2 – What’s Different? Character!
You ask any Arsenal fan what they were most pleased with today and 99% of them will say the attitude we took on to get back into the game instantly.
Not only was there a practical change in the form of Giroud, Sunderland’s equaliser was the kick up the arse that many of these players needed.
At 1-0 up the job isn’t done and if we’re going to start winning silverware again we have to cut out the relaxed approach to football and start being a little more ruthless.
Next up in the Premier League is Tottenham, and we all know form goes out the window in a fixture like that so Arsenal must maintain their mentality with the help of the home crowd.
There was an instant response today and it’s becoming a familiar theme from the past couple of months, with Burnley, Southampton and Sunderland examples of how Arsenal have fought until the end.
Another difference this season is how much quality we have to bring off the bench, and with Ramsey, Giroud and Xhaka all in contention for next weeks game we’ve got a great chance of going into the international break at the top of the league