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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
05 Nov	7:45 PM	CL	Fenerbahce (H)	0	0	Draw

How are you feeling today?

I feel good, the hurt of the last few days has dissipated and I'm now looking forward to the visit of Fenerbahce, which draws ever closer. A win tonight will guarantee Arsenal qualification for the next stage of the Champions League with two games to spare. This is something to be happy about, if not celebrate exactly.

Team news ahead of the game is, I was going to say sketchy, a better word at the moment would be non-existent. Though from perusing various websites, I get the impression that, thankfully, Bacary Sagna may make a swift return to the fold.

It's interesting to note that the game tomorrow night, when I last checked, had not sold out, despite it's General Sale status. Perhaps £50 tickets really are getting too much for fans faced with a currently under performing team. Or is it just the overblown nature of the Champions League?

Anyway, despite the lack of team news, it seems fairly apparent that unless Wenger chooses to deploy Abou Diaby as an attacking midfielder, Robin van Persie will partner Nicklas Bendnter upfront in the slowest strike partnership ever (Vela Vela Vela).

Who goes into midfield is anyone's guess, Fabregas and ..? At the back, and I might keep on about this until it happens, I would like to see Johan Djourou given a chance to shine and show the world that Arsenal has not become a temple for central defenders unwilling to worship at the Church of the High Ball *tortuous religious analogy ends*.

I might also be tempted to throw in Lukasz Fabianski, though Manuel Almunia did excel himself as a sweeper keeper two weeks back. For me, this is kind of like when Sven, yes him, took Theo Walcott to the World Cup despite the youngster's inexperience.

When asked why he took Walcott he replied something along the lines of "Jermain Defoe? I don't think so." His point was that he didn't rate Defoe and though Walcott might have been young, he believed (and okay, he might have swallowed - like a lot of us have - a line from Le Boss) that Walcott could make an impact.

Of course, Theo never played after all that, but the point was Defoe wasn't good enough for him and so someone else got a chance. Well, Almunia is not good enough and so Fabianski, in my view, should be given a chance to show whether he is or not.

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okunrinla+

Posted on 7 Nov, 2008 at 05:47 AM - Reply

all teams have bad spell and gud runs. lets stay behind this team.

Desalegn Tadesse, JImma University,...

Posted on 6 Nov, 2008 at 12:12 PM - Reply

I want to see a better manager who has respect for the club and for the fans! I cant tolerate a manager who doent care for loses & who cant build a winning team. We have good talents but it shouldnt be a training ground. We need a winning team with both talent & experience

Alex

Posted on 6 Nov, 2008 at 10:11 AM - Reply

This is total nonsense...wenger is killing fabregas' game..buy him a blocking 4 and a sweet finisher

vova

Posted on 5 Nov, 2008 at 05:00 PM - Reply

hell to arsenal gunners I am fan from georgia . I like arsenals the fastest games

juan luis sanchez(peru)

Posted on 5 Nov, 2008 at 04:04 PM - Reply

i cant belive what i am reading poor arsenal , i dont know what is going to happen with manchester on saturday oh my god.
in wenger world is thinking that we are going to win.

poor arsenal , i am suffering from my country i hope in january we are going to buy players an drop someones.

thank

Sam

Posted on 5 Nov, 2008 at 02:57 PM - Reply

Fantastic article. Its exactly how I feel. A few days after the game, the dissappointment withdraws from within and you feel something like your old self again. A win against Fenerbahce and Then Man U and I would be on top of the world again.

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