Nicklas Bendtner found a way through the parked bus that
was Bolton with six minutes remaining to see Arsenal scrape a 1-0
victory at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
There are defensive mindsets and then there are defensive
mindsets. Gary Megson will no doubt be slated from all quarters for
sending his team out with negativity written all over them, but for
84 minutes their plans worked to a tee.
Just as the name of Bolton looked like it would be added to that
of Liverpool, Tottenham, Hull and Aston Villa in taking Premier
League points off Arsenal at home this season, up popped
Bendtner.
Despite Bolton’s continued timidity (they had only two shots all
game), one thing should be made clear – this was not a 90-minute
barrage of Arsenal chances. They were shot-shy, unimaginative and
feeble for much of it.