Arsenal 2 - 0 Everton

We have scored FIVE goals from set pieces, four of which were headers. And another goal from a long pass albeit DB10's excellent technique was needed to finish off that one. I still can't believe my eyes. This is something many fans have been asking for. We are proud of the fact that we are the only top Premiership side at the moment that play football the way the beautiful game should be played. But we need to be more deadly in set pieces now that almost every other teams decide to play the boring 4-5-1 against us. Everton came with the same boring gameplan. Without Thierry, they are almost guaranteed to return home with one point in the bag, or so they thought.

But we were totally different from the side that face FC Thun few days ago. With Sol gradually regained his composure and authority, our attackers were more confident in their play. Reyes seemed determined to prove his worth this season and in this game his form eclipsed that of van Persie who was apparently still affected by the sending off. Ljungberg was fighting hard as usual despite still lacking in his finishing touch. Pires has again started the game and I believe Wenger did so by considering his seniority and experience. So it's good that he was out injured and replaced by Hleb midway. Hleb needs more game if he were to give his best this season.

There are times where we win with comfortable scoreline and yet I criticise the team. There are times where we lose and yet I applaud the team. To me it's never about the scoreline. It's about how we play. This 2-0 win is the one where we win and I applaud the team. We haven't develop that killer instinct upfront but we know unless we got a decent centre forward such as the Newcastle no. 10 everyone thought to be too lousy to play for Arsenal, we would never have that killer instinct. TH was top scrorer last season but when you look at his convertion rate you know he too has got problem with his finishing.
So stop complaining about the 'killer instinct' stuff. We were doing great for the rest of the department, even in set pieces. Things begin to look good at the moment.