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Surprisingly enough, the readers of this blog decided that Manuel Almunia is the best of Arsenal's
keepers. It seems as though Jens Lehmann's blunders (and temper) were enough to turn Arsenal fans
away from the angry German. Results: Who deserves the number 1 jersey at Arsenal? Jens Lehmann -
42% Manuel Almunia - 58% I have to disagree with my readers here.
Two stunning goals from Cesc Fabregas and Emanuel Adebayor helped Arsenal to overcome a 1-0 deficit
and beat Tottenham 3-1 at White Heart Lane. Arsene Wenger opted for a different line-up than I
expected, opting to play Abou Diaby and Mathieu Flamini in the midfield alongside Fabregas and Alex
Hleb. The defense was as expected, Kolo Toure and Gilberto at centre-back, with Gael Clichy on the
left
Arsenal have only conceded three goals in five Premiership matches and two Champions League
qualifiers this season. With such a god defensive record, we have no need to worry about our
goalkeepers right? Wrong. Two of the three goals allowed were the fault of Jens Lehmann's errors,
and the third (yesterday against Tottenham) could have been stopped by Manuel Almunia - albeit with
some impressive
Arsenal captain William Gallas has stated that he is hoping to be fit in time for Saturday's derby
against London arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The French international missed our last 2 games due
to a groin injury but his recovery is going well and he is likely to return for Saturday. Gallas'
return will be welcome by Arsenal fans, as we have played the last few games with a makeshift back
In my last post I stated that Jens Lehmann would be eligible to play, after returning from injury.
However, it seems that Lehmann has suffered from a reaction to the elbow injury he picked up in
Germany's 2-0 win over Wales in Euro 2008 Qualifying last Saturday. Timo Hildebrand is going to
replace Lehmann for Germany's friendly against Romania which is to be played tomorrow.
Jens Lehmann, Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper since the 2003/04 season seems to have lost his
first-choice status at the club after 2 high-profile errors in Arsenal's first two league games. He
was taken out due to a reported injury, and his replacement, Manuel Almunia, seems to have played
the better of the two in his absence. The veteran shot-stopper was recently backed by Germany coach
Arsenal have begun the season well, coming into our 5th match tied on points with leaders
Liverpool, despite having played a game less than Tottenham, Chelsea, and last years Barclay's
Premier League champions, Manchester United. The only 2 points that Arsenal have dropped were due
to an error from Jens Lehmann against Blackburn, and otherwise Arsenal have beaten Fulham,
high-flying Manchester
Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who has been with Arsenal since 2003, reportedly tried to secure a move
away from Arsenal during the last few days of the summer transfer window. Lehmann seems to have
lost his number one spot to Spanish 'keeper Manuel Almunia who has been performing admirably for
Arsenal thus far, with only 1 goal conceded in 4 matches. This means that even when Lehmann comes
back from
