It seems to be a bi-weekly occurence this season that there is a report about Arsenal losing one or two players to injury, either on the training ground or after a game, and this week seems to be no different. The much-improved Abou Diaby is the main loss for the Cup game against Stoke City this [...

... we also need the kind of youthful exuberance and enthusiasm that was shown by Aaron Ramsey following his equalizer at Upton Park. The 19-year old ran straight into the 500 traveling Arsenal supporters followed by Carlos Vela to celebrate his superbly taken equalizer.

Slightly older players like van Persie and Eduardo enthusiastically celebrate goals but not like Ramsey today or, for that matter, Cesc.

The Arsenal defensive midfielder Alexandre Song has now left for the African Nations Cup, and Arsene Wenger has indicated that he will have to make some adjustments for the team to cope in his absence. "We will miss him because he's an important player. In the system we play he plays in front of the defence [.

Arsenal really do look like they are getting the gestalt. Last year, the line on them was that they lacked the reinforced steel behind Cesc Fabregas in midfield. Mathieu Flamini shortsighted decision to leave for AC Milan meant that, although a cliche for so long ,when it came to describing them, the phrase 'a soft touch' was condign.

Arsenal really do look like they are getting the gestalt. Last year, the line on them was that they lacked the reinforced steel behind Cesc Fabregas in midfield. Mathieu Flamini shortsighted decision to leave for AC Milan meant that, although a cliche for so long ,when it came to describing them, the phrase 'a soft touch' was condign.

Boooooof!

Mini match report: The FA Cup represents by far the Gunners' best chance of winning silverware this season, but they almost didn't make it past the plucky Irons who outplayed the visitors for much of the game at Upton Park on Sunday. But late goals by Aaron Ramsey and Eduardo earned Wenger's boys a fourth-round tie against Stoke City.

In-form French midfielder Abou Diaby revealed he almost retired from the game after suffering a number of injuries during his four-year stay at Arsenal. Diaby, 23, is finally enjoying back-to-back impressive performances for the Gunners but ...

In-form French midfielder Abou Diaby revealed he almost retired from the game after suffering a number of injuries during his four-year stay at Arsenal. Diaby, 23, is finally enjoying back-to-back impressive performances for the Gunners but ...

With the weather, the postponements, etc it's not worth sacrificing points to make changes this week your transfers in may well not even play. Yes I'm looking at you -4 points Chris Baird... So, we've only one selection for you today, but it's a good one...

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Abou Diaby has already played a pivotal role for Arsenal this season, pulling out a couple of big performances and high scoring gameweeks.

Well, what can you say. With the midweek fixture frozen out, I was eagerly anticipating this game to continue our wonderful momentum in the league. Bizzarely, except for Abou Diaby, no other Arsenal player shared my sentiment. Even worse is that even though Chelsea did not get to play today, they were the biggest benefactor [.

The first thing we should say about yesterday's game is that we very obviously played an Everton team still smarting from the opening day pasting we gave them. That day they let down their manager, they let down their fans and they let themselves down. From the first whistle it was obvious they weren't going to let that happen as they pressed us all over the pitch and snapped into tackles.

With Chelsea's eminently winnable match with Hull City canceled, along with six other Premier League matches on Saturday, our match against Everton, in the driving snow, effectively, became our infamous and long-awaited "game-in-hand." Yesterday's match was another reminder why teams with games-in-hand should never just count them as three points.

Despite the managerial change, it was the same old trip to the Reebok on Sunday afternoon. Bone-crunching tackles, frustration taken out physically, and slightly questionable sportsmanship, yet Arsenal persevered and showed great character in a match that was much harder-fought than your average 2-nil victory.