Leyton Orient (a) Post Match Thoughts: Brave Orient give squad helping hand
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
Foolish Fans, Praise-able Players and Sexy Snoods
Gibbs also had his best game at left back for a while. He looked assured on the ball and I felt there was an air of confidence about him that had been missing from his recent performances. Miquel also looked
Leyton Orient (a) Thoughts & Predictions: Barca to Orient, the focus must remain the same
We have had the Emirates stadium to hold our hands when mass changes caused our level of performance to drop, this will not be the case this time so the players who are given the chance to play will have to hit the ground running. I would be very surprised if Arsene threw in many of the players from midweek as the game required a huge amount of physical and mental energy and when you look further down the line we have the small matter of Tony Pulis' thugs and then the Carling Cup final against an even bigger collection of thugs. That is actually quite a frightening prospect.
Huddersfield Town (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Squad depth grows as four return
Leeds United (a) Thoughts & Predictions: Squad sharpness key to tonight’s performance
Leeds United (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Ramsey back in what could be a goal-fest
I wouldn't be surprised to see a high scoring game at the Emirates later this afternoon. Leeds United will come and play football I believe and they will look to take advantage of a mixed team, hopefully we will have enough quality to score more than they do, even if our first half football