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Benji

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No Kaka, no Gattuso? Seedorf's having a poor season too, apparently. Looks promising for us.

I read yesterday Gattuso is meant to be fit. Kaka will blatantly be fit though.

If he's not, we need to hammer them at the Emirates to stand any chance of progressing.

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Petrousgyre

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AC have been pretty poor this season by all accounts, they're 20 points off of the top which must be unfamiliar territory for them. However you'll have to watch out as they may be more determined to do well in the CL again as a result.

Yeah, but they were shit domestically last season too, on roughly the same number of points as they were at this time last season. They do turn it on when the chips are down.

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Lucky

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Nothing much else going on.

Wenger's current crop remain on par with the Invincibles
Forty points is said to be the target for all those teams fighting relegation. At the other end of the table however, 50 and 60 points are important mid-season milestones for the title contenders.

Arsenal were the first team to get the half-century this season and managed to get there by New Year's Day. The victory at Manchester City last weekend hauled Arsène Wenger's side back to the top of the league and up to 60 points. If historic trends are to continue, the Gunners will be crowned champions in May.

Only once in the last five seasons has a team failed to clinch the title after becoming the first to earn 60 points - and that was Arsenal in 2003. On that occasion they had played 28 games to get there, while the eventual champions, Manchester United, took 30.

In Wenger’s first full season at the Club, both Premier League heavyweights had played 30 games before the tally was reached, with the Gunners eventually wrestling the title away from Old Trafford with a couple of matches to spare.

The Frenchman led the Gunners to a second Double in 2002. That season Arsenal had played 29 games to United’s 30 before the sides breached the 60-point barrier.

The Club’s most recent, and perhaps finest, Premier League triumph came in 2004. Wenger led his side through the season unbeaten, reaching a tally of 60 points by February 10 playing just 25 games — the same amount as the current campaign and also matched Manchester United’s rate last term.

Chelsea’s back-to-back title wins have come after achieving the mark in 24 games, then by 22 a season later.

First to 60 points

Season - First to 60 - Champions - Matches taken - Date achieved - Final tally

1997/98 Man United -- Arsenal ------ 30 ------------- 31 March --------- 78

2001/02 Arsenal ------ Arsenal ------ 29 ------------ 5 March ----------- 87

2002/03 Arsenal ----- Man United* --- 30 ------------ 16 March --------- 83

2003/04 Arsenal ----- Arsenal ------- 25 ------------ 10 February ------- 90

2004/05 Chelsea ----- Chelsea ------ 24 ------------- 22 January ------- 95

2005/06 Chelsea ----- Chelsea ------ 22 ------------- 15 January -------- 91

2006/07 Man United --- Man United -- 25 ------------- 31 January -------- 89

2007/08 Arsenal ------ N/A ---------- 25 -------------- 2 February -------- N/A

*statistics relate to Champions

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Finally found Walcott's goal from the other night. Here if anyone missed it. Poor lad always looks relieved when he does something, like the pressure is always on him and every positive contribution lifts it a bit. I was suprised to read he is still only 18, seems like he is so much older. He has had a tough last few months but I really hope he does make it at Arsenal.

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Lucky

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Yeah, I read somewhere that he's been slaughtered in the German press and that he shouldn't be anywhere near the squad for the Euros this year.

Edit. Here we go.

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was slaughtered by the German press this morning, despite taking part in Germany's 3-0 victory over Austria last night.

Bild said: "Lehmann is no longer the international goalkeeper he tries to be. On the contrary, he is a major risk for the national team.

"(Germany coach Joachim) Low must get him out of goal. This goalkeeper has nothing meaningful to offer Germany in the European Championships."

A bit strong really?

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Benji

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That's the thing with goal keepers, they go from amazing to being incredibly crap in the space of a year or two. Take Seaman for instance, was amazing for us, went to city... ended up retiring mid season. Jens should retire.

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Dude Ranch

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It's amazing how thin our squad is right now. Bare bones.

Anyone think that Milner would be a good buy for us? I've always been impressed and today he stood out again in a woeful Newcastle side. He's a bit like a young Freddie, maybe a bit more mobile although not such a goal threat. Good player though.

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I think he would be a good player for us definitely. Him and Theo worked well for the U21s this week anyway.

Kolo is a sub in the Ivory Coast game. Lets hope that he remains unused and can jump straight back on the plane back to us.

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