Shades of Bergkamp

What a superb winning goal by Van Persie…it had all the hallmarks of a great Bergkamp goal. It was just a slender 2-1 win and sure looked like a hard fought victory for the Gunners.

As of late, our “fox-in-the-box” Gilberto rose majestically and headed the Gunners to a 1-0 lead. Watford equalised not long after and their goalkeeper, Ben Foster kept Arsenal at bay with a string of fine saves.

It looked like a 1-1 draw till the 83rd minute, Walcott sent Van Persie sprinting away on the right flank. The Dutchman cut inside and sent a left foot curler to the corner. Another of his catalogues of stupendous strikes!

A dificult match where the Gunners could not gain much foothold. Nonetheless, a win is a win. Back to third in the table…the way it goes… it is bye bye to the Premiership title but possibly, a spot for next season’s Champions League berth.

Sigh.. do hope that Walcott, Baptista and Rosicky could start finding their scoring boots soon…My Boxing Day wish!