Eboue bid was a surprise lol.I expect Nasri perhaps to get a good sum of bid by the end of the season with our main left back and right back lol.

I expected a draw already since Everton is doing really well this season.

Now,seriously i think Wenger need to shift the midfield into a better combination such as Wilshere/Nasri/Ramsey/Vela kind of thing although is not proven to work.

Not a bad one considering we did not lose as bad as early this season.

RVP is our man which need good provider but there are not many in arsenal now due to injuries,injuries,injuries and more.

No matter how,even we have to pay 18m for Arshavin we still need to GET HIM before this team fall further.

Is because of him St petersburg defeated ManU in the UEFA winner Vs CL winner match lol.

All his great run tore down ManU defend.I actually thaught ManU gonna whack them but it turn out to be different

Calcio Debate: What Has Happened To Mathieu Flamini At Milan?
A match made in Heaven is descending into Hell for the Frenchman - why has he failed, and can he yet redeem himself?

Milan are finally beginning to look like a real team again. A golden era was forged at the turn of the millennium under the guidance of Carlo Ancelotti, but what many people forget is the plight that plagued the club in the years prior to that and how close the Rossoneri have been to a regression in the past two years.

Another refusal to age gracefully and limp wrist replacing iron fist in the transfer market has already damned the Diavoli to an under-the-table affair with the ugly kid-sister that is the UEFA Cup, having been dumped by the Champions League in the most humiliating fashion last season.

They finished fifth - that, after being given a number of lifelines by Fiorentina - and to boot, they were knocked out of the Champions League in just the second round by Arsenal. Cesc Fabregas may have scored the crucial goal late on, but it was gift-wrapped by the hapless Zeljko Kalac. Emmanuel Adebayor may have added a second when the tie was dead-and-buried, but it was Mathieu Flamini who established himself as one of Europe's top midfielders at that moment in time, 11 months ago, shackling €120 million man Kaka and completely shutting down Milan's midfield. He made an ageing 'Rino Gattuso look like Emerson, the man who transcends age itself.

The bosses in Via Turati liked Flamini so much they had to take him. It was a signing lamented by Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, whose unrelenting, recession-busting approach to wage structuring allowed his revelation of the season to leave for free to one of Europe's big boys.

Contrary to popular belief, it was not just the cash that lured the man now infamously nicknamed 'Fla-money' to the fashion capital, but also the opportunity to play in a league of which he is extremely fond, a country of his ancestry; and what a capture it could have been for Milan: Flamini was ranked second in Goal.com's top 20 transfers of the summer, but it has all since been modest anonymity for the all-action midfielder.

The French international has started just nine of Milan's 20 Serie A games along with five fleeting substitute appearances, most of which were during the Rossoneri's rocky start to the season. But now, brimming with confidence as they are, Mathieu is stuck making conversation with Giuseppe Favalli on the bench to ease the pain of perpetual rejection.

Gattuso will miss the rest of the season recovering from an operation and Milan have been linked with replacements all through this January transfer window. It's just demeaning. Flamini, surely, is the replacement. Was he not bought to succeed Gattuso, having outplayed him and his team over two legs, earning the nickname 'Mattuso' in the process? Ancelotti's old favourite, Massimo Ambrosini, continues to get the nod in the absence of Ringhio and sometimes, in a complete reversal of his recent philosophy, Carletto has even put out Galactico line-ups sans a ball-winner in the middle of the park. Insanity.

The arrival of David Beckham has inspired Milanello, as has Kaka's decision (or Silvio Berlusconi's masterstroke) to stay at the club. Their confidence is sky-high and the football, as was evident in the 4-1 thrashing of Bologna, is back. Maybe it's time to give Flamini an extended run in the team - he can surely do better than Ambrosini - or is Ancelotti seeing something that we have all missed? Maybe the former Marseille man is not made for the Italian game? But why wouldn't he be?

The very idea that players such as Marc Overmars, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira who dare 'betray' Arsenal for the glitterati of continental football are doomed to failure is just absurd - there is something more going on here. Flamini's value cannot be underestimated nor his decision to leave so vehemently criticised - it was and remains a golden opportunity to go on to bigger and better things. He is still just 24 years of age, and having been signed on a free transfer, has a lot to offer this Milan side in transition.

He fits the mould of an inspired Beckham, of a re-energised Kaka and an emerging Pato. The plodding of Andrea Pirlo, a still-inconsistent Ronaldinho and an average Ambrosini are fast becoming denizens of the periphery and this should not be feared, but embraced amongst the likes of Ancelotti and his superiors. Sending Flamini the way of countryman Yoann Gourcuff could be a move they live to regret like no other.

