Ups & Downs for the Roaring Guns!!!

Ups

1. The Gunners would be shinning in the Champions league proper.

2. Fabregas returned, retained his quality and went home without a set-back, same for the rest of the squad (thanks to the good players of Twente who didn't feel it was necessary to end careers on such an embarrassing night for them).

3. Walcott played well, proved he could get through a full 90 minutes ending on a high and highlights his center forward potentials (P.S Arsene take note).

4. Bendtner improved as the game got on, was less selfish and did some good lay offs to his team mates. He does need to be sharper on the pitch and show ruthlessness sometimes.

5. Gallas gets another goal and shows he can lead from the front, some Adams characteristics.

6. Denilson improves and it seems like he just needs a good run of games to get there (at least that's what helped Flamini improve).

7. Goals are coming in from the midfield something that was lacking last season.

8. Samir Nasri looks every bit like Pires, with his maturity and finishing.

9. Song looked steady and rugged enough to plug the DM role, after a matter of games we should be okay in there with him.

10. The team showed some guts out there and put up a good show after last weekends wobble, something that would be needed when it gets tough through the season (they call it champions stuff.)

11. The back-line did not lose concentration after the first couple of goals and kept a clean sheet again.

Downs

1. The strikers didn't get goals in today and van Persie is beginning to miss too many chances.

2.  After 70 mins, it would have done a lot of good to get Vela and Wilshere on, this didn't happen and they might have been looking to show what they have got on such a night.

3. Bendtner took too long to get into the game, he isn't doing himself much good, especially giving the lack of support.