I have a vague thought that previous teams were eager to score early and ran out of steam, or perhaps I have just made that up. I don't know but what I do know is that our slow tempo adds to our problems
I stick by what I said at the start of the season and that was that we were capable of winning the league this season. I didn't bank on the amount of chopping and changing our side has had to endure over the course of the season
I think Andrey will be giving a chance from the start in the place of Vela, unless Arsene wants to rest Nasri as he has played a few games in a row lately
I have been trying to second guess Arsene Wenger about his selection on the weekend, when I say selection I am pretty much talking about Arshavin. My guess is that Eboue will not start, he will be saved for Roma and it is out of Vela and Arshavin
But poor sweet Taylor got a blanket put over him with a hot water bottle along with a teddy bear to snuggle up to from the media. It made me sick. Ok, I think I better stop before steam comes out of my ears and I don't think that is a good idea right now
Jack Wilshere is yet to make a start in an Arsenal shirt outside of the Carling Cup and a home match in the FA Cup could be a situation where Arsene may not be as reluctant to use him. At least that is what I hope for
I suppose it is a choice of sticking with a manager who knows the situation or appointing someone new into a set up that has to learn about some of the players and implement any ideas he may have
Arshavin will be vital to the way we play, at least that is the opinion of new short term coach Guus Hiddink. He claims that Arsene had spoken to him before signing Arshavin
Eduardo and Van Persie is a frontline that I would like to witness over the course of a few back to back games but my first thoughts are that they are not suited to each other.
I believe that if we had the same fight against Fulham, Hull City, Stoke City etc then we would have had a better run of results. I suppose it is a case of finding the correct balance. We have lost a lot of attacking power but we have gained steel