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Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Ray of Hope as Djourou Avoids Surgery; 15 Gunners Called Up for International Duty

By: Martin | March 22nd, 2011
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A couple of quick stories worth talking about today:

First, and most importantly, the club has confirmed that while Djourou will be out at least 4 weeks, he will not need surgery. The brief statement from the club also says that he will return to training in “about a month.” It’s probably wishing for too much, but if he comes back in 4 weeks, gets a week of training, and is then ready to return to match fitness, that would put him in line for a return against Manchester United on May 1. So that would be good, obviously. And it is an upper body injury, so while he will probably need to keep the shoulder largely immobilized, hopefully this injury will not prevent him from keeping his overall fitness up.

Elsewhere, Szczesny is positive despite his injury, and isn’t just sitting around. He says that while he can’t do normal goalkeeper training because his finger is in a split and he can’t use his hands, he is undergoing a lot of lower body training, is keeping his fitness up, and is working hard on his distribution, which I think most of us know is an area of his game that could really use some work. While I’m sure it must be disappointed, it’s encouraging that he’s staying busy, working hard, and dedicating himself to improving. Certainly bodes well for his future.

The final news is in internationals, which you all know I simply adore. 15 Arsenal players have gotten the call-up for their national sides for the upcoming international break:

Andrey Arshavin Russia March 26 — at Armenia; March 29 — at Qatar
Nicklas Bendtner Denmark March 26 — at Norway; March 29 — at Slovakia
Marouane Chamakh Morocco March 27 — at Algeria; March 30 — vs. Botswana
Gael Clichy France March 25 — at Luxembourg; March 29 — vs. Croatia
Emmanuel Eboue Ivory Coast March 26 — vs. Benin
Kieran Gibbs England U21s March 24 — at Denmark; March 28 — vs. Iceland
Laurent Koscielny France March 25 — at Luxembourg; March 29 — vs. Croatia
Henri Lansbury England U21s March 24 — at Denmark; March 28 — vs. Iceland
Samir Nasri France March 25 — at Luxembourg; March 29 — vs. Croatia
Aaron Ramsey Wales March 26 — vs. England; March 29 — vs. Scotland
Tomas Rosicky Czech Republic March 25 — at Spain; March 29 — vs. Liechtenstein
Bacary Sagna France March 25 — at Luxembourg; March 29 — vs. Croatia
Robin van Persie Netherlands March 25 — at Hungary; March 29 — vs. Hungary
Carlos Vela Mexico March 26 — vs. Paraguay; March 29 — vs. Venezuela
Jack Wilshere England March 26 — at Wales; March 29 — vs. Ghana

So there’s that, then. Worrisome because that list basically contains all of our fit, effective players, and we are certainly at a time when, given our injuries and that our title hopes are hanging by a thread, we can’t afford any more. So let’s hope everyone comes back in one piece.

That’s it for today. We’ll be back in the coming days, but as usual with these international breaks, there isn’t a great deal of news going on, so I guess we’ll have to find something else to do with our weeks. If your significant other doesn’t know any better, this would certainly be a great couple of weeks to say, “Honey, you are so lovely and kind and tolerant of me scheduling our weekend around a football team that’s prone to crapping out and making me so angry I’m hard to live with for the rest of the day — why don’t I skip the game this weekend so we can spend some quality time together?” Just a thought.

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Tweet « West Brom 2 – Arsenal 2: Highlights and Player Ratings | Home | SairaxI totally did not see this post up until just now. Huh.OtgonboldIs Koscielny not called up?

arsenal.com not included him in the list as well.Georgedb1Um - Laurent Koscielny France March 25 — at Luxembourg; March 29 — vs. Croatia??MartinYeah, but I updated it after his comment. That wasn't in the original post until he pointed that out -- official site had omitted Koscielny from the list and that's what I was going off of.Georgedb1haha i cMartinThat's where I got my list from, and he wasn't listed. But according to Wikipedia, he has been called up. That almost certainly means he has -- the official site screws up so much it's unbelievable. I will add Koscielny to the list, thanks for asking about that.SairaxHis girlfriend just gave birth so he left ClairfontaineMartinDidn't realize his girlfriend's name was Claire Fontaine. Wouldn't be the first guy to leave under those circumstances....

I keed, I keed.Lana W. DawoodI heard he's not playing cuz he's wife is having their baby any day now :)evaldomartin who's mugshot or sketch is that? is it from breaking bad?MartinYup -- the sketch of "Heisenberg"Ffu4dammit, when is that show going to resume already?blog comments powered by Disqus

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Wembley captain received a call of support from Old Trafford defender following armband reversal.

Monday, 21 March 2011

Argentina game called off after fan dies

A football match in Argentina was abandoned on Sunday after a fan died during violent clashes between supporters.

San Lorenzo fan Ramon Aramayo died amid violent exchanges between fans before their Primera League game at Velez Sarsfield.

It is not clear how the 40-year-old died, with varying reports in the Argentine media.

Police on horseback were forced to intervene as the visiting supporters made their way to the ground.

“Independent of the whole organization, unfortunately, there are people who don’t want to live in an orderly fashion, who don’t want to respect authority and these situations happen,” Federal Police spokesperson Nestor Rodriguez said.

“If people had a bit better behaviour, tolerance and came with enough time to arrive at the stadium or whatever other event – perhaps there would be fewer situations of conflict.”

The game did eventually get under way, but referee Sergio Pezzota led both teams away as San Lorenzo fans threatened to break on to the pitch. Velez goalkeeper Pablo Migliore was also hit by a missile.

Mon 21 March, 2011

Monday, 20 December 2010

Breaking News, Manchester City Vs Everton Called On!

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It’s the news that many had feared.

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Saturday, 18 December 2010

Snowday: Liverpool v. Fulham Called Off

By: Ed | December 18th, 2010
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Officially:

Liverpool Football Club have confirmed that today’s game against Fulham has been postponed. The decision has been ratified by the Premier League.

A Liverpool spokesman commented: “Club officials met with the Police this morning to assess the prevailing weather conditions.

“The safety of all fans attending the game is paramount and although the Anfield pitch is playable, the conditions around the stadium and further afield for people travelling to the match are such that the decision was taken, following Police advice on safety grounds, to postpone the game.

With no football, it’s now a certainty that I spend the next ten hours being reminded of my shortcomings. No different than any other day, of course, it’s just that today I’ll have a father-in-law to do it for me. So far he’s only fixed the coffee pot and blender. Eventually he’s got to run out of appliances.

Do try to enjoy the Saturday, folks, and if you’ve got to get around in shitty weather, be safe. Don’t go all Seattle on us just because there’s a couple flakes on the ground.

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