Arsenal fans are expected to fill a large majority of Underhill’s 5,568 capacity tomorrow evening as Eduardo da Silva returns to competitive action.
The like-able Croatian International has been missing since February after suffering a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle during the Gunners 2-2 draw with Birmingham City.
Extensive surgery, speculation over his long term future and 4 months of painstaking rehabilitation have followed, but finally Eduardo is ready to make his competitive return.
Young Guns learnt that the 25-year-old featured for the closing stages against Nottingham Forest in late November, in a specially arranged friendly. However, with those vital minutes under his belt, Arsène Wenger is ready to test Eduardo’s mental and physical state as Neil Banfield’s Reserves take on Portsmouth.
Such as been the support for the front-man, the usual crowd of 100 is expected to be dwarfed as around 4000 fans prepare to spend their Tuesday evening watching the second string.
Tickets are free, so if you want to wish ‘Dudu’ well and welcome him back to football, get down to Barnet’s Underhill stadium for the 7pm kick off. Due to the abnormal levels of fans attending, it’s advised you travel well in advance.
A full match report will be available shortly after the full time whistle, and a match preview to get you in the mood will be added tomorrow afternoon.
Article By – J.Sanderson
nice article, but it is likeable, not like-able.
Another Arsenal reserve & youth blog says that Eduardo has been in training for over a month but, contrary to reports, he did NOT feature against Nottingham Forest Reserves in the friendly last month. You reckon he DID play against Forest. Who is right?
J, Jeorge is saying Eduardo did NOT play against Forest.
You are normally both spot on.
Who is right this time?
fantastic. wish dudu the best and let us know how it goes of course
sounds good, although i am just going to watch from the sofa
Brilliant news.Cant wait to see him in an ARSENAL shirt agsin!Hope it goes well for him.
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gud luk ed
gotta get there early boy ! lool
Can’t wait to C Dudu back in action!! I hope he scores a hattrick :D
great that he is finally playing again. he’s a big player for us
Underhill fan…please send the video at Youtube…
I hope Dudu will keep on playing for us and become one of our most appreciated players in the future. Vela can learn a lot from him.
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Do you think he will start?
with 12 goals and 8 assists from 29 matches, he will indeed be a great asset for the team.
Great news for Arsenal if he can come through. Some of the young guns may benefit from playing with him for a few games Rui Fonte et al. Good luck Du Du.
Wonderful news that he’s back. Lets just hope he’s the same player if not better. Good luck Edu!
it will be great to see eduardo back in action
the sooner he return to first team the better. arsenal needs this quality player. but i don’t think he will hit top form straight away. i hope people give him time to recover his form and play well again.
The Young Guns website makes me proud to be a Gooner.
Thanks guys for another year of hard work.
Cheers from Holland.
What will be the team for tonight J??
Something like
_____________Mannone
Hoyte____Rodgers___Sly___Gibbs
Lansbury___Randall__Colequin__Bischoff
___________Eduardo___Simpson
I wish i could make it down! Is there anyway to watch it online tonight?
Let’s hope that finally Eduardo can deliver on his early promise. I think he’ll be a top player for us next season
Very strong line up, may be bcuz of last shop window for loanees before Jan 1st
Lukasz Fabianski
Francis Coquelin
Gavin Hoyte
Paul Rodgers
Kieran Gibbs
Aaron Ramsey
Mark Randall
Jack Wilshere
Fran Merida
Eduardo
Jay Simpson
Substitutes
Henri Lansbury
Vito Mannone
Amaury Bischoff
Rui Fonte
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Anyone know if the game will be streamed online anywhere?
Looks like an exciting match…
Cheers
Can’t wait to see him back for us, we have so missed him…. He is 100 times better than Bendtner…. Sell him ASAP.
Well Jay, looks like one of the stronger reserve sides we’ve had in a while. Are you surprised Bichoff ain’t playing?
Arsenal: Lukasz Fabianski, Francis Coquelin, Gavin Hoyte, Paul Rodgers, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, Mark Randall, Jack Wilshere, Fran Merida, Eduardo, Jay Simpson
Substitutes Henri Lansbury, Vito Mannone, Amaury Bischoff, Rui Fonte, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Glad to hear Dudu is back. The first few challenges will be the toughest. After that, hopefully he’ll settle in and get fully fit.
Think that simpson and bichoff cant play together and wenger wants the souts to see simpson so thatn he can go out on loan and does anyone think that bichoff will ever play for the first team i was sure we would see him off the bench against porto and good to hear hoyte gigned a four year deal
yh der are live streams
is thee any chance eduardo will be on the bench this weekend against liverpool.
I really hope he is even if wenger dosnt plan on using him. Just so i get to cheer his name, its my last game for a while due to credit crunch ‘n’all
It looks to be almost identical to the team that played against Burnley. Coquelin in for Silvestre and the front line is changed out. This is definitely a very strong line-up. Too bad living in Iceland right now, otherwise I would be down there watching.
Hi guys. I’m pretty sure Eduardo didn’t play against Nottingham Forest.
welcome back eduardo
1st half analysis
fabianski- playin well saved his defenders at the start aint really been tested
hoyte- playing like a captain
rodgers- his pace is really helping, playing better than his game at burnley
gibbs- good attacking wise needs to put i more quality crosses
coquelin- probably the best in first half, great player definetely a star in the making, VERY strong
ramsey- playing well but misplacing passes
randall- playing well, misplacing passes but playing better than ramsey
merida- his loan spell has made him more vicious and adjusted for this country thanks real sociedad!
wilshere- playing like gerrard all over the pitch
eduardo- playin like he never left, but first touch is nearly back, not much running
simpson- playing well good diagonal runs
overall the team are playin well look like a goal was cumin da whole time
1-0 Mark Randall
2-0 Gibbs
Sorry, I was Bob Steve there.
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