Much needed win finally arrives

Phew. Finally. We needed a break and there it is. A win. Against Chelsea at the Bridge. I can't think of a better 'break' that we could've got.!

It was a strange game. Both teams were never at their best, Arsenal were never at their passing best and Chelsea was never close the what they used to be at the Bridge. Chelsea dominated the first half where a silly mistake from Almunia saw us go behind after Bosingwa picked up the throw by the goalkeeper and whipped it in into the 6 yard box and a hapless Djourou turned it into his own net. There were no clear cut chances in that half and i never imagined that the fortunes would turn in the second half.

Up stepped Van Persie in the second half and scored a quickfire double to put us in the lead. The first was a clear offside, but the second was perfectly legal and an awesome finish too. I wasn't confident of a win even after that as Chelsea are known to batter the opposition hard in such cases. But the battering never came. In fact they didn't even manage a shot on goal after that.

It was a great feeling which would have been even great if we were the ones to end their run. This was a win which put a sigh of relief on the faces of all the gooners and most importantly, the players and Manager. I won't say that this will the turning point of our season until i see a winning run, which is exactly what we need now.

Meanwhile we have the Carling cup tie against Burnley away today. Again it will be the kids and it will be a tougher test for them as this is a tie away from home and Burnley are high on confidence after beating Chelsea at the bridge.

PS: Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or by a comprehensive margin. Which makes me ask this question yet again. Why was Henry overlooked during his prime years when he scored near 30 goals every season and created many. Does this award always go to the media darling? things certainly look so.