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All week, Arsenal fans bitten their nails, wondering about the availability of a certain midfielder.  Even if he wasn’t able to start, just the sight of him on the bench would surely be enough to strike fear into the heart of the opposition.  Well folks, it’s good news:

EMMANUEL EBOUE IS FIT.

B-dum.  Having led you all through that lexical labyrinth to what was undoubtedly a somewhat anticlimactic conclusion, let’s give you some properly exciting news:  Andrey Arshavin arrived back in London last night clutching his VISA, and Arsene will consider his fitness in training today before deciding whether or not he’s able to take his place on the bench.  With seven substitutes available, I think it’s worth including him in the matchday squad even if he’s not entirely ready, purely to fast-track his adaptation.

Regarding the Arshavin deal, Arsene was keen to point out we have “nothing to hide”.  With the Premier League clubs now satisfied, and only a mouthy Championship manager still protesting, I really do hope this story can go away now.  I was certainly led to believe by the Premier League that several transfers which had been announced on Monday night were not officially completed until Tuesday – it’s only our decision to be absolutely correct in our declarations that has led to criticism, which is absurd.

Arsene has implied that when the Russian is fully fit, he intends to use he and Samir Nasri as interchangeable creative wide-men – “non-axial playmakers”, as Nasri himself would say.  Le Boss says:

“If you ask Arshavin or Nasri where they want to play, they will say the middle because all the technically gifted players want to play in the centre.  I believe Arshavin can play on the right, behind the strikers or on the left – and Nasri as well.”

When you think that next season we’ll have those two, plus Theo Walcott and potentially Tomas Rosicky, with Jack Wilshere coming up behind them, it’s a mouthwatering prospect not only for the fans, but also for the strikers who’ll be looking to gobble up the chances laid on.

One of those players is Emmanuel Adebayor, who has thus far failed to replicate his stunning form of last season.  Arsene Wenger suggests he was unsettled by Summer’s transfer talk, but expects the goals to flow again soon.  Adebayor has certainly been reliable against Tottenham in recent seasons, racking up eight goals in eight games, and scoring on Sunday would certainly go some way towards setting him back on track.  However, a hard-working committed performance would arguably do even more for his standing among the fanbase.

The Sun links us to a French midfielder I have never heard of, which means he’s almost certain to arrive.

In recent days, I’ve been running a competition over on twitter to find the best A.R.S.H.A.V.I.N. acronym.  There’ve been a tonne of entries, all rather ingenious, but below are some of my favourites.  Some are witty, some poetic, some include scientific classifications of owls, and some are just plain weird:

  • Already Ratified Signings Have Absolutely Verified Immunity Now by KevinPocock
  • Arshavin’s Real Skill Has Average Villa Incredibly Nervous by mexicanpaddy
  • A Russian Savior Handing Arsenal Victories Indispensable and Necessary by nunemach
  • Arsenal Really Should Have Avoided Veering Into Nothingness by toypadlock
  • Arsenal’s Russian Strigiformic Hero Avenges Veritable Incompetence Narrowly by jfwhelan
  • Arsenal’s Russian Savior Hooked After Vacillated Intercontinental Negotiation by IsolatedGooner

Honourable mention to all of the above, but the winner, and my favourite for it’s pure surrealist nonsencial nature, is:

  • All Randy Swans Have A Very Introverted Nature by imotay

Something about shamefully sexually swans tickles me.  Not literally.  I’ll be tweeting him to let him know how to collect his prize in the next day or two.

Tomorrow I’ll be talking to a Spurs fan about Redknapp, Robbie Keane, and Relegation.  Don’t miss it.


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