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Tomas Rosicky believes Serge Gnabry can realise his potential at Arsenal after the Germany youth international signed a new long-term contract with the Gunners.

The 18-year-old has impressed since breaking into the Arsenal first team and scored his first senior goal for the club in the 2-1 win at Swansea last month.

That came a week after he made his full Barclays Premier League debut in the win over Stoke.

Czech Republic forward Rosicky has been thrilled with Gnabry's contribution and anticipates further progress under boss Arsene Wenger.

"He has a manager here who will develop him and who has a history of developing young players," Rosicky told arsenal.com.

"Nothing better could happen to him than being offered a new contract here.

"He's a good dribbler and can take on you on in the one-on-one situations. That can be his strong point in the future and for an 18-year-old he's doing very well.

"He's a very talented boy, 18 years old and he still has plenty of things to learn and he'll find no better place to learn than here. I think it works very well for both sides that he stays here.

"He's got a great environment for his growth and the potential and talent is there, so let's see how he will develop."

Gnabry is likely to be involved in Tuesday night's Capital One Cup fourth-round tie with Chelsea, if he can shake off an ankle injury.

Isaac Hayden and Ryo Miyaichi are also set to feature, but midfielder Mathieu Flamini (groin) and Mikel Arteta (suspended) are out.

Wenger is uncertain how long Arsenal must do without Flamini.

The Gunners boss said: "He has a scan (on Monday) and then we will get the results as to how long he will be out.

"It doesn't look like a bad muscle injury but honestly it's too early to give you a precise answer. It's a groin injury."

Arteta was dismissed, unjustly in the Spain midfielder's opinion, for denying Marouane Chamakh a goalscoring opportunity in Saturday's win at Crystal Palace.

Confidence is high for Fernando Torres and Chelsea after Sunday's last-gasp defeat of title rivals Manchester City.

Torres took full advantage of City goalkeeper Joe Hart's latest defensive calamity to net the winner in a 2-1 victory for the Blues against one of their main title contenders.

"This is a goal of belief," Torres told chelseafc.com.

"I used to have a team-mate who told me every ball can be the most important ball of the game, and this is a clear example, a long ball and a misunderstanding and you have the ball to pass into the net. I was lucky.

"I am feeling good and with high confidence, and feeling better in the system we are playing with more space.

"Hopefully we can keep improving as a team as it is just the beginning of the season and important games are coming."

Following two goals in last week's Champions League win at Schalke and a first Premier League goal of the season, there is talk of a return to former glories for Torres, who has been much-maligned since his B£50million move from Liverpool.

Yet it took a woeful first-half miss to rouse the World Cup-winning Spain striker before he set-up Andre Schurrle's opening goal and netted the winner following Sergio Aguero's equaliser.

After draws at Manchester United and Tottenham, it was Chelsea's first significant scalp in the Premier League this season.

"We are happy because it is our first win against one of the contenders for the Premier League title," Torres added.

Next for the Blues is Tuesday night's Capital One Cup fourth-round clash at Premier League leaders Arsenal, who are two points ahead of Mourinho's men in the standings.

The scheduling of the fixture, coming with just a day's rest after the City match, means Jose Mourinho will make wholesale changes.

Torres is likely to drop out, so too is Schurrle, depriving the German of an on-field reunion with some of his compatriots in Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker.

"It's no surprise for me that Mesut is playing so well," Schurrle said.

"I'll be happy to see him and Mertesacker because we have a good team spirit in the national team and we are all good friends, but (on Tuesday) for 90 minutes, there are no friends.

"The manager will change many positions but we have high quality in every member of the squad."

Mourinho twice won the League Cup in his first spell at Stamford Bridge and twice won the Premier League.

Chelsea have won the championship once since, in 2009/10, and finished 25 points adrift in sixth in 2012, when they won the Champions League, and 14 off the pace in third last term, when the Europa League was won.

Quite awkward when you realize its
only Animals that
play football in Africa. E.g
1. Lions of Cameroon Vs Elephants of
Cote De'voire
2. Super Eagles of Nigeria Vs Squirrels of Benin
3. Hawks of Togo vs Eagles of Mali
4.Atlas Lions of Morocco Vs Antelopes
of Ethiopia.

Is this mere coincidence?

Oduah ooooooooo

I always buy new phones. So OP dis ur topic is not meant for me.




