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Gilberto should be the captain. 2007-07-27 09:06:00 Merlin's Beard..! William Gallas as Arsenal Captain..? Wenger certainly didn't mean it. Must be having a dig at him by saying this.Ok, Gallas was the captain for the last friendly, which we ended up as the losing side; but what the hell has he got in him to captain our side? Nothing. Absolutely Nothing.Gilberto
should be the captain. Period. He deserves it for the leadership quality and fighting spirit he has shown in the last few seasons. And yes Kolo should be the vice-captain as Fabregas is a little young. And William Gallas can just sod off.Speaking of Gilberto, he's set to miss the start of the season. He's is on a three week holiday and will return by August 7. He'll be missed for sure, but i guess Diaby, Denilson and Flamini are there to cover up.We've been linked again to Angel Di Maria. How much of it is true, we'll see.
PSG brushed aside 2007-07-29 10:25:00 The first match of the season at home results in a win. We beat PSG 2-1, thanks to goals from Mathieu Flamini and Nicklas Bendtner. The team put out was pretty strong but without any wingers. Diaby and Flamini were on the wings. I couldn't see the match, but after reading the reports it's pretty clear that Alex Hleb, Gael Clichy and Eboue had one hell of a game. Eboue played on the right wing after half time and looked threatening. With this performance, Wenger must have made up his mind to play him there sometimes with Sagna at right back.Bendtner also had a good game. He showed glimpses of his talent and proved why there was so much interest in him. At just 18, he's a really good prospect. And the best thing about him is that he's got good physique along with speed and technique. We just have to keep him away from penalty kicks so that he doesn't miss more like he did yesterday.The post match interview with Wenger was pretty interesting. He said he might sign more if hefinds the Read more:aside
Work permit blues 2007-07-28 10:11:00 Things should never go smoothly for Arsenal. That's the way it is. We'll have injuries, suspensions, "i want to go home to my Mama" players, and now wok permit
problems. Eduardo Da Silva's initial work permit application has been turned down.The club has appealed against it and I'm pretty sure he'll get the go ahead as he has played in a good portion of Croatia's matches and has featured regularly in Zagreb. If it gets turned down, well, things would just get even worse.Onto other things, Arsene Wenger has admitted that Gilberto will be his first choice. Not much of a surprise there at all. The Emirates Cup has started. Valencia has won the first game 2-0 against Inter Milan and Arsenal Vs PSG is going on now. 23 mins are over and no goals so far. I don't have tv coverage and a shitty connection means i can just sit watching the live scores.Then we have Angel Di Maria who is not signing for Arsenal. I wonder if we were interested in him at all; like Martins, like Anelka, like P
Reyes to Athletico Madrid transfer complete 2007-07-31 11:13:00 He's gone. Finally. After more than a year of bitching and moaning, Reyes
has complete
d his move away from London, to Madrid
. Athletico Madrid. He didn't get his dream move to Real Madrid, but he must he happy.Reyes, during his time at Arsenal had demonstrated what a skillful and talented player he is. Unfortunately he/his family couldn't settle in England. If he had stayed, he could have become a great player for Arsenal. Ah, lets just forget it.shall we?We have been linked strongly with Lassana Diarra, but i doubt if there is any substance in it. The transfer
might happen, but i can't see him featuring in our side packed with central mid fielders already. He plays at right back also, but we don't need more players there either.There has mixed reactions to this rumor, some claiming that he's a quality player, while others deem him not good enough. I think this is just another rumor with may be a lil more substance. And i definitely don't want him at Arsenal unless Wenger rates
Van Persie strike sinks Inter 2007-07-30 10:31:00 Robin Van Persie came up with a stunner to ensure a 2-1 win and the Emirates Cup for Arsenal. Arsenal controlled the game from start to finish and came out as well deserved winners.The first half ended goalless even though Arsenal some chances. In the second half, we fell behind after a 62nd minute strike
by Suazo. Arsenal responded with strikes form Alexander Hleb and Robin Van Persie to win the game. The Hleb goal came in the 67th minute and Van Persie's goal was in the 82nd minute.Jens Lehmann returned to goal in what was a pretty strong side. Inter
wasn't fielding their best team, but still the win left everyone in good spirits.After PSG's 3-0 win over Valencia, it was clear that Arsenal needed to win the game to win the cup. And this 2-1 win after the late strike by RvP brought the first silverware of the season.After the match, RvP spoke about the expectations in him and claimed he does not feel under pressure after Henry's departure.“No, I don't feel the pressure at all,
