The date was the 25th of June 2007, Arsenal’s record goal scorer, long time talisman and skipper had just been unveiled as Barcelona’s new multi-million pound signing. The talk had been building for all of the previous season, Arsenal’s disappointing exit to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League round of sixteen only added fuel to […]
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Arsene Wenger’s life in “Red and White”: a few things I’d like to see in Le Prof’s autobiography
Our esteemed former manager Arsene Wenger announced that his autobiography will be released soon. Wenger still evokes mixed feelings amongst the fan base. Which for me is sad. Look – I wanted him to go a few years before he did. He was not developing tactically, and we were being left behind accordingly. […]
Don’t label Ramsey and other other players who leave ‘Mercenary’ when all modern players are mercenaries
An interesting piece by Victor Thompson yesterday on Aaron Ramsey “Interesting” because, in my view, he makes “good” points and some “no so good” points. Let me explain About Ramsey, Victor is spot on. An Arsenal player of immense stature, character and ability. He stands up there with the Greats for what he […]
Theo Walcott, I Almost Loved You – A Fond Farewell to Arsenal’s Longest-Serving Player
I distinctly remember the feature in The Sun. Across the page was a headline about Arsenal’s future, with three pictures of players underneath. “The new Vieira, the new Kanu and the new Henry,” the piece proudly said, along with each of the price tags the club was set to pay per player. Emmanuel Adebayor of […]
Serge Gnabry – true talent or another of Wenger’s follies?
Less sexy than Messi and less dramatic than Sanchez: the present references to Serge Gnabry remind us about Wenger’s commitment to give players a chance. There are different views among Arsenal followers about his track record… Some point to Cygan, Senderos, Denilson and Bendtner as examples of excess faith – Wenger , it is argued, gave […]