As we approach the start of the season, Arsenal are brimming with confidence after the two pre-season wins in the Emirates Cup and Ajax Cup.

What a joy to watch the young Gunners string passes together and attack with such speed and venom. The swagger is back and the confidence is overflowing with each passing movement and goal. What a turnaround since the post-season when we lost the leader of the team!

Crazy Mouth is still between the sticks and I reckon he will be good for another season or two. With the signing of the promising Lukasz Fabianski as a challenge to our reliable but boring Manuel Almunia, our goalkeeping department seems to be in good hands.

'In the strike force we have a mouth-watering combination of young players'

At the heart of the defence, we have the ever reliable Kolo Toure who is maturing to be the next captain. Beside him, we have the stand-in ‘loud mouth’ William Gallas who has practically pi*sed off everyone. I hope he lets his talent do the talking on the pitch and less talking off it. With Bacary Sagna's strong tackling and the flying Gael Clichy as the full-backs, we have a defence that can be the best in the Pemier League, but only if they gel together in time and stay injury-free for the whole season.

With the effervescent Gilberto and flamboyant Cesc Fabregas holding the central area down with strength and dexterity, we have a strong central midfield that can match any team in the world. Aleksandr Hleb and Tomas Rosicky are both tricky and very clever footballers. With a sudden burst of speed and flick of the boot, they are able to penetrate defences like butter. Emmanuel Eboue is the stand-in right winger who is making waves down the opposition flanks since being converted from right-back. 

In the strike force we have a mouth-watering combination of young players. Although not fully established as regular 30-plus goals a season striker, Robin van Persie has shown he has the talent and eye for goal. With the talented new signing of Eduardo and the imposing presence of Emmanuel Adebayor, we seem to finally have found strikers who can finish a cross with diving headers and spectacular finishes. We should not forget the young talent of Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott, with Bendtner already netting for his country and Walcott billed as the next big talent in England.