All teams need luck to be successful. Yesterday we were very lucky. Huddersfield pressed well and deserved their goal.
To Sebastien Squillaci, what an absolute Goon. I can’t tell you how frustrating that decision by Squillaci was. He was always going to get carded for that and 8 times out of 10 it will be a red. It was arguably the most cynical, blatant professional foul I’ve seen in ages.
The positive, he’s suspended for 3 games. Lets hope Djourou and Koscielny can keep up their good form.
Wenger’s gamble on Nasri got found out and now we are without the mercurial French wizard for at least 3 weeks, with the possibility of him missing the first leg of Barca a strong one. Arsene has said that he wanted to play Rosicky in his place but he was still too weak following illness. A reasonable gamble and not one to be blamed (unless there was prior indications that his hamstring was fatigued and at risk). I feel for Nasri and hope that his recovery is speedy and he can make it back for Barca.
The important thing to remember is that we avoided a replay that we couldn’t afford. Now we need to focus on our next game and work on getting our key players fit. I wonder how far off Vermaelen is?
WG
Its 1 game suspension mate
Hi, Normally you would be correct, the minimum penalty for a red card is one domestic game. However, Arsene has said that a three match suspension has been given. See below quote;