There is a clear foundation in the team now, a strong platform for our offensive players to reap the rewards. Arsene has had to place many midfielders on his mental weighing scales in an attempt to find the right balance. The first switch to 4-3-3 meant that we were often punished on the counter attack so then a second midfielder had dropped back into a second midfield position to readdress that issue. What this midfield reminds me of is part of the 2008/09 midfield when Cesc Fabregas
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Park was in inspiring form for South Korea and notched up a goal in their win. Since his arrival at Arsenal, I've seen him notch up goals every time he has gone away to play for South Korea but he has struggled to stake a claim as a first team product, largely because of the world class form RVP is in. One thing we can all agree with is Park has moved ahead of
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Ju Park and the already much loved Ryo Miyaichi are two Asian players who are currently on our books. Junichi Inamoto was another Asian who came to Arsenal on loan from Japan but never quite

He got his chance in the first two Carling cup games sandwiched by a Champions league tie against Olympiacos, all at the Emirates. In two of the three games he was fantastic, scoring two very good goals. In recent games, Chamberlain has been pulled back out of the spotlight and has often failed
As we know, it didn't happen and apart from Gervinho and a few experienced players like Mikel Arteta we basically had to make do with what we already had at the club. With Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri departing for sunnier climates and greener pockets respectively, I thought we really needed one superstar to add to the quality youngsters and experienced

I am loving all things Arsenal right now. From Mikel Arteta's quality to Carl Jenkinson's interviews. He is sounding very mature and confident these days. Listening to Jenkinson is like listening to a

It was Aaron Ramsey that made the decisive killer pass. Reading Walcott's inwards movement, the young Welsh captain pinged a fizzing pass inside the full back into Walcott's path. With the goalkeeper coming out to close down Walcott's angles, I thought the better option would have been the cut back but as it turned out his shot rebounded into the path of van Persie to stab in from close
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It is important that Arsene is able to find the right balance because many players will need pulling out at vital times whilst we have many top quality players on the sidelines all in need of minutes on the pitch. There is talk of Robin being rested for this but as he recently spent a good 70 minutes on the bench against Stoke City, I do not see him being rested so quickly.

As is the case with most young players, it has taken him a bit of time to settle into the way of playing at Arsenal which is a massive jump from playing for Charlton. He has huge heart and never leaves anything behind on the pitch. Trying to push ahead of Bacary Sagna is the impossible task but as
Aaron Ramsey was absolutely sensational today and following his Stoke City display, he could be close to his best. His pass for van Persie's first goal was eye of the needle stuff. A reversed slice pass into the path of Gervinho who may have gone for goal himself if he had scored from Walcott's