Firstly, let me admit that I am not a favourite of the 4-1-4-1 formation that Wenger insists on playing, however I must concede that Arsene knows best. As a result of my dislike for the current Arsenal formation of choice, I predicted two 4-4-2 formations prior to kick-off. Neither was correct for the reasons given below.
Arsenal played with the following formation and personnel:
Henry
van Persie, Gilberto, Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb
Clichy, Gallas, Toure, Eboue
Almunia
Subs: Poom, Senderos, Hoyte, Walcott, Adebayor
When Adebayor came on he wasted a gift of a one-on-one with Reina, where he should have done better.
Van Persie did play well apart from the silly yellow card for a deliberate hand ball. He is a player that excites me and I hope he continues to develop throughout the season as I do believe he could be a 20-goal a season player.
I did beg for Flamini not to be used on the wing and he wasn't, but I admit that he worked very hard in the centre of the park and I was pleased to see him push forward into attacking positions throughout the game.
