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Wenger has a tough job regarding the patterns we start a game with. We all know that during the past years he has stuck with the 4-3-3 largely because of Cesc. We have still seen this formation being used this term which I'm not against because it gives us fluidity when we attack but while defending

Everyone knows why it’s beneficial to press. It gives a team a greater chance of winning the ball higher up the pitch and consequently produces a higher probability of an attempt at goal. Furthermore, it enables a team to have more possession and therefore dictate the game. Pressing is also beneficial from a defensive stand point. It puts pressure on the opposition resulting in their passing (including final balls) becoming more rushed and thus of a lesser quality for the defence to deal with. I’ll make no

We are going to hear from every man and his dog on how our defence is a mess, how Wenger could have bought Cahill or Vidic or gone back in time to bring back Tony Adams but what we keep forgetting is that the best defenders would suffer in our team if we don't do little things right because its the little things that are punishing us emphatically

Obviously a few of the lesser known lights have left the club this year - Samantha Nasri, Frank Fabregas and Gary Cliche in particular – and we should really give them a tiny mention and wish them at least average luck at their new clubs. Their departures really weren’t planned but in the end we just had to burn some of the dead wood and those three were the last against the school fence when AOC and Ryo were picking teams. Sorry guys! Also, because this is Arsenal, there was just time at the end of the summer for the club to spring one more surprise on us. As mentioned above Jackie Lad had won the annual tombola but in light of recent success the club decided to hold a second prize draw on the eve of the new season. Tommy V was the lucky winner this time around and will be joining Jack at the