I reckon formation will be 4-4-2 with the first team as follows:

Almunia
Sagna – Toure – Vermallen – Clichy
Arshavin – Melo – Fabregas – Nasri
RVP – Walcott

Walcott and Arshavin – switching positions throughout the game – very much a Rooney/Ronaldo type roles at Man Ure.

Rosicky wont feature till around November.

Melo and Flamini in the middle of the park that will be a awesome defensive shield for the back 4.

Regarding a replacement for adebayor, I believe we should get huntelaar instead or chamakh or what gomis. Hunteelar is a proven goal scorer, and he already has an ex team mate at arsenal – Vermaelen. Furthermore, together with RvP, they would form a lethal dutch strikeforce. This opportunity would be good for both RvP and huntelaar because the world cup is just round the corner. It is better for them to start linking up for a season before going for the world cup. Madrid is desperate to get rid of hunteelar now that they got benzema and ronaldo. Its time arsenal spent some money to get huntelaar if possible.

With Melo, Flamini, Hunteelar and Vermaelen, I would say that this summer is definitely one of the best. If possible, get Naldo as well, a 25 year old brazilian with experience and more importantly standing at 1.98m would definitely win us the high balls!!

Enough of denilson and Diaby. Song can play deputy to flamini and melo. Diaby can play as second striker as he showed he can do it. Furthermore diaby has a great shot in him. However, I would prefer if wenger stops giving chances to diaby, and sell him away. He has spent too many seasons without really fulfilling his promise. Denilson, can just play deputy for fabregas, since that was his role when he did not play in the DM role. Otherwise sell him away to other teams as well.

Without Eboue, who is going to play at right back?? Well let me answer that question. If gibbs can play deputy to clichy, I am sure gavin hoyte can fill in sagna’s shoes anytime. Gavin hoyte is quality, and fast, unlike his useless brother justin hoyte whom is pure shit and is not playing in the coca cola championship.

GK: Almunia, Fabianski
RB: Sagna, Hoyte
LB: Clichy, Gibbs
CB: Gallas, Vermaelen, Toure, Naldo, Djourou
LM: Nasri, Arshavin, Rosicky
RM: Walcott, Wilshere, Lansbury
AM: Fabregas, Ramsey, Merida
DM: Melo, Flamini, Song
Strikers: RvP, Huntelaar, Eduardo, Bendtner, Vela

That way, our squad would have 25 + 3 players (wilshere, lansbury and merida would be just learning most of the time).

Sell away, Adebayor, Eboue, Diaby, Denilson, Senderos and Silvestre.

My first 11 would then be (4-4-2)
Almunia
Sagna Vermaelen Gallas Clichy
Rosicky, Flamini, Fabregas, Arshavin
RvP/eduardo Hunteelar
(Res: Fabianski, Toure, Gibbs, Melo, Walcott, Nasri, Eduardo)

My first 11 would then be (4-3-3)
Almunia
Sagna Toure Gallas Clichy
Melo Flamini
Walcott Fabregas Arshavin
Bendtner/Hunteelar

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/07/05/ade-20m-milan-deal-115875-21495416/

seems like a good deal to me.

Geoff, how we rolling with the post this morning?