Arsene Wenger summed it up excellently last night when he jokingly claimed “that’s the first set to us.” The Capital One cup has always been the lowest priority for Wenger over the last few years. You would think that this would excuse a woeful first half, but with several Internationals playing (Walcott, Arshavin, Djourou, Koscielny), […]
Archive | October, 2012
Arsenal: Get Walcott signed up to that contract now (Video)
Tuesday night showcased one the most spectacular games of football, fans have been treated to in recent memory. The Capital One Cup encounter between Premiership duo Reading and Arsenal saw the hosts run into an early 4-0 lead, before the Gunners levelled with the last kick of normal time. The North London side went on to take […]
Arsene Wenger’s Halloween XI
Since beginning the journey to become Arsenal’s most successful manager in it’s 126 year history, Arsene Wenger has changed not only the face of North London, but English football as a whole. Bringing with him the philosophy that the right way to run a football club is to produce world class players rather than […]
Sagna return provides a welcome boost to Gunners’ defensive uncertainty (Video)
With all the attention on Jack Wilshere’s potential return in Arsenal’s Premier League clash with basement side QPR, it has perhaps been missed that Bacary Sagna is also set to make his return from a second broken leg in 12 months. In recent weeks, Sagna has unfortunately only made the Arsenal headlines for reasons he will not […]
Wenger is right regarding the top four
“A new player doesn’t want to know if you have won the League Cup,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during the club’s AGM on Thursday. The Frenchman even claimed that out of the five trophies available every season, qualifying for the Champions League, behind winning the Premiership and Europe’s elite competition, comes in third. WTTGT
Will Aaron Ramsey ever re-discover his best form?
It has long enough now since Aaron Ramsey returned to first-team football for Arsenal following his 12 month absence from a leg shattered by Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross; the time for excuses is over and the question must be asked: will Aaron Ramsey ever become the player he once looked destined to be? Last season, such was the […]
Bendtner to make his mark in Italy (Video)
Nicklas Bendtner is a player who seems to have been around forever. Yet, at only 24 years of age, we can expect to be hearing his name for a few more years to come. Having just left English football for the first time since he joined Arsenal in 2004, we may not see as much of the […]
Score early, score often, or don’t score at all
If Arsenal score before the 40th minute they win. That statistic should be written on the wall in the changing room, in big “Bould” letters. Get your head in the match, bury a goal early. Focus on the offence. Actually the statistic is score before the 43rd minute and Arsenal win the match. Several years ago Arsenal were blessed with late […]
A reason for optimism?
Having endured Wednesday’s night torturous performance, I’m sure many of you aren’t enjoying yourselves being Arsenal fans at the moment. Having gone into the international break with a satisfying win over West Ham United, club football returned at the weekend with Gooners up and down the country feeling optimistic and positive ahead of the action. […]
Arsenal’s Goalkeeper Black Hole
Goalkeepers. They do the smallest amount of running of any player during a football match but if they make an error they are heavily scrutinised because, more often than not, it results in conceding a goal. It is a tricky task finding a good No.1 because they are an investment, a goalkeepers expiry date is […]