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Thoroughly enjoyed the match yesterday. We came out scorching hot, almost carving out a chance in the first 30 seconds of the match. ManUre looked defeated from the get go, the Schalke game apparently zapped every ounce of energy they had.

A few things I took from the match:

Koscielny's game has grown 10 fold. He was strong in the tackle, stuck to his man like glue, stayed with runs, got forward on a few occasions, hes going to be a force in the years to come. I'm wondering if he could slide to the right to make room for Verms.

Where the fvck did Ramsey come from? From last week to this one, something happened, he had a statement to make and with Fab on the bench, he certainly did just that. Very solid in possession, didnt give the ball away, passes were spot on and a very well taken goal, the kid made me proud today.

Wenger made a statement of his own today, that we can beat a top club without Fab in in the lineup. It seems hes already preparing to ship him out, if Ramsey can stay healthy and if we can buy cover, I feel comfortable with him going and with the amount of money he'll bring to the club for signings. One thing was missing though, the cheeky passes that Fab always seems to get just right, the creativity wasnt quite what it is when Fab is on the pitch. But I digress, i've resolved to see him go, it'll be better for the squad I think, w/o all the tapping up and rumors and comments in the papers/news.

Lastly, Sczes is our keeper for the future. His positioning yesterday was perfect, he ran out a few times, but when he realized he underestimated the balls, he tracked back and got back on his line, a good showing really. He also seems really vocal at the back, I always see him shouting instructions, always great to see from a keeper.