

Looked so much more composed without Walcott in front of him too

[Dude Ranch]

Jenkinson does look good. Considering he played for Eastbourne and I played against them a few times. At right back, very nicely thanks. Me at right back for Arsenal? Nope. Puts it into perspective.

[Rev]

Looked so much more composed without Walcott in front of him too

It must be fairly distracting watching someone fall down constantly.

Also, I'm definitely one of the people that said Diaby should be put out to pasture. Keeping him on was the morally correct thing to do, but I think we should have got rid of him years ago if you ignore that slightly sentimental side. It's got to be said though, the 3 of Arteta/Diaby/Cazorla is working brilliantly already. It's completely amazing and so much less infuriating than Song waltzing in and out of position all the time.

I still think we needed a couple more signings for the sake of squad depth, but I love this first 11.