Gunners on international duty

[albakos]

You can bet Fungus will find some of his special "niggling injuries" for Van ***** as much as possible close to internationals. He's doen that with Giggs for years.
Chelsea players do the same, Cashley, Terry and Lampard often skip internationals due to "injury" only to play full 90 minutes 3-4 days later.

Hopefully we have as little involvement in this as possible. Diaby will definitely play. Arteta will definitely get a call up in near future.If not for merit, then Cazorla could influence his call-up in a low-importance international match.

The only positive during this period is that Chesney could recover and be ready for So'ton game

 

[Song Billong]

Hopefully everyone comes back unscathed, and if Diaby is to play - which it looks like he will - hopefully he puts in another terrific display and gains some more confidence. Meanwhile, Arteta would be perfect for England...

 

[clockwork orange]

Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Moldova v England, September 7
England v Ukraine, September 11
Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker
Germany v Faroe Islands, September 7
Austria v Germany, September 11
Santi Cazorla
Spain v Saudi Arabia, September 7
Georgia v Spain, September 11
Thomas Vermaelen
Wales v Belgium, September 7
Belgium v Croatia, September 11
Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Abou Diaby
Finland v France, September 7
France v Belarus, September 11
Johan Djourou
Slovenia v Switzerland, September 7
Switzerland v Albania, September 11
Lukasz Fabianski
Montenegro v Poland, September 7
Poland v Moldova, September 11
Aaron Ramsey
Wales v Belgium, September 7
Serbia v Wales, September 11
Gervinho
Ivory Coast v Senegal, September 8
Francis Coquelin
Slovakia Under-21s v France Under-21s, September 7
France Under-21s v Chile Under-21s, September 10

source: arsenal.com

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Really hope none of our mugs hurts Poldi or Merte, when we take on Germany on Sep 11th.

 

[Original_AAA]

Oh goodie, an international break! It is so good now and then to take a break from the Premier League and enjoy some real quality football...

On a more serious note, I really hope we for once get out of it withouth any major injuries.

 

[jones]

Really hope none of our mugs hurts Poldi or Merte, when we take on Germany on Sep 11th.

That's what I thought too Scharner out helps much obviously, but there's still Pogatetz playing. There aren't too many players in the Bundesliga that I despise more.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Scharner is more than just out, our FA decided to completely remove him from our national team, regardless of the manager in charge, after his antics prior to the Turkey game.

Pogatetz isn't that big a thug though, not worried about him. It's people like Baumgartlinger (from Mainz) who'll be playing DM, who worry me.

 

[dave_rwr]

His name is Baumgartlinger, he's bound to be furious all the time.

 

[jerome2158]

On a more serious note, I really hope we for once get out of it withouth any major injuries.

We've actually managed quite well the last few rounds. I think the persistent fear of international duty injury pretty much came about from van persie being made of glass.

All things considered, we came out of the Euro qualifiers/finals in great shape.

 

[qs]

Ox, Walcott, Jack and Gibbs are not automatic starters for England.

Jack is a starter for England when he's fit. No doubt about it.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

what are the chances that "you know who" is going to have a 6-month injury while playing for his national team (again)?

Apparently Dutch manager said that Huntelaar is the main striker now. About ******* time... :?

Is Van Gaal a Gooner?

 

[danccm]

what are the chances that "you know who" is going to have a 6-month injury while playing for his national team (again)?

Apparently Dutch manager said that Huntelaar is the main striker now. About ******* time... :?

Is Van Gaal a Gooner?

VAn Gall said right after he appointed the manager of the dutch national team. he says they are too many player there on an ego trip so he needs assess the team whilst taking the big head egos our one at a time so vp is the first. i think he also slate some of his country men in an interview where when he joined manure.

 

[Camel]

I doubt that van Gaal will(or can) overlook forward in white hot form. But Huntelaar also has 2 goals in 2 games. I hope he's gonna play two up-front.

 

[jones]

If he's a Gooner he's welcome to prove it by playing Judas in a meaningless friendly against Faroe Islands on a ****ing concrete pitch.

 

[Rain Dance]

what are the chances that "you know who" is going to have a 6-month injury while playing for his national team (again)?

Apparently Dutch manager said that Huntelaar is the main striker now. About ******* time... :?

Suddenly, the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette starts playing in my head .....

 

[Proof]

Giroud out of France's World Cup 2014 qualifier with Finland

“He will work apart [from the squad], which will allow him to play the next match [against Belarus]," the former Marseille coach told reporters on Thursday afternoon.

“Considering it’s a muscle problem, it is better to give him more time. I would have preferred Olivier at full fitness, but [football] is like that.”

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[Beksl]

I hope Djourou has a shocker tomorrow.

 

[Floating]

Oxlade-Chamberlain and Diaby both start!

 

[Camel]

I hope you know who will start or at least play tonight.

 

[Vibra]

Ox had a great first half, one of the best players on the pitch