Per Mertesacker and Aaron Ramsey both played up the importance of Arsenal’s late win against Southampton claiming the club’s third victory in a week must provide a springboard into the hectic festive schedule.
The Gunners have six games to come in December before facing Southampton again on New Year’s Day and know they need to keep racking up the points if they’re to stay in touch with the top four.
Speaking after Alexis’ last minute close-range finish, Ramsey and Mertesacker outlined the club’s aims for the coming month.
“We showed great spirit again,” said the BFG. “We needed that win desperately tonight because everyone won yesterday so we were a bit under pressure but I think we did well.
“We want to continue this run and be more consistent than what we have shown this season – that’s our target. In the Christmas period it’s going to be busy but we’re up for it.
“We dropped a few points and now it’s up to us to cope with the situation. Everyone knows we have potential and now we have to show it.”
Ramsey, who claimed an assist at the end of a tough 90 minutes, added, “We never go into a game wanting to draw it, we always want to try and win the game. It took until the latter stages of the game but we kept believing and it finally paid off.
“We’ve got to go on a winning run now. We’ve won our last three games now so hopefully we can continue that throughout the Christmas period.”
Next up it’s our old friends Stoke City at the Britannia. The football fixture equivalent of tweezering your pubes while a shark eats your head. Should be fun.
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I never understood the booing of Ramsey by the Orcs!
He made Ryan Shawcross cry and his mum had to come and pick him up. Also had the gall to almost damage the poor kid’s studs whilst sustaining a double compound fracture.
They also took exception to the fact that he made a ‘shushing’ gesture to the away fans when we beat them 3-1 last year at home when he scored. They gloss over the fact that they’d been shouting abuse at him beforehand (which I can testify was pretty unacceptable stuff, given we were sat very close to the away enclosure). The good thing is that he seems to be able to take abuse, even from his own fans, and turn it into something positive, so hopefully we might see a bit of Welsh wizardry at the weekend. And don’t try… Read more »
Love how you describe those Stokies as being in an ‘enclosure’ haha!
Stoke fans typically have six fingers on each hand, eyes so close together they can look at themselves without using a mirror, and think Moby Dick is what you get from fucking your sister-wife. They walk on a pair of blunt hairy instruments that can only be called feet because of the position they occupy at the end of their legs. Their disposition is surly, and their appearance is thuggish, brutish, ape-like, and fur-tufted. They revel in ignorance and abhor all other people. Their knuckles are encrusted with callouses from constant contact with the ground. Even though their football team… Read more »
Stoke fans typically have six fingers on each hand, seven toes on each foot, and eyes so close together they can look themselves in the face without using a mirror. They can only count to 27 by dropping their pants, and they think Moby Dick is what you get from fucking your sister-wife. They walk about on two blunt, hairy instruments that can only be called feet because of the position they occupy at the ends of their legs. Their knuckles are heavily calloused from permanent contact with the ground. Their disposition is surly and aggressive, and their appearance is… Read more »
BFG is bigger than Gunnersaurus!
OK, one last time. These are small… but the ones out there are far away. Small… far away… ah forget it!
Hahaha. Excellent reference.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2BihxNIYAEwBjb.jpg
I had a professor at university who seriously believed that the greatest cultural achievement of the Irish nation was not the works of men like Joyce or Yeats, but Father Ted (and he meant absolutely no disrespect by that, quite the opposite). And this man was a chap who specialised in Modernist writers and had spent forty odd years lecturing on the subject!
Biggerthan Fucking Gunnersaurus
I despise Chelsea and Stoke more than Spurs.
Are you not well?
Tend to agree with you on that one. I like to think of Spurs as that little brother that is wildly swinging it’s arms punching at you while you are casually holding them off at arms length. I hate them but they are irrelevant 90% of the time
Pragmatism is key. Make our defence almost impenetrable. Then strike with pace. The return of Walcott will help in this regard. A forward line of Walcott, Giroud, Alexis operating in front of Arteta, Ramsey, Carzola with Debuchy, Mert, Kos and Gibbs behind them is good enough for the mid-table teams we are meeting now including Liverpool. No unneccesary attacking and losing shape. After all, many of the teams are going to sit back and attempt to catch us on the break. West Brom tried and failed (no shot at goal in the entire 1st half). Soton tried yesterday and we… Read more »
Never Forget Ozil
Was referring to the festive period…Ozil is not due back till new year though I wouldn’t mind a ‘Giroud’; thats the new name for returning ahead of schedule.
Atleast now I can listen to such talk. 10 days ago would not have been interested. About last night, I think the manager did the ref a favour. Why? He put Gibbs on the bench to avoid another hopeless red card. I mean I would love to see what the ref would do was he to book Ox. Walk over to the bench and flash out his card, “you are off son, hit the showers”
Nowadays Stoke is a bit different than Tony Pubis team but never the less, bad memories! Hope Ramzi starts scoring his goals there!!!!!!!
Stoke are a bit different now true but I guarantee they’ll turn back into apes when we play them. I’m picturing that South park episode when Bebe is the first girl in school to get boobs and all the boys start acting like cavemen.
“We needed that win desperately tonight because everyone won yesterday so…
– not everyone, what about loosing sides?..oh I got it, Love that mentality!
Second loser is the first… No, wait…..
First loser is the second… Fuck it.
Spurs are losers.
So, does Gunnersaurus wear pro compression fit shirt (with built-in Puma ACTV tape that aligns with muscles used during football plays, goals, and celebrations), or does he have the fan-fit version? Either way, I’m a bit worried about his BMI. Bless him.
There actually is fossil evidence that Tyrannosaurs suffered from gout as a consequence of their meat diet. I’m not kidding!
Hey, I’m supposed to be the pedant around here! Good one, though.
I just love the big guy Gunnersaurus up there!
Watched the post match interviews on BT Sport yesterday.
Per’s English accent is coming along nicely! Ramsey’s however….
I read “BFG and Ramsey eye Christmas return” and I thought “wtf, another 2 injuries?!”
In the photo meanwhile, Flamini is still calling for the penalty.