Arteta a flop? You should be a pessimist of the highest order.

Mikel Arteta since his deadline day signing for Arsenal has cemented his position in Gunner's side, which has seen one of the most dramatic comebacks of recent Football history. Arteta in an Arsenal's 4-2-3-1 is playing in a position left by the injury to Arsenal's yougest legend Jack Wilshere. 

Identity crisis?

Arteta often referred as "Poor Man's Fabregas", was considered a panic buying by the usual anti-Arsenal media, who has, so far, silenced his critics and has been a major factor in Arsenal's resurgence. 

I personally consider him as Wenger's yet an other master signing, The problem is him drawing comparison to Cesc Fabregas for the role he played for David Moyes Everton. Its unfair that, one of the very few solid players who have led you to a resounding comeback after a horrific start to the campaign being criticized as a player who, "Slows down the game", "chooses safe side passing" and "not creative enough behind RVP".

Arteta along with Song have been deployed as pivote, or deep lying midfielder with defensive responsibilities, which explains Arsenal drastic improvement in defense over the last few years, he reminds me of Xavi at world cup last year, boring I described Xavi, but Arteta is doing a fantastic job, keeping possession, letting the players around him settle and get into rhythm. He gives Ramsey and Song freedom to create something out of the game, and Arteta facing the creative burden is unjustified as I think its more of Ramsey's duty to do so. 

It will be interesting to see the line-up after Jack's return from injury.

And for today's game, Gunner's take on Aston Villa at Villa Park, hoping to get back to winning ways, after an unlucky, referee blaming loss to Arabs. 

Aston Villa have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 6 fixtures, while the Gunners have only lost once and drawn once in the last 6 games. 

Arsenal are without Song (Suspended) and Djourou (Injury) from their last game. 

Robin is 3 goals short of history. 

Expected Line-up:

Sczcency

Koscielny    Mertesacker    Vermaelan    Miquel

Arteta     Rosicky

Ramsey

Walcott    RVP    Gervinho

Prediction: 0-2,  Victory with RVP back on score sheet. 

Letter to Samir Nasri

Dear Samir Nasri, (Just formally, no intended respect)

[I'm an Indian and we Indians usually learn English as a secondary language, we are taught to write letters formally, so I don't really mean it if I actually use sweet language]


Hope this letter reaches you in best of health and hope that you are facing no injury scare to face us. Which I really wish is inflicted by either Arteta or Ramsey. Hope that cozy bench is treating you well. I wish a reply on this: Is it really very costly? Does it have some advanced technologies like anti-perspiring or sweat absorbing? Which anyway will make no sense as you would hardly sweat, may be the only time you sweat is when warming up. As an ex-fan, I have empathy towards what we Indians call “tashrif“. With all those bench-warming you should be careful about blisters down there.

Nasri, just remember exactly a year ago, you were the fan favorite. You were scoring goals, creating them and moreover starting almost every single game.  You were being considered to be given a status which you will never acquire in any of your future clubs. I'm sure you are not sensitive enough to guess what it is, fans would have given you the status of “Next Robert Pires“.

Well you may be wondering why we hate you as much as we hate Ashley Cole or Adebayor, you must be thinking you had great potential and we hate losing out on that, seriously NO, even Bendtner will not think in those lines. Look we never believe in like to like replacements as you know, which didn't work well for us until you. We have found people playing better football providing better assists and getting us results. Seriously, Gervinho has been a better player in that position since Pires left. And Arteta is the best number-8 we had since Ljumberg.

[We Indians beat around the bush a lot: watch Bollywood movies]

Coming back to why we hate you, the reason is not coz you left us for money, its not because you are good. (Seriously, ask your manager)
The reason is coz you have done something unpardonable, its something which makes me feel like giving a capital punishment, ask your ManCity owners, the thing they do: like burying the body in sand and hitting face with pebbles. You, Mr. Nasri,  tried to flirt around with Man Utd, for that French friend of yours who has no idea what real men, never mind kids, are made of.

Here is wishing you good luck with the Europa league. “Losing out fighting for a cup is much better than watching a bunch of guys getting it“


Sincerely,
Gooner

In fond remembrance, on the special year.

While the debate for statues for Arsenal legends for 125th year celebration remains hot on social media. Arsenal have decided to award SPECIAL LEGEND status to a few of the most “loved“ Arsenal heroes. Namely: $amir Na$ri, Cashley Cole, etc. To honor these famous betrayal legends. Arsenal have planned inscribed images of them on Emirates Toilet Urinals. 

Taking the royal pi$$

While, in fond remembrance of a few Arsenal stars, special NAMED benches will be kept in the dug out, which include, a special “Thursday Operational“ BENCH for Nasri and Clichy, with inbuilt TV which shall play Channel 5: Europa League games. Special mentions include Flamini, Toure and a seat shall be reserved for Bendtner. The Club also plans a six month Credit LOAN counter which shall be named ADEBAYOR, with a tag line “we have loans for a man's needs not Greed“.


