The resilience of 10 men

I remember… Arsene Wenger’s first game in-charge was at Ewood Park. Couldn’t quite recall the score that day. However, I can remember that Blackburn’s Chris Sutton did an ungentlemanly act sometime back.

Well, coming back to last night’s match…the Gunners won with a gritty display…and with 10 men. There was determination, class and authority from that display. Despite the sending off of Gilberto after 12 minutes.

Defender Toure sent a superb glancing header to the net 9 minutes before the interval. Captain Marvel secure all 3 points with a clever hook in the second half. Well, it wasn’t just some ordinary shot. It was breathtaking quality stuff from Henry.

Henry raced down the left flank, played the ball inside to Fabregas, continue his run to receive Cesc's return pass… without breaking one stride, the skipper hooked a marvellous shot towards the Blackburn goal.

To end this piece…Sutton and Savage are not very much my cup of tea.

The win took the Gunners to fourth spot. Quite within reach for a automatic Champions League spot…but nowhere near to winning the Premiership. Well, the price for starting the season poorly.