Ramsey to miss Champions League game with Injury

I know there are probably quite a few Arsenal fans who will be relieved to hear that Aaron Ramsey has picked up a groin strain, and will therefore miss the trip to Germany to face Schalke in the Champions League tomorrow.

One person who will not be happy, however, is Arsene Wenger. With Oxlade-Chamberlain and Diaby still keeping Rosicky company in the treatment room, Arsenal do not need to lose any more midfielders. This means that Wenger’s options are even more limited.

If Wenger did intend to give Theo Walcott a start down the middle, who will he play on the right hand side? Gervinho is out, so he would be experimenting again. Cazorla can play on either wing, but has not done so for Arsenal. If Wenger did not trust Arshavin to replace Wilshere on Saturday, he is not going to play him in Santi’s position tomorrow.

I was really hoping that Arsenal would try to use the pace of Walcott as a central striker tomorrow, and try to hit Schalke on the break. It will probably be the same 4-3-3 formation that we have been struggling with recently.

Hopefully, Jack Wilshere will have recovered from his exertions and will give us some much needed drive in midfield. He misses the visit of Fulham in the Premier league this weekend, so he might as well run himself ragged tomorrow.

Szczesny is not fit yet, and Damian Martinez cannot play in the Champions League, so James Shea is in the squad. Djourou and Chamakh will also travel, but the squad is looking thin. Surely, Wenger will not play Santos at left back tomorrow. You could almost, but not quite, forgive some bad defending if he was getting forward and creating chances, but he cannot even cross a ball.

Vermaelen had a shocker on Saturday but I think he is too worried about Santos. I think the whole team is affected, actually, and the massive gaps he is leaving are eroding the team’s confidence. I am surprised that Santos is even in the squad after the shirt debacle.

Arsenal could do with a shake up, but they just haven’t got the players available, or Wenger does not want to change things. We desperately need a good performance, but I am worried that we will not get it.

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Wenger – I had no-one on the bench to replace Wilshere

Posted on November 05, 2012 by admin

Arsene Wenger had to face the frustration of seeing Jack Wilshere sent off against Manchester United on Saturday, even though he knew that the youngster was on a final warning from Mike Dean.

As expected Wilshere lunged in for another tackle on Patrice Evra in the 69th minute and was duly sent off, and Wenger admitted that he wanted to take Wilshere off before that, but had no other possibilities on the bench after already brnging on Walcott for Ramsey.

Wenger was asked why he hadn’t taken Wilshere off and he replied: “Yes, of course I thought about replacing Wilshere. But we were in a position where we had to attack and I had no offensive central midfielders on the bench as well.

“I thought I would leave him a bit longer and the red card looked harsh from the bench.”

Wenger DID actually have Andrei Arshavin among the substitutes and brought him on for Podolski with ten minutes of the game remaining. Personally I wouldn’t have thought that Wilshere was ready to play the full 90 minutes anyway, and Wenger should have planned to replace him after an hour whether he was on a warning or not……..

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Kieran Gibbs MUST play against Schalke (Drop Santos Now!)

Posted on November 05, 2012 by admin

There are many Arsenal rumours this morning (notably in the Telegraph) saying that Kieran Gibbs has returned to full training and is nearly ready to join the first-team, despite not even making the bench for Saturday’s visit to Old Trafford.

The youngster last played for Arsenal in the away win against West Ham, and Gooners will not be surprised that Arsenal have only one outright win in the five fixtures since he was replaced by Andre Santos, and that was against winless QPR!

It seems that Gibbs has taken a bit longer to return to fitness than previously predicted, with Wenger saying before the Norwich loss three weeks ago. “Kieran Gibbs is out for Saturday because he went off against West Ham. He’s not healed yet. He has a little chance to be ready for Wednesday and a bigger chance for QPR.”

After Santos’ ABYSMAL showing against Manchester United, fans are yet again calling for him to be dropped, in fact even before this game many Gooners were telling Wenger to play Vermaelen at left-back rather than put Santos in the starting line-up. How right they were……

So I am saying that (even if he ISN’T fit!), Gibbs should be returned to the starting line-up, and hopefully we can get back to winning ways again…..

