.Arsène Wenger has named a 24-man squad for the Club's 2012 Tour.
Arsenal squad:
Vito Mannone
Ignasi Miquel
Chuks Aneke
Thomas Eisfeld
Marouane Chamakh
Ryo Miyaichi
Craig Eastmond
Nico Yennaris
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Francis Coquelin
Kieran Gibbs
Alex Song
Lukasz Fabianski
Carl Jenkinson
Theo Walcott
Wojciech Szczesny
Johan Djourou
Benik Afobe
Thomas Vermaelen
Abou Diaby
Andre Santos
Gervinho
Mikel Arteta
Kyle Bartley
Who will play at RB for Arsenal in Sagna's absence?
Jenkinson.....
I was just kidding. Haven't seen enough of Kuhguhwuh to judge his ability but I'm sure he's awesome. This season will be great for everyone.
You guys really need to watch his games with Mexico more.Chicharito with a great cross? What is this.
Kagawa is excellent, no doubt. But Cabaye has a little edge for me, as he's proven himself. I do however expect big things from Kagawa...
Everyone should be excited, great potential all over the place. But...success is relative. For a winner there must be a loser
That Smalling news is a massive blow for United. Jones is inconsistent, Vidic isn't back to full fitness, hasn't travelled for pre-season, and, at 31 might be on a downward curve, Rio's become a liability, and in the words of my United supporting friend, whilst very solid on a good day, Elvis Hammond could put one past Johnny Evans.
Yeah everyone sees Rio as a "liability" now but he was still our best defender last year. Most of the defensive mistakes came from other defenders...but Rio picks up the flack :-/Kagawa doing everything up front. Chicharito has been wasteful today.
:lol Rio isn't a liability. He was one of our consistent performers last season. As long as the yoga keeps the back injury away, he has the ability to last into his mid 30s like any talented centre-back - same for Vidic. Let's hope that's the only habit Giggs has passed on to his team-mate.
It's Jones I'm worried about. Definitely inconsistent. Evans has come out of some poor form, and is probably our best ball-playing centre-back after Rio, but he's also injured alongside Smalling. And Vidic has barely entered training. So, Jones it is for the first game. :/
Reminds me of Lee Cattermole.Tunnicliffe is one tenacious bastard.