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Experience says it is likely to last longer than that. If it does, we start losing.
We played at a very pedestrian pace and didn't seem to put the effort in that we should. Expecting us to batter Palace, no matter how poor a team they are, was simply not a blind expectation.
Iceman makes the point that every game is tough. We have to put in the effort that each game demands. I didn't think we did that yesterday. Palace were always going to be up for it, given what happened on Monday and given Holloway resigning.
What we have done so much better this season is closing out games, not recklessly pushing for another goal when it is not needed. Tuesday was a first example of us failing to do that. We got punished by a very good team, but it was a game we shouldn't have lost. I doubt the absence of Theo would have made as much of a difference to how Dortmund approached the game. Whether we would have been in a position to exploit that is another matter.
I fully expect us to put in a much better performance against Liverpool, next week. The problem maybe the lack of Flamini. As for Gnarby, yes he does look so much more confident than he did last season. Still early days for him.
while playing badly? And they said it was a sign of champions
Or would you prefer the endless positivity of modd? :-)
And he can make the odd change. Rosicky could do with a game.
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Given Arsenal's tendencies I expected us to struggle against Palace.
As for a clean sheet? Palace are hopeless in attack they haven't scored in five games this season.
David Wall â€@1DavidWall 26 Oct
Chamakh's last shot before his 28th min attempt today was 2 months ago (v Stoke).
Points prior to yesterday because we didn't play palace last season.
Orbinho â€@Orbinho 26 Oct
Arsenal have five points fewer from the eight games they have played this season compared to the equivalent fixtures last season.
Defending
Orbinho â€@Orbinho 26 Oct
Only two goalkeepers have made more saves than Szczesny (30) so far this season. Just one clean sheet in eight. Defence still an issue.
Two clean sheets so yes that is an improvement.