Hi Goonbloggers;

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The team put out later against Porto will be totally different from the Wigan game, I expect Wilshere to feature, with Ramsey probably starting along with Fran Merida. Diaby and Alex Song. Find the squad here.

Injuries have struck us again with Nasri out for two weeks; I swear this boy is going to be injury prone; I’m getting sick of it to be honest,

“Cesc is a doubt for Saturday, he got a kick on his knee on Saturday. Samir Nasri is definitely out for Saturday, he will be out for two or three weeks. Robin van Persie has been left behind. He will be OK for Saturday; he has a little stiffness in his thigh. Emmanuel Adebayor is rested.”

Not a lot of injuries there then! Its all getting a tad ridiculous to be honest, I wish they would get some bloody decent medical staff in because its evident the medical team are not the best. The player medicals are better at picking out crocks than fit players, Rosicky, Diaby, Van Persie, Nasri and even Hleb to a certain extent. With a small squad it’s crippling.

Add to that Clichy (hamstring), Bak (flu), and Toure (calf) and that’s nearly a team out!

It’s a joke.

The boss wants us to win this game but I think he wont give a shit if we don’t finish the group first, I want us to finish top so we avoid Barca who would tare us to shreds at the moment! Its also a matter of pride, I just hope we get a strong back line together so we are tight.

Arsene said;

“It is difficult to but would we not feel guilty if we had a massive draw in the last 16?” asked Wenger. “We would have not done something when we know it can punish us.

“We want to finish first because we want to be the best. But it does not seem that first or second will make a huge difference this year.”

We want top spot Wenger, come on, please!

Injuries are crippling, we know that, but we want that top spot.<

The fixture list has decided to play against us too with a 12:45 kick off on Saturday, a massive game at The Riverside that we must win. Life’s a bitch but the fixture list is a bastard.

One big point for me will be, who is captain? William Gallas is set to play with the only other old head being Almunia; if Wenger chooses Gallas as captain I can assure you there will be outcry. He has to pick Almunia because he is the closest to a leader we will have out there, and Gallas performs better without the armband and im pretty sure he will be needed tonight.

Wenger will be making a massive mistake if he selects WG, it cant happen, it would be crazy. But going on some of Wenger’s decision making this season I can see it happening im afraid;

What would you say if Gallas was given the armband back? Have your say in the comments.

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T’ra!