Hello Everyone !
It's been a long time now since I wrote my last piece, so it feels good to be back again writing about Arsenal.
The title of the post might be a little bit odd but that's how I am seeing it. I have decided to forget about our previous 3 league games and going to treat this weekends game as our curtain raiser for the new season.
Going straight into our game against Swansea, we already have lost Jack Wilshere & Vermaelen to long term injuries, Diaby is yet to recover from his surgery and also there is some concern regarding Rosicky's fitness & Ju's VISA. Arsene also said that Gibbs will return from his injury and Walcott should also be fine. Jenkinson & Gervinho are suspended
We are off to one of our worst start of the season in our history so its really important for us to get going asap. Now that the long running sagas of Cesc, Na$ri, the transfer rumours, the new signings, etc, etc are over, we can properly concentrate on Football & Football only. Swansea, the newly promoted team are well known for their proper way of playing Football. The first thing Arsenal should avoid is naivety but considering the manner with which we have started our season, I dont think it will be a problem.
We always play well against the teams which play in a similar style to us & also since this game is at our home, I am pretty confident about a Arsenal victory.
I have no idea about the players of Swansea, so I am not going to waste space on talking about their team news.
I expect the Arsenal team to line up as...
Szczesny
Sagna Koscielny Mertesacker Gibbs
Frimpong Arteta Ramsey
Theo Van Persie Benayoun
Arsene said in his presser that Santos is a little bit short of game time, so I have a feeling that Gibbs will get the nod. Also there will be debuts for (The BFG) Mertesacker & Arteta. I also expect Benayoun to make his Arsenal debut & take Arshavin's place.
Arsenal are yet to complete a league game with all 11 men on the field. There are many reasons for our poor start of the season but I think getting a man sent off in all those games is one of the main reason. We need to correct our on field disciplinary record and should start it from tomorrow's game.
As I mentioned already, Swansea like to play Football and pass the ball around and this should play into Arsenal's hand. Now that Vermaelen is out for a month at least, it's a priority that Kosh & Mert form a understanding at the centre of our defense asap. Arteta, although he is not Cesc will provide the much needed creativity along with Ramsey. We were really poor offensively in our 3 games so far, so its great to have a offensive & proven premier league player like Arteta in our side. Frimpong has got enormous potential and I hope he plays himself in a disciplined way tomorrow.
Up front, I expect Theo & Captain Vantatsic to retain their places. Arshavin, although he tried a lot against Man United, was poor on that day. So I think its good to give him a much needed break and start Benayoun on the left. Benayoun may not be a marquee signing but he is a very good player when he is injury free and his stint at Liverpool proves that. He was simply amazing in the 4-4 draw that we played out with Liverpool a couple of years ago and I really hope he stays away from our physio room this season. Benayoun & Theo can switch flanks at any time during the game and that's a big plus is well.
Van Persie, although he is a world class player, needs support from his midfield for him to shine. Now that we have added Arteta ( & Benayoun), I expect Robin to get going with goals from now on. We also have added much needed depth to our strike department by singing Ju ( Park Chu-Young), the South Korean. Now that Chamakh is looking at the Football like a bomb, the addition of Ju is very much welcome ( Hope he clears his VISA issues asap).
We should alao have a strong bench with the likes of Djourou, Arshavin, Rosicky (if he is fit), Chamakh & The OX.
The only slight worry for Arsenal tomorrow could be that our players might be a bit tired due to their midweek international commitments unlike Swansea players. Its not a main concern though and I expect Arsenal to kick start their season with a 3-0 victory.
COME ON YOU GUNNERS
It's been a long time now since I wrote my last piece, so it feels good to be back again writing about Arsenal.
The title of the post might be a little bit odd but that's how I am seeing it. I have decided to forget about our previous 3 league games and going to treat this weekends game as our curtain raiser for the new season.
Going straight into our game against Swansea, we already have lost Jack Wilshere & Vermaelen to long term injuries, Diaby is yet to recover from his surgery and also there is some concern regarding Rosicky's fitness & Ju's VISA. Arsene also said that Gibbs will return from his injury and Walcott should also be fine. Jenkinson & Gervinho are suspended
We are off to one of our worst start of the season in our history so its really important for us to get going asap. Now that the long running sagas of Cesc, Na$ri, the transfer rumours, the new signings, etc, etc are over, we can properly concentrate on Football & Football only. Swansea, the newly promoted team are well known for their proper way of playing Football. The first thing Arsenal should avoid is naivety but considering the manner with which we have started our season, I dont think it will be a problem.
We always play well against the teams which play in a similar style to us & also since this game is at our home, I am pretty confident about a Arsenal victory.
I have no idea about the players of Swansea, so I am not going to waste space on talking about their team news.
I expect the Arsenal team to line up as...
Szczesny
Sagna Koscielny Mertesacker Gibbs
Frimpong Arteta Ramsey
Theo Van Persie Benayoun
Arsene said in his presser that Santos is a little bit short of game time, so I have a feeling that Gibbs will get the nod. Also there will be debuts for (The BFG) Mertesacker & Arteta. I also expect Benayoun to make his Arsenal debut & take Arshavin's place.
Arsenal are yet to complete a league game with all 11 men on the field. There are many reasons for our poor start of the season but I think getting a man sent off in all those games is one of the main reason. We need to correct our on field disciplinary record and should start it from tomorrow's game.
As I mentioned already, Swansea like to play Football and pass the ball around and this should play into Arsenal's hand. Now that Vermaelen is out for a month at least, it's a priority that Kosh & Mert form a understanding at the centre of our defense asap. Arteta, although he is not Cesc will provide the much needed creativity along with Ramsey. We were really poor offensively in our 3 games so far, so its great to have a offensive & proven premier league player like Arteta in our side. Frimpong has got enormous potential and I hope he plays himself in a disciplined way tomorrow.
Up front, I expect Theo & Captain Vantatsic to retain their places. Arshavin, although he tried a lot against Man United, was poor on that day. So I think its good to give him a much needed break and start Benayoun on the left. Benayoun may not be a marquee signing but he is a very good player when he is injury free and his stint at Liverpool proves that. He was simply amazing in the 4-4 draw that we played out with Liverpool a couple of years ago and I really hope he stays away from our physio room this season. Benayoun & Theo can switch flanks at any time during the game and that's a big plus is well.
Van Persie, although he is a world class player, needs support from his midfield for him to shine. Now that we have added Arteta ( & Benayoun), I expect Robin to get going with goals from now on. We also have added much needed depth to our strike department by singing Ju ( Park Chu-Young), the South Korean. Now that Chamakh is looking at the Football like a bomb, the addition of Ju is very much welcome ( Hope he clears his VISA issues asap).
We should alao have a strong bench with the likes of Djourou, Arshavin, Rosicky (if he is fit), Chamakh & The OX.
The only slight worry for Arsenal tomorrow could be that our players might be a bit tired due to their midweek international commitments unlike Swansea players. Its not a main concern though and I expect Arsenal to kick start their season with a 3-0 victory.
COME ON YOU GUNNERS
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