Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund
UEFA Champions League
Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 21:45 CAT
Tomorrow sees us take on the might of the Germans in Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund won at Bayern Munich at the weekend, so they come into this game in very high spirits. The last time we played, both sides were struggling, but I would opine that Arsenal were really crap then.
Be that as it may, we are a better outfit than when last we drew in Germany, conceding a wonder goal in the 93rd minute of the game.
I do not by any way suggest that we will give the Germans a hiding, but I expect us to win if we put in a shift. One man who could really do better right now is Gervinho. He missed too many chances at the weekend and I hope it doesn't affect his confidence. He is a seasoned and mature Ivory Coast International;- he has enough experience to handle it.
Another player whom people are blowing a lot of hot air about is Per Mertesacker, who made an ass of himself at the weekend. Yes, he made a mistake, but one mistake does not a bad player make unless you are Francis Jeffers masquerading as an Arsenal striker... The guy has generally played well, after coming into the team very late, like Arteta and Santos. He needs some time to come to his very best. So people should keep their criticism in check.
What of injuries? well, the boss says that everybody from Saturday is fine, in fact it would appear Diaby will make the bench for the game against the Germans, in place of Rosicky. Now, I don't fancy him playing this game, unless we are several goals ahead of the Germans with a few minutes to play.
I must say I am excited by Diaby's return. I know he is not a first teamer yet, but think back to the times before he was injured. Had he not suffered that broken ankle which has dogged his career since, I think he would be a first teamer. I compare him to RVP. Injuries denied us of getting the best out of him. Let's hope Diaby is over that phase then we shall see the best out of him. He definitely makes our squad stronger when he is fit.
It's not yet transfer time and people are starting to stir shit about Arsenal buying the German rising star Mario Goetze from Dortmund. Arsene Wenger has said
“At the moment in the transfer window we are just interested in keeping our squad,” he confirmed. “We have a big squad and we are not after anybody.
“Goetze is a very good player, I can understand there is a lot of interest in him around Europe.
“On our side though, I do not think this is the best time to talk about it.”
You can expect to see "exclusive" headlines tomorrow such as;
"Arsenal poised to swoop for German star Goetze in January window" and "Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal interest in Goetze" and
"Arsenal have agreed terms for German star Goetze"
This is how the media work these days just so they sell papers or get enough hits on their sites. I hate it when cunt clubs such as Barcelona destabilise our players like that I a don't want Arsenal to do the same to other clubs. It's such a classless act of tapping up and it disgusts me. But such is football...
You can read an extended interview of Arsene Wenger in L'equipe, which interview has had the shit mongers peddling around as the end for Wenger at Arsenal. Thanks to Arseblog for that one. It makes for some interesting reading.
Now I am one of those people who were questioning Wenger's ability to turn our fortunes around at the start of the season. On the evidence thus far, I am very happy to eat humble pie.
So, tomorrow we face the Germans. Lets go put in a shift. For those of you fortunate enough to watch the match live at the Emirates stadium, please bear in mind that there are those of us who would give an arm and a leg to take your place in the stadium and cheer the team loudly. So please, make a lot of noise for the Arsenal!!!
Onwards march the Arsenal!!
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