Alex Song you silly, silly boy. We really could have done with you right about now. Alex Song and Emmanuel Frimpong love it up em in a cold, windy, rainy, slightly cloudy, mildly frosty night in Stoke and they would have given our team a nice strong defensive platform to build on, instead we are clearly a man down. I dread to think what will happen if we suffer any midfield injuries tomorrow. Manuel
I have pretty much said all that needs to be said about it really. I hope he doesn't play too much but I hope he does get the chance to wave goodbye on the pitch. Preferably with a title winners medal around his neck come last home game of the season against Aston Villa. That would be
Jack's mate Henri Lansbury was in the thick of the action last night as he came off the bench with 10 minutes to play and he scored a nice goal and was involved in the late third. With all due respect, judging by his tweets, he is a little bit of a cheese. But he certainly has character on the pitch and I love his commitment. He wants to win and looks as if he doesn't know how to do anything but give
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If Bendtner continues from where he left off then I expect the Dane to flourish in a more creative and fluid team around him. I have a good feeling that he will score if he plays this evening
All those issues have had some sort of influence over the last few years and that is not counting the worst of all problems, injuries. I have said for a few seasons now that wait until our squad stay as fit as the average squad before we can judge their level. It is no coincidence that we are still in all four competitions, our spinal players have kept relatively fit all season minus Thomas Vermaelen and given his impact last season you would say that his
The mercurial Russian has been playing somewhat under the radar this season, scoring five goals and creating goal scoring opportunities for fun. Yet you feel there is plenty to come from him. After being replaced with twenty minutes to go against Birmingham last Saturday then only playing for the last 18 on Tuesday you would feel that he has sufficient energy in his legs to give 100% when the kick off starts at 4pm