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Leeds United (a) Post Match Thoughts: Glowing Nasri takes the Leeds as squad sharpen up

Alex Song was masterful until he tired out late in the second half. The 'visible' wall has now turned into a graceful, skilful, brick wall. I love the way he positions himself in front of the opposition midfielder and they just run straight into him, bounce off his solid frame then the blonde haired Cameroonian shuffles his way past a couple of challenges and then finds an advanced team mate who knew that sequence was about to unfold 10 seconds prior to the pass. Gordon Strachan called him the best defensive midfielder in the league, so do I.

Everton (a) – Ignore The Bigger Picture, Just Enjoy The 90 Minutes

Leeds United (a) Thoughts & Predictions: Squad sharpness key to tonight’s performance

Alex Song could take a couple of steps back to partner Koscielny or Ignasi Miquel could be drafted in to make his senior debut, unless Sebastien Squillaci has made a miraculous recovery then it looks as if that is Arsene's only real possibilities, unless larger re-jigs were on the managers mind which would only be used in emergency

West Brom (a) – Thoughts & Predicted Line Up: Rotation, Youthful Defenders & Away Form

Defender now a must, Clichy’s improvement & Wenger’s rotation dilemma

Gooners have been wondering if our target will be a stop gap or a first choicer. The usual names have been bandied about. Upson, Cahill etc etc. In my opinion I believe that Arsene already has in mind what his ideal partnership will be and I think that Laurent Koscielny is a long term project for Arsene. His style is important to the way we play and given the amount of games he has played, especially important matches, I do not see Arsene buying a player who will come in over him for the longer term

Let’s do the Ramsey wide thing (again)

West Ham (a) Post Match Thoughts: Theo Van Nasrigas prove to be a Bridge too far

Wenger spoke about Jack's ability to play passes through the lines and find the likes of Cesc and that was evident last night. Nasri, Cesc and Van Persie were being found with diagonal passes into feet from Wilshere time and time again. Wilshere also makes so much space for himself by letting the ball run across his body and then almost glides through a sandwich of opposition midfielders before finding a

Everton (a) – Ignore The Bigger Picture, Just Enjoy The 90 Minutes

Ipswich Town (a) Thoughts & Predictions: A big night for Andrey Arshavin

I would personally like to see Rosicky and Arshavin switch positions in this game and start Rosicky as an left attacker, giving our full back a greater level of protection and also harder pressing in the final third of the pitch whilst allowing Arshavin the freedom of the center to pick his through passes and striking

West Brom (a) – Thoughts & Predicted Line Up: Rotation, Youthful Defenders & Away Form

Backward fans, Reserves & Wenger award

I really take my hat off to Lukasz Fabianski this season. I think silence from Arsenal supporters is perhaps massive praise in itself. The January transfer window is here, Almunia is set to depart the club yet hardly a whisper of a new goalkeeper is in sight. It is a testament to how much he has improved as a keeper. Perhaps he hasn't actually improved at all, maybe he has found himself a run of games to iron out those flaws and build confidence. It is the reason why Wenger has stood by him and why Wenger has always believed in him.

Let’s do the Ramsey wide thing (again)

Would it be a Hazard to sign Cahill or Sol?, Henry returns & Arshavin

The situation is as follows. We have four center backs. Two are new players and are unlikely to be sold after their first season at the club, the other is the best center back at the club but is injured, the other is soon to be the best center back at the club, Johan Djourou. Can you add a fifth center back? What are you going to do with a Gary Cahill when everyone is fit?

Let’s do the Ramsey wide thing (again)

Leeds United (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Ramsey back in what could be a goal-fest

I wouldn't be surprised to see a high scoring game at the Emirates later this afternoon. Leeds United will come and play football I believe and they will look to take advantage of a mixed team, hopefully we will have enough quality to score more than they do, even if our first half football

West Brom (a) – Thoughts & Predicted Line Up: Rotation, Youthful Defenders & Away Form