Defensive worries ahead of visit to Charlton

We start today's edition with the quite terrifying news that, with Gallas out with a hamstring tweak and Djourou to face a fitness test on Saturday, le Boss is preparing to play one of Gilbert O'Silva or ALEXANDRE BLOODY SONG at centre half against Charlton!

Jesus H Christ. I've been fearing the day that we would see Song make his first start for the season, but I hadn't even considered that it might be at centre half. I know we've got injury problems in defence, but we have players the same age and Song who's job it is to play at centre half that should really be getting a go before him. Matthew Connelly and Joe O'Cearuill spring to mind. I know that Charlton aren't going through the best bit of form right now but I think playing Song at centre half is taking the piss a bit. They're not so bad that they won't cause him all sorts of problems. Of course if Arsene decides to play Gilberto there instead, does that mean that Song will be replacing him in centre mid? The mind boggles.

Roy Keane has shown he's trying to change his spots and become a bit more diplomatic in his new managerial role by praising Wenger's ten years in charge of Arsenal, saying:

"He has done a brilliant job... I watched them last week against [Manchester] United and they were outstanding,"

Nice to see. Double D has also repeated his earlier offer to give Wenger a job for life at the club, suggesting Arsene should be given a seat on the board when he decides to hang up his managerial tracksuit. I'd be all for that, but not for another ten years or so.

Alex Hleb has said that he has been told to shoot more and is happy to do so, but will still look for a pass to a better placed team mate before shooting. I think he could score a fair few if he stopped passing square when he's ten yards out, so let's hope this happens.