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A game which was lost, and then won, before Arsenal ended up having to settle for the purgatory that is the FA Cup replay.
WOJCIECH SZCZESNY - 7 - A solid display from the Pole. He looked relatively secure between the sticks, and wasn't helped by his defence for the two goals he conceded.
BACARY SAGNA - 5 - Average defensively, but the main issue with Sagna was his play going forward. His seeming reluctance to supplement the attack, and his poor distribution when he did made Arsenal a negligible force down the right-hand side.
PER MERTESACKER - 6 - May be the scapegoat for Swansea's opener, but is relied upon to be the defensive leader, and when Arsenal came under pressure in the 2nd half, the backline creaked. Was caught square far too often.
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Tonight’s game against relegation candidates Southampton provided the Arsenal with a chance to build on a solid run of results in the Premier League.
However, 90 minutes and 2 missed points later, we were lucky not to lose.
Theo Up-front?
I won't be the one to say he isn’t good enough that would be an unfair judgement. However, if he can’t do it against Southampton, one must begin to wonder if he’ll be able to do it against bigger teams.
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A flat and disappointing performance considering we were going into the game with huge confidence. Let’s look at how the players performed.
Wojciech Szczesny - 6 - Despite conceding, he couldn't have done anything about their first goal. ‘The Woj’ as I like to call him made a top save from Do Prado and then off the line to prevent Southampton from scoring another.
Bacary Sagna - 5 - Failure to clear the ball led to their first goal. He had a shaky start leading to poor balls delivered into the box. But remained solid and didn’t let his opposing player get past at anytime during the match.
Laurent Koscielny - 7 - Personally, I felt Koscielny’s performance was consistent despite the shaky feelings given off at the back. He grew in confidence a protected Szcznesy’s goal for his life.
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Ever since the insane 4-4 draw between Arsenal and Newcastle, I have viewed this fixture nervously despite our relatively good record against the Magpies.
Although our recent run of results led me into this game with a fair amount of optimism. However, even I could not have predicted such an incredible display of goal scoring today.
Sign him up?
Unsurprisingly, Theo’s hat trick today led to cries of “sign him up!” from various sections of the crowd. Despite a couple of iffy moments, his performance was outstanding.
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Theo Walcott scored three goals and set up two more as Arsenal beat Newcastle. How did the players perform?
Wojciech Szczesny – 7 - Despite conceding 3 goals, he was relatively blameless. Made a good save to deny Marveaux in the 1st half, and claimed a series of crosses with aplomb.
Bacary Sagna – 6 - Normally Arsenal's Mr. Dependable. But had one of his poorer games of the season. Offered little going forward and was beaten too easily by Obertan for Newcastle's 2nd goal.
Laurent Koscielny – 6 - Had an enthralling tussle with Demba Ba, but the fact that the Senegalese scored twice indicates who got the better of that exchange. His propensity to try and nick the ball off Ba left Arsenal exposed at times.
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