Arsenal face Sparta in Champions league qualifier 2007-08-03 10:25:00 The draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions
League was today. And we are going to face the Czech side Sparta
Prague. The rest of the fixtures can be found here.It's a tricky tie and we need to be careful. They have improved a lot since we last met them. They even did the double last season. But with the players we have, we should defeat them easily. But with Arsenal
, u never know.Also in other news, Eduardo and Bendtner scored in 2-1 win over Lazio. We started with a pretty weak side and that was clearly seen in the performance. Eduardo impressed again and more importantly opened his goal tally for Arsenal. This was just few hours after he was granted his work permit.The match showed that many of our players are still lacking the fitness levels. Fabregas, Rosicky and Walcott looked heavy legged and they definitely need to play in the coming matches if they're to get ready for the league in time.Meanwhile spare a thought for Gilberto who'll be joining us late and with n
Arsenal can win the title.... 2007-08-02 06:36:00 ....if they can improve certain aspects of their game.1. DefendingYes, defending should improve. No doubt. Our biggest problem last season was conceding very easily. We often defend high up the pitch and usually it takes nothing more than one simple long ball to disrupt our defense. Some say it is due to lack of proper partnership in defense. I believe its due to lack of concentration. When teams frustrate us by packing the defense, our own defenders go up to support the attack and usually it ends up in a goal at our end if not always. There were too many errors which enabled the oppositions lone striker to score. The goals by Zamora and Dyer shows how we were lacking concentration.Looking at the stats, it's clear that we've conceded more goals than other teams in the top four. 8 more than Liverpool and ManU, 11 more than Chelsea. If we can tighten our defense, we will definitely be closer to title.2. Set piece defending and attackingWell, set pieces has been our biggest problem for Read more:Arsenal
One-Nil to the Arsenal 2007-08-05 10:32:00 Arsenal has clinched another pre-season trophy after a 1-0 win against Ajax. Robin Van Persie scored the 87th minute winner in a physical game which never looked like a pre-season friendly. Both teams wanted to win the match desperately and there was certainly many tackles flying around.RvP in particular was target to some rough tackles from the Ajax players. He looked like he picked up an injury after he was stretchered off the pitch after a late challenge, just minutes after his goal. But to everyones relief he came back to celebrate the win.I feel the team should be prepared for the rough treatment which it'll face in most of the league matches and this friendly gave the players a chance to show that they are capable of countering that approach. Van Persie escpecially will be targeted this season after Henry's departure. After all he our main man after Henry left.After the match Van persie spoke about how Freddie Ljunberg wasn't exactly being nice after he left the club.Robin sa Read more:Arsenal
Gallas is a changed man. 2007-08-08 09:10:00 William Gallas continued his pre-season form of talking by praising the team for a change. In one months time his opinion has changed from this, to this. Wenger might have promised him the captaincy band if he started talking sense. May he just gave him a nice clean advice - "cut it off".Anyway its good to hear him say something that would help the team rather than pulling down their morale. And it's quite a turn around in his opinion when he says Arsenal are genuine title contenders.“They are professionals and they have had one more year's experience behind them. As far as I'm concerned they will be ready this season. I realised that during pre-season. What I saw during the tournaments - against Paris St-Germain, Inter, Ajax and Lazio - it was different. The spirit was different. Everybody fought for his team-mate and when you see that you realise. I don't know why it's changed but something clearly has. I can't call them 'the kids' - they're not kids any more - but the yo
Arsenal 2 - Fulham 1. Improvements needed. 2007-08-12 09:58:00 The new season has finally started and we've started with a win. A win that wasn't convincing at all. A win that showed everyone that there is lot of work to be done, on different fronts.The starting lineup was the same which everyone expected with us playing a 4-4-1-1 with Hleb playing behind Van Persie. New man Eduardo Silva was dropped from the squad after a knee injury.The first goal was scored by Fulham
