new signings

Having lost the service Mathieu Flamini (left)and Alex Hleb (right) who left for Milan and Barcelona respectively, Arsenal had certainly looked weaker..Flamini, who was not favoured for most of his seasons in Arsenal appeared to be as important in the middle of the park last season..his absence is surely a blow for us..Hleb in the other hand had always appeared in Arsenal's strating line-up..the playmaker was an unknown subject when he played for Stuttgart in German Bundesliga, but established himself as one of the world's best midfielder under the guidance of Wenger..his departure will leave an impact to Arsenal's young guns, although his ratings in goal scoring is not excellent..he's a type of player who can change the rhythm of the game..he's contribution is not at the goalscoring..he's a link between gameplay and goals..for me, he's a great player and i hate to lose him..

enough of the old story....

Arsenal made a few new signings this season..however we failed to add another midfielder to replace Flamini...until now, Denilson played the role but personally i don't think he's good enough..anyway, let's see some new faces in the red and white colour of Arsenal this season..

1. Samir NASRI

tagged the new Zinedine Zidane, i initially didn't believe that he's as good as the French legend...after observing a few games, i thought he had the quality..he's technically perfect and to say, he controls and dribbles the ball with intention that he won't let the opponent take the ball from him..and indeed, it's hard to get the ball from his feet..and that quality is very similar to that of Zinedine...opened the new Premier League season with a fine scoring debut..he'll be a great player..

2.Amaury BISCHOFFsigned from German outfit, Werder Bremen Amaury is a midfield player who can play in the centre or at the right flank. Amaury has a bad injury record but for Arsene, signing him was a gamble of talent..i haven't seen myself how good this player is..but hope that he's got good pair of legs..

3. Carlos VELAbought as a 16-year old in 2005, Vela was loaned for 3 seasons in the Spanish sides Celta Vigo, Salamanca and Osasuna since the had his work permit not granted..only this season, the Mexican striker is brought back to the Emirates Stadium..the cultured left-footed forward is certainly a player to watch in Arsenal line-up this season..who cares Chelsea had Drogba (or Schevchenko..?), we have Vela..

4. Aaron RAMSEYanother schoolboy added to the team..Ramsey was described by Arsene Wenger as a player with a fantastic engine, good build, good technique and good vision...the Welsh was signed from the mouth of Old Trafford during Euro 2008...made a fine debut by conducting the midfield very well in this season's Champions League qualifier against FC Twente in the Netherlands..

5. Mikel SILVESTREcould be the experienced player promised by Wenger...signed from Man Utd for PS 700,000 Silvestre is not a rare player in the Premier League...can play at the center or left back..