Does anyone think we will ever see a midfield trio of Cesc, Nasri and Rosicky in a home game against a negative outfit? Oh that would be tasty but I am not sure if we ever will see that from the start
Defensive midfield we have the mighty Alex Song (so happy to be saying that) and then we have Denilson who can play in that role, albeit slightly differently but after that we have a wealth of attacking, creative central midfielders but no recognised sitters
Almunia has improved his game (slightly IMO) since the 2007/08 campaign; however I still think he needs to progress on all of the above elements in order to become a really top drawer goalkeeper for Arsenal, however I can’t see him doing so
Had he connected with his chance efficiently then he would be hailed the hero but as we know football is about margins. An own goal and a miss is enough to condemn a player to the scrap heap by many
The game was scrappy at times, both sets of players not having enough time on the ball. Denilson and Diaby continuously showing positives and negatives in the space of seconds
Arsene Wenger has used the Carling cup to develop his young players so the likes of Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Kieran Gibbs and Fran Merida should all be key
Man for man I feel that we are stronger than them over the pitch, we surely will overrun them but what we will have to be careful of is their wide players
I like Bendtner. He has been hugely criticised by many of our own fans as well as everyone else's, but I think this will be the season when he shows that he is good enough. His touch is excellent and he holds up the ball well
I propose we follow suit. Who knows, maybe his ban will work in our favour? Maybe it will engender a siege mentality that we need to fire us to glory? Not only have the press written us off this season
I know that I’m ranting, in fact, I’m frothing at the mouth with rage. So please forgive me. But, there is a purpose for me putting this rant into writing. I’m calling for all Arsenal fans on all forums to unite and to put aside the differences that we’ve had over the last few seasons