SUPERCARTTS wrote:completely forgot about ol'boy Gervinho. He also looks quite lively. He'd be a squad player but if he can improve on his decision making then he could well be pushing for starts.

He's got the ability to get past players but he then suffers from a mental break down and doesnt know whether to pass or shoot..

Sums up Gervinho doesn't it ?? he is such a panick merchant in the final third. He is even worse than Theo

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Mannone
Jenkinson Bartley Squillaci Bartley
Frimpong Denilson Eastmond
Lansbury
Park Chamakh

Would finish ahead of Newcastle and Spuds

How's that possible when we are finishing above Spuds

Sorry, but Arteta was easily one of our most important players last season, and I think he and Cazorla will play brilliantly together. That's going to be a major reason for our success this season, along with Giroud and Podolski being brought in. (Don't care what happens with RVP, we'll still be a major offensive threat with Giroud and Podolski.)

That just leaves one more midfield space, and since Wilshere doesn't seem to be anywhere close to coming back (yeah, yeah, he's always "several weeks/months away from coming back"), I think that last spot has to go to Song, unless we get somebody else.

Anyway, I doubt Wilshere will be back and in full form this season. He's had too much time off.

Also, Sahin doesn't look to be a sure thing at all, at this point.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Mannone
Jenkinson Djourou Squillaci Bartley
Frimpong Denilson Eastmond
Lansbury
Park Chamakh

The answer against Barca's tiki-taka

waitressinthesky wrote:Sorry, but Arteta was easily one of our most important players last season, and I think he and Cazorla will play brilliantly together. That's going to be a major reason for our success this season, along with Giroud and Podolski being brought in. (Don't care what happens with RVP, we'll still be a major offensive threat with Giroud and Podolski.)

That just leaves one more midfield space, and since Wilshere doesn't seem to be anywhere close to coming back (yeah, yeah, he's always "several weeks/months away from coming back"), I think that last spot has to go to Song, unless we get somebody else.

Anyway, I doubt Wilshere will be back and in full form this season. He's had too much time off.

Also, Sahin doesn't look to be a sure thing at all, at this point.

Arteta will start but we will have to rotate during January, he played way too many games last year

Raptorgunner wrote:Welcome Mick, how long were you lurking?

lol, not too long mate - promise

Oh yeah, I definitely am glad to see we should have enough solid midfielders that we don't have to tire out our best options by playing them 90 minutes per game all season. That's definitely a recipe for disaster.