re: Arsenal 2013/2014 Season Long Thread

From arseblog

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Despite Wales manager Chris Coleman saying Aaron Ramsey missed the game against Finland with the remnants of a flu virus which laid low a number of Arsenal players, the midfielder says it was a hamstring problem which resulted in his absence.

Speaking on Twitter he said, “Gutted to miss the game yesterday, my hamstring was tight after training. Medical staff didn’t want to risk me.”

However, before you fall over with fear and dismay, he went on to say, “Will be fine for next weekend,” when the Gunners face Southampton in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Germany are resting Mesut Ozil for their game against England on Tuesday night. Coach Joachim Löw said of the former Real Madrid man and teammates Manuel Neuer and Philipp Lahm, “They are the absolute backbone of our team and, for me, it is more important to give others a chance against such a strong team as England.”
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It’s good news for Arsenal as Ozil had been looking a bit tired in recent weeks. It means he, along with Laurent Koscielny, will get a good rest before our next game.

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Also Szczesny signed a long term deal. I have been harsh on him but he's been great as of late. And at 23 he will only get better. We are going to have a nice core to this team moving on in the future. Now they just need to put the wheels in motion on keeping sagna