in the first minute, when Jens Lehmann tried to act smart on the ball. He received a back pass from Clichy and tried to pass it back to him even when Healy was in the way. He should have passed to Sagna, he didn't and went off-balance while trying to pass and made a real mess of it. Healy was left with the job to tuck the ball into the net and he did it without any mistake. So it was 1-0 to Fulham even before everyone had taken their seat.From then on, it was the same old story. Arsenal
trying to equalize only to miss several chances. Rosicky had a good chance after some good wo
Sparta Prague 0 - Arsenal 2. Job almost done. 2007-08-15 15:51:00 Arsenal have won their away leg of the Champions League qualifier against Czech side SpartaPrague
. The goals came in the second half from Cesc Fabregas in the 72nd minute and from Alex Hleb in the 90th Minute after a goalless first half. Gael Clichy setup the first goal while Sagna assisted in the second. The full match report is here. As usual ten sports decided against showing the match. And a shitty net connection meant i was left to watch the live score updates.Wenger started with the same starting XI that played against Fulham, as expected. We had Eduardo, Adebayor, Diaby, Denilson and Gilberto out of this tie due to injuries. This win away from home is one of the important ones this season. It's only half time considering the two legs, but we can be pretty sure of a spot in the group stage.Apart from that we had 'top four spuds' losing again, this time to everton only to find themselves at the bottom. First two games really shows how much Jol "wasted" on that team. And Mancs Read more:Arsenal
Blackburn Rovers 1 - Arsenal 1. Lehmann shocker 2007-08-19 11:11:00 Two games, Two mistakes, Two goals conceded. This time around Jens Lehmann
won't be the happiest man in the dressing room after the game. In a very physical affair at Ewood Park, Jens Lehmann's mistake meant that we have dropped points for the first time this season after Robin Van Persie put us ahead.Arsene Wenger reverted to a 4-4-2 after injuries to Rosicky and Eboue. Hleb moved to the left and Walcott on the right. New signing Eduardo teamed up with Robin Van Persie upfront. Blackburn
put out a very attacking lineup, but it was soon clear what their intentions were. Right from the kick-off, the Blackburn players tried to rough up our players. And no prizes for guessing who was at his bloody best doing that. Robbie Savage. Mark Hughes may speak on and on about how his team is misunderstood and harshly treated by the referees, but these sort of showing by his team proves nothing but the fact the he loves kicking teams around. And thats exactly why Robbie Savage is in the team. That Read more:Rovers
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Wenger contract decision soon; Blackburn preview. 2007-08-17 12:24:00 When asked about decision
over his contract
Arsene Wenger
's answer was this."We are very soon, Very, very soon"It'll be a huge boost to the team if he signs a new contact now and a slap on the face for Thierry Henry who said he decided to move on because Wenger's future is uncertain. His signing will bring a lot of relief to players as well as many fans. Everyone knows how important it is that he stays for more seasons. I never had doubt that he'll sign a new contract and i still don't have doubts over it. He brought up this team from bare bones and it'd be very strange if he left them now.Wenger also talked about how we have young players with old heads."We have matured, We have a great togetherness and we fight for each other. You could see that the other night [in Prague]. "You understand some qualities are more important when you get a bit older. When you are younger you are a little bit obsessed by your own performance. When you get more mature you understand that dif Read more:Blackburn
Fixtures 2007-08-10 04:46:00 First Team Fixture list for 07/08.Note:Fixtures are subject to change.August 12SunPremier LeagueHFulham2-1 15WedChampions LeagueASparta Prague2-0 19SunPremier LeagueABlackburn Rovers-25SatPremier LeagueHManchester City- 29WedChampions LeagueHSparta Prague-September 2SunPremier LeagueHPortsmouth- 15SatPremier LeagueATottenham- 22SatPremier LeagueHDerby County- 29SatPremier LeagueAWest Ham United-October 7SunPremier LeagueHSunderland- 20SatPremier LeagueHBolton Wanderers- 28SunPremier LeagueALiverpool-November 3SatPremier LeagueHManchester United- 12MonPremier LeagueAReading- 24SatPremier LeagueHWigan Athletic-December 1SatPremier LeagueAAston Villa- 8SatPremier LeagueAMiddlesbrough- 15SatPremier LeagueHChelsea- 22SatPremier LeagueHTottenham- 26WedPremier LeagueAPortsmouth- 29SatPremier LeagueAEverton-January 1TuePremier LeagueHWest Ham United- 12SatPremier LeagueHBirmingham City- 19SatPremier LeagueAFulham- 29TuePremier LeagueHNewcastle United-February 2SatPremier LeagueAManchester City
Arsene Wenger to sign a new contact soon 2007-08-23 03:00:00 Recent reports suggest that ArseneWenger
is set to sign a 3 year contact
