Arsene has said that Robin van Persie will be given a rest and obviously that is correct. But if that is ok for Robin then I think Mikel Arteta and at least one of Mertesacker or Koscielny need the same. With the likes of Bacary Sagna and Jack the boy Wilshere on the way to full recovery, I kind of would like to see them play alongside other first team players and not a treatment table rotation policy
Manchester United won the league last season due to their spirit and experience but Rooney and Nani apart, they lack real quality. Chelsea are currently going through a transition period and we know first hand how tough it is to get through to the other side and still remain strong

Gervinho is a player who I like a lot, he doesn't hide and he always puts us on the front foot. Quick, nibble and athletic but his lack of belief and conviction in the final third is hurting us. There never seems to be certainty in his final ball and especially his finishing. He finds himself in great positions in almost every game but his conversion rate is poor if he alone
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Theo has racked up 5 assists this season in the league and goals have been hard for him but still I feel he has done quite well. His performance has dipped largely because he is running out of gas. IMO he needs rest and he also needs to be
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Marouane Chamakh could start the game and if he has Gervinho and Walcott either side of him then I have a hunch that he will score at least once and play well. I was rather bullish about this on twitter and I am sure that I will get laughed at if proven otherwise but Chamakh has yet to have his chance alongside our two wide forwards who have contributed so much

We can talk about van Persie’s numbers all day, but the fact remains that we can view him as being a quality player since 2008, with last season being his career best from a goal scoring perspective. Already, just four months into this season he

I love his now trademark jinking runs from the right side of the box, it fools defenders almost every single time. Cutting onto his left foot fainting the shot then checking onto his right. It was this move that created our first chance of the game.

Arsenal went to the Bernabéu to face Real Madrid in the 2006 Champions League second round. The match was on ITV and that rotten Man Utd supporting donkey-bothering, afterbirth drinking, vagina scab Peter Drury was in the commentary box doing his level best to ruin the watching experience for Gooners up and down the country with the kind of ridiculous patronising tone that would warrant being

Surprisingly Arsene said that van Persie would start the game. That is surprising for a couple of reasons. Firstly because van Persie has not been at his sharpest for five games. I would say Wigan away on the 3rd December was his last top display since then his touch has deserted him and his influence has diminished. He has probably never played this frequently since his professional career started and it looks like he needs a rest but is he not resting because of Alan Shearer's record? That would seem highly unlikely but surely QPR at
Arsene's was asked whether he was interested in bringing any new players during the window and his response was very interesting. He said that he had a full squad and wouldn't be adding to the squad unless players left. That statement is fine in itself as was explained in the blog yesterday, due to squad restrictions we can only do something if some are moved on but what caught my attention was the fact that he was speaking about players who have no real chance to play. That sounds as if he is admitting publicly that playing time will not