Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia may as well be the one who was closer to play for England but according to defender Gael Clichy, the defender was also close to play for the English National side. Speaking ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia may as well be the one who was closer to play for England but according to defender Gael Clichy, the defender was also close to play for the English National side. Speaking ...

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Well, I would be if I were one of those players having to play tonight and some nutter came sliding in towards me with a hard tackle in mind! We cannot afford any more injuries and the loss of any of the players mentioned below would be just awful. It doesn't even bare thinking about!

Even Sir Bobby Pires is concerned for us, but still believes we have enough strength and depth to get through this tough time.

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With the news that Kieran Gibbs has sustained a knock whilst on international duty, Arsenal now have an astonishing 10 players out of action at the moment. Robin Van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela, Theo Walcott, Denilson, Gael Clichy, Jack Wilshere, Johan Djourou 'keeper Lukasz Fabianski and the aforementioned Gibbs are ALL injured. Click to continue reading...

Let battle commence.

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Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has delayed finalising his team for Saturday's World Cup play-off first leg against France at Croke Park.

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With such blistering pace at just 4.5M, I'd have a silly grin on my face too
Our Funny Feeling Friday this week is Arsenal's left back Kieran Gibbs. With starting left back Gael Clichy out for a month or more with a stress fracture in his lower back, Gibbs should take over the starting spot and comes with the price tag (4. Click to continue reading...

Well, just as my preview for the first match against AZ announced a monthlong injury to Theo Walcott, I'm afraid I've got more bad injury news to report here.

Gael Clichy reportedly has a stress fracture in his back, and will be out for about a month. Two weeks of that month will be the international break, but he will, at the very least, miss league fixtures against Wolves and Chelsea and Champions League matches against AZ and Standard.

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We won't see Bendtner or Clichy again for a monthvia Sky Sports:Arsenal defender Gael Clichy is facing a month on the sidelines after suffering a suspected stress fracture in his lower back.The left-back is an integral member of Arsene Wenger's first XI but has been forced onto the treatment table after sustaining the injury. Click to continue reading...

Highlights and an interview with Arsene Wenger below.

I am still walking on air following our demolition of Spurs yesterday. With a glorious 3-nil victory at the Emirates we were able to put some breathing space between us and the four clubs trailing us at the moment.

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And God said, Let there be beer. And there was beer.

And Arseblogger saw the beer, that it was good: and lo he did drink the beer.

And while God was off inventing firmament for the earth and fowl to multiply, Arseblogger did invent the *boilk* and the *boilk* was bad and he could still taste last night's chips.

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Gael Clichy has publicly demanded more from his Arsenal teammates following their disappointing 2-2 draw with London rivals West Ham United at the weekend. Arsenal led 2-0 through first half Robin van Persie and William Gallas goals, but Carlton Cole and Alessandro Diamanti levelled for the Hammers in the second half.

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AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal
UEFA Champions League
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET)

Walcott's injury woes continue.

His medial collateral ligament has been damaged and will sideline him for four weeks. The team left for their AZ Alkmaar fixture without him.

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Speaking to many of my friends, there was the suggestion that Birmingham were no real enemy and Saturday's match was just a routine three points. Not for me.
Birmingham are the masters of PR management. It is easy to forget that it wasn't just Eduardo's injury that went against Arsenal on that fateful day at St. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Gael Clichy fears they lack senior leadership.
Clichy admits the Gunners' young team would benefit from having a Sol Campbell-type in the dressing room.
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Arsenal fullback Gael Clichy admits being plucked out of the French Third Division by Arsene Wenger was a surreal experience.
Clichy was signed by Wenger as a 17 year-old playing for Cannes in France's lower leagues.
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On the Thursday and Friday following an international break, the club generally goes into damage assessment mode. The question is never, "Is anyone hurt?" But, rather, "Who is hurt, and for how long?" Last month, I posted my recurring international break nightmare. It is also the time to forgot all the "Cesc-to-anywhere-but-Arsenal" stories, which for some reason continue to get Gooners all worked up.

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Players report back to London today, and hopefully by the end of today or early tomorrow we'll have an inventory of who picked up knocks playing in internationals. At the moment, the only one I've heard is Gael Clichy, who injured his thigh playing for France yesterday. This must have frustrated Wenger, who was actually commentating on the match for French television, noted that Clichy was hurt and should be substituted, only to watch him struggle through to the end of the game.

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La Liga giants set sights on French left back.

Gael Clichy is keen to remain focused on matters at Arsenal in the wake of fresh speculation regarding his future.

The French full-back is reported to be a potential target for Primera Liga giants Real Madrid, who are keen to bolster their defensive options.

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Good morning to you all, I hope you're all somewhat less boilky than I am this morning. Moscow Mules make me feel like I've been kicked in the head by a ... mule, I suppose.

Some interesting little snippets this morning starting with the news that Tomas Rosicky is set to appear in the next season of 'I'm a celebrity - get me out of here'.

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Nicklas Bendtner causes unnecessary confusion!

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"Originally I wanted the number 9 shirt, because number 9 has always and will always be my number. I've always played in it and this is the number that suits me and the one I want.

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I can still remember my first impression of Arsene Wenger when he took over as Arsenal manager back in 1996. He had the look of a geography teacher about him and came across as being very studious. A few of us in that Arsenal side were of an age where we were set in our ways, but also looking over our shoulders to see how long we had left in the game. Click to continue reading...

