Yup, it was a questionable win for Arsenal against Norwich City last Saturday. Imagine that you and your team suppress hard in 1st half, only to conceded easy goal in 2nd half. But that is football, anything can happen in 10 minutes time, especially when you have player like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the pitch. Most of the football pundits arguing about Arteta's penalty and Walcott's assist for Podolski. But maybe we can view the game not only for final 10 minutes, but the whole 90 minutes and you can get the answer why Arsenal deserved to won the game.
1) Everybody was busy about Snodgrass' free-kick (assist), until they forget to found a reason why he only yellow carded in injury time. Several harsh tackle, tackle and tackle for at least 9 times. Sagna got booked when collided when he came from behind. Giroud accidentally kick his foot when he also approaching from behind (Norwich players yelling to referee because of that). Ramsey almost get his chest busted when Snodgrass alongside him. Wilshere lying on the pitch for around 3 minutes after his robust. And guess what, he only got yellow after stamping Ramsey's leg!
2) Wasting time. Norwich City's tactical was known by the rest of BPL teams always trying to wasting time when they were leading. And it happened again last Saturday after Turner's score. My watch showing Bunn took almost 2 minutes to take a goal kick, and their defender (sorry, forget his name) took 1 minutes to throw in the ball. Not to mentioned the other several occasion. They even took 3 minutes to confront the linesman, trying to protest the penalty given. Hey, remember what happened to Koscielny during their match against Manchester City? Neither referee not linesman saw that but decision was given by watching City players' reaction!)
3) The hand ball of Kamara in penalty box. Referee saw that. Linesman also saw that. But Arsenal was denied for that.
4) The late arrival of Oxlade-Chamberlain or 'The Ox'. Suddenly, Arsenal's tactical was change at least 70% when he replace Sagna. The Gunners attacking combo became more lively, especially Podolski and Walcott was there, while Giroud and Cazorla start to look dangerous than 80 minutes before.
5) Aaron Ramsey's appearance. He started as Central Attacking, then rotating with Cazorla as Left Wing, before turn to covering Wilshere as Central Holder. And as some the TV pundits predict; ended as Right Wingback as Sagna's replacement. 4 position in 1 game, can you imagine that? He also almost got 1 goal when Wilshere push the ball a little bit hard. And thanks to him, Snodgrass finally got booked after harsh foot-stamping.
6) Never-say-die attitude. For several teams, when you are leading the score in injury time, you will have 8 players lining as defender, and let only 2 persons up to look for counter-attack chance. But what you see in Arsenal was different. Remember last game during Wes Brom's encounter? Arsenal facing Wes Brom countless attempt. But it was Giroud who almost grab 3rd goal in dying minutes.Or anybody else still remind you the Capital One Cup's victory against running-riot Reading when Walcott scores 3 injury time goals while forgotten Chamakh bag another one? And it was happened again that evening, when Walcott ran passed their defender (hmm.... let see. Yep, it was off-side!), pass to unmarked Podolski and goal. The time already showed 92 minutes.
7) Home team. Another factor why Arsenal deserved to win (or might say 'MUST WIN'?)
