"I would rather not be captain and still have Cesc here. But he’s left and I want to say that I feel we should be proud of how he developed here for eight years, rather than being upset that he’s gone. I feel that people are upset about it, but people have to understand that he is going home. He played more than 300 games, was captain at just 21, and so all fans should be proud that he played so well for us because he was an amazing player and an amazing leader, who led by example. So let’s keep that feeling of him, rather than focus on the negative side of him leaving, because that happens in football. Keep in mind too that he’s not left to go to another English team - he’s going home." — Robin van Persie

And that's why Robin is captain, he always has that positive thinking mind.

Missing bunch:

Gervinho
Rosicky
Djourou
Song
Wilshere
Diaby
Gibbs
Traore
Koscienly

agreed.

Like I've always said before, AW is genius in tracking talents. Example: Frimpong - god look how he was like a bloody minotaur, strong and quick  , and Miquel, seems like a promising CD. BUT tactical wise, AW is....sigh never mind

Okay fcuk it why the hell he didn't take out Frimpong after the break? or at least at 60min because he's not a bloody striker, in which he can still afford to just lingering around the box waiting the ball to reach him even he is already yellow carded earlier in the game because it is not his job to touch people, win the ball, etc. He is a goddamn midfield, ball winner, he approaches the opponent to steal the ball, he made tackles after tackles, thus he is proned to be booked. And look at his aggression, you can surely tell he's going to be booked sooner or later. So now we have like, half the 1st eleven suspended? le fu-

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Added on August 21, 2011, 7:03 amQuoted from AW:

"We had eight players out and still had a good performance, so it is not all doom and gloom," Wenger said.

eight players out

eight players out

eight players out

Sounds familiar? I've been hearing the same shit for the past 5-6 seasons