The August schedule for Arsenal is beginning to sink in, five big games in three weeks. We don’t know yet of course who our Champion’s League Qualifier opponents will be, but whoever the opposition it’s a high stakes tie.
The media build-up to the first game (Newcastle) will all be about the four goal lead thrown away last time. Then Champions League, Liverpool, Champions League, Manchester United. The team is going to gave to work straight out of the box, which adds to the tension of the summer transfer window.
Not too much new on that front at the moment. Most pundits seem to believe that the Gervinho deal is all but done. But nothing firm yet on the defensive front.
Some papers would have us believe that Sebastian Larsson ‘snubbed’ Arsenal for the chance to go to Sunderland. Yeah right! Hope Steve Bruce didn’t get fooled into paying too much.
Contrast the Larsson tactics with Clichy, who if he is on his way is doing it without a string of media puff pieces along the way. Another strangely quiet issue is the departure of Eboue. I mean we’ve all heard that Denilson can’t be swapped anyone with two feet, but most were agreed that Eboue was on his way too.
I he’s had moments to make us laugh and cry but he’s still a capable player that would do a lot of Premier League clubs some good. Perhaps he isn’t off after all!!!
