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Ryo Miyaichi back in training and with a new haircut
Ryo Miyaichi returned to Arsenal training today. He is still recovering from an ankle knock collected in a reserve team clash with Wigan. Tomorrow’s Champions League game in Dortmund is expected to be too soon but a debut could come in the trip to Blackburn.
Arsenal could do with some good news. An uncharacteristically chaotic summer of traumatic departures and hectic arrivals has left a team short of confidence. Arsenal, under Arsene Wenger, have been able to lay justifiable claim to being the prettiest team in English football. During their invincible pomp in the early years of this century they were incomparable. As the trophies began to prove elusive the aesthetics remained – for a time Arsenal were still the fairest of them all. But things started to turn ugly. They still play the quick and beautiful game but it has been a warts and all existence of late.
The Cesc Fabregas transfer was a messy break up, one side refusing to set the other free, to the detriment of all. Arsenal circa 2011 wear the forlorn look of the broken hearted. They need help, more satisfying and lasting than the quick fix gratification offered by the transfer window retail therapy.
When Ryo does finally make his first first team appearance he will undoubtedly lift spirits. Cesc Fabregas was for so long the heart of the team – his absence will take a long time to forget. Miyaichi will help Arsenal believe in love again – he is that good.