Since all the papers are quoting this interview with Gael Clichy by Martin Keown on BBC's Football Focus, I am posting the video here so those who haven't been able to see it can have a look. Keown interviews Clichy at Highbury Square and talks about the difference between the Invincibles and this Arsenal side as well as his experience and Arsene Wenger.

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With Chelsea losing away at Wigan, we simply HAD to win this afternoon and so we did. It could have easily ended in a draw or worse if it wasn't for Vito Mannone, the Italian goalkeeper who many including myself thought he was there just to make numbers. Instead, he played full of confidence, excellent in leaving his goal and incredible in denying the home side.

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With Chelsea losing away at Wigan, we simply HAD to win this afternoon and so we did. It could have easily ended in a draw or worse if it wasn't for Vito Mannone, the Italian goalkeeper who many including myself thought he was there just to make numbers. Instead, he played full of confidence, excellent in leaving his goal and incredible in denying the home side.

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It's funny how the Arsenal online community seems sort of divided after yesterday's game. Granted, a 4-0 win is always a comfortable win, but many, including myself are not entirely satisfied. And it makes sense. I mean, when you have Van Persie missing so many chances, Fabregas not really delivering the way he should and Diaby yet again showing how poor he can be, you can't be all smiles.

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It's funny how the Arsenal online community seems sort of divided after yesterday's game. Granted, a 4-0 win is always a comfortable win, but many, including myself are not entirely satisfied. And it makes sense. I mean, when you have Van Persie missing so many chances, Fabregas not really delivering the way he should and Diaby yet again showing how poor he can be, you can't be all smiles.

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The Game

Having lost back to back games away at Manchester, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal will try to get back to winning terms as they face Standard Liege away from home in their first Champions League group game. Bacary Sagna is on the bench with Emmanuel Eboue taking his place.

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So what really happened here? Along with their rescinding of Eduardo's two-match ban, UEFA released this brief statement:

The UEFA Appeals Body today accepted the appeal lodged by Arsenal FC against the two-match suspension handed to striker Eduardo.

Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty.

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I knew it was too much to ask for for our players to get through an international break without getting injured, and I was right. Andrei Arshavin, who had to come off injured with a groin injury against Manchester United, rushed back too early to play in yesterday's game against Wales. Guus Hiddink, being the loyal Chelsea man he is, made sure Arshavin played all 90 minutes, and of course he re-injured his groin, and will now miss our next two matches the league fixture against Manchester City and the Champions League match-up with Standard Liege.

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It is International Week in the footballing world, and club matches, at least in Europe will not take place. The World Cup Qualifiers and Friendlies will take place this week. We bring you a list of Arsenal players representing their countries today (5th September):

• Cesc Fabregas (Spain) - Spain Vs Belgium (WCQ)

• Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium) - Spain Vs Belgium (WCQ)

• William Gallas, Abou Diaby, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna (France) - France Vs Romania (WCQ)

• Phillipe Senderos (Switzerland) - Switzerland Vs Greece (WCQ)

• Eduardo (Croatia) - Croatia Vs Belarus (WCQ)

• Tomas Rosicky (Czech Republic) - Slovakia Vs Czech Republic (WCQ)

• Robin van Persie (Netherlands) - Netherlands Vs Japan (Friendly)

• Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark) - Denmark Vs Portugal (WCQ)

• Andrei Arshavin (Russia) - Russia Vs Liechtenstein (WCQ)

• Alex Song (Cameroon) - Gabon Vs Cameroon (WCQ)

• Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast) - Ivory Coast Vs Burkina Faso (WCQ)

• Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) - Poland Vs Northern Ireland (WCQ)

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by CARL ELDRIDGE The newspaper spotlight falls on Theo Walcott this morning with Arsene Wenger apparently telling us he won't rush the youngster back into action after he suffered a back injury.

AW had hoped to have him back for Saturday's clash with Portsmouth but now says Walcott could miss the visit of Celtic to the Emirates on Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League play-off and the game against Manchester United next week.

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Gallery, images, photos and pictures of Celtic v Arsenal, UEFA Champions League Play-Offs, Round 1, the 18th of August.

Includes Robin van Persie, Gael Clichy, Gary Caldwell, William Gallas, Shaun Maloney, Cesc Fabregas, Alexandre Song, Andrey Arshavin, Bacary Sagna and Scott Brown.

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Midweek and it's kinda quiet. The open training session took place yesterday and was streamed live by the official site. It was quite interesting to watch but the non-stop commentary made it sound a bit like a footballing Eurovision - only a little more camp.

It looked like fun for those that were there.

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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Arsenal's Gael Clichy 2009/2010 Season. Teams/Clubs: Arsenal Players/People: Gael Clichy Events/Matches: Arsenal v AS Roma Champions League, 2009. Newcastle United v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, 2009. Arsenal v Sunderland Barclays Premier League, 2009. Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, 2009. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's duo of Tomas Rosicky and Gael Clichy will both start against Atletico Madrid in the Emirates Cup tomorrow afternoon. Both players are ready to make their comebacks from injury, while Clichy makes his first pre-season appearance of the campaign. "Gael Clichy and Tomas Rosicky will play but Abou Diaby will not be available," said [. Click to continue reading...