Look at the teams that have improved from last season. Tottenham for example did not lose any players, brought in good players for their standard and improved. The difference between them and us in August and September was huge, not because of the quality of player as we see today but for the continuity and momentum that they had and we had completely lost after having to rebuild the squad. Fans often say that transition is an excuse but you can see the difference an
I suspect that the midfield trio will be Alex Song, Aaron Ramsey and Tomas Rosicky. Personally I would switch Rosicky and Ramsey around which almost seems like suicide when you consider Rosicky has probably been our best player over the last month or so but with Arteta missing we need a player who can get our game started from the back, a player who
You would imagine that Lukas Podolski would be the final nail in Chamakh's coffin but let us wait and see what happens. Who knows, Chamakh might spring from the bench and score a five minute hat trick on Sunday and then continue to fire us to second place and sign a new 5 year contract extension in the summer. Unlikely story ey? Almost as unlikely as Tottenham's best team since the Premier League began being 13 points clear of Arsenal at one point only to have that lead slashed to zero. (At present) I need to add the at present so I don't either jinx the team or come across as complacent. All this superstitious lark is the real deal you know. Abou Diaby wants to repay the faith shown in him by Arsene Wenger. Many a manager around the world would have turned their back on the leggy French midfielder but Arsene has stuck with his midfielder and one can only hope that he can come through the bad times and start his Arsenal