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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
11 Nov	7:45 PM	LC	Wigan Athletic (H)	3	0	Win

Morning all.

Emmanuel Adebayor will have a fitness test ahead of the game tomorrow, along with Manuel Almunia. Almunia was rated at 70/30 for the game tomorrow- though given his dislike for coming for crosses when at 100% and the aerial threat that John Carew is capable of posing, I might be tempted to start Fabianski tomorrow.

I concede, however, that it's just as likely that Fabianski will come for a cross and miss it, leading to a Villa goal. It would be good to see a motivated Emmanuel Adebayor back tomorrow, but given the tough fixtures ahead, I would hope that he's not risked if not fully fit- I think tomorrow is as good an opportunity as ever to throw Carlos Vela into the starting line up.

Arsène has had his say on Didier Drogba's actions in midweek, whilst stopping short of Frank Lampard's in no way biased plea for Didier not to be banned, he does agree with Lampard that something should be done to stop the kind of abuse players get from the stands, whether verbal or physical.

I do have some sympathy for what Lampard had to say on the subject actually; as Cesc Fabregas, or any Arsenal player who's ever taken a corner in front of Tottenham fans, will testify it can be an unpleasant experience. And I don't believe that the money these guys earn means they should be subjected to it. Stamp it out and then they won't be put into the position of having a human reaction and retaliating.

The BBC's Phil McNulty has written an article lavishing praise on Wenger and the youth set up at the club. Our detractors may well ask how many of these kids will make it into the first team.

I don't think that's neccessarily the point, in the past many of the kids who haven't quite been good enough have slowly filtered down the divisions and, in some cases, out of the league system altogether.

It's difficult to see that happening with any of the guys on show in the Carling Cup this season and the top two divisions will only benefit if that proves to be the case.

Though not impossible. As it is; clearly, Aaron Ramsey, Carlos Vela and Jack Wilshere are, in my view, expected to make it at Arsenal, whilst Lukasz Fabianski and Keiran Gibbs certainly have a chance, as might Mark Randall, in the absence of a specialist holding player in the first team. That isn't to say that I wouldn't bet on anyone else who played on Tuesday night!

Whilst on the subject of the Carling Cup, Ray Wilkins has apparently been in touch with Arsène to explain his comments about taking the Carling Cup seriously. Did they need explanation? They seemed fairly clear to me. Perhaps Big Phil made him do it.

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Krisso

Posted on 15 Nov, 2008 at 07:26 PM - Reply

I hope all the members of the forum now see that Bendtner is not a striker. period.This campaign about him being a good player with good runs must stop.

GunnerSG

Posted on 15 Nov, 2008 at 07:16 PM - Reply

Arsenal lost again, but I am not one bit surprised. Everyone of those 11 players wore their Arsenal Shirt with no pride and just lost 2-0 at home. There was no fight no desire and an absolute lack of respect to the fans watching. I bothered staying up till 2am hoping Arsenal will make my time worthwhile. Life as an Arsenal Fan is sure frustrating now.

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