Joe Fitzpatrick 
Is Tony Pulis a genius? Has he got a magic hat? Or is it just so obvious to everyone else but Arsene Wenger that there is a clear and well-known formula for beating Arsenal and it is by no means a magical one.
Did we register a single shot on target in the first half against the Potters? If we did, I must have missed it. A complete lack of invention, creativity and crisp passing at the business-end of the field meant that Stoke were always able to regroup and get two banks of four giants in between Arsene's dwarves and the goal. We just looked so very, erm, well.. Hi, Ho by comparison, didn't we?
Stoke seemed happy enough to let Arsenal have the ball right up until the very edge of their penalty box, knowing a 30-yard screamer was about as likely to come from an Arsenal player as a public apology and an admission of guilt from Ryan Shawcross to Aaron Ramsey.
Watching Match of The Day's goal-of-the-month competition on Sunday morning made for some pretty uncomfortable viewing for this Gooner’s eyes because, amongst all the 30 yard pile-drivers, there was not a single candidate from an Arsenal player.
If only we could have taken on more shots this season from good shooting positions instead of trying to pass our way through non-existent gaps in the opposition defence, we could have won the league this year. At times we look like we are trying to thread a needle whilst blindfolded, our play is so fiddly and unnecessarily intricate.
Our complete inability to score headed goals on a consistent basis has also bitten us on the backside, and Arsene Wenger should take a look at Everton's win over Moneybags City to see the value of pinpoint crossing and bullet headers to a team’s goal tally over the course of a season.
Every set piece by Tony Pulis' Potters seemed to inspire feelings of impending doom for Arsenal’s players and fans alike, and - sure enough - their first goal did indeed come from a free-kick. Djourou slipped and allowed Kenwyne Jones to get goalside of him and chest the ball into the net. Yet again, we conceded a soft goal from a free-kick and our groundhog-style mistakes continue to be punished by any manager that has eyes to see where Arsenal's obvious deficiencies lie.
Hearing the Potters’ fans’ chants of "one nil to the rugby team" hit me in the guts like a punch to the solar plexus as, contrary to what some of you might think, I am NOT a Tottenham fan and I was praying to be writing about a magnificent display from Arsenal and an Aaron Ramsey hat-trick. Instead we were beaten fairly and squarely and Jermaine Pennant scored the obligatory wonder goal against his former club. Shame it didn't work out for him at Arsenal, as he'd probably make at least our bench quite easily now. It's sad to say that players from a team like Stoke could actually make our bench, but give me Kenwyne Jones over Niklas Bendtner any day of the week.
Another poor piece of defending from Djourou after the fantastic Van Persie had provided us with a lifeline in the game gifted Walters a very soft goal, although I admit he did take it very well.
We now have a rivalry with a rugby team that is based not only on the ill-will born in the aftermath of the Aaron Ramsey injury (or the Shawcross redemption as Alan Davies humorously christened it) but also on their increasing ability to get a result against us. Tony Potter has stumbled upon Sam Allardyce's philosopher’s stone, which contains the blueprint for how to get a result against Arsenal, and is not afraid to use it or improve upon it.
Legend has it that the stone says...
If thou doth require to vanquish the mighty Arsenal, thou must press them mightily, get men behind the ball and try to steal a goal (or two or three) from quick counter-attacks and well-worked set pieces. Do not fear them but rather intimidate them and make them fear you. Take advantage of their soft underbelly and they will make mistakes. Do unto them these things, brave Sir, and thou shalt emerge victorious.
Arsene Wenger is now being out-thought tactically by Tony Pulis and his team is being physically outfought by teams like Stoke City. Sam Allardyce now feels comfortable enough to label Arsene Wenger publicly as "tactically naive" and only time will tell if Arsene Wenger will one day find the antidote to the curse of Tony Potter and the philosopher’s stone.
The truth hurts, guys, doesn't it? I'm no Tottenham fan and I don't revel in the misfortunes of Arsenal F.C., but a lot of us saw this one coming and just have this weird urge to tell it like it is.
