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Perhaps the young Catalan has been taking strides forward in front of Arsene Wenger during training sessions. He looks very assured on the ball and he gave the defence a nice balance due to his preference to use his left foot. It was very hard to gauge his defensive attributes as he just wasn't tested until the 88th minute but he looks very calm and is certainly an Arsenal defender in the making
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I have a bit of a funny feeling with Arsenal at the moment. We have yet to hit our stride so far and it is after the Christmas period that we will need to start getting our game together. We have been doing just enough to win our games and playing well in patches until we do not give
It is no shame to lose 1-0 at Old Trafford. It doesn't make the defeat any less painful and I truly believed we would beat them but we have another chance to beat these teams at home. You never know, we may even have Cesc, Van Persie and Vermaelen purring smoothly by then. Those three players in shape and on form will be automatic starters in the big