Silvestre & Song Centre Back Partnership Against Turks?
It may be only two months into the new season, but injuries are already starting to hit Arsenal badly. With the news of Kolo Toure’s recent shoulder injury likely to keep him out for several days it appears that Arsene Wenger will have to rely on the questionable centre back partnership of Mikael Silvestre and Alex Song against Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on Tuesday night.
Knocks to William Gallas, Bacary Sagna, Nicklas Bendtner and Johan Djourou previously ruled them out of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Everton. The 58-year-old Frenchman may be without them in Turkey too.
“For Tuesday, I don’t believe we will get William Gallas or Kolo Toure back. [Nicklas] Bendtner maybe, [Johan Djourou] maybe. [Samir] Nasri could be fit for Tuesday. Toure twisted a ligament in his shoulder and he looks to be out. We have to assess that tomorrow morning but it doesn’t look too good.”
Turkcell Süper Lig runners-up of last season Fener boast Euro2008 winning coach Luis Aragonés as well as on-fire striker Daniel Güiza. A massive question will be posed to Arsenal’s youthful squad in what is set to be a fiery atmosphere in Istanbul’s hostile Sükrü Saracolu Stadium.
The Arsenal back four will have their work cut out against Güiza & co. Gunners fan Colin Kazim-Richards may get a start on Tuesday night with the Leytonstone-born youngster looking to impress against his boyhood club.
You can follow all the build-up towards Tuesday’s Champions League Group Stage game here on Gooner Talk with a match report immediately after the full time whistle.
I think that Silvestre and Song actually looked pretty good against Everton together.
It may be a refreshing change from Gallas/Toure.
Considering they didn’t concede whilst playing together at CB against Everton, im not too worried.
song and silverstre havent tasted the speed of dani guiza and kazim richards soo im quite worried about that partnership
Guiza is f’ing slow anyway.
shahgooner, Guiza is slow as shit
Toure is a woeful cb so have no problem with song and tweety at the back
do you know how sh** there playing?
arsenal will wipe the floor with them 3-0.
I SINCERELY BELIEVE SILVESTER IS GOOD ADD. IN TO THE TEAM I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HIS DISPLAY AGAINST EVERTON.
Its looks like it will be silvestre and song which is fine by me but even if say Djourou makes it and replaces Song, we dont have a problem at centre back. its certainly stronger than Toure and Gallas!
Personally I’d like song to be shifted into the DM position.
Bigger worry is whether Nasri is fit. I think this team is relying on him already and we need him.
Song’s a good player – he’ll be alright as a centre-back. But isn’t it weird how our injuries always happen to players of the same position? And who’d have thought that out of all our centre backs, only Silvestre would be fit?
Djourou was named to the squad.
i song will play in dm and it will be 4-5-1 formation nad the main aim will not to lose if they can get a win then fine and they will want win if they can but a loss is not a option.i think it will also depend on if diaby is playing as well ,i think diaby will better in dm position than delinson,i dont know who i would play right back aboue cant defend that well, but i would song and silvestor