Yes it's early, and nothing has been decided yet. In fact, we still could fall out of the top 4, but with a win and a performance like that you'd really have to be prejudiced against Arsenal to still be maintaining that prediction. A 6-1 win over the team directly below us in the league last season who also made it to the F.A. Cup final. Lucky fluke? I think not.
Of course, Everton were - let's be honest - dreadful. But that takes nothing away from the Arsenal performance. We dominated the midfield, passed the ball well, defended quite a bit better than most had predicted we would, and the speed of our counter-attacks was deadly. I was almost like watching the Invincibles at times on Saturday; especially during Fabregas's two goals. Overall it was a comprehensive performance from our side.
Individuals who stood out to me were obviously Cesc, with his two goals and two assists, but also Denilson, who didn't put a foot wrong that I saw, and Song, who's excellent game provided some reassurance that if we don't end up signing a new defensive midfielder in the next few weeks we just might still get along fine without one this season.
The win was the biggest opening day win in our long history, and surely that has to count for something. The last time we won so emphatically on the opening day was also against Everton, back in 2004; the height of the Invincibles' era. Now, I'm not suggesting we're going to go on to do anything like they did in the league and remain unbeaten this season, but I think it really does show promise that this season will be a good one; contrary to what the media may say.
So where then does this leave us for today's match against Celtic? Well, confidence will be high, and we know the team are currently at their best. I strongly believe that if we see a performance similar to the one displayed at Goodison Park then we will walk away victors tonight in Glasgow.
Sure, the crowd will be all over us, and the atmosphere hostile, but we've faced worse. Remember Istanbul last year when we ran out 5-2 winners? I think this team have proved that they can play well in hostile environments, and they'll need to do so again tonight to come away winners.
I'm predicting 2-1 to the Arsenal tonight, but I could be wrong. However, I strongly believe that if we keep the score close and score an away goal or two we'll win the tie. Because you've got to know that when we take it back to the Emirates, the match will be ours. All we have to do is not dig ourselves too deep a hole tonight and we'll be just fine.
Well, here's hoping for just that tonight. Remember to check out our Twitter and Facebook pages, and please feel free to comment below and share your thoughts on the matters at hand. Till next time,
Fab 4
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well done fab!! totally agree, i think it'll be 2-0 to our guys
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