spurs at home this weekend, should be good... :twisted:

Some good news out of the England camp. Cashley is out of the squad wmost likely means that Gibbs will get his first England start.

[size=6]Sagna - Away form is missing ingredient[/size]

By Richard Clarke

Bacary Sagna believes Arsenal's new-found away strength could be the missing ingredient in their title bid.

The full back scored the first goal in his side's hard-fought 2-1 win at Everton on Sunday. It was their second victory on the road inside four days and, coupled with Chelsea's defeat against Sunderland, helped Arsène Wenger's side go within two points of the Premier League leaders.

Arsenal have now taken 14 points away and 12 at home in six matches at either venue. In fact the only Premier League defeat on their travels came at Chelsea on October 3 and even then Wenger's men performed well. Sagna knows a travel sick side cannot win the title.

"We know if we want to be successful and competitive, we want to take maximum points away," he said.

"That's what we have missed over the past few years but we know we can win games now, even against big opponents. So we just need to play game after game and give the maximum."

Sagna's strike was a collector's item. It doubled his Arsenal tally in his 147th game for the Club.

"I feel great about it because I haven't scored for a long time and overall it helped the team to win the game," he said.

"Apart from this goal, I think we played well and deserved to win. It was a very difficult game. It is not easy here but if we want to win something, we have to win these kind of games.

"The title race is very tight - we are very close to the top of the league and not far from the opponents. But we need to think about our team and not about the others, play our game and we will see the points total at the end."
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/sagna-away-form-is-missing-ingredient

The thing is he is probably at the bottom of the pecking order when it comes to upfront. We don't need him. You say it's good we have quality backups well Carlos Vela isn't one of them.

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 15/11/2010 02:33:42 PM

But JET is really a midfield thats why i didnt include him in that list, and also it also says he is a mid on the arsenal website

[size=6]'Being a relative unknown helped me adapt'[/size]

By Chris Harris

Sebastien Squillaci believes his relative anonymity has made it easier for him to settle in English football.

The French defender was an established international and a consistent performer with Sevilla in La Liga before he arrived at Arsenal in late August but he remained an unknown quantity to many Arsenal fans.

Nearly three months on, Squillaci has already captained the Gunners and only three players - Alex Song, Gael Clichy and Marouane Chamakh - have started more games for the Club this season.

The 30-year-old put in another solid shift in Arsenal's 2-1 win at Everton on Sunday and he believes that his low-key introduction to the Premier League - and the large French contingent at Emirates Stadium - have helped him acclimatise.

"Yes, I think it helped [that I was a relative unknown]," Squillaci told Arsenal TV Online in an exclusive ‘Spotlight' interview.

"I knew a lot of the players and there are a lot of Frenchmen here, which always makes it easier to adapt. There are players here who I have played with for France and also against in the French league and that makes coming here not so hard.

"It's always better coming to a club where you know the players, it helps you if there are any problems and also helps on and off the pitch too.

"Adapting-wise, I knew that it [English football] would be physical with some good sides, playing good football. The strikers are big and strong and it is a great contrast with Spain where the strikers are faster and not so strong. But it's not going too badly. I'm stepping up to the challenge and it's getting easier."

The common consensus last summer was that Thomas Vermaelen would emerge as Arsenal's senior defender but the Belgian's ongoing Achilles trouble has allowed Squillaci, fellow new boy Laurent Koscielny and Johan Djourou to stake their claims.

Squillaci has helped steady the ship in defence but he wants to see Vermaelen return as soon as possible.

"Thomas Vermaelen got injured and still is injured and that's a shame for us because we need players like him and that brings confidence to the team," he said. "But there is competition at any big club and you also need all your players as there are injuries, lots of games every three days and so you need a good group of players to make up for this and to be able to cope.

"I hope that everyone gets fit, Thomas and everyone else so that we all get our chance and we'll be able to catch up in the league."
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-being-a-relative-unknown-helped-me-adapt-

In the end I don't want to let him go while Vela is still at the club

I'm still trying to figure out what Carlos Vela offers to us.