Diaby to prove doubters wrong if operation successful & The NLD nerves
Olympiacos (h) Thoughts & Line Up: Injury forces Coq fight with Frimpong for midfield role
Emmanuel Frimpong and Francis Coquelin will be fighting it out to take over from Song's role in the midfield. The European game could suit the ball playing style of Coquelin but Frimpong has come in for Song already this season and has done very well. Personally I would plump for the Frenchman in this instance but I believe that Wenger will choose Frimpong as his chief ball
Your Vision – My Top 5 Robin Van Persie Moments
His last minute equaliser at Everton in 2008/09 season when he collected a long pin- point pass from Diaby (yes, you read that right) on his chest on the left hand side of the penalty area after pulling away from the in- form Jagielka to rifle a left foot half volley into the far corner of the Gwladys Street
Bolton (h) Post Match Thoughts: van Persie & Song creatively freed
Alex Song's performance was very interesting. Last week Alex Song strode forward, made an assist for Gervinho and created many more chances for others. He was at it again on Saturday afternoon. Mikel Arteta has played as a defensive midfielder for Everton in the past which gave the midfield a lovely fluid
Bergkamp to return?, Where is our pressing? & Theo wants striker role…again
Your Vision – Let’s look at the Positives
As the title suggest, there have been a few positives in the past weeks that we tend to overlook based on the overall context of our terrible results. We are in the middle of our worst start in the Premier League and we are being lambasted, rightfully so, from all around us. However, there are some things in each match that I have tried to latch on too in order to keep my hopes
Blackburn Rovers (a) Thoughts & Line Up: Santos, Ramsey and Arshavin start
Obviously first thing is first, I want those three points but I also would love to see our attacking game click because it hasn't so far and many Wenger teams are built on the momentum of our play, if that does not function then we stutter. Fluency is the key, quick combination passing takes time to get right, especially when you have to incorporate new players into the set up
Borussia Dortmund (a) Post Match Thoughts: Gotze, Koscielny & Flipping the script
What I find very intriguing is the development of this new team. It looks as if we are doing things the other way round now. Wenger's teams of the past have always clicked offensively. The continuous short passing work on the training ground has been replicated on the pitch but the stability defensively
A win and a draw, we are on our way up…. Postives Showing
A win was only what I asked for, didn't care if it was by a low margin which eventually was the case. We started pretty well from the start and should have scored if Ramsey had taken his chance. Theo had his shot at goal cleared off the line, RVP struck the post after a beautiful foot work and Chamackh had a clear header saved by Vorm, Swansea's Goal keeper. That's 4 goals missed which on a very good day should have been translated to goals. Swansea missed a couple of chances too but still