... best of him at the Emirates Stadium. But I have a lot more faith in him than I do Senderos. Nevertheless, a fit Djourou could be Vermaelen's long-term central defensive partner, I reckon. ... I rank our central defenders: 1. Vermaelen 2. Gallas 3. Djourou 4. Silvestre 5. Senderos 

... him in the squad on Wednesday night and Bartlet played instead. We also have Djourou back in March and the boss says we are well covered at the moment but if a ... consider Campbell. I'm a little confused by all of this as it seems clear to me that Senderos is not in his plans at all and Djourou might be a long time getting his fitness back so really our only alternative to the 2 ...

With the news that Kieran Gibbs has sustained a knock whilst on international duty, Arsenal now have an astonishing 10 players out of action at the moment. Robin Van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela, Theo Walcott, Denilson, Gael Clichy, Jack Wilshere, Johan Djourou ‘keeper Lukasz Fabianski and the aforementioned Gibbs are ALL injured. Several more internationals will

... formation, I’ve gone 3-4-3. So anyway, how’s this: Fabianski Gibbs Djourou Clichy Walcott Denilson Traore Wilshere ...

... (UPDATE: 12. See below.) players injured, and crying doesn’t help, so why not have a little fun with it? Our 11 players could be configured into a lineup: Fabianski Traore-Djourou-Clichy Denilson Walcott-Wilshere-Diaby-Vela Bendtner-van Persie An unconventional formation, sure. But Denilson could play a pretty conservative holding mid type of role, protecting the backline and trying ...

... full international call-up. The diagnosis of Gibbs's injury will come as a welcome piece of good news for Arsene Wenger's injury-ravaged squad. They are already without the injured Johan Djourou, Denilson, Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner, and on Monday it was confirmed that Robin van Persie would be out for six weeks with ankle ligament damage. Van Persie partially ruptured ...

... be given a chance to come on again. I don't think featuring in the Carling Cup is enough. At this stage in his career, he should be playing more. I would be sad to see him leave. If not for Djourou though, he could well be at Everton. Okay so there'll be a return to real football action this weekend at Sunderland. Can't wait. Then Liege again midweek. A good chance to all but seal ...

... our season. Arsene, we get injuries every year, last season the big ones were Theo, Rosicky, Eduardo, Cesc and Gallas, this season the big ones are Rosicky, Theo, Bendtner, Denilson, Djourou and Robin, the pattern here is we will always get injuries, so if you sell a world class striker, replace him, because as sure as eggs are eggs, we’ll need one soon enough. When players got paid £2k a ...

... get on the score sheet in the last outing, the 4-1 win at Wolves. Arsenal are now without Van Persie, who joins Gael Clichy, Denilson, Nicklas Bendtner, Theo Walcott and Johan Djourou on the sidelines. Sunderland (Probable, 4-5-1): Fulop; Bardsley, Nosworthy, Gardner, McCartney; Malbranque, Henderson, Richardson, Reid; Campbell, Bent. Arsenal (Probable, 4-3-3): Aluminia; Sagna, Gallas ...

... leading the offense against the opposing sides. Fellow young striker, Denmark’s Nicklas Bendtner (hernia) will also be missing the game, alongside Gael Clichy and Denilson, both with back problems and Johan Djourou, nursing a knee injury. More positive news come from Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere, who are both close to be fit once again. They would want to contribute to Arsenal’s trashing ...

... he will be the man with the responsibility for putting the ball in the back of the net. RVP isn’t the only injury problem that Arsenal have, far from it in fact. Bendtner, Clichy, Djourou and Fabianski are ruled out while Denilson, Diaby, Gibbs, Traore, Vela, Walcott and Wilshere are all nursing their way back from injury. With the injuries piling up for Arsenal you would be forgiven for ...

... injuries, including: Denilson (back fracture), Jack Wilshere (ankle), Lukasz Fabianski (thigh), Nicklas Bendtner (groin), Gaël Clichy (back), Abou Diaby (calf), Kieran Gibbs (bruised foot), and Djourou (surgery). Standard Liege Ahead of this clash with Arsenal, Standard Liege sits in third place in the group with four points on a win, draw, and two losses. Milan Jovanovic leads the ...

... 0) Hull survive despite United defeat (0) Howard the penalty hero as Everton stun United (0) Ferguson rounds on Liverpool after Villa thriller (0) Ferguson dreaming of another Barca final showdown (0) Fergie hungry to make amends for Roman ruin (0) Defiant Ferguson has no FA Cup regrets (0) ´Russian roulette´ pays off for Ferguson (0) Wenger opts not to risk Silvestre, Djourou starts (0)

... - Man Utd1:0 (0:0)03.11CL DAtl. Madrid - Chelsea2:2 (0:0)31.10ENG PREMBolton - Chelsea0:4 (0:1) Team news Arsenal Doubtful: Clichy, Diaby, FabianskiInjured: Bendtner, Djourou, Gibbs, Van Persie, Wilshere Chelsea Doubtful: Drogba, LampardInjured: Bosingwa Match facts Last weekend's slip-up at Sunderland provided a stark reminder that the injured Robin van Persie is an indispensable ...

... to Liverpool is my view. Arsenal v Chelsea- This is a some game. The team news is important here; Arsenal Doubtful: Clichy (back), Diaby (calf), Fabianski (thigh) Injured: Bendtner (groin), Djourou (knee), Gibbs (foot), Van Persie (ankle), Wilshere (ankle) Chelsea Doubtful: Drogba (chest), Lampard (thigh) Injured: Bosingwa (knee) A couple of major injuries for Chelsea in Lampard and Drogba ...