Steve Bruce: "We've had our backsides kicked."

These statements should be treated as a conspiracy against Arsenal to lull them to sleep. How many opposing managers have said similar things in order to fatten the heads of William Gallas & Co. only to see them fall in the next match. Its become psychology 101.

A preamble to present day Arsenal games now means cradle snatching Wenger trotting out ever younger squads with every season. We marvel at their wins. In this edition, Carlos Vela, Jack Wilshire, and Jay Simpson walloped hapless Wigan prompting Steve Bruce to say what he said. What else could any one say.

We are flying high again. Wins over Man U and Wigan. Lets enjoy these moments. But to continue this streak means that Wenger has to instill a sense of iron discipline in his squad to tune out these elegies and play a match at a time.