Arsenal find renewed stickability

Stuart Pearce used the term 'stickabaility' on Saturday after his Manchester City side had equalised in the last minute at Goodison Park against a rejuvenated Everton side.

This was the first time Arsenal have come back from a goal down in an away league game since we beat Sp*urs 5-4 away.

What a way to do it too! The goal of a lifetime sums it up nicely (still not as good as Bergy's against Leicester or Newcastle but pretty awesome as a pure strike).

Last season we lost limply 1-0 away from home too many times. That was the most worrying pattern. When we went behind we struggled big time and so no one took us seriously, score first against Arsenal and you won't have to score again.

If we can come back when we do concede then it puts a different type of pressure on the opposition and more often than not we will go on to win the game.

There was no 'stickability' or 'bouncebackability' that was a cornerstone of our recent successes.

When we won the title in 2001/2 it seemed there was a period where we used to go behind a lot but still had the confidence to play our own way and at least draw but more often than not, win the game.

Like going behind against Chelsea on Boxing day back in 2001. Lampard drove in from the edge of the box but we had faith that our chances would come and we would take them and we duly did. Wiltord scored the equaliser and Sol Campbell scored a header and the winner, his first for the club.

That was a common theme and filled everyone with confidence. It is just as damaging as it is beneficial if things go the other way, it becomes an issue coming back from a goal down.

However on Saturday we played pretty well (again), admittedly we rode our luck a little, as did Charlton, and got a good win against a side which will probably end up nearer to the to of the table than the bottom of it when all is said and done.

If we can keep our new found 'stickability' then we will be genuine contenders.