No Knees Up Here!

But the players (with a couple of exceptions) could do with a kick up the Arsenal!

Even Arsene, with his petulant display on the touchline, reminded me more of Moron-ho than our normally cool calm and collected Guv'nor.

We probably deserved at least a point and there was a penalty shout not given to Hleb, but we really need to pick up before our next outing or we will end up with a typical November hibernation.

Arsene says Best Ever Display against CSKA at Home

"We should have won by five, six or even seven."

"People will feel frustrated by the result but for me it is the best in the Champions League we have played since I've been here.

"Normally, you win this sort of game 7-0 - or maybe 7-1 because they (CSKA) had a chance as well but I still feel there is a lot of positives for the team.

"We were not guilty of trying to score the perfect goal this time. We dominated this Moscow team by miles and created clear-cut chances.

"There was a division of difference between the two teams but we have to take the result.

"Yet, I still feel that this team has great potential and it is how we mature in the coming months that will decide whether we win a trophy.

"At the moment, this group is very close and the decision that cancelled out Thierry Henry's goal in Moscow could be very costly but the referee played no part against us here. "

I have to agree with the man, even though I am disappointed with the result. The boys absolutely peppered the goals and the bloody thing just wouldn't go in! So frustrating, but an extremely exciting game! Fate, Karma, Luck - who cares...it just didn't happen and there is nothing more they could have done (apart from score!).

CSKA Home

The Defence
Big game tonight at home. We must be sharper than we were against Everton on the weekend. Clichy, Senderos and Flamini are all in the squad and there are injury doubts about Hoyte, so there could be another reshuffle at the back.

We desperately need Eboue or Lauren back and Clichy fully fit to shore up the defence and give Gallas a decent run with Kolo in the centre.

Van Persie and Henry
We also need Van Persie to keep scoring - he seems to need that for his confidence at the moment. He still looks a bit indecisive and I think TH14 doesn't always help with some of the stares he gives him.

As a captain, Henry can certainly improve a lot. As a player Thierry always seems to be adding another feather to his bow. This season, his heading has improved a lot. His motivation has been a bit questionable at times though. Have you seen how he seems disinterested until we get a goal, then all of a sudden he's all over the place making runs and scaring the crap out of defenders?

Is it too much to ask him to be like that all the time, when he's getting paid 110k quid a week?