My verdict on Hannover game!

We started with an attacking formation and placement of players. The first goal came at 8th minute by our young captain Fabregas after a super display of dribbling and passing by Bendtner and Van Persie. Never knew this was the only goal for the day.

The game was filled with fouls and utmost use of body and power. The typical German way of playing football. This was really a tough test for the English league giants.
The player for the day would be Alex Song for his wonderful tackling, passing and vision. Song was instrumental in cutting most of the passes and his game showed a natural flow of skill. He never looked troubled in the whole match. Towards the end when Vermaelen was down, Song took up the defensive responsibilities and moved to centre back position. Eduardo was introduced during the final minutes of second half.

The German team played with more vigour after the half time and the only player who made an impact Pinto limped off the ground. Arshavin looked miserable with his passes and finishing today. Arshavin seems to be taking the pre-season matches lightly and never really saw him taking the effort and utilizing the skills he possess. Fabregas was good but was substituted by Ramsey during the second half. Ramsey also was not able to prove a point since most of the ball was between the defenses. Bendtner was good and also grabbed an yellow card during his display.

Good thing seen is the improvement in the Arsenal defense. Vermaelen and Gallas and later Djorou showed great ability to take the shots and also to defend well in air.
Eboue played the whole match and failed to make an impact with his regular runs. The young gunner goalkeeper Wojciech Szczensy was excellant once again and he had shown the world that he is far better than Lukaz Fabianski and I think Arsene should try to give this guy more chances and help him out more than Mannone/Fabianski.

We missed Rosicky, Walcott, Diaby, Senderos, Vela and Clichy on the pitch. Looking forward to see more of them in the next fixture with Athletico Madrid.