within weeks. Peter Hill-Wood spoke to Daily star about the situation."Hopefully we'll have something to say in the next week or so. The length of the contract is up to him, but hopefully it will be a two or three-year deal. "We certainly want to pay him what he's worth, but money is not the major stumbling block. There are just little pieces here and there to sort out."This is great news for the Team, the Board and all the fans. Everyone has been waiting for this to happen and once the contract is signed, there'll be many relieved faces. This news also means rumors that link the players future to uncertainty in Wenger's future, will rest for a while.Meanwhile, Wenger told the press that he is in no rush to appoint a new director of football. He had spoke earlier that how appointing a new director at the pre-season stage would be difficult for him. Now that the pre-season is over, it may be the best time
Injured Gallas to sit out for three weeks 2007-08-20 10:04:00 After sustaining a groin injury in the last match against Blackburn Rovers, William Gallas is set to be sidelined for at least three weeks. This means we will be without proper defensive cover until Gallas returns. Senderos will partner Toure at the back until then.I don't have any doubts that Senderos will perform well. He has partnered well with Tore in the past and he is very much capable of doing that again. He is strong in the air and will surely do well. He just needs to have 2-3 first team matches continuously. And the injury to Gallas means this a great chance for him to prove his critics wrong. What concerns me is the fact that we have no one to cover further injuries at the center back position. One more injury means we'll end up playing Alex Song in that position. Very worrying indeed.After his mistake in the last match, Jens Lehmann is talking again; about how England players are mentally weak. It's good to see that he is trying to get involved in other things rather tha
Arsenal 1 - Man City 0. More injuries. 2007-08-25 11:03:00 An 80th minute strike from Cesc Fabregas ensured Arsenal
a home win over Manchester City. Earlier Robin Van Persie missed a penalty after Hleb was brought down in the box by Micah Richards.The match was in many ways a reflection of our last season performances at the Emirates, only difference being a clean sheet for Arsenal. As usual Arsenal created many chances, but none of them were taken. But most of the credit should go to City defense, which stood up and fought hard against the attacks which came one after the another.As expected Arsenal started with a 4-4-2. But there were surprises in the starting line up as Gilberto started at center back after Senderos suffered an injury just before the game. So it was Clichy, Toure, Gilberto and Sagna at the back and Hleb, Fabregas, Flamini and Rosicky in the midfield, while Van Persie and Adebayor played upfront. An injury (or not) to Lehmann meant Almunia started infront of goal. City played some line up which included Mpenza, Elano and Pet
Arsenal 3 - Sparta Prague 0, Dein sells shares 2007-08-30 12:25:00 Arsenal cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over SpartaPrague
to ensure a berth in the group stage of this years Champions League. An early goal from Rosicky and late goals from Fabregas and Eduardo meant the Gunners came out as comfortable 5-0 winners over two legs.I couldn't watch the match and I feel it's better not to write opinions by just reading reports and watching highlights. So here's a good report. Have it!Anyway, it's pretty nice to see our midfielders score more goals. If they can keep this scoring touch, we'd be far better as there would be less pressure on forwards. Eduardo played in the wings for some part of the game and from opinions, I've understood that he looked pretty lively there. In my opinion, he may play there in the left in the absence of Rosicky and that'll also help him to settle faster as playing on wings means seeing more of the ball.But Arsene believes that he's a box player. So it's pretty sure that we'll see him more upfront rather than on the Read more:Arsenal
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Arsene Wenger's new contract almost done 2007-09-06 21:23:00 It's great news for all Arsenal fans as reports are out suggesting that ArseneWenger
has agreed to a new deal. This deal will keep him in the club until 2010.After the good start to the season, this is another good news that'll boost the team confidence and eliminate all uncertainties that existed. There were many claims during the pre-season that Wenger will leave the club after Dein was sacked. The rumors became strong after Henry's departure when he claimed that he left because of the uncertainty over Wenger's future. And to rub it into Arsenal fans, reports started flowing in that Fabregas was also leaving unless Wenger stays. Wenger has brushed aside any comments that he is not comfortable when Dein is not around by doing what he does best. By managing our club as usual. He signed more young prospects and for me it was pretty clear back then itself that he will stay here longer. For some reason it wasn't clear for Henry. Either Henry was making an excuse, or Wenger refused Read more:contract
