Almunia Hero Video: Time To Brainwash Ourselves Into Believing He's The Awesome Keeper We've Always Wanted

So, the transfer window shuts down and we’ve signed no goalkeeper.  What to say?  Watch the video below and go to sleep:

Cavemen 1 – 2 Arsenal Report + Highlights + Thoughts + CC Draw + No More Transfers?

So a deserving win for Arsenal as we beat Fat Sam’s dry-cleaning team.  Obviously it’s a good result for us, because Blackburn has not always been easy to beat.  We started pretty well, with RVP controlling the ball superbly and feeding on-rushing Walcott for him to shoot and rip the Blackburn net.  Then typical Arsenal followed when we were caught on the break and the Dioufs (including the despicable one) teamed up to make our defenders look like school boys.  Gael Clichy was caught ball-watching as Mame Diouf ghosted past him to tap into an open goal.

Stupid defending really, got me really fuming.  The second half started even better and Blackburn had lost a bit of their wildness (tiredness probably) and started to allow Arsenal more space.  We duly exploited this failing of the opposition an Arshavin scored another goal to get his goal tally for the season up to two.  Walcott’s up to four and is joint top-scorer with Drog-cunt—ba, Malou-cunt-da and Andy Carroll.

The unfortunate incidents of the match was that RVP has to be replaced by Chamakh due to injury.  I blame Wenger entirely for this.  He knew Blackburn was a physical side, he knew RVP is injury-prone, yet he played him.  As I pointed out in yesterday’s preview, there' was great risk of getting RVP, TW14 and TR7 injured by playing them against those brutes.  AW dropped Rosicky of course, but risked both Walcott and RVP.  We’re fortunate that RVP has only twisted his ankle and will be out for 8-10 days and will miss the interlull, which is good for us.

One thing that particularly amused me during the match was Pedersen’s drying the ball every time there was a throw-in, but ironically, their goal came from playing proper football, by walking the ball into the net, something we try to overdo.

Fabregas was back too, but could not hold out for the complete 90 minutes and had to be substituted.  I expect more to come from him as the season progresses.  Manuel got the armband from Cesc, and I have to say, that he performed admirably today, no complaints.  He showed the form which won him his place in the starting lineup from Jens.  Keep up the good form, maybe you could win us over again.

In other news, we’ve got the Sp*rs for our Carling Cup round.  Surely our young boys is more than enough to beat them.  Knowing the scums though, I know ‘Arry will send his big boys out to try trample our kiddies, but fear not, our CC team this year might not be so young and inexperienced.  You can expect to have Wilshere, Vela, Gibbs, JET, Eastmond, Nordtveit and others, who have plenty of experience.  A win from our fringe players will only further sink Sp*rs into humiliation, if they have not been humiliated enough by being beaten by Wigan, a team which was hammered 4-0 and 6-0 by Blackpool and Chelsea during their first two matches.

Interestingly enough, from the interview from SkySports, Wenger says that for him, the transfer period is over.  Here' are the exact quotes:

“For us, the transfer period is already over”.

You can watch the interview below, links are provided.  Does this mean that there will be no signings?  Well, if a good bargain comes his way, Wenger won’t hesitate to get another addition to his team, but for now, I think he means that he’s got all the players that he wanted, anymore guys who will come in wil probably be for adding depth to the squad.  We’ll know soon enough though.  However, there’s some development in the Schwarzer affair as Given looks likely to join Fulham on loan.  If this happens, Schwarzer could head our way.  Here’s what cunt Hughes has to say about it all, make of it whatever you want to.

"I'm always interested in quality players and Shay Given is a quality player. Make of that what you will. But I have said that if we can't get anyone else in, Schwarzer will have to stay."

So that’s it from me, enjoy the highlights below:

Extras: Wenger Interview, Walcott/Almunia Interview

Credit For Videos: Arsenalist.com

Blackburn Preview + Lineup + Thoughts

So today we play Blackburn, clearly a case of the beauty and the beast.  Blackburn will host us and one thing I’m certain about is that they’re really going to get physical with us.  I would have loved to have Squillaci playing today, and would have been glad to see him deal with those tossers, but well, this is not to be.  However, we’ve got Koscielny back, who will have to produce a sterling display to prove his critics wrongs – yeah those who say he won’t be able to deal with the physical and aerial type of play.

Since we will be playing brutal cavemen today, this, for me, disqualifies certain players for playing.  If I were AW, I wouldn’t field RVP, Rosicky and Walcott.  Fab would replace Rosicky, Eboue for Walcott.  So my lineup would look like:

-------------Superman-------------

Sagna – KOS – TV – Clichy

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-------------Fab – Diaby----------

----Eboue – MC – AA-------

If we’re winning the game, I’ll throw in Denilson for getting some match fitness and Wilshere/Vela for some playtime.  If we need some goals, throw in our brittle men (RVP/Rosicky/Walcott).

Arsenal.com has been trying to get us excited over the Carling Cup draw, but who gives a toss about who we get to play?  Our kiddies will probably smash them anyway.  Like every year, the CC provides good entertainment and a platform for the fringe players to show they’re ready for prime time and maybe win something.  So, I’m looking forward to it.

The transfer window deadline day is looming on the horizon and I hope AW is looking through his rose-tinted glasses at a goalkeeper, because, seriously I have serious concerns over the clowns who are the no.1 and no. 2.  Almunia for me is a goalkeeper who looks to have no freaking desire to improve.  I don’t find him a player with the right attitude.  He doesn’t want to learn, has no ambition to become a great keeper according to me.  He may prove me wrong, but the image that I see from him is that.

Anyway, I hope two more players come in before the window shuts down.  I would like to have a goalkeeper and a defensive midfielder.  That’s it from me, enjoy the match and feel free to leave comments!

Arsenal’s CL Group + We Wish Sp*rs All The Bad Luck

The Champion League’s draw has taken place yesterday and we’ve been drawn into a relatively easy group.  We’ve got Shakhtar Donetsk, Portugal’s SC Braga, and FK Partizan of Belgrade.  Shakhtar means reunion with Dudu.  Arsenal fans are planning to give him a proper farewell during the home match, which I find great, as the player deserves it.  Shakhtar will probably be the most difficult opponent of the group.  However, if we get an injury crisis (which is common with us), even FK Partizan might look tough.  So fingers crossed that we remain injury free.  I think we will top the group.  Reading on other blogs, I’ve seen mentions of how we have long travels to face those teams.  If we have to travel a long way, so do they have to get to the Emirates.

Group A and G are being touted as the most difficult groups.  Sp*rs have landed in group A with Inter, Bremen and Twente.  I hope Twente stuffs some goals up the tiny totts’ arse and they get hammered by Inter and Bremen.  That should put them in their right place.

MaNURE and the Chavs have also got easy groups, so I expect them to progress.  AC Milan and Real Madrid have landed up together, which should provide some entertainment unless Mourihno decides he needs to torture his fans to boredom.

So what do you think of our group, and please, do feel free to wish bad luck to Sp*rs in the comments!

Wenger Confirms Squillaci Signing

Days after the news that Sebastien Squillaci was set for Arsenal and was to undergo a medical, Arsene Wenger has finally confirmed that Squillaci is a gunner in today’s lunchtime press conference.  This seals the third signing for Arsenal after Chamakh and Koscielny.  Arsenal fans are known to be wanting a new goalkeeper and this leaves the manager with plenty of time to thrash out a move for a new number one.  Arsene Wenger also hinted at more that two signing, maybe a midfielder?  We will know in a few days, since the transfer window is drawing to a fast end.  Here’s what he said about Squillaci:

'he's a good player, at the right price and is a good signing for us.