"After being assessed by the Arsenal medical staff, the club can confirm that Kieran Gibbs has
sustained severe bruising to the bones and soft tissue of his right foot."
There is no fracture of the metatarsal as feared at first. Gibbs injury is short term and he
should ready to face the highly anticipated Chelsea showdown.
As clear as night follows day, summer follows spring, and Phil Brown is a self promoting moron,
Arsenal will get themselves in an almighty pickle with injuries long before the Christmas
break.
The tradition has been continuing for many a long year, and with the news now of another injury
to a reserve left back, Arsene Wenger is going to have to shuffle the pack again to get a team out
at Sunderland capable of getting a result.
by CARL ELDRIDGE Crocked Kieran Gibbs will give Arsene Wenger another injury headache ahead of
the trip to Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.
The young left-back hobbled out of England U-21's 0-0 draw in Lithuania last night and this
morning's paper report on the injury which comes after RVP was sidelined with ankle ligament
damage.
As you know, we complain about injuries, even though a lot of other clubs (Liverpool, Chelsea)
have plenty of injury problems of their own. But we now have fully eleven players injured, and
crying doesn't help, so why not have a little fun with it?
We face Sunderland this Saturday at the Stadium of Light and here I am on Tuesday night
wondering whether we will see something different from Arsenal this weekend. I think I mentioned it
in the aftermath of RVP's injury but today I'm going to give it full attention.
Traditionally, Wenger has preferred the conventional 4-4-2 with the striker popping up at the
flanks just like Henry once did and another idiot who tried to do the same but to no avail but this
season saw something new.
by JAMES CURTIS Despite the break from Premier League football this weekend there are still many
Arsenal faces in action on the international scene.
Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen. Arsenal are notorious for sending
players on international duty in tip-top condition, only for them to be returned chipped, chinked
and cracked.
Life without Epl really Sucks!!!!!!.... Can't help it though.... Its like you are stuck in a big
time Machine .... I hope time passes quickly.... But hope is all I can do . Anywayz there's no significant news regarding Arsenal . However Cesc has been choose EA sports
player of the month . Click to continue reading...
With Alex Song in inspired form, it begs the question who will replace him when he leaves for
the African Cup of Nations in January?
The obvious candidates are Abou Diaby and Denilson. In my opinion, they are not good enough to
play every game for Arsenal. They are great squad players, with lots of potential.
Do you think this would work on a TShirt: His ma's a thief His da's a dealer John Terry's a chav And Diaby's boot cleaner ???? Maybe I'm sicker than I thought, I think that's funny, but then I love the thought of Terry's
face attacking Diaby's boot. Click to continue reading...
Not too much going on in the world of gossip, but according to Carlo Ancelotti, we have a good
chance of finishing first. About time to I think, so many managers have dismissed us as a team that
can challenge for trophies this year, its good to hear a 'half decent' one finally recognise just
how well this team is coming together.
Praise is good but it should be meaningful. Robin Van Persie is having a fantastic season but to
say he is the best striker in the Premiership is jumping the gun. Didier Drogba will have some
words on that. Comparing Van Persie to Dennis Bergkamp is definitely jumping the shark.
Arsenal eased past Dutch club AZ Alkmaar after their attacking prowess left the visitors little or
no chance of securing a result at the Emirates Stadium. Cesc Fabregas bagged a brace with an
impressive performance that showcased his skill, intelligence, and goal scoring capabilities as he
marshalled the midfield. Click to continue reading...
Today, ArsenalStation and, regular guest contributor, Ted Harwood, discuss the
merits, deficiencies, and perceptions of Abou Diaby. You are welcome to comment on your take on
Abou Diaby.
ARSENALSTATION SAYS: I've had this debate about Diaby for 2 years now.
Arsenal attacked AZ Alkmaar with speed and purpose to all but seal their place in the knockout
stages of the Champions League. ______________________________________________________________________________
Whisper it quietly but this may be the real deal. Arsenal's speed and incision cut apart Dutch
champions AZ Alkmaar but the win received as little as a whimper of attention across Europe.
Robin van Persie now delivering the form that we always knew that he could provide as long as he
stayed fit. With a goal in each of the last seven games he is fast becoming a major threat to
defences in the Premier league and Europe with his quick feet and eye for goal. He lacks only the
perfection of his set pieces to truly become the player who alongside Fabregas can fashion a real
charge at the premiership title.
Samir: Let it go Fab, they can't help it if they're that bad
Ok. I'll admit if you think that's lame but that pretty much sums up the match doesn't it.
