Arsenal's New Good Looking Number 8

Last minute signing, Mikel Arteta trained with the team yesterday at Colney and finally had his pictures in red and white taken. Needless to say, he looks awesome. =D

There you go, 8 pictures of Arsenal's new number 8, Mikel Arteta. Hmm...... It feels like it has been a long time ago since the number 8 of Arsenal's red and white was followed by this name - Na$ri. Lol!

And by the way, Thomas Vermaelen is injured again. Achilles injury once more and apparently, he even had a surgery in Sweden and will not be sidelined for about a month or 2. Thank God we have Arsenal's new number 4 to step in. Per Mertesacker!!!

The August Five!!!!

So it takes a terribly humiliating defeat at Old Trafford to see Arsene Wenger taking the transfer windows seriously. In the past, he is known for not buying ready made BPL players and also players above the age of, I would say, 20? Lol. But after that 8-2 defeat, even he knows it is time for a change. And indeed came the anticipated change!

After losing the likes of Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri who only wanted bigger cheques as well as Cesc Fabregas who was also the other idiot who paid his way to his boyhood club, Barcelona, Arsenal seemed depleted. Although, we managed to qualify for the UEFA's Champions League, our BPL start was the worse I've ever seen. From 3 games, we only managed one point. Laying just one place above the relegation zone at 17th, we have a deficit of negative 8 goals to make up too. Many would say we are the Liverpool of last season now (no ill intention directed).

But this is where I would differ.

While Liverpool did surge back up last season, they never made it into Europe this season. However, they are indeed a force to be reckoned with this season and they till now, remained to be seen as a threat to Arsenal's place in the top four. But with only 3 games into the season, a lot more can happen. And did I mention the change that came to Arsenal recently?

If you missed it, let me say it again.

ARSENAL'S AUGUST FIVE

30th August 2011 - Park Chu Young, South Korean national team's captain, cousin of Manchester United's Park Ji Sung

31st August 2011 - Andre Santos, huge left back from Fenerbache, a typical Brazilian with good footwork and an eye for goal

Per Mertesacker, German's pole standing at 1.98 cm, a defender with really low number of fouls

Yossi Benayoun, captain of the Israel national team, BPL proven, a Samir Nasri replacement

and Mikel Arteta, like for like Fabregas replacement, BPL proven talent

Together, they are the August Five of Arsenal

And believe me that come 21st January, we will be seeing a VERY DIFFERENT side with renew energy and skills taking on Manchester United. The players and fans would have long forgotten the defeat at Old Trafford by then.

2 New Gunners Signed

BUT they are NOT defenders. Not a left-back. Not a right-back. NOT a central-back.

They are WINGERS/FORWARDS.

-Sighs!-

I wonder when Arsene Wenger would buy a defender of any position. But I would prefer a central-back of course. There have been on-going rumours about Arsene signing Phil Jagielka (Everton), Christopher Samba (Blackburn) and Per Metzsacker (I hope I got his name right; from one of the German clubs), but till now it hasn't materialise. -SIGHS!-

Oh well, I hope he knows what he is doing. I really hopes so. Otherwise, I see Arsenal tumbling down, slipping out of the top 4. Even losing to Liverpool! I think. Anyway, whoever we lose to, as long as it is another trophy-less season, it is going to SUCK!!!! So please, God, Arsene, anyone.... HELP!!!!

Anyway, without further ado, here are the new players...

Gervinho. He is a winger/forward from Lille. He was born in Ivory Coast and I heard he is pretty good. Still, not a defender I wished for though. But we've seen him a few times now and he does seem pretty good on the field. Scored on his debut and has since assisted in goals too.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. A teenager who is following Theo Walcott's footsteps. Coming from Southampton, being a teenager, plays as a winger. Only I do not know if he is as fast. Lol. Anyway, I heard he is very good for future prospects. Well, I just hope that we won't make him into the world's next superstar, only to lose him when we don't win anything. That has happened way too many times with Arsenal. So as much as future goes, I am focusing on the present for now. 6 seasons without a single trophy sucks. We suck more than teams like Liverpool, West Ham United, Manchester City and even Birmingham City!!!

Barefooted. Lol. So funny.

Woohoo!!!

Okay, I know I owe y'all a post of my trip to watch the mighty Gunners in Kuala Lumpur. But right now, that has got to wait as I am pretty busy lately. But what I'm about to say on here cannot. It absolutely cannot! Lol.

So in case y'all don't already know, I graduated in May from UTM. So I now hold a degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology. But having this piece of paper doesn't make me a psychologist yet. So I gotta carry on studying which is cool 'cuz I enjoy it.

Anyway, I decided to further my studies in New Zealand. Last month, I made my applications and yesterday, the University of Waikato replied me saying I got in! So WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!! On top of this, my best buddy, Siu Yen Pin did too! But I haven't replied them back yet as I am waiting for other options as well. But what the hell, I got into an abroad university for something higher than a degree! Yippee!!!!

ARSENAL!!!!!

As you may have know, I got to watch Arsenal recently and I will update you on the awesome trip with Yen Pin a.s.a.p.! Cheers!