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Wenger – Szczesny Is My Number One

28 January 2011 280 comments
Mark Mark
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Arsene Wenger has today confirmed Wojciech Szczesny as Arsenal’s number one keeper.

Speaking ahead of the FA Cup tie with Huddersfield on Sunday, the Arsenal boss praised the performances of the Pole and stated that he had no plans to drop him permanently from his starting lineup, despite the return of Manuel Almunia to Sunday’s squad, although he did hint at rotation for the Cup encounter.

“At the moment Wojciech is number one…He has done nothing for me to take him out, but I can rotate the goalkeepers.”

Fantasy Managers will immediately be put on alert as a result of this statement. It was expected that Lukasz Fabianski would automatically return to Arsenal’s starting XI once he has recovered from his shoulder injury; that no longer appears to be the case.

Szczesny is now clearly first choice and the role is his to lose. If he goes on impressing, there’s every reason to suspect that he could hold down starts for the coming Gameweeks – that includes Arsenal’s attractive Emirates double fixture in Gameweek 27.

The 20-year old stopper is valued at just 4.5 in the Fantasy Premier League game and offers very strong value for a defence that has kept 4 consecutive clean sheets in the league. The only downside to drafting in Szczesny, which also applies to Johan Djourou (4.2) in defence, is that his selections uses up one of three slots that can be filled with Arsenal’s wealth of attacking talent.

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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Right - I'm off to listen to Maurizio Pollini playing The Well-Tempered Klavier Volume I. Here he is, playing Chopin:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxkLZoEFEk

    Have a good evening, all! 😀

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    1. Marknlard
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Very nice- enjoy!

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  2. BoobyZ
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Isnt Suarez the star of "The hand of god - II"?

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  3. Hungover 96
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Foster
    Hangeland, Djourou, Kelly
    Nani, Adam, Dempsey, Van der Vaart
    Berbatov, Torres, Van Persie

    Bench: Stockdale, Bardsley, Coleman, Yaya Toure

    Bank: 0.4

    Looking good for this week? Pretty worried about Birmingham vs Man City, so thinking maybe I’d be better off sticking with Stockdale this week.

    Have one transfer free. Appreciate any thoughts. Was thinking of bringing in Meireles for Dempsey – or perhaps Walcott since I have no Arsenal mid-field coverage.

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    1. John Easten
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Your forward line up is looking good and for your midfield Meireles and Walcott is a good consideration, you should go for either of them.

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  4. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Suarez, Suarez

    http://twitpic.com/3qx490

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  5. alang
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    ANYONE WANT A SQUARE GO??!

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  6. Captain Robert Hatch
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Time to ship Bale out, but for whom? Can't be Man U player and I'll be WCing in week 26.

    currently have Nani, Adam, Brunt, Barton

    if move is made today I'll have 8.5 to spend

    A. Young, I've only seen one Villa match, is he worth his value of 8.1?

    Dempsey, why not have an American on my team?

    Walcott, cause I like em and value may rise before I WC?

    Modric, currnelty on an Adamesque BP haul?

    Someone else to consider?

    Or just let it ride til WC and make move elsewhere?

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    1. Freshy
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Meireles-Dempsey-Wallcott

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  7. Jermaine Chigurh
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    It's a shame Suarez will always be remembered for that handball against Ghana. He had an excellent World Cup, and his second goal against South Korea was one of my favourite moments of the tournament.

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    1. jamsiep
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      That handball was a good thing! The highlight of the World Cup for me!

      But yeah, he was class throughout. Massive shame that he's going to Liverpool, although if it means Torres is Chelsea-bound then I'm all for it!

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      1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        This strenghtens Torres' chances of staying at Anfield for me.

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        1. jamsiep
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Will be interesting to see how Liverpool line up... If you offered me either Gerrard or Suarez playing off Torres, I'd take Gerrard every time.

          Unless Suarez plays out 'wide' then it will make it very difficult to select two central midfielders out of Lucas, Meireles, Gerrard and possibly Fat Charles.