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Wenger – Arsenal can’t compete for the title right now

Posted on November 05, 2012 by admin

Arsenal’s defeat at Old Trafford has left them nine points behind the new League leaders, and Arsene Wenger admits that they now have a mountain to climb if they are to compete with Man United, Chelsea and Man City in the race for the Premiership title.

He couldn’t give any excuse for Arsenal’s poor showing on Saturday and simply said that they came up against a much better team. “We were poor today defensively I think,”

“There’s no obvious reason for that apart from the fact that we didn’t start well and that Man United have quality up front. They score goals against everybody and were better than us. It’s as simple as that.

“I think today we were not good. At Man City, we played a 1-1. We had a good result and didn’t suffer from the comparison. Today, I just think at the moment we are not on full cylinders and we looked much more vulnerable defensively than we were at the start of the season.

“We have to show that the team can compete for the title. At the moment, you cannot say that because we are far away. But that’s what the target is until the end of the season.

“We’ve played many away games now in many difficult places. We’ve played at Manchester City, at Manchester United, at Liverpool and at Stoke. So we have many difficult away games. But we are very far behind now.”

November’s games now become crucial and we now have a demanding visit to Schalke, before facing Fulham, Tottenham and Montpellier at home. Let’s hope the team can pick themselves up quickly because another couple of defeats could see Arsenal even drop out of the race for fourth place, never mind the Champions League…..

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Gourcuff to Arsenal getting closer!

Posted on November 05, 2012 by Bob

Arsene Wenger has never been a massive fan of the January transfer window, but the increasingly desperate situation at Arsenal, combined with over £35 million burning a hole in his pocket means that he will probably splash out in the new year, and one of those looks like it will be Yoann Gourcuff.

Arsenal have been linked with the French international midfielder before, and reportedly failed in a bid to sign him from his current club, Lyon, last year. He does have three years left to run on his contract with the Ligue 1 side, but they are now prepared to sell him, according to Metro.

Lyon are in need of money, and Gourcuff is one of their star names, and he has not had the effect at the club that was hoped for. He is a player who can be used as a deep lying striker, playmaker or central midfielder, and his style has been compared to that of Zinedine Zidane. The 26-year old has got 29 caps for his country and has scored four international goals.

After Wenger said that he had no offensive midfield options to replace Wilshere with on Saturday, he could be making a move for Gourcuff pretty soon. Diaby started the season well but his injury problems soon returned, and we cannot rely on him.

It is not just creating chances, but finishing them that we need. Arsenal fans will be praying for another striker to be bought in January, or we could miss out on the Champions league for the first time in years.

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Arsenal fail to sell any deadwood players (including Squillaci)

Posted on September 01, 2012 by admin

There will not be many Arsenal fans that will be happy that a certain Sebastien Squillaci is still in training with the club after the transfer window deadline has come and gone. Arsenal failed to find buyers for Nicklas Bendtner or Chu-Young Park, but at least they have been sent out on loan to Juventus and Celta Vigo respectively.

You could say that Carlos Vela was at least offloaded to Real Sociedad six weeks ago, but most Arsenal fans would say he was a misunderstood talent rather than deadwood, but the likes of Marouane Chamakh (Giroud’s backup striker?), Andrei Arshavin and Johan Djourou are still part of the Gunners squad, while Bendtner, Denilson and Park are still Arsenal players in name if not in geographical position.

Many Arsenal fans are obviously disappointed that Arsenal didn’t bring any more classy players to strengthen the team, but they probably would have been at least a little happier knowing that the above-named players were at least taken off our payroll.

Does Wenger really believe that Chamakh, Djourou and Arshavin can still be assets to the squad this season?

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Ferdinand – Man Utd should have massacred Arsenal

Posted on November 05, 2012 by admin

The Man United defender Rio Ferdinand has told the press that his team were terribly disappointed that they didn’t beat Arsenal by a very wide margin on Saturday after being totally in control of the game from start to finish.

He said: “We should have finished that game off ages ago. That’s the most disappointing thing, If you had been in our changing room you’d have thought we lost the game, the way the mood was. At the end of the day it is three points. I thought it was the best shape we have had for a while, this season, and we defended as a team. That showed in the amount of chances we created but we should have maybe had the game won by five, six or seven but it wasn’t to be.”

