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Arsenal 2013- 2014

Nothing from Walcott, Giroud is not in the game but in fairness to him he is not being served up much to feast on.
Gibbs going well on his return, we look solid at the back, disjointed in midfield and not showing upfront.
Arteta and Mertesacker our best players, Ozil nondescript, Vermaelen dodgy.
Mikel massive for Chelsea breaking up our build ups, Willem (sic?) growing in influence.

We will have the wind on our backs in the second half.

Fantastic crowd atmosphere, great watch.
 
Ramsey wasn't at the races.
We made no subs when at least Rosicky was clearly tiring.
Let's take the point, it's a good one and move on.
Happy Christmas to you all.
 
Jose came for a draw and Jose got a draw.

Not a bad game, was a good watch live (lots of off the ball incidents and the ref being the pantomime villian this year), and the last 15 ms were frenetic. Crowd was on form (on both sides). Not wanting to go in to the finer details but a lot of our players seem to be going off the boil, which is not good.

Anyhow, second on goal difference at Xmas, who would have predicted that after the Villa game? Not me.

Happy Xmas fellow Gunners, and it will be a happy one (for once).
 
"But let's be serious: if I'd told you that we'd be [joint] top of the league at Christmas when we lost to Aston Villa, you'd have told me I was absolutely mad." - Wenger.
 
Arsene will have all the players' presents hidden inside the sleeping bag coat by now. Bendtner wants a gold iPhone but he'll get what he's given.
 
West Ham: Adrian, O'Brien, Collins, Tomkins, McCartney, Noble, Diame, Joe Cole, Nolan, Jarvis, Carlton Cole.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Ozil, Cazorla, Giroud.

Arsene Wenger has only made one switch from the team that drew 0-0 with Chelsea. Santi Cazorla comes in for Tomas Rosicky, who does not make the bench. Meanwhile West Ham captain Kevin Nolan returns after suspension, along with Joey O'Brien, Joe Cole and Carlton Cole also coming in. Ravel Morrison, who is injured, drops out.
 
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