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Explosive Arsenal?

Explosive Arsenal?

By The Hampshire Gooner

Promo mailshot for Arsenal away kit features no Cesc, Nasri or Clichy

I received in yesterday’s post a merchandise catalogue from Arsenal making sure I was fully aware of the launch of the new away kit. The first thing that hit me, other than the fact that the kit manages somehow to look even less like an Arsenal kit than the white one we had a few seasons ago, was the members of the current first team squad that were not involved in the promo photo shoot for the kit launch.

Was it a surprise for any of us to realise that our current captain was nowhere to be seen? Was it a surprise to see a distinct lack of Gael Clichy? The lack of our current number one left back was further highlighted by the appearance of Kieran Gibbs on the front page. The lack of our team captain was also highlighted by the man likely to be his replacement in the first team for next season - Aaron Ramsey - being splashed across none other than the front page as well.

The new launch has seen the away kit being branded as explosive, but for me the main point that exploded in my mind was the average age of the ‘men’ on the front cover of the catalogue. They are just about old enough to be served up a pint at your local pub.

At the end of the day, if Cesc wants to leave (and who could really blame him?), then fair enough: let us get the best price possible for him and move on without our current captain. I have not got a bad word to say about him as I do not expect unbridled loyalty from a man that clearly hasn’t mentally been at our club since last summer anyway. Is Ramsey the answer in replacing Cesc though? I personally don’t think we can rely on a player that nearly had his career ended and has only played a handful of Premier League matches since recovering from that horrific injury. To be honest, from what I have seen of Aaron, even if he was fully fit, he is not an out-and-out replacement for Cesc anyway, and in my eyes it would be a step back to promote our young Welshman as Cesc’s ideal replacement.

It does remind me of a recent conversation I had with a number of Arsenal regulars, where we were discussing who out of the current squad would we be that bothered about if they did decide to leave the club. The answers to the question were, sadly, few and far between. The highest number anyone had was a three (RVP, TV and Cesc). My answer for, what it is worth, was a big fat zero. I knew Cesc would be leaving anyway and, for me, RVP and TV have clearly both got injury issues which make them both replaceable in my eyes. Samir? Not for me either, as he has had half a good season out of a possible three, and when the going got tougher than good in the second half of last season he seemed to go AWOL.

The Woddy Allen's dear Barcelona - Barcelona Apartments for Rent

Stay on the subject of the film began in the last article, now it's time for Barcelona. Barcelona has been on several films, the fact of Madrid. One of the most remember is "Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona", filmed by Woody Allen in 2008. Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Spanish Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz have been few major players.

Allen acknowledged that he is in love with Spain, and Barcelona is one of his favorite cities, "He has a very visual beauty, and sensitivity is very romantic," he said.The director from Barcelona to Paris, and I thought the film, it was created could only take place in one of them.

The architecture of Barcelona is one of the most important things in the film becomes almost another character. Especially unique works of Gaudi, the Sagrada Familia as always in the back of many scenes. As the Park Güell was chosen as the site where the famous sculpture of a dragon along with two characters in conversation.

Other parts of Barcelona which appear in the film are the port, the Tibidabo amusement park, the Joan Miró museum , the Barcelona’s airport and Las Ramblas . The entire movie transpires Allen’s feelings towards Barcelona: the artist admitted he saw the city as a mix of a European standard and an anarchist underground mysterious.

We really recommend this film to all the Woddy Allen’s fans, and all the summer, freshness, relax and Spanish lovers. After watching the film, an attractive plan can bring you to Barcelona to follow Johanson’s steps, and visit by yourself the famous buildings and places you will have already seen in the screen.

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