Crystal Palace V Arsenal, 26 October KO 12:45

[Master Splinter]

first clean sheet in a while.

It's almost certain Chamakh or Thomas will pub one in.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Chamakh is bound to have the game of his life today.

Whether that means he manages a goal against us is another matter.

[Marc Overmars]

The kind of performances yet to come are against top opposition when we're struggling to get into the game, and we're looking at him as the go to guy to wrestle a win. That's the challenge for him to deliver and that's why he's here and not just laying assists for Ronaldo to get the headlines.

To be honest Dortmund and Napoli are the only decent sides we've faced in about 2 months, he's coasted through in 3rd gear so far because he hasn't really needed to deliver that 42m performance.

Definitely way more to come from him and we'll find out what he's really about soon enough.

[Master Splinter]

He had a little bug according to Wenfer, so maybe he can be excused for Tuesday's performance. He does seem to be constantly poorly.

[Syn]

Mertesacker has had the flu a couple of international breaks in a row, too. Obviously Podolski is the new Frimpong now just substituting "aha" for #dench.

Germans

No wonder we beat them.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I wouldnt mind giving Monreal a game and give Gibbs a rest or may be play Tommy V there and keep him charged up. Completely agree on Gnabry.. lad has looked sharp so far. We need to give him more opportunities.

I have suddenly begun to feel that way about Sagna and Jenkinson. Perhaps Jenks could start today and Sagna can play midweek with Merkyl and Vermaelen at CB and Monreal. There's a few things you could do I suppose.

If it was, what was Ramsey's performance worthy of?

He's a very unselfish player who has made everyone else up their game in midfield. But he's about as talented as they get, and we will get performances where we are struggling to break through (like against Dortmund) and Ozil will get us over the line. He said he's here to improve. How do you improve from getting more assists than everyone else in world football? I guess he's here to become the main man and shoulder the responsibility of taking us up a level. He's doing very well and it's clear he's a class apart, but there's a lot more to come from him thinking back to some of his performances for Germany.

It probably sounded like a loaded question, but actually I was just genuinely curious because I kind of agree. As you have already emphasised, not so much in the way of him not being anything special so far.... but in the way of the there is a lot more to come from him. He is highly talented and can add more goals to his game (than he did at Real) in the absence of a behemoth and grandiose outlet of a team mate like Cronaldo. It's easy to think his role will be the same for us as it was for the Galacticegos, but that is not really the case given he will have different players with different skill sets around him in a totally different league with different tactical mind sets. Of course he is always going to get a ton of assists but that doesn't necessarily mean his role is the same. Cesc is a good example of that.

And for your amusement, Ramsey is playing like a 50 million player. Although his goal the other day (I have to confess) unnerved me a little as it was remarkably like a few Sami 'buck tooth' Nasri has scored for us. *Shudder*

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BT Sport's programme is on now. Even Sky don't spend this long on build-up.

[GP]

Are they REALLY showing 2 nobodies playing fifa?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube is such a GHEL.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Are they REALLY showing 2 nobodies playing fifa?

Should be Team Fortress 2.