Two Clean Sheets in a Row

It was another away win, this time at Swansea's Liberty Stadium. The score was a similar 2-0 to the one in Munich on Thursday morning.

However, unlike at the final whistle against Bayern on that cold, cold morning; this time it was smile all around when the referee blew his musical instrument  (at least that's how it sounded to me) this time around.

Another clean sheet for Lukasz Fabianski and I really hope he will continue keeping more clean sheets for us for the rest of the season. It was a smart move by Arsene Wenger and perhaps a very important thing to do to ensure Wos Szczesny will become a great goalkeeper in the future.

The goals came from two unexpected sources. Nacho Monreal got his name on the scoresheet for the first time in an Arsenal shirt with fifteen minutes to go from a scramble in front of the Swans' goal.

Then Gervinho, whose miss against Blackburn could be the main reason for us to be knocked out from the FA Cup was presented with a similar chance. Missing the chance could spark another comeback by the home side.

However, to the relief of all Gooners, he tucked away the ball under the despairing dive of Michel Vorm to kill off any remaining hope of the home fans in seeing their team saving at least a point from this match.

In a way, the result could be seen as a revenge of sort for the reverse scoreline they imposed on us at The Emirates back in December. Though there were huge amount satisfaction when we eliminated them in the third round of the FA Cup soon after that.

The win certainly put us on the right track to get back into the lucrative Champions' League spot as we trail London rivals Chelsea and Sp*ds by two and four points respectively.

Both are facing London rivals in their fixture this weekend. Chelsea are hosting West Ham United while Sp*ds welcome Fulham at The Lane. Every Gooner will definitely be praying for wins for The Hammers and also The Cottagers.

Not having Jack Wilshere was seen as a potential disaster for Arsenal but we managed to came through those matches with positive vibes. Thus the international break is most welcomed and hopefully Arsene will have a full squad at his disposal for the final push beginning on 30 March against Reading at home.


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