ferdinand is suspended 4 games! The world comes to an end soon or what? Its quite rare occasion given rio is <insert nationality here>, furthermore he is from <insert club here>

TV is ok...no break in his leg...but he may miss this weekend clash with man.utd... dudu also is alright....small hamstring only...he'll be back next week plus abou diaby also...

meanwhile song & eboue available again for this weekend...both of them are in good shape....

so it will be

almunia
sagna gallas campbell clichy
nasri song cesc rosicky
bendtner arshavin

fabianski
eboue
silvestre
walcott
ramsey
denilson
vela

quite a handfull of you guys, can even predict a lost when the game havent even started yet. this is the part i hate the most.
i thought it would only come from the pretender, but now it is coming from a few gooners fan itself
oh my oh my, i only got this to tell you guys

Believing is everything, EVERYTHING. Start believing in your team now, thats the very least you can do
dont give up asthough we are 10-15 points adrift from Chelsea, id still understand if fan's start giving up if we are 10-15 pts adrift...but the gap is still so lil, a win againts them can change things.
we are only 1 point below MU, MU can still win the title,why not us?
such weak faith. tsk tsk

suite you guys
but im still backing the team FTW this weekend.

dont let me see you guys posting if we do beat MU,
ima quote every single of those post and bump it in your face.

Good to know that Song and Eboue is back. Verm should be rested because we have Chelsea and Liverpool after this weekend.
This is one of the reason why score prediction is pretty pissed

You may state that a draw is a decent result or something general like that but if you said Arsenal will lose 3 goals, it's just too dis-motivating.

Rather than stating the "score", I think using descriptive words is more appropriate like we will win marginal, we will win big and a draw is good enough etc.

Anyway, as mentioned by StarGhazzer, these do not serve any points of discussion because it's not a fact

but then again one should nv predict their own team to lose lar,it is just not right. dont you think so...
eventhough if we feel the odds is againts us. its just plain stupid and ridiculious
usually we will predict our team to win(probably not all likes it,but its not a bad thing compare to --> but to predict own team to lose is like waffak?!?!!?!

yea an example of descriptive style post is like Zan81 post^ few post from the above..probably the right way do it.
but i doubt we can drill this into the rest. forget it lol, i rest my case
move on move on.

BENDTNER VOWS TO LEAD TITLE CHARGE
Posted 28/01/10 15:26





Nicklas Bendtner is ready to grab the chance to finally establish himself as an Arsenal first team regular - and sustain their title hopes - ahead of a trio of crunch Barclays Premier League games.

And the Denmark international is confident the Gunners are "capable of winning every game" after hauling themselves back into contention via a 10-game unbeaten run which has yielded 24 points.

Bendtner returned after a three month lay-off following groin surgery as a substitute in Wednesday night's goalless league clash at Aston Villa.

It is a timely comeback as Eduardo suffered a hamstring strain which Gunners boss Arsene Wenger confirmed would rule him out of Sunday's home meeting with Manchester United.

With Robin van Persie still sidelined with the ankle injury sustained on international duty with Holland, it is an opportunity for Bendtner to prove his worth, especially with Wenger reported to be searching for a new striker.

The Gunners visit Chelsea and then entertain Liverpool after facing the Red Devils.

Bendtner said: "We have a lot of big games coming up. I've only trained one time with the team and played half an hour at Villa and everything feels okay.

"We will see how I am during the week and hopefully things will keep progressing so I will be 100% when the weekend comes.

"If Eduardo is out, am I ready to come in? I wouldn't be here if I was wasn't ready. If I play Sunday, I will be ready as well and Manchester United is the sort of big game you'd love to come back into.

"Is this a chance to become the number one striker? That is my plan. Is it achievable? Of course.

"Why am I so confident? It is simple. I am a good player. I've always had that belief. People ask me everytime we speak 'why are you like that?' and that's just the way it is.

"If I didn't think I could do it, I wouldn't be standing here telling you I could!"

Bendtner admitted: "These games coming up will have a big bearing on the title. We have fought to get ourselves into a good position.

"We have three big matches, and a few more which are quite important, and we need to get as many points as we can from those.

"We have done really well. We have got ourselves into a great position now where we are fighting at the top of the league.

"We know why we have got here and we are capable of winning every game and winning the championship and that is why we are focused."

Bendtner does not believes United's gruelling Carling Cup extra-time semi-final win over Manchester City will hand Arsenal an advantage for Sunday's game.

He said: "People ask if the semi-final will have taken a lot out of United but they are a big team, they prepare well for every game and I am sure they will be just as ready as we are on Sunday."

Bendtner is delighted to be back in action after such a lengthy lay-off after aggravating his groin problem against Tottenham in late October.

He said: "It is so good to be back and to taste the atmosphere, the smell of the grass, everything. It is just fantastic.

"I don't think you realise when you are out for so long how much you miss it and, when you come back, you are so happy."

Wenger was today awaiting the results of x-rays to determine the extent of defender Thomas Vermaelen's leg injury sustained at Villa Park admidst fears he may have suffered a fracture.

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8...5890837,00.html
bendtner already fire up...this is good...but he really must prove his worth and take this chance well...

what he must improve are:
1) be more aggressive & utilize his physical advantage to make opposition defender uneasy...
2) improve his positioning...be at the right place at the right time (this is important.. ruud van nistelrooy proved striker in EPL not necessarily must be strong or pacey but just enough to be goal poacher)
3) improve finishing & shooting technique

so, if he can improve in those three area, i think he's a complete striker already.... hehe..

go bendtner !! 

I still have confident on Campbell. He is still decent player to me. If he stays back and doesn't attack, it will be more than enough to stop Rooney. I got the feeling Wenger will play TV this weekend. Anyway, it used to be my dream partner defender, Gallas and Campbell. Their partnership should bond quickly. Campbell is TV like defender