Arsenal 3 - Portsmouth 1. Senderos sent off. 2007-09-02 12:28:00 Arsenal defeated Portsmouth
3-1 in a lively encounter at the Emirates to move up to second spot in the EPL standings. The goals came from Adebayor, Fabregas and Rosicky for Arsenal, while Kanu scored for Portsmouth.Arsenal started with a 4-4-2 with Clichy, Senderos, Toure and Flamini at the back and Rosicky, Gilberto, Fabregas and Hleb in the middle while Adebayor partnered Van Persie upfront.The first goal came early in the 8th minute when Adebayor converted the penalty which was awarded when David James brought down Van Persie when he was sent through. An early goal was just what Arsenal needed and the lesser pressure due to it showed as we played comfortably.The second goal came from a corner when Gilberto's flick on fell into Fabregas' path and the Spaniard showed quick reflexes and sharp finishing to slot it home. The score stayed like that until half time with Arsenal looking very comfortable.The second half started with two substitutions from Pompey as Harry Redknapp tried to Read more:Arsenal
Diarra moves to Arsenal, Pompey preview. 2007-09-01 11:19:00 Lassana Diarra has signed on for Arsenal
on the deadline day of the transfer window. The midfielder has apparently signed a long term deal with Arsenal and this late signing clearly shows how highly Wenger rates him. We already have a big enough contingent of center midfielders but Diarra is touted to be the replacement for Gilberto Silva once the Brazilian leaves/retires from the club.Diarra later talked to the press about his transfer.“I have great respect for the manager Arsène Wenger and am attracted by the style of football that the team plays. Of course I am excited by what the future holds and keen to play my part in helping Arsenal fight for trophies this season and for years to come.”He was unhappy with the lack of first team action at Chelsea, but it's pretty strange that he chose Arsenal. Here the opportunities are restricted like at Chelsea as we have surplus of central midfielders.Wenger also spoke about this deal.“Lassana is a multi-functional player, making him Read more:moves
Arsenal doing very well... In my absence.. ! 2007-09-29 12:55:00 It's been a long long long time since my last post... more than 20 days.. huh. thats pretty long a break.! Anyway, here i am; back but surely blogs will be at much less frequency.We had many matches since my last post and we have won all of them. Quite a good showing by the team to win some important matches and enabling us a good start to the season.First it was "top four tottenham" at shite hart lane. We went down after a free kick from Bale went in. Then we had a good goal from Ade and a thunder bolt from Fabregas and then a stunner from Ade. So we dumped spuds at their place and showed em whos the boss. They're still reeling the reeling in the relegation zone.. hahahahahaThen came Sevilla with all the talk from Renato and Ramos on teaching teams how to beat us. Then went back after getting a good kick in the arse. A 3-0 win to us.Next was Derby and a goal fest was expected. And thats exactly what we got. Ade chipped in with the first hat trick at the Emirates and Fabregas and Di Read more:Arsenal
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Winning run continues...... 2007-10-05 00:37:00 Another win, another three points. Arsenal defeated Steaua blahblah away from home in a tricky tie and came away with a gritty win. The side showed lots of patience and composure to grind out this win. We were always the favorites but failure to take the chances created meant we won by just one goal.Steaua had their chances but they failed to take them. Van Persie scored for Arsenal from within the box with a thumping finish on 76th minute. After some tests before the match, Hleb, Ade and Van Persie started the game.Thus two wins from two games sees us on top of the group and we should be comfortably through. Next up it is Slavia Prague at home and 3 points from that match will help us to relax a bit for the rest of the fixtures.Back to EPL, we have Sunderland up next on Sunday. There's no doubt that they'll put up a strong defense. But with all our form and ability i can't see us dropping any points this time around. It's another thing if Almunia decides to emulate Lehmann's mis Read more:Winning
