What a night for us gunners!
An 5-1 thrashing of Ukrainian giants, who were expected to be our closest rivals was very much unexpected. I'll put this down to our clinical finishing in front of goal, as at one time the stats read Shots on goal: 6, Goals scored: 5. It was wonderful to see Song, Samir, Cesc, Jack Wilshere and Chamakh find the back of the net with aplomb. It makes me think if only we could be as clinical as last night, we'd be dispatching whoever we play against.
It was a truly emotional return for Eduardo at the Emirates. I absolutely loved the reception given to him by our fans. This was a chance to convey our heartfelt feelings and give Dudu a proper farewell. And the way we gave him a standing ovation when he scored against us was simply awesome. Never have I seen an away goal celebrated as much as last night. Dudu kept his promise and he was the only one in the stadium that did not celebrate the wonderful goal.
On the business side, we're on top of our group and we should be able to hold on to it come the end of the group stages. And with qualification virtually assured, it would be nice to rest our key players for the Premier League games and give the reserves a chance. I reckon Vela, Denilson, Bendtner, Lansbury and Gibbs could be used for the remaining matches.
This performance also augurs well for us in the light of the big clash against 'Rich Boys' Manchester City at the weekend. If we play as well as we did today, we can revenge our loss in the previous season. Hope Koscielny gets fit by then(even though he might not start) as Squillaci and Djourou might have trouble containing Tevez, who along with Adam Johnson are the danger men for us. They have a very physical midfield also, but I'll leave this for the match preview.
Till then, take care!
We will always remember you Eduardo!
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