Soccer anyone? The Gunners on a roll as Arsenal hosts a dismal Chelsea team in a London derby on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Emirates Stadium in Holloway, London, England.
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Terry has also been crucial in his side being undefeated against Arsenal in their past nine league meetings and instrumental in them not conceding during the last six of those. We’re yet to await that much-anticipated three-at-the-back formation that we expected to see and the quick, sharp battling hasn’t really been there yet either. “It’s important what the player feels”. He played a good game in the [EFL] Cup.
Chelsea are looking to bounce back from their first competitive defeat under Conte, which came at the hands of Liverpool on Friday night.
“But of course I do not watch him or Fabregas in training and without seeing either player every day it is hard to demand that he has to play – that is for Conte to decide”.
Arsenal still have a handful of important players out injury, with Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck, Carl Jenkinson and Aaron Ramsey among them. The didn’t close down very well and apart from when they began to rally, it was all a bit tepid from the Blues. These big games give great emotion and great expectation.
The main reason for Fabregas’ absence seems to be his relative lack of mobility, with Conte generally preferring energetic midfielders who are capable of getting up and down the pitch and contributing in both phases of play.
“It is normal when you start work in a new team and you bring a new idea and method of football you need time”.
“We are working to try to improve and reach a level always high and I think this team can improve a lot”.
“It is a very special game against Arsenal”.
His move dismayed the Arsenal faithful, and it was rewarded with a Premier League title winner’s medal at the end of his first season at the club.
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“I hope to see him [Zouma] in the training session next week”. He played a good game in the cup. “There is the possibility that he can start tomorrow (Saturday) but I still have one more day to decide my lineup”. The centre-half will hope to be contention for a first-team return after the global window. “Possibly. Probably. We will wait one week more”.
