Dion Dublin was impressed as he watched Arsenal defeat Southampton in the Premier League this afternoon. He believes the team is displaying a new mentality that has been absent for a long time.
Mikel Arteta has strengthened the team both physically and mentally, which enabled them to come from behind to beat Southampton after conceding the first goal.
Arsenal showed their class and determination in a way that has been missing against lesser teams in the past.
After falling behind, the Gunners stepped up their game and applied pressure on Southampton until they found the net.
They eventually secured a 3-1 victory, and it was Arsenal’s winning mentality and determination that impressed Dublin the most.
He said on the BBC Sport:
“Arsenal have got something new which I haven’t seen in many years.
“This horrible side, the grit and determination – they’re all happy to do it and they’ll muck in.
“They have the heart this time and they are hurting from over the last couple of years. ”
Just Arsenal Opinion
We had a brilliant reaction to going behind in the game and our overall performance was impressive on the night.
We will win a lot more games this term, and this could be our year to be champions.
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I remember when we went 2-0 down against Hull in the 2014 FA Cup final, I knew we would get it back and we did, we won 3-2. I felt the same today when we went 1-0 down.
That’s fair enough but perhaps we shouldn’t have gone behind in the first place given the opponents? Certainly not against the likes of Hull City a decade ago when it took an Arsenal goal in the 109th minute to win the game, I recall.
It’s fine as long as the team comes back, but there’s no absolute guarantee and that’s when you get major upsets.
Ramsey saved the day that match. A nail biter match it was.
But scenario such as this really turns players into fighters and the passion Arsenal players played with after conceding was something else. It was like watching a final match of the season with title on the line. That will do wonders for our players imo. Our players might be mentally strong to not concede any goals but in case it happens and when we are trailing, our players also need to be mentally solid to believe they can come back. I think it happened this early into the season is a good thing.