The week that was: European Adventure

5.Arsenal 2-0 Napoli:

And that’s how it’s done

Being drawn into the group of death i.e with Marseille, Dortmund and Napoli, Arsenal were wildly expected to suffer.

Despite sitting at the top of the Premier League with 5 wins out of 6. Despite losing one match in the last 21 competitive games (including a magnificent away win at Munich) and despite spending a record 42.4 million pounds in acquiring the services of Mesut Ozil, the foremost No. 10 in the world, Arsenal have been very functional. Less flair more grit. Less opulence and more determination. Less breeze and more back breaking labor. Napoli themselves were coming off a very assured run and having beaten Dortmund in matchday 1, looked set to beat Arsenal at the Emirates, which co-incidentally would have been Rafa’s first win at the Emirates.

Arsene would be having none of it. While celebrating 17 years in charge, his team selection massively hampered by the huge injury list, the footballing lesson dished out by his team to Napoli was on par to Bayern schooling City. Arsenal started with such intensity, drive and determination that the match was over within the first 15 minutes. As the famed @Zonal_Marking noted- while Arsenal were splendid, Napoli were just a bunch of hair cuts.

The spotlight though for a change wasn’t on Ramsey (who failed to score-Tom Clancy died. RIP), but on new boy Mesut Ozil – as his sublime first time pass into the goal was a sight to behold. While Giroud bullied the CB’s into submission, Arsenal’s mid field of all central mid fielders snarled all over the place. With the job done, they then shut shop inviting Napoli pressure-which never came. A performance for the ages. I order you to watch the highlights. Go on. You know you want to.

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