Next topic pls

Nairaland don finish. i remember when we joined nairaland, frontpage is always full with educative issues. now it is either tonto dike, beverly osu, oduah and co. anyway i am leaving nairaland now for good.

The first flying cars are set to go on sale to the public as early as 2015.
Terrafugia has announced its Transition design, which is part sedan, part private jet with two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car, will be on sale in less than two years. The Massachusetts-based firm has also unveiled plans for a TF-X model that will be small enough to fit in a garage, and won’t need a runway to take off.
Would you buy one?
http://www.naijaurban.com/video-first-flying-car-here-sale-2015/

It is better than killing innocent civilian

Nsofor shut up. Are u a super eagles player? If i hear pim for ur mouth again u go hear nwii

ginajet: end time tinz

MOD over to you. Banning tinz

Our ''commander in chief'' wetin happen?

Do you allow office romance?

I doubt whether I have learnt anything on nairaland

ETT I must say

And they are now gathering in Benin to help fight robbers and kidnappers. Who will fight who?

And people will still be doubting that the world is not coming to an end

sorry my dear but u don take style go italy be dat. congrats

This aproko website nawa oo. They remind me of akpors

Goallll emenike

Oga what of my salary?

Wetin all the brooms wey dey my house dey do na?

U mean former super eagles striker

Mod wake up ooo. It's 1.1 now oo

I can withdraw only if na boy dey there but if na girl na fvck up

NIGERIA 53 years report card By Akpos
Electricity..............E8
Education.............E8
Prostitution..........A1
Good Road.............D7
Banking Sector......E8
Bombing...............A1.
Creativity..................D7
Telecommunication....E8
Security....................F9
Corruption...............A1
Cash Embezzlement.A1
Leadership.......F9
Job opportunity...F9
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
Dis is serious. Is this not cary over?

is it primary or junior secondary? anyway all na E...T................................................

I don't know whether anybody has noticed this? Dangote group hardly tow any of their crashed trucks on the highways. I just came back from Owerri yesterday and i can tell you that from owerri to lagos that i counted more than 20 dangote crashed truck along the highway. Please does it mean that he doesn't need them any more?

owolabifunke14: Na U sabi wetin u dey talk ni,me just hail am as e no dey easy to release bomb for public consumption o

ok oooo

owolabifunke14: Grammarian

leave the guy abeg after all english is not our language

By  Chinenyeh Ozor
NSUKKA—Tragedy struck at the university town of Nsukka, EnuguState, weekend, as unidentified gunmen raped a young girl, who was celebrating her birthday with her lover boy, who was also shot in the head.
Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred last Saturday, when the girl’s boyfriend, identified as Sunday Ozioko, 30, took out his lover in his new Toyota Camry saloon car as part of the birthday celebration.
It was learned that the gunmen, who rode in a motorcycle, blocked the vehicle along Orba Road at 6.30p.m., took over the car and sped off through Orba Market to Obollo-Afor.
They stopped at Alor-AnoCommunitySecondary School, raped the girl and shot her fiancé, who survived the attack, but was said to be in critical condition.
A source told Vanguard that when the two gunmen were through at 9:30p.m., they gave the victim N500, having been dropped off at Odolu in KogiState.
Realising that the girl could identify then later, the bandits allegedly made for the girl again, who was able to escape through a path that led her to a crusade ground, where Adonai Faith Assembly was having a vigil.
Rescue
The obviously horrified girl was said to have narrated her ordeal to the congregation, who she told her fiancee was still lying in his pool of blood.
According to a source, the pastor of the church immediately swung into action, reached out to the police at Nsukka Urban, who quickly rushed him to BishopShanahanHospital, Nsukka.
Efforts made to speak with the victim at his hospital private ward proved abortive as his relations barred press men from seeing him.
Sunday Ozioko has, however, been transferred to UNTH, Enugu, for a surgical operation on his head.
Enugu State Police spokesman, Ebere Amarizu, said police were on top of the situation and vowed that everything would be done to track down the bandits.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/birthday-tragedy-girl-raped-fiance-shot/

This is straight to heaven. RIP st. Michael

"The suspect, whose identity was withheld by the police, was, however, released on bail immediately after visiting some important offices at state police headquarters, Awka."

“He is currently in our custody, while investigation into the matter is ongoing.”

Nigeria police can deny something oo