Fozzy 
Arsenal Player of the Season 2014/15
1. Alexis Sanchez - 81%
2. Santi Cazorla – 11%
3. Francis Coquelin – 5%
No surprises here! Our red hot Chile pepper almost makes it a clean sweep at the end of his first season at The Arse. How we loved his desire, energy and commitment to the cause. We were quick to forgive him when matches towards the end of the season passed him by, and we prayed to the gods that he would remain fit despite being over played. Sanchez produced the goods in the FA Cup semi-final, and finished off the season with that goal in the final. Interesting that Rambo was our top man last year and I am sure his winning goal in that final swayed a few floating voters. Can we dream that our Chilean will be even better next season now that he’s more used to his team-mates style? He certainly developed more of an understanding with Ozil and Monreal as the season went on.
Most Improved Arsenal Player in the last 12 months
1. Francis Coquelin - 63%
2. Nacho Monreal - 20%
3. Hector Bellerin - 16%
Certainly no Coq and bull story here as young Francis received nearly two thirds of the votes to become our most improved player. How ironic that with Wiggy, Rambo and Jack all crocked, our esteemed manager realised that the cupboard was bare and turned to the Frenchman in what must have been a last resort with the season half gone. From the moment Coquelin stepped on the pitch at West Ham at the end of December, we never looked back as we went on a breathtaking run, hugely aided and abetted by this young warrior’s performances.
Most Disappointing Arsenal Player 2014/15
1. Mathieu Flamini - 31%
2. Kieran Gibbs - 23%
3. Danny Welbeck - 16%
A word in defence for M. Flamini, who, for no fault of his own this season, he’s become the poor man’s Coq. Is it fair that nearly a third of you voted him your duffer of the year whilst my selection, (whisper it quietly), Ozil, took a long time to get into gear following his World Cup sortie. I despaired when he fannied around the pitch just going through the motions until he started to click in recent weeks.
Best Team Performance 2014/15
1. 2-0 v Manchester City (A) - 43%
2. 4-0 v Aston Villa (FAC Final) - 30%
3. 4-1 v Liverpool (H) - 18%
4. 2-1 v Manchester United (A) - 7%
A bit spoilt for choice here because when we were good, we were very very good. A huge chunck of you voted for the away game at Citeh for obvious reasons as our win was not only unexpected, it also gave us a glimpse that we could at last mix it with the big boys with a rugged and resilient performance. This win gave the whole side confidence that we could go anywhere and do the business and demonstrated that it wasn’t a one off as the cup game at Old Trollop proved.
Worst Team Performance 2014/15
1. 1-3 v Monaco (H) - 67%
2. 0-2 v Southampton (A) - 9%
3. 1-2 v Tottenham (A) - 8%
4. 0-2 v Borussia Dortmund (A) - 6%
Alas, we were a bit spoilt for choice in this department, too, but a whopping 67% of you joined me in wanting to forget the Monaco game. There was a collective banging heads against a brick wall as we suffered during this game watching an embarrassing performance of tactical naivety. If only….. P.S. Anderlecht at home and Dortmund away were rather horrible too, so there is obvious work to do in Europe.
Best Arsenal Goals 2014/15
1. Sanchez v Aston Villa (FAC Final)
2. Ramsey’s 2nd v Galatasaray (A)
3. Wilshere v WestBrom (H)
4. Sanchez v Liverpool (H)
5. Rosicky v Brighton (A)
6. Giroud v Manchester United (H)
7. Walcott v WestBrom (H)
Every one of these magnificent seven strikes could be watched over and over again, and you would still derive much pleasure. But you’re right, folks. That Sanchez Cup Final goal will ensure that the stupid smile on my face will remain in place throughout the summer. Everything about the goal was top class, from the moment Alexis picked up the ball, to when Monreal took out two defenders on the dummy overlap, to that incredible strike from out of the blue. Bloody hell, it’s gone in……… GGOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!
Do you consider Arsenal have progressed this season in terms of football performance compared to the previous season?
Yes - 87%
No- 10%
Don’t Know - 3%
This could easily be the title of an essay, but 87% of you guys liked what you saw, although it didn’t start off that way at the start of the season. We will do even better next season if we can eliminate the assortment of rank displays like Swansea (H & A), ManUre (H), Stoke (A) and Totts (A). But it will be the last game of the season which we all tend to most remember and our Wembley performance showed a new confidence, mentality and “being used to the occasion”. Last year we were nervous against Hull, but this year we were totally focussed.
Whilst recognising that summer transfer dealings will play a large part in how we fare neat season, at this point in time how optimistic are you about our prospects of competing for the Premier League title in 2015/16?
Extremely optimistic 14%
Quite optimistic - 60%
Unsure - 15%
Quite pessimistic - 9%
Extremely pessimistic - 2%
Another essay title, and I am sure that much will be written in this vein between now and when the first ball is kicked in anger. Nice to see that a goodly chunk of you are quite optimistic, although there’s still 2% of you who have abandoned all hope. C’mon guys, at least we no longer have to watch a team sprinkled with the likes of The Spanish Waiter, Ebouseless, Diabolical, Deckchair Denilson and Barry.
A pdf of part one of the Gooner Survey results can be downloaded from this link
Part 2 of the results – the Squad section – will be online next week
