Arsenal's tough UEFA Champions League playoff series vs. Celtic could get a whole lot tougher.
The Gunners have injury concerns surrounding star Cesc Fabregas, Brazilian midfielder Denilson and defender Bacary Sagna ahead of Tuesday's first-leg clash with Celtic at Parkhead.
Arsenal is fresh from its 6-1 mauling of Everton in its EPL opener, but the promising start could quickly become nightmarish if the club stumble in Champions League play.
Here are some other stories to help wrap up your Monday.
Whitbreak has hip surgery
American defender Zak Whitbread will have to wait a while for a potential transfer away from Millwall after having hip surgery that will likely sideline him for up to 10 weeks.
Whitbread looked like a likely transfer target this summer, but after he passed on a potential move to Peterborough United, transfer interest appeared to fade. Now, with him sidelined, it looks as though Whitbread will have to battle through at least one more half-season at Millwall.
Red Bulls sign defender
From the "What is the point now" department comes word that the Red Bulls have signed Argentine defender Walter Garcia. The 25-year-old former Argentine Under-20 player is expected step in and battle for playing time, then again so was fellow recent Red Bulls signing Leo Krupnick, who has managed to already earn a permanent spot on the bench despite having been signed to a six-figure contract as a mid-season "upgrade".
Bremen close in on Pizarro
Werder Bremen is preparing to add some punch at forward, and with a familiar face no lese.
Reports have linked Bremen with a move for Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro, who joined Bremen on loan last year and scored 28 goals in all competitions.
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What do you think of these developments? Think Arsenal still has enough to post a result in Parkhead, a notoriously tough place to play? Disappointed to see Whitbread miss out on a transfer? Wondering why the Red Bulls are still signing players to a team with nothing to play for?
Share your thoughts below.
Agoos is a freaking loser and now it smells like he’s a corrupt piece of crap. How fitting he works outta Jersey. Fire that jerkoff and he can take Oso with him. Another defender. Unbelievable.
Having said that, I will go see them for free. SO anyone that has tickets but does not want to go, pls email me. Richiv2k at ya hoo dot com.
Wow, one game and 3 people are injured. What is going on in North London?
@ Leonardo,
Are you serious? First of all Cesc was out last year for 3 months with a serious injury, sustained after basically over a year of constant playing. He played a full season in the premiership, champions league, and then the Euros with Spain before last season. Not to mention the fact that He broke into the Arsenal side when he was just 18 years old and never sustained any serious injuries until last season.
Stevie Gerrad has suffered from a repetitive groin injury for the last two seasons that may not have kept him out for a long spell, but is something always on the mind of his manager because his injury keeps returning. See this weekend were Gerrad had to pass a late fitness test before the Spurs game.
Also grow up and stop calling people fairies and what not, you sound like a 9 year old.
Crumbs! Second week of the season and these expensive show ponies are going down with injuries!!
Of course I understand and know that the majority of athletes perform with some kind of injury, but you have to sigh heavily when you think about Arsenal going into these next few fixtures with Cesc possibly out of the picture.
Arsene Wenger needs to get the money men to strength his squad or I fear another silverless season for the Gunners! 🙁
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Why not just sign all goalkeepers and line them up across the goal line? The RedBulls suck, can’t even give tickets away.
Posted by: Carl | August 18, 2009 at 12:15 AM
hilarious!
now, as I’m from Cali, i could care less about RBNY. (my east coast team would be DC – they’re always fun to watch.) but -wow- the RBNY steal the headlines – the wrong ones, and to be honest, it’s really kinda funny to watch. what happened? i thought JPA was awesome…?
How about Kandji sucking it up and doing what he has to do to get on the field?
Why not just sign all goalkeepers and line them up across the goal line? The RedBulls suck, can’t even give tickets away.
Considering the deadbulls have only one fit forward in Woly you’d think they put some focus there and not sign the roster’s 10th defender, but then again what is the point anymore…
Nick Webster in a DC United jersey. Somehow it’s fitting.
Isn’t Krupnik’s agent Jeff Agoos’ brother? If so, this stinks to high heaven.
Maybe if they go back to the old pub set, and let Waldo pound some Guinness …
Any news on Jozy?
I absolutely love nick websters dcu jersey.
And andrew i’ve watched two minutes and wynalda shared his experience as a player, which is something steven cohen couldn’t do, but i haven’t watched it otherwise. And dont plan to.
Watching Fox Fone in and Eric Wynalda is the new co host. he is terrible. he adds nothing to the show. no insight, no enthusiasm nothing. I know its easy to dislike Steve Cohen but Wynalda adds nothing. good thing I am not usually at home to watch this show any more.
Mark i think there was some technicality standing in the way of the Red Bulls signing Dilly Duka so we can’t get him apparently.
“what is the point department” just made my night hahaha
*tsk tsk* fabregas is too injury prone.
i’m glad i went for the *hardcore* (read: avoid injury) peeps like Lamps and Gerrard instead of fairy Fabregas on my fantasy EPL team
Six figures for Officer Krupke and 12.9 for a conditional supplemental whatever guy. Niiiice …
Are the Red Bulls still pursuing Dilly Duka? Or has that ship sailed?
At this point, they should be starting Zim, Borman, Mbuta and anyone else to see if they can help next year. It’ll be yet another year of roster turnover. Some things never change.
“Whitbreak has hip surgery”
Freudian slip?
Wonder if Fabregas really is injured or if they don’t want to cup-tie him and lower his value in a potential sale.
I had no idea Krupnik was making that kind of money. I should try to get a tryout with the Red Bulls!
Wow….Krupnick is making that much? Although nothing concerning the RedBulls shock me anymore, I’m still……well, shocked.
the red bulls suck…. but i own season tickets 😀
Red Bulls are a freakin’ NIGHTMARE!