Back to the Premier League today and a nice tasty fixture against a side that are floating around the relegation places. I used to enjoy watching Fulham under Roy Hodgson but now under Mark Hughes they are just another side who I hope we tear apart and embarrass. No doubt they will arrive at The Emirates in the team bus, the same one they’ll park in front of our goal and try to hit us on the break.
Samir Nasri and Sebastien Squillaci have both recovered from their respective injuries so other than Thomas Vermaelen, Cesc Fabregas, Diaby, Almunia and Frimpong, we have no other players out. Fulham have a list of injured players themselves, one of course is our old boy Senderos.
Todays game is dedicated to Centrepoint and that’s the only charity we must talk about today. I know the old saying goes ‘Charity begins at Home’ but too many times this season we have gifted three points to our opponents in the league, today that must stop. We need to start making our home our castle and let no other side come to The Emirates a take points. For me it MUST begin today. If Partizan are watching, lets give them something to fear before Wednesday!
Fulham have won just two games this season under Hughes and his managerial career club looks as dodgy as it did when he was at Manchester City, I hope we make it worse for him too! You may have guessed, I’m not a fan of Mark Hughes, never have been, never will be!!
We’ve never lost to Fulham at home in the league (since 1914) and they haven’t won away from home since the opening day of last season when they beat Portsmouth. So on paper this game today should be a breeze but with us these days you never know which side will turn up.
Talking of which side will turn up, Nikki Bendtner can’t be too pleased with what his boss has had to say about the attack force at Arsenal.
We can play Chamakh and Van Persie together, we can play Chamakh up front and Van Persie behind. What is interesting is that we can play all kinds of formations with the two. I am pleased because Van Persie is getting stronger every day. He had 70 minutes the other night against Wigan and I am confident that if we can get him injury-free in the next three weeks he will be back to his best level.
So it looks as if Wenger is focussing on Robin van Persie and Chamakh playing up front together Does that mean he’s ready to ditch the 4-3-3 formation, making us more direct. He has said before he wants to change the way we play at home, I hope that starts today. But where does that leave Nikki B?
What did make me laugh though, Wenger was asked if he thought van Persie was injury prone, his reply was ‘No’. Strange one that!
December is a big month, a lot of sides in the top five or six play each other, we face Manchester United and Chelsea, the Mancs fixture is next weekend at Old Trafford and the Chavs come to The Emirates on Boxing Day. Win those and we’ll be going into the New Year in a really strong position.
For today though lets whip the hides of Fulham, go top of the league and help Mark Hughes get the same Christmas present he got last year, his P45!
Morning all
Thank God you are not mentioning the England debacle!
The rest of the arsenal sites are totally getting on my nerves!
How does it affect arsenal if world cup is held in England or not???
Kudos to you…
Morning Rocky, we talked about on the results day, but not for long, it makes no odds to me really where it is…
Morning rico.
I remember that game in 1914.I had to take three different trams and it cost me an old penny (including programme) to get in.
Unfortunately there is a small blip in your post.We have never lost to Fulham at home 😉
oops, i read it wrong, apologies.
Morning kelsey, you old hoot… 😉
I am glad you pointed out the charity donation.Wouldn’t it be nice if the media for once pointed out the good things a proprtion of the footballers do.
I can’t stand hughes so I hope we stuff the best team in Fulham big time…! 😉
Bendy is so big headed he’ll see that as an excuse to tell us all how great he is and that he wants a transfer in Jan……….. bye………….!!!
They never do with us kelsey, but it’s nice knowing the club we all love gets under their skin…
Morning WATH, thug of a player, thug of a manager, i still smile over what cecs said to him when he was manager of blackburn 🙂
Re Nik, i think its really interesting, wenger can ‘accomodate’ chamakh and rvp but not him, i don’t care if he goes as long as he’s replaced and not just fill the gap with Sunu…. (or similar)
My inside info is that Nasri will be marked by three players (ric knows what I mean)
Last word on the WC draw.We sent the wrong representatives,forget bribery or corruption.
