Wenger praise for Hoyte
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Arsene Wenger has no intention of letting anyone other than Arsenal benefit from the "quality" of defender Justin Hoyte.
The versatile 23-year-old is expected to feature in the second leg of the Gunners' Carling Cup semi-final at Tottenham on Tuesday.
He is likely to slot in alongside William Gallas following injuries to Philippe Senderos and Johan Djourou.
Wenger firmly believes Hoyte has a bright future ahead of him.
The summer arrival of French right-back Bacary Sagna, however, cast some doubts on whether the Academy graduate would remain with the Gunners.
It is understood Arsenal recently rejected a bid from Aston Villa for the England Under-21 international, who has attracted plenty of interest in the loan market.
Quality
Wenger said: "Justin is a player that has improved tremendously.
"I have big respect for Justin because he is a player that does not talk too much, but every time I play him he is quality.
"He can be in the centre and when I did that against Tottenham in the first leg, he did very, very well.
"Technically he is very good - but as well he is very versatile and quick on the turn which is a great quality for a centre-back.
"He is good in the air even if he is small and overall I refuse categorically to give him up."
Wenger added: "Part of being at a big club is you accept that other players might come in and do extremely well and he has to be patient." -
He is a talented player, a full-back or a center-back but he cannot cross as well as Clichy
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Yeah lor. But he's frm Arsenal's acedemy. He can be a legend if he stays..just like maldini.Originally posted by glacer:He is a talented player, a full-back or a center-back but he cannot cross as well as Clichy -
hope he can shine in tomorrow match against spurs.
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anybody watching it??
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Im watching ... 4am later ? Got telecast ?
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not so sure..but myb im watching online.Originally posted by Trump_Card:Im watching ... 4am later ? Got telecast ?