Kick off

Finally, after 3 months of long Summer break, football is back! =D And what's better than a absolutely fantastic start to the new season? I wasn't expecting a total thrashing, after all the Gunners were playing against the league's 5th best team.

What delighted me the most was the new formation 4-3-3. I am sure the attacking players, especially Arshavin, will benefit from that in the long run. The formation allows interchanging of positions and creates a lot of space for the team to do their passing in the midfield. We saw that for quite a bit when the team played on Saturday. Will Arsene Wenger stick with 4-3-3? I think he might just drop back to 4-5-1 anytime if the team is sucking. Speaking of Wenger, I am still habouring the high hope that he will purchase a central midfielder =(

Song impressed me! He was the most improved player last season so he better be the real deal this season. Denilson is an asset because this guy is a workhorse! He runs for the full 90 minutes and never stops. Bendtner is the same, he worked very hard during the game. I would say that he is very underrated by the fans. Fabregas had a great game and it is so important for him to continue that. The team challenged for the top during 07/08 season and he was the engineer behind it. RVP's contributions are just as vital, he's got the best freekicks with his deadly left foot. Not forgetting Eduardo, who's got the striker instinct and is a fox in the box. The squad looks good on paper, but yeah come on, the defence needs more reinforcement and we need an experience CM! No Diaby please, he's a tragedy waiting to happen.

It's only the first game of the season, but this away win is so vital and the following fixtures are pretty tough. Manchester United scrapped a win, Chelsea struggled with their diamond formation and I have no idea what Liverpool was doing. Then again, it's only the first game. We shall see what happens when we're 10 games into the season and will Manchester City really challenge.

Manchester City's match was so boring I almost snoozed off. It seemed like Ade's offside disease was spreaded to Bellamy. Barry sucked and Ireland is balding at the age of 22. King Kolo did well so I am happy for him. =) I say, Mark Hughes will be sack by the end of the season hahah. Or maybe, maybe he might just prove his critics wrong... hmmm!