joeinbrighton
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Of course one result against a team that are also-rans in what is pretty much a one-team league these days only temporarily conceals the cracks and the pressure will be back on Wenger if Arsenal lose at Fulham on Saturday. However, Arsenal showed a lot of character to respond in the way they did after their defeat to an improving Aston Villa side who are dangerous on the counter-attack and made the most of their numerical advantage.
I think one noticeable difference was that Cazorla played tonight whereas he didn't feature against Villa as he'd been playing in Spain's friendly in Ecuador in midweek and so Wenger rested him. Despite what some of the Anglocentric pundits tell you, Jack Wilshere isn't the man who makes Arsenal tick, Cazorla is and I would expect that Arsenal's record with him in the team stacks up better than when he is not.
I think one noticeable difference was that Cazorla played tonight whereas he didn't feature against Villa as he'd been playing in Spain's friendly in Ecuador in midweek and so Wenger rested him. Despite what some of the Anglocentric pundits tell you, Jack Wilshere isn't the man who makes Arsenal tick, Cazorla is and I would expect that Arsenal's record with him in the team stacks up better than when he is not.