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Arsenal defended a lead which isn't the same as parking the bus, which is when you're playing solely to stop the other team from scoring and happy for a draw. In the first half Arsenal were far more attacking, and in the past, once they'd got their lead, they'd keep on playing for more goals. That's good on the eye but often proved fatal. Now they seem to have accepted that really successful teams know how to close out a game. Yesterday was only really a friendly and we'll see if they can carry that new-found wisdom through into the proper season but they're definitely showing signs now of being a much more rounded side.
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