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1. Manuel Almunia 2. Abou Diaby 3. Backary Sagna 4. Cesc Fabregas 5. Kolo Toure 6. Philippe
Senderos 7. Tomas Rosicky 8. Samir Nasri 9. Eduardo 10. William Gallas 11. Robin Van Persie 12.
Carlos Vela 13. Alexander Hleb 14. n/a 15. Denilson 16. Aaron Ramsey 17. Alexandre Song 18. n/a 19.
Gilberto Silva 20.
Arsenal's arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Emirates for the first leg of the Carling Cup
semifinals on Wednesday to face the mighty Gunners for the third time this season.
Arsene Wenger has already defeated two of Juande Ramos' sides this season, including Sevilla in the
Champions League before the Spaniard made the switch to North London.
Arsenal midfielders Mathieu Flamini and Abou Diaby both suffered injury scares as a reserve side
from France faced the Democratic Republic of Congo.
21 year-old Diaby, who has featured for France only three times, failed to start the game with a
calf problem. France manager Raymond Domenech moved to to ensure that the injury was minor, though,
meaning that the midfielder should be fit to rejoin the Arsenal squad on Monday as they host
Blackburn at the Emirates.
Barclay's English Premier League leaders Arsenal have lost another two players to injury.
Abou Diaby injured his calf in Tuesday's 2-0 victory over AC Milan and will miss this weekend's
trip to Wigan. The Frenchman, who only recently returned from a long injury picked up on
international duty, is not expected to be out for too long.
Both final spots in this year's Carling Cup are still up for grabs, as neither Arsenal nor
Tottenham grabbed a decisive victory at the Emirates today. Chelsea are up 2-1 against Everton in
the other semifinal, but will still face a tough away game at Goodison park before advancing to the
finals.
Tottenham looked set to win today's entertaining encounter against their greatest rivals for the
first time in eight years, after going up 1-0 in the first half thanks to Jermaine Jenas.
This weekend could see the debut of Mikael Silvestre who has finally overcome a muscle injury. The
former Manchester United defender is likely to be benched for the clash against newly-promoted
Hull, although he may start ahead of either Kolo Toure or William Gallas if Arsene chooses to rest
one of his first-choice defensive pairing.
Key squad members at Arsenal such as Gilberto, Mathieu Flamini, Lassana Diarra, Abou Diaby and Jens
Lehmann have all been linked with moves away from the Emirates during the January transfer window.
However, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted to being cautious over allowing anyone to
leave.
The Gunners will be missing first-choice center back Kolo Toure, as well as Emmanuel Eboue and Alex
Song for much of January and February as they fight for glory in the African Cup Of Nations.
Aston Villa travel to the Emirates this Saturday in order to face league leaders Arsenal in an
important clash for both teams. Arsenal will be searching for a full three points to stay clear of
Manchester United at the top of the table, while Villa will be looking to break into Europe by
taking at least a point from the Gunners.
Just what we needed. The man I've been wanting to captain this team for the new season contracted
malaria over the summer in the Ivory Coast. He was feeling a little weakness during the training
camp in Austria and was taken to the hospital for a check up, and they discovered...wait for
it...that he has contracted the deadly disease.
A young Arsenal side reached the fourth round of the FA Cup after defeating a resilient Burnley 2-0
at the Turf Moor in front of a crowd of 16,000.
Eduardo continued his great run of form by scoring the Gunners' first after 9 minutes and supplying
the pass for Nicklas Bendtner's first and Arsenal's second in the 75th.
Le Boss intends to bolster the midfield for the forth coming season. With Gilberto and Flamini
departing over the summer, the centre of midfield is an area that needs strengthening.
"We will need one more body in there," said Wenger when asked about his midfield.
"At the moment we do not have Alex Song who is going to the Olympic games, Abou Diaby was not
here tonight and nor was Fabregas.
El dia de ayer, 3 de Agosto de 2008, en el partido disputado por la Emirates Cup entre Arsenal y
Real Madrid, una entrada excesiva por parte del defensor francés Abou Diaby obligó al
cerebro merengue, Wesley Sneijder, a abandonar el terreno de juego en camilla. Bajo la mirada
nerviosa de sus compañeros y del [.
The second possible partner for Cesc Fabregas is Frenchman Abou Diaby. In his first two years with
Arsenal, the beanpole midfielder has operated on the fringes of the team. An ever-present member of
the Carling Cup and FA Cup sides, Diaby made a combined total of 24 league appearances in his first
two years at [.
