Olivier Giroud has struggled to inspire confidence in recent months but the Arsenal centre-forward has the perfect chance to build some momentum for France at the European Championship this summer. Giroud scored just one goal in ten matches before netting a hat-trick for the Gunners on the final day of the campaign. Could this inspire […]
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Should Assist-Master Ozil have broken Henry’s record last season?
Mesut Ozil came within touching distance of breaking Thierry Henry’s assist record in the Premier League last season. The German helped provide 19 goals for Arsenal over the course of the campaign, finishing just one behind the Gunners’ legend’s total from the 2002/03 season. Arsene Wenger’s men endured another underwhelming term, extending their top-flight crown […]
Is Mkhitaryan the Assister to Assist the Assiter Ozil at Arsenal?
It would seem the murmurs about Heinrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal just won’t quite die down and since it had become apparent that the Armenian is refusing to sign a new deal at Dortmund the talk is louder again. There is no doubt Arsenal have had him watched but then I suspect most of the top […]
Would Benatia allow Mertesacker to continue as a leader on the Training Ground and Dressing Room?
It just hasn’t worked out for Medhi Benatia at Bayern Munich and we had a scouting report fron Germany on him earlier in the week. The 29-year-old arrived at the Allianz Arena from Roma for an estimated fee of £22 million but he has struggled to adjust to life in Germany. Benatia is a supreme talent […]
Arsenal just behind Man United as Premier League’s Biggest Prize Winners
Man Utd set to be first club to earn £1 BILLION in prize money * Red Devils on track to hit historic milestone next year, the Premier League’s 25th season – * United top all-time PL earnings list, with Arsenal coming second (again!) – Manchester United will next year become the first club to have […]
Do Arsenal have enough to win the title next season? No so what do they need?
Without a shadow of a doubt, Arsenal play better football than anybody else in the Premier League. We know it, they know it – it’s a fact. However, free-flowing, attractive football doesn’t guarantee titles. It is now time for Arsene Wenger and the board to stand up and be counted: we need to […]
Arsenal will win the title next season… if we sign Alexandre Lacazette
“Emirates Stadium” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by fakelvis At the beginning of the season, most Arsenal fans were confident of challenging for the Premier League title. We had just signed Petr Cech and were being linked with moves for the likes of Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain but unfortunately, Arsene Wenger opted to place all of […]
10 Genuine Positives to Arsene Wenger
Although Gunners Town is a platform where all budding Arsenal writers/bloggers are welcome, there seems to be a miscomprehension that it is an Anti-Wenger site. As Editors, we can assure you that we do not ask our writers their views on Arsene, the board or the team when they join us. Instead, we ask: […]
Being a Gunner used to be so much Funner
But here and now things aren’t so grand Wenger in or out we make our stand There’s a bloke with a banner You may think him a spanner Thanks for the memories but please don’t stay We thought you special but you’ve had your day Or stick to your guns, enough respect May as well […]
Gunners up for the Third FA Cup and ready to make a late charge for the Premier League
On Tuesday night, Arsenal secured their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with an ultimately dominant 4-0 victory over Hull City. In the original encounter, the Tigers earned a replay after holding the Gunners to a frustrating 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium but it was much easier for Arsene Wenger’s men in […]