International weeks are never welcome however, this international break has come at a rather
helpful time for Arsenal. If Arsene can pull himself away from his commentary duties on French TV
and get back on the training ground trying to sort out his new-look squad, we could emerge from an
international break a much more formidable team for once.
When Harry said he was going to play the kids, I didn't think he meant kids. They did
us proud last night, Livermore and Carroll in particular performing with integrity and application
helped out towards the end by a goalkeeper old enough to be their dad. Not everything worked but
that's only to be expected.
The team, manager and media seem to be more focussed on the upcoming North London Derby, there's
time yet to get excited about that one, but there's a Europa League game tomorrow night I hear.
Beaten 3-0 by Rubin Kazan in their first group game, some Irish team called Shamrock Rovers are in
town. Another Europa League game days before a big league match.
