absolutely
Poldi too when he's back, which shouldnt be to long. Wasnt a roaring success at striker last season but he does have the ability and is a very good finisher.
I do worry for poldi sometimes and where he fits into this team.
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Injury Update (dates are UK time)
Cazorla - probably available for Norwich at home (Oct 19)
Sanogo - possibly available for Norwich at home (Oct 19)
Walcott - possibly available for Norwich at home (Oct 19)
Sagna - possibly available for Dortmund at home (Oct 22)
Podolski - possibly available for Liverpool at home (Nov 2)
Zelalem - possibly available for Liverpool at home (Nov 2)
Oxlade-Chamberlain - possibly available for Southampton at home (Nov 23)
Diaby - available approx January/February
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absolutely
Poldi too when he's back, which shouldnt be to long. Wasnt a roaring success at striker last season but he does have the ability and is a very good finisher.
I do worry for poldi sometimes and where he fits into this team.
i think he doesnt really well in champions league game, his pile drivers are awesome. i think once we have everyone back it will be up to wenger to rotate and keep squad happy
go gunners
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The thought of Diaby back is terrifying. WTF will we do with all these midfielders!
arsenal the new spain LOL love diaby but cant see him getting a game to be honest and he's off contract at the end of year......would be pissed off if he went to another EPL club and then was injury free.......he's a good player but hasnt been injury free since forever
go gunners
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ahhh diaby... such a tragedy
Thing is, wenger rates him hugely, not sure if anyone has noticed but the rare times he has been fit, he has been first choice no matter the options. Same goes with the french national side.
In fact just this week the french manager was talking about him for the world cup, and implied that he is an important component of the french squad.
I wonder when his contract ends? If it's this year we might finally cut our losses me thinks, but even then it would be a huge step for wenger to do that, he's kept faith forever.
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ahhh diaby... such a tragedy
Thing is, wenger rates him hugely, not sure if anyone has noticed but the rare times he has been fit, he has been first choice no matter the options. Same goes with the french national side.
In fact just this week the french manager was talking about him for the world cup, and implied that he is an important component of the french squad.
I wonder when his contract ends? If it's this year we might finally cut our losses me thinks, but even then it would be a huge step for wenger to do that, he's kept faith forever.
It wouldn't suprise me if Wenger let him go after the contract runs down, he seems to be getting more confident in the squad he is building and look at Flamini coming in.
When all/most are fit the likes of Podolski, Ox and Diaby are at risk of serious minutes on the bench, I like the first two alot, I like Diaby's ability but gee, draw a line in the sand.....
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All passed fit according to the news I read late last night
Although I'm a bit worried about rambo, reports that it's the same thigh he had issues with before the break. Reckon he might be worth a rest, particularly if ozil and cazorla can both start
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Given we play Dortmund at home on Tuesday I think we need to be careful about who plays.
I'd like to see us start something like:
Fabianski
Jenkinson Koscielny Vermaelen Monreal
Arteta Flamini (didn't play during international break)
Ozil
Gnabry Giroud Cazorla
Gives Szy/Kosc/Ramsey/Walcott/Wilshere/Gibbs/Sagna extra recovery time from injury or international break.
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Given we play Dortmund at home on Tuesday I think we need to be careful about who plays.
I'd like to see us start something like:
Fabianski
Jenkinson Koscielny Vermaelen Monreal
Arteta Flamini (didn't play during international break)
Ozil
Gnabry Giroud Cazorla
Gives Szy/Kosc/Ramsey/Walcott/Wilshere/Gibbs/Sagna extra recovery time from injury or international break.
Swap ozil for Wilshere i reckon he needs a break, champions league game would be more important. Gnabry or rosicky really
go gunners
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Wenger gave the pre-match presser overnight, so a couple of changes, most notably Rosicky is fit (who I didn't even have down as injured...), Walcott has been pushed out to two weeks away, and Sagna is at '80%' and will undergo a test to be available this weekend;
Injury Update
Cazorla - probably available for Norwich at home (Oct 19)
Sanogo - possibly available for Norwich at home (Oct 19)
Sagna - possibly available for Norwich at home (Oct 19)
Walcott - possibly available for Liverpool at home (Nov 2)
Podolski - possibly available for Liverpool at home (Nov 2)
Zelalem - possibly available for Liverpool at home (Nov 2)
Oxlade-Chamberlain - possibly available for Southampton at home (Nov 23)
Diaby - available approx January/February
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Gazidis at the AGM;
Asked about the club's lack of prominent marketing in New York compared to Spurs, he said:
“It's true, there was a Bale poster in Times Square but he doesn't play for Spurs any more, he now plays for one of our rivals."
