Greetings and welcome to episode number two of this save with Arsenal.

We begin this episode with the first match in the UEFA Cup after we were given a bye in the first round. Our next adversary is Chernomorets

UEFA 2^nd Round Leg 1

Chernomorets Odessa 2 – Arsenal 5

Wonderful display which saw us take a 5-1 win at half-time. Chernomorets managed to discount by scoring one more, but I feel pretty confident that we will advance to the next round.

Game 7

Arsenal 2 – Aston Villa 0

The fate of the game was pretty much decided in the first half thanks to the great contributions of Wright and Boa Morte.

Game 8

Wimbledon 1 – Arsenal 0

Neither team has lost yet, so it will be a decent battle. Let’s see who comes up on top

Wimbledon strikes first in this two-horse race. An unfortunate mistake by Martin Keown in the very last minute of the match couldn’t be stopped by Seaman and it goes into the back of the net. Neither of our lads were able to change the game and we leave with a defeat. We’re still leaders nonetheless, 3 points ahead of Wimbledon..

Game 9

Arsenal 4 – Tottenham 1

Ah, the big North London derby is coming up against a lacklustre Tottenham who are sitting in 11^th place and have won only two out of 9 games.

We unleashed hell in the 2^nd half and overrun them all over the place. Solid victory after the mishap at Selhurst Park. The gunners congregated in Highbury must have returned home joyous with the display of football.

UEFA Cup 2nd Round Leg 2

Arsenal 2 – Chernomorets Odessa 2

Lots of changes in the lineup for this one to give some playing time to the young guys, so the team ends up looking like this.

An early goal from Chernomorets reminds me I picked up the wrong captain. After realizing the mistake, I picked David Platt. Wreh was absolutely atrocious, missing every shot he took, and in general it was not a entirely convincing performance. We narrowly escaped defeat in the last minute of the game.

Game 11

Chelsea 0 – Arsenal 2

After a De Goey showfest, finally Overmars (who made 10 runs past opponents) had a chance to crack the net and Ian’s goal put the icing on the cake for a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

Just before the next game against Everton

Poor Tony. In will go Steve Bould surely.

Game 12

Arsenal 3 – Everton 0

Lineup changes:

Steve Bould for Tony Adams

After the 3-0 we eased a little bit and Everton started making their shots and approaching our goal but to no avail. The score remained unchanged and we won convincingly in Highbury.

Game 13

Leicester City 2 – Arsenal 4

Lineup changes:

The only change for this match is Lukic starting as GK. He expressed his unhappiness for not being played so I guess it’s the right time to put him in.

We came up ferociously and managed to be 3-0 up by the 20^th minute of the game. An attempt to comeback into the game by Leicester was cut short with Vieira’s goal, who kept us in the lead. In the 2^nd half we were still dominant but their defense halted the progression in the score with key interceptions.

And with this folks, we reached the end of episode number 2 of this save.

Stay tuned for our next episode! Cheers 🙂