Comeback Win to End Winless Run

Amazingly this time, we did not capitulate or draw after going behind. Bogey team Bolton had the match in their hands with a 2-0 half-time lead and the Gunner's down to 10-man after Diaby's late challenge (reminiscent of Taylor's tackle on Edu) on a Bolton player. Capitano pulled a goal back from a corner, coming in from the back to slot the ball past Al Habsi, after Campo's inability to head the ball further away. Ade backheeled a return pass to Flamini, who shot at Al Habsi. Hleb reached the rebound first but was brought down. RVP equalized from the penalty spot before Fabregas got the winner with a lucky deflection off Andy O'Brien.

The match had seemed lost and, frankly speaking, I wanted to turn off the tele at half-time. Seeing how the team was doing even before Diaby's red card, all my hopes dropped for an Arsenal comeback. But I stayed on the couch through half-time, pondering a "what-might-have-been" season we could have had. Seeing how the team has lost form so dramatically after San Siro, it has not been lost on me how tired our midfield looked and how impotent the attack was. Bendtner started in place of Ade, with RVP to give Wenger a look at how this would work out. It didn't and Ade replaced the young Dane in the middle of the second half with Walcott coming on for the luckless Senderos.

It's very worrying when the strikers do not score goals when it's their main job in any team. Ade is on a goal drought - RVP still lacks match sharpness (missing a few good chances to score from volleys) - Bendtner is good but not good enough for us yet - Walcott employed as right winger now and Edu is out for the season and next. Looking at the bench, we had Lehmann, Hoyte (who came on in injury time for RVP), Walcott, Ade and Eboue. Beyond them is just Rosicky, Denilson, Djourou and (sad to say) Gilberto Silva, who are BPL calibre..

Not much of a difference in player ratings from the previous games - Almunia should have saved the first goal and many others before this. Senderos still looks clumsy. Diaby still holds the ball too long and now has to serve a three-match ban. Cesc, Flattuso and Hleb are exhausted and playing with no form. Ade still runs offside countless times, has poor first touch and can't put the ball in the net. Clichy gave the ball away again but luckily wasn't punished. Toure can't play as right-winger and can't cross the ball even when at his CB position and Walcott is not getting enough playing time..

My rumblings go on and on and I feel how most Gooners feel on a season which looked so bright, has faded like the dawn. Yes, we might have got a comeback win against Bolton at the Reebok but it is just one win from another six we need to have a chance at winning the title.

Next up, the Liverpool trilogy...