AGM and injuries 2007-10-18 08:24:00 The Arsenal board has announced that it will extend their lock-down agreement for 5 years till 2012 subject to certain conditions. As per this new agreement, the members who have agreed to this can sell to some permitted persons only until 2009. This includes family members and close relatives.After this period, they can sell their shares, but only if the other members in the agreement decline to buy it. In effect the board members have a first option on the shares.PHW spoke about the new investors and the board's stand towards a takeover and dividends.“There has been much recent media coverage surrounding the share ownership of the Group, following the arrival of two new major shareholders in the past year. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize to all Shareholders that the Arsenal Board is committed to the principle of developing the long-term stability of the Club through maintaining a business that pays its own way. Members of the Board are committed long-term shareh
The boredom.... 2007-10-15 07:29:00 No EPL matches , not much news. Just some boring internationals. Boring boring weekend. I'd have spend my time doing bungee jumps if i could. But i ended up watching boring boring boring cricket.If there is some news, it's outdated. Something like Jens mouthing off about Almunia when he should be working hard to get his spot back. And yes there's Barca trying and successfully suing Fran Merida for eh.. what? Not playing for them.. not signing a contract with them.. bollocks. A 17 year kid fined 2.1 million..! Time and again they prove they are utter c*nts. Well maybe they're trying to be more c*nty. Like trying to tap up Fabregas by talking shit in their spanish fecking tabloids.I'm still fuming about the whole TH14 saga. It was those C*nts who regularly came up with stories of henry signing for them.Speaking of TH, I'm quite surprised by his quotes about our club. Unlike other players who left, Henry has always spoken good about Arsenal. Unlike Ljunberg, unlike Viera, unlike wil
Arsenal 2 - Bolton 0. Cable TV Blues 2007-10-22 06:50:00 I would have killed the cable providers if they were anywhere near in sight. Really. That much was my frustration.Here' what happened. On Saturday there was a cricket match..(yawn), t20.. (still yawning) .. T20 is supposed to be the most exciting version of cricket. And I slept off almost half of it. Back to the scenario. Then there was Chelsea's match(YAWN..!) and last but most importantly there was Arsenal
Vs Bolton
live. Cricket was on national(channel 1, prime band). Arsenal's match was on ESPN(Prime band again, ch 26) and Chelsea's on star(ch 84), which is unbearably grainy and unwatchable.Then cricket starts and the cable tv c*nts are now showing the same match on ch 1 and ch 26. and Chelsea match on 59 where its relatively less grainy. And Arsenal's match in the worst band, ch 86..! Now, why on earth do they have to show cricket on two frequencies? And why the hell do they have to put ESPN on the worst frequency. C*nts. F*ck off.. I'm getting a new connection ASAP.Eh, a Read more:Cable
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Points dropped, but points proved. 2007-11-09 05:29:00 Again and again. And again; I'm failing to post regularly. Not even for every match if not everyday. When the motivation is there, the resources wont be. And when the resources are there motivation won't be. And when both are there, I'm busy. Duh.Leaving all the meaningless rants behind, let me talk about what I'm supposed to. Arsenal. As usual many things happened since my last post in which I murdered everyone with my pathetic rants.I wasn't able to watch the 7-0 demolition of Slavia Prague due to my very lovable cable operators. I had to be content with live text commentary but the team's performance was sumptuous. Like the experts say, it looked like(and was) men against boys. Walcott and Fabregas bagged two goals each, while Hleb, Adebayor and an own goal completed the tally. Walcott drew much praise for his performance and so did Fabregas. Hleb put in another amazing performance and proved his critics wrong. Again.Up next were Liverpool. At Anfield. The reds were in shamble
A tricky tie coming up 2007-11-22 07:57:00 England lost to Croatia 2-3 last day. Steve McLaren was sacked today. Tomorrow, we'll read how Arsenal were the sole cause for it. How Arsene Wenger brutally murders English talent. How he has something against Englishmen. How he and his foreign contingent degrade the quality of the England side and so on. I'll leave it to them to yap on.The internationals are finally over and it's back to premier league this Saturday. We'll be playing Wigan Athletic at home. A simple tie, eh? I don't think so. Steve Bruce's move to Wigan maybe delayed, but Wigan will not be without the plan which is supposed to work well against Arsenal. It's simple isn't it? Just defend and defend and defend. With all your players.We were up against teams with similar strategies, but then we had the creativity of Fabregas and Hleb. For this one though, we may be without both of them. Fabregas will have to watch from the terraces after he picked up his fifth yellow card in the last match against Reading. Hleb
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