Prediction Newcastle United vs Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger did not include Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to face Newcastle. Arsenal captain's armband for the match Robin van Persie was girded.
Preparation to face Arsenal 2011/2012 season will be preoccupied with news of the departure of their two main players: Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
Wenger does not want his men to concentrate on something else in their inaugural match in the Premier League face Newcastle this weekend.
"We wanted the squad to have full commitment in the field. The important thing is the player who played 100 percent," said Wenger at a press conference which took place on Friday (12/08/2011) evening hrs.
Meanwhile Skysports reported that Wenger did not include Fabregas and Nasri in the list of contra players the Magpies.
Quoted from the official twitter account Arsenal, Wenger pointed to Van Persie as a team captain for the match to face Newcastle. But the Frenchman's "still not thinking about who the captain for the matches next."
Then if Wenger is ready to take off Fabregas and Nasri? Regarding the two players, the manager of Arsenal since 1996, replied diplomatically.
"I've never been disappointed with the attitude of Nasri or Fabregas. They have to be professional. My main concern is for the team which I will send down to face Newcastle tomorrow," he said.
Wenger confirmed that the appearance of Fabregas and Nasri is not purely technical reasons. "Cesc is not in condition to play strike. He does not quite fit and I do not want this discussion to be widened," said The Professor at the BBC.
"Nasri had just of defending the national team, he was still sick and he still has not recovered. No other aspect is the reason why he was not in the squad."
Preparation to face Arsenal 2011/2012 season will be preoccupied with news of the departure of their two main players: Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
Wenger does not want his men to concentrate on something else in their inaugural match in the Premier League face Newcastle this weekend.
"We wanted the squad to have full commitment in the field. The important thing is the player who played 100 percent," said Wenger at a press conference which took place on Friday (12/08/2011) evening hrs.
Meanwhile Skysports reported that Wenger did not include Fabregas and Nasri in the list of contra players the Magpies.
Quoted from the official twitter account Arsenal, Wenger pointed to Van Persie as a team captain for the match to face Newcastle. But the Frenchman's "still not thinking about who the captain for the matches next."
Then if Wenger is ready to take off Fabregas and Nasri? Regarding the two players, the manager of Arsenal since 1996, replied diplomatically.
"I've never been disappointed with the attitude of Nasri or Fabregas. They have to be professional. My main concern is for the team which I will send down to face Newcastle tomorrow," he said.
Wenger confirmed that the appearance of Fabregas and Nasri is not purely technical reasons. "Cesc is not in condition to play strike. He does not quite fit and I do not want this discussion to be widened," said The Professor at the BBC.
"Nasri had just of defending the national team, he was still sick and he still has not recovered. No other aspect is the reason why he was not in the squad."
Prediction line up :
Newcastle (4-4-2):
1-Stephen Harper, 3-José Enrique Sánchez Díaz, 2-Fabricio Coloccini, 27-Steven Taylor, 12-Danny Simpson, 18-Galgo, 31-Shane Ferguson, 24-Cheikh Tiote, 7-Joey Barton, 20-Leon Best, 23-Shola Ameobi.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1):
53-Wojciech Szczesny, 22-Gael Clichy, 28-Kieran Gibbs, 5-Thomas Vermaelen, 3-Bacary Sagna, 19-Jack Wilshere, 17-Alexandre Song Bilong, 4-Francesc Fàbregas Soler, 8-Samir Nasri, 10-Robin Van Persie, 14-Theo Walcott.