Hull City 1-3 Arsenal: It's all Robin

A pretty good showing by all, given that it was away from home and the weather just sucked. But I couldn't take my eyes off of Van Persie and Nasri -- Robin was all over the pitch, and at times seemed to be almost playing a midfield role. Just amazing: all three assists and that free kick of his should have gone in. He really is soo good. Plus he seems to have a drive and determination that I feel like some of the rest lack (not Cesc, obviously). We need that, and it's good to see.

He was like this against..was it Bolton?...as well -- nothing against Toure, but there was only one leader on the pitch today.

Nice work, team. Let's keep it up.

Arsenal 1-0 Bolton

So another three points, and a seven-game unbeaten streak. I'm not a big Bendtner fan (who is) but he does score important goals, doesn't he? Like last year's game against Spurs, and now this. I don't really care if we didn't play great football. At this point I just want to win. So nice work.

On another note, is it just me or has Robin taken over from Cesc as the heart of the team? Seems like Adebayor just sort of shows up for work, but I sense from Robin a passion and determination that's sadly missing from far too many on the team. Defensive worries aside, I thikn the single biggest difference in this year's Arsenal is the lack of...what should I call it...cohesion? Team spirit? What happened? What do we do to get it back? And when, oh when, does Arshavin arrive? Speaking of which, when I said I wanted Riquelme, maybe I wasn't so far off. We'll see.

On another note, I watched the Liverpool game today, and boy did they look poor. They're not winning the League -- my money, sadly, sadly, is still on Manchester United. Sigh.

Robin's Chocolate Leg

From a story in the Daily Express, which I came upon because I don't want to write this stupid memo and am procrastinating:

Van Persie is renowned for his twinkle-toed skills and the venom of his left-foot shooting but he has been concentrating on his “wrong” foot recently – and is convinced it is paying off. He said: “I know I can shoot with my right leg. Of course my left one’s better but it’s down to your belief in the power of your wrong leg. In Holland we call it your chocolate leg.”

Van Persie...added: “Positive thinking is the key for me – when I have a chance I think positively. I think this is a good chance with my right foot – I can score this one. And I think you will miss many more chances with your chocolate leg if you think negatively, thinking that it’s not your strong foot."

Chocolate leg. That's cute, and there is he is, scoring with his.