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Song & Arteta Back To The Future / Continuous Contract Chatter

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

Let’s do the Ramsey wide thing (again)

West Brom (h) Post Match Thoughts: The Arsenal Machine Continues To Improve

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

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

Marseille (h) Thoughts & Line Up: Arsene’s Rotation Dilemma

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.

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