Now if we had sent Katie Price and Cheryl Cole it would have been a done deal 😉
Wenger will prob balance the comment saying Nik n Chamakh are the foil for RVP so he can play any of them. Agree with hughes he loved dishing it out couldn’t take it when he got a dig back…! obnoxious prick..!
kelsey, i am very forgetful, your inside info? 🙁
🙂 re CC and Katie Price…
Your wrong kelsey we needed to send the governor of the bank of england and gifts from Harrods Rolex department along with a few apartments in Mayfair thrown in… then we may of stood a chance. Bottom line they are the most corrupt bunch of tossers around and bladder thinks he runs football, sad as it sounds he’s right…!.
Hope not WATH, i’m hoping it spells the end of him, then we get some big lump who knows how to head the ball towards goal, Nik can’t even connect with it these days….
Red Nose has £100M to bolster his squad, wenger’s got £100K 😉
WATH,
you don’t know my warped sense of humour.
rico,
what I told you about clint dempset.
dempsey
😳 sorry kelsey, i’m hopeless…
Morning all another great day to beat Fulham and go tops Come on Arsenal 🙂 on a lighter note 1914 oh my am just a baby
It’s chaos here.The traffic controllers staged a walk out without warning and people are stranded and add that to the weather conditions in the UK,it’s not funny.
Morning Erick, we have to beat them and stop this rot at home, we will i’m sure and i feel a few goals to be scored today…
You know what would really please me today is to see the old Mozart actually score by rifling in a shot,which has been sadly missing in his game.i used to marvel at his shooting.
No prediction from me,but i reckon we will win by the odd goal.
morning all
@Kelsey, Cheryl Cole is a good choice but Katie Price is a no no. I would select Sienna Miller and Kelly Brook 😀
1914 really 😮
I mustn’t be abusive but katie price could take the whole committee on and literally s*** them into submission or death 🙂
shooting seems to have been on his ‘not to do list’ kelsey, same as the others, remember the two corkers he scored against the dippers… one of the cup games i think…
Right off for a game, back for the match.
Good luck kelsey, hope you win… catch you later
Come on goonners!!!! but step by step… we must thing a match once by once, today Fulham, then Partizan and so on…:-)
Bentner is the only player who can replace Chamack in is right position. VP is a different player. Rshavin, vela, etc the same.
So, I’m waiting for the broadcasting at 3.pm. In Portugal, they broadcast Arsenal and Chelsea at the same time.
Best wishes!
Against Villa Mozart had great chance to score but made a mess of it am hoping to see more of him but if RVP start Mozart seems as the one to make way
morning Stef..
Hi Joaquim… who have the chavs got today? the mancs game has been called off…
Erick, slowly but surely Rosicky is getting his game back, he needs just one to fly in then the rest will follow… Same with Robins free kicks 😉
I wonder what your views are for Bendy to be used in defence as apposed to attack,he is not my favorite striker but his tall and difficult and heads the ball more than some others,i allways see a striker with a bit of speed but Bendy’s a carthorse, but i believe he may fill a hole up at the back, whether his ego could handle it is another thing
No comments about the Mancs brake
Steve, in a word, no thanks ….
They should have been playing Blackpool Stef, could have been a tricky one but jammy devils get a rest now before we play them next weekend…
Oh my steve
Erick, own goals galore with him in defence….
Erick u bandit 😛
Oh cheers all off to the pub on my sleigh….! Chat lata if I manage yo navigate back home in time 😉
Wath howdy mate the Pub its too early mate your Liver will never forgive you for that enjoy the game & GG
Rico It would rather Dj played in DM when Song is not playing
Catch you later WATH, hope we smash em 🙂
Erick, i wouldn’t mind him playing there either, he’s a better option than denilson imho…
Guys and gals, off for a bit, back later hopefully 🙂
Hey hou where is everybody?
We need a win today and we need it desperately I am afraid our home form is 1 of the worse 1 in years/maybe decades!