Samir Nasri was forced to withdraw from the France squad that took on Serbia today after suffering
a knee injury. It is not yet known the extent of the injury which sidelined Nasri from France's
World Cup Qualifying match, though it is expected that the 21 year old will start on the bench for
Arsenal's [.
Arsenal travel to White Heart Lane this Wednesday to face Tottenham in the return leg of the
Carling Cup semifinals. The Gunners have faced their London rivals three times this season,
resulting in two wins in the Premier League and a 1-1 draw in the first leg of this fixture.
The Gunners will be high on confidence after emphatically defeating Fulham 3-0 on the weekend.
Arsenal emphatically defeated Kevin Keegan's Newcastle in the FA Cup Fourth Round to dim memories
of an embarrassing defeat at White Hear Lane. The Gunners won 3-0 at the Emirates thanks to a
second half brace from Emmanuel Adebayor and a late own goal from Nicky Butt. Arsene Wenger will be
hoping that his team can repeat the victory when Newcastle travel to London to face Arsenal in the
Premier League on Tuesday.
Rafael van der Vaart was officially unveiled as Real Madrid's newest player yesterday in a
presentation the Santiago Bernabéu. As pictured above (photo courtesy of Real Madrid's
official website), he was introduced by Real's President Ramón Calderón and President of
Honor Alfredo Di Stéfano.Rafael van der Vaart is only 25-years old but has been playing [.
Arsenal boss has suffered a major blow ahead of the new season with the news that midfielder Abou
Diaby has been sidelined for a month by injury. The Frenchman looked set to start alongside Cesc
Fabregas in the centre of midfield but due to the injury, Wenger will be left with little option
other than to [.
This weekend could see the debut of Mikael Silvestre who has finally overcome a muscle injury. The
former Manchester United defender is likely to be benched for the clash against newly-promoted
Hull, although he may start ahead of either Kolo Toure or William Gallas if Arsene chooses to rest
one of his first-choice defensive pairing.
Abou Diaby might be only 21 but he knows where his future lies - with Arsenal. Football 365 has
reported that although he is sad at the departure of his close friend Lassana Diarra to Portsmouth
earlier this month, he is no mood to switch his allegiance and aims to stay at the Emirates for
[...]
With both Manchester United and Arsenal still in three competitions (the Barclay's English Premier
League, UEFA Champions League, and FA Cup) it has been suggested by some fans that tomorrow's FA
Cup 5th round tie between the Premier League giants will be of little consequence.
A large number of injuries to the Arsenal squad, along with Arsene Wenger's tendency to blood his
younger players in the domestic cups have led to further accusations of a devaluation of the FA
Cup.
There are rumours that Arsene Wenger may field a weakened team at Old Trafford on Saturday, but
that hasn't stopped Gunners midfielder Abou Diaby telling Arsenal TV Online that he's expecting the
visitors to beat Manchester United and book their place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. Diaby
himself is injured with a [.
Not quite sure how accurate this litle bit of news is but it is certainly worth reporting. Italian
giants Inter Milan are said to be lining up a bid for the Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby in the
summer. The French youngster has not been a regular for the Gunners so far this season and it is
[...]
Each of the six goals from the Champions League quarterfinal, second leg - bar the penalty kick -
are worth watching again.
Arsenal play their second pre-season game against Hungarian opposition
Szombathelyi Haladas at the VSE Stadium. Arsenal are expected to welcome back a few first team
members to the squad in Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Eboue, Abou Diaby and Johan Djourou, other
possible players to be returning from their holidays are Robin Van Persie and Samir Nasri.
Arsene Wenger today confirmed that central midfielder Abou Diaby will be out for a month. The
Frenchman has been sidelined by a thigh injury which was suffered before the start of
Arsenal's victorious Amsterdam Tournament campaign. Diaby's injury has left Arsenal with a massive
gap in midfield. In the close season Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto [.
Monday's football brunch Steven Gerrard enjoys some groin love [The Spoiler] Man City boss Mark
Hughes furious after Thaskin Shinawatra tries to sell Vedran Corluka and Stephen Ireland behind his
back [Mirror] Arsene Wenger will be without injured Abou Diaby...
Oh, how many good puns involving the Dutch there were to use for this.
Arsenal's in the thick of lots of Dutch action of late- we successfully defended our Amsterdam
Tournament crown, and Wednesday (already), we're up against FC Twente for the Champions League
qualifiers. And, coincidentally, I'm finally reading Brilliant Orange.
