Jack is an automatic starter once he is match fit. I think you can ease him in much slower, but you have to play your most talented midfielder.
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If we do go after an attacker in January, I hope it is someone who is a bit selfish around goal. As much as Gervinho has added a much needed injection of direct attacking, and seemingly passed that onto Theo as well, I feel we still lack a "selfish" player in our attack. It is that little bit I think we have been missing on the team since Henry left. A player whose mentality around goal demands the attention of defenders to block a shot first, rather than cover a final pass. Henry was always a threat to curl one in from anywhere near the 18 and opened the cheekier interplay for others around him so packing it in wasn't the answer to shutting down Arsenal. Even if this player is just one that will share minutes and possibly come on as a change of look at the end of games like the Everton one (and yes I know we won't be getting another Henry) it would be nice to know that defenses would have to second guess their approach to that player and it won't be more of the same.Comment
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Facing AC Milan will be exciting. It's the most exciting tie of the knockout stages. It's also the worst draw Arsenal could have gotten. Crap.Comment
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Bring on Milan. I haven't had this much confidence in our side in quite awhile. We're playing very well and lets not forget we were a Bendtner miss away last year from knocking out Barca.
Milan is a tough draw, but it's nothing we haven't done before.Comment
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Wouldn't it be pretty amazing to see Henry come back for a few months on loan?Comment
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The match is only on ESPN3 today, but YES network is repeating it tomorrow night at 8 (for those of us who get YES).Comment
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The always reliable Daily Mail is linking you with Wayne Bridge to ease your problems at LB. Ease the problems? More like worsen. He was horrific during his loan spell at West Ham at the back end of last season.Comment
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I would be hugely surprised if we sign Wayne Bridge for many reasons, not least of all the fact that he is rubbish. It's not only being reported by the Mail though it is in the Sun and the Mirror. However, most of these rumours are likely cooked up between journalists after press conferences and such, who all have to fill column inches and effectively persuade each other of the news.
Wayne Bridge makes no sense other than the fact he is available and of course the British media assume there is no professional football outside the British isles so it's not like there are alternatives.
Naturally, he is a typical Wenger player. Monumentally slow, earns £90,00 per week and technically mediocre (and that is being polite). Not to mention the fact that Wenger has made no secret of his pleasure in seeing City's wild investment in wages come back to bite them when the cannot get rid of players...
We do need a left back though imo. Gibbs is made of glass and has shown himself to e distinctly average when he is fit. Santos is a defensive liability. I doubt Wenger will see it that way though, I doubt we will bring anyone in defensively unless it literally lands in our lap.
I strongly doubt Arteta will get dropped. Wenger is a massive fan of the way he plays a responsible game defensively (better than Wilshere who needs to stay on his feet more imo) so I think we'll see less of Ramsey assuming everyone is fit.
I think given the way the fixtures stack up in the second half of the year we will see far more rotation regardless of Diaby and Wilshere. Ramsey is not too far removed from a bad injury and Arteta has less than perfect injury record, so I wouldn't be shocked to see all three of the starting mid-fielders rotated out with Colequin, Wilshere and Benayoun getting more time. I think Frimpong will be loaned out in January - Bolton or Villa would be good places for him imo.Comment
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That was Theo's biggest contribution in a month. Great win of the PK and a quality finish by RVP.Comment
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If we come away with anything but three points today, it will be a failure. Important to show that the City loss was actually encouraging.
So far, so good.Comment
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More Benayoun please, Mr. Wenger. We were asking last week what he had to do to get any playing time, and here he comes in and makes an instant impact. Great match, exciting finish, and 3 points to the Arsenal.Comment
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