A GREAT STAR TO A NEW YEAR.

Arsenal went into the Burnley game in the FA Cup 3rd round proper on a high, after the Everton and West Ham victories, with a typical ‘Cup XI’ starting at Turf Moor.

A decent goal buy Eduardo put the gloss over a half-decent first half, but the second half left a lot to be desired. Arsenal looked jaded, with Abou Diaby in particular having a poor game. Nicklas Bendtner and Eduardo, for this writer, looked like a modern-day Ian Wright and Kevin Campbell partnership; good movement and good understanding, but utterly reliant on some midfield creativity happening behind them, for the hope of receiving the decent passes their runs off the ball demanded. Without Cesc Fabregas, Alex Hleb and Tomas Rosicky, such occurances were few and far between. Yet, whilst Bendtner dropped deep to Continue reading →