Had a couple of last minute free tickets thrown my way, quite a strange atmosphere over there today. I felt we started the first half really well. Moved the ball really quickly and looked like we could open them up with ease. Then the sending off came, which looked a ridiculous decision from where I was sitting, and we went to pieces for a while, well, until Mr. Cesc Fabregas entered the fray. He was incredible, what a player and what a man!
I thought Almunia, Koscielny, and Arshavin were pretty decent. Squillaci, Eboue(!), Gibbs, Denilson, Diaby, and Chamakh were truly awful. Although Gibbs did have a very good last 20 minutes or so. Song, Rosicky, and Bendtner were okay-ish.
Anyway, we got the win, so that's what counts, but boy do we have some real clumpers in this squad that need selling in the summer. Although, admittedly, making sweeping changes to the line-up doesn't help them.
Nasri's injury has been coming for a while. I've felt for a few weeks that he's lost that sharpness and explosiveness he had earlier in the season, and really needed a good rest. Well I suppose he'll get it now, but not how we all wanted. We'll miss him badly against Barca.
Club level is quality too, btw. Really impressed with the whole experience.
