Here’s the Cesc Pistols!

After William Gallas spent his term as club captain steering Arsenal towards any and all icebergs in the way, Arsene Wenger made the right decision and stripped him of the captaincy. The result? A win at Stamford Bridge for the first time in years.

Chelski started off the scoring with an Arsenal own goal, and as recently as a month ago, that would’ve been game over, as Arsenal followed the captain’s lead and assumed the fetal position. Instead, Arsenal came out of the halftime break strong, and Robin van Persie scored two goals within three minutes of each other around 60 minutes to give them the win.

Despite all the good feeling emanating from the change in captains, this win solves absolutely nothing. For the past few years Arsenal has done very well against the other big clubs. The problems come when they go into cruise control against lesser sides. This year, the problem’s been even more acute, with losses to Hull Stoke and Fulham.  The only way to tell if this change has truly been sucessful comes in the next two weeks as Arsenal plays Wigan and Middlesbrough. Still, a win at Chelsea is a win at Chelsea.

If you see a Chelsea fan (and they’re very hard to spot after a loss), please be sure to mock them, and remind them that they’re a horrible person for supporting the most loathsome club north of Madrid.