A special memorial service is also planned for the demise of our favorite rival's Champions League dreams, we wish them luck for the relegated CHAMP16NS for CHAMPIONSHIP EUROPA LEAGUE. 

The clash of Dumbasses!

This one is my first post of a non-arsenal clash, and I have rightly named it. You would take guesses mostly starting with ManU to ManShitty, and you would not take more than 3 guesses to come to the point I want to talk about. This Sunday fixture, ChelShit vs LiverPoo.
I would like to have one guy here who would not agree on the title of the post.

For all the teams we have seen in premier league in last few years, all the management and mismanagement. I would rate Chelsea as the dumbest of all, closely followed by Liverpool.

• Chelsea: Torres for 50 million- STUPID
• Liverpool: Torres for 50 million- SMART
• Liverpool: Carrol for 30+ million- SUPER DUMB

Well what is in this game that makes me excited about it, its the beginning of those fixture, which if, Gunners take advantage of puts us back in the title race.

When these two teams meet at the Bridge, Gunners could, hopefully, have been 3 points ahead of Liverpool and on 22 points with Chelsea. So a draw here would be an ideal result to see us take that 6th position. But, I would love to see AVB (even-though I like him) getting fired after two disastrous home performances.

Nevertheless, Interesting match-up.

King Kenny -vs- AVB

Suarez -vs- Torres 

Stupid Spenders -vs- Stupid Spenders

Prediction: 1-1

How the tables will turn around for Gunners by the year end!

Vermanator is Back.

3-0! Excited? Hell ya! Past few weeks have been the best time for me as an Arsenal fan.
I know I hate myself to not start following football before 2006 world cup.


Victory! 5 home wins in a row! Ecstatic yes. And Insomniac as well. Before I could explain my small research on what to expect, I shall just make a small note of this wonderful victory. 3-0 against West Brom who last time this year almost got a 3-0 victory if not for Nasri's brace. Goals came from RVP (as usual), Vermaelen and Arteta. With Persie creating the later two. And a clean sheet. Yay!

Ok. Back to the topic. I was looking at the schedule of what to expect from the gunners in coming weeks, which lead to an overall comparison of all the teams placed above Gunners this season, so far.

Before getting started, lets analyze fixture according to GAMEWEEK.

GAMEWEEK-11: 

• ARSENAL 3- WBA- 0
• ManU 1-  Sunderland-0 (Lucky Unconvincing)
• Newcastle 2- Everton-1 (Played well, Again undeserved victory)
• Chelsea 1- Blackburn 0 (Undeserved Victory)
• Man City 3- QPR-2 (QPR deserved victory more)
• Spurs yet to play (Away to Fulham)

 GAMEWEEK-12:

•  NORWICH vs ARSENAL (18th Nov)
• Man City vs Newcastle
• Chelsea vs Liverpool

 GAMEWEEK-13:

•  ARSENAL vs FULHAM (26th Nov)
• ManU vs Newcastle
• Liverpool vs ManCity

 GAMEWEEK-14:

• WIGHAN vs ARSENAL (3rd Dec)
•  Newcastle vs Chelsea

 GAMEWEEK-15: 

• ARSENAL vs EVERTON (10th Dec)
• Chelsea vs ManCity  

 GAMEWEEK-16: 

• MANCITY vs ARSENAL (18th Dec)

 GAMEWEEK-17:

• ASTON VILLA vs ARSENAL (21st Dec)
• Spurs vs Chelsea

 GAMEWEEK-18 (Boxing Day):

• ARSENAL vs Wolves (21st Dec)
• No Big Game

 GAMEWEEK-19:

• ARSENAL vs QPR (31st Dec)
• Liverpool vs Newcastle

So, the coming EIGHT GAME weeks will be the as good as title deciders. With most of the top teams clashing in the coming weeks.


How is this important for Arsenal?

1. Arsenal clash with only one big team (Man City away). That means that, gunners have less challenging fixtures than the other top-7 clubs, its fair to say that before the winter-window, when Wenger could add more depth to the squad Gunners will have relaxing fixtures in the league. 
2. One of the top-7 drops points every week. We have been doing good since we lost to Sp*rs in League, but on the other hand other teams (esp: Newcastle, ManCity, Sp*rs) have also been good. So when these teams are pitted against each other you can see either of then dropping points. *Fingers cross that we don't drop points in this period*.
3. ManCity and Chelsea take on tougher opponents 4 times in next 8 weeks, including ManCity vs Arsenal.
4. Newcastle, Liverpool have 3 tough games till Jan.
5. The thing about league system is it doesn't spare of of any team, but for Arsenal we have it scattered through the next few weeks.
6. Also, Arsenal have played most of the tough away games among all the tough title rivals, Arsenal travel only to ManCity (Mid Dec) and Liverpool (Early March).
7. While, ManU (22nd Jan), Spurs (25th Feb), Newcastle (10th March), ManCity (7th April), Chelsea (21st April) visit Emirates to present us the Title.

GO GUNNERS.

West Brom challenge for Resurgent Gunners

Last two of the FIVE *fuckin' FIVE* goals against Chelsea have been flashing to my eyes again and again. Well that is coz I have watched them over and over again as many times as Terry has been in highlights for all stupid shit he has done all his life.

And, Captain Vantastic, oh what an amazing player! He's just keeping me counting.

"van Persie Three, Chelsea Three, Arsenal Five"

• RVP has 76 goals in 166 Premier League appearances.
• For the year 2011, Persie has netted 33 in just 38 games for Arsenal in all competitions, just one short of Henry who had 34 goals in 2004. 
• Van Persie has 27 goals in Premier League for this calender year already, while Henry had scored 27 in 30 in 2004.
• He has already found the back of the net 11 times this season, while he has started 11 times and came off the bench thrice in all competitions for the Gunners.
• He has already bettered his Dutch role-model Dennis Bergkamp in all competitions scoring 107 goals in 244 matches, the non-flying Dutchman has 104 in 380 games at Arsenal. 
• DB10 has 87 league goals which the Captain Vantastic is expected to reach much before the end of this season.

Moving on, first time this season a very confident Arsenal side take on West Brom at the Emirates Stadium, a fixture, last year was the one to forget for most Gunner when the newly promoted WBA shocked Gunners with a 3-2 defeat. 

Gun 'em down

• Gunners are confident after a 3-5 victory away, while WBA suffered a 0-2 loss to Liverpool.
• Arsenal have won 4 of their 5 home games, while WBA have won twice and lost twice in 5 away games.
• Arsenal are expected to fortify their defense with Vermaelen back in the starting line-up after 2 months, while for WBA Midfielder Paul Scharner has been ruled out with a knee ligament problem, with doubts over the fitness of striker Peter Odemwingie. 

Arsenals expected Line-up:

---------------------  Szczesny ----------------------

Jenkinson,   Mertesacker,    Vermaelen,    Santos

Walcott,     Song,     Ramsey,     Arteta,      Gervinho

------------------ Van Persie -----------------------

Bench: Fabianski, Koscielny, Rosicky, Frimpong, Djourou, Arshavin, Miyaichi.

Confident of all three points 2-0 to the Gunners. 

The Missing Thing.

A one-one draw to an unknown Chinese club not a motivator to blog, but what motivates me to blog today? No idea.
Hangzhou Greentown, wtf, anyway Arsenal played this club, and the most weird thing was that Even the Arsenal Jersey had players name in what, looked like/ obviously was Chinese.

Wenger started the match with a mix-up of experience and youngsters. While few have reported it as the usual 4-2-3-1, I think Wenger is trying to Revert back to 4-4-2. This is how we started.

FourFourTwo

The center back pairing of Squid and Djourou is the worst possible combination we can have. They play to high up the line, very slow to fall back, and suck one on one. While it was good to see Rosicky in the role which suits him best, he was wasted on wings. Van Persie is very very encouraging to watch, he has completely changed from the  supporting striker to the hit-man, he knows that he has the responsibility of scoring and he's gonna go a long way with that. Vela was impressive again and scored the only goal, which was a rebound from a Van Persie strike. Nasri was good.
Second half was much better with 11 changes with Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelan, Koscielney, Gibbs, Song, Wilshere, Ramsey, Miyachi, Chamakh and Walcott. Vermaelan and Kosher pair up well and Gibbs will be an attacking asset as a LB.
While this being a very disappointing pre-season hope to see the team doing better and yes we conceded again by set-piece, we badly need a defender a left-back and someone to compete with Song for a regular place.

More news:

• As usual the Nasri and Fabregas saga fails to take backseat. But to be honest I don't think  Arsenal will not be affected much by Nasri and Fabregas absence if, to be diplomatic, they are injured. But I want them to stay. 
• Denilson, who once I like, seems to be the biggest casualty, as there are no takers for him, and he edges close to a Loan move to his former club, Sao Paolo.
• While Eboue could be on his way to Turkish club Galatasaray.

Guys, one think which was missing in Wenger since last few season looks to be coming back. Yes, Wenger was famous for his aggression and angry comments on managers, his fights with Ferg and Jose Moron were bigger than the respective club rivalries those days. Looks like Wenger is getting it back and had Xavi, Dani Alves, Manchini in his crosses. It takes an other blog to have it, but its a good sign. Everything comes top-down, Arsenal to win titles need aggression, and if Wenger can instill that there is nothing better. Keep fighting.