Randall & Gibbs Make Squad For Sunderland Game
18 year old midfielders Mark Randall and Kieran Gibbs have both been drafted in for Arséne Wenger’s squad for The Gunners final league game against Sunderland this Sunday.
Both players have been on loan to separate Championship clubs this season. Randall on loan to Burnley, while fellow Englishman Gibbs saw little match action at mid-table side Norwich City.
Wenger told Arsenal.com
“It should be nearly the same group of players who are available, nobody is coming back from injury certainly. I could give one or two players an early breather because they go to Euro 2008 or the African qualifiers.
So Kieran Gibbs, who got on the bench last weekend, could be involved again, so could Mark Randall. But I am really not sure yet.”
Randall is likely to make the bench, while Gibbs has been rumoured to appear in the starting XI after being benched in the Everton game last Saturday.
May 8, 2008 at 8:25 pm
No mention of Jay Simpson??!!!
May 8, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Simpson wasn’t mentioned in Wenger’s interview.
May 8, 2008 at 9:03 pm
i havent seen simpson play. is he a good prospect? striker or winger?
May 8, 2008 at 9:16 pm
jay is an excellent striker. i rate him higher than bendtner. and i think hes going to be wengers element of suprise next season. watch this boy.
May 8, 2008 at 9:28 pm
great stuff,
May 8, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Many Arsenal suppoorters don’t rate Bendtner. Many Arsenal supporters don’t have a clue!
Good luck to both youngsters and to Simpson after his Millwall experience
May 9, 2008 at 3:18 am
people who dont rate bentdner just have to look at his stats, 9 in 16 starts. from a 20 year old, it is not so bad really is it?
May 9, 2008 at 7:59 am
I agree give the kids game time. Hail Wenger
May 10, 2008 at 6:04 pm
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May 10, 2008 at 6:05 pm
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