Reserves goalkeeper James Shea in squad for United clash
Fourth choice goalkeeper James Shea will be included in Arsenal’s squad against Manchester United this Saturday, after Wojciech Szczesny dislocated his finger during last night’s Champions League defeat at Barcelona.
The 19-year-old has found himself called into the first-team squad this season as cover for injuries to Lukasz Fabianski and Manuel Almunia.
Szczesny’s injury meant that Arsene Wenger was forced to re-call one of his ‘keepers who are currently out on loan – Vito Mannone or Shea – with Wenger cancelling the latter’s loan spell at Southampton two weeks earlier than expected.
Shea was part of the Gunners FA Youth Cup and Premier Academy League double winning-side of 2008/09 and went on to become a regular for the reserves.
Islington-born Shea will be on the substitutes bench for Saturday’s FA Cup clash at Old Trafford, with Spaniard Almunia starting in between the sticks.
GOD HELP US ALL
We’ve got to all get behind Almunia. He’s all we’ve got.
I think this man lack idea to move our club forward! Why not Vito sumbodi that will put Alumu at his bex
Is Aaron Ramsey in the squad?
@John: He’ll travel to Manchester. Unlikely to start.
Shitex take it easy. Mannone is injured.
I have grave misgivings about Saturday’s game. If we can keep our starting 11, un-injured, on the pitch for the whole game….we will win. There’s no doubt about that. The trouble will come, however, with a conned or biased referee, resulting in penalties, sendings of and off-the-ball incidents which, at OT, will inevitably count against the visitors. Our players will have to be wary of ageing thugs like Scholes and Giggs and the younger element such as Vidic and Fletcher and not retaliate…….in the vain hope of referee action. Jack Wilshere must keep his cool.
@Gooner Chris: can we know the whole squad for saturday? will it be an ‘a’ or a ‘b’ team? or mixed? thanx!
What kind of team has one first team goalkeeper injured for numerous weeks and a backup goalkeeper injured for the rest of the season? Seriously, our luck on the injury front is truly staggering at times.
————–Almunia—————-
– Sagna, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy –
——– Diaby, Wilshere, ———–
—-Nasri—-Rosicky——Arshavin—
————-Van Persie————–
Guess thats the deal for ManU. Wenger already said, he wont deliver B team.
Rob, I would prefer if he plays Ramsey there instead of Diaby. Diaby has shown many times that he is not a good DM. We cannot afford to leave spaces there against ManU. And Rosicky has been poor :/ I think I would rather play Diaby where Rosicky is…so basically Ramsey for Diaby and move Diaby up for Rosicky.
Totally agree with u Jamie, but I dont see Wenger putting ramsey in the first XI…. ramsey would be huge IMO, just give him the chance to show skills under real pressure. Would appreciate that and to my mind ramsey wouldnt be worse than an old rosicky needing 5 seconds to make a full turn :> we will see…