Paddy Power

Gooners Manager FMR was left wondering what he had done to upset the Gods... until Henry's last gasp winner! A goal in the 86th minute slotted home by Henry and set up by Busquets was all that seperated the two teams in the end. Nine chances were needed by the men in red and white and FMR was the most frustrated man inside Highbury, pacing the lines like a lion hunting it's prey.

In reality though the Gooners put in an amzing dominating performance and the likes of Busquets and Overmars look as if they had always been part of the first eleven. The way Busquets has been playing of late, makes him seem like a completly different player... it is obvious FMR is trying not to over use the lad but he is not making it easy for the boss to leave him out.

There were many old scores to settle on the field... Adams, Vermaelen and Diaby are players that have moved from Highbury to Pop Punk Park... with Borja coming in the other direction. Boja it was to have the big chance of the game to make a statement and the normally clinical midfielder obviously found the occasion over whelming. It was then left to a fully recovered Henry to save the Gooners blushes, on the evidence of the start to their season you would have to assume they are enjoying the RMI... should the middle part of their season be as solid, you might start to wonder if they will be strong finishers.
FMR had this to say:
"Credit where credits due, Paddy has done a terrific job this season... considering their last season dramas. He has made the best of a bad situation and Pop Punk are certainly a hard team to beat, if I didn't know better... I would say he is out to prove a point. There is much talk of relegation from the manager but I dont think the Punk fans have much to concern themselves with on that front!

They have a very strong back line with the likes of Given and Adams, Given is a player we were interested in sometime ago and came close to a deal. He is the kind of player in my mind that could win you games, that you should not have won. With my current keeping headaches, Given would be a welcome asset at Highbury. Although Overmars was involved in the deal and if im honest.. im glad we kept him on. Overmars had a troubled start at Highbury but it is clear to see the lad is now turning into quite the player and has held average form of 17 all season thus far.

We wish Pop Punk the best of luck for the rest of the season and in all honesty, both Gooners and Pop Punk may need a little luck during this season. A little luck wouldn't go amiss in the next fixture as we face Flare United.... a dangerous time to face them I guess when the rest of the division has done a fantastic job of making them very angry.. they will surely be out for a win!

My main concern will be keeping the good forms we have and carrying them over to the Stanley game, although as always it would be nice to not fall too far behind the leaders as we may have a chance in the latter stages to produce something if we are still in the mix."