Sir Alex Ferguson felt exactly the same and thought that United should have used the opportunity to boost their goal difference with some glaring misses and even the missed penalty by Wayne Rooney (Thank God RVP didn’t take it!). Fergie said: “We lost on goal difference last season and I don’t want that to happen again, we should have scored five or six or maybe even more than that. I’m disappointed by our inability to hammer home the advantage. You look at that scoreline and think it was a close game but it wasn’t.”

“It looked as though it was going to be self-destruction. It only takes a second to lose a goal. They had some possession without threatening us but thank God we got the second one because with them scoring right on time, it would have been an embarrassment.”

What does this say about Arsenal? That Fergie would consider a draw against Arsenal as an embarrasment? Since when did we become pushovers to a team that used to fear playing the Gunners every year……..

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More problems for Arsenal as Walcott is sick

Posted on November 05, 2012 by Bob

Can things get any worse for Arsenal? I suppose Mertesacker could bang his head getting off the plane, or Cazorla could fall down an open manhole. Arsene Wenger will be sweating on the state of Theo Walcott tonight, and hoping that he can play at least some part in tomorrow’s crucial Champions League game against Schalke.

“He has been sick overnight and in practice today, and we will have to see how he is tomorrow morning.”

Get well, Theo, we need you. If Theo is not well enough to start tomorrow, then Wenger may be forced into a change of formation because his makeshift right player, Aaron Ramsey, has not even travelled to Germany due to a groin strain. We do have three strikers in the squad, Chamakh, Podolski and Giroud.

Maybe it is time to go 4-4-2, and try to stay more compact. If we lose to Schalke tomorrow and Olympiakos beat Montpellier in Greece, we will be level on points with the Greeks and still have to travel to Greece. We will certainly have lost top spot and be struggling to qualify.

Arsenal could do with a win, but we cannot afford to lose. Wenger needs to make sure the players work hard and make it difficult for Schalke. If Theo is not 100 percent, he could always come on late and exploit some tired legs.

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Arsenal legend worried about Walcott and the Gunners

Posted on November 05, 2012 by Bob

Tony Adams spent his whole football career at Arsenal, and never4 dreamed of not signing a contract with the club, but he knows times have changed and fears that the Gunners have messed up by leaving it so long to persuade Theo Walcott to extend his deal.

Adams feels that the poor form that Arsenal are in this season will only make it less likely that Walcott will decide to stay at the Emirates. This would not have been an issue if the club had got him to sign a new contract after getting third place in the Premier league last season, and guaranteeing Champions league football.

“The big one at the moment is Theo, but what incentive has he got?

“I don’t think it helps that he got a hat-trick in the week and then he’s on the bench at the weekend.

“I’d like to see him up front, but I’d also like to see van Persie, Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas still at the club.

“You can go back to the days of Ashley Cole going to Chelsea, so many have moved on and are doing jobs for great teams.

“You don’t let them go into the last year of their contracts. Chelsea didn’t do that with John Terry or Frank Lampard. When you have strong players, you put them on long contracts and look after them.”

Adams was captain of Arsenal for 14 years and only David O’Leary played more games for us. He won four league titles and three FA cups with the Gunners and it hurts him to see us struggling now.

Wenger has finally admitted that Theo can play as a central striker, but he may have left it too late. If Arsenal do not turn their form around soon, we could be seeing another star player joining one of our rivals.

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Arsenal boss confused by Santos and van Persie shirt scandal

Posted on November 05, 2012 by Bob

Andre Santos seems intent on driving the Arsenal fans up the wall. If his defensive lapses were not bad enough, he seemed overjoyed at half time on Saturday. Arsenal had just put in a terrible 45 minutes, but the Brazilian left back seemed happy and relaxed as he chatted with van Persie and strolled down the tunnel with the Dutchman’s shirt over his shoulder.

Wenger was stunned, apparently, when Santos blithely strolled into the dressing room, and has made him understand how unacceptable this was. It is not just the fact that he did this, but to have so little respect for the Arsenal fans to do it in full view is unbelievable.

I am sure that I am not the only Gooner who would be happy to never see Santos in an Arsenal shirt again. Please get well soon Gibbs, we need you badly. Even if Gibbs is not fit for tomorrow’s Champions league game in Germany, Wenger is planning to drop Santos, according to the Mirror.