It is too soon to label Flamini a flop and without question it would be a mistake to dip into the transfer market to snap up another central midfielder as some kind of replacement. It cannot be forgotten that even if matters don't work out for him in the middle, this is a player who made his initial breakthrough at Arsenal as a stand-in left-back in the side that scraped its way to the 2006 Champions League final off the back of defensive solidity - and Milan is a team in need of some more energy coming from the wide areas and assuredness at the back, after all.

His start has been nothing short of a shame, but Mathieu Flamini still has so much to offer the Rossoneri. It would be their failing, not his, if he is unable to emerge and prove wrong the critics he has been carrying on his back since leaving Arsenal. The move still has all the ingredients for further success, Milan just have to let it happen.

Sulmaan Ahmad, Goal.com

Flamoney failed in milan just like someone too

Arsenal need to grab the 3 points no matter what since among the top four now at least a team will drop a point already .

Lets hope ManU and Everton too drop

First half...2 injuries seen on arsenal player : EBoue and Nasri

Eboue has been sub off but Nasri still stays on field..HT 0-0

RvP finnaly in for bendtner.

So far our unexpected player performs which is Denilson.He is the only one who gives hope to arsenal before RvP sub in.

Too bad Arshavin is not here yet or adebayor would have been sub out instead.

FT 0-0.Very very poor performance from Arsenal again.

Understandable why we need Arshavin so badly or we will have to fight for UEFA cup instead

Worst comes for arsenal as 2 injuries,1 eboue and Diaby ones looks so serious as he was strechered off.

Thank god Aston Villa too held in a draw or Arsenal should start looking on securing UEFA spot.

When a team drop points,arsenal can't pick up points.

Yet Wenger thinks the midfield is good.

It is not close yet until 5pm

England time if i am not wrong.Is the time where they are off from work..no?

Arshavin deal in the balance

Andrei Arshavin made a last-ditch trip to London ahead of a proposed move to Arsenal but a transfer from Zenit St Petersburg looks to be off.


The 27-year-old Russia playmaker, who caught the eye in last summer's European Championship, was in place to undergo the formalities of the transfer if the two clubs reached an agreement on the fee for the player.

After being pictured in Hertfordshire, key figures in the deal said that Arshavin had left for an airport and the move was off, meaning only a late move from Arsenal would resurrect the transfer.

But Arshavin will struggle to leave the country with airports in the south east closed.

Arshavin's move was one of the high-profile deals being negotiated on a transfer-deadline day that has been complicated by snowy conditions.

Tottenham were widely reported to be in talks with Liverpool over Robbie Keane's return to White Hart Lane after an unhappy six months at Anfield. And it now seems Spurs have come in with a bid for the striker.

Another big name that was lined up to move was Manchester City's Jo, with Everton ready to take the Brazilian striker on loan to Goodison Park.

Newcastle midfielder Charles N'Zogbia was poised to join Wigan, while Portsmouth have been linked with Spurs youngster Giovani dos Santos after signing Theofanis Gekas on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

"It has always been a big wish to play in the England,'' said Greece striker Gekas.

"I believe I can do it, it is one of the toughest leagues in the world but I've scored goals in Germany and hope to do so in England.''

Veteran Roma defender Christian Panucci looked set to remain in Italy until the end of the season, according to his agent.

The 35-year-old announced last week his wish to leave Roma after failing to earn regular football, and was linked with Hull and Manchester City.

"Christian will remain at Roma and will respect his contract,'' said Panucci's agent Oscar Damiani.

"We haven't been able to reach an agreement, the offers we received were not considered good enough by the player.''

In the Championship, Norwich signed Rangers forward Alan Gow on loan until the end of the season.


Sauce

Still means 50-50...mayb bad weather can save the deal lol

1 player that has been brought in through club that played from CL can play at CL stage.Just like real madrid..they bought 2 only 1 can play

eh i am not sure either ~.~

This thread is moving like rocket

This post has been edited by Azurues: Feb 3 2009, 12:52 PM

Deadline for transfer is extended for a day

Sounds like the deal is done..just tomorrow only we get the confirmation deal.
He pass medical test,Zenit seems to love it,Arshavin knows he is going to be love by fans.WHat else can we ask?

Lets at least give Arshavin 3 games to test.Defitnetly not the next game which is Totenham Vs Arsenal.I don't think u expect him to perform to his best against arsenal's rival and his fellow teammate Palyvuchenko

YES!FInnaly he is here~~~~~After a long month man..