Queiroz’s remarks make me laugh

UNTIL Willie stole into Wigan’s box to head home in the 83rd minute, it had begun to feel like the three points were about to slip through our fingers, along with a crucial opportunity to open up a points gap on Man United.

Despite totally dominating possession, we gifted Wigan perhaps the two best first-half goal scoring opportunities, with two free headers that resulted from a couple of moments of defensive indecision. Following the break and the news that United were behind at Bolton, the more fickle Gooners began to express their frustration at our failure to trouble the Wigan keeper.

However despite my continued concerns about the solidity of Arsène’s first-choice partnership at centre-back, if there’s one attribute that William Gallas has added to the Arsenal party, it’s his winning mentality. For the second consecutive home game, we have to be grateful for Gallas’ tenacity, as without his late goals we’d have lost against Man United and failed to capitalise on their slip-up on Saturday.