Santos needs to understand what a gross misjudgement he made, and how much it will have angered the fans who were so impressive in getting behind the players. I was willing to believe that his poor form was due to lack of play, but he has got no better. Maybe he just does not care, he certainly didn’t seem to on Saturday

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Arteta and Wenger want to repay Arsenal fans at Schalke

Posted on November 05, 2012 by Bob

Arsene Wenger has praised the Arsenal fans for their unflinching support recently, but knows that he owes them some better results. We nger and his vice-captain Mikel Arteta aim to start repaying the Gooners tomorrow against Schalke.

Arteta is demanding an improvement from the Arsenal team, knowing that the Champions league game in Germany will not be easy, but Arsenal have the ability to win. Anything less that 100 percent effort will not be acceptable, as Arsenal try to get the season back on track.

“We’ve got another massive game again. We lost against (Schalke) at home, which was a big disappointment, and it’s going to be a really tough game in Germany.

“We have to bounce back. I think we have to show how much we want to win it, and go there and show big attitude.

“I have no doubt about the attitude we have in the dressing room, and the desire. I think the attitude was good (against Man United). We all kept trying, even with 10 men.”

I think that Arteta is going a bit easy on some of the Arsenal players, and hope that behind closed doors there are some harsh words being given out. You cannot fault Arteta’s commitment, but there have been too many players recently not doing enough.

Arsenal have a great chance to boost confidence and qualify top of the group if they can beat Schalke tomorrow. The Germans lost at the weekend to a Hoffenheim team who had not won in four games, but they will be giving everything to beat Arsenal.

If it is true that Kieran Gibbs could play tomorrow, that would give us a massive boost and will cheer the fans up before a ball is kicked. Happy Santos is a liability and proved on Saturday that his attitude is all wrong.

Podolski has not been his usual self recently, and it could well be because he is worried about Santos behind him. Gibbs will give the team more confidence and solidity, allowing us to focus more on going forwards.

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Wenger – Evra dived to get Wilshere sent off

Posted on November 05, 2012 by admin

Arsene Wenger has already admitted that he knew that Jack Wilshere was on a last warning from Mike Dean on Saturday before he got sent off, but also angrily blamed Patrice Evra for diving to make the tackle look worse.

Wenger said: “The red card was very harsh,”

“I find the referees very naive because when you say to the players, ‘Look for the next foul and you’ll get a second yellow’, that means a signal for everybody of the other team to dive. And of course they do it.

“Wilshere went for the ball and Evra made the maximum of it. To me it looked a regular challenge.”

Evra himself is quite adamant that Wilshere went in too recklessly and fully deserved his second caution. Evra said: “He didn’t look for the ball. He stood on my legs and it wasn’t the first time.”

To be fair on Wilshere, he has hardly played enough yet to get back his rhythm of the game and is certain to improve. Perhaps his lunge was due more to tiredness than to malice?

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Is it the end of the line at Arsenal for Arshavin?

Posted on November 05, 2012 by Bob

Arsene Wenger has taken some of the blame for the red card shown to Jack Wilshere as Arsenal lost to Manchester United on Saturday. Reports pointed to the fact that Alex Ferguson substituted Tom Cleverley who was in a similar position to Wilshere, basically one foul away from being sent off.

Wenger has said that Evra made a meal of the tackle, and the reason why he had not removed Wilshere from the field was a lack of options.

“But we were in a position where we had to attack, and I had no offensive central midfielders on the bench.”

Correct me if I am wrong, but central attacking midfield is the position that our little Russian Andrey Arshavin sees as his best, and is where he wants to play. Wenger even admitted that Arshavin is better when he plays narrower.

So did Wenger just forget about Arshavin? He did bring him on later, for Podolski, on the wing. It does not make any sense. I know Podolski was not having a great game, but he did not replace him until the last five minutes.

Does Wenger think that Arshavin is not good enough in the middle, or is he just covering himself for not replacing Jack? To be fair, Wilshere was our best option of getting back into the match at the time, so it was a risky decision. It can’t be very nice for Arshavin, though, to hear your manager say that he had no options in your favoured position when you are sitting on the bench hoping for a game. Does this mean that the Russian will soon be on his way out of the Emirates?

