@ buster, we are at half time, worry not.

@Impunity hiyo ni kali kweli, it depends on who is winning. Infact on soccernet team of week we have Manugu and citeh players there but not a single gunner

TV5 and Monreal should be back in the next match, while (according to Wenger) Ozil will be out for about a week. Sagna just came back from a short lay off recently so i don't think he has any signs of fatigue as compared to Giroud.....in any case Jenkinson is still available. Ox-Chamberlain is also expected to return in the next one week or so. I think Miyaichi's presence on the bench was insignificant since we still had Poldi, Arteta & Gnabry. Its quite obvious that we need another Striker and I'm almost certain we'll get one in January....that's the only position we need to give priority to in the transfer window. If we are able to sign another Centre back and a defensive midfielder it would be good for depth but si lazima.

At the moment we have a stable squad, In some positions such as Midfield and at the front you'll need to rotate players but at the back you need stability....Koscielny and Mertesacker have flourished in this stability. Btw i still can't understand why Mata is not in Chelsea's starting 11, he rarely even comes on as a sub. That's not good for a player who wants to be in Brazil next year especially with the kind of midfield Spain have. My bet is that he might push for a move (probably on loan) in Jan. He's just the kind of player Man Utd need but i don't think Mourinho would let him move to OT.

For Arsenal to win the title, they need to create some distance at the top from their immediate rivals in the month of January and February. Failing which their rivals must suffer a series of set backs for Arsenal to win the league. My reasoning is based on he month of March 2014 which will be a horrendous month for Arsenal.

Starting 11th March to 5th April 2014 ...Arsenal play the following teams: Bayern (Champions league), Spurs, Chelsea, Mancity, Everton. Thats two london derbies in succession and 3 of the top five teams in the league. And that will be after a probably tough game against Bayern (best team in the world currently(?)). Those 12 points will be tough to collect.

None of the other top five teams in the EPL has a run of fixtures as bad as arsenal's between now and end of the league.

@Winston.....In my opinion i think Mata is better than those three players, I don't think Mourinho has ever given a satisfactory answer on why he doesn't play him.

I agree with you on the issue of the Jan transfer window being a distraction that's why i think Arsenal should sign one (striker) or two players.

Everyone is focused on our fixtures in March but i think the important games will be against the so called "small teams"......how many points have Chelsea and Man City dropped against those teams. Btw in Nov we had a similar run of fixtures yet we still managed to maintain our position. Anyway we are not the underdogs here Spurs, Man City & Chelsea will have to be at their best to beat Arsenal. As @Smano said alot can happen between now and Feb/March in terms of injuries and new signings.....lets focus on the games we have now.