7 games played...

[Scooby Blue]

... and not really a "proper" goal from open play conceded.

Ok... we needed Hart to be in superman form vs Spurs... and on his toes for a double save vs Liverpool.

But otherwise just Micah being caught on his heels vs Sunderland + freak goal vs Blackburn.

With all the attention on Yaya / Silva / Balotelli's injury / Milner and Hart's quick rise to fame... the players that have really impressed me so far are VK and Kolo.

Kolo in particular looks to have raised his game from last season... while Vinny just seems to get better over time.

 

[Stillsy]

was thinking this today.

one freak goal and a penny!

 

[Freestyler]

like i said a month back,

we won't be scoring shed loads, but we won't be conceeding many either.

 

[Garry.Cook]

Kompany or Hart = player of the season.

Kompany looks totally class and I spoke to an Arsenal mate who reckons the Arsenal staff are gutted to have just missed out on him. Good work on him Hughes.

 

[BlueSinclair]

Hart IS superman. But yeah, Hart and Kompany has been valuable team players.

 

[City Raider]

when was the last time we conceded from a set piece? (said it now)...

and 12 league games since we conceded more than 1

 

[okstate99]

Also if Micah gets proper credit for his goal.. no repeat goal scorers.

 

[Project]

when was the last time we conceded from a set piece? (said it now)...

and 12 league games since we conceded more than 1

We haven't under Mancini. Yet Sky make an issue of belittling our zonal set up every time we play.

 

[tonea2003]

allied with that is the greater amount of posession we now enjoy, we are not at arsenal standards yet but over time it will come. moving the oppo about without the ball kills them in the long run. we just need to get better at it

 

[20sbc07]

We're not conceding many now... just wait until Kolarov and Boateng are playing!

 

[The Pink Panther]

when was the last time we conceded from a set piece? (said it now)...

The short corner vs Everton at home last season that totally scuppered our zonal system

 

[Chris in London]

when was the last time we conceded from a set piece? (said it now)...

The short corner vs Everton at home last season that totally scuppered our zonal system

That was in fact a free kick.

It wasn't a free kick, in that there wasn't a foul, but the murkyside ref gave the murkyside team a free kick which they made the most of.

 

[whitefield_blue]

Good post! Both goals conceeded are sickeners and have cost us 4 points which would have seen us in the top 4. I think as the season calms down and we see players reach full fitness and get in the rhythm we will push for 3rd this season against the rags. I see Chelsea pissing the league with Arsenal as comfertable 2nd.

 

[bluetoby]

We appear to becoming rather good especialy in the goals conceeded department which isnt a fluke and I can only see us improving with Kolarov and Beoateng to return with Silva getting up to speed then Balotelli also to add up front its mouth watering