Back to the Premiership this Saturday as Charlton come to Highbury. I think they are one of the most hard working teams and never get enough credit as they deserve and they also have some very good players, and in Curbishley they have one of the best managers in the premiership, because he is always honest and he gets the most out of his players. Below is a list of who I think are their key players:
Kiely – Key man 4
Jensen + Holland + Konchesky – Key men 3
Euell + Lisbie – Key men 2
Di Canio + Cole – Key men 1
Charlton have sorely missed Parker since he left for Chelsea. Last week they just about beat Blackburn at home with a last minute wonder goal from Jensen. I still remember when we played them earlier on this season when Henry scored a fantastic free kick. They scored from an initial debatable penalty. Henry also hit the post but Charlton worked very hard throughout the whole match.
Two players who represent Charlton for me the best are Matt Holland and dean Kiely. Holland is the driving force like our Vieira especially now Parker has gone and is very hard working, composed and does a lot of team work, and in Kiely they have a great consistent keeper, who makes some excellent saves and also has a great presence about him.
The best team I would send out against Charlton would be:
Lehmann
Lauren
Campbell
Toure
Cole
Ljungberg / Gilberto
Vieira
Edu
Pires
Henry
Bergkamp
I would consider playing Gilberto on the right as he will have had a good rest and Ljungberg needs more time to recover.
This has been a very good week for Arsenal by first beating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and now getting our first victory in Spain. People are saying we have won the Premierhsip already, but there are still 12 games to go with a lot of points at stake. All it takes is a few slips from Arsenal and Man Utd are straight back into the driving seat again. I want a good performance from the Gunners on Saturday especially as they have one week to recover for the next match, which is away to Portsmouth in the FA Cup. As I have said some of the players look like they are tired and need a rest but before they have a one-week break I hope they get all three points against to cap off a good week for Arsenal.
Come on you Gunners!