Good morning all,
it’s very quiet at the moment. A little later the official site is due to release an interview with the boss in which he talks about all kinds of interesting things like Eboue’s sending off, the FA Cup, William Gallas, the continued slump in the housing market, what he thinks of that mad woman who had eight babies, the game against Sp*rs, his attempts to sign the rabbit from Donnie Darko to strengthen up our defence, Monday’s night’s game against Cardiff and why monkeys on jet-skates would be 17 times more hilarious than monkeys on surfboards.
In the meantime all we’ve got is a bit of team news. Abou Diaby will miss the game due to being Abou Diaby while there are doubts over Aaron Ramsey who limped out of Wales’ international the other night. With Eboue suspended it leaves our midfield even lighter than usual.
Could it mean a starting spot for Jack Wilshere on the right hand side? I’d like to see that, I have to say. I have a feeling he’ll rest van Persie and the boss says he may choose not to use Eduardo even though he’s ‘ready to go’.
Sadly we have the whole weekend to speculate over the possible line-up because we’re not playing until Monday.
Eduardo has been talking about his comeback and he’s determined to make an impact, saying:
I am thrilled to be back. This will help at Arsenal. I’m glad the fans saw I wasn’t afraid. I was nervous before the game but everything went well.
I can understand if the boss doesn’t start him against Cardiff but he’s got to be a sub, at least. It’d be fantastic for him to make his Arsenal comeback at home and in a game we should probably win.
Beyond that not a lot happening, not until we hear from Arsene this morning. I’m curious to hear what he has to say about Eboue’s sending off. I suspect that it will be more of the same. How the first card was harsh and that the second yellow and its consequences are something that will be dealt with ‘in-house’. He’s unlikely to castigate one of his players on the club’s own website but even a hint that Eboue might have been punished, severely, would be something.
Personally, I’d hire the old man with the beard from The Simpsons and every time Eboue did anything wrong … that’s a paddlin’. Get sent off against Sp*rs … that’s a paddlin’. Tackle your own player … that’s a paddlin’. Maybe after a good paddlin’ he’d come to his senses. If he has senses.
Right, onto today’s Arsecast and it’s an odd one. There’s an interview with Goodplaya but apart from that it’s just me, talking, rambling, concerned with the direction of the Arsecast and its future. Of course there’s still some Arsenal stuff covered but none of the usual bits and pieces appear.
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And that’ll be that. Till tomorrow.
