Arsenal's squad numbers for the upcoming season was officially announced today. Nothing out of the ordinary, really. Manuel Almunia, as expected, took over Mad Jens Lehmann's #1 shirt. Carlos Vela, back on loan, is given the #12 shirt and new signing Aaron Ramsey is the new #16. Vito Mannone took Almunia's old #24.
There are still some nice numbers unclaimed: Freddie Ljungberg's old #8 and of course, Thierry Henry's #14.
Speaking of shirts, The-Cannon.com has a nice list of historic Arsenal kits dating back to the 60s. The Gunners donned some truly hideous shirts in the past: 95/96 away, 91-93 away, 88-91 away (hrmm, I see the problem here... bad things happen when you stray away from the red/white home shirt)
Still on the topic of kits, this is the 08/10 Arsenal home shirt. Can't say I like it. Too much red. Maybe I'll grow to like it, I guess.
Cesc is the last Arsenal player left in Euro '08. Against Italy, Spain was much more dangerous after Cesc came on as a substitute. Plus, it was his penalty that sent Spain into the semi-finals. It's hard to imagine him continue to ride the bench and he really deserves to start ahead of Xavi or Iniesta.
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