Self Worshippers - The Shameirates

Write about good football and what happens?
The Gooners start shouting ... "what about us? What about us?"

So instead of writing about the juicy return of Chel$ea to Reading or the interesting encounter between ManUre and Portsmouth or more interestingly about why Ronaldo tried to pull 'a Zidane' - let me talk about the Arses game on opening day.


Fulham v Arsenal

So Fulham 'held' Arsenal to a 2 - 1 win on opening day. Why?
Well, with the 'young guns' who have been hyped since their big win at Anfield a couple of months back - why would lowly Fulham provide a 'test' for them?
Especially playing in the Emirates?

Surely this was going to be a 4 nil goal fest?
They would not need the ref to come to their rescue, especially at home?
On the road maybe, but in front of your own fans? And against a fellow London team with whom defeat at the Emirates has become synonymous with trying to keep the score as low as possible?

I'd say the Arses got of lightly. Fulham could not bear to watch themselves win this game. Their season would have ended right there with claims of "... we've done it!"

So there you go, the Arsenal have been mentioned - I have struggled to find good things about their opening game ... let's see:

1. Fabregas played
2. Fabregas played
3. Fabregas played

Good Lord! I've found 3 things ...

Verdict: 3/10 [At home? To Fulham? More was expected than an 80th minute equaliser and a 90th minute clincher - made for a pensive match though!]