Arsenal's famous list of "deadwood" players seems to get bigger every year, but for some reason we can never get anyone to actually buy them off us and we have to struggle to send them out on loan every year. But we still do have some talented players out there that have a chance of coming back and becoming first team players of the future.
There is a story in the papers today about the possibility of Arsenal making a summer move for the 18-year old Nathaniel Chalobah. The defensively minded midfielder is currently on loan at Watford until the end of the season, and is hoping to travel with the England under 21 squad ti Israel for the European Championships this summer.
I hope that the story circulating in the media about Arsenal considering allowing Emmanuel Frimpong to join Fulham on a permanent basis in the summer is not correct. The 21-year old is currently having a loan spell with Martin Jol's team, but that is to get some valuable playing time and experience in the Premier League.
The loan system can have real benefits for clubs like Arsenal. Arsene Wenger is committed to having a strong academy system and trying to bring young players on and give them a chance in the team, but with almost every game seemingly a crucial one, it is a delicate balance between giving youngsters a chance and putting out a strong team.
Arsenal youngster Emmanuel Frimpong has stirred things up ahead of Sunday's north London derby in his own unique way. The midfielder, currently on loan at Fulham, pretended to put a Tottenham scarf down his pants during a live stream video broadcast.
Even though the transfer window is closed the papers are still keeping an eye on what the Arsenal scouts are up to. (I guess they carry on working between windows!) The Telegraph has reported that Arsene Wenger sent a scout up to Celtic Park to have another look at the strong holding midfielder Victor Wanyama in last night's 3-0 defeat to Juventus.
Emmanuel Frimpong is an Arsenal player we all know very well at the club. Unfortunately we know him for the wrong reasons such as his attitude and behaviour and unfortunately not his footballing ability. Today he has spoken of his desire to follow Jack Wilshere in his progress and make it as a big player at both club and international level.
The big defensive midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has been unlucky with injuries in the last couple of seasons, just as it seemed that he had broken into Arsenal's first team, but now he has fully recovered he is preparing to fight his way back into contention.
Frimpong is currently out on loan at Fulham to regain his match fitness, and he is inspired by the comeback of Jack Wilshere to give him the belief that he can also return to his former excellence, and his taking his previous injuries philosophically.
Arsenal have been linked with the West Ham midfielder Mohamed Diame throughout the transfer window, and the story is now becoming like a soap opera. His manager has spoken about it in press conferences and there have been reports of ultimatums from the club about a new contract and threats from the player about speaking to the FA about his release clause.
Arsenal have not added any players to the squad, but Arsene Wenger has now allowed Emmanuel Frimpong to become the third Gunner to go on loan. The 21-year old midfielder is going to Fulham for the rest of the season after recently completing another six week spell with Charlton Athletic in the championship.
Arsene Wenger has a selection problem for Arsenal with the visit of West Ham to the Emirates tomorrow. It is vital that the Gunners make the most of this game in hand to keep right up with Everton and Tottenham in the race for a top four finish. With Mikel Arteta injured, Wenger has used Francis Coquelin and Abou Diaby behind Jack Wilshere in the midfield.
Carlin Itonga – England (Democratic Republic of Congo), 1999-2002, 1 game, 0 goals
They say that if you saw Itonga play for Arsenal, you are privileged. Not because of the quality of the player, but because Itonga's sole appearance for the side came during a terrific 4-0 victory over Manchester United in the League Cup in 2001.
Arsenal are involved in an intense period of games at the minute which began badly on Sunday with a demoralising defeat against Manchester City in the league. The Fa cup replay against Swansea at the Emirates tonight is possibly the most important game as it could keep us in the hunt to end the seven year trophy drought which is becoming like a monkey on our back.
According to several sources including SkySports Arsenal are ready to open the bidding for Npower Championship and Crystal Place star Wilfried Zaha.
The 20 year old who recently made his England debut has been linked with a move to the Premier League for a while now and in the last few months he has been hanging on the edge of leaving with both Manchester United and Arsenal interested in securing the youngsters future.
With the comments Szczesny made today it made me realise we really could have the next generation of a real competitive club which is full of true supporting players who will be playing their hearts out for this club week in week out.
There have been reports linking Arsenal with a number of different keepers recently, which has led to some speculation about the future of the current number one at the Emirates, Wojciech Szczesny. The Polish international was missed by Arsenal at the start of the season, but has been in great form since returning.
The Arsenal reserve team played the first game of the Elite group stage today behind closed doors against West Bromwich Albion. Perhaps Arsenal did not want anyone to see just how fit and ready for action some of the players are, but it does seem like Abou Diaby and Emmanuel Frimpong will be available to help the Gunners through the gruelling fixture list we are about to face.
The number of times Man City goalkeeper Joe Hart mentioned the word 'decent' in this video is... well, decent, but that's well besides the point. Along with Mario Balotelli and a rather annoyed Carlos Tevez, Hart spent a few minutes at the club offices wrapping Christmas presents for children while wearing a Santa Claus beard.
Arsenal are proud of the youth system and rightly so, as it has produced some key players for Arsenal. Arsene Wenger is keen for that to continue, and has revealed that he would prefer it if the players coming through were local, ot at least British, as he feels that they would then be more likely to stay at the club.
Emmanuel Frimpong joined Arsenal when he was nine years old, at around the same time as Jack Wilshere, but his progress into the first team for the Gunners has not been as easy as Wilshere's. Arsene Wenger rates the 20-year old very highly, though, and believes he will star for us in the future.
Wenger and Frimpong decided that he needs to play regularly, that is why the midfielder has gone on loan to Championship side Charlton until the end of the year.
The Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has only recently returned from injury and Arsene Wenger thinks that he now needs some regular first team football to get himself back into shape. With the midfielders currently at Arsenal's disposal, Frimpong is unlikely to get much playing time at the moment so Wenger has arranged for the Ghana international to go on loan to Charlton until January.
Today it was announced that Emmanuel Frimpong will be joining the Championship side Charlton Athletic. Frimpong has been in and around the Arsenal first team squad for a few years now, with injures hampering his progress at the club.
I am sure I was not the only Arsenal fan to be disappointed when it was reported that Emmanuel Frimpong was going to give up on his Arsenal career and move on to get regular playing time. The story was quickly disproved and it was revealed that the combative midfielder was just looking for a loan deal to gain experience and get match fit.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic put four past England on Wednesday evening, but the fans in the stadium weren't the only ones that reacted wildly throughout his all-star performance. Ibrahimovic's overhead kick created quite the stir across social media everywhere, bringing out reactions from fans, players, and friends all over the world.
This week's Twitter Top features Englishmen, Spaniards, Americans and more. Enjoy.
This past weekend, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tweeted this photo from the Arsenal training ground with Emmanuel Frimpong. The pair were both injured and missed out on the Fulham match.
Me and @frimpong26afc doing a bike sesh, wishing we were playing today:( gd luck to boys!
Emmanuel Frimpong signed on with Arsenal when he was nine-years old, and has made 20 first team appearances, but may have made his last, if the reports suggesting that the Gunners are ready to sell the 20-year old in the January transfer window.
Frimpong went on loan to Wolverhapton Wanderers in January, to help the youngster get playing experience and sharpen up his skills, but a cruciate ligament injury cut the spell short.
The Arsenal right back Carl Jenkinson has pledged his international career to England, despite having appeared for Finland at under 19 and under 21 levels. He is waiting for FIFA clearance, but he could have a long wait if the case of Emmanuel Frimpong is anything to go by.
20-year old Frimpong played for England at under 16 and under 17 level, but decided to pledge his future to the Ghana national team.
With Arsenal's incredible 7-5 comeback still fresh in the minds of soccer fans around the world, we decided to scour Twitter for some of the best photos that helped tell the story. By now there are plenty of stories out there describing exactly what happened, but the emotion seen in some of the pictures below helps better explain just how crazy of a night it really was.
Emmanuel Frimpong feels that his fitness is not at a level yet where he can play regular football for Arsenal's senior side and he needs a few more under-21 matches to get back in proper shape.
The 20-year-old midfielder has recovered from a serious cruciate ligaments injury that he suffered earlier this year while on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain helped Chelsea overcome a strong Arsenal side 3-1 recently. Even Fernando Torres scored.
What's this? A premonition, perhaps? No, this did happen recently, when the Ox took on other Arsenal players in a FIFA 13 game tournament. Quite why some players had to play as teams other than Arsenal isn't really known, or why Oxlade-Chamberlain felt it was acceptable to win against his employers, but those involved in the impromptu tournament seemed to be having fun.
The Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong returned to training earlier than Jack Wilshere after his 7 month layoff with a broken leg, and has played in more reserve games that the young English international, but he is adamant that he is still not yet ready to be thrown into the Gunners first-team just yet.
I am making the assumption that Emmanuel Frimpong is fit enough to play after completing the whole 90 minutes in the last two under-21s games. Arsenal would therefore have the option of Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin or Frimpong to play alongside Mikel Arteta in the middle of the pitch against Schalke, so who should it be?
I know it's called the under-21s but Sagna played for Arsenal while Hibbert and Hitzlsperger played for Everton, so I am calling them reserves. The good news is that Wilshere, Sagna and Frimpong all completed the full 90 minutes and must be about ready for some first team action now.
The game was a lively affair which will help the players to regain some of their competitive edge, and the early kick off will allow them enough time to recover for the Champions League game against Schalke on Wednesday night, if Wenger wants to include them in the squad.
Should Arsenal buy a new goalkeeper in January? by KJ
Arsenal have suffered an array of injuries once again to key players at the start of the season. The likes of Rosicky, Sagna, Wilshere, Diaby, Szczesny, Fabianski, Frimpong have either made very few appearances or have yet to feature for the club this season.
The day we have all been waiting for takes a step closer to becoming reality this week. Arsenal have arranged an under-21 friendly fixture with London rivals Chelsea which will be played behind closed doors tomorrow.
The idea is to give out talented young midfielder Jack Wilshere as much of a full game as possible to continue with his sharpening up.
Sherlock Holmes said that whatever is left once you have removed the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
What has this to do with our midfield? Well, ..... the impossible is that we will have a fully fit midfield to choose from, we have physical fragility in spades Diaby, Wilshere, Rosicky, Ramsey, Frimpong, Coquelin and Arteta have all suffered long term injuries over the past few seasons and there is no reason to think this will change.
Sherlock Holmes said that whatever is left once you have removed the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
What has this to do with our midfield? Well, ..... the impossible is that we will have a fully fit midfield to choose from, we have physical fragility in spades Diaby, Wilshere, Rosicky, Ramsey, Frimpong, Coquelin and Arteta have all suffered long term injuries over the past few seasons and there is no reason to think this will change.
The Walcott contract situation is dragging on now and even though I remain optimistic, we need to prepare ourselves for the worst. Walcott could potentially be sold in the January window, forcing Wenger to promote German wunderkind, Serge Gnabry.
He was bought from Stuttgart for about £100,000 in 2010.
While most Arsenal players were in action in the World Cup Qualifiers this week, there was also the small matter of the Qualifying rounds for the African Nations Cup going on in the African continent.
We all know that Gervinho's Ivory Coast team didn't even get to the end of the match thanks to the rioting Senegal fans, but it seems certain that the result will stand and the Ivorians will be confirmed participants in January's competition.