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The Ox will get new Arsenal deal and wants 100 England Caps!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Bob

Just over a year after buying Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton, senior figures at Arsenal are ready to give the 19-year old England international a new and improved contract as a reward for his fantastic, form and improvement since coming to the Emirates. The Ox works as hard as his namesake and has got a brilliant attitude.

Due to the exceptional players in the Arsenal midfield this season and the formations used by Arsene Wenger, Ox has not played as much as he might have expected for the Gunners, but he was looking a little tired after a long season and summer.

His refeshing approach, combined with his pace and power have made him an instant favourite with the England fans and there is a good chance that Roy Hodgson will unleash him against San Marino in a couple of days. That will put the youngster on eight caps which will leave him just 92 to go to reach his target of 100.

The midfielder is not being arrogant but he is confident and is never one to shirk a challenge. He does not think about wages when he is asked about his future.

“Get as many caps as I can for England, score as many goals as I can for England and win as many things as I can with England and Arsenal.

“I guess I should say 100 as then I would be more than satisfied.

“The buzz of a massive tournament was an experience I will never forget and one I hope will happen every two years.”

Oxlade-Chamberlain has already scored one spectacular goal for the Gunners this season, hopefully there are many more of them and some silverware to come.

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Scotland scared to death of Aaron Ramsey!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Scotland face Wales in a crucial World Cup Qualifier in Cardiff on Friday. After just two matches played Wales are still pointless, while Scotland only have 2 points on the board, so both sides desperately need a win to put them into contention to reach Brazil in 2014.

The last time these two met in Cardiff Wales ran out easy 3-0 winners, and the Scotland defender Gary Caldwell has been trying to forget that dismal display that day, but he certainly remembers the performance of one Arsenal midfielder. Caldwell said: “I played in that game but that’s been banished from my memory. I don’t know what happened that day.

“Ramsey, I remember, was outstanding. He ran the whole game and caused us so many problems.

“He’s definitely one of the two or three world class players in their team.

“If we don’t deal with them they are going to cause problems. But I certainly believe we can go there and win.”

The bookies can’t separate the two in the betting, and although Ramsey is returning to form and Gareth Bale is always a danger, it may be safer to choose the draw in this game as the Scots have drawn their first two games against Serbia and Macedonia…

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Arsenal will never sell on loan Park Chu-Young

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Bob

Arsenal have released their accounts which are looking pretty good, showing that Arsene Wenger should have a decent war chest to spend in January. Another interesting thing apparent from the figures is the news that the club have given up any hope of ever selling the South Korean international striker, Park Chu-Young.

Park signed for Arsenal last summer just before the transfer window closed, and this is one panic buy that did not go well. The young (get it) Korean was half way through his medical for Lille when he heard about interest from the Gunners and cut short his tests. He may now wish he had gone through with it after making one single solitary league appearance as a substitute for eight minutes in his Arsenal career.

Now on long term loan at Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo, Park has been written off financially by Arsenal. The accounts include an “impairment fee” which means that they are writing off the value of a player. Denilson and Bendtner are also on loan but the impending end of their contracts point at Park being the player.

By writing the amount off now, Arsenal can show better accounts for the next three years and this will help in the Financial Fair play system, allowing the club to spend more in the future. With TV money about to increase and the Emirates debt coming down quickly, Arsenal look like being one of the best off clubs when FFP does come in to play, unless Man City and Chelsea are allowed to circumvent the rules.

Park has already played three times in the league for Celta Vigo and has scored his first goal, but I cannot see him ever coming back to Arsenal and getting game time, especially if Wenger is allowed to splash some cash on a striker.

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Arsenal are already looking at a replacement for Walcott

Posted on October 09, 2012 by Bob

Behind the scenes at Arsenal must be a place where a less than firm handshake could spell disaster. If Theo Walcott thought that he was involved in the sort of bargaining where you name a price double what you want and walk away offended when you know all along that you will accept much less. then he is in for a shock.

After Peter Hill-Wood went public today stating that Arsenal have a wage structure and will not alter it for anybody, reports claiming that Arsenal are sizing up possible replacements for the winger/striker. Crystal Palace youngster Wilfried Zaha is being tracked by Arsenal, and other Premier league teams, and could be seen as a direct replacement for Walcott.

Pat Rice is no longer assistant manager at Arsenal but he still has a role at the club, and he was present at Selhurst Park on Saturday and cannot fail to have been impressed by the 19-year old winger who scored twice against Burnley.