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          1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            I can only see him playing out wide, perhaps on the left. They NEED pace out there, and Suarez has a decent shot so can cut inside.

            Or they might go 4-3-3..

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            1. MAD
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              15 years, 3 months ago

              Considering how shit maxi has been, it would make perfect sense.

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xww0me0iiaw

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          2. MAD
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Doesn't really matter where he plays, I think he'd still do a better job than the player playing there atm 😀

            He can't really be any worse out on the wing than maxi or kuyt 😛

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          3. Gargamel
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            It will have to be Maxi that makes way imo, with Suarez playing in any of the wide positions in the 3 of a 4231 or front 3 of 433. I'm fairly sure this will be how it works out, unless Dalglish wants to have a go at a 442 where Suarez obviously would be up front.

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            1. MAD
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              What's going on with this Elia fella? Didn't they buy him for 15m or something? He was supposed to bring some pace to the wings... Ryan Babel mark2

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              1. Gargamel
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                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                That deal never happened, I don't know why. Liverpool are probably better of with 15M than him anyway.

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                1. MAD
                  • 15 Years
                  15 years, 3 months ago

                  Well especially when they used the 15m and then some for Suarez..

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            2. CRUSHER
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              15 years, 3 months ago

              Agreed. They should buy someone to take Kuyt's spot too imo though.

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            3. jamsiep
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              I agree, but all the Liverpool fans on the radio earlier were bleating on about how he's the ideal partner for Torres etc...

              Liverpool's problem is obviously their shit wingers.

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              1. Gargamel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                Yeah.

                I don't even think those fans calling radio understand how the position I/we're discussing now works tbh.

                Many fans still think that a player is either a central midfielder, a winger 442 style (beating his man and crossing every time) or attacker - when in fact the position mentioned has elements of all these positions and plenty of the world's leading players over the last years start out in that position every game.

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      2. Jermaine Chigurh
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        haha it was entertaining from a neutral perspective, and it pissed off ITV's horribly patronising commentary team.

        It does now mean he'll always be presented in the media as a villain, rather than a wonderfully gifted footballer.

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        1. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          He is a villain though. You don't bite other footballers without being a villain...

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          1. Bubbles
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Just another hungry footballer.

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    2. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I think he did a bloody good thing with that handball to be honest. Took one for the team, and Gyan bottled it.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        +1

        He absolutely did what he had to do. And the fact that it broke the hearts of an entire continent made it even better! 😉

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        1. alang
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          BE BETTER IF HE DONE IT TO ENGLAND EH? you wouldnt be saying that now. would be crying like the lil beatch you are.

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          1. jamsiep
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Mature.

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            1. alang
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Manure.

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              1. Funkyav
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                how old are you?

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    3. Oliver Reed
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      didn't he bite someone recently as well. Hes a drity little sh*t. im looking forward to him meeting joey barton 🙂

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Aye. Got a seven or eight-week ban. Don't think he's quite in the lit-cigar-in-a-kid's-eye class yet, though.

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        1. Locarno
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHPd22qvh3E

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  8. SaintMatt
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know a site whre I can watch the best premier league goals from the weekend?

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      footyroom.com is the best!

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    2. Soccer Brah
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      footytube

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    3. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Well I may be teaching people here to suck eggs, I hope not but I use a great site for watching ALL Premiership matches live every week and that's caught-offside.com give it a try, for 5 quid a month it's excellent.

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  9. Jeb
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Looking for some expert help please

    Stockdale (Foster)
    Samba,Jara,Rafael-inj,(Alcaraz-inj,Crainey-Inj)
    Gerard,Nasri,Adam,Nani,VDV
    Rooney,Tevez,(Rodellaga)

    Just had a very bad score this week and lost lead in work league,do I need to use my WC? or just a change or 2? just 1 free transfer this week.

    Was thinking Crainey & Rooney to M Kelly & RVP.I can't even look at my squad right now- so many problems or am I ok until WC in GW27?

    Any help appreciated!

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