Lots of little bits of information to gather up today and piece together to make a blog post. The hangover from the Swansea loss still hangs over and you got to wonder how we will be feeling if we don't pick up a result at the weekend. Right now that doesn't bare thinking about, i am sorry for bringing that up.
Preseason we are heading off to Nigeria. I forgot to bring this up yesterday but it appears our days of an Austrian training camp to start off our preseason are very much behind us, as we explore the globe to promote our Arsenal brand. No doubt it will bring more money into the piggy bank, but unless we are going to smash that piggy open and start spending it, i don't think the fans will be all that happy. The annoying thing is, i don't think our problems are hard to solve, but everyone has been saying that for the last 6 years. I believe signing 4 players in the summer, a striker, winger, left back and a creative midfielder would fix this team. The only problem is, i see those 4 players as having to be top class and i cannot see Wenger spending the money to get some top class players. Admittedly he could fine some class cheap signings like Koscielny but they usually take a season to fully adapt and the likelihood of him finding 4 is slim.
Some early news regarding players returns from injury is saying Vermaelen and Sagna are in line for a return against Man Utd at the weekend. That would be great news, but i would question whether Sagna would be fully fit. I would not mind chucking him in in regards to keeping up to pace with the game as i believe he will still do a better job at right back than Djourou, but i would not risk it in anyway if he is risking aggravating his injury. I would much rather he misses this game than sit out for another two weeks. The papers are also talking about Wilshere who they are penciling in for Blackburn away on 4th February. I am going with that is guess work from what Wenger has said in the past but it must be pretty close. Like Sagna we shouldn't rush him back either, we need to make sure he has a reserve game before sitting on the bench and making a 20 minute appearance in the league.
Henry has apologized for his reaction to the away fans at the Swansea game. He made some gestures and said something to a fan who was giving the team abuse after the game. I have absolutely no idea what the fan said to know whether Henry's action was merited. Emotions are running high after the game from both players and fans, so i am sure it was all heat of the moment and nothing too serious in it. I think fans are warranted to express their opinions, especially after 90 minutes. I do not think it is always helpful though to do so as i am sure the negativity will harm players performances. That is one of the reasons i always thought we did better away from home, because the fans always chanted while the atmosphere at the Emirates was always tense, but that is going out the window this season.
Arsenal are trying to be clever and get Robin Van Persie's kid enrolled in the Arsenal youth academy. If we can get him in the academy then that is one more reason for Van Persie to stay. Apparently Van Persie has declined the offer so far, so Arsenal need to keep trying for that plan to come off. Imagine that though, in 12 or 13 years....Van Persie's son Shaqueel walking out onto the pitch, helping the team defend their 11th title in a row (a guy can dream right).
Last of all, Man City won last night, which i count as a good thing. The further Spurs are from winning the title is all good in my books and i don't really care who wins it out of Man Utd and City. I would probably prefer City as i like Aguero as a player, i still like Clichy and Toure and Balotelli is a legend in my eyes. I do wonder if he actually does all the stuff that they say in the papers. They have also been playing some of the best football this season. That's where we need to get too next season, back to playing beautiful football (which we haven't for a while) and challenging for the league.
That is it for today. Will be back tomorrow if there is anything interesting to report.
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