arsene should bring back overmars!

Good to see cesc back!

I reckon the starting line up will be:

Almunia

Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Traore

Ramsey Diaby

Nasri Cesc Arshavin

Eduardo

Might see either Cesc or Nasri partnering Diaby and maybe Rosicky on for Rambo.

Good luck gooners!

agree with devday and gunning4eva. Nordtveit is pretty good and I cant wait to see him during the preseason/whenever arsene unleashes him

really good article, i would of liked vieira here but definately not on those wages. I didnt know flamini was such a tearaway so again that was good to find out. As for Henry, id take him back in a heart beat but where does he play? if RVP was still fit and the 4-3-3 working, does Henry go middle even thought RVP was playing well there? also what about arshavin?

that said this weekend, gotta give ramsey the starting berth. no need to rush cesc, if anything we can bring him on after 65/70 mins ala villa if its 0-0. same with clichy. traore has played very well and before gibbs came on the scene last season traore was actually my fave LB after clichy. Just been on the arsenal website and arsene has said he will be ‘minimum on the bench’

skysports says that clicjy woont make it back but in their lineup they forgot bout cesc!!! my team is fabregas diaby denilson, rosicky might play but diaby is doing very well wenger will look to rotate because we are playing them again on wednesday apart from that stick to the basics its worked this season

i saw an article were a writer suggested we use cesc in a defensive midfield position but surely thats just pointless as it isnt his strongest position and he is the one player who can pick that pass that slip arshavin in on goal or eddy! eastmod is quick and like you say devday he will snap at the bolton players BUT he is a little lad so surely there is a risk of him just being bossed out the game becuase bolton are no lightweights?? ramsey can tackle but i dont think he could stay in a defensive position for whole game without maybe making a couple of costly positional mistake! so it leaves nasri who i think is surely the best option. he is small like eastmond but nasri for how young he is allready an experienced arsenal player and he did play in the position last season! hes quick, he said he likes playing as DM and he can tackle! all that said obviously wenegr will have a totally different plan to all of us lol! and we will see !!

Just thinking aloud, didn’t we try senderos out in DM position during the pre-season? how did he look? I think he would be a good DM. He has height, average speed, and is good on the ball. The only problem i forsee is his tackling ability !!

With Denilson out, who will the midfield trio be ?
Interesting question.Last game we saw Diaby doing defensive work and our attacking was not up to the mark.Please dont put him as the DM.His instinct is to attack. In his day he is far better than Fabregas , Ramsay and all other foward minded players .

I really like the look of Bartley, and I hope we get to see him more. Maybe he’ll start with Sol in the FA cup tie against Stoke? I hope so!
And is Nordtveit still skinny? I hope not! Lol

@gunning4eva

I do like the look of Nordtveit – apparently he has been very impressive for Nurnberg this season and he is coming back this summer, so may jump ahead of Bartley in the pecking order.

It must be a problem having so much young talent, because ultimately, you can’t play them without experience, but how do you get experience?

@Vazy, I think if he stayed, we could continue working with him, but I really think if he hasn’t shown us the “spark” yet then he may not have it.

@Jeffvip – Jack’s been showing the “spark” for years – some of his glimpses of skill at 16 / 17 years old have been sensational!