C ya b4 the start or @ half time.
Squad for today unchanged from the Villa game
<<<<<<>>>>>>
* 21 Fabianski
* 03 Sagna
* 06 Koscielny
* 18 Squillaci
* 22 Clichy
* 07 Rosicky
* 08 Nasri
* 17 A Song
* 19 Wilshere
* 23 Arshavin
* 29 Chamakh
>>>>>>Substitutes<<<<<<
* 53 Szczesny,
* 20 Djourou,
* 28 Gibbs,
* 14 Walcott,
* 15 Denilson,
* 10 Van Persie,
* 52 Bendtner
****TR7 is the captain
did i mention nasri 🙂
I love you, Sami. 🙂
Our players are trying their very best NOT to score. 🙂
1-1 how the hell that happened
Crappy defending, Stef. What’s new?? 😡
I didn’t see much of the game so my comments gonna be limited.
I saw a few chances that we should of scored and the gr8 save by Fabianski in the last minutes.
agag at least Samir is in the mood today.
(speechless) 🙂
Top of the league??? Wake me, I’m dreaming. 🙂
Well i think they might sell a few Nasri shirts for Xmas. We do make it hard on ourselves, actually i will rephrase that,we were pretty awful as a unit.
You’re right, kelsey. Gave the ball away one time too many. But might I make of record that Clichy put in a great shift? 🙂 🙂
Defensively we were allover the place yet Sagna and clichy put some decent crosses in.Theo continues to disappoints and Song was ah well Song (bad hair day)
Arshavin was great in the beginning, but faded as the game wore on. Chamakh really should’ve scored, he got some good feeds. Nasri saves the day!! And in what fashion!
The second goal was top class.
1 more DM in January please mister Wenger.
Both goals were sheer class,as AW just said,you can’t teach that. I said earlier today that Nasri was the man Fulham feared,and he will get better and better.Just heard he was voted french player of the year.
Defence is another matter.
Technically the ref should have stopped the game with the clash of heads,but goals change games and didn’t it show it.
Everyone is dropping unexpected points but we MUST buy a a no nonsense central defender in January.
He’s Player of the Season, so far, Sami. He really has benefited from a football-free summer. And the chavs dropped points. this is hping up to be quite a fantastic weekend. 🙂
Oh Samir top top goals
Has rico dropped her lap top again in all the excitement 😉
Where is rico? Hola, Erick. Howdy? Sami was splendid wasn’t he?
Boo, good win but hard work again….
Iv’e been travelling through wind, rain and fog to get to the Cornish coast, now i’m here safe and sound but missed the game 🙁
Nasri was sensational, rico. 🙂 Good to hear you had a safe drive.
Hi agag, i listened to the report on my travels, he is something else isn’t he 🙂
oh, and thanks re the journey 😉 only here for a few days but sadly my blogging will be limited 🙁
I’m all out of words re: Nasri’s goals. 🙂
You go enjoy your hols. You deserve it. 😉 Shame you won’t be online as much though. 🙁
agag, i’ll be here as much as i can get away with, trust me, i’d miss you all otherwise… 🙁 just seen your email today so when i get home i’ll be in touch 🙂
Really looking forward to watching the game later, Nasri is becoming Mr Arsenal, who needs Cesc Fabregas 😉 😉
rico, as a true Cesc girl, I feel it my bounden duty to say we still need Cesc. Haha. But a fit one, otherwise it’s pointless. 🙂
We need players to step up in Cescy’s absence, and Nasri’s well and truly emerged from his long shadow. And long may Sami’s fantastic form continue 🙂
agag, you know i was just teasing, i agree, a fit and firing cesc is second to none but we are no longer totally reliant on him, others are stepping up in his absence, nasri is one, tomas and jack are others… 🙂
Guys and Gals, I’m off now, you all be good, i’m off to watch the game and do the match report 🙂
catch you tomorrow, stay safe….
Good night, rico! Catch you tomorrow.
Nighty night agag….
Morning all, new post up