Andrey Arshavin had a blast as Arsenal met (thrash) Alkmaar in the Champions League encounter last
night. Qualification is not mathematically secured yet but it would take a miraculous set of
results for Arsenal not to go through.
Ronald Koeman's freaky run against Arsenal and English teams in general was abruptly brought to
an end. It could have been a lot worse had Arsene decided to keep a Fabregas keen to get his
hatrick as well as the stand in goal creating machine in Arshavin.
Barely three minutes had gone when a few one touch passes led to Van Persie firing just wide
across goal.
Arsenal came into its own with crisp, free flowing football. Cesc with a brace, Nasri with a
very welcome contribution on his return, and Diaby rounded up the scoring. But Arshavin was the
source having a hand in three of the goals. And Wenger singled him out.
Wenger highlighted Andrey Arshavin - who had a hand in three of the goals - for special
praise, saying: "He was outstanding.
Last week after the fantastic win in the Carling Cup, Fran Merida told afc.com that he wanted to
stay at Arsenal and that he hoped his contract would be sorted out very soon. Sadly for Fran, his
agent Joseba Diaz hasn't seen the interview or possibly not even bothered to speak to Merida. Diaz
has said he has an illness, well a love for Atletico Madrid which all started when he slept on red
and white sheets when he was young!
Arsenal midfielders Abou Diaby and Andrey Arshavin have both spoken out ahead of their Champions
League clash with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Diaby has clamored for better defensive displays while
Arshavin has stated his ambitions to win a Premier League and Champions League double.
"It is always good to win every game and stay in first place," said Diaby.
Remember when the Spuds beat our Carling Cup team 5-1 and every blog we went on all we saw was
this new way of writing Ar5ena1? Well I have just thought of a new way of spelling T0tt3nham
.. I hope it sticks for a while..
All I have heard on the radio since Saturday is Arsenal only beat the Spuds because they had a
load of injuries.
It's not the first time Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby was compared to ex-captain Patrick Vieira
although on the pitch, the 23-year old is yet to show he can be as good as his fellow Frenchman. A
... Click to continue reading...
It's not the first time Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby was compared to ex-captain Patrick Vieira
although on the pitch, the 23-year old is yet to show he can be as good as his fellow Frenchman. A
...
By 1970's GoonerGranted Spurs were missing pace up front with the absence of Lennon and Defoe but I
still think that we would have still run out easy winners in the end. They were facing two major
problems. One was their inability to gain control of the midfield areas with Huddlestone, Palacios
and Jenas unable to counter Song, Diaby and Fabregas. Click to continue reading...
Count the years off one by one. Every single year in this decade we have played Spurs home and away
in the League. And out of twenty matches we haven't lost a single one. Not a single one. Even if we had lost one, we could still reflect on the annual difference between the teams shown by
the League table. Click to continue reading...
So the big game is here at last and oh how lovely it would be to give these spuds a damn good
mashing, we haven't done so for a while and it would make it rather sweet.
You may think I'm wrong in calling the 4-4 game a defeat, but after getting so close to beating
them only to see them haul it back, it felt like a defeat.
With Almunia frozen out, and Mannone beginning to show understandable signs of being a little
out of his depth in the first team at this early stage of his career, the stage seemed set for
Fabianski to return to the fray against Spurs this afternoon, especially after a decent showing
against Liverpool in midweek.
Yesterday The Boss stated in the press that the player we are all desperate to see be given a
chance is ready to play. Yep, he says Ramsey has grown into a man and expects him to play 15 -20
games for the first team this season?? Well Arsene, he won't reach the target you have set him if
you don't play him will he?
by JAMES CURTIS Not surprisingly there was a general consensus on Sky Sports' coverage yesterday
to avoid discussing in depth the nature of West Ham's goals. But as we can only cringe at the lack
of heat generated in the studio over the dubious rulings of Chris Foy, Arsenal must first take a
look at themselves as the primary benefactors who brought about their own destruction.
Talk of a bunch of self entitled players. This team will not get a "major trophy", or even a
self titled piddling little one. For the second match in a row, Arsenal decided to "wing" it.
Wenger's memos of bravado do not seem to be filtering down to the players. At the very least,
one would expect some positive response to such a bold and unequivocal statement.
Arsenal threw away the chance of a fifth straight Premier League win as West Ham battled back to
earn a 2-2 draw at Upton Park on Sunday. The Gunners had looked in complete control following first-half goals from Robin van Persie and
William Gallas. However, Carlton Cole pulled a goal back before substitute Alessandro Diamanti netted a late
penalty. Click to continue reading...
