toonday's perspectives

It was fairytale start for Gunners. 90% accurate passes for the first 30 mins. And a goal against Almighty Lampard. It was so unexpected and un-Arsenal that fans gotta check what color of jersey Arsenal wore. The first half was like Arteta has swapped destiny with Chelsea. The blues were untidy, lost and looked over-assorted. The first goal was a fallout of a corner kick which Aubameyang stole off Emerson. Lampard didn't forgive the sleeping defender; he subbed him in the first half. Lacazette was full of misses as usual. But every other Gunners were economical and calm like it was a Guardiola era.  Alas, Lampard brought in the talisman Jorginho to reverse destiny. He undid the ARTsenal (a wedding of Arteta with Arsenal) fairytale. The voodoo man hoodwinked the referee to forgo a second-yellow cardable offense. He charmed Leno to out-fly a cross-in, which he tapped in effortlessly. Equaliser at 83 mins. Tammy the clumsy one  at 87 mins plucked Mustafi away to roll another

We may not call a draw fair but the attitude of players improve with care. After going a goal down, they saddled up and fought with earnest frown. New coach most times needs to start with winning. But Arteta got a spirited draw not convincing. Fans would feel better with the selection. Laca, Auba, Oezil, Torreira in his line-up was an elation. Gosling got the first goal and Gunners dredged unusually deep to get their equalising goal. Oezil with some creativity, Aubameyang with usual goal alacrity. Saka unconvincing while Xhaka was delivering. Torreira played his role while Laca missed a goal. Fandom wouldnt be carried away. It is not yet uhuru they say. Next game make or mar further the #ArtetaEra. #ARTsenal ---toonday

Lampard back-to-back home Defeat Raising Concerns for Fans. Fans swore but no goal came. It was the physical Obafemi that got Southampton to a champion start. Just like an opponent that was fell in the first round, the champion just needed to defend and wait for the killer punch which Redmond delivered with a coup de grace. Jorginho showing signs of burnout. Kante was at a low ebb. William reverted to normalcy. Redmond nutmeg-ed Chelsea defence at will. When playing wing back, Alonso always the better option. Zouma though clumsy still always very solid and permanent. Rudiger too impatient to tackle. Odoi has lost onions. Abraham's clumsiness more obvious because Pulisic wasn't there to simplify the defence for him. Lampard gotta take this and rejig the team. Fandom atmosphere soon will be choking if losses accumulate.  --toonday

Arsenal is Sinking. Like a log of wood be-shackled by hefty luggage. Could Arteta save the club? Make it float again with buoyancy like a leaf? We know that the issue wasnt of Management alone but of the players too. They lack the winning attitude. And the passion to exert themselves as a champion. The game with Everton was the same show of ineptitude and shame. Everton was woeful too. Neither could secure a goal. The unbecoming of Arsenal. What will Arteta bring to the table? The so-called established players lack the right attitude and the youths lack the quality to impress the game. The whole line-up is a jamboree of inertness.  But Everton was another chicken that couldnt exploit a chicken Arsenal. Pepe was seated out. Oezil's attitude oozing a petulant decay. It is obvious. Nelson and Saka could not change the game. Defense did not concede but the midfield connected nothing. It was a postmortem for Arsenal. Fans knew that the invisibility is long dead. Future loss

Chelsea took the bulling Spurs by the horns: no cautiousness but direct attack. Mourinho was defeated. Chelsea guys didnt come with a respect for the master but they were all brimming to establish dominance which they did. Rudiger was a no-nonsense man, manning the defense. Zouma still un-fooballer-like but always decent.Tomori, your model footballer, tidy through the game. Kovacic was silent but stringing passes. Kante was a beast that made me imagined a combo of him with a De Bruyne in a midfield will be almost unbeatable. While Abraham and Mount were decent, William was the Marshall that Spurs couldnt handle. His every touch weakened the Spurs defense. He got the first goal and converted the other.  The game was all blue and Spurs were all kung-fu fighting. Son got a red card. The goalie a yellow.  Welcome back to Premier League, Mourinho. --toonday  

Manchester United has proven their mettle against top-table teams getting points like its their birthright but floundered against small teams. Ismaila Sarr and Troy Deeney's strikes earned Watford their second win of the season. Meanwhile, Greenwood and Lingard's misses cost them United. Pogba came and outshone others. Yet no one could convert his lofty passes. Ole is building something. But who has the patience for this "constructor"? Some god whispered: Solskjaer - Living off 1999 De Gea - Living off reputation James - Living off August Lingard - Living off his passport Man United Goal Difference - Living off Chelsea #WATMUN What does next game bring? -toonday

Champs do the winning and the cramps give us whining. Champs get the points and the cramps the pains. Liverpool started the weekend like a proper champ that they are. Sallah like the coming festival stood out in the game with two solid goals. The champ of the encounter, Bournemouth burned Chelsea with a lone goal. Is Lampard's ride changing fortune? No winning is permanent, obviously. Manchester United was saved by Greenwood. While one youngster was instrumental to his team's performance, another one ( Moise Kean) that entered as a sub was later subbed off because he looked knackered. Champs and Cramps. Be and the Wannabes! Talking of the Champs and Cramps, Gunners were gunned down. Decimated beyond reparation in the first half. De Bruyne ricocheting shot couldn't be stopped resulting into the first goal and Sterling stellar placement was also conceded, second goal. The third was still De Bruyne ruining the Gunners with a curvy shot that beat the defenders wi

A failure fails woefully if they have a bad counselor. The last two matches have shown that Lungberg couldn't have been a better counsel. Most clubs after relieving a fumbling coach will at least have a spiked up players playing with passion to prove the decision right. Even Chelsea at a point won Champions League after a coach departure. Lungberg's fault wasn't in fielding Willock in his games. Nor, seating out Pepe while Ozil was condemned to flank, Aubameyang to another flank and lukewarm Laca who couldn't impact the game. Verily, the issue is the absence of passion. Lungberg like his predecessor couldnt stoke up passion in the boys. Lazy senior players who aint ready to take responsibility to a notch high and a coach who couldnt make anyone give more. Even with Messi and Ronaldo, a talent manager would know that passion is key to doing extraordinarily well. The dearth of that is what Arsenal faces. That squad should have beaten Brighton Blue Black but Bri

Lampard was  borrowed a respite from lynching critics and tongue lashing fans who don't see the emerging formidability in the team but were only concerned about immediate result. Terminator Abraham got the first goal through a free heading. M. Trezequet equalised for the Terry-led Aston Villa. And then chest-assisted Mount who screamed another into the net. Pulisic was great. Mount lacks the creative waves but he is a great shooter. Hudson needs to step up.  The win afforded Lampard enough relief. But the blues need backup for Abraham. Were you think of Giroud and Batshuayi? Maybe. Lampard would decide. --toonday

Manchester united like a threatened cobra struck Mourinho with speed. Rashord was the blizzard that stunned the Spur. He converted a loose ball with a lightening speed.  Tottenham never relented and they got the equaliser through Dele Alli. He outwitted Fred and Young with a cunning turning and curved the ball past De Gea. The game though balanced up yet Mourinho couldnt totally outclass the Red Devil. James needs to be switching flanks, he does better on the left than right. Son was erratic, with Moura silent. Delle Alli kept on "ronaldo-ing" for Mourinho. Meanwhile, Aurier is a bad crosser. Finally it was Rashford that was felled and he coolly converted the ensuing penalty. Rashy was classy tonight, his hunger was "Mbappe-ous". Greenwood was tidy. McTominay "scholes-Ed" the midfield.  Mourinho was indeed muffled by Manchester United. -toonday