1. Ray PARLOUR v Valencia (2001)
Definitely my Favourite Arsenal Goal of All-Time, a screamer on target. The Power-shot was a typical Ray Parlour goal. Though an unsung hero, the Englishman took the ball in his stride from Nwankwo Kanu at the edge of the centre circle, ran past an opponent with two forward nudges and blasted from outside the box without warning for a 2-1 comeback win in the 2001 UEFA Champions League. Arsenal had never gone beyond the Quarterfinals but I kept on dreaming expressed by my uncontrollable scream that night. He replicated it in the 2002 FA Cup Final but Arsenal's second by Freddie Ljungberg was my "Double Happiness", because the worry of a deja vu equaliser like the preceding year's final evaporated...
2. Dennis BERGKAMP v Newcastle United (2002)
It is the Most Brilliant in the List and probably the Greatest Arsenal Stunner ever, though Nwankwo Kanu (v Tottenham) and Robert Pires (v Aston Villa) pulled off a similar trick. Bergkamp's turn was unrehearsed and sublime - just a perfect way to describe the whole of that season for the Gunners. They played some great football without losing away from home on the way to Wenger's second double. Pires was the Most Talismanic while Tony Adams plus his Old Guard backline were about to retire. It was Thierry Henry's first Premiership plus FA Cup Double, but the Dutchman's second and Arsenal's third...
3. Thierry HENRY v Liverpool (2004)
"Lads, it's time to snap out of it..." Having been knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United and Champions League by Chelsea (moreover at Highbury) within a week, I bet the Frenchmen Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires (Author of "Le Footballeur") and Henry just took matters into their own hands after first half. Michael Owen brought back deja vu from the 2001 FA Cup Final loss, but it wasn't going to happen again with Henry still hungry for his second Premiership title. This goal proved to me Thierry's "invincibility", his second strike in a hattrick on the 4-2 Good Friday victory against a team that would clinch five trophies the following season including a comeback UEFA Champions League win over the mighty AC Milan in the finals. Henry left Kop players falling to the grass with his merciless dribble run...
4. Aaron RAMSEY v Hull City (2014)
Nine years was a painful trophy-drought for disappointed Arsenal fans, but am glad Ramsey's extra time 3-2 FA Cup winner resparked their happiness. Without this Wembley goal, Arsene Wenger might have been forced out or resigned. However, it simply solidified the manager's legacy at the Emirates because it won his first trophy after moving to the new stadium (in 2006) plus erased all the Bad Memories since 2005...
MY BEST ARSENAL COMEBACK
In 2010, Arsenal became the Premiership's Comeback Kings by setting a Record of four consecutive Wins after conceding first. But the Most Extraordinary Comeback Game in Arsene Wenger's Career was a 4th Round Capital One (League) Cup Triumph at Reading's Madejski Stadium in 2012. At 4-0 down, I decided to sleep because I knew the Game was over; there was no Way Arsenal could come back. However, residing in a Neighbourhood where most People support the Top Six or Eight English Teams (and non-Gunners might have been sympathetic), I couldn't resist finding out the Truth after hearing People screaming over and over again. It couldn't be Reading Fans screaming; I didn't know any. When I switched on the Radio, it was 4-4. On turning on Sky Sports after Midnight, the Gunners were leading 5-7, extraordinary. I regretted why I did not watch the Game through and through, but was still happy about the Performance: Giroud ignited a Fightback, Walcott scored a Hattrick and Chamakh put the Nail in Reading's Coffin during Extratime. Reading Defender Chris Gunter called it a "stupid Game"...