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such quality for our goals
that commentator said something toward the end about us playing in fits and starts, but still being good enough to get wins thanks to being so awesome when we flick the switch, hard to argue with that - norwich played fairly well! some of that one-touch sh*t is impossible to defend. Every single player in our team has a swagger right now
Cant believe THAT wilshere goal happened without ramsey on the pitch and without any involvement from ozil... wasnt wilshere sposed to be our only out-of-form midfielder???
Giroud, just wow
Hopefully the flamster recovers quickly, dortmund on wens morn, he could be short for that, ahhhh no worries we'll just slot wilshere in next to arteta. Or ramsey.
Oh man, need more tissues
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Wilshere's goal = best in EPL history bar none
It was a great goal but best ever-- that is your opinion Buff. Wenger reckons is was in the top three since he has been at Arsenal ( only Arsenal mind) When the EPL started you were still in nappies.
I have seen so many super goals from players like Henry, Bergkamp,Cantona,Le Tissier Shearer, Rooney etc over the last 20 years it is impossible to really pick out one.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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when it comes to picking the best goals I always find it hard to say what is best between the different types - today was a technically brilliant team goal, it's hard to compare that with a crazy wonderstrike from miles out, or a mazy dribbling individual goal.
wenger had this to say;
"It was certainly one of the best goals [in my time],"
"It was a team goal… A mixture of technical quality, speedy thinking, quick reactions and as well calm in front of goal. It had nearly everything.
"You only realise when you see it again on the big screen how unbelievable it is. I'm convinced you will see that goal a lot.
"A better team goal honestly doesn't come to mind yet. It's certainly one of the top three I've seen."
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Wilshere's goal = best in EPL history bar none
It was a great goal but best ever-- that is your opinion Buff. Wenger reckons is was in the top three since he has been at Arsenal ( only Arsenal mind) When the EPL started you were still in nappies.
I have seen so many super goals from players like Henry, Bergkamp,Cantona,Le Tissier Shearer, Rooney etc over the last 20 years it is impossible to really pick out one.
This had individual and team brilliance. Plus some outrageous bits of skill. Be hard to match it i reckon.
Three for me, and two for them.
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Wilshere's goal = best in EPL history bar none
It was a great goal but best ever-- that is your opinion Buff. Wenger reckons is was in the top three since he has been at Arsenal ( only Arsenal mind) When the EPL started you were still in nappies.
I have seen so many super goals from players like Henry, Bergkamp,Cantona,Le Tissier Shearer, Rooney etc over the last 20 years it is impossible to really pick out one.
This had individual and team brilliance. Plus some outrageous bits of skill. Be hard to match it i reckon.
It was good, but still I would not be able to pick the 'best' Too many to choose from.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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Loving arseblog's take on the goal;
"Like many of you, when I was younger I was the world's greatest
footballer. Not only that, I was the world's greatest commentator too.
I would score goals and describe the action out loud as I was scoring
them. I suspect yesterday's game will inspire many a young chap to do
the same.
And Wilshere picks it up deep in his own half, plays it out wide, he
keeps running forward. Cazorla has it, he gets to the edge of their
box. Cazorla to Wilshere, he flicks it to Giroud, he flicks it back.
Wilshere doinks it back to Giroud with his heel ... the crowd are on
their feet ... they can sense something special is going to happen.
Wilshere keeps running, Giroud, with a left foot like a sand wedge,
chips it behind the defence. Wilshere is still running, he's beaten
the offside trap like a mangy cur, the ball falls perfectly to him on
his right foot. He closes his eyes because that's just how good he is
... and finishes past the keeper who can't even move.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, Goooooooaaaaaaaaaallll! The crowd are going
wild. 1-0 Arsenal!
I mean, really. I don't think I've ever really seen anything like
that. It was a once in a lifetime series of clips, chips and dinks
built around devastatingly effective movement. If it was a cartoon
there'd have been one Norwich defender turned literally inside out,
his skeleton reeling as Wilshere confuses his insides out of him."
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