What’s even better: the manner in which the goals have been shared among so many different players in the team so far … scoring has improved extremely this season … the Gunners had only 15 goals in 11 Premier League games last year! – It’s no coincidence …: The team has developed a free-flowing, free-scoring style where every player feels confident to go forward and end up in goal-scoring position thanks to the high-pace collective game, the desire to win, the belief, the team spirit, creativity and the continuous development of the young players. Another fact is that many of the players have risen through the youth levels together at the academy and have “learned” a lot from the previous seasons. Besides playing for Arsenal, it seems like they play for “each other” …!
Just look at the third and fourth goals from Cesc Fabregas and Andrey Arshavin against Wolverhampton this past weekend! Only these two goals show how powerful Arsenal are at the moment. The current scoring rate − an average 3.27 goals per Premier League game − keeps the Gunners on the right track to become the first side to break the 100-goal barrier for a “Premier League” campaign and to challenge a long-standing Club record.
Robin van Persie’s transforming into a pivotal central striker within a 4-3-3 formation is definitely working. His style links just so well with the collective game and his movement brings the best from the offensive midfielders. He has extremely grown to become one of the most dangerous strikers in the world under Wenger’s guidance and he knows exactly how Wenger wants the team to play.
The Gunners are now up to second in the table – five points behind Chelsea – with a game in hand against Bolton Wanderers.
