Arsenal's Back! Hurrah!

Morning Everyone,

The football's finally back. Yay! Its been an awfully long wait and I have to say I didn't enjoy it one bit. But I now thankfully stop ranting and start looking forward towards The Arsenal take on Blackburn.

As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, the game is not going to be an easy affair. Its going to be a tough, physical affair and bearing in mind the fatigue factor that most of the squad must be facing, it could prove to be even more daunting. I do however have faith in our quality and thus I see no reason why we shouldn't come back home with all three points in the bag. Le boss says:

"After Mark Hughes, they have another tough boy in with Paul Ince. So we don’t expect any changes. Blackburn is always a difficult game but I believe it is down to us, how good we will play and most importantly how we switch on.”

As for injury news, there aren't any significant changes over what I reported yesterday although I am still hoping that Samir Nasri (who was to have a fitness test yesterday) is fit enough to play today. Especially due to the fact that we have to travelnearly 3,400 miles in eight days, its important the players return to full fitness so that the squad can be rotated as much as possible. Arsene Wenger says:

“This week is a tough obstacle, but I am convinced we can be successful in all the three games. Let’s prove that we can switch on quickly, use the positive experiences [from the internationals] bring them in-house and be efficient at Blackburn."

It is essential we pick up as many points as possible if we are to set any realistic sights on achieving any silverware this season. Therefore, a good start could set the right tone for a pivotal week ahead.

Moving on, AW speaks about the day he knew he wanted Walcott. A one “special” performance in the FA Youth Cup Final was enough to convince him that Theo was an Arsenal player in the making. He goes on to tell us that there was interest in him from Sp*rs, Liverpool & Chelsea but as Theo was not a c***, he chose to sign with the greatest team on the planet.

Speaking of Theo, there's an interview (a slightly oldish one) which you can read here. One can see the makings of a fine, mature player in the making who above everything has his head screwed on right. He is an exciting prospect, he really is. I do hope we get to see him play and he scores 5 fantastic solo goals.

Finally, after AW publically came out and categorically denied he had any interest in signing Ghanian midfielder Steven Appiah, the word around the street now is that Chelsea are set to challenge us in trying to land the signatures of the player. I don't know what to believe anymore, are we interested, are we not interested. I know its typical of le boss to play mind games, but just sign the damn player already. Wasn't the summer enough for such shenanigans?

Right then, here's hoping for all three points and a billion goals!!

Come on you Gunners!!