In this game we can
expect returns to first team of Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Ramires who missed the match against Wigan so, we can expect a 4 -2-3-1 formation with Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Lampard, Mikel, Ramires, Mata, Kalou and Torres in first line - up.
Not exact matches
Dutch second - tier side VVV Venlo are now said
to be set
to sign the midfielder on loan until the summer, where he will be
expected to land a
first -
team role, before
returning to Arsenal for pre-season.
Some
first team players however will not be
returning until the very end of pre-season training, whilst the likes of Giroud, Ramsey, Ozil and Koscielny are not
expected to join up with the squad until little less than a week before our Premier League campaign kicks off.
Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez says he does not
expect to be shown any favour by manager John Carver after
returning to the
first team since recovering from testicular cancer --(Evening Chronicle)
Whilst England international Daniel Sturridge is
expected to return to full fitness and the
first team picture in the coming weeks, Rodgers is still likely
to want another forward
to boost his Anfield attack during the coming weeks, and Sevilla star Gameiro now looks
to be on Northern Irishman's wish - list.
We all
expected the worst when we travelled
to Germany for the
return leg, but Arsenal shocked the world by becoming the
first team in ages
to beat the Bundesliga juggernauts on their own turf.
The Pole is
expected to return to Serie A side Roma this month on loan, where he enjoyed a regular
first -
team role last term, something he is unlikely
to earn should he stay with Arsenal for the new campaign.
Instead, they now advanced
to the next round and will undoubtedly be buoyed by the result heading into their Premier League clash with Sunderland on Tuesday night as they look
to keep the pressure on at the top of the table with several
first -
team stars
expected to return to action.
Wilshere is nearing a
return to the
first -
team however, and is
expected to make the squad for the trip
to Sunderland on Sunday, having featured three times for the Under - 21 side in recent weeks.
With the Gunners qualifying for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League as well as the fourth round of the FA Cup, squad depth will be vital and it certainly is welcome news
to hear that Jack will be available so much sooner than
expected, even more so considering that Ramsey and Ozil have already
returned to first -
team training.
Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but
to be considered the best you have
to bring more than just assists
to the table... for me, a top player has
to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need
to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability
to take their game
to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people
expected him
to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed
to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important
to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant
teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances
to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came
to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually
returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National
team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal...
to me that goes directly
to this club's inability
to surround him with the necessary players
to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass
first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management
team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance
to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste
Chuba Akpom is also
expected to be fit
to return in January, but his importance
to our
first -
team at present is limited.
It seems that the Egyptian did enough
to show Wenger he is good enough for the
first team and with Coquelin
returning from his one - match ban, Elneny is now
expected to line up alongside the Frenchman this afternoon.
Even though Alexis Sanchez has just
returned to north London after an energy sapping
return trip
to South America where he played one home game for Chile and the other World Cup qualifier in Bolivia, you would
expect Arsene Wenger top make the striker one of the
first names on the
team list
to face AFC Bournemouth at the Emirates stadium this weekend.
Wilshere is believed
to be closing on a
return to the
first -
team and today's match was
expected to be his last for the Under - 21 side before being recalled
to the senior playing squad for the weekend.
It is likely that Rojo will be play at least once more for the under - 23s in the next couple of weeks, with the former Sporting Lisbon man
expected to target the clash with CSKA Moscow on December 5 for his
first -
team return.
The full - back has
returned to first -
team training, but is not
expected to start at Vicarage Road.
The 23 - year - old is
expected to find himself on the sidelines again soon, with a number of
first -
team regulars
expected to return from injury.
Mignolet is
expected to continue in between the sticks for Sunday's game against Burnley, with Klopp's main selection decision concerning centre - back Dejan Lovren who has yet
to return to the
first team.
Upon his
return he is
expected to walk straight into the B
team for league games in the third division, where his performances will be monitored for promotion
to the
first team.
- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way
to use CPU power effectively
to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked
to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed
to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A
to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts
to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have
to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed
to your opponent - you are the only one
to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm
to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C»
to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation
to your splat rate, and is more tied into
to how well you lead your
team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed
to two hours - this was done because the devs
expected people
to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how
to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode
to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types
to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided
to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea
to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing
to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters
to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention
to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the
first game - not all original stages will
return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them
to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects