Monday, August 29, 2005

The Final Three Days

We've got three days remaining to get somebody in and so far Poom seems to be the most likely candidate. It's reported that we would most likely swap Poom for Hoyte in a six months loan deal. This will give us temporary solution for goalie back up while Wenger is hopefully still looking for a quality goalie to become our real number 1. I think Lehmann has ben solid but even if he plays like Schmeichel at the moment (which he isn't of course), his age means he could begin to lose his sharpness sooner than later.

Aliadiere didn't feature for West Ham's last match but hopefully the boy will get his chance as he is a very talented player. Bentley, meanwhile, looks very likely to part from us which is a shame considering the fact that he is among the last young English players with real talent within the Arsenal's rank. I think even Hoyte will follow suit in the future. I've got no grudge against foreign players and I am itching to see a talented Asian playing for Arsenal but Arsenal being an English club, it is always exciting to see some good English players within the squad. I am still hoping that Wenger will snatch Jenas during the January transfer window and I couldn't help wondering why we did not try to get Scott Parker. Or maybe Chelsea wouldn't want to sell him to us?

Having watched Newcastle Utd match last night, I have to say that the Magpies were really unlucky given their promising squad and play. In Luque, Parker, Dyer, Emre and Jenas they probably have one of the best midfield lineup in the league. How Wenger did not attempt to bring Luque and Emre in is beyond me. At times I feel that Wenger has been the victim of his own reputation and excellent record of bringing in unknown players and making them stars. He always seems reluctant to bring in established and widely known players unless they are young players with huge potential or old players with bargain price.

During the last match against Fulham, I realized that Cesc made A LOT of dangerous runs into the box, much like Freddie. At times he misjudged his timing but overall he looked like scoring goals for us this season. He won the Golden Boot in the Youth Championship that made him famous. So there is every reason to believe in his potential in the final third.

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