Regardless our form in recent matches and regardless of our opponents we are playing in a tournament that has always and will always be the last in a list of priorities. We played on Saturday 12th September against Stoke City then four days later we faced Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia. Arsène had made a few changes in that game because we only had three days before we had to play Chelsea which was also away from home. Not only all of that but we had to pla
Despite our improved recent financial clout, Wenger is still determined to nurture talent and introduce it on the biggest stage. There are a number of candidates in this current Arsenal team alone; Koscielny who arrived from Ligue 2 in France is one of the best centre backs in the league, Ramsey who was once the target of much derision proved his value last year with some unplayable performances and Santi Cazorla, who stepped into the centre midfield berth this year, is directing play much like a musical conductor. However, it is the continued improvement of Olivier Giroud that excites my nether region more than any other. The handsome Frenchman, bought at a reasonable £12 million from Montpeillier, arrived with little in the way of expectations. We had signed Podolski and
It looked all too easy for him to be honest. It looked like he didn't break a sweat. Playing first time passes at speed, switch the ball left and right with either foot without thinking about it. If this is Cazorla in 1st gear then wow. We obviously need to wait until bigger tests come his way but it doesn't take a football genius to see what he can provide for us. I watched his training video on Arsenal