As week 21 comes to an end it proved that is weeks magic number was two. Chelsea, Palace and Burnley all found wins by only knocking in two goals. Everton, City, West Ham and Swans fans all only saw two goals scored in their matches as each team was only able to get one goal in the back of the net.
The only team who was able to get past the second goal this week was the home side in North London at the Emirates stadium, netting 3 goals past Stoke City's keeper David Ospina. Everything seemed to going right for Arsenal this week as they put up a strong front. 6 shots on target, 7 shorts off target, 53 percent ball possession and didn't concede a yellow card they were clearly the better side. They will need the confidence as they face Manchester City in the next week and hopefully Wenger could use this run of good luck to help him with his jackets.
Roberto MartÃnez may not be having the best run this season having only won 1 point in the last 5 matches but still he happens to have something that most managers in the Premier League don't have, and that's the ability to slow down Manchester City. Whether he is winning the FA cup with Wigan or as this weekend stealing points away from them in the league with Everton, holding City to a 1-1 draw. Everton fans could only hope that this draw will be enough to encourage their side to find the whole 3 points in their upcoming match match against West Brom.
No one can be more thankful for Roberto's talent than the blues around the world, but no doubt the blues had their own say in re-securing their first place spot. Jose's side continued to show their dominance in the league taking out Newcastle with a 2-0 win letting the rest of England know they are still in it to win it despite having recently suffered a disappointing loss to cross town rivals Spurs. I think the big difference between Jose's current squad and last years side who gave a decent run, is that Jose has finally settled in and has produced a well rounded team. For when one star doesn't show up there is still another star just as talented that will takeover willingly. Shown in the win against Newcastle as Oscar stepped in and had not only a goal but also an assist to leading goalscorer Diego Costa. This season we are used to seeing Fabregas' name in that spot but Jose's side is proving that it's not possible have too many stars on team, for these players are only making each other better.
Goal of the Week- I'm not sure if this is a feature that's going to stick but with the abundance exceptional goals I have to take the time to talk about in my opinion the best of the bunch. With the top of the Serie A table so cluttered and each clubs reputation on the line, Juventus not wanting to drop to another loss to Napoli, Paul Pogba's strike in the 29th minute opened the scoreline and gave hope to the Turin faithful that their side could hold their place at the top of the table. Getting the first goal in such an important match is usually enough to be the talk of the game but Pogba's strike could speak for its self in any match. Standing unmarked alongside the 18 yard box Pogba shows off his world class talent and creates a goal out of nothing that you have to watch repeatedly to believe. watch it here *note I do not own this video. all rights to owner and Serie A*
Before I end this weeks post I would like to congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo on his Ballon D'or.
-Til next time, this is the Final Whistle.
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