Cesc 50:50, Eboue Wants to Stick Around, and Dudu Dive

Good morning Gunners!

It’s been a while since I have posted – sorry about that. I’ve actually been doing what I’m supposed to do at work, which is working. Shocking, I know. I have a quick break so I thought I’d write a post. Technically, it’s not really a break, but I’m bored so what the hell.

Once again, this post will include some injury news. Tragic, yes. There’s some good news though, believe it or not. There is still some speculation on whether or not our skipper will feature in the Manure game, and Le Boss has said this on the subject:

“He had a training session today [Thursday] that was quite positive.”

“He will have a definite test tomorrow [today] where we will decide if we include him in the squad or not. Today I would say it is a real 50:50. Yesterday [Wednesday] it I would say it was 60:40 against but he looked positive today.”

I don’t really know if that’s good or bad. The good part is that it went from 60:40 to 50:50. I love speaking in terms of ratios. The gaffer had this to say about other injuries:

“From last night [Wednesday] we have an uncertainty about Aaron Ramsey. He is having a scan at the moment.

“The news was quite re-assuring this morning [Thursday] and we are hoping we’ll get some more [news later]. We don’t think it is a knee injury. We were scared it was a cartilage problem but the news was positive today. It did not swell and he had no restriction of movement. It could be a muscle behind the knee provoked, at first, by a kick on his shin. But we could have some news today that he has nothing at all.

“Rosicky is back in full training but I think a game of that intensity will be too early for him.”

So basically, Ramsey is a doubt and Rosicky might feature. Rosicky! That would be pretty freaking amazing in my opinion. I’d love to see him play, but is it worth the risk? Hard to say.

Eboue for Eternity. A campaign I started last year that has approximately 4.2 followers including Dmitri and myself. An immense success, and it gained much publicity when Eboue was booed of the pitch. His popularity rose -92% and I knew the campaign would make it far. It didn’t, surprisingly.

But things have changed. The once much-hated Eboue seems to have matured. Sure, he still practices his interpretive rain dances on the pitch after a rare goal, but he went from clown to class. He isn’t bad – at all. If he was bad, he wouldn’t be playing for Arsenal. This is his year to prove that. The awesome African not only proclaimed his loyalty to the club, but he also claimed that he desires a contract extension. Here’s what Emmanuel said:

“Even when people were booing me last season, I never said I wanted to move.

“The aim is to keep improving and to win a trophy. I have two more years at Arsenal. If they want me to sign for longer, I will do that. I love this club.”

“I am very happy, because I have a new partnership with the fans and now we are all together.

“They understand I will always give 100 per cent for this team and it helps me to know I have the confidence of the boss.

“Last season was difficult. I wanted to give my best and it didn’t always happen. But I have forgotten everything that happened with the fans. Now they sing my name and I thank them for their support.”

Top, top man. We love you too, Eboue. Well, at least I do. I remember the heartbreaking look on his face when he got booed off the pitch – it literally made me tear up. Then again, I’m pretty emotional when it comes to Arsenal. No one deserves that treatment, and I hope no Arsenal player has to face it this season. Keep the booing for the oppostion.

There’s been a lot of fuss on Dudu’s dive. Way too much fuss, in my opinion. According to The Sun (so you know it has to be true), Eduardo is facing a two-match ban after his supposed dive. An official UEFA statement said:

“Having studied video evidence of the incident in question, the UEFA disciplinary inspector decided to charge the player concerned.

“The UEFA control and disciplinary body will examine the case on September 1.”

This is completely acceptable, seeing as Eduardo is the first player to ever dive in a game. Dmitri will be posting an in-depth analysis on this whole situation. Thanks for making my life easier, Dimi.

That’s it for today! If anything comes up, we’ll be sure to post it. Thanks for reading.

Later on, we’ll have a Pre-Match Post for the Manure game up, so be sure to check it out.

Stay classy, fellow Gooners.