How many times over recent years have you seen our wide players streaking down the wings only to olook up and see nobody int the middle. We just don’t seem to make near post runs for tap-ins (freddie wasn’t too proud and scored a lot of goals bundling the ball into the net).

Simpson doesn’t have the silky skills or trickery. He is strong and direct and I don’t know if that fits in with the Arsene model. All I will say is that analysis of great teams usually shows a blend of creativity, strength, resilience and clinical finishing.

how good was Ramsey barnstorming run with the stepover routine in the 2nd half where he ended putting the throughball onto gibbs’ boot…they was class!

happy to see Merida get a run and play well also!

Our team of babies certainly did themselves proud last night. Arsenes favourite expression of ‘playing without the hand-brake’ comes to mind as they tore into Wigan with gay abandon – can I say that?

I’ve just read back the comments from last night Simpson/Bendtner and what I would say is that Vela was going at some pace down the wing and that it was the speed of Simpsons run that enabling him to be in the right place to score from Velas pass.

Not more or less inteligent IMO just faster!

Bendner v Simpson

I think respect for Arsene is due, we may have had a shaky start, but you can imagine if you saw these players every day in training, you really would believe in them, rather than start panic-buying.

Ramsey is awesome!

Vela is potentially my next player on my next strip i purchase! i want to get in early!