Re: International Break Thread: Last one this year!

[REWB]

Park Chu Young's Performance against Poland

i dont understand why he is not playing, its really pissing me off.

[SamuelJayC]

Just watched highlights of Turkey 1-3 Germany.

Mertesacker started for the away side and looked pretty decent and unfussy.

He wasn't at fault for Turkey goal which is good.

Gomez and Muller in fantastic form yet again

[SamuelJayC]

Park Chu Young's Performance against Poland

Looks a fine player who will add so much to our attack if he is just played! We need him to get some games.

[SamuelJayC]

Alex Song's Cameroon have failed to reach the ACN next January.

Great news for Arsenal.

But Ivory Coast (Gervinho) and Ghana (Emmanuel Frimpong) will be going, as both countries have qualified.

Morroco (Chamakh) play Tanzania tomorrow in a crucial qualifier.

[RealGunner]

Guess we wont feel Frimpong's absence much as we also have Coquelin. Gervinho going will be a huge loss

[SamuelJayC]

Guess we wont feel Frimpong's absence much as we also have Coquelin. Gervinho going will be a huge loss

I prefer Coquelin to Frimpong so not his loss is not too bad at all.

[REWB]

i love coquelin, finally we have replaced flamini, with an even more technique player, yessssssssssssssss

[Iceman]

Agree with Sam.

I actually loved how both of them played together against Shrewsbury.

[RealGunner]

Agreed

I think we should send Ryo on a 2 months loan deal so he can at least have some experience when Gervinho goes. We will be really short on LW's

[Sushi Master]

SONG

Thank ze gods.

[SamuelJayC]

Tuesday: (all times are uk)

Germany v Belgium 6pm, France v Bosnia 8pm (both on ESPN uk)

Mertesacker in Germany squad, Koscielny in France squad. (Vermaelen, Sagna, Diaby injured obviously )

Lithuania v Czech Rep 7.45pm

Rosicky set for another 90 minutes for Czechs, who look set to qualify for play-offs

Bulgaria v Wales 7.05pm

Dead-rubber game but Ramsey set to captain side again.

Sweden v Holland 7pm

Holland already qualified, whilst Sweden already in play-offs so another dead-rubber, hopefully RVP is not used.

Malta v Israel 6pm

Benayoun set to captain side again, dead-rubber game. Israel failed to qualify.

Russia v Andorra 6.45pm

Russia will qualify for Euro 2012 with a draw regardless of Ireland's result because of head-to-head. Arshavin set to captain side again.

[urbaNRoots]

Thanks to all for updates, i hate internationals. I'm happy that atleast Song is not gone, Gervinho is a huge loss, but Chambs will get his chances

[beatrixasdfghjk.]

Don't worry, Song will probably injure himself

[RealGunner]

Chamakh scores for Morocco

[SamuelJayC]

Morocco are through to ACN.

Chamakh, Gervinho and Frimpong (if selected) will all be unavailable for Arsenal for all of Jan and maybe half of Feb. (Depends on how far countries go in tournament and how early squads travel out to Africa to prepare).

Tournament runs from Jan 21 - Feb 12.

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Personally, I think only Gervinho will be missed to any degree. Wilshere should be closing in on a return around this period, whilst of course the Jan window will be open. Coquelin and Park have proven their abilities (for club and country) in recent weeks, so Frimpong and Chamakh won't be missed imo.

[TalkingReckless]

Park needs to play more.... he is on fire for South Korea.... 6 goals in last 4 games....

one more today aganist UAE

[SamuelJayC]

Park has scored again for S.Korea, this time against UAE. Haven't seen the goal yet though.

Elsewhere, Mertesacker is starting again for Germany, against Belgium. Obviously Vermaelen is injured though.

[Sina]

[Sushi Master]

Mertesacker was solid apart from the Belgium goal that came from a failed clearance. Fellaini won him a HEADER from a corner.

Nice to see the Arsenal set piece training doing its magic

[SamuelJayC]

Mertesacker was solid apart from the Belgium goal that came from a failed clearance. Fellaini won him a HEADER from a corner.

Nice to see the Arsenal set piece training doing its magic

I watched the game and I thought Mertesacker was ok but his passing was poor. I don't think he was at fault for the Fellaini goal though. If you watch it closely he was marking someone else at first but then had to come across.

[SamuelJayC]

Mertesacker played 90 mins for Germany as they beat Belgium 3-1

Arshavin played 90 mins for Russia as they beat Andorra 6-0

Van Persie played 90 mins for Holland as they lost 3-2 to Sweden

Djourou played 90 mins for Switzerland as they beat Montenegro 2-0

Rosicky played 90 mins for Czech Rep as they beat Lithuania 4-1

Coquelin played 90 mins for France u21 as they beat Romania 2-0

Park played 79 mins for South Korea, and scored 1 goal, as they beat United Arab Emirates 2-1.

Ramsey played 90 mins for Wales as they beat Bulgaria 1-0

Chamakh played 87 mins and scored 1 goal, for Morocco as they beat Tanzania 3-1 (on Monday)

Gervinho played ? mins for Ivory Coast as they beat Burundi 2-1

Song >> Cameroon coach Javier Clemente fielded a second-string team for this encounter apart from Alexandre Song who was duly withdrawn by the second-half to prevent him picking-up an injury. (from http://bit.ly/ptoO0C )

[urbaNRoots]

Chamakh scored a header against Tanzania and Arshavin assisted the 2nd goal for Russia.

[SamuelJayC]

Main thing is it appears everyone has come through ok.

[RealGunner]

Thx for the summary sam

Its good that all of the players came through fine, but 90 mins for most of them

[SamuelJayC]

We have to wait until Thursday night to find out injury news - when AW speaks to Arsenaltv

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