Emiliano Viviano is having a season to forget

Fans would be forgiven to question who you meant if you mention goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano. The Italian, on loan from Serie B side Palermo, is having a season to forget while on loan for Arsenal this season, in fact he literally has no first team football to remember as he hasn't made a single appearance in between the sticks.

He has played for the under-21s however...but just the once. It was a non-first team debut for the 28-year-old which went horrendously as he picked the ball out the net five times, in their 5-1 defeat against Sunderland Under-21s four months ago! He hasn't featured since.

Lukas Fabianski was given the starting place in goal for our 4-1 win against Everton in Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final match with Viviano benched. Only the evening before had Viviano tweeted a picture of himself all geared up for the big game. I do feel a little bad for the guy.

Emiliano Viviano tweeted this pic on his official Twiter Friday night, with
some fans thinking he may have been ready for a first team call up against Everton (image courtesy of www.hereisthecity.com). 

He was brought into the squad as an understudy to polish keepers Wojciech Szczesny and Fabianski on transfer deadline day back in August, though his move was overshadowed by the arrival of Mesut Ozil kinda understandably.

I guess some loan signings work while others don't. With not too much of the season left as things get serious, Wenger isn't exactly likely to shift Szczesny from the No.1 spot while Fabianki, when called upon, has been good back-up.

AC Milan and Bologna are reportedly tracking Viviano who would have been hoping to make an impression with the FIFA World Cup coming this summer. I fear for Viviano, that unless we have secured the Premier League with a game(s) to spare, he has no chance of featuring for us at all while on loan from Palermo.

His only job thus far has been keeping the sub seat warm, at least occasionally.

Viviano playing for Bologna in 2011.