Top of The Morning to y’all
The team steps out on the lush green
pitch of the Emirates for the last time this season on Saturday against Norwich
and we are getting close to that time of the year when there is nothing to look
forward to on weekends. Personally, it’s my worst time of the year – those
three off season months-I wonder what they expect fans like me to do when there
is no Arsenal for a whole week. The international breaks are bad but the off
season is worse. Naaaah am not selfish and I know the players deserve a rest
after a long and hard season with games round the country and across the
continent and those three months is definitely deserved.
To some team news this morning and it’s
like the god of soccer just won’t let Abou Diaby play some football this season
as the boss has confirmed that he will be out for the final 2 games of the
season while Theo Walcott will be available for the final game against the
Baggies and Mertesacker should be fit for Germany in the Euros after his ankle
twanged against Sunderland in February.
I really feel sorry for Diaby. For a big lad like him with such huge
potentials to battle so constantly with injuries must be so frustrating. The
good thing though is that this season over and they can take time out in the
off season to rebuild him.
Arsene says that Poldi will ease the
pressure of goal scoring off van Persie as he can play from either wing and as
the main striker.
“[He was on our radar] for a long time,” he told Arsenal Player. “He is a versatile striker - he can play through the middle, behind the striker, up front, on the left and on the right.
“That's what we like, and he can score goals as well. How many times have we been accused this season of being too reliant on Robin van Persie? He can score goals and provide, and he is the class that we want.
He definitely is the quality we
want and I can’t wait for next season to see the Van Poldi combination
flourish. I think we have been hampered this season by our over reliance on Van
Persie because as good as he is, he also needs a breather and so far this
season, he didn’t get one throughout. But am not gonna look back and ponder
about the what if’s of this season but rather I will look to the future and
hope the mistakes from this season have been learnt and improved on.
Arsene Wenger will take charge of
his 900th match as an Arsenal manager on Saturday and he says ‘I
don’t know where the other 899 games have gone’. It’s a milestone any manager
will be proud of but insists he won’t let the milestone distract him from the ultimate
goal of the day which is to secure all three points from the game.
Norwich will
have nothing to play for as they have successfully avoided the relegation
battle but will like to finish the season on a high. Grant Holt has been very
massive for them this season scoring 15 goals in all competitions and should
provide their most potent threat to goal. They also got Anthony Pilkington who
is pretty good with the dead balls and former gunner Elliot Bennett. Sp*ds and
Newcastle winning in midweek mean we have no margin for errors on this one and
only 3 points will do.
Our last meeting with them ended
in a 2-1 victory with Van Persie scoring both goals after Marc Tierney had put
them ahead and we would be banking on Robin to get the goals again. I hope The
Ox starts along with Benayoun on either side of Van Persie with Song, Rosicky
and Ramsey forming the midfield trio and Sagna, Koz, Vermaelen and Gibbs
forming the backline. Lets hope the players give us a befitting farewell for
the season.
Sorry the post is coming a day
late, be right back on Monday for a new edition.
God Bless the Arsenal. Iree o
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