On the eve of Arsenal's Champions League Qualifier 2nd Leg, Arsene Wenger has come out with more ludicrous statements about how the team is good enough to win the Champions League in its present state and how a new signing is not necessarily required or may not be forthcoming.

I can't be bothered to analyse these remarks too much - it's a mystery to me why Wenger said them or if indeed he believes any of his own illogical rhetoric. Besides, having read Arseblog this morning - one of the few Arsenal blogs worth reading - his common sense virtually mirrors my opinion on said comments, so go read that. It's telling that even this normally 100% pro-Wenger blogger is literally tearing his hair out at the manager's lassitude.

Like I said several days ago, rightly or wrongly it won't be long before the supporters make their dissatisfaction known in the only way they can if this transfer lethargy is followed by continual poor performances. Arsenal may be OK at the Emirates, but I feel the team will definitely suffer on its travels.

Arsenal play FC Twente tonight having virtually eliminated the Dutch team from the CL qualifiers via a 2-0 victory in Enschede two weeks ago. The fact that Arsenal fielded an even more inexperienced midfield in that match as they did at Fulham and still came away with a result tells you all you need to know about the strength of our opponents. Arsenal should roll them over at the Emirates in the blink of an eye.

Whether Arsenal can repeat the trick against Newcastle on Saturday is another thing, and I'll comment on that later in the week. Cesc Fabregas will be back, and may feature tonight. We'll just have to hope that Wenger has not rushed the player back from injury too quickly; something he has a tendency to - because he has to. We also have to hope that Fabregas does not suffer from burn out this season - people forget the boy is only 21 and has played an awful lot of football in the last 12 months, right up to the Euro 2008 final.

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