Sanchez and Ox

Its testament to our squad depth that little is being made of the continued absence of Oxlade Chamberlin or the fact that Sanchez has gone 5 games without a goal. In fact we are also still missing our Captain, first choice right back, last years player of the year Ramsey and we still look reasonably placed for that top 4 position.

To be frank I'm not bothered at all about the absence of our captain or Ramsey for that matter.Both very good players and in Arteta, he is the type of play we actually need when we are facing the last 10 minutes bombardment we faced at Selhurst but i am a bit concerned about the continued absence of the Ox.

Despite his inconsistency and lack of end product, the direct running of Chamberlin and his defensive duties offers so much balance to this Arsenal side. He pins fullbacks back the same way Sanchez does which helps relieve the pressure on the defence and midfield.

I know some people here like Castor Troy feel that Walcott can do that and has better end product but Im struggling to be convinced by Theo this season. He is playing well within himself to actually do what we think he is capable of.

I hope the Ox will be back in the next few weeks as we will need him at Old trafford for the FA Cup game.

By the way I think Wilshere will play a big role in our run in. Santi looks a bit tired and maybe pushed further forward in the next few games.

I hope van Persie fails to make it for the FA cup game.Despite his so called poor form he is still a lethal finisher and I would rather face Falcao or Wilson. For all the clamour to play Rooney as a striker his form in front of goal doesnt convince me he is the solution to their goal scoring problems but sadly for us, his game goes to Messi levels when he plays against us so can only hope he gets a ban for yellow cards or gets himself sent off in the next few games.

Quitely confident we can force a replay in the FA cup game.