Bawak bertenang kalian. The imminent return of Cazorla and Walcott means we will have reloaded our cannon with quite some firepower by the next match

On the 1st incident, it would've been a very harsh penalty if awarded.
The WBA player had one hand behind his back and the other arm outstretched. The ball hit the former, and as the commentator said then, it did not make the player any bigger, hence no penalty.
If it had hit his outstretched arm, then it would've been a penalty.

On the 2nd incident, judging from the replays yesterday, it does look like the WBA player slid in from the side (from the ref's angle) and not the back, and got the ball first before catching Wilshere.
I thought it was a spot-on call to not award the penalty (that was after watching one replay, as compared to the ref's zero).

But I was initially worried that with the number of fouls on Wilshere, he'd get all hot-headed and pick up a 2nd yellow.
Thank god that didn't happen

We were very narrow yesterday, playing without any natural wingers, and lacked creativity and a plan B.
Was surprised Gnabry didn't come in, or maybe he was just rested.

Good point salvaged. Would've been a very different game if Anelka had put WBA 2-0 up early on.
Spurs getting spanked made the draw much sweeter

Santi yes, Theo maybe a week after that.

for the german fans, how did podolski do at international level since he joined? is there a legit possibilitiy of an explosive link up between ozil and podolski? i dont watch international games, but in my head reus starts ahead of podolski. but before the rise of marco, is there good link up play between ozil and poldi?