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Cesc’s absence could give Jack the freedom of expression

25th February 2011 admin

I was thinking about the implications of missing our captain in the next couple of games. There is a stat going around about Arsenal's win percentage this season with and without Cesc. Something like 70% with him in the side and 40+% without him. On the face of it, that sounds quite remarkable but I think those statistics are a little bit mischievous when you consider that we have often played our second string side when Cesc hasn't been

Huddersfield Town (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Squad depth grows as four return

30th January 2011 admin

He may not be everyone's cup of tea but Abou Diaby still remains one of my favourite players. A player with fantastic ability and has the ability to completely dominate midfield battles. Patience may well be required as Diaby is often quite a slow starter after injury, his West Brom performance earlier in the

Competition for places is hotting up & Arsenal are the norm which is great

29th October 2010 admin

It is fantastic to hear that both Robin Van Persie and Aaron Ramsey are almost ready for first team consideration, although the latter will be brought in at a slower pace for obvious reasons. Having said that, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Van Persie pick up a niggle before Ramsey regardless of how serious Ramsey's injury was. We have missed a world class striker and potentially a world class midfielder from our squad, you could almost forget how big those two are for us and they will make a difference to our squad when they come back into the team

Birmingham City (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Time to end Midland madness

16th October 2010 admin

Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott rejoin the squad following long injuries. Cesc Fabregas, Thomas Vermaelen and Bacary Sagna are close but not close enough to be involved later on this afternoon. However we should see at least Cesc in midweek against FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Outside influences to force others to listen to Wenger?

5th October 2010 admin

With three leg breaks already having happened thus far, three that are not actually Arsenal players, you would have thought that some action would have taken place. As the media clearly control plenty of what the Football Association do, I will hope that more outside influences such as the action taken by the Dutch coach can force the FA to do their jobs correctly

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