Tomas Rosicky has had a torrid time with injury since he joined us in 2006 but perhaps the medical staff feel positive that the very talented Rosicky can get back to establishing himself in the squad full time
Louis Saha's name has been mentioned by some as he is coming to the end of his contract and could possibly leave in January so Everton can get some money from their asset. The obvious problem would be his injury record
Ramsey is starting 2010 as he finished 2009, on a high. He doesn't hide, he wants the ball in every part of the pitch at any time. He isn't afraid to take responsibility when other senior figures are around him.
Forgotten man Philippe Senderos will get his chance at the heart of central defence if he passes a fitness test that has apparently ruled him out thus far
Losing to Chelsea was a bitter pill to swallow there is no doubt about that, especially in the way it happened but writing us out of the race with less than half of the games played was a little strange in my opinion
Arsene has done what everyone else has wanted and has invested in a talented striker but the downside is that we may have to wait for a year to see Brazilian wonder kid Wellington Silva
In the second half Arsene made a slight adjustment to the midfield. Diaby and Ramsey had swapped roles. Ramsey started pushing forward and getting on the ball in attacking positions
Aaron Ramsey could be drafted back into the side to replace our captain alongside Diaby and Song. That is still a very strong midfield, more creative than the one which started against Villa but probably not as strong of the defensive side
Portsmouth cranked up their gears against Liverpool and no doubt that they will be trying to do the same to us, we have to match that. As they say, you have to win the right to play
There were those who suggested we sell Diaby at the end of last season, the same no doubt who laughed at the suggestion of Song as a long-term replacement for Flamini and wouldn't have been disappointed to see the back of Denilson