Zaha is the kind of raw talent that Walcott was when he became a Gunner and would be just the sort of player that Wenger could build and improve. This story may be part of Arsenal’s plan to put pressure on Theo to accept his new contract offer, but I would not like to call Arsenal’s bluff.

The Arsenal chairman has said that they want to keep Walcott, but not at all costs. Nothing has yet been decided one way or the other, but the clock is ticking.

“For the moment his people are still talking to us and we hope it will be resolved, but don’t ask me when because I haven’t a clue.”

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Sagna believes he has come back stronger, and praises Jenkinson

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

The Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna is really happy to be back after five months out with his second broken leg, and thinks he has achieved his aim of coming back even stronger than before his injury.

Sagna said: “It is amazing to be back, I have been waiting for this moment for five months,” Sagna told Arsenal Player. “This was my target: to come back and play, firstly for the under-21 team. Everything went well and we won, so I am very happy.

“I have been working really hard. I spent some time in the rehab centre, then I came back and worked really hard with the fitness coach and the physios to be ready to play – and finally I have.

“When you have such a big injury once, you take it, but twice is hard. In my mind I was a bit sad, but the next day I was ready for the challenge, which was to come back stronger and I am in a good way today.”

His understudy during his injury was Carl Jenkinson who has impressed all Arsenal fans with his improvemnt this season, and Sagna knows how hard it will be to win his place back, and thinks that Jenkinson has turned into an excellent player this season.

“He has been really good, and has learned a lot,” Sagna told Arsenal Player. “He is a bit more confident with the ball, and is very solid as a defender.

“He brings a lot to the team, and I am very happy for him because he is a hard worker, a very good guy and is going to be one of the best.”

I bet Wenger wishes he had more headaches like having to choose between these two every week!

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Wilshere, Sagna and Frimpong ready to go for Arsenal

Posted on October 09, 2012 by Bob

When Arsenal return to the bread and butter work of the Premier league in 11 days time, the team could have a new look to it after Jack Wilshere, Bacary Sagna and Emmanuel Frimpong completed decent shifts with no complications last night for the under-21 team.

Wilshere played for about an hour against West Brom last week and was understandably cautious. The 20-year old took another big step last night, being much more involved and influential and obviously enjoying himself. He was replaced by Nico Yennaris with 15 minutes to go but had been showing signs that he could be ready for some first team action.

Frimpong was excellent and could definitely play in the league, if Arsene Wenger can find room for him in our star studded midfield. Sagna will probably need another reserve outing but he did manage an hour and has got more time during the international break to get stronger.

Sagna has praised the efforts of his stand in Carl Jenkinson. Everybody connected with the club has been surprised and delighted by how well the young right back has coped with his new responsibility, including Sagna.

“He brings a lot to the team and I am very happy for him because he is a hard worker, a very good guy and is going to be one of the best.”

If Abou Diaby and Kieran Gibbs are back from injury, as expected, by October 20th then Wenger will have a real selection headache. Only Tomas Rosicky will be missing from the squad and that is almost unheard of for the Gunners.

Poor Norwich will not be looking forward to the game, that is for sure.

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Hill-Wood – Greedy Walcott just wants more money….

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Arsenal have been negotiating a new contract with Theo Walcott for over a year and it looks like there is still no solution in sight. Walcott made a statement recently saying that the delay had nothing to do with money and he just wanted Arsene Wenger to give him a place as an out-and-out striker in the Arsenal team.

But now the Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood has said that it IS a question of money and Walcott is asking Arsenal to break their wage structure and is simply holding them to ransom for a higher wage than Arsenal are prepared to offer him.

Hill-Wood said: “We have got our general overall wage structure and we are not prepared to break it for anybody.

“We have made an offer which he didn’t think was acceptable and that is the end of it. We think it is a very reasonable offer.

“For the moment his people are still talking to us and we hope it will be resolved. But don’t ask me when, because I haven’t a clue.

“I hope that he will eventually come round and sign. It will be a pity if he does not, but the whole issue of pay for footballers has got totally out of hand and they don’t get terribly well advised a lot of the time.”

So what’s the truth Theo, do you want to be a striker or are you just plain greedy????

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