Poor old Martin O'Neill has left Aston Villa in the lurch because he wasn't given the funds needed to compete against the big boys in the league. I am look at it from O'Neills point of view
I would not be too worried about Frimpong starting as long as he has experience around him, experience that will drop back and support him when we do not have the ball. I am hoping that Abou Diaby can make it in time for the game, his ability to win the ball, along with his natural tendency to get forward will give Frimpong a nice balanced partner. The only problem concerning Diaby is that he often needs a few games to get into decent form. Cesc is the kind of player who can come back in without football and perform
A story that sounds more realistic would be the Spahic rumour. Bacary Sagna had something to say about him on Arsenal.com, I read the article at the time and now all of a sudden the story has been removed. Hmmmm *scratches hairs on chin*
Those saves didn't tell us anything that we didn't already know. Fabianski and Almunia could also make those saves, arguably better than the youngster. I wanted to see corners whipped under his crossbar but that just did not happen during the second half which is a shame
At least make the figure somewhere realistic if you are going to make up a value for goodness sake. I would have said something like Arsenal are set to table a bid of £12million with an extra £3 million add-ons
Is Cesc allowed to leave on a free transfer next season? I don't think so, do you? If Barcelona come back next season, obviously after all their squad members take it in turns to drag Cesc's name through the Arsenal mud
A collection of players with the potential of reaching world class if a few variables are met. Many will filter through the net and make careers for themselves elsewhere but the special players are at the right club at the right time
Koscienly is certainly not the type to just dive in and over commit himself. From what I witnessed in the Emirates cup, he likes to stand his ground, wait for the right moment like a snake and strike when the forward is not expecting it
Emmanuel Frimpong didn't show any signs of tiredness at the whistle as it took the powerful midfielder all of 13 seconds to flatten a Celtic player, steal the ball and start an Arsenal attack
Vermaelen has spoken about how aggressive the new boy is and what a good reader of the game he is and after watching the first 15 minutes of the match I would have echoed those exact sentiments