As per the new regulations all the clubs have now announced their 25 player squads along with a long list of U-21 players who've been registered so that they are eligible to play in the Premier League just in case. You can see complete details of the squad lists and junior players of all the 20 clubs on the official site.

In his press conference after the Braga game Arsene was asked if he expected Wilshere to play a central role so early in the season. In his usual forthright manner Arsene shared his wisdom,

Honestly, no. But football teaches you one thing be open-minded and never have a definite opinion.

Well this has nothing to do with Arsenal. In fact, Arsenal are conspicuous by their absence in the names that Allardyce has mentioned. But I haven't stopped laughing since I read this so it's worth sharing.

Speaking before the game against Fulham, Fat Sam said:

I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter Milan or Real Madrid.

While discussing the openness of the title race as predicted by Arsene, my thoughts were that the year end table will look like United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, City, and doesn't matter after that. But I wanted to wait till the end of the transfer window before making my predictions for the season.

It seems every time Arshavin gives an interview in Russia he ends up making headlines back in England. Some hacks have made an art out of translating an odd word out of context and making an issue out of it.

The latest translation we've seen is from an interview with Sport Express. The English media has jumped onto these words,

As for football I can say that my style has also altered it is more effective, but less sparkling.

There's not much happening in the world of Arsenal. Even a comment from Fabregas that had enough juice to launch a thousand headlines didn't really get much attention (and I don't have words to describe how delighted I am by that). One rag did conjure an amazing headline about how Arsenal kept El Capitan against his wishes but it seems most other hacks are busy with the Cricket scandal or the Rooney scoop.

That was the sentiment many expressed when Walcott was injured. I hate internationals is another common feeling that is shared by football fans across club boundaries. And I totally relate with anyone who has gone bonkers with the news that Walcott will be out for six weeks or so.

These are times when the polite ones go ‘WTF!

I was watching the highlights of the Champions League games when I came across this work of art. Let's have a look at some pictures.

Bale brings the ball into the penalty area. Nothing wrong with that, it's a clever approach. Then he keeps it closer to his left foot and away from the defender.

Since the Blackburn game we've seen a great deal of debate about the goal we conceded at Ewood Park. I've seen a number of different opinions and one that really annoyed me was the rather dismissive opinion about Koscielny simply because he didn't get the challenge on Diouf right.

I agree that it was a mistake but, as it was pointed out by some readers in the comments of the tactical analysis post, it was more a case of mistiming a shoulder barge rather than a case of being lightweight and getting outmuscled.

In his post match interview with BBC, Arsene was asked whether he thought the sending off was fair or not. We got a classic Wenger response,

It looked to me a tackle from behind; it looked to me that Cahill was upset because they didn't get the penalty on the other end and he got his frustration out on the tackle.

Ever since the vote on the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations there has been an ongoing debate about the impact they'll have on clubs. There seem to be three broad opinions; the new regulations will change the world of football, the new regulations will have some impact, and there will be no impact whatsoever.

I'm one of those who strongly believes Arsenal suffer the most at the hands of referees. I realize there are others who would think such issues balance out over the course of the season and that all teams get their share of good and bad calls from the man in black. Supporters of other teams might have their own light to shine on this issue.

Just before the Spuds game our young Polish talent Szczesny gave this controversial interview. Subsequently, the question was put to Arsene and he dealt with it in his typical diplomatic yet authoritative manner by acknowledging the player's point of view but holding firm on his decision as well.

I don't want to get into all those things again you must have read it in plenty of papers and blogs.

Undoubtedly, Song has had a difficult time in the last few games. And I'm one among the many who have not been very happy with the change in his approach. It seems the player who impressed most of us as a Defensive Midfielder is trying to add more to his game. We can't really fault that as a long as it doesn't affect the balance of the team.