Arsenal: We have our club back

Arsenal continue to roll, with their ninth straight win in all competitions. Do we finally have our club back at max after all these years?

It’s getting dizzy looking down from up here, with Sundays impressive victory moving Arsenal briefly to the heady heights of 3rd in the table and only 1 point off the top. I don’t think even the most optimistic fan could have predicted that after the first two games.

One thing that stood out against Fulham was the way that our Gunners shut down their attacks. There have been a few concerns over the last few weeks about the defense in particular, and how, although we were winning games, the amount of chances we were giving to the opposition was a worry.

At Fulham though, apart from a smart stop from Leno in the opening moments and the equalizer from Andre Schurrle, he wasn’t really tested apart from a couple of routine stops.

Lucas Torreira again threw himself into tackles and looked comfortable in the middle of the pitch. He does seem to take a few kicks though, and I hope he isn’t injured for a period of time because our midfield looks so much more assured with him in it and he already is a key player.

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And yet still, the focal point of the game was the attack with Alex Iwobi yet again impressive. He could afford to be with the amount of space he was given down the left, time and time again. The Fulham Christie and Odoi were frequently caught out by the pace of the young Nigerian and they was run ragged for over an hour. The only thing missing from his performance was a goal. If he keeps his form and confidence then, like Torreira, he will be another key player.

There was a touch of ‘Arsene Wenger football’ in all five of Arsenal’s goals at Craven Cottage, and we very much have a 25 goal a season striker in Alexandre Lacazette, who showed he’s a player in form with two quality strikes.

Likewise with Aubemeyang, we have a player who will score 20+ goals this season (who knows, maybe more) and his swivel and strike for the fourth goal was equally impressive.

Try as you like though, you will not find a goal more oozing in quality than Aaron Ramsey’s, and if it isn’t a contender for goal of the season than you would feel there has been an injustice somewhere. The goal had everything, flicks, tricks, great movement and Ramsey’s finish with the back heel was as cheeky as it was beautiful. If anything, it was a reminder of just what Aaron Ramsey is capable of. If he doesn’t sign a new contract I really hope I don’t see him doing that in the red shirts of Liverpool or Manchester United next season.

So we go marching on into the next international break high on form, high in confidence and the hope that something special is starting to happen once again at this club, as the song now being sung from the stands goes ‘we have our Arsenal back’.