A lot of folk have already made definitive judgements on Debechy. Some suggest he isn't Arsenal quality or that he is a defensive liability so I would urge you to wait until you've seen his performances for Arsenal rather than Newcastle. He will be playing with better players under a better coach so his performances could rise along with the quality of those around him. While we might not have a player as capable defensively as our former number three, it will be nice to have a player who doesn't look like he is about to freeze when he receives the ball towards the opposition penalty area. I hope Giroud has been telling him to work on his delivery when pre season starts.


The Spuds came into the Emirates high on more confidence than cocaine can give, and were hoping to give birthday boy Emmanuel Adebayor the head of AW on a silver platter with another of those blinding performances they have been displaying every week. What's funnier, is that the game came at a time when the balance of power is supposedly shifting, with Spurs playing the kind of football that previous Arsenal teams have been known to have copyrighted. With barely four minutes on the clock, Louis Saha set about writing that

As is the case with most young players, it has taken him a bit of time to settle into the way of playing at Arsenal which is a massive jump from playing for Charlton. He has huge heart and never leaves anything behind on the pitch. Trying to push ahead of Bacary Sagna is the impossible task but as
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As usual Wenger has to take a slow walk down the halls of the treatment room corridor to check on the availability of players to choose from. The curtains of Alex Song's bed are drawn shut
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Bac was perhaps the more aggravated of the two (due in part, I believe, to the frustration he shared with every Arsenal fan watching at City’s negative tactics) and the coming together was enough for