Sign of the Times
Tuesday, 04 November 08, 02:32 PM · Comments(3)
How are you feeling today?
I feel good, the hurt of the last two days has dissipated and I'm now looking forward to the visit of Fenerbahce, which draws ever closer. A win tomorrow night will guarantee Arsenal qualification for the next stage of the Champions League with two games to spare. This is something to be happy about, if not celebrate exactly.
Team news ahead of the game is... I was going to say sketchy, a better word at the moment would be non existent. Though from perusing various websites, I get the impression that, thankfully, Bac Sagna may make a swift return to the fold. It's interesting to note that the game tomorrow night, when I last checked, had not sold out, despite it's General Sale status. Perhaps £50 tickets really are getting too much for fans faced with a currently under performing team. Or is it just the overblown nature of the Champions League?
Annnyway, despite the lack of team news, it seems fairly apparent that unless Wenger chooses to deploy Diaby as an attacking midfielder, Robin van Brainless will partner Nick Bendnter up front in the slowest strike partnership ever (Vela Vela Vela). Who goes into midfield is anyone's guess, Fabregas and...? At the back, and I might keep on about this until it happens, I would like to see Johan Djourou given a chance to shine and show the world that Arsenal has not become a temple for central defenders unwilling to worship at the Church of the High Ball *tortuous religious analogy ends*.
I might also be tempted to throw in Lukasz Fabianski, though Almunia did excel himself as a sweeper keeper two weeks back. For me, this is kind of like when Sven, yes him, took Theo to the World Cup despite the youngster's inexperience. When asked why he took Walcott he replied something along the lines of "Jermain Defoe? I don't think so" His point was that he didn't rate Defoe and though Walcott might have been young, he believed (and ok, he might have swallowed- like a lot of us have- a line from le boss) that Walcott could make an impact. Of course, Theo never played after all that, but the point was Defoe wasn't good enough for him and so someone else got a chance. Well, Almunia is not good enough and so Fabianski, in my view, should be given a chance to show whether he is or not.
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Good post. I agree on Fabianski, Djourou, Vela & Almunia. RVP has to play as he will miss the next 3 domestic games and Ade is out. Maybe Vela will get a chance in midfield.
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3 Comments · Add yours
Robin Brainless? Thats a harsh comment. I'm sure Robin is our top goalscorer this sesaon, he is the least of our worries at the moment.
But it looks like you judge players ever two games. A few weeks ago Ade was the bad man and Almunia was class. You go full circle, and then back again, with most players.
What would you call what he did on Saturday then?
As for Ade, I love him when he's working hard, scoring goals and not getting himself offside every 30 seconds. Other than that, he's quite frustrating.
As for Al, if you want a goalkeeper who doesn't come for crossses behind a defence that deal with them, that's up to you.