Supporters of the greatest football club on the planet, I have a poll for you. I’m curious to know how you rank the order of importance for Arsenal’s winnings. Please rank the most important to least important between Arsenal winning:
1) EPL Title
2) FA Cup
3) Champions League

A few thoughts after the match:

(1) Like AW’s tactical change the 2nd half, playing two wing backs in midfield, and brought in another two young full backs. I like the idea: It offered us width, while at the same time the two wing back cum midfield (Eboue and Clichy) would help to cover our defence better than Hleb and Rosicky. Also, it will open a door for the exciting young left back Traore to have more first team chances.

Not suggesting we should start the season this way, just it will offer us an interesting OPTION.

(2) Hleb is definitely better suited in a 4-5-1 formation. He looks much more comfortable playing in the middle.

(3) I also like what I saw from Bendtner. He blew away a few chances, but it’s more down to fitness and nerve I guess. Isn’t he the ideal “fox in the box” Henry been talking about at the past? He looks very much an out and out striker. With his presence, again, provides us another OPTION.

And the kid showed some good awareness as well, on what to do with the ball, and where to run. I believe he’s technically better than what we seen, as I don’t believe Wenger would go for a Peter Crouch type of striker. Wenger’s strikers are all technically sound.

(4) Strangely, at one time at the past we were guilty of collection wingers. These days we are loaded with central midfield players.

Diaby without a doubt will shine as a central midfielder. But in a 4-4-2, it’s unlikely Wenger will play him and Fabregas together in the central with no one to cover for the back. I guess that’s why Wenger has perferred to push him wide and play Denilson, a more defensive-minded midfielder in the central.

But it’s an awful waste to play Diaby wide right or left.

(5) Almunia will never make it as our number 1. For a ‘keeper, it’s a crime that you let opposing striker scored past you from the near post, when you already should have covered the angles. It’s not the first time he conceded a goal at his near post, he conceded a similiar goal in the Champions League final two years ago.

He’s a brilliant shot-stopper, but so does every other ‘keepers.

(6) Finally, anyone noticed Senderos seemed have slimmed down a bit? He looked fitter than last season. And Gael Clichy looked remarkably fit at this early stage.

According to a recent Economist article, European politicians are considering ways to level the playing field for football teams. Egalitarian proponents claim that fans will not continue to support their clubs and leagues if only a select few continue to dominate their league. However, the NBA gained world notoriety when Michael Jordan was at the helm leading the Bulls to six titles and professional golf has gained larger galleries as a direct result of Tiger Woods winnings. So, maybe dominance by a few isn’t all bad for sport. Back to the EPL, what does the future hold if the top 4 continue to dominate, at the expense of the other 16 clubs?