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Just Because.
Monday, April 6, 2009
No RVP but prospects look really good. mouth-wateringly good.
The flying Dutchman will be missing the trip to Spain. Not much has been said about how long he will be out but I guess it wouldn't be that long since it was just 50-50 for this match. He could be back at the weekend for Wigan.

Anyway, looking at the Spain-bound squad, Nasri and Theo have passed fitness tests and will be in the team. It'll be an interesting line-up. I'm not one for predicting who starts because I'm either very wrong and I like to be surprised. Like when Eduardo started on his first game back etc etc.

Nonetheless, I think it's pretty much down to 2 options:
1) continue with the same formation against Citeh with Denilson and Song sweeping up in front of Gallas and Toure, allowing Cesc to go forward more, freeing up Gael and Sagna as well, with Nasri slotting into Arshavin's position.
2) Denilson partnering Cesc in the middle of the park, with Bendtner up front with Adebayor.

I think the boss will go with option 1. Bendtner and Adebayor are too similar and it looks like charity everytime they lay the ball off to each other to run to. If you noticed, when Eboue and Bendtner were coming on for Walcott and Adebayor respectively last Saturday, Bendtner got the routine teammate double high fives while Eboue got such a warm hug. Could be read any way, but we all know the whole team loves Eboue a little bit more than the others. Eboue's everyone's BFF. Yeah. I'm super damn sure he's Sagna's too. Along with his compatriot Toure. Haha.

Eboue the bff.

Villarreal have injury problems of their own with Santi Carzorla out for the rest of the season. I've got to admit I've never heard of him before. He's their star player apparently so that could be good news. They do have Bobby Pires who is raring to go after he signed a one-year extention which he claims will be a huge motivation to beat Arsenal.

Statistics wise, it ain't too good with Arsenal's away form in Spain looking out of sorts. 6 losses from 10 games, winning 2 and drawing 2. But with the team catching on good form I'm sure statistics don't really matter.

Villa managed to play an under strength Man Utd side and failed to capitalise. Going into the game, Martin O'neill has never beaten Alex Ferguson at Man Utd. And after yesterday, they still haven't.

Tomorrow night, Arsenal will show Villa why they're not Champion's League material. We will record a win in Spain.

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