re: Arsenal's "Things Are Gonna Change, I Can Feel It! (lol, nope)" Summer Thread

Arsenal v Blackburn is the ESPN2 match tomorrow.

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Arsenal v Blackburn is the ESPN2 match tomorrow.

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woooo! /sets coffee maker to drip (too) early (for a Saturday)

Brief Blackburn preview

Stats:
56% - Blackburn have the lowest pass completion rate in the Premier League this season, whilst Arsenal have the highest (87%). Antithesis. [via opta]

Arsene Wenger has only won one of eight league matches (the 1st in 2002) as a coach away from home against a Sam Allardyce team - W1 D3 L4. [via orbinho]

Random rumors:

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He said “It is now closed!” and then added “Domestically,” which would suggest that there is absolutely no chance of Mark Schwarzer arriving from Fulham now.

We all know how cagey Wenger is when it comes to his transfer dealings, but his suggestion that it was still okay to buy from Italy has been taken on board, especially as there was another little known announcement made yesterday. Federico Marchetti’s Cagliari have just bought goalkeeper Ivan Pelizzoli from Lokomotiv Moscow, suggesting that Marchetti is still going to get his wish after asking for a transfer last month.

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interest in Lille shot stopper Mickael Landreau

Eduardo on his return to the Emirates with Shakhtar:

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"This is a wonderful draw for me. I owe the Arsenal supporters so much. It will be very special to go back to London and see them.

"But if I score then I don't think I will celebrate out of respect for Arsenal. I feel sad that my injury meant it was difficult to be at my best for them.

"I will always be grateful to Arsene Wenger for the chance he gave me. It helped me become a better player, man and professional.

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FourFourTwo Braga profile Check out the writeups on Moisés, Sílvio, Matheus,& Lima, the Brazilian quartet most likely to give us problems.

Finally, one of the very few Arsenal blogs worth reading consistently, Arsenal Column, breaks down our defense within the perspective of "modern football": LINK

***Bonus*** (b/c I didnt want to start a new thread for this; it has nothing to do with Arsenal):
sweet goal by the revitalized(?) Quaresma

I have been waiting for Quaresma to play up to his potential for years now, he does have some durrty highlights though.

For freaks sake Wenger, are you content with simply finishing top 4? Unless Almunia and Kos play out of their minds no way we get silverware this season.

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no post yet on drawing the spurs in the carling cup?

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that's excellent news!!

(although last time we faced them in the CC we lost 5-1. yipes. that was also the match that bendtner and adebayoure-a-dick got in a scrap on the field during the match)

I feel like we always draw away in the CC. I have no factual proof to back that up really, just feeling. It makes no sense that two PL teams should play in the third round of the CC. Baptism by fire for our young boys. I felt pretty optimistic about our CC chances with Frimpong, but now that Eastmond (I assume) will be our CC DM, I have some concerns. Not that I don't like Eastmond, he just isn't an enforcer.

We could be out early in the CC if Spurs decide to field an experienced side. No Beowulf available until the end of Sept. so he's a no go for this match. Maybe Vela and JET up top? Wilshere and Gibbs will play. Probably Aneke. Afobe on the bench in some capacity. Norveidt will probably play too.

Also RvP out at least two weeks with a twisted ankle.

2 weeks?! i blame this on thenry. see the real madrid thread for the reason

No news about Wilshere?

LINK

Arrested. About to bring the thug back to North London.

Maybe Germans, but LINK

Surprise I know

Nick Bendtner needs to teach young Jack how to leave a club with style and class.

That was like two years ago, so he was a mature 20 years old. Man Beowulf is only 22, we still got eight years of him slaying women and backlines in his prime.